But in your “crowded mess hall” analogy, the conversation is a private one between two people. Conversations here are open to everyone, not just those who understand the reference.
But you’d be free to pipe in if you understood their language. It’s still a conversation happening in a public space.
But that’s the case for every thread. I won’t wander into a thread about TV shows I don’t watch because I don’t understand them. This is no different.
ETA: Plus clarification, if you so seek it, is still just a Google search away.
Thats just stupid. If I see what looks to be a stream of garbled rubbish why on earth would I decide to go and google it? Its one thing to google obvious quotes, but that thread just looked like spam style random words thrown together, with nothing to indicate they were quotes at all.
To resolve your ignorance, obviously.
You mean like this one?
I <3 you.
Incidentally, I had to Google that thread to find out what the hell it was about. However, note that I’m not complaining.
Personally, I wish everyone complaining about stuff like this get put on double secret probation. They are the epitome of “I don’t like it so no one should get to enjoy it either”
So you google every random phrase written in an op, just in case it might be a quote?
All one line of it? Even still, I don’t Google anything that don’t care understand nor care about, which I ignore.
However, if I were so inclined, I don’t see why one wouldn’t attempt to Google one of the several single-line posts (much as I did with the cited Czarcasm thread), especially considering they looked suspiciously like quotes, or at the least, references to something I don’t understand.
If you’re not inclined to Google it, then try ignoring it. It will potentially only enhance your message board experience.
Missed the edit window. The first line should read:
*All one line of it? Even still, I don’t generally Google anything that is of no relevance to me, which I ignore (unless I’m curious, for some reason).
Back to the Beach?
Oh gosh- I am agreeing with Czarcasm and** Buckety Buck** in one post? As a saving grace I am disagreeing with Red Arsehatter.
Thread titles are supposed to be explanatory. Why should I have to google something to find out it is a cute inside joke.
I don’t care if you quote every second line from Dr Who, but title it as such, or at least a title as “Challenge: Join me in this take off…”
Yeah, that’s it. I think Paramount had some kind of wacky plan to pair awesome cult flicks with drek to make them sell better. I also have Brain Donors / Critical Condition in the same format. Hell, they might have just gone alphabetically through their library…
Back to the Beach / Brain Candy, Brain Donors / Critical Condition…
You’ve been here a long time, Cicero – you know – or should know – that you don’t make fun of other people’s user names. And you don’t be insulting in ATMB neither.
If you have a problem with someone, take it to the Pit. Or somewhere else, Not here.
You don’t need to.
How does that relate to what I said? I was responding to the Google portion of the quote.
Also, how do you justify your violation of that rule, as previously cited?
You’re pretty strict about this, for a guy who started a thread titled “Who is your favorite?” just a few months ago.
Missed the edit window:
Also, Czarcasm, none of these threads, started by you, have very descriptive titles:
Baby, it’s cold inside! - a thread asking about favorite Dairy Queen Blizzard flavors.
Where am I? - a thread asking about a software application for longitude and latitude.
Smell you later - a thread asking people to talk about memorable scents.
Sure, once you’ve opened the thread and seen what it’s about, the title makes some sense, but in none of these cases would a reader know what the thread subject was without actually opening it.
And in the case of the Dr. Who one, I still had to Google it to find out. Which, let me tell you, perturbed me to no end. It wasted an entire 3 seconds of my life to figure out something I clearly didn’t know about, and really even after Googling, still didn’t.