Do You Think In SDMB Threads?

In My Humble Opinion
1

That is, do you see/hear/experience something that immediately makes you think of starting a thread here? Do you do this often?

I was instant messaging with someone from here last week and our conversation made them think of a thread to start. Then we were talking today (still are actually) and he jokes about starting a thread from something that was said.

I don’t do this. I can’t think in potential threads. All the threads I start are usually thought out ahead of time, even if they are joking/humorous threads.

Even my recent Dr Pepper thread almost never became a topic here. I was thinking of how I can find out where more of those cans are and the thought of starting a thread here was not the first thing to come to mind. It was more just like a flash of brilliance, “Oh hey I know! I’ll ask on the Straight Dope!”

So, do you see things in life as a potential SDMB thread or have to actually think things out?

2

I was at a restaurant last week and a song came on the jukebox that reminded me of this place. Can anybody guess what it was?

3

Was it Rio by Duran Duran?

4

I start few threads, but it’s usually something that I’ve thought of during the day and think “Dopers will know this”. Admittedly, only about 10% of the time do I actually post the question. The other 90% of the time I either deem it not worthy or have forgotten the damn topic by the time I get here.

5

Yes.
That took longer than I thought, actually.

6

I think of the most fantastic threads to start ever while I’m falling asleep. And then I promptly forget them before morning. I know that the ideas were so good, though. I also do this with people I used to know that I want to look up on Facebook.

7

Woot! I figured it was either that or Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong.