Most of the time the ‘whoosh" isn’t "ironic’ at all. “You keep using that word- I do not think that word means what you think it means.”
It’s too damn easy to come in with a very stupid or bigoted comment- and then try and rescue yourself with a “whoosh!”.
Because GQ- at least- isn’t about 'deceptions", it’s about straight and factual answers. The Mods even discourage too much humour there. Note that I didn’t say that “whooshing” is evil and bad and should be banned everywhere- I said it was bad “in some forums”. I stand by my opinion that - at the very least in GQ- it’s a form of trolling and it’s “being a jerk”.
I did in fact read this whole thread, but I failed to see this mentioned:
Anyone who says “Google is your friend”.
No, a friend is someone I play golf with, or go see a movie with. Google is a fucking search engine.
Ok, lame post, but it still irks me like no other.
Oh, actually one more… Firefox over IE advocates. People who spout this as the best thing since sliced bread. Little do they know since it’s been gaining popularity, it also has been gaining security vulnerabilities. So much for security by obscurity. People, if you are going to advocate something, please at least be informed about the topic you advocating. Parrotting something you heard somewhere should not be used as evidence to make your arguement.
Seriously, Daniel (and I struggle mightily to address you that civilly), what’s your problem with me? Start a pit thread and come out from behind the snark shield. I’m flattered that I’m so big a part of your world that you would spend your entire participation in this thread gnawing on my posts for any little fiber you can pick at, but seriously. I used a word according my contextual understanding of its current usage (a usage which, while not necessarily universal, is demonstrably not unique to me). You responded with a disturbingly emotional “correction.” I acknowledged the possible confusion and attempted to clarify. You froth back with basically “Yeah well then, well, then, you’re being, um, you’re being redundant then! Ha! gotcha!” Plus an embarrassingly (embarrassing to you that is) oblique reference (specific attack disguised as general peeve) to my occasionally doing an “and another thing!” followup to my own post. (You’ll deny that was aimed at me. You’ll be lying.) Seriously dude, you need to get out more. I’m not that important.
Apparently you missed where I acknowledged that the way I used the word might not be universally understood to be correct. So the issue had been addressed and covered well before you popped in to restate the same objections that had already been put to bed. THAT kind of “read the thread,” not “read the thread and then post as if you really hadn’t.”
Dude, maybe you didn’t notice, but this is a thread about peeves. How else can one react to a pet peeve except to overreact?
No I won’t: it was directed at you, because you do it more than just about anyone except drmark, and that’s not company you want to keep. It bugs me, so I posted about it.
You’re not that important, I agree. You’re basically a good guy. But you do some really annoying shit.
So start a pit thread, and quit with this cowardly disguising a specific personal attack in a general thread on board-wide peeve. Cuz THAT’S some SERIOUSLY annoying hypocritical cowardly shit.
Ok, I’ve got one that’s actually genuinely been annoying me. It happens when someone starts talking about anything, anything in pop culture, and the first 20 posters in all name something from the past five years. For example:
What’s the best _____?
Answers:
Buffy
Buffy
Firefly
Serenity!
Like that. Pop culture existed before the last five years, people!
Sorry – misread your acknowlegement as “this is how everyone uses the word, but if it’s going to get LHOD’s knickers in a twist, I won’t use it that way when he’s around.” Which is where you started with it. You’re right, though, I didn’t follow along as you continued to back away from your misuse step by reluctant step.
Here are two things that really annoy me that are prevalent on many message boards, but I’ve definitely seen them on the SDMB as well:
In some completely mundane thread, Person A will state their opinion. Then, Person B, someone with notoriously opposite political views, will make a post like, "I never thought I’d say this in a million years…but I am fully in agreement with Person A. :eek: :eek: :eek: " Oh my fucking God. A diehard conservative and a bleeding-heart liberal both agree that caramelized onions are a quite succulent pizza topping. SOMEBODY GET THESE PEOPLE A FUCKING NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.
“I can’t believe nobody’s mentioned _____ yet…” in any thread asking for opinions of the best whatever. First of all, almost always somebody already mentioned your precious little answer seven pages ago, but you were too busy racing to be the first to assert the essentialness of some obscure indie Japanese gangster rap musical from the mid-80s to read the damn thread. Second of all, even if nobody mentioned the damn thing…who gives a shit? Just give your opinion and don’t subject the rest of us to what Philistines you think we all for not properly tonguelapping your precioussssss.
True, but “urban legend” would not have worked in the context that started this whole odd little trainwreck. I’m gonna use “viral factoid” when Dorkness is around, but probably continue to use “meme” during daylight hours.
Knock yourself out, man. Call me hypocritical, disgusting, or bunnyloving, whatever floats your boat. I mentioned a couple of pet peeves that you do that are pet peeves; I didn’t kill your puppy.
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