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I'm just glad that making puns about people dying is frown upon.

Pretty much the only time I got Angry was, when this was a common occurrence on Gaf. Did a woman was killed by a Monkey? You could be the first post was some Monkeying around kind of pun.

But then, some poster posted that his 2-3 puppy ate a frog and died, some guy said "Sad to know he croaked" and people where suddenly outrage, the guy even got banned. I was so angry and disgusted.
 
I'm just glad that making puns about people dying is frown upon.

Pretty much the only time I got Angry was, when this was a common occurrence on Gaf. Did a woman was killed by a Monkey? You could be the first post was some Monkeying around kind of pun.

But then, some poster posted that his 2-3 puppy ate a frog and died, some guy said "Sad to know he croaked" and people where suddenly outrage, the guy even got banned. I was so angry and disgusted.

I..fucking..love those puns.. and it's so shitty when people get banned for them lol.
 
I..fucking..love those puns.. and it's so shitty when people get banned for them lol.

Well I wasn't angry at the Pun, I was angry at the hypocrisy. Not every puppy makes it adulthood, that one of the reasons Dogs have a lot of them. It's so sad that a puppy died, be strong OP, what's that a father died in a trampoline? P-P-PUN CONTEST.
 
I'm just glad that making puns about people dying is frown upon.

Pretty much the only time I got Angry was, when this was a common occurrence on Gaf. Did a woman was killed by a Monkey? You could be the first post was some Monkeying around kind of pun.

But then, some poster posted that his 2-3 puppy ate a frog and died, some guy said "Sad to know he croaked" and people where suddenly outrage, the guy even got banned. I was so angry and disgusted.
I gotta agree that the joking about death is completely unnecessary.

GAF can be disgustingly disrespectful for a forum that prides itself on being open minded.
 
I also hate it when people just try and be snarky and post little cool kid quips instead of actually expressing themselves or their opinion. Almost like being in high school again.

"Hey look at me I got the first post and made a stupid little snide remark that adds nothing of value but aren't I cool"
 
I've got another one: when one person posts in a thread way way WAY more than everyone else. I'm following a thread right now that has a guy who's posted three times more than the second most active poster, and about one hundred times the thread average.

Edit : And yes, I'm passive aggressively talking shit here, lol.
 
I've got another one: when one person posts in a thread way way WAY more than everyone else. I'm following a thread right now that has a guy who's posted three times more than the second most active poster, and about one hundred times the thread average.

Edit : And yes, I'm passive aggressively talking shit here, lol.

Is he the thread creator, a huge fan of the subject or just answering the debates of multiple people? That's acceptable in that case.
 
Everything's a spoiler. Everything.

Could you please tag that? Some of us have only been posting for a few months and didn't know that yet. Just because you've been around GAF longer than others doesn't give you the right to spoil its innards for the newcomers.

or something :P
 
Is he the thread creator, a huge fan of the subject or just answering the debates of multiple people? That's acceptable in that case.
I think they're (not sure of their gender) just really excited about the topic. Some of their posts are helpful, but most are just for fun... Which is cool, but in such high volume it starts to feel spammy.
 
Posting images in a "Post your favourite ..." thread or similar and not taking the five extra seconds to include a name or some other identification detail. It's less of an issue in, say, the What are you listening to? threads as album covers generally have the pertinent info, but the same can't be said for most others.
 
Another one. This doesn't annoy the hell out of me but for some reason it bugs me. When the thread is titled along the lines of "Post your favorite album of all time," then someone comes in and proceeds to post a list of 15 albums. Or "Top 5 birds of prey" then someone posts 13. Honestly, I don't know why this irks me but for some reason it does.
 
Hyperbole. I've never seen that word used as much as I have seen it here. Amazing.
Came here to say this, and one other. When I was one of those, those lurkers, before my account was approved, I noticed this word being thrown around all over the place. This has been cut back though, quite a bit over the past few months. At least in the threads I frequent. I always wanted to quote a true American Hero, Stan Smith, in response, but was unable due to pending membership approval: "(Imitating police siren)Oh, that’s the Hyperbole Police coming to take you away, and lock you up in Exaggeration-traz. I think I made my point. Eloquent.”

The pissing contests grind my gears some, but most of the time I laugh at a lot of the stuff being said in here. Life is too short to be upset!


Now, I'm just here to read all the hilarious responses.
 
Starting thread titles with the word "So".

I always want to reply with "So what" to every single one I see.

No idea why it bothers me so much.
 
People who start feuds in threads and accuse the other of derailing while the feud continues to rage.

On that matter, I really dislike when a let's say a popular opinion in the real world but an unpopular one on Gaf has a thread around it. Then the collective believers/fans of certain opinion start to shit the thread and harass the posters then if one complaints, they call out "persecution complex" and no one does a shit against the trolling.
 
Single word answers (I think I have done this once or twice in the past) or responces with a gif saying WRONG!

Really, how insightful. Thank you! *grinds teeth*
 
"IMO"

Go suck a fuck you stupid prick. I know it's your fucking opinion, you typed your stupid fucking response in the text box assigned to your username. Get bent fuck face.

See, this is why I type 'in my fact'. My method should become more popular imf.
 
Yeah i completely agree with this. some people go way overboard here with regards to spoilers.

May I disagree on this one? Not completely, of course.
Some really overdo it, and it just makes reading some threads really annoying.

Some post untagged spoilers of Bioshock Infinite the day after it comes out on a completely unrelated thread. D:
 
The disturbing horrible news threads that bring no real conversation but just total disgust. It's like those people post the most shitty news they can find just to make a thread.
 
My least favorite is when someone posts a thread akin to "Post your favorite action movie sequence here!" and the thread is filled with replies consisting of nothing but YouTube links.

I...I really wish people wouldn't do that.

Oh, that's because many of us are using Youtube Me Again! to embed Youtube videos in the posts, so's we can watch Youtube without having to leave the page or open a new link.

Well, it's what I'm doing, at least.

Am I the only one who... :p
 
May I disagree on this one? Not completely, of course.
Some really overdo it, and it just makes reading some threads really annoying.

Some post untagged spoilers of Bioshock Infinite the day after it comes out on a completely unrelated thread. D:

Oh yeah those guys are arseholes. I'm talking about the people who consider your characters name a spoiler or if a certain weapon is in a game, pointless stuff like that.
 
I find it annoying when people say "what say you GAF?" and similar comments. It makes you sound like an overly proud 10 year old that just joined an elite club.

I agree. I read a whole long ass OP and I dread it but there it is at the bottom.

"What say you?"

What say me!?

I SAY. GOOD DAY!

Say it together! In harmony!
 
Another one. This doesn't annoy the hell out of me but for some reason it bugs me. When the thread is titled along the lines of "Post your favorite album of all time," then someone comes in and proceeds to post a list of 15 albums. Or "Top 5 birds of prey" then someone posts 13. Honestly, I don't know why this irks me but for some reason it does.

Patrick Zevo: I can't even eat. The food keeps touching. I like military plates, I'm a military man, I want a military meal. I want my string beans to be quarantined! I like a little fortress around my mashed potatoes so the meatloaf doesn't invade my mashed potatoes and cause mixing in my plate! I HATE IT when food touches! I'm a military man, you understand that? And don't let your food touch either, please?
 
I can't fucking stand the use of memes any more. Most of them were never funny to begin with and the use of them only shows the poster's complete lack of imagination and originality. If you can't come up with something clever on your own, why are you even posting?
 
Can't stand it when people seek advice on serious irl situations on forums and expect a good answer.

It's the internet.
 
"Could of," "should of," and "would of." It's "could've," "should've," and "would've" people.

Could've= Could have
Could of= grammar fail
 
I will echo the entire "first post wins", it has become a competition on GAF among some to see who can write the wittiest one liner. The problem is unique in that i rarely see it on other forums

Its basically become a way for someone to become semi famous here, in hopes that people will quote you for pages on end and cheer you and how you "ended" the thread

To me, its almost the same as the now banned whogivesashit.gif and thread whining, as there is a lack of respect for the thread and forum, some people are just using it as a way to dick around ie make a mockery out of the thread and TC for their own personal satisfaction.

The only threads that are safe are mod threads, as people usually do not dare pull the same stunt.
 
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