Pet Free Republic peeves-- please contribute.

Self | 11/30/04 | ccmay

[ccmay]

There are so many things that make FR great. It's my favorite place on the Internet and I am proud to support it financially.

However, there are a few things that have been getting under my skin too.

1. Jokes about the "72 virgins" every time there is news of a Muslim terrorist being killed. Please. Over the last three years, every possible variation of the virgins joke has already been done. Hundreds of times. It is far, far beyond cliché by now.
2. Jokes about spitting one's food or drink on the screen or keyboard, in response to someone else's humorous post. Again, every possible variation has appeared here a hundred or a thousand times over. I dare say 99.99% of them are exaggerations for comic effect. It's getting almost as banal as the virgins.
3. FR slang (beeber, moose, cheese, hugh, series) in every thread, to no effect at all. At least donate to Jim if you are going to waste everyone's bandwidth like this.
4. Over-zealous moderators who zap cross-posts from DU as soon as they appear. Prime opportunities for hilarity, gloating, and schadenfreude, especially after they lose an election, are lost forever. Can we assess these individually on the basis of their merits?

[k2blader]

That's easy. All the Christophobic, pro-socialism, pro-illegal, pro-promiscuity types around here.

P.S. Your list can't be series!

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Tommy Chong:

(To RCMP officer):

WHAT YOU ARE DOING HERE, MAN?(!)

[FreedomCalls]

Anyone who posts in multi-colored fonts and puts the text in centered boxes.

[nopardons]

Hehehehehehehehehehehehe...

Hope you and yours had a lovely Thanksgiving! :-)

[SoDak]

I don't think it has to mean anything, I just dislike longtime, seemingly respected posters getting attacked by newbies. If nothing else, I think longevity should bring some benefit of the doubt with it. You disagree?

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

I'M TELLING THE MODZ!!!

WAAAH!!!

[Sockdologer]

1. People who post five articles from Newsmax in a row!
2. Clicking on a link only to find out the sources is Newsmax or WorldNetDaily.

[SoDak]

That's me :)

[weegee]

Several people may read an article and come up with the same reasoning. If you wait until you read ALL posts of a thread before posting, you may find that you will never get to the end (someone is ALWAYS posting it seems).

[Dec31,1999]

Dang It .. We are Freepers!!!

They can't call us FReepers. That would be too much free publicity, and people might find out what's really going on!

[WRhine]

1. Posters that put up moronic Pics as substitute for debate.

2. Censorship of articles or opinions that are critical of certain politicians.

3. Posters that constantly ask for links when the subject at hand is accepted common knowledge.

[bonfire]

"2. Posters who post the exact same thing (word for word) that someone posted 2 minutes before"

You mean like this one: "A moose bit my sister." over and over and over and over :)

[FreedomCalls]

1. Posters who have zero sense of humor. Especially those who get extremely upset when a joke goes over their head.

2. Posters who post the exact same thing (word for word) that someone posted 2 minutes before. Not really a peeve, but I think these people must have short term memory problems.

[dandelion]

Newbie...:D

[hatfieldmccoy]

Yo cmay, you will invite a flame if you berate Freepers for being Freepers. And it's a damned entertaining flame at that wouldn't you agree?!

[weegee]

WND is not a questionable source. They often have their own commentary or articles on things that others have reported on but they also do have some groundbreaking reports like the discovery that some porn site photos appeared in the arab press as "evidence" of abuse at Abu Ghraib and the "raping" of Iraqis. They even brought it to the attention of the State Department and asked about it at a White House press conference.

Despite all of this, the Boston Globe STILL ran the photos in print claiming they were genuine.

[bonfire]

The word "Freepers." There is NO WAY I could ever say that outloud!!!

[nopardons]

And I waved at you,when we drove out! A truer friend you'll never have. :-)

Yes,that drives me crazy too. Someone (Brit?) called us "bloggers" and I scared my s-i-l,when I yelled at the T.V.! LOL

Hope all of you had a blissful Thanksgiving.

[Hi Heels]

Pet Peeve #7: Jealous people from Washington.

Sweet home, California! Where the sky's always bluuueeee...

[Clemenza]

Believe me, this New York boy can't wait to leave Washington, where he is surrounded by former inhabitants of the Bay Area.