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Title: Please, Friends of Tom, help me understand...
Post by: KickTheBobo on February 05, 2008, 02:33:53 PM
ok, this has been stuck in my craw for a few months now, and I need some input.

If you've ever been to a blog where there is a comment section at the bottom (like at the Onion), you may occasionally see the first comment (at the top, usually) consisting of simply the word "first" or "First!".

Am I missing something, or is this just a thing some people do now? Like "Hey, I was the FIRST person to comment!". Perhaps it is akin to calling "shotgun"?

anywhoo, I really hope this dies down soon, because it's annoying the s-hit outta me.

Title: Re: Please, Friends of Tom, help me understand...
Post by: Emily on February 05, 2008, 02:37:34 PM
First!

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/05/first/
Title: Re: Please, Friends of Tom, help me understand...
Post by: Sploops on February 05, 2008, 03:09:30 PM
LAST!!

(please noone post after me)
Title: Re: Please, Friends of Tom, help me understand...
Post by: Denim Gremlin on February 05, 2008, 03:12:06 PM
First!

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/05/first/

rule number 1.

don't laugh when you're trying to act fake serious.
Title: Re: Please, Friends of Tom, help me understand...
Post by: KickTheBobo on February 05, 2008, 03:43:20 PM
First!

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/05/first/

well, I guess I did kinda set myself up for this.

SMART*SS
Title: Re: Please, Friends of Tom, help me understand...
Post by: Joe Don from Astoria on February 05, 2008, 03:50:18 PM
KTB I'm afraid firsts will never die, if my internet journeys are any indication.  It's an expected annoyance when visiting most discussion threads at The Onion, to cite one of many examples.

Fark.com created a booby trap (literally) for those posters who would crow about firsts -- a filter that automatically changed the words "first post" to "boobies" and then time-stamped the post hours later, so it would not appear first in the queue.
Title: Re: Please, Friends of Tom, help me understand...
Post by: KickTheBobo on February 05, 2008, 03:58:42 PM
KTB I'm afraid firsts will never die, if my internet journeys are any indication.  It's an expected annoyance when visiting most discussion threads at The Onion, to cite one of many examples.

Fark.com created a booby trap (literally) for those posters who would crow about firsts -- a filter that automatically changed the words "first post" to "boobies" and then time-stamped the post hours later, so it would not appear first in the queue.

I was going to say "I can't believe that people actually make the effort (well, a few keystrokes and a click) to do something so pointless...", but then I remembered that this is the Internet.

numa numa, indeed.
Title: Re: Please, Friends of Tom, help me understand...
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on February 05, 2008, 11:49:34 PM
First!
Title: Re: Please, Friends of Tom, help me understand...
Post by: Gilly on February 06, 2008, 12:05:27 AM
Ron Paul and Obama FTW and F' the RIAA and Bush!
Title: Re: Please, Friends of Tom, help me understand...
Post by: KickTheBobo on February 06, 2008, 03:42:53 PM
thanks, guys.

oh, by the way, you stink.

(http://kickthebobo.com//sign_stink.jpg)
Title: Re: Please, Friends of Tom, help me understand...
Post by: John Junk on February 06, 2008, 04:07:13 PM
Fuck you Yankee asshole your country starts all the wars (you and Israel) now you wont let me write "first" I f000king hope you drown.
Title: Re: Please, Friends of Tom, help me understand...
Post by: Chris L on February 06, 2008, 04:40:11 PM
(http://www.memphisflyer.com/binary/def2a56c/cheesefryfrist.jpg)
Title: Re: Please, Friends of Tom, help me understand...
Post by: Laurie on February 06, 2008, 04:43:33 PM
Unsurprisingly, Santorum looks turned on.