# Topics You Can't Shut Up About **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 5, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275 "2010-08-05T15:28:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/1 "2010-08-05T15:28:31Z")
It seems to me that most people have some topic that, once you get them started talking about it, it takes a great effort to get them to shut up again. For me it’s weight lifting. For my brother it’s baseball. For my officemate it’s the Federal Reserve Bank. For my boyfriend it’s vegetarianism. So I’m wondering … what topic can you enthusiastically talk about long after everyone around you has grown tired of talking about it? ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/2 "2010-08-05T15:57:52Z")
Cats. Biology trivia. The latest interesting science news. My favorite reading material (Discworld and Order of the Stick are good for hours). Theology. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/3 "2010-08-05T16:00:32Z")
Apparently, Sherlock Holmes, at the moment. I’ve been reading through all of Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories, and it has had the effect that I accidentally turned a completely unrelated conversation into an hour-long discussion about different re-imaginings of the Holmes stories. ---
**Author:** ![wolf-alice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9e8a1a/32.png) [@wolf-alice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf-alice)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/4 "2010-08-05T16:01:02Z")
Gossip. The internet. Myself. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/5 "2010-08-05T16:01:29Z")
The military. Whether it’s stories, advice, history, or just plain ranting I could go on for hours. Feel sorry for my wife when I hang out with other military-types. ---
**Author:** ![JollyGoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@JollyGoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JollyGoon)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/6 "2010-08-05T16:04:52Z")
Magic and the psychology of magic. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/7 "2010-08-05T16:06:12Z")
Nietzsche. Mental health. Myself. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/8 "2010-08-05T16:06:29Z")
Bengals football. Reds baseball. Fast cars. Loose women. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/9 "2010-08-05T16:11:06Z")
My cat, of course. My daughter - past (what she was like as a child), present (college grad, no job, her many ailments, what she does to pass the time), future (what is to become of her???). My husband and his irritating little ways. No one - no one! - wants to hear this stuff, but it just comes out in conversation. I try not to be a bore, but … ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/10 "2010-08-05T16:12:12Z")
traveling, the beach, my new grandson. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/11 "2010-08-05T16:16:00Z")
Rabbits, ferrets. My new iPhone. 😃 Cooking reality shows, or cooking in general. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/12 "2010-08-05T16:16:59Z")
My kids. My woodworking projects. Myself. (not that I actually make anyone endure these subjects at length- I know enough that I’m more interested in them than anyone else; but if I’m with a like-minded soul, I could extemporize about these subjects for hours.) ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/13 "2010-08-05T16:18:02Z")
What is wrong with my mom. ---
**Author:** ![Minnie\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Minnie\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minnie_Luna)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/14 "2010-08-05T16:26:55Z")
Animal Rescue ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/15 "2010-08-05T16:31:07Z")
Religion Politics Conspiracy Theories Favorite Movies & TV shows ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/16 "2010-08-05T16:32:27Z")
I’m more of a listener myself but, if I had to choose, probably my rescue dogs and the situations I rescued them from. ---
**Author:** ![drillrod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@drillrod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drillrod)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/17 "2010-08-05T16:45:07Z")
Poker ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/18 "2010-08-05T16:54:38Z")
pets (past and present), military history, rally driving, TOP GEAR ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/19 "2010-08-05T17:11:28Z")
Health care, insurance, doctors, treatments, bills, collections. I can talk about this forever, as friends and acquaintances have found to their horror. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/20 "2010-08-05T17:25:54Z")
Weight loss Home improvement Sex (with the right audience) Roddy [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275.md?page=2)