When and why did “And Go” come into use and why

[Anonymous]

I see this in FB groups and I don’t get it.

WTH do people post “And Go” when the are looking for a recommendation??

I have been on the internets since there were listservs. I never saw this phrase being used. Never in Yahoo groups either.

I just don’t get it. Are people waiting for permission to respond? Is it a race?

To me, it reminds me of the meme of the deity checking social media to see if he sick child has received enough “thoughts and prayers” to be saved.

[Anonymous]

I feel like it was from an SNL skit.

[Anonymous]

All I know is that it makes me want to NEVER comment on their post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All I know is that it makes me want to NEVER comment on their post.

Same. It pops up here on DCUM from time to time. It’s even worse when it starts with “Talk to me about…AND GO!”

That is the fastest way to move me along and not respond.

[Anonymous]

I’m always kind of amazed by the confidence of people who use that phrase on Facebook. They were probably popular in middle school. I just would never use it because I would be afraid that like one or two people only would respond and I look like a loser

[Anonymous]

I assume it's carried over from an in-person question where it's meant to be a signal that you're done talking and other people should start responding. Which is pointless in writing because it's obvious that you're done since there is nothing else to read.

[Anonymous]

It's so rude, I don't understand people asking for help and then basically demanding a response. I also don't understand why someone would respond to a rude person like that, but they do.

One of the first threads I ever read on DCUMs had this and one of you said "don't say go...". I loved it.

[Anonymous]

It assumes people are just thrilled to quickly respond and offer advice which is often an easy google search.

It's annoying.

[Anonymous]

Its horrible. Makes me cringe every time.

[Anonymous]

I don't even open those threads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All I know is that it makes me want to NEVER comment on their post.

+1
I just skip the thread if I see those words.

[Anonymous]

It’s rude and presumptuous, like people have nothing better to do than drop everything and respond.

[Anonymous]

Solipsism. They think the internet is a vast horde of minions desperate to be of service to them. Unwarranted self-importance.

[Anonymous]

I know people who use this who are nice and polite IRL and it still strikes me as rude and annoying when they use it in posts. Peremptory would be the word to describe it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see this in FB groups and I don’t get it.

WTH do people post “And Go” when the are looking for a recommendation??

I have been on the internets since there were listservs. I never saw this phrase being used. Never in Yahoo groups either.

I just don’t get it. Are people waiting for permission to respond? Is it a race?

To me, it reminds me of the meme of the deity checking social media to see if he sick child has received enough “thoughts and prayers” to be saved.

It always sounded like a command to me. "I need restaurant recommendations, go!"