# To Hawkins (and other "im not interested in this thread!" idiots) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 14, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hawkins-and-other-im-not-interested-in-this-thread-idiots/463565 "2008-09-14T16:18:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hawkins-and-other-im-not-interested-in-this-thread-idiots/463565/21 "2008-09-15T17:03:39Z")
> [@ArizonaTeach](#): > > Tldr I got bored after the d. ---
**Author:** ![AT\_Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@AT\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AT_Love)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hawkins-and-other-im-not-interested-in-this-thread-idiots/463565/22 "2008-09-15T17:10:27Z")
I spend the majority of my time composting in my backyard, whats a “thread”? ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hawkins-and-other-im-not-interested-in-this-thread-idiots/463565/23 "2008-09-15T19:27:25Z")
I am divided on this – on a message board, it’s the most asinine thing. I mean, if you’re not interested, don’t open the thread. Trust me, there are a fucking metric assload of threads I won’t open because I am completely uninterested in them. IRL, it does sometimes become relevant – a coworker asked me “what do you think of that woman that killed her husband for watching Keeping up with the Kardashians?” I had to say, “honestly, I don’t have an opinion, since I hadn’t heard anything about it and I have no idea what that show is, since I don’t watch much television.” Would I ever walk over, say “hi guys, whatcha talkin’ about?” and then shit on their conversation because I don’t watch television/listen to pop music/eat sushi/whatever other thing I am completely uninterested in? No. That’s just stupid. Would I announce “oh, I am so completely uninterested in \ because \”? Again, no, because it’s just fucking stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Hawkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@Hawkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkins)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hawkins-and-other-im-not-interested-in-this-thread-idiots/463565/24 "2008-09-15T20:29:43Z")
Now that I have been rightly chastised, I would like to say that your points are well taken and that I will refrain from repeating my mistake. I can afford to be magnanimous about this because I have many other mistakes that I can fall back on. Cheers. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hawkins-and-other-im-not-interested-in-this-thread-idiots/463565/25 "2008-09-15T22:15:16Z")
> [@Hawkins](#): > > Now that I have been rightly chastised, I would like to say that your points are well taken and that I will refrain from repeating my mistake. > > I can afford to be magnanimous about this because I have many other mistakes that I can fall back on. > > Cheers. Don’t we all! As far as annoying habits go, at least yours was better than, say, poking people all the time, like I do. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hawkins-and-other-im-not-interested-in-this-thread-idiots/463565/26 "2008-09-15T23:05:19Z")
> [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](#): > > Don’t we all! As far as annoying habits go, at least yours was better than, say, poking people all the time, like I do. or bragging about how many mistakes one has to fall back on. I hate that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hawkins-and-other-im-not-interested-in-this-thread-idiots/463565.md?page=1)