# I Hate You!! Stop laughing at everything!!!!!!!!!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 22, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068 "2007-03-22T20:00:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/41 "2007-03-24T19:45:22Z")
[QUOTE=Mr Bus Guy] I like this. I’m off now to find dogs taking shits so that I might study their face when I stare at them… [/QUOTE] Yeah, that’s not creepy at all. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/42 "2007-03-24T21:16:08Z")
1. I have looked through this thread. 🙂 2. There are no pictures of the hot daughter. 😕 3. Please rectify this error. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/43 "2007-03-24T21:22:31Z")
[QUOTE=glee] 1. I have looked through this thread. 🙂 2. There are no pictures of the hot daughter. 😕 3. Please rectify this error. :eek: [/QUOTE] Right, because whipping out the Nikon and having her pose for a few would definitely send the correct “leave me the fuck alone message” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![enigm4tic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@enigm4tic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enigm4tic)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/44 "2007-03-24T21:44:43Z")
[QUOTE=Mr Bus Guy] Right, because whipping out the Nikon and having her pose for a few would definitely send the correct **“fuck me when we’re alone” message** 😛 [/QUOTE] Fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/45 "2007-03-24T21:47:06Z")
I recommend that the OP read Thurber’s “The Catbird Seat” to glean strategic advice on what to do with objectionable loud cow-orkers. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/46 "2007-03-25T17:58:53Z")
[QUOTE=enigm4tic] Fixed. [/QUOTE] **enigm4tic** , it is against the rules to alter text with attributed quote tags. Please don’t do it again. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/47 "2007-03-25T18:31:54Z")
Asking for clarification, not to challenge a mod ruling - **Giraffe** , it was pretty obvious he altered it for a joke. I assume that is still not cool? ---
**Author:** ![Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kneepants_Erasmus_the_Humanist)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/48 "2007-03-25T18:51:42Z")
Er, maybe you are just funny (looking?). Is she this hysterical with everyone? Or she just smokes loads of pot. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/49 "2007-03-26T02:00:45Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] Asking for clarification, not to challenge a mod ruling - **Giraffe** , it was pretty obvious he altered it for a joke. I assume that is still not cool? [/QUOTE] I second the vote that Giraffe lighten up. What’s a rule worth if you can’t fly in it’s face every once and a while? ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/50 "2007-03-26T02:33:54Z")
I worked with a lady at my last job that was like this. EVERYTHING must have been hilarious to her because her piercing howling laugh went on from the moment she entered the place to the moment she left. Luckily I was on the opposite shift, so our time only overlapped a bit. The worst part is that she annoyed me so much that when I found out after I left that she had a horrible personal tragedy I thought to myself “I wonder if she was able to STFU and stop laughing through THAT?” It wasn’t that she was that happy, it was like this weird attention getting device, I think. It was constant and it was unbelivably obnoxious. ---
**Author:** ![enigm4tic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@enigm4tic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enigm4tic)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/51 "2007-03-26T06:46:25Z")
[QUOTE=Giraffe] **enigm4tic** , it is against the rules to alter text with attributed quote tags. Please don’t do it again. [/QUOTE] erm, oops, sorry, I figured it was standard message board convention to know that when there’s a quote like that with the word “fixed” it’s intentionally a joke on the original quote, I won’t do it again if it’s a problem ☹ ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/52 "2007-03-26T12:44:22Z")
[QUOTE=NurseCarmen] What’s a rule worth if you can’t fly in it’s face every once and a while? [/QUOTE] Like that pesky its/it’s rule? 😉 ---
**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:** [March 26, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/53 "2007-03-26T15:55:52Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] Asking for clarification, not to challenge a mod ruling - **Giraffe** , it was pretty obvious he altered it for a joke. I assume that is still not cool? [/QUOTE] Yeah, the rules are pretty strict with respect to attributed quotes. If I was supreme dictator, I would actually loosen the quoting rules considerably, but I’m not so I have to enforce them as written. Note that I didn’t warn **enigm4tic** , but was just informing him/her of the rules so he/she wouldn’t run afoul of them/them again. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/54 "2007-03-26T16:08:50Z")
How to deal with the office dullard: [Tandy 400: Still Broken. - Sbemails 38 - helium - Homestar Runner](http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail37.html) ---
**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:** [March 26, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/55 "2007-03-26T16:15:27Z")
[QUOTE=Giraffe] \ If I was supreme dictator, I would actually loosen the quoting rules considerably\ [/QUOTE] If I was supreme dictator, all jobs wouldn’t start until 10:00 am. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/56 "2007-03-26T17:18:31Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] Like that pesky its/it’s rule? 😉 [/QUOTE] What can I say. I’m a rebel! ---
**Author:** ![enigm4tic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@enigm4tic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enigm4tic)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/57 "2007-03-26T21:04:31Z")
[QUOTE=Giraffe] Yeah, the rules are pretty strict with respect to attributed quotes. If I was supreme dictator, I would actually loosen the quoting rules considerably, but I’m not so I have to enforce them as written. Note that I didn’t warn **enigm4tic** , but was just informing him/her of the rules so he/she wouldn’t run afoul of them/them again. [/QUOTE] Him, for the record (or should I be true to my namesake and not reveal any information about myself :dubious: ) Just as an aside cause I think that produces some fairly funny jokes, what if I merely put the words in quotes, not the quote tag? eg. “I make it clear I’m **making fun of a quote** ” with the “fixed” line, or is that too close to the spirit if not the letter of the law? ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/58 "2007-03-26T21:31:06Z")
[QUOTE=enigm4tic] Him, for the record (or should I be true to my namesake and not reveal any information about myself :dubious: ) Just as an aside cause I think that produces some fairly funny jokes, what if I merely put the words in quotes, not the quote tag? eg. “I make it clear I’m **making fun of a quote** ” with the “fixed” line, or is that too close to the spirit if not the letter of the law? [/QUOTE] What if you used the strikethough instead too? And kept it out of quote tags. Like the following: \< Start Example \> **Giraffe** : _If I was supreme dictator, I would actually loosen [del]the quoting rules[/del] **my bowels** considerably._ There fixed that for ya. \< /End Example \> ---
**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:** [March 26, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/59 "2007-03-26T21:41:01Z")
The rules are significantly looser for quotation marks than for quote tags. For example, you can paraphrase someone’s argument in quotation marks, whereas you can’t in quote tags. So as long as there’s something that indicates the words were altered (e.g. “fixed”), I think using quotation marks to make jokes like that is fine. Edit: To be clear, that means I think both of the examples given by **enigm4tic** and **Swallowed** are OK. ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068/60 "2007-03-26T21:51:20Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] If I was supreme dictator, all jobs wouldn’t start until 10:00 am. 😃 [/QUOTE] If I was supreme dictator, I would step down and give the job to **featherlou**. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-you-stop-laughing-at-everything/397068.md?page=4)