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scottneb
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I leave for a little while and look what you guys have done to this place.

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mr_porteiro_head
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Dobies are the DEVIL!

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Parsimony
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There are far too many bad dobies on the front page. If you are going to attempt a dobie, at least make it funny.

--ApostleRadio

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Farmgirl
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I think they are responding to Telp's "Dobie Day" thread.

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TomDavidson
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Doesn't matter. They still suck. There have been, since the dawn of time, four funny Dobies. The rest have been a complete waste of space.

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MrSquicky
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If you are going to attempt a dobie, at least make it funny.

I'm reasonably sure that at least one of those words is being used in a way that I'm unfamiliar with.

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Bokonon
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Aww, Tom, I never knew that you noticed [Smile]

-Bok

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no. 6
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There have been, since the dawn of time, four funny Dobies.

True. But for the life of me, I can't even remember what they were.... [Dont Know]

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advice for robots
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Tom, dobie-ing Princess Bride. So sweet.

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Crotalus
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Okay I'm ignorant, what does dobie even mean?

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Papa Moose
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This thread contained a working definition, kinda.

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Ela
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I agree with Tom. I think most dobies are pretty dumb and a waste of space and time.

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Papa Moose
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I think most are, too, though I think there have been more than four that were funny.

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advice for robots
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I open dobie threads once every never, on average. Just not worth the energy, and I find them annoying.

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Ela
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Originally posted by Papa Moose:
I think most are, too, though I think there have been more than four that were funny.

Yes, I agree with that part. But in general, dobie irritate me, especially when they are dobies of a serious thread - it's as though the person making the dobie is making fun of the serious thread, and it strikes me as disrespectful - though I know most dobiers (is that a word? [Razz]

) don't intend disrespect.

I have to say, though, I don't mind dobies half as much if they are dobies of a thread that I thought was rude in the first place.

Guess I'm a hypocrite. [Wink]

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Papa Moose
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A Dobie ought to be quick, clever, unexpected, and most importantly, infrequent. Most fail on all four counts (IMHYESCO).

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Ela
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I agree, Moose. [Smile]

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Scott R
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In My Humble Yet Ever So Cocky Opinion?

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Papa Moose
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Close. Ever So Correct.

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ketchupqueen
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I thought it was "Ever So Cool". [Wink]

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advice for robots
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My first thought was "UNESCO."

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scottneb
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:rocks in rocking chair:

I remember, a long time ago, when Pops was just an arrogant noob. Now he's the boss, and I'm just a forgotten name.

:sigh:

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Telperion the Silver
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Doesn't matter. They still suck. There have been, since the dawn of time, four funny Dobies. The rest have been a complete waste of space.

Such a party pooper...
[Wink]

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Tatiana
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For the life of me, I think he's being far too generous! I've yet to laugh at one. :-P However, keep trying, who knows, anything can happen. [Smile]

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FlyingCow
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I'm guessing the four funny ones were before your time, Tatiana. (Unless, of course, you're an alternate name of an old timer... I can never keep up with that).

They were possibly written by Dobie himself.

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Papa Moose
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Tatiana, aka aka aka ak et al, is one of the oldest-timers Hatrack has.

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Bob the Lawyer
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The real crime, I think, is that the people who make them *think* they're funny. How can someone be so out of touch with what humour really is?

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Papa Moose
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Was that supposed to be funny, Bob?

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Tatiana
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quote:
Originally posted by Papa Moose:
Tatiana, aka aka aka ak et al, is one of the oldest-timers Hatrack has.

Parsing that sentence was a delight! Thank you for that!

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Papa Moose
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I hoped you would like it. Thought about throwing in ana kata, but that would've been overkill.

Not that that has ever stopped me from doing things before, of course....

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FlyingCow
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ack! ak! I didn't know.

::blushes::

See, this is what happens when you don't follow along closely enough.

Sorry!

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