# It's not funny. ItShut up. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 5, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824 "2003-01-05T21:54:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/1 "2003-01-05T21:54:46Z")
I’m sick of people who come in to threads that are going fine and on-topic and suddenly feel the need to dazzle us all with their amazing wit. I’m not talking about new users doing this - maybe the don’t know better. I’m talking about the users with hundreds or thousands of posts. Get over yourself! IT’S NOT FUCKING FUNNY. Keep your stale wit to yourself and let the rest of us have a discussion. Some examples: **tracer** , in [What’s going to date current and recent movies?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=154083) > [@](#): > > I tried dating a movie once. The movie kept me waiting at the restaurant for nearly an hour before showing up, and then just would not shut up about nit-picky family problems. I didn’t wait around to see if the movie would be a good kisser or not. Wow! I’ve NEVER seen some shithead intentionally misinterpret a thread title before! God damn you’re funny! **the grim spectre of red death** , in [OMG, XXX was SO f’n bad I wanted to gouge my eyes out during the movie!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=154508) > [@](#): > > Wouldn’t it be easier to press the stop button on your DVD remote than to gouge out your eyes? I never get tired of seeing people take things literally that even a child would understand to be hyperbole! **Muldoon III** , in [I have 3/4 lb of stale oreos–WHY?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=154316) > [@](#): > > * * * > > ## Originally posted by Joyce W. What makes air stale? > > When my Grandma breaks wind. Hey, good one! Post a completely unrelated and unnecessary response to the question. Damn you’re good. ---
**Author:** ![Dryga\_Yes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@Dryga\_Yes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryga_Yes)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/2 "2003-01-05T21:56:16Z")
Oh yeah, they just derailed those thread completely, didn’t they? ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/3 "2003-01-05T21:57:22Z")
Check out that fucked up title. I can’t wait for these guys to run in here and say some dumb shit about it. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/4 "2003-01-05T21:59:16Z")
Women of the 1980s will have robots to help them ItShut up. ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/5 "2003-01-05T21:59:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dryga\_Yes \* > \*\*Oh yeah, they just derailed those thread completely, didn’t they? \*\* My point is that these people are not funny and it’s a waste of time to have to read and scroll past this stuff. Just because you’re a veteran doesn’t mean you have a right to post stupid off-topic shit into a thread, whether it derails it or not. ---
**Author:** ![loinburger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/db5fbb/32.png) [@loinburger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loinburger)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/6 "2003-01-05T21:59:57Z")
I hate jokes too. Down with jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/7 "2003-01-05T22:00:55Z")
You mean to say, sometimes people think they’re funny and you don’t share their sense of humour? Dear god, how can this happen in such a world as ours? ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/8 "2003-01-05T22:02:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Libertarian \* > \*\*Women of the 1980s will have robots to help them ItShut up. \*\* **Libertarian** , in [It’s not funny. ItShut up.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=154587%5B/url) > [@](#): > > Women of the 1980s will have robots to help them ItShut up. I bow down to your wit. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/9 "2003-01-05T22:04:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by appletreats \* > Just because you’re a veteran doesn’t mean you have a right to post stupid off-topic shit into a thread, whether it derails it or not. Sure they do - from the General Questions forum, in a sticky thread at the top, [Moderator’s Notes: On General Questions - reference sites](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=149223) > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Arnold Winkelreid_ > In particular, if you have a good joke that fits in an existing thread, go right ahead and post it. Welcome to the SDMB, **appletreats** - but you might find your stay a whole hell of a lot more enjoyable if you read those sticky notes and the FAQ in the About this Message Board forum, so you have an idea of how we act around here. We’ll find your stay more enjoyable if you did, at least. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/10 "2003-01-05T22:06:53Z")
Y’know, when you wake up with a twist in your shorts and feel a need to fire off an angry missive to the **Pit** , it is usually a good idea to stop between the final period and the _Submit_ button, re-read the post, and see if you really want people to know that you are that easily angered by trivialities. Some cheap shots are complete duds, some are hilarious. Overreactions are nearly always funny–but not in the way envisioned by the poster. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/11 "2003-01-05T22:07:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ferret Herder \* > \*\*Sure they do - from the General Questions forum, in a sticky thread at the top, [Moderator’s Notes: On General Questions - reference sites](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=149223) > \*\* …but **Ferret** , the OP’s examples come from CS, MPSIMS and the Pit. Haj ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/12 "2003-01-05T22:08:40Z")
“To ask “Why is this the accepted way to do something at the SDMB?” Should probably be in the BBQ Pit.” -Arnold Winkelreid And here we are, **Ferret Herder**. ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/13 "2003-01-05T22:10:16Z")
I wasn’t trying to be funny here, **tomndebb**. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/14 "2003-01-05T22:12:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hajario \* > …but **Ferret** , the OP’s examples come from CS, MPSIMS and the Pit. Actually, they’re from (in order) CS, CS, and GQ. But find me the “don’t post any jokes in CS, MPSIMS, and the Pit” statements from the mods, and I’ll withdraw my objection. 😉 In fact, I’d think that GQ’s regulations about joking around would be more strict than those three boards mentioned, no? ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/15 "2003-01-05T22:13:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by \*\*Ferret Herder \*\*\* > you might find your stay a whole hell of a lot more enjoyable if you read those sticky notes and the FAQ in the About this Message Board forum, so you have an idea of how we act around here. We’ll find your stay more enjoyable if you did, at least. I hope you brought your pencil and paper today, **appletreats** , because you just got taken to _school_. Re the OP, I found **tracer** ’s quoted comment to be welcome and quite humorous. And asking **the grim spectre of red death** not to make smartassed not-necessarily-OT comments is like asking the wind not to blow, or something. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/16 "2003-01-05T22:13:54Z")
We knew **apple**. note that **tom** correct said “not in the way envisioned by the poster”. See, (deconstruction of comedy here), it’s the juxtoposition of things that makes it funny. Huge reaction to a huge event? not funny. minor reaction to minor event? not funny. Minor reaction to huge event? funny. Huge reaction to minor event? fucking hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/17 "2003-01-05T22:16:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by **appletreats** \* > I wasn’t trying to be funny here, **tomndebb**. He knows. That’s actually exactly what he was saying. And **Ferret Herder** said what I was going to say. When I first read that GQ sticky I was surprised that it so explicitly allowed drive-by hamming in GQ. At any rate, if it’s cool there, it’s _definitely_ acceptable in CS. Sorry for posting twice. On preview. Dammit **wring**. ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/18 "2003-01-05T22:18:18Z")
Well damn **White Lightning** , it appears you didn’t read some of the responses to that post. And you said in your post that **red death** ’s posts are not-necessarily-OT. Uh, ok. So we should be allowing off-topic posts? I think I have a legitimate complaint about the SDMB here, btw. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/19 "2003-01-05T22:18:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ferret Herder \* > \*\*Actually, they’re from (in order) CS, CS, and GQ. But find me the “don’t post any jokes in CS, MPSIMS, and the Pit” statements from the mods, and I’ll withdraw my objection. 😉 In fact, I’d think that GQ’s regulations about joking around would be more strict than those three boards mentioned, no? \*\* Yeah well the Pit one was from later in the thread but I did _ass_ume that the Oreo one was from MPSIMS. I guess I’ll ItShut up now. 😉 Haj ---
**Author:** ![loinburger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/db5fbb/32.png) [@loinburger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loinburger)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824/20 "2003-01-05T22:20:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by appletreats \* > So **we** should be allowing off-topic posts? What does **we** have to do with anything? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-funny-itshut-up/146824.md?page=2)