# In every thread about xxxx, someone always posts yyyy **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 27, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462 "2021-07-27T22:46:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [July 28, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/21 "2021-07-28T15:13:39Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/f-pT-w7qFl4/maxresdefault.jpg "Bonzo Dog Band - No Matter Who You Vote For The Government Always Gets In") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-pT-w7qFl4) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/22 "2021-07-28T15:35:16Z")
Another good one. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/23 "2021-07-28T15:38:23Z")
YYYY do you think they do that? 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/24 "2021-07-28T15:50:32Z")
It may be true nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition, but everyone should expect “Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!” to be posted in response to any mention of the Spanish Inquisition. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/25 "2021-07-28T15:57:02Z")
LOL, and yes! ---
**Author:** ![Bonum\_Legatum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bonum_legatum/32/6183_2.png) [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/26 "2021-07-28T15:59:47Z")
In every thread about (physical) money, someone always posts “Let’s get rid of the penny.” ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/27 "2021-07-28T16:33:30Z")
Any thread about the announcement of a new mod = mention of jackboots. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/28 "2021-07-28T16:33:41Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > In any thread complaining about “kids these days,” someone is almost certain to post the (spurious) Socrates quote that begins [“The children now love luxury…”](https://www.bartleby.com/73/195.html) It’s true that Socrates didn’t say it, but Plato did misquote him as having said it, so the main point of bringing up that quote - that “kids these days” is a sentiment as old as time - stands, I think. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/29 "2021-07-28T16:52:09Z")
How do we know Socrates didn’t say it? I mean, we are not even 100% sure Socrates even existed. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/30 "2021-07-28T16:57:13Z")
Fair enough @DrDeth It would be more correct to say “Even though we have no evidence that Plato’s claim about Socrates is true, the fact that Plato (or people writing in his name) expressed that sentiment at the time shows that it is as old as time, not something new about kids THESE days” ---
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/31 "2021-07-28T17:07:15Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > It’s true that Socrates didn’t say it, but Plato did misquote him as having said it, so the main point of bringing up that quote - that “kids these days” is a sentiment as old as time - stands, I think. I Am Not A Classicist, so I really don’t know, but [this site](https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/01/misbehave/), at least, states that the quote actually came from a summary of complaints from “ancient times” in a doctoral dissertation written in 1907. Assuming it’s an accurate summary, though, the point still stands, people have been complaining about “kids these days” since forever. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/32 "2021-07-28T17:25:23Z")
Interesting. Thanks. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/33 "2021-07-28T18:35:26Z")
In every thread about a new or casual fan asking about how to understand the basics of a particular sport, someone will come along to try to explain the most complicated aspect of that sport. This will be done using the most confusing language and technical terms they can manage, instantly poisoning the well for the OP to wrap their head around the basics. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/34 "2021-07-28T23:27:03Z")
Every time the discussion turns to motorcycling, somebody has to use the word “donorcycles” and somebody else has to tell us about their health-professional relative and the horrific motorcycle-accident stories they tell. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/35 "2021-07-29T00:30:45Z")
Atheism is a religion like not collecting stamps is a hobby. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/36 "2021-07-29T01:07:50Z")
In every discussion that someone starts, especially on Twitter, that’s about a social or health issue that effects women 98% of the time, someone _always_ posts “what about the mens?” and insists that only discussing its effects on women is sexist. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/37 "2021-07-29T01:36:07Z")
And the reverse to be fair. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/38 "2021-07-29T02:54:10Z")
Like on what topics? The only one that comes to mind is discussions about how men are more likely to be the victim of violence pointing out that both women and men are victims of men. I guess there’s selective service, but women generally get brought up by people who think they should be forced to register too, which isn’t the same as women trying to hijack the conversation. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/39 "2021-07-29T02:57:34Z")
Men’s health topics. I’ve seen it happen (including once that I recall on the SDMB) where men are discussing say prostate cancer and a woman chimes in saying “why are we always talking about _men’s_ health?”. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462/40 "2021-07-29T04:01:46Z")
Any time somebody starts a topic asking whether there’s scientific evidence, _not anecdotes_, about whether something is true/effective/curative, people ignore that and bring up anecdotes. Pretty soon the thread has 200 anecdotes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462.md?page=3)