# Should Weird Earl's Be Restored? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 20, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709 "2014-12-20T00:15:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/21 "2014-12-20T15:30:38Z")
I almost never go to the front page, so no opinion on the Weird Earls. Regarding Twitter: > [@Ed Zotti](#): > > […] and third, we find we like making up 140-character smart remarks. Who knew? How can you argue with that 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/22 "2014-12-20T15:40:22Z")
In a way reading WE was my introduction to the board. It got me reading threads long before I posted anything or joined. And its one of the main reasons I still check the “home page” every week or so. So my vote is yes. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/23 "2014-12-20T16:48:42Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > In the entire time I’ve been here I don’t think I clicked on Weird Earl once. Ditto. But on that note, why can’t the powers that be tweet out funny links so that the Twitter feed has both SD-related stuff and Weird Earl’s type links? Best of both worlds. Also, someone needs to teach Ed how to use Twitter. Descriptive titles aren’t just a good idea on the SDMB. They’re also helpful when you post links to Twitter. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/24 "2014-12-20T17:35:24Z")
I somehow managed to read the thread title as **“Should Weird Al’s Ears Be Restored?”**. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/25 "2014-12-20T17:55:07Z")
Why can’t there be both? And why wasn’t there an option for that? I’m guessing that means coding would be involved. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/26 "2014-12-20T18:18:13Z")
I never clicked the Weird Earls and I’m not going to use the twitter feed, but combining both things and tweeting the links makes the most sense to me. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/27 "2014-12-20T18:42:59Z")
No Opinion for me. I type an “S” in the address bar and the first two things that pop up are links to Straight Dope User CP and Straight Dope New Posts. I pick the one I want and I rarely ever see the front page. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/28 "2014-12-20T19:06:59Z")
> [@ddsun](#): > > Why can’t there be both? And why wasn’t there an option for that? I’m guessing that means coding would be involved. As far as I know, it’s not an either/or. Restoring Weird Earl’s doesn’t mean that Twitter would be eliminated. ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/29 "2014-12-20T21:20:08Z")
A resounding “yes” for restoring it. Some folks here will be using the Twitter feed, no doubt, and from what Colibri has just said, having both will work. I’ll certainly make as many candidate entries as sufficiently “weird” sites as I come across. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/30 "2014-12-20T23:58:29Z")
I just don’t think Internet weirdos need or deserve any more attention. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/31 "2014-12-21T01:06:54Z")
There should be a weird Earls Forum on the SDMB. But not on the front page. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/32 "2014-12-21T14:35:05Z")
Oh, wait, that’s not a link to a weird SDMB thread? Never mind my vote, then. …OK, actually, I just care less. From “Yes, keep,” to, “Sure, whatever.” ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/33 "2014-12-21T15:40:26Z")
With so many sites out there basically devoted to weird or interesting page spotting, don’t think it’s worth the trouble myself. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/34 "2014-12-21T20:12:36Z")
What **CarnalK** said. The competition to WE is Fark and Reddit. It doesn’t stand a chance. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/35 "2014-12-21T21:31:20Z")
Weird Earl’s feels like an homey leftover from the time of angelfire websites and embedded midi files. I don’t think it really fits anymore. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/36 "2014-12-21T21:39:50Z")
Just curious but did the name come from something specific? Or is “Earl” just a name you’d expect a weird person to have? ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/37 "2014-12-21T21:51:18Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > Just curious but did the name come from something specific? Or is “Earl” just a name you’d expect a weird person to have? Say [it](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_resource_locator) out loud. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/38 "2014-12-21T21:52:14Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > Just curious but did the name come from something specific? Or is “Earl” just a name you’d expect a weird person to have? URL. Although I did in fact know an Earl once who was rather eccentric. That’s probably just a coincidence, though. Edit: Also, ninja’ed. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/39 "2014-12-22T00:03:00Z")
> [@Flywheel](#): > > Say [it](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_resource_locator) out loud. Oh. Most people probably say You Are El, not Earl, thus killing the pun. I know I didn’t get it until reading this. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709/40 "2014-12-22T00:44:37Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > Oh. Most people probably say You Are El, not Earl, thus killing the pun. I know I didn’t get it until reading this. This is another JIFF vs GIF situation. Old out of touch people say “Earl.” Everyone under 40 says U-R-L. Which makes it the perfect pun for the SD homepage actually. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709.md?page=3)