# What is so damn hard about using a descriptive title? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 18, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893 "2003-02-18T15:38:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/1 "2003-02-18T15:38:47Z")
Ok morons, these stupid one word titles are not clever, they are simply annoying. Just like you you. So fucking quit it already. That **Subject:** area is where you put the subject of whatever fucking nonsense you wish to foist upon us. Go it? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/2 "2003-02-18T15:41:08Z")
Your title misled me into thinking you had a gripe about misleading titles.:mad: ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/3 "2003-02-18T15:45:02Z")
That was quick. 😉 Of course, it would be funnier if “misleading” instead of “descriptive” was in the title. . . ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/4 "2003-02-18T15:46:12Z")
Oh. I thought this was going to be about the French. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/5 "2003-02-18T15:46:47Z")
that was my misleading post. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/6 "2003-02-18T15:49:22Z")
I don’t see why one word can’t be sufficiently descriptive. If you saw a thread titled… Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanyla lanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylglycylalany lphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylvalylthreonylleucylglycylaspa rtylprolylglycylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylserylleucyllysylisoleu cylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutamylalanylglycylalanylaspar tylalanylleucylglutamylleucylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylser ylaspartylprolylleucylalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonyliso leucylglutaminylaspfraginylalanylthreonylleucylarginylalanylpheny lalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcyste inylphenylalanylglutamylmethionylleucylalanylleucylisoleucylargin ylglutaminyllysylhistidylprolylthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleucylgl ycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasparaginylleucylvalylpheny lalanylasparaginyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalany ltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylva lylaspartylserylvalylleucylvalylalanylaspartylvalylprolylvalylglu taminylglutamylserylalanylprolylphenylalanylarginylglutaminylalan ylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasparaginylvalylalanylprolylisoleucy lphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolylprolylaspartylalanylaspartyl aspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryl tyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylseryl arginylalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparag inylarginylalanylalanylleucylprolylleucylasparaginylhistidylleucy lvalylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparaginylalanylalany lprolylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucylser ylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylas partylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylisoleucylserylglycylser ylalanylisoleucylvalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylhi stidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylprolylglutamyllysylmethio nylleucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutaminyl prolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine …I think everyone would know what it’s about. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/7 "2003-02-18T15:51:19Z")
but what if there were a thread titled Libertaria? NO ONE would have a CLUE!!! ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/8 "2003-02-18T15:54:09Z")
Well, a thread titled Vanilla would be just as (forgive me, Iampunha) … bland. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/9 "2003-02-18T15:55:57Z")
If it were in the pit, most peopel would know it twas bout me. But in IMHO… so…what do y’all think of vanilla? ---
**Author:** ![PurplePerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@PurplePerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurplePerson)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/10 "2003-02-18T19:30:05Z")
Boy do I ever agree with you about those dumb, empty titles. I just plain skip those topics. They are a real irritation. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/11 "2003-02-18T22:52:07Z")
It’s long been my policy to ignore threads that have titles like: A question. Debate this! What do you think about… Why does this happen? Seldom is the thread interesting enough to justify the vagueness. ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/12 "2003-02-18T22:55:29Z")
I think the appropriate title for this thread would have been: Rant. ---
**Author:** ![Will\_Repair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a698b9/32.png) [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/13 "2003-02-18T22:58:20Z")
Do you know you can skip them? ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/14 "2003-02-19T04:56:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by vanilla \* > \*\*If it were in the pit, most peopel would know it twas bout me. > But in IMHO… > so…what do y’all think of vanilla? \*\* I love vanilla. I like licking vanilla. Vanilla on my lips makes me happy. Is there anything sweeter than vanilla? mmmmmmm vanilla… ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/15 "2003-02-19T05:04:44Z")
You know, that bothers me too. When ever they fucking post stupid fucking shit feck arse monkey sperm threads, I make it my personal mission to hunt down those fucking llama brained shitmongers and kick them in the goddamn ass. I then proceed to slash their fuckin’ tires; then take my car and smash it into their houses. It really works! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/16 "2003-02-19T05:13:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by vanilla \* > \*\* > so…what do y’all think of vanilla? \*\* Are you French? I love French vanilla. Do you have toffee chunks? ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-damn-hard-about-using-a-descriptive-title/155893/17 "2003-02-19T05:42:28Z")
Heh, humor aside, this is a particular problem here in the Pit. Whenever I see a title thread like “Stop bothering me!” or “What a moron!” (even if it’s creatively written), I automatically skip over it, because it could be about anything from burping too loudly to goat felching. It gives me no motivation to get past the generic. So what I guess I’m saying is that it’s the OP’s loss for not grabbing my interest. 🙂