# Things that have been "done to death" on the SDMB **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 28, 2007, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037 "2007-11-28T15:45:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/1 "2007-11-28T15:45:51Z")
I read in a thread here somewhere that questions/complaints about board performance had been “done to death”. The plane on a treadmill thing has pretty much run it’s course, too (in all honesty I can’t imagine how or why it gripped the imagination of dopers in the first place). I’ve posted a lot about my balls and my various sexual perversions, but I don’t think that stuff _ever_ gets old. Care to add anything to the list? Are there any thread titles you see and sigh _“Again?”_ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/2 "2007-11-28T15:48:09Z")
Things that have been done to death on the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/3 "2007-11-28T15:52:13Z")
**twickster** stole my answer. I was going to add a few more, but you know, even though we see some topics pop up over and over again (“Where did you get your user name from?”, e.g.) I don’t really mind, because every time it comes up again, we generally see some fresh faces posting. I mean, just because someone asked everyone to post where they lived back in 2002 doesn’t mean we can never ask that question again. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/4 "2007-11-28T15:57:57Z")
[QUOTE=MsWhatsit] **twickster** stole my answer. I was going to add a few more, but you know, even though we see some topics pop up over and over again (“Where did you get your user name from?”, e.g.) I don’t really mind, because every time it comes up again, we generally see some fresh faces posting. I mean, just because someone asked everyone to post where they lived back in 2002 doesn’t mean we can never ask that question again. [/QUOTE] I agree, this is an issue those of us who have been here for a while will just have to live with. New People join all the time, and sometimes they want to ask questions that have been asked her ad nauseum…just the name of game. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/5 "2007-11-28T16:01:41Z")
Global Warming. Bush Sucks. How does _something_ hurt the Democrats? What are Hillary’s chances? Bush did something that sucks. Someone else did something, so Bush sucks. Why did my thread get closed? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/6 "2007-11-28T16:07:53Z")
Anything to do with cats, Lord of the Rings, or whatever inane television show. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/7 "2007-11-28T16:09:18Z")
Every time a movie is made that originally came from another source, such as a book or a Broadway play, the movie _sucks_, man. It’s _so_ stupid. They changed _everything_ that made it good, man. [Performer/Director] is a no-talent _hack_. Oy, the drama. ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/8 "2007-11-28T16:09:34Z")
I’ll throw a log on the fire. 😉 James Randi and the Million Dollar Challenge issue. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/9 "2007-11-28T16:09:35Z")
Threads with MMP in the title - seems like we have one every bloody week! ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/10 "2007-11-28T16:24:42Z")
Geeze, nobody’s mentioned “gun stuff”? Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/11 "2007-11-28T16:40:21Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] Threads with MMP in the title - seems like we have one every bloody week! [/QUOTE] \ ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/12 "2007-11-28T16:42:22Z")
Anything that has ‘jumped the shark.’ ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/13 "2007-11-28T16:46:13Z")
Smilies. ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/14 "2007-11-28T16:47:53Z")
Why do girls only date assholes? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/15 "2007-11-28T16:48:14Z")
Is God a homo? ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/16 "2007-11-28T16:52:37Z")
"Should I ask her out?’ ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/17 "2007-11-28T16:53:57Z")
[QUOTE=Always Brings Pie] Anything that has ‘jumped the shark.’ [/QUOTE] It’s really time for a new phrase to mean the same thing, because if you’re closest cultural touchstone is Happy Days then you’ve, well, you know. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/18 "2007-11-28T17:06:48Z")
In Soviet Russia, dead things on the Dope do you! j/k actually. I know it annoys the crap out of some people, but an appropriately-timed (and -themed) Smirnoff line always makes me smile. ---
**Author:** ![rhythmonly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@rhythmonly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhythmonly)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/19 "2007-11-28T17:19:55Z")
1. Have I/Was I/Should I threads. If you have to ask a question like that here, then You did/You were/You should have. 2. The Simplest Task Query. Not limited to but including: Cleaning something. Ironing something. Cooking something. Maintaining something. Looking something up. I’ve always thought that the folks here were a fairly erudite bunch, but do you seriously mean to tell me that a Doper needs an opinion on how he should wash his fucking car? ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037/20 "2007-11-28T17:38:43Z")
There’s a bajillion “Ask the \_\_\_\_\_” threads out there. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-been-done-to-death-on-the-sdmb/428037.md?page=2)