# No One's Mentioned \ Yet?!? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 27, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016 "2009-03-27T17:34:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [March 27, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/1 "2009-03-27T17:34:39Z")
Oh, the outrage! This thread is 8 posts long and no one has mentioned your favoritest actor/movie/quote/legume evar?!? Whatever must you do?! I know - express your outrage! O-M-gee, everyone look at how much I like my favorite candy bar more than everyone else likes their favorite candy bar! Didn’t see a thread? Post it. Didn’t see a comment you expected? Then post it. Quit getting so fucking indignant over being the first person with your personal opinion making mention of what you wanted to mention, and just post it. Stop being surprised 20 posts in that your obscure movie quote hasn’t been said yet, and just fucking include it in the discussion. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/2 "2009-03-27T17:38:00Z")
I can’t believe no one has said this, but man I really hate when people make jokes referencing the action the OP is pitting. ---
**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:** [March 27, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/3 "2009-03-27T17:40:50Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Didn’t see a thread? Post it. A-fucking-men. This is certainly a pet peeve of mine. JUST MAKE THE GODDAMN THREAD. ---
**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:** [March 27, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/4 "2009-03-27T17:58:44Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > I can’t believe no one has said this, but man I really hate when people make jokes referencing the action the OP is pitting. It’s not nearly as bad as getting all huffy that no one has anointed the thread by posting about Rick Schroeder’s scene in _Crimson Tide_, when it was clearly mentioned in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/5 "2009-03-27T18:00:39Z")
I don’t even understand why people make an issue of this! I usually read through a thread with my joke in head hoping no else posted it, because if they didn’t post it then I can! Being the first person to post something means you’re **being original**. Once upon a time people tried to be original because it implied they were creative. When you get pissed off about being original you’re basically saying “I want to be tired, and repetitive”. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/6 "2009-03-27T18:08:43Z")
> [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](#): > > I don’t even understand why people make an issue of this! I usually read through a thread with my joke in head hoping no else posted it, because if they didn’t post it then I can! Sometimes that’s just too much work for me, so I pick a keyword that’s likely to be in my putative contribution, and do a search. I would say that I can’t believe nobody has posted that suggestion yet, but we haven’t reached eight posts. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/7 "2009-03-27T18:29:42Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > A-fucking-men. This is certainly a pet peeve of mine. JUST MAKE THE GODDAMN THREAD. The height of irony is when someone creates a thread to ask why someone hasn’t created a thread about their topic of interest. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/8 "2009-03-27T18:35:45Z")
This is post #8, **kaylasdad**. Go nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/9 "2009-03-27T18:36:02Z")
YES! I HATE that! Nobody’s mentioned it? SO MENTION IT, FACKTURD! ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/10 "2009-03-27T18:37:11Z")
Dang, some people sure do get upset easily. It’s just a conversational gambit, not a personal affront. ---
**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 27, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/11 "2009-03-27T18:40:47Z")
I hate when people post just to say they don’t hate whatever the OP hates. ---
**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:** [March 27, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/12 "2009-03-27T18:42:44Z")
> [@NicePete](#): > > It’s just a conversational gambit, not a personal affront. Whatever it is, it’s really annoying. And it happens so often, that I’m starting to not believe the “can’t believe” portion of it. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/13 "2009-03-27T18:49:21Z")
The weekly TV show threads seem to be the worst: “What, no 30 Rock thread this week”? “What, no Office thread this week?” “What, no South Park thread this week?” For God’s sake, maybe the person who normally starts 30 Rock threads is taking an extra-long dump. Start it yourself! ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/14 "2009-03-27T18:55:06Z")
I don’t even understand why people make an issue of this! I usually read through a thread with my joke in head hoping no else posted it, because if they didn’t post it then I can! Being the first person to post something means you’re **being original**. Once upon a time people tried to be original because it implied they were creative. When you get pissed off about being original you’re basically saying “I want to be tired, and repetitive”. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/15 "2009-03-27T18:57:11Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > I don’t even understand why people make an issue of this! I usually read through a thread with my joke in head hoping no else posted it, because if they didn’t post it then I can! Me too! Usually someone got to it already. I think some people like to point out that they are the first one to post something that is apparently obvious to them, not because they’re actually surprised they’re the first to think of it, but because they’re trying to look clever. “Look what obvious thing nobody but me has thought to post!” ---
**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:** [March 27, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/16 "2009-03-27T18:57:14Z")
Right there with you, Rhthmdvl. I CANNOT BELIEVE no one posted that. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/17 "2009-03-27T19:10:06Z")
I CANNOT BELIEVE it is not butter. ---
**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 27, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/18 "2009-03-27T19:21:30Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > I CANNOT BELIEVE it is not butter. That’s because you think _everything_ is butter. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/19 "2009-03-27T19:36:19Z")
I don’t even understand why people make an issue of this! I usually read through a thread with my joke in head hoping no else posted it, because if they didn’t post it then I can! Being the first person to post something means you’re **being original**. Once upon a time people tried to be original because it implied they were creative. When you get pissed off about being original you’re basically saying “I want to be tired, and repetitive”. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016/20 "2009-03-27T20:01:46Z")
Originality is fine. I think the complaint is about posts of the form, “I can’t believe no one’s mentioned this [actor/movie/quote/legume] yet” or “What? No love for [actor/movie/quote/legume]”. In other words go ahead and bring up the actor/movie/quote/legume but don’t make a point of being surprised to be the first to do so. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-mentioned-blank-yet/491016.md?page=2)