Why are these threads so popular?

Oxo · 02-23-2007, 03:07 PM

At this moment there have been 6,825 replies to "Free Word Association"; 3,466 to "Question everything"; 1,098 to "Only three words", etc.
I never bother to open these threads having looked at them once or twice and found them totally uninteresting. So why are they so popular? Are they weighing down PriusChat and wasting time and space?

Proco · 02-23-2007, 03:10 PM

They're silly fun. At least that's why I participate.

SSimon · 02-23-2007, 03:12 PM

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At this moment there have been 6,825 replies to "Free Word Association"; 3,466 to "Question everything"; 1,098 to "Only three words", etc.
I never bother to open these threads having looked at them once or twice and found them totally uninteresting. So why are they so popular? Are they weighing down PriusChat and wasting time and space?

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I would guess that they're not a waste of time and space with that many replies! I don't participate in those threads but do relish Galaxee's "next poster" thread.

eclectcmoi · 02-23-2007, 03:23 PM

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At this moment there have been 6,825 replies to "Free Word Association"; 3,466 to "Question everything"; 1,098 to "Only three words", etc.
I never bother to open these threads having looked at them once or twice and found them totally uninteresting. So why are they so popular? Are they weighing down PriusChat and wasting time and space?

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Like Proco said... they're fun. Everything doesn't have to be so serious and stuffy. And how can they be wasting anyone's time or space if you find them uninteresting and choose not to participate?

Proco · 02-23-2007, 03:24 PM

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Like Proco said... they're fun. Everything doesn't have to be so serious and stuffy.[/b]

Besides, where else would I go to get my daily muffin fix?

galaxee · 02-23-2007, 03:25 PM

aw, lighten up oxo. folks are just having some harmless fun.

withersea · 02-23-2007, 03:33 PM

It's a lot more fun than working.

Stev0 · 02-23-2007, 03:57 PM

I think they're totally stupid and I know I would never get caught posting in any of those threads.

koa · 02-23-2007, 04:42 PM

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At this moment there have been 6,825 replies to "Free Word Association"; 3,466 to "Question everything"; 1,098 to "Only three words", etc.
I never bother to open these threads having looked at them once or twice and found them totally uninteresting. So why are they so popular? Are they weighing down PriusChat and wasting time and space?

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I started "Word" after seeing "Three Words" and then "Two Words" as a harmless parody of those threads. My next one was going to be " ". Everyone would post with no words. Most posts seem to go political so quickly that they make as much sense as the Word, etc. posts. BTW you did take the time to look up the total posts and post about posts you find totally uninteresting. :P

hyo silver · 02-23-2007, 05:13 PM

Excommunicate me if you must for the blasphemy I'm about to utter, but a whole site dedicated to one car is...boring. I mean, how much fun can it be to explain for the zillionth time that yes, the light stays on in the glovebox. Nothing against Toyota, or Danny, or all those kind and helpful people who tell us what to do when something goes wrong. (Never mind the people who tell us where to go.)

In a word, Oxo: fun.

In other words, nobody gets hurt or blows a fuse, and most of us can expand our vocabulary and develop our laugh lines at the same time. How and why we have 2,500 posts about muffins is outta my hands.

Now, anybody ready for another word game?

02-23-2007, 05:13 PM	#10
hyo silver awaaay Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 10,726 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: Base Thanks: 47 Thanked 152 Times in 107 Posts Friends: 63	Excommunicate me if you must for the blasphemy I'm about to utter, but a whole site dedicated to one car is...boring. I mean, how much fun can it be to explain for the zillionth time that yes, the light stays on in the glovebox. Nothing against Toyota, or Danny, or all those kind and helpful people who tell us what to do when something goes wrong. (Never mind the people who tell us where to go.) In a word, Oxo: fun. In other words, nobody gets hurt or blows a fuse, and most of us can expand our vocabulary and develop our laugh lines at the same time. How and why we have 2,500 posts about muffins is outta my hands. Now, anybody ready for another word game? __________________ My other high mileage, low emission vehicles are my bicycles and my shoes.

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02-23-2007, 03:07 PM	#1
Oxo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Posts: 535 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: T Spirit Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	At this moment there have been 6,825 replies to "Free Word Association"; 3,466 to "Question everything"; 1,098 to "Only three words", etc. I never bother to open these threads having looked at them once or twice and found them totally uninteresting. So why are they so popular? Are they weighing down PriusChat and wasting time and space?

02-23-2007, 03:10 PM	#2
Proco Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Beautiful NJ Shore Posts: 2,414 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 62 Thanked 93 Times in 53 Posts Friends: 9	They're silly fun. At least that's why I participate.

02-23-2007, 03:25 PM	#6
galaxee resident lab rat Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: boilermaker territory Posts: 9,675 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: N/A Package: #5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 94 Times in 37 Posts Friends: 26	aw, lighten up oxo. folks are just having some harmless fun.

02-23-2007, 03:33 PM	#7
withersea DNF is better than DNS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: TN Posts: 1,154 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: III Package: Solar Roof Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 2	It's a lot more fun than working.

02-23-2007, 03:57 PM	#8
Stev0 Aluminum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northampton, MA Posts: 5,703 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 28 Thanked 44 Times in 37 Posts Friends: 7	I think they're totally stupid and I know I would never get caught posting in any of those threads.