# I'm going back to lurking & posting only in Cafe Society **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 20, 2005, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110 "2005-06-20T20:21:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/121 "2005-06-21T23:25:26Z")
It occurs to me that since “crack whore” means someone who will fuck for crack (or for just enough money to obtain crack), I guess “attention whore” could mean someone who will fuck for attention. I don’t see how that comes into play on a message board, though. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/122 "2005-06-21T23:25:58Z")
point taken. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/123 "2005-06-21T23:40:01Z")
> [@Ponder Stibbons](#): > > Mundane Pit-du-BBQ Shit I Must Spew? Mundane Pointless Bullshit I must Share. Not nearly as imaginative as yours though. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/124 "2005-06-22T00:26:51Z")
> [@Rufus Xavier](#): > > It occurs to me that since “crack whore” means someone who will fuck for crack (or for just enough money to obtain crack), I guess “attention whore” could mean someone who will fuck for attention. I don’t see how that comes into play on a message board, though. Hell, I don’t even need the attention. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/125 "2005-06-22T00:42:53Z")
> [@Hentor the Barbarian](#): > > Hell, I don’t even need the attention. I assume there must be aminimum amount of attention paid. Otherwise, how would the two necessary body parts be brought to a satisfactory connection? ---
**Author:** ![Kaspar\_Hauser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@Kaspar\_Hauser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaspar_Hauser)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/126 "2005-06-22T02:14:03Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > By that token Guin and Liberal are the biggest whores on the board if we are going by post count. Why, that’s just crazy talk! ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/127 "2005-06-22T04:42:48Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > So, she’s an attention whore based on her post count? You might want to compare your post count and join date with her post count and join date before you make that particular argument. Actually, it’s not my arguement - I have no dog in this race - I’m just pointing out that lots (some?) of posters have mentioned that they’ve seen her around, in what seems like every thread (probably they just have similar interests), posting her face off, and now she’s posted an “I’m Leaving!” thread, ergo, they think she’s an AW. Honestly, I’ve never noticed the OP a huge amount, so I’m not making that arguement - just summarizing what I think a few others were saying. For no particular reason. I do have to say that I find this sort of OP in the pit kind of odd - a bit like **Hillbilly Queen’s** recent - “You disagree with me so flame me!” thread. Odd. Not necessarily bad, just…odd. ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/128 "2005-06-22T05:07:14Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > So, she’s an attention whore based on her post count? You might want to compare your post count and join date with her post count and join date before you make that particular argument. There’s actually a bit of a difference. Aanamika [lurked](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4359572&postcount=2) until about a year and a half ago when she started posting. She’s accumulated 5,000 posts in 18 months which is why she seems to be everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/129 "2005-06-22T05:18:48Z")
**Aanamika** , don’t let the assholes get you, sweetie. The SDMB seems to attract a lot of maggots these days. Just see them for what they are: Insects looking for something to feed on. Be well, **Aanamika**. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/130 "2005-06-22T05:21:01Z")
> [@gum](#): > > The SDMB seems to attract a lot of maggots these days. Just see them for what they are: Insects looking for something to feed on. > > \*\*. Maggots _only_ feed on Dead Meat… ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/131 "2005-06-22T05:30:01Z")
hehehehe 🙂 You got me there. Well…Lets scratch maggots and name them pathetic assholes, okay? I’m not sure why, but they seem to have found the ideal place on the SDMB lately. **Aanamika** , No way I was comparing you to dead meat. I know you’re alive, cute and very intelligent. Let them piss in their pants. They smell anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/132 "2005-06-22T05:30:32Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > Exactly what I was going to say. (Well, I might have left out the ‘moron’ part, seeing as how she’s all fragile and shit). What does it matter? **Anaamika** isn’t going to read it remember? She’s not EVER coming back to this thread. Nuh-uh, NOT EVER. Said so in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/133 "2005-06-22T05:34:40Z")
> [@Go You Big Red Fire Engine](#): > > What does it matter? **Anaamika** isn’t going to read it remember? She’s not EVER coming back to this thread. Nuh-uh, NOT EVER. Said so in the OP. **Aanamika**. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/134 "2005-06-22T05:35:01Z")
So we don’t care / consider this all grandstanding attention whore-ism. So why is this on page 3? Why am I posting? AHHH ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/135 "2005-06-22T05:36:53Z")
> [@Go You Big Red Fire Engine](#): > > What does it matter? Anaamika isn’t going to read it remember? She’s not EVER coming back to this thread. Nuh-uh, NOT EVER. Said so in the OP. Wrong. > [@Anaamika](#): > > I won’t be posting further in this thread, either, but I’ll read it. She’s posted once past the OP, and frankly, had my OP attracted some of what has been said about her, I’d have posted more than once no matter what I had said. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/136 "2005-06-22T05:51:17Z")
> [@This Year's Model](#): > > She’s posted once past the OP, and frankly, had my OP attracted some of what has been said about her, I’d have posted more than once no matter what I had said. She knew what was going to happen. So why bother about saying your never coming back? They always come back. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/137 "2005-06-22T05:51:23Z")
> [@Go You Big Red Fire Engine](#): > > **Aanamika**. No. Anaamika. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/138 "2005-06-22T06:30:12Z")
> [@The Gaspode](#): > > No. > > Anaamika. I did have it right the first time. I saw a couple of posts above mine and assumed that I had made the error. ---
**Author:** ![Atheist\_Princess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@Atheist\_Princess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atheist_Princess)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/139 "2005-06-22T06:50:10Z")
Rove 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/140 "2005-06-22T11:16:12Z")
> [@Atheist Princess](#): > > Rove 😉 Dude, wtf? What the hell does Mr McManus have to do with this? Other than his show went to shitsville as quickly as this thread did? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110.md?page=8)