# Going off topic-boooooo! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 25, 2003, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259 "2003-06-25T08:24:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Themis00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/13edae/32.png) [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/1 "2003-06-25T08:24:28Z")
Conversations naturally take twists and turns and on message boards it is not the exception. But there is a fine line between going from blue to green and going from WHITE to BLACK. ``` I don't see small hijacks and posts mildly deviating from the OT as a problem. Hypothetical-but if the thread is about relationships and someone suddenly posts about cars and the thread goes on about cars several pages long, that is just disrespectful-to the original thread starter and the people who want to discuss the original topic. ``` ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/2 "2003-06-25T09:31:12Z")
1. Do you have an example? Perhaps a link to a thread in question? 2. If stuff goes seriously off-topic, and it’s a problem, you can always contact the mods and get their take on it. ---
**Author:** ![Read\_Neck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@Read\_Neck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Read_Neck)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/3 "2003-06-25T10:13:35Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=192960](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=192960) Perfect example. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/4 "2003-06-25T10:27:16Z")
Just then, Alice noticed a small thread, with the words “HIJACK ME” beatifully printed on it in large letters. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/5 "2003-06-25T10:43:01Z")
Does anyone else like cheese? I do. What is your favourite cheese? ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/6 "2003-06-25T11:29:43Z")
My favourites are the soft cheeses. Brie and Camembert are good, but the best are the soft blue cheeses like Gorgonzola and Danish Blue. ---
**Author:** ![mallocks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@mallocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mallocks)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/7 "2003-06-25T11:34:50Z")
Chedder and Edam. Yeh, I know, I’m boring 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/8 "2003-06-25T11:38:53Z")
What a friend we have in cheeses… ---
**Author:** ![chattywine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@chattywine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chattywine)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/9 "2003-06-25T11:53:22Z")
A friend in cheese… is a tasty friend indeed ---
**Author:** ![milquetoast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@milquetoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milquetoast)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/10 "2003-06-25T11:57:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by singular1 \* > \*\*What a friend we have in cheeses… \*\* This reminds me of a friend of mine who lives in Wisconsin. He likes bass fishing. He just bought a new bass boat with a Minn Kota® Maxxum 74 Trolling Motor. Cool! ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/11 "2003-06-25T12:02:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mangetout \* > \*\*Does anyone else like cheese? I do. What is your favourite cheese? \*\* My favorite cheese is the one I get for free with wine at parties and friends’ homes. Yeah, I’m cheap. So what? ---
**Author:** ![Blackclaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@Blackclaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackclaw)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/12 "2003-06-25T12:44:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Desmostylus \* > \*\*Just then, Alice noticed a small thread, with the words “HIJACK ME” beatifully printed on it in large letters. \*\* I must really say that was beautiful. But getting back to the OP on colors, I don’t much care for white or green. Blue is okay, but I like black better, Red is my favorite color. ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/13 "2003-06-25T13:00:50Z")
I prefer a good extra-sharp Vermont Cheddar myself. ---
**Author:** ![Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horrifying_Howler_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/14 "2003-06-25T13:39:18Z")
[Everything you ever wanted to know about Canadian cheese.](http://www.purelydairy.com/engl/recipes/4_0.asp) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/15 "2003-06-25T13:42:23Z")
My cat’s posts smell like stupid Simpsons hijacks ---
**Author:** ![BrightNShiny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@BrightNShiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightNShiny)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/16 "2003-06-25T13:50:50Z")
I’m sick of you liberals always talking about cheese! Eating cheese is a privilege not a right! Damn commie pinko liberals! ---
**Author:** ![In\_Conceivable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@In\_Conceivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Conceivable)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/17 "2003-06-25T13:52:43Z")
What is the difference between American Cheese slices and the American Cheese you can get at the deli? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/18 "2003-06-25T13:56:10Z")
I wear the cheese, the cheese does not wear me. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/19 "2003-06-25T14:01:54Z")
Say, themis, do you type your posts up in a text editor, then copy and paste them? Is that why your text lines are shorter than everybody elses, or do you hit the enter key at the end of every line, like you were using a manual typewriter? Just curious. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259/20 "2003-06-25T14:04:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by featherlou \* > \*\*I wear the cheese, the cheese does not wear me. \*\* OMG God, **featherlou** is the Cheese…er, Woman! I like extra sharp Tillamook cheddar. It doesn’t have animal rennet, which is good for my vegetarian sensibilities. But the sharper you get, the more expensive, so I usually buy sharp Tillamook, which is a dollar cheaper than extra sharp. Also very fond of brie on nice sourdough. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-off-topic-boooooo/184259.md?page=2)