# 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:** 2
**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:** [August 5, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/21 "2010-08-05T18:14:49Z")
Genealogy Living overseas African safaris My oldest son and his wife fill Facebook with every minute detail of their P90X fitness obsession (what they do, what they eat, etc.). ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/22 "2010-08-05T18:26:41Z")
- History. Often, but not always, military history. - MST3K ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/23 "2010-08-05T18:30:53Z")
Food. ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/24 "2010-08-05T18:33:14Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Bengals football. > Reds baseball. > Fast cars. > Loose women. These are a few of my favorite things. But the topics I can’t shut up about are urbanism/transit and jazz. ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/25 "2010-08-05T18:35:06Z")
Hockey ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/26 "2010-08-05T18:37:46Z")
Aquairums and fresh water fish (Celtling is the only person left in my life who is willing to go to a pet store with me.) Whatever New Scientist article I just read Celtling and how utterly wodnerful she is. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/27 "2010-08-05T18:39:45Z")
Comics Anime Titties WoW ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/28 "2010-08-05T19:09:12Z")
The Cleveland Indians (very hard to find someone to _start_ that conversation with) The American health care system Last week I spent 5 hours in a car with a friend who can’t shut up about beer or Wal-Mart (where he works). I don’t think I really talked the whole time. But I sure learned a lot about beer and Wal-Mart. ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/29 "2010-08-05T19:18:06Z")
Bicycles at the moment. I can talk nonstop forever about racecars, but I know most people don’t want to hear about it. You can’t convince me that not everyone on this planet doesn’t want to hear about bikes though. ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/30 "2010-08-05T19:51:34Z")
Lately I’ve been feeling like it’s all been said. Maybe it’s the late Summer blahs? When I’m on my game it’s about balance in living, health and my kitties with a good dash of foolishness thrown in for fun. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/31 "2010-08-05T19:54:35Z")
Everything. I am The King Of Random Bollox, and I also have a doctorate in Advanced Waffling. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/32 "2010-08-05T20:09:25Z")
The Texas Rangers Alice Cooper My dog. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/33 "2010-08-05T20:17:38Z")
The Man, and how he owns our collective ass. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/34 "2010-08-05T20:22:53Z")
Books. Boys. My hair. ---
**Author:** ![Rhodes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhodes/32/273_2.png) [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/35 "2010-08-05T20:30:56Z")
Mormonism. And whatever book I happen to be reading. And if I’m reading a book about Mormonism, you should probably just avoid any conversation with me because I will accidentally turn it into an attack on Mormonism. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/36 "2010-08-05T20:36:16Z")
My children, my daughter especially. Myself, even though I’m pretty boring. The importance of eating healthfully and exercising. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/37 "2010-08-05T21:03:27Z")
Being black. Black music, culture, slang. More specifically, poor black culture, or ghetto culture. It’s not that I can’t shut up about it once I get started. It’s more that I’m always bringing it up. I know it’s annoying. I’m working on it. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/38 "2010-08-05T21:09:18Z")
My tumor. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/39 "2010-08-05T22:32:13Z")
Deckard: Replicant. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-you-cant-shut-up-about/549275/40 "2010-08-05T22:33:35Z")
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