# Thread topics you never want to see again **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 27, 2012, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134 "2012-02-27T09:03:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/41 "2012-02-27T19:29:38Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > “I am having an extremely complicated relationship crisis that I will explain to you in eight paragraphs with very minimal punctuation.” Or its even more annoying cousin, the “I am having an extremely complicated relationship crisis that I will explain to you in ONE paragraph that extends for eight pages, with very minimal punctuation and the principals referred to by letters rather than names. Oh, and by the way, I am young and hip and think capitalization is a tool of The Man (pardon me, ‘the man’) so I’m not going to use it” thread. Dude/lady, by the time I get through five lines of your turgid prose, I don’t give a damn if A is doing it to B while C, who used to be good friends with Q, and D, who can’t stand Y and is by the way a housecat, hang around H&M discussing the infidelities of G and P. You don’t need the SDMB, you need a very patient algebra teacher. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/42 "2012-02-27T19:43:05Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > Every time I look it seems like someone has started yet another **We Have Pigeon Eggs!** thread. If I’m not mistaken, it’s the same damned thread that gets resurrected from time-to-time. It’s has more posts as the Bakers Dozen thread. (I’ve never opened it.) ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/43 "2012-02-27T20:03:28Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > If I’m not mistaken, it’s the same damned thread that gets resurrected from time-to-time. It’s has more posts as the Bakers Dozen thread. (I’ve never opened it.) I was thinking “it couldn’t possibly be the same thread. Because if is the same thread it must have more posts by now than the Baker’s Dozen thread.” 😉 No, I just like to pick on that thread. A while back when someone asked “how do you know if you’ve had too much to drink?” my answer was, if I find myself posting in the thread We Have Pigeon Eggs! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/44 "2012-02-27T20:05:55Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > I was thinking “it couldn’t possibly be the same thread. Because if is the same thread it must have more posts by now than the Baker’s Dozen thread.” 😉 > > No, I just like to pick on that thread. A while back when someone asked “how do you know if you’ve had too much to drink?” my answer was, if I find myself posting in the thread We Have Pigeon Eggs! Looks like I was drunk when I posted above. I shouldn’t let this work thing distract me as much. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/45 "2012-02-27T20:06:11Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > TMI bowel movement/constipation/regularity/hemorrhoids/diarrhea threads. Jesus, just like a bunch of old men who meet for coffee every morning at Denny’s … over half the traffic on this board is stuff going in or out of your body in one fashion or another. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/46 "2012-02-27T20:21:02Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > On the other hand, we don’t have nearly enough cyst/boil/pimple threads. It was a gummi bear. ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/47 "2012-02-27T21:42:15Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > But those people still need to tell us what do they like and dislike, if we’re to point them at stuff they may like. If someone tells me they hate architecture I won’t send them to the Sagrada Familia, if someone tells me they hate sports I won’t send them to Camp Nou, if someone tells me they can’t stand crowds I won’t point them to Las Ramblas. I have no idea where those places are, other than somewhere in Spain because you’re **Nava**. 😃 I think people were talking about things like a Canadian asking what to do in New York, or a Dubliner asking what to do in London. Dude, everyone in North America knows what kind of attractions are in New York. Like greenery? Central Park! Like shopping? Fifth Avenue! Like live entertainment? Broadway! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/48 "2012-02-27T21:43:26Z")
> [@kushiel](#): > > I have no idea where those places are, other than somewhere in Spain because you’re **Nava**. 😃 I think people were talking about things like a Canadian asking what to do in New York, or a Dubliner asking what to do in London. Dude, everyone in North America knows what kind of attractions are in New York. Like greenery? Central Park! Like shopping? Fifth Avenue! Like live entertainment? Broadway! Those don’t bother me. I live three hours away from NYC and I might ask. Not “What is there to do in NYC” but “What things haven’t I thought of” and “this is my timeframe”. Why not? It helps to have other people’s input! ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/49 "2012-02-27T21:59:36Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Those don’t bother me. I live three hours away from NYC and I might ask. Not “What is there to do in NYC” but “What things haven’t I thought of” and “this is my timeframe”. > > Why not? It helps to have other people’s input! But that’s different than just making an OP saying ‘What is there to do in New York?’. You’re talking more about ‘Are there any hidden gems to eat at near my hotel?’. It actually doesn’t bother me, I just hopped into this discussion, ha ha. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/50 "2012-02-27T22:08:10Z")
“[Random innocuous phrase] makes me want to gouge my/their/my dog’s eyes out.” Yes, we get it. You can’t stand that some people don’t talk exactly the same way you do. Cope. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/51 "2012-02-27T22:23:17Z")
Threads discussing the possible reasons for the swiss cheese-smell behind one’s ears. Granted, I’ve only seen this topic discussed once but once is more than enough for me. It had 40 different posters digging behind their ears and posting about what their fingers came back smelling like. It was thoroughly disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/52 "2012-02-27T22:46:38Z")
> [@Agent\_Foxtrot](#): > > Mafia. Please create a subforum for the 29,152 Mafia threads. I would love that. The mods would never do it but I would love it because then we could have threads for each day and that would make me ever so happy. I don’t need to see another thread about no problem vs. you’re welcome. Put on your big kid panties and deal with the fact that life is not Burger King. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/53 "2012-02-27T22:55:44Z")
If Evolution is Real, then How Come \_\_\_\_\_\_ ? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/54 "2012-02-27T22:57:44Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Threads discussing the possible reasons for the swiss cheese-smell behind one’s ears. Granted, I’ve only seen this topic discussed once but once is more than enough for me. It had 40 different posters digging behind their ears and posting about what their fingers came back smelling like. It was thoroughly disgusting. Resisting…urge…to smell ears… ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/55 "2012-02-27T23:02:41Z")
Well, I don’t know about you but my ears smell like lilacs and sunshine. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/56 "2012-02-27T23:19:04Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Well, I don’t know about you but my ears smell like lilacs and sunshine. …cheesy lilacs and sunshine? ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/57 "2012-02-27T23:19:53Z")
If your lilacs smell like cheese, you’re gardening wrong. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/58 "2012-02-27T23:24:35Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Shoes off or on in the house. We’ve done it to death, and I for one am tired of trying to explain to people who don’t want to understand that there are cultures in the world other than their own that don’t do things exactly the same as they do. Y’know, I always hear about this one being overdone. I think I’ve referred to it as overdone before. But now that I think about it…I can’t remember it in actuality. It’s something that was “old and overdone” before I started lurking here, kind of like how Saturday Night Live always used to be funnier. So when was the last time/how often does it \*really \*come up? ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/59 "2012-02-27T23:44:00Z")
[Here’s one from 2007.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=419493) But that one was specifically started with the debate in mind. I think a lot of them get started because someone said, “Oh no, what’s next, shoes on or off?” and someone else says, “off, obvs.” and we’re off. The answer is off, by the way. ---
**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:** [February 28, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134/60 "2012-02-28T00:01:49Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Oh and anything with “MMP” in the title. I may be completely off base because I’ve never actually read one; they just irritate me with the air of Mumsnet smuggery that wafts off them. We’re not smug at all. We love everybody! (including you) 😃 The MMP is just a place for people to get together and chat about whatever inane (or not so inane) thing comes to mind. It’s sort of like a microcosm of MPSIMS. This week, for instance, we’re talking about caring for folks who’ve had a TIA, folks with dementia, issues with college, our own health issues, and very moldy coffee pots just to name a few. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-topics-you-never-want-to-see-again/614134.md?page=4)