# Stop with the \. A Template. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 18, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-with-the-twee-posting-behavior-that-annoys-me-personally-a-template/250949 "2004-06-18T00:01:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-with-the-twee-posting-behavior-that-annoys-me-personally-a-template/250949/41 "2004-06-21T21:25:20Z")
Ah, **1934** –then it’s \*not \*a reference to the Teletubbie. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-with-the-twee-posting-behavior-that-annoys-me-personally-a-template/250949/42 "2004-06-21T22:11:19Z")
> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#): > > In which case, allow me to be the first to say that your post pisses me off, albeit not so much as my own post does, and certainly not as much as the posts of anyone who complains about my post will. > > i.e., pre-emptive meta-meta-meta-meta-meta-Pitting. > > Daniel I hate it when people are annoyed by my posts before I even post them. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-with-the-twee-posting-behavior-that-annoys-me-personally-a-template/250949/43 "2004-06-21T22:22:20Z")
RE: American cute and UK cute. First I should note that the UK usage of cute is being rapidly replaced by the American. Secondly it is the same word both sides of the pond, just the emphisis differs. In UK and USA babies, small animals, fluffy toys are all cute. But in UK cute carrys (or perhapse carried) an air of childlike quality such that in UK if you called a man or woman cute it would carry a sense of insult, as it would have been insinuating that they weren’t grown up. So when Back to the Future came out, and M. Fox was described as cute in US, it seemed he was being described as childish to UK ears. **NinetyWT** we should meat together someday 🙂 oh I wish I cood spell. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-with-the-twee-posting-behavior-that-annoys-me-personally-a-template/250949/44 "2004-06-22T08:13:25Z")
**Dooku** is suggesting that this template be used for Pit Threads that complain about a particular posting behavior. Again, the template is meant to be used for \*Pit \*Threads. _ **Pit** _ Threads! Yet, this proposed template contains not a single expletive. No profanity whatsoever in the entire text. This will never do as a template for a Pit Thread. **Dooku** , If I may offer a few suggestions: * * * Why **the fuck** is it that every **ball-licker** on the S **F’n** DMB insists on including \ in their **motherfuckingcocksucking** posts? It’s not **fucking twee** anymore, nor was it ever **fucking twee** to begin with. **Don’t know what “Twee” means? Fuck you too!** I don’t know how many times I’ve seen multiple\*\*-ass\*\* threads with \ in the **altarboy-fondling** title. Or how many **clit-licking** times an interesting thread about something I deem relevant gets de **fucking** railed by **some lame-ass** \ **bullshit** , which inevitably leads to a bunch of **coprophagic bottom-feeding** \ posts in the replies. Why does everyone insist on **wriggling their thumbs around up their own asses**? Can **you assholes** just stop it please? Yes, **dicknose** , I know I don’t have to open those \ threads and I can just **live in a carefully fabricated fantasy world where the president is a good person and** those \ posts **don’t exist** , but **I live in the real world, you America-hating tree hugging traitors, so** I’d rather bring this \ to everyone’s attention by starting a thread about **how it’s going to destroy the last fucking hope of a decent society** , **oblivious to** the irony of same. Oh, and **a big “suck my dick”** to everyone who replies with \ in their **moronic fucking** posts.\* \*By saying that I am now certain that everyone will **probably fist their own sister before even considering** refraining from including \ in their replies. **Fuckbags!** * * * 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-with-the-twee-posting-behavior-that-annoys-me-personally-a-template/250949/45 "2004-06-22T13:16:28Z")
> [@Bippy the Beardless](#): > > Pwincess Pweshious is extremely twee. No, no, no! You’ve got it all wrong. It’s: “Pwincess Pweshious is exTWEEmely twee.” ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-with-the-twee-posting-behavior-that-annoys-me-personally-a-template/250949/46 "2004-06-25T07:03:56Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > **Dooku** is suggesting that this template be used for Pit Threads that complain about a particular posting behavior. Again, the template is meant to be used for \*Pit \*Threads. _ **Pit** _ Threads! Yet, this proposed template contains not a single expletive. No profanity whatsoever in the entire text. This will never do as a template for a Pit Thread. > > **Dooku** , If I may offer a few suggestions: … This thread, and specifically this post, have me laughing hysterically. Regarding the actual topic of the OP (I think), I came in way after most of our little cliches happened, but I am “old” enough to remember the 1920’s style “death rays” phenomenon, and personally, I think you need the “air quotes” around “death rays” otherwise you just look ignorant. > [@Exgineer](#): > > Exactly. I can’t tell you how often I’ve wanted to rant about the “Hi Opal!” thing. It was only marginally funny in the thread where it started and it has long since passed annoying, especially since most of the people doing it these days don’t know why they are and **don’t do it “properly”** anyway. Besides, I believe it is actually possible to have a list with just two items, so there. > > I’m probably being a self-absorbed jerk for even posting about it in this thread. bolding mine I plan to continue what I’ve been doing regarding the Hi Opal thing, which is avoid using it whenever possible. But I’m curious as to how one does it wrong. I assume it would be:[ul] [li]Posters lists the first item[/li][li]Then the next[/li][li]Hi Opal! (Oh so clever)[/li][li]Anyway, now that I’ve gotten my wittiness out of the way, there’s item 3, which is now 4[/li][li]And 5 (would have been 4)[/li][li]And so on…[/li][/ul]Right? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-with-the-twee-posting-behavior-that-annoys-me-personally-a-template/250949/47 "2004-06-25T07:23:30Z")
No, you use it when you only have two items–because \*\*Opal \*\*opined that a list should have at least three items. ---
**Author:** ![thursday\_next](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@thursday\_next](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thursday_next)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-with-the-twee-posting-behavior-that-annoys-me-personally-a-template/250949/48 "2004-06-25T07:44:57Z")
Not to hijack, but since there have been some questions about UK slang, word meanings, ect I thought I might offer this link. Its proven to be rather helpful when I talk to a good friend of mine across the pond. Granted, the words that have popped up in this thread aren’t listed, but it could still prove to be helpful for future reference. 🙂[Slang and colloquialisms of the UK](http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/p.htm) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-with-the-twee-posting-behavior-that-annoys-me-personally-a-template/250949.md?page=2)