# Sigs you think are truly moronic

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/61 "2003-11-06T07:12:03Z")

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Hell if I even remember what mine is.

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**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/62 "2003-11-06T07:18:08Z")

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Er, maybe I should have USED it then … damned checkboxes.

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**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/63 "2003-11-06T07:29:39Z")

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By the way, just a tip for the folks who never use their sigs except in these sig threads, and are also careful about previewing: If you check the “Show Signature” box, and then preview, the check doesn’t carry over. You have to check it again when you actually submit.

I’ve been burned by that one more than once.

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**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/64 "2003-11-06T13:23:25Z")

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My sig is from an IM conversation, but I find it’s perfect for my occasional sojourns into the Pit…

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**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/65 "2003-11-06T14:56:28Z")

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If someone says something so clever that it makes me laugh out loud, I like to put it in my sig so I can relive the moment over and over.

The following people have had me in hysterics recently:

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/66 "2003-11-06T15:21:30Z")

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My sig du jour (explanations, if needed, upon request):

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**Author:** ![byter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@byter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/byter)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/67 "2003-11-06T20:57:59Z")

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😕

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**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/68 "2003-11-06T23:28:30Z")

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Well, I think my signature is pretty good.

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**Author:** ![Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krisfer_the_Cat)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/69 "2003-11-07T02:41:12Z")

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I got complimented on my sig about two days ago… just when I was thinking of changing it:(

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**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/70 "2003-11-07T06:36:44Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by jjimm \*  
> \*\*I should qualify my “worthwhile” statement. I should really say “unless they have a purpose”. Self-promoting ones really get to me tho. \*\*

Well, some sigs are self-promoting. And some posts are self-promoting.

But here I get to do a self-promoting post and include my self-promoting sig.  
self promotion =====\> If you don’t like your sig, visit the [Let’s flatter each other for sig lines](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=211419) thread.  
Self promoting sig below.

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**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/71 "2003-11-07T07:46:49Z")

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You mean like cheap, overused cliches?

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**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/72 "2003-11-07T12:05:10Z")

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How about if it’s a moronic statement that puts food on your table?

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**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/73 "2003-11-07T12:12:02Z")

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Well, y’know…

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**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/74 "2003-11-07T15:33:55Z")

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I just remembered what my sig is. What ever happened to that bizarro SDMB site?

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**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/75 "2003-11-07T16:14:21Z")

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I am fully aware I have a stupid sig.

I intended it to be stupid.

Evil geniuses need a vacation too.

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**Author:** ![Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krisfer_the_Cat)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/76 "2003-11-07T16:32:03Z")

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My sig on another board: Signature? No one told me I needed a signature! How do I get one? Is Wal Mart having a sale 😕 Great, now I have stress and I STILL NEED A SIGNATURE!  
I think its pretty good actually.

Me and Wallace Shawn are probly the only one who do though:D

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**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/77 "2003-11-07T17:13:36Z")

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The self-promoting sigs get on my nerves, too. They’re just plain conceited.

Ava

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**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/78 "2003-11-07T17:24:47Z")

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Sig? We don’t need no stinkin’ sigs!

Oh, wait. Yes we do.

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**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/79 "2003-11-07T17:27:24Z")

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So here it is, in the non-dorked-up post!

:o

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**Author:** ![Herge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Herge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Herge)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs-you-think-are-truly-moronic/211312/80 "2003-11-07T18:26:11Z")

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My sig and location are connected. No prizes for guessing the connection.

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