Phrases that make you instantly stop reading a post:

[Richardo]

Poll question: Phrases that make you instantly stop reading a post:

[terrya]

1. Other:

"I'm SERIES!!"

That got tired fairly quickly.

[SoxFan]

2. "Hugo Chavez"

[Symarip]

3. star star star CAPS CAPS CAPS star star star

I think we're all guilty of it but it really is annoying when half of the threads in GD or GD P look like that.

[Richardo]

4. I forgot "Recommend this post if you agree with me"

That one is pathetic.

[TZ]

5. That would be my choice too.n/t

[Symarip]

6. I defer to yours first

If you're asking for rec's and kick's than you're feeding your own ego. I post stuff from time to time that I feel is important and others don't feel that way. I get it. Move on.

[crim son]

7. "Ask me anything."

Rarely am I interested.

[Kashka-Kat]

99. YES!!!! Like I really give a rats ass?!

[DS1]

8. Folks makes me stabby

[Richardo]

15. Yes indeed

[mike_c]

41. what's wrong with "folks?"

I grew up in the south. We call folks, um, "folks."

[DS1]

48. I've associated it with Limbaugh

So, for me it's bad.

[BarenakedLady]

44. stabby makes me stabby

[GreenPartyVoter]

50. Me too. "Wait for it" is right up there as well.

[Richardo]

55. I never wait for it

It's been my experience that it's never worth it.

[mainegreen]

62. Stabby?

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/Mr+Stabby/

[DS1]

66. No. The other Stabby

Capice?

[Deep13]

9. "You sound just like (RW blow-hard of your choice.)!" nt

[ThatsMyBarack]

10. .

(In the "Other" category.)

[Pool Hall Ace]

11. Yes.

I agree.

[BurtWorm]

12. LOL

Oddly enough, ROFLMAO doesn't have the same effect.

[redqueen]

13. No one phrase does that...

boringess in general does though.

[Richardo]

14. I can tell by the paragraph length:white space ratio how boring something is.

And yes, I'll abandon ship pretty quickly.

[tigereye]

91. when the post goes on and on and on with endless pedantry and links..

:boring:

[Kingofalldems]

16. Blah blah blah blah----Here's why

[jakefrep]

17. Other - Ralph Nader.

[Zuni]

18. Truth to power

For example: Obama is just another corpo-fascist, and I will continue to speak truth to power!

That is all I need to see to know that the poster is a ninny.

[Aristus]

19. "Teh kitteh".

I'm done right there, man...

[Symarip]

20. Preach it (nt)

[dawgmom]

24. I third that....n/t

[TZ]

33. HISSSSS.....

MEOW! PFFFT! says teh kittehs.....:P

[dawgmom]

35. Bark, Bark, growl...

"Come down outta that tree, ya pussy!" say the dawgs.

Disclaimer: The term "pussy" is used accurately here, and in no way should it be interpreted as being used in the sexist way the word is oftentimes used. ;)

[Aristus]

59. Gotcha.

I inferred that from the feline topic... :P

[Ptah]

47. Teh anything.

[enigmatic]

yeah, that one too n/t

[Lucian]

54. Or anything to do with cats.

If I see the subject is about cats, I instantly dodge it.

[Arugula Latte]

86. I can't click fast enough to open a thread that says "Teh kitteh."

:)

[flvegan]

21. Right now, it's "Hillary" or "Hillary Clinton"

[Rob H.]

22. "Go ahead and ban me" or "I want to get banned" or some variant thereof

I can't remember who did it, but there was a "farewell" post last week or the week before in which the OP went on and on and on about why (s)he was leaving DU forever, and then stuck around to respond to the DUers who posted in the thread. If you're leaving, just leave--don't whine endlessly about why you've decided to go and then stay. :crazy:

[Midlodemocrat]

23. K & R this if blah, blah, blah. Instant hide thread.

[jobycom]

30. Agreed. DU should ban those posts from appearing on the front page.

Or the Greatest. If people need such boosts for their fragile little egos, let them get it, but don't disgrace DU's front page with it.

Just my unbiased opinion. :)

[Midlodemocrat]

40. I wish I could rec this post.

:P

:hi:

[jobycom]

45. Well at least you kicked it.

:rofl:

[Bossy Monkey]

46. One day I'll post "K& R this if you're sane enough to grasp that K ing & R ing this does nothing

whatsoever"

[Zuni]

96. yes!!!!!

:thumbsup:

[Tommy_Carcetti]

25. Anything that references a) abortion or b) any broadbase of a religion(s), pro or con.

That's just an angry clusterfuck of emotion in lieu of logical thought that I'd much rather avoid.

[Kali]

26. not really a phrase

but I hate seeing nothing but a youtube link
I'm on really slow dial up and it takes forever for shit like that to load, it needs to be worth it
give a little explanation, ok?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

27. I think this one explains all that needs to be explained:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

[Kali]

39. that won't work with me

because my dial up is too SLOW

--never been RickRollD-- }(

[Richardo]

28. I heartily agree - youtube is blocked at the office so those posts are useless

A one sentence synopsis should be required :thumbsup:

[Kali]

31. sometimes you can go with the responses the thread gets or the

poster who post the link, but most of the time I have no clue so I don't even try.

[jobycom]

32. I hate the posts that make you click on them to find out what's going on.

For instance, someone says "Name your favorite 70s drum solos" and some jokers post "Here's mine:" Tell me something in the subject line or your post is DTM! :rofl:

[dawgmom]

37. I agree with this 1000%

I never click on those. Same thing with posts that only give a youtube link. Tell me what the link leads to, and save me the time if I know it's a band etc. that I've no interest in hearing.

[dawgmom]

38. Agreed!!!!! When you post a youtube link, include a description of what it is.

I hate that also, but not because I'm on a slow service. I just hate wasting my time, clicking to a band or something that I know I'll hate. Give me a description, as you suggested.

[Mad_Dem_X]

58. Yes!

I can't watch YouTube at work. A little hint in the post would be wonderful.

[AlCzervik]

29. "I'm leaving DU" either a swan song or "i'll be back later"

[PeaceNikki]

51. Oh come ON! The GBCW threads are comedy gold!

[jobycom]

34. When the punctuation is so bad how can one read what are they saying

[Jamastiene]

36. "choice" "preference" "lifestyle" "choose" "hate the sin..."

and

"cunt" "bitch" and "whore"

I tend to not only stop reading that post, but also cussing and saying, "Dammit, is there nowhere a girl can go to get away from homophobes and misogynists? Et tu, DU? Et tu?"

[mike_c]

42. nice poll, hitler....

:rofl:

[LeftyFingerPop]

43. "Back slowly away from your computer, or I'll blow your brains out"

[Sanity Claws]

49. "Talk me down" "Jump the shark"

Hackneyed phrases showing lack of imagination.
I'm cruel.

[Richardo]

53. "Talk me down" broke the land speed record for getting stale

[evlbstrd]

71. I'll vote for Talk me down.

If you're gonna jump, just jump.

[undeterred]

92. Anyone who says "Talk me down" should jump.

[Bake]

52. "Imaginary Cloud Being" or "Sky God" or any variant thereof.

I see that, I'm done. That poster is not interested in discussion, only in feeling superior.

Bake

[Danger Mouse]

63. Pretty much.

[Arugula Latte]

88. I hate the ones that read like of course everyone agrees there is a God who controls humankind.

There are so many posts where it's just assumed that everyone agrees there is some sort of omnipotent being who pulls strings to influence occurrences on planet Earth.

[Zuni]

97. thumbsup

:thumbsup:

[enigmatic]

56. It depends

In GD or GD;P it's SCREAMING CAPS anywhere in the post header.

In The Lounge it's any post header that contstanly references other Lounge DUers in the title.

Ugh.

[Fire Walk With Me]

57. (Poll) [View All]

[kwassa]

60. Trick titles (also not a phrase)

Trick titles designed to get you to open the OP, and then prove to be about something completely different, or express a point of view that is actually the opposite of what is stated in the title.

I don't like tricks, and stop reading immediately.

[DarkTirade]

61. I'm tired of my goddamn name being taken in vain.

:P

[lizziegrace]

67. Hehe...

:P

[Danger Mouse]

64. Truth to power. It is one of my most hated phrases.

Therefore, my least favorite DU username of all time was 2ruth2pwr or whatever she called herself.

[lizziegrace]

65. When a response to the OP has no relevance to the topic

Example - how do you deal with a psycho girlfriend??

Poster replies - "I wouldn't know. I don't have one. :-( "

Really, REALLY gets under my skin. If there's nothing of substance to contribute, butt out.

[Mike 03]

68. I was torn between "Go ahead and ban me" and the one I voted for which is

"If you agree with me, please rec this post."

They both stink. If I ever use either one of them, please go ahead and ban me from DU forever.

Seriously, though, there's nothing more embarrassing than seeing someone beg to have a post recommended. And some people do the same post every week with the same request. It's very odd.

[RetroLounge]

69. Anything with the word "Poetry" in the title...

Hate that shit.

:hi:

RL

[lizziegrace]

93. ...

:rofl:

[KamaAina]

70. "I was over in FReeperville and..."

Sorry. Not clicking on it. Might give my 'puter FReeper cooties. :puke:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

72. "Mandatory Malloy Truth Seekers" and "Oh NOES," plus anyone...Tweety, Sam Seder...who's "ON FIRE"

Of course, there's probably a whole LITANY of things that me on more than a few DUers' IGNORE filters, so it's all a matter of balance, I guess.

I also really hate the "****HEADS UP****OBAMA COMING UP ON CSPAN RIGHT NOW***" threads and their many, many variants.

:rofl:

[AwakeAtLast]

73. RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!!

Usually anything with FUCK! in all caps does it for me.

[WinkyDink]

74. "E-mail." "Jindal." "2012."

[swag]

75. BREAKING:

[NoPasaran]

76. "nuff said"

Anything that comes after that is, by definition. superfluous.

[Zomby Woof]

77. corporatist

Unless they typed their post on a computer made from palm fronds and rice (organically grown), it's a safe bet that a series of corporate logos pervades their internet existence, not to mention their daily lives (LINUX or Mozilla do not get you off the hook). I know as much as the next person that big corporations can be as evil and fucked up as anything out there, but a fake, made-up word like "corporatist" is intellectual laziness at its web-forum worst. It's a substitute for thought or debate - as long as you hurl it like an epithet, with the correct degree of disdain or outrage, it has a one-size-fits-all kind of knee-jerk handiness about it.

[Connonym]

78. anything that starts with "uh"

it's so fucking condescending I can't stand it.

[emilyg]

79. yes ..or ummm

[gblady]

80. you forgot....

all of the above.

[sohndrsmith]

81. Lieberman or Reid can do it for me, but I feel guilty admitting that...

... for some reason. I find neither compelling or fascinating. Palin (for example) fascinates me, in a vile sort of way - like a movie that is so bad I can't stop watching it. Yes, I feel a little dumb about it, but not enough to find this oddity boring. Yet.

But Reid and Lieberman are not fascinating on any level, even a bad one. I know, I shouldn't say such things, but you asked and it wasn't a choice in your poll.

As far as ALL CAPS - I forgive them as a title, but I never, ever, ever read a comment or post reply or the like that is all caps... ever, ever, ever. I like to think that if more people do this, it will eventually stop. Headlines, though, are sometimes, even often, written in all caps, but that's because they're headlines/titles.

Thanks for a very humorous thread, Ricardo. Great good fun. : )

[Maccagirl]

82. "Please DU this poll"...

Why waste a minute of my precious time trying to change the outcome of a stupid poll?

[Richardo]

83. Good one

There's hardly any bigger waste of time and effort.

[underpants]

84. "Hitler" + "Dry humping"

[LSdemocrat]

85. Other: "STFU"

Nothing screams "I can't use reason and logic to make a point" better than telling someone to STFU.

[Pierre.Suave]

87. For me today it was the phrase...

"I Love Little Girls"

did not even consider clicking that.

[Symarip]

89. Wha?

They don't make you feel so good?

[Pierre.Suave]

90. no it was too

pedophilish for me.

[JitterbugPerfume]

94. "cute" misspelling

of names will to make me go elsewhere



or "so and so" is ABSOLUELY right"


I hate that

[Beausoir]

95. So and so "NAILS IT!!!!".

Drives me nuts.

[PeaceNikki]

98. New one: impeachophobes

[Kashka-Kat]

100. I hate the Popcorn munching smiley thing - does not contribut much of anything to a discussion

s

[Lex]

101. "you people"

nt

[foxfeet]

102. Any phrase containing the word "meme."

[skygazer]

103. Today it's "So when did you find out..."

:P