# Threads you will not click on **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 31, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778 "2016-03-31T20:19:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/1 "2016-03-31T20:19:36Z")
I have noticed myself avoiding certain thread titles recently. “The World’s Largest Maxi Pad” is my current bugaboo. I’m fairly sure that I’ll regret it if I look, but it won’t go away. Sooner or later it will get me. The Piers Anthony thread and the Hairy Nipples are two that I really wish I had NOT clicked on. How about you: any topics or thread titles that make you cringe? Do you click or not click when that happens? ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/2 "2016-03-31T20:56:45Z")
This one. Shit.:mad: ETA: Figure I’d answer honestly as well. I browse the SDMB at work between tasks. So I don’t click any NSFW or borderline-NSFW topics. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/3 "2016-03-31T21:02:03Z")
“Were you born with hairy nipples?” or something like that. Uh-uh. Not clicking. Although it sounds like it would make for a good prank call. “I’m looking for a Mr. Nipples. First name of Harry.” 😃 “Hey, guys. I’m looking for Harry Nipples.” ---
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/4 "2016-03-31T21:13:20Z")
Anything about bodily functions. Anything about people’s genitals. Anything about pigeon eggs. ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/5 "2016-03-31T21:35:26Z")
Car stuff. I don’t own a car, I don’t even have a driver’s licence, I’m totally uninterested in the mechanical/electronic stuff under the hood. American politics (NN said this or that, is NN eligible for office, did NN violate the rules of the umpteenth amendment) also makes me yawn. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/6 "2016-03-31T22:15:17Z")
People’s boyfriend/girlfriend problems. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/7 "2016-03-31T22:19:30Z")
I generally stay out of Great Debates or Elections or The Pit unless I am SUPER bored…which seems to be often enough. But yeah, I’ve so far steered clear of the maxi pad one as well. And the hairy nipple one is normally something I would have avoided, but I didn’t. It’s actually not too bad. Though I have yet to check it again today. Also, I tend to avoid threads that are already like 4+ pages deep if I haven’t already peeked at them earlier. Unless the topic is an interesting one. Or again, if I’m REALLY bored. ---
**Author:** ![Periwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/8 "2016-03-31T22:52:15Z")
There was one awhile back that was something like “Things you have seen that you wish you could unsee” that I remember thinking “No thanks”. Anything that I think is going to include descriptions of violence/horrible accidents (especially to little kids and pets), I don’t want to see it. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/9 "2016-03-31T23:46:39Z")
> [@Periwinkle](#): > > There was one awhile back that was something like “Things you have seen that you wish you could unsee” that I remember thinking “No thanks”. Anything that I think is going to include descriptions of violence/horrible accidents (especially to little kids and pets), I don’t want to see it. I wish I had your wisdom. I have train wreck syndrome and there are many things I wish I didn’t know about that I forever will. I avoid any threads, however, mentioning bodily grossness like pimples or farts. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/10 "2016-03-31T23:58:21Z")
I skip nearly all “Celebrity Jones has died” threads. Many of 'em, I don’t know anyway. But even the ones I did know…what can anyone say? They’re gone, we loved 'em, life is sad, so it goes. Also the ones specifically about health issues. “My diverticulitis is worse since I had my pancreas removed…” Uh… I can’t think of anything whatever to say, and I don’t really give a rat’s patootie. Hope you get better. Almost any post that opens with, “Ha ha.” That kind of crowing turns me off. Try being a good winner as well as being a good loser. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/11 "2016-04-01T00:51:27Z")
Any thread with the title “[politician name] says/does [totally outrageous thing with no context.]” ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/12 "2016-04-01T01:57:51Z")
Pimple popping. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/13 "2016-04-01T04:23:29Z")
I will not click on anything with my name in the title. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/14 "2016-04-01T04:28:57Z")
> [@Periwinkle](#): > > There was one awhile back that was something like “Things you have seen that you wish you could unsee” that I remember thinking “No thanks”. Anything that I think is going to include descriptions of violence/horrible accidents (especially to little kids and pets), I don’t want to see it. There were several in close proximity a while back, one of which I started. Sorry! :o ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/15 "2016-04-01T04:59:52Z")
Yep, gross stuff is the one that gets my vote. Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/16 "2016-04-01T05:38:36Z")
Game threads. Celebrities whose name I don’t recognise. Sexual Identity threads. Most food threads. Race-baiting bullshit. I’m usually looking for a laugh, or a rant I already agree with. Otherwise I hang out in Cafe Society to talk about TV and movies. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/17 "2016-04-01T07:34:11Z")
Let’s see. I don’t tend to visit the Game Room, or Thread Games (since the Feud went away), or Marketplace, so threads that start there are no-brainers for me. If I suspect it’s another gun control or abortion thread, I steer clear. In Cafe Society, I stay away from threads about shows I don’t watch, particularly if the shows are on premium channels. Also, I’m not interested in hard rock, or the musicians who play it, so those threads are right out. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/18 "2016-04-01T10:56:46Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > I will not click on anything with my name in the title. You should. It’s fun. I don’t click on anything to do with guns, religion, or American politics. I also avoid pet death threads. ---
**Author:** ![Sangahyando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/19 "2016-04-01T11:06:42Z")
I completely avoid the “Elections” sub-forum: being not American, apolitical, and of the “ostrich” school of thought re current affairs. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778/20 "2016-04-01T11:15:04Z")
TMI Bodily functions Sex questions - tho these tend to fall under TMI most of the time, and I honestly don’t get why some folks are so obsessed with the sex lives of others. Religion and politics Threads started by certain individuals - after 2 or 3, you get to realize that the poster is a one-trick pony. I don’t go into games or GD, and rarely look in elections or the pit. For the most part, I come here to relax, share some mindless chatter, and not get all riled up about stuff. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-you-will-not-click-on/750778.md?page=2)