# SDMBisms that irk me for some reason. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 22, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614 "2008-09-22T01:28:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/221 "2008-09-28T03:14:48Z")
> [@SlickRoenick](#): > > I get irked whenever there is a mention of “The hamsters got hungry” or “The hamsters fell asleep” or “The hamster wheel broke” and all animal variations of that SDMBism. I just always thought it was really lame-a-saurus rex. Well, the hamster had a cramp in his leg the day they thought that one up. _d&r_😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/222 "2008-10-03T20:05:07Z")
I like these threads because I like to complain. All of the SDMB “inside jokes,” the “Hi Opal,” Yakov Smirnoff imitations, etc. are annoying as hell. It’s the kind of thing that was probably funny the first 500 times but not anymore. Defensiveness. Some board members can’t bear to admit that they overstated a point, overgeneralized, or were just plain wrong. So they’ll try to argue a point to its most ridiculous extreme to avoid saying “oops, got that wrong.” One-trick posters. People who you are guaranteed to accurately predict their contribution because all they ever do is present one view or one perspective. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/223 "2008-10-03T20:07:06Z")
In Russia, Opal lists YOU! ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/224 "2008-10-04T00:25:02Z")
> [@Qwisp](#): > > Anyone saying anyhoo should be publicly shunned. _hands head in shame_ ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/225 "2008-10-04T04:47:20Z")
This is turning into a bitchfest I guess. I actually enjoy the Russian humour jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Noel\_Prosequi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b19c9b/32.png) [@Noel\_Prosequi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noel_Prosequi)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/226 "2008-10-04T06:06:49Z")
> [@Scissorjack](#): > > You have obviously never been to New Zealand or Australia: it’s common parlance down here. Me, I hate the word “meme” itself. It’s an idea, a slogan, a catch-phrase, an in-joke: the word “meme” only serves to give what already has perfectly servicable words a faux-scientific veneer. > > And get off my lawn. “Good on ya” is spreading insidiously. I was in Kuala Lumpur sitting on a hot bus. Nearby was a Dutch aircrew. I couldn’t follow a word. But when the (Malay) driver was good enough to get on and start the aircon, a Dutch pilot yelled out “Good on ya, mate!” to the driver. Who smiled and waved in response. Where the hell did that come from? ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/227 "2008-10-04T08:16:42Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > In Russia, Opal lists YOU! Shouldn’t that be “In Soviet Russie, Opal says Hi! to you!” ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/228 "2008-10-05T15:12:58Z")
> [@Illuminatiprimus](#): > > Shouldn’t that be “In Soviet Russie, Opal says Hi! to you!” Old and beaten: Yakov Smirnoff “In Soviet Russia” one-liners. New and hot: “You know who else (liked dogs, was anti-smoking, built good roads, liked blonds, drove a Mercedes, etc)?” ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/229 "2008-10-05T15:27:21Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > New and hot: “You know who else (liked dogs, was anti-smoking, built good roads, liked blonds, drove a Mercedes, etc)?” The Jews! The Jews hate grass! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/230 "2008-10-06T12:19:13Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > Old and beaten: Yakov Smirnoff “In Soviet Russia” one-liners. > New and hot: “You know who else (liked dogs, was anti-smoking, built good roads, liked blonds, drove a Mercedes, etc)?” Once. In Vietnam. For 5 1/2 years. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614.md?page=11)