# 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:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/81 "2008-09-22T14:25:13Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Of course it’s melodramatic. So is the whiny bitching about other peoples posting styles and peccadillos. The fact that they feel they have to **share** these peeves with the General Public is even more petty. You’re right. I’ll move this thread to MPSIMS, which is our forum for Mund- waitaminnit… > [@](#): > > Most of us really don’t give a rat’s ass what you (the general “you,” not “ **Marley23** you”) find annoying. And yet, here you are. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/82 "2008-09-22T14:33:11Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > And yet, here you are. Caught that, did you? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/83 "2008-09-22T14:33:44Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > My most despised Doperism is most commonly encountered in GQ. It goes something like this: > > Q: Why do [people of a certain ethnicity, religion, race, gender, subculture or another group] [some action, preference, or trait] > > A: I [don’t know|never met] any [people of a certain ethnicity, religion, race, gender, subculture or another group] that [some action, preference, or trait]. In fact, most of the people I know who [some action, preference, or trait] are [opposite of people of a certain ethnicity, religion, race, gender, subculture or another group], and [assurance that they are surrounded by people of a certain ethnicity, religion, race, gender, subculture or another group]. > > Example: > > Q: Why are so many Italian-American men into bodybuilding? > > A: I never met any Italian-Americans that were into bodybuilding. In fact, all of the people I know or have met who are bodybuilders aren’t Italian, and I live in an Italian neighborhood in northern New Jersey. Out of curiosity, is it the question-asking, the answer that dismisses the question, or the combination of the two that you find annoying? I think I find the answer in your example above more annoying, but having read numerous VCO3 threads/trainwrecks that began “Why does X do Y?,” I can kind of understand why people feel compelled to do that. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/84 "2008-09-22T14:36:14Z")
> [@Greg\_Charles](#): > > I also hate the horribly twee “methinks”. Who talks like that? From ‘Cheers’ Diane: “Methinks he doth protest too much.” Woody: “Shouldn’t that be ‘I thinks,’ Miss Chambers?” ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/85 "2008-09-22T14:44:59Z")
> [@Mosier](#): > > I never thought about that. Why DO we bold usernames, anyway? Simple - it’s easier to spot that someone has addressed their post to you (or has mentioned you in their post for another reason) if your username is bolded because it jumps out from the rest of the text. You’d probably be quicker to notice **Mosier** in a large block of text when it’s bolded, as opposed to if I’d just left it as-is. Of course, it’s totally redundant if you’ve quoted that poster as well, since the quote should be enough to catch their attention. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/86 "2008-09-22T14:50:23Z")
I have been told that thousands of years ago, the Romans had a language in which the plural of ‘forum’ was ‘fora’. However modern English has acquired words from many languages and cultures and does not need to refer back to the original (especially if it’s a dead language). ‘Curry’, ‘schadenfreude’ and ‘laser’ are all now English. It is silly to use Latin rules to make the plurals of any of them. So the plural of ‘forum’ is ‘forums’. The plural of ‘bum’ is ‘bums’. Per ardua ad astra! ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/87 "2008-09-22T14:51:35Z")
Per ardua ad astrums? ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/88 "2008-09-22T15:00:58Z")
> [@even\_sven](#): > > “For some reason.” > > Dude, _everything_ is for some reason. There is never a need to state that out loud. My thought is that the phrase implies that the reason is unknown to the person making the statement. At least, that’s how I use it. Often, someone will volunteer the reason they believe for the statement at which point, I can decide whether to adopt the belief as my own. For \*that \*reason, I have no issues with it. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/89 "2008-09-22T15:08:47Z")
> [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](#): > > My thought is that the phrase implies that the reason is unknown to the person making the statement. At least, that’s how I use it. Often, someone will volunteer the reason they believe for the statement at which point, I can decide whether to adopt the belief as my own. For \*that \*reason, I have no issues with it. The thing is, I often find myself using meaningless filler phrases in real life\* and they sometimes carry over into the words I type here. Isuspect that’s how some people interpret “for some reason”. \*such as “the thing is” ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/90 "2008-09-22T15:17:18Z")
Said/typed: “For _some_ reason…” Implied: “…but damned if I know what it is.” ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/91 "2008-09-22T15:17:32Z")
Using Hi Opal! for a list is way overused, but only bothers me slightly when used to fill out a list. What really pisses me off is this: [ol] [li]Carrots[/li][li]Apples[/li][li]Hi, Opal![/li][li]Bananas[/li][li]Cheetos[/li][/ol] Her original complaint is that a list needs to be \>2 things, right? It you already have 3 or more, it doesn’t make sense to just stick it in the third slot. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/92 "2008-09-22T15:17:55Z")
A common SDMBism is believing that most internet memes are SDMB originated. It wouldn’t be of note except for the fact that this often comes from those members who think this is the gathering of the internet’s best. A fun link: [http://www.dipity.com/user/tatercakes/timeline/Internet\_Memes](http://www.dipity.com/user/tatercakes/timeline/Internet_Memes) ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/93 "2008-09-22T15:19:10Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > The thing is, I often find myself using meaningless filler phrases in real life\* and they sometimes carry over into the words I type here. Isuspect that’s how some people interpret “for some reason”. > \*such as “the thing is” Ok, I see what you mean. Even I am guilty of using “in real life” despite the fact that conversing with relative, but fascinatingly alive, strangers on an internet message board is a distinctly real–as opposed to imaginary–experience. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/94 "2008-09-22T15:19:19Z")
> [@glee](#): > > I have been told that thousands of years ago, the Romans had a language in which the plural of ‘forum’ was ‘fora’. > > However modern English has acquired words from many languages and cultures and does not need to refer back to the original (especially if it’s a dead language). > > ‘Curry’, ‘schadenfreude’ and ‘laser’ are all now English. It is silly to use Latin rules to make the plurals of any of them. > > So the plural of ‘forum’ is ‘forums’. The plural of ‘bum’ is ‘bums’. > > Per ardua ad astra! And let’s not forget viriiiyiiii. Nothing wrong with viruses. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/95 "2008-09-22T15:40:26Z")
> [@Student\_Driver](#): > > Out of curiosity, is it the question-asking, the answer that dismisses the question, or the combination of the two that you find annoying? It’s the answer that dismisses the question, because it totally dismisses what could be a very real phenomenon. Another example: Q: Why are black people more likely to smoke menthol cigarettes than those who aren’t black? A: I never heard of or met any black people that smoke menthols. In fact, all of the people I know or have met who smoke menthols are upper-middle-class WASPS, and I live in Harlem. I can understand that it’s a natural reaction to VCO3-type posts (“Why are black people so loud?”, etc), but I’ve seen the response to more legitimate, sensitively-worded questions as well. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/96 "2008-09-22T15:45:02Z")
> [@Sapo](#): > > A common SDMBism is believing that most internet memes are SDMB originated. It wouldn’t be of note except for the fact that this often comes from those members who think this is the gathering of the internet’s best. > > A fun link: > [http://www.dipity.com/user/tatercakes/timeline/Internet\_Memes](http://www.dipity.com/user/tatercakes/timeline/Internet_Memes) I dunno if this post is addressed to my OP specifically but I will defend myself by saying that the only other messageboard that I regularly read and post to is Irish and none of the three things I posted that irk me have I ever noticed there. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/97 "2008-09-22T15:48:40Z")
> [@Sapo](#): > > A common SDMBism is believing that most internet memes are SDMB originated. This is why the thread has become a more general ‘things that irk you online’. If it just covered proper, unique SDMBisms then it would only take three posts to cover 'em all. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/98 "2008-09-22T16:01:40Z")
I was reading through this, proud of my own tolerance, because none of these things really bother me. Then someone mentioned cats. I hate cat threads, and I don’t even read them. They just irritate the crap out of me. That’s another one that carries into real life, though. There was a woman at work with a picture of her cat on her wall with a caption that said, “Percy is purrrrrfect” and I wanted to stab her. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/99 "2008-09-22T16:03:07Z")
I, for one, welcome our \. Just bloody stop it, it isn’t funny ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614/100 "2008-09-22T16:09:04Z")
> [@Usram](#): > > Finishing some dismissive comment with “m’kay?” In general, people are often needlessly confrontational on message boards (me too, on occasion), but there’s no excuse for being deliberately patronising. I don’t care how right you are or how silly the other person’s views were, if you use “m’kay?” I will automatically take their side. Similar to this, finishing a dismissive comment with “didn’t think so.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbisms-that-irk-me-for-some-reason/464614.md?page=6)