# Officially tired of **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 19, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023 "2006-03-19T18:49:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![wheelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b4bc9f/32.png) [@wheelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheelie)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/41 "2006-03-20T23:58:21Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > An invisible cowbell? > > All I see is a white rectangle where a video clip is apparaently supposed to be. [Try here.](http://www.devilducky.com/media/12491/) ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/42 "2006-03-21T00:11:19Z")
> [@marque elf](#): > > Browncoat??? šŸ˜• Thatā€™s what the hard core fans of Firefly/Serenity refer to themselves as. Two of the main characters were soldiers fighting against the evil Alliance and part of their uniforms were brown coats. There, Iā€™ve said too much. Marc ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/43 "2006-03-21T00:13:47Z")
> [@marque elf](#): > > Browncoat??? šŸ˜• From the TV show _Firefly_ and the movie _Serenity_ that followed, Browncoats (named for the long brown dusters they wore) were the losing side in an interstellar war. The term has been adopted to refer to loyal, vocal fans of _Firefly_ and _Serenity_ and their creator, Joss Whedon. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/44 "2006-03-21T00:30:06Z")
> [@wheelie](#): > > [Try here.](http://www.devilducky.com/media/12491/) I see the problemā€¦no Quicktime at work. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/45 "2006-03-21T00:40:12Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > Shoulda been clearer. > > I mean, what are the SDMB cliches that need to be retired, specifically the popculture references? Not a pop culture reference, but the Itā€™s a good thing they never made a sequal to X (when everyone knows they did). Gaah, that annoys the Hell out of me. It isnā€™t funny, and adds nothing. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/46 "2006-03-21T01:04:03Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > But Iā€™m not sure how I decide if a reference is well enough known to work in mixed company. I guess you just know. And of course, the more the meaning of the reference stands alone, the more communicative. ā€¦ The kind of references Iā€™m talking about here are the ones that are totally meaningless without a knowledge of their context. [O RLY?](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/72/Orly.jpg)\* \*Just a reminder that in terms of cliches and obscure web references, there are things a lot more tiresome than the Simpsons. ---
**Author:** ![lobstermobster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobstermobster/32/10033_2.png) [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/47 "2006-03-21T01:56:26Z")
I am officially tired of ā€œI Love Lampā€ and most of the quotes that came from Old School or Anchorman. If you are a college student you might notice on [Facebook.com](http://Facebook.com) everyone in their profiles seems to have ā€œIā€™m sorta a big dealā€ (Anchorman) I donā€™t know if I got that completely right. The new Lazy Sunday SNL skit has potential to be overdone but Iā€™m still amused at this point. Also on the topic of Facebook and myspace, Iā€™m officially tired of photographs of people holding up a bottle of liquor and pointing at it or grinning like an idiot. We get it, youā€™re wasted and therefore awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/48 "2006-03-21T02:58:35Z")
Chuck Norris ā€œfacts.ā€ I havenā€™t seen too much of this on the SDMB, but theyā€™re everywhere, and theyā€™re annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/49 "2006-03-21T03:09:08Z")
> [@MGibson](#): > > I just smile and nod politely. Marc Hey Marc, that reminds me of a funny Simpsonsā€™ sequence between Homer and Billy Corgan. BG: ā€œHi, Iā€™m Billy Corgan. Smashing Pumpkins.ā€ HS: ā€œIā€™m Homer Simpson, smiling politely.ā€ šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/50 "2006-03-21T03:22:50Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > References to or quotes from: > The Simpsons **Dā€™OH!** And Iā€™m not surprised that **Frostillicus** is in the same camp as I am when it comes to _Simpsons_ quotes. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/51 "2006-03-21T03:31:13Z")
Iā€™m RICK JAMES bitch!!! ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/52 "2006-03-21T04:27:11Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > From the TV show _Firefly_ and the movie _Serenity_ that followed, Browncoats (named for the long brown dusters they wore) were the losing side in an interstellar war. Interplanetary, not interstellar. Is intrastellar a word? It should be. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/53 "2006-03-21T04:34:20Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Interplanetary, not interstellar. Is intrastellar a word? It should be. Well excuuuuuuuse me, Princess! ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/54 "2006-03-21T05:43:08Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > [O RLY?](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/72/Orly.jpg)\* > > \*Just a reminder that in terms of cliches and obscure web references, there are things a lot more tiresome than the Simpsons. Yeah, I really hate the Farkisms I come across here; ā€œ\_\_\_\_\_ ensued,ā€ ā€œin other news,ā€ etc. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/55 "2006-03-21T12:51:47Z")
So the plan is: 1. Eliminate worn-out cliches 2. ??? 3. Profit! yes? ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/56 "2006-03-21T13:38:47Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > References to or quotes from: > The Family Guy > The Simpsons > The Princess Bride > Harry Potter > More cowbell > Bueller? > > Yours? All those and Monty Python. Those get more irritating with length, and Python fans are easily capable of quoting whole sketches verbatim. Futurama Dave Chapelle Larry the Cable Gay SDMB-centric catch phrases. You know what they are already. ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/57 "2006-03-21T15:59:10Z")
> [@lobstermobster](#): > > Also on the topic of Facebook and myspace, Iā€™m officially tired of photographs of people holding up a bottle of liquor and pointing at it or grinning like an idiot. We get it, youā€™re wasted and therefore awesome. Oh, God, youā€™ve hit upon my Facebook pet peeve. Iā€™m a really nice person, but I have one standard: if someone from high school, junior high, back in the day, et cetera tries to make me a friend, and they have an ā€œOMG Iā€™M WASTEDā€ picture, they get the reject button. Strangely enough, I have no friends from college who put up these kind of numbskull pictures, but if you run a search on my high school, about one in five alumni are either taking a hit off the olā€™ beer bong, grinning at a liquor bottle, or chugging a brewsky. :rolleyes: (Oh, and my professional profile says ā€œWaste of Space.ā€ There are only so many you can choose from, and yes, one of them is ā€œKind of a Big Deal.ā€) ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/58 "2006-03-21T16:13:53Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > ā€œScratching his headsā€? > > Man. I should start drinking earlier in the day. > > ā€œScratching \*our \*heads,ā€ please. Not if youā€™re Zaphodā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![lobstermobster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobstermobster/32/10033_2.png) [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/59 "2006-03-21T16:35:28Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > Iā€™m RICK JAMES bitch!!! Oh wow I was coming back to this thread just to mention how Iā€™m officially tired the Rick James skit. I work for Baker & McKenzie, an old conservative law firm, as a legal secretary and the other day I heard someone from their desk say ā€œIM RICK JAMES, BITCH!!ā€ If a 50 year old paralegal in Chicago is saying this at work, its more than officially over. Additionally, lets add Napoleon Dynamite in the mix if it hasnā€™t been mentioned already. Next person I see wearing a ā€œVote for Pedroā€ tshirt is going to get the running tackle on the street from me. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023/60 "2006-03-21T19:11:41Z")
> [@lobstermobster](#): > > Additionally, lets add Napoleon Dynamite in the mix if it hasnā€™t been mentioned already. Next person I see wearing a ā€œVote for Pedroā€ tshirt is going to get the running tackle on the street from me. Amen brother! We get it. ND is about a town in Idaho populated by functioning retards caught in some kind of time warp. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-tired-of/349023.md?page=4)