# You know you've been SDMBing too much when... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 25, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962 "2004-04-25T21:31:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/41 "2004-04-26T17:59:02Z")
I was annoying family and friends alike for quite a few months with the whole “Ah, they’re 1920’s style death rays”. I could fit it into everyday conversation. I loved it. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/42 "2004-04-26T18:11:11Z")
When you carry around pen and paper to jot down thread ideas, anecdotes and minor rants…as well the proper forum they should be in. When you hear a news item and think of \. When you check the boards to see if \ has started a thread about \. And are disappointed if they hadn’t. ---
**Author:** ![BrattiAtti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@BrattiAtti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrattiAtti)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/43 "2004-04-26T18:28:15Z")
I don’t know if this falls under SDMB addiction or internet addiction, but… when you move to click the underlined words on the page of newspaper you’re reading. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/44 "2004-04-26T18:56:04Z")
You exclaim “Oh, dear Og!” and everyone looks at you with a “WTF?” expression. Actually, I have found that due to the rolleye smiley, I roll my eyes all the time! Something I _never_ used to do before. Can’t find my keys in the morning. :rolleyes: My TV show got pre-empted. :rolleyes: Shoelace is undone. :rolleyes: I have to walk all the way _across the room_ to put a CD in the stereo. :rolleyes: Don’t have exact change for the subway. :rolleyes: I hate it! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![noname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58f4c7/32.png) [@noname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noname)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/45 "2004-04-26T19:07:22Z")
When your productivity at work falls to ZERO for a complete month, and the only reason you put in some productivity is cos your boss has personally asked you to. oh, and **flamingbananas** , I just stole you sig. ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/46 "2004-04-26T19:11:32Z")
You find that when talking to friends you don’t have any amusing anecdotes that don’t begin, “So there was this thread at the Straight Dope . . .” ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/47 "2004-04-26T21:07:38Z")
Thanks, **screech-owl** When you hear a news item and your first thought is 'I hope I can start a thread before someone beats me to it." (Do you know Robert Palmer died?) ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/48 "2004-04-26T21:12:22Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Thanks, **screech-owl** > > When you hear a news item and your first thought is 'I hope I can start a thread before someone beats me to it." (Do you know Robert Palmer died?) Would you believe… I didn’t! I just when and looked it up and… he died in September?! Where the heck was I?? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/49 "2004-04-26T22:14:04Z")
…You spend your valuable time reading all 40+ entries (so far) of a thread describing when you’ve been SDMBing too much… Wow, that was obvious. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/50 "2004-04-26T22:21:15Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > You hover over the links in your email, waiting for a thread hint to pop up. I do this over links on other boards, too, wondering where the heck the thread hint is… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/51 "2004-05-04T06:47:33Z")
> [@Podkayne](#): > > You find that when talking to friends you don’t have any amusing anecdotes that don’t begin, “So there was this thread at the Straight Dope . . .” I know it’s been a week since someone posted to this thread, but I didn’t check in for a while and I just wanted to mention how astute this particular observation is. I have one _particular_ friend for whom I’ve actually evolved a _hand gesture_ which conveys the meaning “what I’m about to relate comes to you by way of that message board I spend too much time on.” No, I’m _not_ kidding. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/52 "2004-05-04T10:05:55Z")
> [@pervert](#): > > Anyone else ever dream an SDMB thread? Nope, but I’ve had dreams about certain Dopers. ---
**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/53 "2004-05-04T10:09:49Z")
> [@Angua](#): > > Nope, but I’ve had dreams about certain Dopers. Oh you can’t just leave us in suspense. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/54 "2004-05-04T10:12:31Z")
> [@nocturnal\_tick](#): > > Oh you can’t just leave us in suspense. 😉 Why not? Far more fun this way. 😉 I’ll also add that some of said dreams have involved me wearing _very_ short skirts and skimpy tops. Good lord. This is starting to sound like a really bad porn movie. ---
**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/55 "2004-05-04T10:23:45Z")
> [@Angua](#): > > Why not? Far more fun this way. 😉 > > I’ll also add that some of said dreams have involved me wearing very short skirts and skimpy tops. > > Good lord. This is starting to sound like a really bad porn movie. [porn music]_WAKA CHIKA WAKA CHIKA WAKA CHIKA WAKA CHIKA WAKA CHIKA WAKA CHIKA_[/porn music] **Angua** : _Why is that a knock at the door?_ **SDMB member** : _Hello ma’am, I have come to fix your refrigerator._ **Angua** : Of course, I am sorry about the heat, my thermostat is broken. Let me just bend over in my short skirt and show you the problem. [porn music]_WAKA CHIKA WAKA CHIKA WAKA CHIKA WAKA CHIKA WAKA CHIKA WAKA CHIKA_[/porn music] See, now everyone will think that is what happened unless you tell us the truth, unless of course that was the truth. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/56 "2004-05-04T10:27:08Z")
> [@nocturnal\_tick](#): > > See, now everyone will think that is what happened unless you tell us the truth, unless of course that was the truth. :eek: Bwahaha! No, that’s not what happened at all. But it was a rather, er, interesting dream, with a Doper I’ve met. On many an occasion. ---
**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/57 "2004-05-04T10:38:11Z")
Tease 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962/58 "2004-05-04T10:40:35Z")
> [@nocturnal\_tick](#): > > Tease 😛 Yeah? And? 😉 He’s not saying that though. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youve-been-sdmbing-too-much-when/241962.md?page=2)