# What topics do you suspect Dopers would like you to shut up about?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [November 7, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572 "2007-11-07T19:03:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/1 "2007-11-07T19:03:09Z")
Every time I mention my husband’s disability (see, there it is again!) I have a voice in the back of my head telling me I’m becoming a one-trick pony.
What topics, if any, do you fear you are beating to death?
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### Author:  [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/2 "2007-11-07T19:18:17Z")
Well, I would suspect it’s my fabulous shoe collection and the sport of rowing but I’m kinda a drive-by poster and I don’t think I’m often noticed.
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### Author:  [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/3 "2007-11-07T19:37:52Z")
Pretty much everything, really. I’m sure the majority of Dopers are either sick of me or have taken that extra step and put me on their ignore list–tediousness not being a banning offense and all.
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### Author:  [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/4 "2007-11-07T19:38:29Z")
I always mention Ireland or the Irish context in nearly every thread. So sue me! 🙂
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### Author:  [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/5 "2007-11-07T19:50:34Z")
- My obsession with bondage and S&M.
- My horrible job at the rodent lab, with my lazy, dishonest boss.
- My emotionally abusive/cheating SO, whom I keep going back to.
- The fact that I’ve worked as a stripper, and may do so again because the money is so good, and if you have an issue with that, it’s your problem, not mine.
…what? 😛
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### Author:  [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/6 "2007-11-07T19:54:14Z")
I don’t think I post often enough to have pissed anyone off yet. But feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.
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### Author:  [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/7 "2007-11-07T20:05:46Z")
I seem to have topics du jour, depending on where I am in life. My current topic is my son, which I’m sure people are sick to death of hearing about. However, he and my husband permeate my life outside of work. So if I have something to talk about, it generally involved either my son, my husband, my husband and son or my work. Pretty boring to most people probably, but not to me.
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/8 "2007-11-07T20:14:11Z")
I’m curious if I specifically post too often about anything. I know many dopers think I post too often, but I wonder if maybe my posting about Green Issues gets annoying. I suspect I post about enough different things that the only major complaint is just the numbers of posts.
**Inigo Montoya** , are you whooshing me again? I am prepared to counter your belief, but last time I did this, I found out you were just joking.
**jsgoddess** , I don’t think you post about your husband’s disability too much. Now that you mention it, I realize you have mentioned it a few times, but unless I am missing a lot of threads were you bring it up seemingly at random, I don’t think you bring it up too often. I know of other cases, where this was true of posters, but not you.
Jim
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### Author:  [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/9 "2007-11-07T20:28:26Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?]
**Inigo Montoya** , are you whooshing me again? I am prepared to counter your belief, but last time I did this, I found out you were just joking.
[/QUOTE]
See? Even you’re sick of me! 😉 No whoosh intended, I can’t stand people like me; 9 parts noise, 1 part marginally valuable substance.
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### Author:  [@lalenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lalenin)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/10 "2007-11-07T20:33:02Z")
Since I mostly post about Cuba, and only start Cuba threads I am certain there are some who would like me to shut up about it. But the things is, Cuba is about the only thing where I know more than just about anyone else here, so not wanting to look like and idiot that’s what I restrict myself to.
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### Author:  [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/11 "2007-11-07T20:37:16Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp]
…what? 😛
[/QUOTE]
You missed out being from Spain.
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### Author:  [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/12 "2007-11-07T20:44:03Z")
flipping the bird
lack of self control
calling people assholes
using paint illustrations
living in san francisco
working in animal testing/ laboratory/rat death camp
people here being insufferable nerds
not particularly getting along with children
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### Author:  [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/13 "2007-11-07T20:46:09Z")
[QUOTE=lobstermobster]
flipping the bird
lack of self control
calling people assholes
using paint illustrations
living in san francisco
working in animal testing/ laboratory/rat death camp
people here being insufferable nerds
not particularly getting along with children
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Well, it was nice knowin’ ya… 😛
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### Author:  [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/14 "2007-11-07T20:58:39Z")
I think that post should have been in the Things You Shouldn’t Admit On The SDMB thread.
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### Author:  [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/15 "2007-11-07T21:02:16Z")
Whether or not **Starship Troopers** was a good movie
Whether Balrogs can fly\*
Words that end in “-gry”
How long we visited the Marianas Trench
…And for how long
\*“As Iluvatar is my witness, I thought Balrogs could fly!”
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/16 "2007-11-07T21:13:27Z")
[QUOTE=Inigo Montoya]
See? Even you’re sick of me! 😉 No whoosh intended, I can’t stand people like me; 9 parts noise, 1 part marginally valuable substance.
[/QUOTE]
I just saw you mentioned recently in a thread, that someone looks forward to your insurance info. I highly doubt that more than a handful have you on ignore, if even a handful.
[QUOTE=lalenin]
Since I mostly post about Cuba, and only start Cuba threads I am certain there are some who would like me to shut up about it. But the things is, Cuba is about the only thing where I know more than just about anyone else here, so not wanting to look like and idiot that’s what I restrict myself to.
[/QUOTE]
I don’t believe you are in any danger. Your posts are in context and excellent.
[QUOTE=CalMeacham]
\*“As Iluvatar is my witness, I thought Balrogs could fly!”
[/QUOTE]
I hope obscure references tying Tolkien and WKRP together will never be considered something that should be shut up about. (Well obviously excepting **lobstermobster** who might think we are insufferable nerds)
Jim
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### Author:  [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/17 "2007-11-07T21:16:33Z")
I’m just one of life’s little burdens that need to be born; but for bearing which, you know there’s a star in the crown awaiting you in heaven for how graciously you’ve done so.
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### Author:  [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/18 "2007-11-07T21:19:43Z")
I can’t think of anything, but if I do go on about anything to much, feel free to tell me. I’ll be glad to review any suggestions but I make no promises on changing. 😉
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### Author:  [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/19 "2007-11-07T21:20:14Z")
…
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### Author:  [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-topics-do-you-suspect-dopers-would-like-you-to-shut-up-about/425572/20 "2007-11-07T21:22:31Z")
Probably guns. I’m not regarded as a primary source like **Martini Enfield** nor all-knowing like **Stranger** , I suspect I’m just annoying.
There are some anti-religion types around here that I believe drown me out, so while that’s probably annoying I don’t think it’s gotten to the level that anyone cares for more than the second it takes to ignore my post.
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