# Thread topics you don't want to see again, at least for awhile **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 29, 2007, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320 "2007-08-29T03:33:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/1 "2007-08-29T03:33:07Z")
And yes I know this topic itself is a repeat, but it’s been about 6-9 months, so time for a revisiting. 1. Worst commercials. Yeah, yeah, we all get to rag on Bob the Enzyte Man and the Geico Caveman-I get it. Wait until a brand new campaign of an extremely odious nature starts airing, then we can wind it all up again. And then someone inevitably posts a “Best Commercials” thread… 2. With both the movie and the book now out for a month now, I think the Harry Potter discussions here have pretty much run their course for the moment. ---
**Author:** ![some\_white\_dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@some\_white\_dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/some_white_dude)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/2 "2007-08-29T04:03:00Z")
**Call me ThreadKiller™!** ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/3 "2007-08-29T04:45:41Z")
1. **Some politician did/said/thought something bad!** aka **CheneyBushRumsfeldGonzales** The same posters saying the same thing and the same posters defending 'em. 2. **Hillary Clinton** anything. Same reason. 3. **Global Warming** anything. Same reason, except they’re usually started by guests who say the same thing as the last guest. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/4 "2007-08-29T05:04:57Z")
Beat to it by **TOS**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/5 "2007-08-29T05:17:23Z")
Atheists vs. religious people. Ed ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/6 "2007-08-29T06:10:37Z")
Anything sequential. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/7 "2007-08-29T06:23:47Z")
**Thread topics you don’t want to see again** That meta-thread stuff… gah. (Oh, the irony.) ---
**Author:** ![Secret\_Volcano\_Lair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Secret\_Volcano\_Lair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Secret_Volcano_Lair)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/8 "2007-08-29T06:24:33Z")
**CATS! CATS! CATS!** ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/9 "2007-08-29T07:13:29Z")
Was using the atom bomb against Japan a bad idea? Why don’t people making x-rated movies get arrested for prostitution? ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/10 "2007-08-29T08:52:25Z")
[QUOTE=bigbabysweets2000] Beat to it by **TOS**. 😃 [/QUOTE] And doubly beat to it by **TOS** and **BBS2k** ---
**Author:** ![Surok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Surok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surok)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/11 "2007-08-29T09:15:24Z")
Shoes on\ off indoors. I’ve only been here a year, and it seems to be an almost permanent fixture. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/12 "2007-08-29T09:54:23Z")
[QUOTE=Surok] Shoes on\ off indoors. I’ve only been here a year, and it seems to be an almost permanent fixture. [/QUOTE] My bad. Had I ever noticed it before, I would not have made that mistake repeat itself. Funny, I was going to mention that topic myself, once it was made clear that this is not a new discussion to the boards. ---
**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:** [August 29, 2007, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/13 "2007-08-29T10:00:33Z")
All of them. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/14 "2007-08-29T10:14:31Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] All of them. [/QUOTE] Dude, that’s easy to fix. Just select the box next to “Ignore all threads” You’ll get to read the stickies and forum descriptions for as long as you want, without the annoying thread titles getting in the way. Just make sure to not accidentally put yourself on the ignore list, otherwise the Internet will explode. ---
**Author:** ![rhythmonly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@rhythmonly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhythmonly)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/15 "2007-08-29T17:10:54Z")
1. Tipping. No, not cows. 2. Was I/Should I/Can I/Do you think I…? No. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_a\_Platypus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Not\_a\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_a_Platypus)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/16 "2007-08-29T17:16:09Z")
“Why do women/men do \_\_\_?” It’s always asked like there’s supposed to be one definite catch-all answer, but there just can’t be. All you can get are 20 people saying totally different things, leaving you exactly where you started. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/17 "2007-08-29T17:33:37Z")
[QUOTE=Surok] Shoes on\ off indoors. [/QUOTE] AMEN. **Other People’s Bratty Children** **Why Don’t Girls Like Nice Guys?** ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/18 "2007-08-29T17:34:24Z")
**Indoor versus Outdoor Cats: A Duel to the Death** ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/19 "2007-08-29T17:43:42Z")
“ZOMG I shared airspace with a female! What now??” ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320/20 "2007-08-29T17:54:22Z")
A basically interesting topic that just seems to be posted anew every 6 months, year in, year out: **Guys, what movies make you cry?** And a CS theme that I’m utterly sick of is anything that gives people an excuse to point out how elite and snobby and erudite they are by bashing popular things. (I’m proposing a new standard SDMB acronym: **JBIPDMING** , pronounced “jib-ip-ming”, which stands for Just Because It’s Popular Doesn’t Mean It’s Not Good.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-dont-want-to-see-again-at-least-for-awhile/417320.md?page=2)