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Why do people say "what do you think op?"

  • 09-08-2012 04:32AM
    #1
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,291 ✭✭✭✭


    You see it so much on here. A person creates a thread. Usually about current events or what not and if the OP does not state their stance you always get a person saying "what do you think, op?" without adding anything more to the reply.


    My question is why ask that? :confused:

    For example, I dunno, lets say Dunnes Stores Off-Licenses stop selling Budweiser tomorrow and someone posts a thread about it (totally random stupid example) and you get the usual question asked .... Am I alone in thinking that the person who asks merly does so with the intention to hopefully disagree with them? ... in this example hoping the OP says Budweiser is crap so the person can get back saying "well i happen to like budweiser!!!! what do you know!"

    I mean why ask. This is a forum to share our opinions.


    thoughts? rants? Disagreements? :pac:


Comments

  • #2
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,740 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    why do you think they ask it OP?


  • #3
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,291 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    why do you think they ask it OP?


    You know you could of came up with a wittier reply with that ;)

    1 / 10


  • #4
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,740 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    A lot of the time it's because it's likely somebody with a semi ridiculous posts intent on ranting or disagreeing for the sake of it later or even certain forums require an opinion as part of the post rather than just a cut and paste soundbit from somewhere.

    For example
    "Do you think people from Bray are all a load of knackers?" is a pretty loaded question and if the OP won't give a reasoned opinion of why they happen to think that way why should anyone bother to reply to what is most likely a stupid troll thread...


  • #5
    mickgotsick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 350 ✭✭mickgotsick


    What do you think poster number 20 (OP+20)?


  • #6
    massdebater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,251 ✭✭✭massdebater


    Read the charter.


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  • #7
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,291 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    massdebater wrote: »
    Read the charter numbnuts.



    numbnuts?


    charter also says about being abusive to other member dickface ;)


  • #8
    massdebater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,251 ✭✭✭massdebater


    B.A._Baracus wrote: »
    numbnuts?


    charter also says about being abusive to other member dickface ;)

    It was meant as a term of endearment. Seriously though, read the charter. The answer to your question lies there...


  • #9
    mickgotsick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 350 ✭✭mickgotsick


    massdebater wrote: »
    Read the charter numbnuts.

    Numbnuts? Read the charter numbnuts.
    mickgotsick wrote: »
    Numbnuts? Read the charter numbnuts.

    Numbnuts? Numbnuts? Read the charter numbnuts.
    mickgotsick wrote: »
    Numbnuts? Numbnuts? Read the charter numbnuts.

    You're an awful bast*rd mickgotsick but when you're right, you're right.


  • #10
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,291 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    massdebater wrote: »
    It was meant as a term of endearment. Seriously though, read the charter. The answer to your question lies there...


    No I still stand by my dickface comment :pac:


  • #11
    mathepac
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭mathepac


    99.9999999% of the time the "what do you think yourself?" question is posted when the OP consists of a link to a newspaper article with no commentary from the poster. On boards.ie 99.999998% of OPs of this nature will link to the Dialy Wail .couk website.


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  • #12
    KeithM89_old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,806 ✭✭✭✭KeithM89_old


    massdebater wrote: »
    Read the charter.

    What this guy said.


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