Recurring characters of DCUM, as written by a DCUM veteran

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Poster in the Entertainment forum who takes shows waaaaaaaaaay too seriously and writes incredibly long, self-important analyses of each episode.

I love this poster or posters. Reading or listening in depth analysis of TV shows I enjoy is a longtime hobby of mine. I used to love the Television Without Pity recaps (some of them were like 25 pages long for ONE episode) and the Tom & Lorenzo "Mad Style" recaps of Mad Men episodes as interpreted through the costuming and set design. Seriously one of my top 10 favorite things about the internet.

Me tooo - I also frequent the reddits for the shows I am into (hi Ted Lasso & Yellowjackets).

That said, there was that person in the (RIP) White Lotus thread who wrote out these very long posts in which she ascribed very off-book backstories to characters, that she seemed convinced were true. She was convinced that Daphne came from money and owned some rental properties, and that's why we had to understand that she wasn't staying with Cam in any way because doing so afforded her a nice lifestyle.

That person should really take up fan fiction.

+1 to both of you and I wish I could have these conversations in real life. I also loved TWOP, Fametracker, etc. I have been known to write a bit on the threads of shows I like, but I was not the White Lotus fanfic writer. But that kid was definitely the trainer's!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Poster in the Entertainment forum who takes shows waaaaaaaaaay too seriously and writes incredibly long, self-important analyses of each episode.

Eh I think that women are as into tv shows/movies/pop culture as men are into sports.

This! The poster(s) who start every response with “eh” or “meh”.

+2. Hate the “eh” poster. Just say the sentence. Just because you’re a woman , doesn’t mean you should start your sentences with “eh…” “meh” or “so”. Just use a declarative sentence like everyone else.

I will add to this - using "Um" or the person that uses hon, sweetie, etc. They need to stop.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The (I presume) guys who engage in pointless fundamentalist Christian vs. atheist debates in the religion forum. I imagine them chortling, "Ha HA! What about THIS!" as they consult their book of logical fallacies and throw around Latin terms they don't understand, all to go around in pointless circles. They should just accept that they are yin to the other's yang.

No way. If someone doesn’t check those nutters then they’ll have us all living in the Christian version of Afghanistan in a generation.

The poster who thinks the fate of the nation depends on their anonymous banter on DCUM.

Russia isn’t deploying massive social media disinformation campaigns for nothing.

[Anonymous]

There is someone that bashes certain colleges, which are obviously colleges they and their children were not admitted to - how obvious can you be.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The person who leaves a double space before periods in sentences, like this .

Relatedly, people who purposefully put extra lines in their response so that it stands out more on the page, but also never have anything particularly useful or inserting to contribute.
True.

The poster who doesn’t know how to properly quote posts.

Tragically, I think this is more than one person...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Poster in the Entertainment forum who takes shows waaaaaaaaaay too seriously and writes incredibly long, self-important analyses of each episode.

Eh I think that women are as into tv shows/movies/pop culture as men are into sports.

This! The poster(s) who start every response with “eh” or “meh”.

+2. Hate the “eh” poster. Just say the sentence. Just because you’re a woman , doesn’t mean you should start your sentences with “eh…” “meh” or “so”. Just use a declarative sentence like everyone else.

I will add to this - using "Um" or the person that uses hon, sweetie, etc. They need to stop.

The people who think anyone using a really, really common phrase or word are all the same poster.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:-Carpetbaggers from parts of the country (but not “flyovers”) that don’t have equivalent website but need advice from sophisticated DCUMs

-Why is this house listed so low posters?

-Etiquette questions that end up getting crucified by page 2

This is me. I live in rural Pa & have never been to the DC area. I might visit sometime though, and what I’ve learned from this website will come in handy.

You weren’t here on 1/6?

[Anonymous]

Who can forget the old guy in Local Politics, who really, really means it when he adds the stinging insult:

“. . . , dumb dumb!”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The (I presume) guys who engage in pointless fundamentalist Christian vs. atheist debates in the religion forum. I imagine them chortling, "Ha HA! What about THIS!" as they consult their book of logical fallacies and throw around Latin terms they don't understand, all to go around in pointless circles. They should just accept that they are yin to the other's yang.

No way. If someone doesn’t check those nutters then they’ll have us all living in the Christian version of Afghanistan in a generation.

The poster who thinks the fate of the nation depends on their anonymous banter on DCUM.

Russia isn’t deploying massive social media disinformation campaigns for nothing.

As absurd as it sounds, there is literally a Russian troll (as in, paid by the Kremlin), who will respond in Politics if you say anything positive about Ukraine.

We have dubbed him:

Comrade Trollski

(Not my creativity in coining the name for him; credit goes to some other clever poster on DCUMAD)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The person who leaves a double space before periods in sentences, like this .

Relatedly, people who purposefully put extra lines in their response so that it stands out more on the page, but also never have anything particularly useful or inserting to contribute.
True.

The poster who doesn’t know how to properly quote posts.

The poster who doesn't know how to post images but starts topics where an image would make things clearer for most people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The poster who trained her son to poop first thing in the morning and always dressed him in clean clothes with undershirts.

Ah, must be an immigrant like me. I trained my kids to poop first thing in the morning too. For many people, it is normal and healthy habit. I was shocked to see grown women going to poop after lunch in the office bathroom, because they poop at any odd time. OMG!

I have always dressed my kids in clean clothes but was not a big fan of undershirts so that has never happened.

[Anonymous]

'Getting enrichment in academics is cheating' Poster.

[Anonymous]

Poop knife.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:-Carpetbaggers from parts of the country (but not “flyovers”) that don’t have equivalent website but need advice from sophisticated DCUMs

-Why is this house listed so low posters?

-Etiquette questions that end up getting crucified by page 2

This is me. I live in rural Pa & have never been to the DC area. I might visit sometime though, and what I’ve learned from this website will come in handy.

You weren’t here on 1/6?

God no

[Anonymous]

Has anybody mentioned the pair of atheists who hate it when anybody talks about Christianity, and really, really hate it when somebody talks about Catholicism? They plus one each others' unoriginal insults, it's almost tragic.