# Wow, you're so clever for noticing it was a zombie thread! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 21, 2012, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391 "2012-03-21T11:14:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/21 "2012-03-21T17:33:07Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > I’m amazed that you could read the OP and specifically the thread title and closing paragraph and come away with that understanding. > > Ask whoever read it too you to read it again and see if the second time you can draw the same conclusion. I’d call them ambiguous: the title talks about “it”, something specific, and the closing paragraph talks about “When new people show up here with a sincere comment or question . . .”, implying that the OP is not upset at all uses of the meme, just those cases. The whole middle of the post is about this specific case and this specific kid. > [@Chefguy](#): > > Then why is he visiting a message board instead of actually looking for help from somebody who can provide it? Maybe he’s utterly clueless how to go about that? ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/22 "2012-03-21T17:34:17Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Then why is he visiting a message board instead of actually looking for help from somebody who can provide it? maybe the same reasons we’re using a message board ourselves? he has already stated that he’ll eventually call the cops. i guess he is just commiserating and doing what people do when they start pit threads. what he got instead were immediate lame jokes about braaaaaains. i guess we’re no better than other lol forums. i’ve seen the moderators change by softening their tone when dealing with newcomers over resurrecting threads, we could do no less ourselves. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/23 "2012-03-21T18:18:00Z")
> [@gamerunknown](#): > > Since you’re insulting her reading comprehension circuitously would this count as an example of gaudere’s law? After actually finishing my coffee and re-reading this thread in a much mellower mood it looks like you hit the nail directly on the head. And as such I owe **Manda Jo** my sincere apologies and myself some mental flogging for letting some off-topic thread comments posted after the op cloud my perceptions of the original pitting. My only excuse is that I’m suffering under this horrible health fad where I eat less and exercise more. It’s supposed to take off pounds but all it seems to do is pile on grouchy. ---
**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/24 "2012-03-21T18:38:49Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I’d just like to say that I am bookmarking this post so that in 2019 I can reply to it saying “I agree.” And I am subscribing to it so that I will be notified by e-mail when you post that reply, so I can make the first “brains …” joke. Since I’ll have seven years to prepare it, I bet it’ll be a good one. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/25 "2012-03-21T18:47:24Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > I don’t mind people mentioning it’s a zombie thread, sometimes that’s helpful, but what I dislike is those who post _only_ to make a BRAAAAIIIINs joke. It’s as grating as “Hi Opal” to me. > [@SCSimmons](#): > > And I am subscribing to it so that I will be notified by e-mail when you post that reply, so I can make the first “brains …” joke. > > Since I’ll have seven years to prepare it, I bet it’ll be a good one. I suggest putting it in a list with only two items. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/26 "2012-03-21T18:57:17Z")
> [@MandaJo](#): > > I support this pitting. It’s not about Zombie threads in general, it’s about that case where a teen is clearly in a horrible situation and all he gets is a joke about it being an old thread. I mean, look at this: > > This kid needs sympathy and advice, not smart-ass remarks. Do you ever do an internet search of people like **kylebikesodyssey** to see if they have posted anywhere else, before you get all boo-hoo poor kid? His drug addicted parents haven’t taken the iPhone he is using to post videos elsewhere and his room looks just fine. You do your own search, I am not posting links. > [@Chefguy](#): > > Then why is he visiting a message board instead of actually looking for help from somebody who can provide it? Because he is yanking our chain, that’s why. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/27 "2012-03-21T18:59:35Z")
> [@kanicbird](#): > > I find it helpful to know that it is a zombie thread, It makes me look at the re-start point rather then the OP as much. Me too, but I usually pick that up on the first unfunny zombie joke. The subsequent dozen or two are the problem. I honestly wish the mods could delete them. ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/28 "2012-03-21T20:43:02Z")
> [@](#): > > It’s supposed to take off pounds but all it seems to do is pile on grouchy. Haha no problem, gotta sympathise with that. I’ve managed to lose some weight recently by eating however much I want of pistachios and houmous/lettuce sandwiches and exercising every other day. I am not a nutritionist and I have no clue why it works or how unhealthy this method is, but it has been effective so far. It’s far more expensive than my typical cheese and onion pasties + cheese sandwiches though. Anyway, best of luck! Hope Straight Dope takes your mind off things! ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/29 "2012-03-22T05:31:15Z")
This shit is just as obnoxious as when people cleverly quip “Reported!🆒” to a thread when a new member accidentally posts their first topic in the wrong forum. Then they act all sanctimonious when the OP never comes back, never mind the reason they didn’t come back is because you acted like a bloody titbag. Just hit the goddamned report button and tralala your way to the next thread, please and thank you very fucking much. The mod will take action and inform the OP of their minor procedural mistake, whether you point it out or not. I’m onto you, you ostentatious report-quippers. \*Not only \*does that shit make you look like fuckin’ lame-ass sycophantic holier-than-thou canoes of douche hoping to score brownie points with the mods, but it puts potential contributors off of returning. Nibble on a pouch of discarded foreskins, why don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/30 "2012-03-22T12:58:12Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > This shit is just as obnoxious as when people cleverly quip “Reported!🆒” to a thread when a new member accidentally posts their first topic in the wrong forum. Then they act all sanctimonious when the OP never comes back, never mind the reason they didn’t come back is because you acted like a bloody titbag. Just hit the goddamned report button and tralala your way to the next thread, please and thank you very fucking much. The mod will take action and inform the OP of their minor procedural mistake, whether you point it out or not. I’m onto you, you ostentatious report-quippers. \*Not only \*does that shit make you look like fuckin’ lame-ass sycophantic holier-than-thou canoes of douche hoping to score brownie points with the mods, but it puts potential contributors off of returning. Nibble on a pouch of discarded foreskins, why don’t you? Or if you feel the need to put reported in the post so that the mods don’t get spammed with posts at least add a quick line to explain so the OP knows what’s going on. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/31 "2012-03-22T14:15:37Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > This shit is just as obnoxious as when people cleverly quip “Reported!🆒” to a thread when a new member accidentally posts their first topic in the wrong forum. Then they act all sanctimonious when the OP never comes back, never mind the reason they didn’t come back is because you acted like a bloody titbag. Just hit the goddamned report button and tralala your way to the next thread, please and thank you very fucking much. The mod will take action and inform the OP of their minor procedural mistake, whether you point it out or not. I’m onto you, you ostentatious report-quippers. \*Not only \*does that shit make you look like fuckin’ lame-ass sycophantic holier-than-thou canoes of douche hoping to score brownie points with the mods, but it puts potential contributors off of returning. Nibble on a pouch of discarded foreskins, why don’t you? Uh, no. The point is so that everybody isn’t also reporting the same thing, flooding the mods with the same goddamned request. But thanks for getting riled about it. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/32 "2012-03-22T16:30:18Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > … Nibble on a pouch of discarded foreskins, why don’t you? But then I’d end up with steamer trunk. And since you know the foreskins would be dead by then, it would be wanting more head just for the BRAAAINS! (I am having a hard time imaging “a bloody titbag.” I am thinking of the bra of a breast feeding Mom with infected cracked nipples. Is that what you were meaning to evoke?) Yeah, probably there is a way to state that the call has been made (“reported”) in way that does not get misread as a snarky rebuke. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/33 "2012-03-22T16:40:11Z")
> [@ladyfoxfyre](#): > > Uh, no. The point is so that everybody isn’t also reporting the same thing, flooding the mods with the same goddamned request. But thanks for getting riled about it. Shut up and stop this bullshit, if you’re doing it. It’s not clever or necessary. ---
**Author:** ![elninost0rm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@elninost0rm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elninost0rm)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/34 "2012-03-22T20:19:30Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > Shut up and stop this bullshit, if you’re doing it. It’s not clever or necessary. Did you miss the part where she explained that it’s not intended to achieve neither cleverness nor wit? ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/35 "2012-03-22T20:26:51Z")
> [@ugly ripe tomato](#): > > Honestly, how much harder is it to make a comment like “Hi, new poster, this thread is from 2002, so you’ll probably get more help if you make a new thread about your problem.” Yeah! Then instead, they can get a bunch of smartass replies that say ‘Hey OP, this topic has already been exhaustively dealt with back in 2002. If you had done a search and gone back 14 pages, you would have seen that.’ ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/36 "2012-03-22T20:29:02Z")
> [@elninost0rm](#): > > Did you miss the part where she explained that it’s not intended to achieve neither cleverness nor wit? Did you miss the part where I said it’s not necessary? Why are posters concerning themselves with mod workload? It’s above our paygrade. It’s hard to imagine the mods finding themselves horrifically hammered with duplicate reports in the hour or less it takes to get around to dealing with a report. And, even if that \*were \*the case, then they’d bring more mods on-board. Not your fucking problem. There’s also board software that prevents duplicate reporting, which would render this bit of asshatting fluffery a total non-issue. But I know better than to expect a new feature around here. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/37 "2012-03-22T20:36:53Z")
[From this thread:](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13500729#post13500729) > [@twickster](#): > > As runner pat (who is a world-class spam spotter, BTW) said, multiple reports don’t make anything happen any faster, it’s all a matter of which mod is online when. So, yes, report the post then post in the thread saying “reported” so others know they don’t need to. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/38 "2012-03-22T22:55:17Z")
It’s still superfluous and shitty. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/39 "2012-03-23T00:48:19Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > Do you ever do an internet search of people like **kylebikesodyssey** to see if they have posted anywhere else, before you get all boo-hoo poor kid? > > His drug addicted parents haven’t taken the iPhone he is using to post videos elsewhere and his room looks just fine. > > You do your own search, I am not posting links. > > Because he is yanking our chain, that’s why. I did a search but only found him commenting on someone else’s iphone video. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391/40 "2012-03-23T00:49:44Z")
On the topic, yes it’s annoying. It’s quite bit more annoying than people complaining about it. It’s not quite as annoying as people complaining about people complaining about it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-youre-so-clever-for-noticing-it-was-a-zombie-thread/616391.md?page=3)