# Ironic postings in response to pittings **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 11, 2004, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656 "2004-10-11T16:19:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![New\_Yorklebees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a5b964/32.png) [@New\_Yorklebees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Yorklebees)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/1 "2004-10-11T16:19:16Z")
Let’s say I write up a pit thread on how much I hate tiny text. It’s long, well-justified, and gosh darnit, it made people laugh. What’s the first post going to be? tiny type lol! (jk) If I type a rant on how much I hate the putz face, what do you think I’m gonna get as my first response? :wally This is simply _not clever._ It’s not cute, it’s expected. You might as well shout ‘band name’; it might just be more clever. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/2 "2004-10-11T16:21:06Z")
The irony of your OP has not escaped me. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/3 "2004-10-11T16:22:43Z")
Eh, true. But it’s pretty much like hairballs. You know they’re going to happen, it’s best just to scoop 'em up, dump 'em in the trash, and forget about 'em. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/4 "2004-10-11T16:24:38Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > . Band name! ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/5 "2004-10-11T16:26:23Z")
I agree with the OP, this is another thing that is so tired and unclever that it continuously surprises me that people still do it. “Bring Pie”, “My cat smells like cat food”. My, what clever sparkling wit, somebody make room on the Algonquin Round Table. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/6 "2004-10-11T16:39:40Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > I agree with the OP, this is another thing that is so tired and unclever that it continuously surprises me that people still do it. “Bring Pie”, “My cat smells like cat food”. My, what clever sparkling wit, somebody make room on the Algonquin Round Table. The line is: “My cat’s breath smells like cat food.” My cat on the other hand doesn’t have Friskies halitosis. Her breath smells like fresh rain and lilacs. Her farts on the other hand can peel paint off the walls. ---
**Author:** ![ElectricZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58f4c7/32.png) [@ElectricZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElectricZ)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/7 "2004-10-11T16:45:32Z")
> [@This Year's Model](#): > > Band name! C’mon, you can do better than that. Band name!:wally ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/8 "2004-10-11T16:49:18Z")
> [@ElectricZ](#): > > Band name!:wally _SEXUAL POSITION!_ ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/9 "2004-10-11T16:50:35Z")
> [@New Yorklebees](#): > > Let’s say I write up a pit thread on how much I hate tiny text. It’s long, well-justified, and gosh darnit, it made people laugh. What’s the first post going to be? > > tiny type lol! (jk) > > If I type a rant on how much I hate the putz face, what do you think I’m gonna get as my first response? > > :wally > > This is simply _not clever._ It’s not cute, it’s expected. You might as well shout ‘band name’; it might just be more clever. It depends on how it’s done. I’ve seen some rather clever ironic first responses that make me fall off my chair laughing. Hell, I’ve done a couple myself. It’s to lighten the moment before we start grading your rant and correcting for grammar and spelling mistakes. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/10 "2004-10-11T17:18:28Z")
I agree with your rant but unfortunately it will only serve as a magnet for the lame responses that you hate. I don’t know why the same few people feel compelled to clog up the board with that shit. Adding a “well, someone had to do it” comment to the bottom doesn’t make it any less lame. (Counting down until someone replies to me with “well, someone had to do it”.) Haj ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/11 "2004-10-12T04:52:32Z")
> [@New Yorklebees](#): > > Let’s say I write up a pit thread on how much I hate tiny text. It’s long, well-justified, and gosh darnit, it made people laugh. What’s the first post going to be? Have you been lurking for years before you joined as a guest, or did you do extensive research into the thread archives to discern this pattern? ---
**Author:** ![aaslatten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/12 "2004-10-12T05:07:24Z")
It’s almost as if it’s so obvious and un-clever that somebody HAS to do it. The ironic vacuum is just waiting to be filled, like a zit waiting to be popped or a bug waiting to be squashed. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/13 "2004-10-12T05:18:09Z")
C’mon, sometimes it’s just someone who sees the opportunity, and thinks “everybody else who is cool and respected as a poster has done it, so I should too. I want to belong.” Or, it’s just some annoying jerk who posts the same shit over and over again. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/14 "2004-10-12T05:30:53Z")
> [@aaslatten](#): > > It’s almost as if it’s so obvious and un-clever that somebody HAS to do it. The ironic vacuum is just waiting to be filled, like a zit waiting to be popped or a bug waiting to be squashed. The more apt metaphor is intestinal gas needing to be passed. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/15 "2004-10-12T05:47:43Z")
I say we bitch about something worthwhile, like why people feel the need to quote the entire OP when they’re the very first to respond. WE KNOW WHO YOU’RE TALKING TO, OKAY? Other than that, yeah, “ironic responses” aren’t all that damn funny anymore (if they ever were). ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/16 "2004-10-12T07:37:35Z")
Never forget the primary lesson of Maxwell Smart: if you do a bad joke once, it’s not funny. If you do it X times it’s still not funny and its old. If you do it X[sup]10[/sup] it becomes hilarious. To some people. Well, OK, to me. ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/17 "2004-10-12T07:49:07Z")
Y’know what I hate even more? The inevitable “Did you _really_ have to post this thread”, or “You must be really bored/over-sensitive/picky to complain about something so stupid” comment. It just implies the obvious response: “Did you _really_ have to post just to ask if I _really_ had to start this thread?” ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/18 "2004-10-12T08:26:34Z")
Well some of us are like children on this board. If you let us know what pisses you off; we’re only gonna do it ten fold. Becuase WE think it’s funny… If you REALLY want to be clever; just shut up about it. That way the assholes wont take notice of you… ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/19 "2004-10-12T15:01:03Z")
Another example is someone posting (or saying in real life for that matter), “so tell us how you _really_ feel” in response to a strongly worded rant. Haj ---
**Author:** ![RandomLetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@RandomLetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandomLetters)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2004, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656/20 "2004-10-12T15:22:02Z")
Ah, they’re 1920’s style “Death Rays.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironic-postings-in-response-to-pittings/268656.md?page=2)