I don’t want to see any more threads about threads I don’t want to see again.
Sorry, it has to be done. Carry on.
The “where did this meme start?” threads. DKDC.
Those threads are funny. Anybody who has experienced long-term cohabitation knows there are little things about the other person that will drive you up the wall. It helps to share, and laugh about them.
I’m really sick of threads that celebrate sociopathology or misanthropy. Like, ‘‘Am I the only person who doesn’t give a shit about humanity?’’ And then forty people come in to talk about how apathetic they are to the existence of others, so they can all feel better about being misanthropes. Lame.
I will nominate any thread that starts with “Am I the only person who…”
Yes. You are the only person in the entire universe who doesn’t like the Simpsons anymore/freezes soup to eat later/didn’t watch the Oscars.
I know it’s just a figure of speech, but it’s a stupid figure of speech and it annoys me.
Seconded.
I see MsWhatsit isn’t the only person who does that!
Threads that start, “Am I the only one who…”
The answer is always no. Regardless of what the rest of the sentence is - “Am I the only one who likes sucking toes?” “Am I the only one who licks babies heads when mothers aren’t looking?” “Am I the only one who eats raw chicken with grape jam?” there is ALWAYS someone who will join in and agree with you. Sometimes I think this board is linked to “Fringeoddballs dot com”.
Also, when people ask, "Is there anything to do in [fill in blank of large city]?
Seriously, if you can’t think of anything to do when you visit London, Paris, New York, Rome or similar large city, you probably shouldn’t be spending money to go there. I can understand if you are going to Butte, Montana or Tempe, Arizona - even locals ask that question - but when visiting one of the major world city that attracts tourists around the world, and a place that has thousands of guide books available online, it just seems kind of silly to ask, “Is there anything to do there?”
At least ask if there are any secret, special out-of-the-ordinary things to do/see/experience. Otherwise, do you really need someone to point out that Buckingham Palace is in London?
They could be funny; they can also be seen as snarky and passive/aggressive. For every one poster that you can tell really loves their SO and is laughing about it, there are three where I wonder wtf are you with this person? As long as we’re talking about over-done topics, I think it qualifies.
Now those threads are effin’ funny.
DKDC? What is this some new meme I haven’t heard about? Where did it start?
I was reminded of a couple more:
Gun rights
abortion
No one will ever bend on these issues. Just move on already.
How is meme formed? How message boards get pragnent?
I think people do change their minds on gun rights, although probably not because of threads on the subject.
What I’d like to see stop is those silly thinly veiled sort of “analogy” threads that are obviously serving a gross purpose of allowing the OP to say “Aha! Gotcha! You really DO think abortion is murder!”
I would be quite content to never see another Pit thread about Joe Paterno.
I don’t mind those. It seems like most travel shows and guidebooks always mention the same sorts of places; art museums, castles, gardens, etc. My favorite places tend to be a little more offbeat; the science museum in Vienna, Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, lots more. Guidebooks haven’t been much help for the borderline obscure places.
I don’t think I’ve ever started a “what to see in X” thread, but there’s such a breadth of experience here that it seems like it would be a good place for it.
I figure those are stealth-bragging. Neener neener I’m going to Paris and you’re stuck in Iowa! The exception would be if you’re asking about out-of-the-way attractions in those places.
But yeah, if you’re going somewhere that’s not a major tourist attraction, ask away.
Why do [some identified group] always [do something or other]?
Assumes facts not in evidence.
“Do hat and hot sound different to you? *Really?*Because I pronounce them exactly the same. Please say where you’re from. Poll coming.”
Only slightly more annoying is that I can’t stop myself replying to them.
"The domestic animal for which I am legally and morally obligated to provide care, succor and shelter is writhing on the ground/making noises it has never made before/spewing precious bodily fluids from one or more orifices.
I think it’s mad at me because I didn’t share my Cheetos with it two months ago. If it doesn’t stop, it’s going to find itself at the animal control facility. What should I do?"
::urge to slap OP upside the head::
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.
Every time I look it seems like someone has started yet another We Have Pigeon Eggs! thread.
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.