# Demanding cites for things that would take you 2 second to look up is lazy **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 30, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demanding-cites-for-things-that-would-take-you-2-second-to-look-up-is-lazy/1020281 "2025-06-30T01:49:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 48
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demanding-cites-for-things-that-would-take-you-2-second-to-look-up-is-lazy/1020281/48 "2025-06-30T13:30:02Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I don’t know what thread inspired this pitting, FTR: > [@What's going on with guys who sound like "Boomhauer" (character from King of the Hill show)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-guys-who-sound-like-boomhauer-character-from-king-of-the-hill-show/1020277): > > Art imitates life. Life imitates art. If anyone has spent some time in the south they’ll bump into a middle aged guy who rambles on and on. It’s not only his flow of thought that is disorganized. But the way words flow out his mouth also. A lot of what he say is incoherent. Why does this appear to be a mostly southern thing? I seldomly come across guys like this in the north, or women anywhere. Is it a speech impediment? Could their brains be fried from substance abuse? The parenthetical in the title was added later by a mod. > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I would _absolutely_ take for granted that someone I was talking to not only knew who Boomhuaer was, but also Skeletor, Grimlock, Punky Brewster, and Mister Belvedere. I’ve heard the name “Skeletor” for years, but none of those other names mean anything to me; never heard of them. I have some vague notion now that long ago I probably knew what Skeletor was, or had seen a bit of whatever show he’s from. Now? It’s just a name that suggests a skeleton and a super-hero/monster character. This next snip is key. > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Social dynamics in internet groups are weird. > … > But on a forum you don’t usually have a visual reminder that you are talking to someone 30 years older than you or 30 years younger than you or living 15,000 miles away from you. One of the coolest things about the Dope is the huge variety we do have. Urban or rural, rich or poor, religious or not, US or not, black, white, yellow or red. Straight, gay, male, female, or maybe all three? etc. etc. etc. It’s really amazing to interact with so many different sorts of folks. But we do sorta need to check our pre-conceived notions of homogeneity at the door. And yes, sometimes that leads to a bit of over-explaining for the folks who’re culturally close to ourselves. IMO that’s the better mistake to make. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demanding-cites-for-things-that-would-take-you-2-second-to-look-up-is-lazy/1020281)._