"Have you ever eaten poo?" September 24, 2002 2:01 PM Subscribe
Phrases that cause you to immediately skip to the next post in a given thread:
My example: "Have you ever eaten poo?" [more]
My example: "Have you ever eaten poo?" [more]
Are people now just posting to MeTa because MeFi's front page is so crowded? I don't get it. Why are so many people so confused about the specialness of the MeTa front page? Or am I somehow incorrect in assuming that this kind of post (no offense, ZachsMind) isn't really appropriate for MeTa?
posted by mediareport at 2:07 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by mediareport at 2:07 PM on September 24, 2002
Apparently anything I post is not 'appropriate' for MeTa. I disagree, but that will no doubt make no difference.
If we examine how people post we can improve the quality overall.
posted by ZachsMind at 2:12 PM on September 24, 2002
If we examine how people post we can improve the quality overall.
posted by ZachsMind at 2:12 PM on September 24, 2002
What exactly is the problem with the comment you linked to, ZachsMind?
posted by monju_bosatsu at 2:15 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by monju_bosatsu at 2:15 PM on September 24, 2002
People, people. Just remember: every argument can be solved with both parties going away happy with the constant use of the phrase "fuck you and your know-nothing smugness".
posted by interrobang at 2:15 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by interrobang at 2:15 PM on September 24, 2002
I'm not intending to single out an individual. I was criticizing the antiquated argument offered. If someone says "this tastes like crap" and the another counters with "oh so you eat crap then?" I find myself changing the channel because I've been down that road before. I move on to the next post. I assume there are other examples other people may have to offer.
posted by ZachsMind at 2:17 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by ZachsMind at 2:17 PM on September 24, 2002
"...but here in my beautiful native land of Portugal..."
posted by ColdChef at 2:21 PM on September 24, 2002 [1 favorite]
posted by ColdChef at 2:21 PM on September 24, 2002 [1 favorite]
So move on. Problem solved, no need for a MeTa post.
posted by SpecialK at 2:21 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by SpecialK at 2:21 PM on September 24, 2002
My understanding was not that starving artist was asserting that the previous poster was guilty of actually eating poo, but rather that there is a rhetorical flaw in comparing any commonly ingested food stuff to poo. Saying that something tastes like, looks like, or generally resembles shit is a rhetorical short circuit, a non-argument. So you don't like Starbuck's coffee; that doesn't mean it actually tastes like poo. It's easy to bash Starbucks, or any of the large chain stores; I'm more interested in knowing what it is that's wrong with their coffee. Are they using the wrong kind of coffee bean? Are their machines cheap? Are they using spoiled milk? What's the deal?
posted by monju_bosatsu at 2:24 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by monju_bosatsu at 2:24 PM on September 24, 2002
Monju - I think the bigger question is, "who cares"? ....
Actually, I'm going to watch for bunnies until this thread gets deleted. Ooh, there's one! And he's got a pancake on his head!!!
posted by SpecialK at 2:38 PM on September 24, 2002
Actually, I'm going to watch for bunnies until this thread gets deleted. Ooh, there's one! And he's got a pancake on his head!!!
posted by SpecialK at 2:38 PM on September 24, 2002
"posted by"
Problem is, by then it's too late - I've already been corrupted.
posted by madprops at 2:45 PM on September 24, 2002
Problem is, by then it's too late - I've already been corrupted.
posted by madprops at 2:45 PM on September 24, 2002
Monju: not to mention that the original Stabucks jab has nothing to do with the thread at all. The link was about how coffee houses close to Starbucks may be doing just fine. The poo comment (I feel like a fucking two-year-old when typing the word "poo") was just the usual "Stabucks sucks because I'm cool" thread derailer that comes up everytime Stabucks is mentioned. I thought the "Have you ever eaten poo," arguement was warranted, if only to make zanpo look more like an idiot.
posted by eyeballkid at 2:51 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by eyeballkid at 2:51 PM on September 24, 2002
Am I NOT speaking english?
Look gang. It's very simple. When you read posts, what common phrases in MeFi do you see a lot which cause you to skip the thread?
I don't care about Starbuck's coffee. That wasn't the intent of this thread.
posted by ZachsMind at 2:51 PM on September 24, 2002
Look gang. It's very simple. When you read posts, what common phrases in MeFi do you see a lot which cause you to skip the thread?
I don't care about Starbuck's coffee. That wasn't the intent of this thread.
posted by ZachsMind at 2:51 PM on September 24, 2002
Am I NOT speaking english? would be one.
posted by eyeballkid at 2:52 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by eyeballkid at 2:52 PM on September 24, 2002
"what common phrases in MeFi do you see a lot which cause you to skip the thread?"
posted by interrobang at 2:54 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by interrobang at 2:54 PM on September 24, 2002
"posted by ZachsMind" does it for me -- although I don't usually have to get that far.
posted by Dean King at 2:54 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by Dean King at 2:54 PM on September 24, 2002
Phrases that cause you to immediately skip to the next post in a given thread: spew, your drink.
My example: "Have you ever eaten poo?"
posted by thomcatspike at 2:59 PM on September 24, 2002
My example: "Have you ever eaten poo?"
posted by thomcatspike at 2:59 PM on September 24, 2002
No mercy here at MeTa today...tough crowd, tough crowd.
posted by gen at 3:01 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by gen at 3:01 PM on September 24, 2002
Today? Whaddaya mean just today? This is normal behavior among the monkeys for me. If they didn't treat me like this I wouldn't know they love me.
I come up with yet another great idea and once again you bastards junk it. Fine.
posted by ZachsMind at 3:03 PM on September 24, 2002
I come up with yet another great idea and once again you bastards junk it. Fine.
posted by ZachsMind at 3:03 PM on September 24, 2002
When you read posts, what common phrases in MeFi do you see a lot which cause you to skip the thread?
MetaTalk.
posted by Smart Dalek at 3:06 PM on September 24, 2002
MetaTalk.
posted by Smart Dalek at 3:06 PM on September 24, 2002
Today? Whaddaya mean just today? This is normal behavior among the monkeys for me. If they didn't treat me like this I wouldn't know they love me.
i think someone needs a vacation.
posted by moz at 3:08 PM on September 24, 2002
i think someone needs a vacation.
posted by moz at 3:08 PM on September 24, 2002
Hey, has anyone here ever eaten poo flung by a monkey? It can happen unintentionally if you're not careful.
posted by madprops at 3:09 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by madprops at 3:09 PM on September 24, 2002
Hey, has anyone here ever eaten poo flung by a monkey? It can happen unintentionally if you're not careful.
Hey, has anyone here ever just done a particularly explosive spit-take with a mouthful of linguine and clam sauce upon reading those words? *raises hand, looks around sheepishly, hurriedly wipes down monitor, quietly resumes lunch*
posted by scody at 3:18 PM on September 24, 2002
Hey, has anyone here ever just done a particularly explosive spit-take with a mouthful of linguine and clam sauce upon reading those words? *raises hand, looks around sheepishly, hurriedly wipes down monitor, quietly resumes lunch*
posted by scody at 3:18 PM on September 24, 2002
what common phrases in MeFi do you see a lot which cause you to skip the thread?
how about:
"It occurred to me it might be helpful..."
posted by quonsar at 3:18 PM on September 24, 2002
how about:
"It occurred to me it might be helpful..."
posted by quonsar at 3:18 PM on September 24, 2002
Hey, has anyone here ever eaten poo flung by a monkey? It can happen unintentionally if you're not careful.
If you're a sysadmin, you may commonly eat poo flung by webmonkeys -- or else, fifty support tickets in one day, each requesting something like "add php support to apache on server x and test"
posted by SpecialK at 3:21 PM on September 24, 2002
If you're a sysadmin, you may commonly eat poo flung by webmonkeys -- or else, fifty support tickets in one day, each requesting something like "add php support to apache on server x and test"
posted by SpecialK at 3:21 PM on September 24, 2002
Phrases that cause you to immediately skip to the next post in a given thread: My example: "Have you ever eaten poo?" ... It occurred to me it might be helpful to the MeFi community if we attempted to accumulate these phrases as examples.
I come up with yet another great idea and once again you bastards junk it. Fine.
Oh, come on. How many times have you actually come across the phrase "Have you ever eaten poo?" on Metafilter? I'm afraid your idea just didn't come over as serious, because you used such a one-off, inane example.
Anyway, I think everyone already knows what kinds of (angry/flamey/stupid) comments they personally like to skip. We hardly need a lookup table.
posted by chrismear at 3:25 PM on September 24, 2002
I come up with yet another great idea and once again you bastards junk it. Fine.
Oh, come on. How many times have you actually come across the phrase "Have you ever eaten poo?" on Metafilter? I'm afraid your idea just didn't come over as serious, because you used such a one-off, inane example.
Anyway, I think everyone already knows what kinds of (angry/flamey/stupid) comments they personally like to skip. We hardly need a lookup table.
posted by chrismear at 3:25 PM on September 24, 2002
I come up with yet another great idea
Zachsmind, I really *didn't* mean any offense and don't have an impression of you as a particularly noteworthy frequent victim. But I really don't see how you could have been here since March of 2000 and not picked up on the fact that Matt prefers to minimize chatty MeTa posts.
posted by mediareport at 3:26 PM on September 24, 2002
Zachsmind, I really *didn't* mean any offense and don't have an impression of you as a particularly noteworthy frequent victim. But I really don't see how you could have been here since March of 2000 and not picked up on the fact that Matt prefers to minimize chatty MeTa posts.
posted by mediareport at 3:26 PM on September 24, 2002
ZachsMind - For certain this isn't what you had in mind, but I'm finding both this thread and the original comment you linked to be just what I needed today. Before this thread I was both hyper-stressed and overworked.
Sure, my coworkers have come over to see what's so funny, and I'll probably get written up for reading this stuff at work, but who gives a rat's ass? This was fun.
Two thumbs up for both potty humor *and* having no humor at all. I hereby proclaim September 24th....... Poo Day
posted by y6y6y6 at 3:33 PM on September 24, 2002
Sure, my coworkers have come over to see what's so funny, and I'll probably get written up for reading this stuff at work, but who gives a rat's ass? This was fun.
Two thumbs up for both potty humor *and* having no humor at all. I hereby proclaim September 24th....... Poo Day
posted by y6y6y6 at 3:33 PM on September 24, 2002
Matt's gonna looove this thread.
Tastes like chicken.
posted by konolia at 3:37 PM on September 24, 2002
Tastes like chicken.
posted by konolia at 3:37 PM on September 24, 2002
The poo made me laugh. The word "poo" is inherently funny. I also like "poo-faced" and "meta-poo."
Mediareport, maybe someone will start a MetaTalk thread about the sacredness of MetaTalk posts, and how they must be employed rarely, if ever. :)
posted by onlyconnect at 3:44 PM on September 24, 2002
Mediareport, maybe someone will start a MetaTalk thread about the sacredness of MetaTalk posts, and how they must be employed rarely, if ever. :)
posted by onlyconnect at 3:44 PM on September 24, 2002
Would that be a parade or a poorade? I'd like to see a new category for Meta posts, "dog pile" There is nothing better than someone opening a thread and then having everyone tell them off for doing so. Funny.
posted by Mushkelley at 3:51 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by Mushkelley at 3:51 PM on September 24, 2002
You shouldn't use MetaTalk for Talking! I've finally got the better of you! Once I put this into my report, you'll all be expelled, and Lambda house will be closed forever! Hahaha!
Unless, somehow, you manage to throw the biggest party ever.
posted by Hildago at 3:59 PM on September 24, 2002
Unless, somehow, you manage to throw the biggest party ever.
posted by Hildago at 3:59 PM on September 24, 2002
Mediareport, maybe someone will start a MetaTalk thread about the sacredness of MetaTalk posts, and how they must be employed rarely, if ever.
I'd say we're overdue, actually. :)
posted by mediareport at 3:59 PM on September 24, 2002
I'd say we're overdue, actually. :)
posted by mediareport at 3:59 PM on September 24, 2002
what common phrases in MeFi do you see a lot which cause you to skip the thread?
This is a self-link, but...
posted by LeiaS at 4:07 PM on September 24, 2002
This is a self-link, but...
posted by LeiaS at 4:07 PM on September 24, 2002
Gosh, Zachsmind, I've given some serious thought to your question (while guffawing at all the poo-flinging) and I have to say I can only come up with a few generalizations:
1) I've learned to skip over the posts of a few-- very few-- people here because I just know they will enrage me.
2) I try hard, but often skip stuff if the poster has announced his/her christianity in advance.
3) Mostly, though, I just avoid long blocks of commenting. If the posted comment fills up my entire screen without any breaks, particularly when it lacks any links, I tend to skim.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 4:29 PM on September 24, 2002
1) I've learned to skip over the posts of a few-- very few-- people here because I just know they will enrage me.
2) I try hard, but often skip stuff if the poster has announced his/her christianity in advance.
3) Mostly, though, I just avoid long blocks of commenting. If the posted comment fills up my entire screen without any breaks, particularly when it lacks any links, I tend to skim.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 4:29 PM on September 24, 2002
I am not a coffee aficianado - but Starbucks, however substandard, does not taste like poo.
I think Zach was simply commenting on what evolved from the cutesy poo comment and the next imaginative post of eating feces or drinking it; of Starbucks actually preparing a steamed cup o poo.
Ah the literal...of course.
posted by RubberHen at 5:04 PM on September 24, 2002
I think Zach was simply commenting on what evolved from the cutesy poo comment and the next imaginative post of eating feces or drinking it; of Starbucks actually preparing a steamed cup o poo.
Ah the literal...of course.
posted by RubberHen at 5:04 PM on September 24, 2002
Please... If we bitched about every inane comment anyone ever posted, would any of us really be without blame?
It sucks when all the good poo jokes have been taken and you have to pretend to take the moral high road.
posted by Samsonov14 at 5:09 PM on September 24, 2002
It sucks when all the good poo jokes have been taken and you have to pretend to take the moral high road.
posted by Samsonov14 at 5:09 PM on September 24, 2002
I try to skip over every comment that contradicts or criticizes what I believe or disagrees with something I wrote. I also usually skip over every comment that doesn't actually refer to me by name. Even then, I can't be bothered to read most of the comment unless it is all unbridled praise. Oh, or any comment that makes me think. I skip over those, too.
However, I can't get enough of "Hey, did you hear? This broom! It vibrates!" That comment is the only one worth reading that I didn't personally write.
posted by Joey Michaels at 5:22 PM on September 24, 2002
However, I can't get enough of "Hey, did you hear? This broom! It vibrates!" That comment is the only one worth reading that I didn't personally write.
posted by Joey Michaels at 5:22 PM on September 24, 2002
The question "Have you ever eaten poo?" will most likely result in me reading the ensuing comment more closely, but that's me.
Each to his own, would be my point there. Although I salute the spirit of Zach's attempt to call out meaningless verbiage, I don't think it's possible to generalize, really.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:22 PM on September 24, 2002
Each to his own, would be my point there. Although I salute the spirit of Zach's attempt to call out meaningless verbiage, I don't think it's possible to generalize, really.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:22 PM on September 24, 2002
Also, I suspect "Have you ever eaten poo?" may be fast on its way to being the new pancakes or vibrating broom or Cabal™ or....
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:24 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:24 PM on September 24, 2002
*flings poo*
posted by eyeballkid at 6:03 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by eyeballkid at 6:03 PM on September 24, 2002
This thread is deteriorating rapidly.
Has anyone ever dragged a metatalk thread to metatalk, or is there another suitable trash recepticle?
posted by konolia at 6:09 PM on September 24, 2002
Has anyone ever dragged a metatalk thread to metatalk, or is there another suitable trash recepticle?
posted by konolia at 6:09 PM on September 24, 2002
A Poo-Rade!!
Can I help build the float? Can I? Huh?
posted by jonmc at 7:17 PM on September 24, 2002
Can I help build the float? Can I? Huh?
posted by jonmc at 7:17 PM on September 24, 2002
What causes me to skip things?
"This is a self-link, but..."
posted by Dark Messiah at 8:14 PM on September 24, 2002
"This is a self-link, but..."
posted by Dark Messiah at 8:14 PM on September 24, 2002
*slips in poo while attempting to pick up quarter*
posted by picopebbles at 8:51 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by picopebbles at 8:51 PM on September 24, 2002
This thread is shit. And I can definitively say that, because I have seen shit. Ergo, this thread = shit.
posted by Dark Messiah at 9:27 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by Dark Messiah at 9:27 PM on September 24, 2002
Yes, DM, but how does it taste?
MetaTalk: We're All Eating Poo Together.
posted by Yelling At Nothing at 10:01 PM on September 24, 2002
MetaTalk: We're All Eating Poo Together.
posted by Yelling At Nothing at 10:01 PM on September 24, 2002
I, for one, welcome the arrival of our poo eating overlords.
*fixes them poo sandwich, winks apologetically at Zach*
posted by onlyconnect at 10:07 PM on September 24, 2002
*fixes them poo sandwich, winks apologetically at Zach*
posted by onlyconnect at 10:07 PM on September 24, 2002
So, let me get this straight. This poo, it vibrates?
posted by Yelling At Nothing at 10:30 PM on September 24, 2002
posted by Yelling At Nothing at 10:30 PM on September 24, 2002
If 'poo' becomes the new pancakes, I am leaving.
posted by Frasermoo at 1:31 AM on September 25, 2002
posted by Frasermoo at 1:31 AM on September 25, 2002
[This is poo]
posted by soundofsuburbia at 2:24 AM on September 25, 2002
posted by soundofsuburbia at 2:24 AM on September 25, 2002
What do you think about a little Christian web designer who eats poo and lies about it on his weblog on a Sunday morning?
posted by mcwetboy at 4:52 AM on September 25, 2002
posted by mcwetboy at 4:52 AM on September 25, 2002
Fastest monkey in the west. Its very odd, but if you mention poo to Mefis, monkeys quite often appear.
posted by Tarrama at 4:53 AM on September 25, 2002
posted by Tarrama at 4:53 AM on September 25, 2002
One more fine example of why getting hauled into Me-Talk is a joke.
posted by mischief at 5:03 AM on September 25, 2002
posted by mischief at 5:03 AM on September 25, 2002
What do you think about a little Christian web designer who eats poo and lies about it on his weblog on a Sunday morning?
Careful... Glad you're back, though. Sleep well?
posted by gottabefunky at 6:46 AM on September 25, 2002
Careful... Glad you're back, though. Sleep well?
posted by gottabefunky at 6:46 AM on September 25, 2002
. o O (FPP = Front Page Poo?)
posted by thatweirdguy2 at 7:49 AM on September 25, 2002
posted by thatweirdguy2 at 7:49 AM on September 25, 2002
Calm down, little campers.
posted by interrobang at 8:16 AM on September 25, 2002
posted by interrobang at 8:16 AM on September 25, 2002
nice poo-flinging. I didn't have a problem with the poo-guys comment (no matter how childish you might think that was), a few comments down though, I did have a problem with the "have you ever tasted poo?"-retort. Ah, so we can't use metaphor anymore because they will be taken literally? That made me skip the thread. Other threadskippers are similar to Secret life of Gravy's list.
posted by dabitch at 8:47 AM on September 25, 2002
posted by dabitch at 8:47 AM on September 25, 2002
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posted by ZachsMind at 2:02 PM on September 24, 2002