# God, DreadCthulhu, give it a rest. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 10, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692 "2003-09-10T04:50:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/21 "2003-09-10T17:13:48Z")
Out of curiosity, was there this sort of (I don’t know if it’s the right word, but) backlash for other catchphrases, such as “Hi Opal”, or “bring pie”? ---
**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/22 "2003-09-10T17:19:58Z")
I think **DreadCthulhu** ’s abuse of the Nelson laugh in response to people’s misery is far more pit-worthy than the 1920s DR stuff. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/23 "2003-09-10T17:30:10Z")
Are you asking God to give it a rest as well? ---
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/24 "2003-09-10T17:35:15Z")
Seiously. I mean we get it, free will causes pain. Now will you please turn off the war, hatred, and death already? DaLovin’ Dj ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/25 "2003-09-10T18:34:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Casey1505 \* > \*\*Out of curiosity, was there this sort of (I don’t know if it’s the right word, but) backlash for other catchphrases, such as “Hi Opal”, or “bring pie”? \*\* I think there’s always been an underlying revolt against “Hi, Opal” for quite some time. It’s massively old, every new user that signs up asks about it first in GQ then again in ATMB when they’re reprimanded, Opal herself is hindered on doing vanity searches by it, and it’s gotten very, very tired. ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/26 "2003-09-10T19:36:51Z")
Overall Rant Content - 7 Use of Cites - 10 Rant Coding - 10 Timing of Rant - 9 Validity of Rant - 9 Grammar and Punctuation - 9 (far better than any the crap **bernse** has spewed upon the masses) _ **Overall Rant Score - 9.5** _ Good Rant! The whole Ray-Gun thing is not even remotely funny anymore, not that it ever really was. It was kind of catchy for about, oh, 5 hours or being generous for the first day. However, after that it’s been about as entertaining as circumsising myself with a straight blade. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/27 "2003-09-10T19:45:28Z")
> [@](#): > > about as entertaining as circumsising myself with a straight blade. Monday, on _ **Fear Factor** _. ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/28 "2003-09-10T19:50:36Z")
A-fricken-men. It was clever 2 months ago. Now it so very lame. For a while I thought someone had set up a cliche posting bot somewhere. . . ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_Winker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71e660/32.png) [@Tim\_Winker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_Winker)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/29 "2003-09-10T20:59:39Z")
After reading all the links (phew!) it’s pretty obvious he’s doing it solely to be irritating. IOW, I don’t think he thinks the posts are funny, he’s mocking us with them, which he thinks is funny. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/30 "2003-09-10T21:22:17Z")
Heh. I still think it’s hilarious, in all its forms. For example, this: > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Michael Ellis \* > \*\*Arr, they be 1920’s “Death Rays”. \*\* cracked me right the fuck up. ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/31 "2003-09-10T21:38:50Z")
I just want to know why people can’t hyphenate the damn things. Shouldn’t it be 1920s-style Death Rays? And isn’t the apostrophe unnecessary? I’d like a ruling here. ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/32 "2003-09-10T22:02:25Z")
I was this close to starting this thread myself. I’ve seen the Death Ray thing pounded into the ground, and **DreadCthulhu** is by no means the only poster guilty of this. _ **But** _, there’s a big difference in this case. Almost _every other_ **DreadCthulhu** post seems to refer to pre-war Scalar Weapons, and said mention is shoehorned into totally irrelevant posts and threads. So, **DreadCthulhu** , for all our sanity, cease and desist. Please. _ **Please** _. It’s just not that funny! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/33 "2003-09-10T22:10:43Z")
Sorry. Still funny. Move along. * * * She told me she loved me like a brother. She was from Arkansas, hence the Joy! ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_Winker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71e660/32.png) [@Tim\_Winker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_Winker)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/34 "2003-09-10T22:42:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gatopescado \* > **Sorry. Still funny. Move along.** Post that exact thing into a few dozen threads with no other input to the OP and you deserve to get pitted also. Read my earlier post again - he’s not laughing with us, he’s laughing AT us. ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/35 "2003-09-10T23:09:52Z")
At least they stopped with the “Whore in you user name thing” That was getting old. -rolandwhoresliner:D ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/36 "2003-09-10T23:10:10Z")
At least they stopped with the “Whore in you user name thing” That was getting old. -rolandwhoreslinger:D ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/37 "2003-09-10T23:11:59Z")
And double posting.:smack: ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/38 "2003-09-10T23:40:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tim Winker \* > \*\* I don’t think he thinks the posts are funny, he’s mocking us with them, which he thinks is funny. \*\* Yes, yes! He’s mocking me. Everybody is mocking me! Where is my tin foil hat? ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/39 "2003-09-10T23:42:39Z")
Underpants. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dreadcthulhu-give-it-a-rest/200692/40 "2003-09-11T00:16:15Z")
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