Recurring topics on DU--After you've been here a while, you notice certain topics reappear

[raccoon]

periodically.

For example:

--The US needs a draft, because if the US had a draft, more people would be concerned about the US's imperial wars, and protest and harangue Congresscritters, etc., for the US to back out of its foreign adventures.

--Why do girls/women like "bad boys" and not "nice guys?"

Your turn--post about recurring topics you've noticed.

[aSpeckofDust]

The two atheist and theist threads that pop up and get like 400+ replies.

Silliness.

[aSpeckofDust]

1. ~

[Scuba]

2. Can you please refer me to the "girls like bad boys" thread? n/t

[raccoon]

7. Use the search function. nt

[elocs]

40. Really, don't you think asking DUers to use the search function is too much?

It's been my experience here that most DUers look upon the search function with contempt. Otherwise we wouldn't be getting the same stories repeatedly posted over 3 days like nobody had ever heard about it before.

[raccoon]

47. You are right. I expect way too much of people, here and in RL. nt

[seabeyond]

22. it was moved to lounge and then locked. dont get why. nt

[JitterbugPerfume]

42. lounge

[lutefisk]

3. Breastfeeding in public and "drip, drip" (from the Bush/Cheney era)

The "drip, drip... big news is coming soon that will bring down Bush administration" threads sort of fizzled out after they were reselected and people realized nothing was going to happen to them... but still we continue to (naively) believe that criminals in our government will be held accountable...:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[FSogol]

4. Palin, Applebees, Olive Garden, breastfeeding, circumcision, and pit bulls.

:popcorn:

[KatyMan]

6. don't forget the kudzu...

we also need more Oscar.

[LiberalEsto]

13. Oscar mates with kudzu

Result is a mixed vine with dark fur, that's going places.

[The Backlash Cometh]

5. Vaccination vs. non-vacccination

Gun control vs. 2nd Amendment proponents

Why isn't Bush and Cheney in the Hague?

[Jeanette in FL]

8. HFCS

High Fructose Corn Syrup

Always good for a big bowl of popcorn.

:popcorn:

[dionysus]

9. circumcision\smoking threads

[Nye Bevan]

10. [Some city] votes to ban smoking in public parks

- that sucks, when will those Nazis stop?
- Godwin! and I like clean air in the park, especially when I take my kids there
- well cars cause more pollution than smoking anyway. Do you drive a car? huh? huh?
etc.

[Upton]

11. PETA threads.

[WilliamPitt]

12. The Olive Garden

and Nader.

Not necessarily in that order.

[Phentex]

14. Meat video, rec/unrec, I don't watch Oprah but today she said blah blah blah...

I never watch The View but today they said blah blah blah...I never watch Fox News but today they said blah blah blah...I never listen to Rush but today he said blah blah blah...I never watch Glenn Beck but today he said blah blah blah...


:crazy:

[Nye Bevan]

15. I JUST HATE THOSE ADS ON DU for [whatever]

They disgust me! Skinner make them stop!

- I use Adblock and I never see them
- click on them! Make those RWers contribute to DU!
- just donate $5 to DU and you can block them automatically for a whole year!
- $5? You must be kidding! I can't afford $5 in this economy!

[Cresent City Kid]

16. Haven't seen this in a while, knock on wood

but every so often a flat tax troll pops up.

[HughBeaumont]

62. Oh GOD!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=5860668

Take a look at the mess this troll left behind. And he didn't even get banned!!

[Cresent City Kid]

67. I remember that one

I can't remember if I responded there, but it got to the point where I thought about saving my response to copy and paste due to the frequency of these kinds of posts.

[Fozzledick]

17. That's it! I'm LEAVING!!1!

I've had it with mean people who won't agree with me!

[SidDithers]

26. Sometimes over and over again from the same poster!...nt

Sid

[Name removed]

41. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Dash87]

65. Haha, and it's not just DU - every forum on the internet.

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!! IM LEAVING!!! GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD!!!

Then they're back in under a day, usually. :rofl:

[The Straight Story]

18. Threads with pics of hot naked blondes doing....

Oh wait, that's the other site I am on. Going back over there for a bit...

[Fozzledick]

19. Link?

:evilgrin:

[The Straight Story]

20. Here's one - news and nudes abound

http://www.fark.com/

recent thread in the showbiz area:

http://www.fark.com/comments/6075945/-45-pictures-of-Mila-Kunis-at-her-hottest-from-Life-magazine-Wait-what

[Fozzledick]

23. Um, where's the link to Foobies?

I'm sure it used to be there... :shrug:

[Name removed]

28. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[gkhouston]

21. kids in restaurants. n/t

[negativenihil]

24. My favorite -

the "I'M OLD - AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY/NEW FAD WITH THE KIDS!" posts...

or my 2nd favorite - "I'M OLD AND DON'T LIKE MODERN MUSIC! ITS TRASH!"

[Skidmore]

50. Now wait a minute...

we old farts have earned a right to grouse. I mean if you're gonna take our SS & pensions away, the least you can do is let us grouse about newfangled gizmos.

[Renew Deal]

25. Chemtrails

I always enjoy those threads.

[SidDithers]

29. +1...

Chemtrail threads are teh shit :)

Sid

[MindPilot]

37. Almost as good as porn

Porn exploits women.

What about gay porn?

Misogynist!

[raccoon]

33. Elucidate, my dear Renew...I don't know what you mean. nt

[Renew Deal]

38. The gasses the government uses for mind control

The plain was caught in the act:

[SidDithers]

27. Threads about Unrec are always good for a laugh too...nt

Sid

[JHB]

32. rec

You beat me by this much |-| .

[SidDithers]

39. It's my nimble fingers and shorter post that did it...

plus, I've got a macro set up so I don't have to actually type out "unrec" :)

(not really, but maybe I should set one up)

Sid

[JHB]

30. What sort of deranged animal would unrec this post!!!!!

Definitely a recurring topic, both with threads and as separate posts pointing to other ones.

Grounds for unreccing all by itself.

[MindPilot]

31. Airlines...

Get these motherfucking kids/gays/fat people/Muslims/breast-feeders/smokers/girls in short skirts/ off the motherfucking plane!!

Has a TSA agent seen you naked?

[rucky]

34. We are responsible for all this. Get off your computers and do something.

as if they know what we do when we're existing beyond DU

[MindPilot]

35. I'm more educated and sophisticated than you...

so I'm way too smart to watch TV. And I don't eat meat.

I have thirty-seven close friends who were killed by drunk drivers talking on there cell phone. Which is why I ride a bike. That makes me better than you. Especially since you drive an :puke: AMERICAN car.

LEARN HOW TO SPELL "THEIR"!!1!

[Phentex]

46. LOL!

It's possible we've all been here too long.

:rofl:

[MindPilot]

53. DU-fatigue? n/t

[lpbk2713]

36. North v. South redux.

About once a month someone wants to resurrect the Civil War.
And there are always many who want to participate.


As if it will solve anything. {sigh}

[zorahopkins]

43. "What Has Become Of The DU Of Yesteryear?"

This seems to recur with great regularity.

[Phentex]

45. Ah, yes...the good ole days...

before all you little people ruined our fun. pout, pout


:P

[woo me with science]

44. Pretty much all of them. nt

[HughBeaumont]

48. Very Very Certain End-of-the-fucking-world DOOOOOMMMM!!!

God, for all of the fearmongering we claim Republicans do . . . yeah.

I mean, I'm no bright-sider and also see the inherent danger in the whole "Look on the Bright Side" movement, but Mad Maxism isn't exactly where were headed either.

[HappyMe]

49. I hate Walmart,

smokers, breastfeeding 'til the kid's 10, meat eaters suck, vegans suck, tv sucks, religion sucks, atheists suck.

[mrcheerful]

51. 10 things poor people can do to solve food/money shortages in their daily life

then the list has crap that calls for them to make a sacrifice short term in order to reap huge benefits 6 months down the road, like the poor aren't already sacrificing trying to get food and money to last 31 days. Why just make a small investment on Wall Street and the money comes rolling in or take some of your food stamps buy seeds grow yourself a small garden and you'll eat like a king as well as selling off the excess for profit. It is always followed with did you know tomatoes are over 3 dollars a pound, why I can grow my own and by the end of summer have pounds of tomatoes. I'm hungry today what good is food that takes 6 months to grow do to stop todays hunger.

[pipi_k]

52. How about...

the recurrent theme of people publicly whipping the (verbal) snot out of people who can't defend themselves (usually the elderly), then coming here to brag about it.

[pipi_k]

54. Oh, another one...Baby Boomers suck

Like we planned from the age of 16 to fuck up the entire world...


:eyes:

[MindPilot]

60. Almost as much fun as Mac/Wndows/Linux

My OS can kick the livin' shit outta your OS!

[BB1]

55. Canada, The Old World,

Indian Reserves and the Illuminati.

Bumperstickers. Old women faced with foreclosures. Seals.

[Javaman]

56. Posts about people pointing out reappearing topics on DU. nt

[MindPilot]

57. BOYCOTT!!11!

I'm not buying Mongolian peaches! That will certainly teach them a lesson. Especially after my sternly-worded email!!

[pipi_k]

63. Hahahahhaha!!! I forgot...

about the "BOYCOTT!!!111" threads...


Yep...a couple of dozen pissed-off DUers against bigger-than-life corporations...

that'll teach 'em!!!

:+



PS...I bet the list is up to at least 500 by now...

[Safetykitten]

58. Economy improving.

[slackmaster]

59. There's an engine that can run a car for 200 miles on a cup of seawater

And how about that missile track off of Los Angeles?

[MindPilot]

61. But the oil companies bought the patent and the inventor

fell off a bridge.

[pipi_k]

64. I often feel like starting a rumor

that there's a car that can run for 300 miles on 6 ounces of urine

[HappyMe]

72. Do it!!

:evilgrin:

[Dash87]

66. There's going to be a civil war / We need another revolution / Wolverines!1!! Topics

Seemingly unavoidable on any site of the internet.

[SOS]

68. The hide thread function is immediately employed

whenever the words "second hand smoke" or "PETA" appear in OP.

[snooper2]

69. Posts talking about recurring topics on DU

[madmom]

70. Can't believe no one has mention the scourge of fat people. After all, all they have

to do is act like me and be perfect in every way!

[SpartanDem]

71. Is the US turning fascist/America is doomed

seems popular

[LiberalEsto]

73. DU this poll

Which I always see too late, and the poll has vanished from the link page.