# Sigs you think are truly moronic **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 4, 2003, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312 "2003-11-04T07:57:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/1 "2003-11-04T07:57:25Z")
Yeah, it’s tame by Pit standards, but what the hell. And no, it’s not an invitation to name particular posters and state why you think their sig screams “I Took The Short Bus To School!” It’s just that I’ve been getting e-mails from a new acquaintence (off the Boards, I swear) and her sig – which she appends to every single e-mail she sends – is: “A life without cause is a life without effect – _Barbarella_.” Okay. First: Barbarella? Your meaningful quote is from _Barbarella_? One of the worst cheese-fest excuses for bad sci-fi that ever existed? The movie in which a badly be-wigged Jane Fonda has hand sex? _That_ Barbarella? Because that’s not a work of art generally held to convey a lot of relevance and depth. Second: Isn’t that quote pretty much 100% wrong? Doesn’t even quoting it as a profundity indicate you have no recognition of the law of unintended consequences? Lots of what we do in life is without cause (or motive, or intent) but sure as hell has effect. The hearts we didn’t mean to break. The way we drifted into a job, or a school, or a life. The consequences of apathy and indifference. The irony is, this girl fancies herself a bit of an activist, so what I really think she means is “life without _a_ cause is a life without effect,” but that’s still so facile as to be just plain wrong. I can deal with sigs that are are meant to be funny or ironic, but are stupid; I’m finding it harder to deal with ones that are serious and “profound” – but stupid. Anyway, I said this was lame. But every time I get an e-mail from this chick I think “that’s the most retarded sig I’ve ever seen.” So I thought I’d share. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/2 "2003-11-04T08:13:58Z")
May I? ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/3 "2003-11-04T08:15:04Z")
Whoops! Try again: ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/4 "2003-11-04T10:37:35Z")
I have no idea what you’re talking about… ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/5 "2003-11-04T11:28:02Z")
_Barbarella_. Tssssk. At least I’m properly pretentious. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/6 "2003-11-04T11:39:15Z")
I hate stupid sigs. * * * _I burning your dog_ **Thaidog** [Visit my science site](http://www.timecube.com/)! ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/7 "2003-11-04T11:48:06Z")
I just don’t like sigs at all unless they’re promoting something worthwhile ( **Paul in Saudi** ’s springs to mind). ---
**Author:** ![zut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zut/32/2875_2.png) [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/8 "2003-11-04T12:22:54Z")
You realize, **Jodi** , that a topic like this is just an invitation for people to parade out fake stupid sigs, don’t you? Plus, I’m rather miffed that you’ve singles me out in such a blatant way. * * * I Took The Short Bus To School! ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/9 "2003-11-04T12:30:40Z")
**Coldfire’s** sig is pretty good, **zut**. I’ve been running that thing for a while now, but I’d never gotten around to joining the SD team until today. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/10 "2003-11-04T12:31:36Z")
I should qualify my “worthwhile” statement. I should really say “unless they have a purpose”. Self-promoting ones really get to me tho. ---
**Author:** ![MidnightRadio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@MidnightRadio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MidnightRadio)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/11 "2003-11-04T12:58:53Z")
Actually, I Googled the phrase, “A life without cause is a life without effect” and found at least one [site](http://www.peakpotentials.com/coursesandcamps/lifedirections/lifedirections_basic.php) that attributes it to Albert Einstein. Maybe _Barbarella_’s screenwriter borrowed the phrase for the movie. Either way, I think it’s a great signature line. Is it possible that this new acquaintance of yours intends it to be a joke? Like you said, the idea of using a line, _any_ line, from _Barbarella_ is pretty laughable. Maybe that’s the point. At least, I know that’s why I’ve now chosen it for my sig. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/12 "2003-11-04T15:32:48Z")
A stupid sig is a stupid sig. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/13 "2003-11-04T15:53:25Z")
When in Rome. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/14 "2003-11-04T19:16:26Z")
I suspect I may be missing something in reading this thread with the “disable signatures” option activate. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/15 "2003-11-04T19:18:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Crusoe \* > \*\*I suspect I may be missing something in reading this thread with the “disable signatures” option activate. \*\* NO! Really? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/16 "2003-11-04T19:35:20Z")
Yep, it sounds a tad jerkish. ---
**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/17 "2003-11-04T19:39:26Z")
I concur etc. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/18 "2003-11-04T19:42:55Z")
I don’t like serious sigs. I prefer stupid, silly, humorous, sarcastic sigs. Or vanity sigs. Whatever. ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/19 "2003-11-04T19:48:59Z")
The ones where people quote every nice thing ever said about them seem a little needy to me. But look at my sig-- what the hell do I know? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/20 "2003-11-04T19:53:18Z")
I’m simply embarrassed by my sig. I’m so damned lazy to come up with/research a new one. I usually forget where mine’s from unless I really think about it. For what it’s worth, it’s from _Ed_. He wanted to see the zebras (apparently). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312.md?page=2)