# Stop this

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 15, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360 "2009-12-15T15:21:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/1 "2009-12-15T15:21:35Z")

</div>

This.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/2 "2009-12-15T15:24:40Z")

</div>

That.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/3 "2009-12-15T15:25:20Z")

</div>

> [@Eutychus](#):
>
> That.

+1

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/4 "2009-12-15T15:26:38Z")

</div>

Oh mi godd i’ve gon e blindd,

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/5 "2009-12-15T15:28:51Z")

</div>

> [@lissener](#):
>
> This.

QFT!! 😛

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/6 "2009-12-15T15:30:20Z")

</div>

The other thing!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/7 "2009-12-15T15:32:58Z")

</div>

Lissener had to be so _certain_ this thread would turn into this, that he should have just put it in The Game Room

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/8 "2009-12-15T15:36:05Z")

</div>

> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#):
>
> Lissener had to be so _certain_ this thread would turn into this, that he should have just put it in The Game Room

That’s what SHE said!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Pray\_for\_peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/9 "2009-12-15T15:39:51Z")

</div>

> [@lissener](#):
>
> This.

Word.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/10 "2009-12-15T15:40:15Z")

</div>

> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#):
>
> Lissener had to be so _certain_ this thread would turn into this, that he should have just put it in The Game Room

Th… Er. I mean, I know, right? I even thought to myself, while in the act of contributing to it, “This is kind of obvious,” but the urge is irresistible. You cannot expect people to have enough willpower not to do this. I mean seriously.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/11 "2009-12-15T15:43:18Z")

</div>

> [@lissener](#):
>
> This.

You betcha!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/12 "2009-12-15T15:47:32Z")

</div>

!this

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/13 "2009-12-15T15:50:29Z")

</div>

I heartily endorse these remarks or comments.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/14 "2009-12-15T15:55:53Z")

</div>

No.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/15 "2009-12-15T15:57:20Z")

</div>

This  
Shit  
Hits  
It’s H  
His T  
Sith  
Hist

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/16 "2009-12-15T15:57:48Z")

</div>

I propose a new acronym to include when quoting posts: **THIS**.

**T** ry  
**H** arder,  
**I** t  
**S** ucks.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Translucent\_Daydream](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/translucent_daydream/32/16170_2.png) [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/17 "2009-12-15T15:58:56Z")

</div>

**Lumpy** for the content win.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/18 "2009-12-15T16:06:44Z")

</div>

We just did “this” a few months ago in this forum.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/19 "2009-12-15T16:12:42Z")

</div>

> [@Smeghead](#):
>
> No.

Damn you.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360/20 "2009-12-15T16:16:33Z")

</div>

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer does [this](http://www.thistv.com/movies).

[Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-this/521360.md?page=2)
