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Old 06-04-2008, 11:38 AM   #1
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Question Questionable thread titles

Not sure how to handle this personal peccadillo, and so thought to - what else?!? - start a thread that somehow may lead to some therapy.

So it's late, and I'll looking over the new and not so new threads within a section, looking for somewhere to plant some words that may start some discussion but won't overtax my brain too much, and so I'm reading over the thread titles, and then it happens...

I get this urge to post one (or few) word answers to a thread, as, well, the answer's obvious and, well, you asked the question, didn't you? So far, I've held off, and I'm hoping that this thread will keep my typing at bay just a little longer, but...here's what I want to do, late in the night:

I hope that that will keep me away from your threads for at least a day or two. Keep me in mind the next time you end your thread title in a question mark, as I may just answer.
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Old 06-04-2008, 12:01 PM   #2
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Old 06-04-2008, 01:40 PM   #4
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Nitpicky. You said it.

Plenty of topics can follow this format. My dissertation had a question title: doesn't mean I didn't discuss anything therein! Besides, it shouldn't be the responsibility of a topic-starter in a discussion forum to remind everyone that discussion is encouraged in the thread.
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Old 06-04-2008, 02:15 PM   #5
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Nitpicky. You said it.

Plenty of topics can follow this format. My dissertation had a question title: doesn't mean I didn't discuss anything therein! Besides, it shouldn't be the responsibility of a topic-starter in a discussion forum to remind everyone that discussion is encouraged in the thread.
Or you can just e-mail me, and I'LL GIVE YOU the correct answer.
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Old 06-04-2008, 02:22 PM   #6
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  • Where is Aeglos? - It wasn't my turn to watch it.
  • What was Shelob, and more importantly, what was Ungoliant? - Spiders?!?
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  • What Next To Read . . .? - See next line.
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Old 06-04-2008, 06:47 PM   #7
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Question Welcome Back, Kotter.

I don't mind the thread titles that ask a full question, but the topics that sound like they were created by Vinnie Barbarino truly leave me shaking my head (i.e. What? Where? How? When?). I believe a topic should at least give a clue as to what is hidden within, just a click away.
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Old 06-04-2008, 07:44 PM   #8
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I don't mind the thread titles that ask a full question, but the topics that sound like they were created by Vinnie Barbarino truly leave me shaking my head (i.e. What? Where? How? When?). I believe a topic should at least give a clue as to what is hidden within, just a click away.
Your sense obviously isn't refined enough to see that, clearly, that Huh?, Huh..What? and Ahh...What?? are about Balrog eating habits prior to the first sunrise, the perspiration levels of Shire porcine and the Quenya translation of Sam Gamgee's version of the Lay of Lúthien, respectively.
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Old 08-06-2008, 02:01 AM   #12
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And now for a themed post.

Shelob=Big spider Can't argue with that one.
Spiders Where? Where?
Spiders? Spiders!
Spiders? I don't know! Somebody said there were spiders!
Giant spiders HELP!
Spiders! They're Everywhere! SAVE MEEE!
Others? What Others? Other spiders?
What's up? Spiders!
Go Away for a Few Months! ...I think I'd better...
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Old 08-06-2008, 05:12 AM   #13
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And more archaeological findings from the prehistory of the Downs...

Wow. Yeah... Wow...
sauron and saurman Are not known at this address.
Gothmog???? Where are you, Gothmog?
legolas's hair *sigh* Get over it, please.
Drow? *cough* you're in the wrong forum *cough*
Just who's in charge here anyway? The Barrow Wight.
3 rings for the Elven Kings??????? Seven question marks for the posters???????
How?!?!?!?! How?!?!?!?!?!?! How!?!?!?! *shrugs* I dunno.
Monkeys eat bananas, right? Uh... yes... I suppose so...
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Old 08-12-2008, 08:33 AM   #14
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Old 08-25-2008, 05:05 AM   #15
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Why Geneologies? - Because stick figure drawings just aren't as informative.
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Actually from what I have heard it is quite unusual for monkeys to eat bananas in the wild, apparently it is too fattening.
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Actually from what I have heard it is quite unusual for monkeys to eat bananas in the wild, apparently it is too fattening.
Monkeys are diet-conscious?
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Does anyone else hate the Rohanites? Or am I just a horrible person?

Can I still be a horrible person if I *like* the Rohanites?
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Does anyone else hate the Rohanites? Or am I just a horrible person?

Can I still be a horrible person if I *like* the Rohanites?
No, that would make you a good person. However, you can like dwarves and Bree dwellers and still be a bad person.

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Okay, I want to laugh every time I see it (and since I have laryngitis at the moment, it's not a comfortable thing!), so I have to mention it. When I enter the main discussion forums page and it's there, I only see part of it:

How many Rangers of the North

So of course the mind, being old and creaky, immediately completes it with:

...does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Not the real full topic title, of course, but I laugh at weird things, I guess.
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Okay, I want to laugh every time I see it (and since I have laryngitis at the moment, it's not a comfortable thing!), so I have to mention it. When I enter the main discussion forums page and it's there, I only see part of it:

How many Rangers of the North

So of course the mind, being old and creaky, immediately completes it with:

...does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Not the real full topic title, of course, but I laugh at weird things, I guess.

Glad I'm not the only one!



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Okay, I want to laugh every time I see it (and since I have laryngitis at the moment, it's not a comfortable thing!), so I have to mention it. When I enter the main discussion forums page and it's there, I only see part of it:

How many Rangers of the North

So of course the mind, being old and creaky, immediately completes it with:

...does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Not the real full topic title, of course, but I laugh at weird things, I guess.
And I only ever see Why did Isildur cross the, which is of course followed in my mind by road?

Not, sadly, the real thread title...but it was because the chicken crossed it and Sauron followed 'cause he wanted to barbeque and Isildur followed 'cause he wanted the shiny.
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It seems the original poster (Inziladun) anticipated this–

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Hint: the answer is not 'to get to the other side'.
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Old 01-27-2010, 07:49 AM   #33
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Lacking a clever title for the thread, I thought it wise to forestall any facetious remarks. My wisdom has been proven.
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Old 01-27-2010, 10:28 AM   #34
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How many Rangers of the North

So of course the mind, being old and creaky, immediately completes it with:

...does it take to screw in a light bulb?
The answer being: three, one to actually do it and two to fight off Orcs so the lightbulb can live in simple peace with the Hobbits.
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Old 01-27-2010, 08:08 PM   #35
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It seems the original poster (Inziladun) anticipated this–
I saw! So I came up with a non-"to get to the other side" answer. No amount of foreknowledge can save you from the lame jokes of Lottie!
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And yet another themed post.

Could a Dwarf melee with a Balrog? –Sure, just wait until it gets distracted fighting the Witch King.

Hot Balrog Lovin' –Ewww. I liked the spammers much better when they were just offering cheap deals on iPods.

Balrog Sprinters? –Should liven up the next Olympics.

As the Balrog fliesFlies? Ooo, you've made some enemies there.
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Old 02-01-2010, 10:29 AM   #37
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As the Balrog fliesFlies? Ooo, you've made some enemies there.
Not necessarily. Old Roggie did some flying when Gandalf pitched him off the mountain top.
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Not necessarily. Old Roggie did some flying when Gandalf pitched him off the mountain top.
That's not flying, that's falling... with style!

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That's not flying, that's falling... with style!
Yeah, I don't think he missed the ground when he fell!
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Old 02-02-2010, 08:18 AM   #40
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Does anyone else hate the Rohanites? Or am I just a horrible person?

Can I still be a horrible person if I *like* the Rohanites?
It doesn't matter to me one way or the other.

However, if you were to pick on the Rohirrim, I might get really upset.
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