# Repetition sucks **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 15, 2013, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361 "2013-08-15T22:20:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/1 "2013-08-15T22:20:14Z")
You know what’s annoying? Stating something and having it repeated. For example if you say you are not walking to the mailbox and you keep getting request to walk to the mailbox…after you stated YOU ARE NOT walking to the mailbox. Super annoying :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/2 "2013-08-15T22:24:59Z")
Hey listen, since you’re going to the mailbox… ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/3 "2013-08-15T22:25:02Z")
But if you do walk down to the mailbox, would you mind sending this letter? ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/4 "2013-08-15T22:27:38Z")
Totally. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/5 "2013-08-15T22:40:19Z")
Totally. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/6 "2013-08-15T22:43:42Z")
While you’re up… ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/7 "2013-08-15T22:53:31Z")
As long as you’re going to the mailbox, could you see whether my government check arrived? ---
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/8 "2013-08-15T22:53:53Z")
But I’m not;) ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/9 "2013-08-15T22:55:01Z")
Ok, but if you do… ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/10 "2013-08-15T22:55:02Z")
> [@slm2955](#): > > But I’m not;) I wish you’d make up your mind. ---
**Author:** ![want2befree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3e96dc/32.png) [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/11 "2013-08-15T22:58:39Z")
> [@slm2955](#): > > You know what’s annoying? Stating something and having it repeated. For example if you say you are not walking to the mailbox and you keep getting request to walk to the mailbox…after you stated YOU ARE NOT walking to the mailbox. Super annoying :smack: You must have kids… ---
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/12 "2013-08-15T22:59:11Z")
Nope ---
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/13 "2013-08-15T23:17:08Z")
But you know what bugs me more? The time spent repeating that I am not walking to the mailbox and ranting about it could have been time spent doing something beneficial:mad: ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/14 "2013-08-16T00:51:29Z")
Like going to the mailbox? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/15 "2013-08-16T01:05:46Z")
[There is no escape.](http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Will-you-be-passing-a-mailbox-New-Yorker-Cartoon-Prints_i8542866_.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/16 "2013-08-16T01:41:32Z")
Disagree. ---
**Author:** ![drew870mitchell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drew870mitchell/32/3946_2.png) [@drew870mitchell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drew870mitchell)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/17 "2013-08-16T03:07:42Z")
> [@Flywheel](#): > > [There is no escape.](http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Will-you-be-passing-a-mailbox-New-Yorker-Cartoon-Prints_i8542866_.htm) Passes the “Christ, what an asshole!” test. ---
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/18 "2013-08-16T03:09:25Z")
> [@Flywheel](#): > > [There is no escape.](http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Will-you-be-passing-a-mailbox-New-Yorker-Cartoon-Prints_i8542866_.htm) If you don’t want one then there isn’t… ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/19 "2013-08-16T06:16:54Z")
In Soviet Russia, mailbox walks to you. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361/20 "2013-08-16T06:24:25Z")
It’s my job to be repetitive. My job. My job. Repetitiveness is my job! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetition-sucks/666361.md?page=2)