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Original poster

to want there to be a recognised term for when people answer questions you did not ask in your OP

118 replies

ellifino · 05/05/2011 14:49

Grin

OP: How long do I need to cook a soft boiled egg for?

Answer: Soft boiled eggs are very high in cholesterol you know. Why not have some steamed fish?

Answer: Why are you cooking at this time of day?

Answer: Are you pregnant OP? Because you shouldn't eat them soft boiled if you are.

Answer: Have you thought about going on a cookery course OP? Sure Start are running them these days.

Answer: Leave the bastard!!

Grin

This often happens on my threads and it would be useful to be able to say without snark "thanks everyone, but can you all stop [insert phrase here] because I really just need to know how long to boil an egg!"

OP posts:
scentednappyhag · 05/05/2011 14:52

Procrastababbling?

Pocketsocks · 05/05/2011 14:54

Fraggling, its a bit like haggling, but fffff-iyer.

Nothing useful to add, just like the word!

MissVerinder · 05/05/2011 14:55

autohypothesising

Pagwatch · 05/05/2011 14:55

Interogatortwattry

Irrelevanting

JeremyKylesPetProject · 05/05/2011 14:57

Try not to drink caffeine at least two hours before bedtime. Not everyones dp appreciates a Douwe Egberts dutch oven.

SlightlyJaded · 05/05/2011 14:58

Peeveating

It's like deveating but more petty and annoying

hoolabombshell · 05/05/2011 14:58

Tangentsniping

Idioblabbering

WalterFlipschicks · 05/05/2011 14:58

I like irrelevanting!!

ps. about 7 minutes....!

SlightlyJaded · 05/05/2011 14:59

deviate and peeviate - sorry pedants :)

WalterFlipschicks · 05/05/2011 14:59

JKPP Grin

Pagwatch · 05/05/2011 14:59

Shite fighting.

I like tangentsniping.

Spatz · 05/05/2011 14:59

I love irrelevanting

SlightlyJaded · 05/05/2011 14:59

but I now prefer irrelevanting

JamieAgain · 05/05/2011 15:02

Burblejacking

redundanttiara · 05/05/2011 15:07

irrespculating (irrelevant and speculatory)

redundanttiara · 05/05/2011 15:08

*needs another 'e' so irrespeculating/irrespeculatory.

You statement is irrespeculatory and has nothing to do with my OP.

JamieAgain · 05/05/2011 15:09

Respondothising

Hullygully · 05/05/2011 15:10

But the cholesterol in eggs is good cholesterol. Have another.

Pagwatch · 05/05/2011 15:11

I am going to start using irrespesculatory in rl. See if anyone calls me on it.

Hey Jamie

Hullygully · 05/05/2011 15:13

You have both been buried at sea btw (paggy and James)

ExitPursuedByALamb · 05/05/2011 15:16

7 minutes Shock

Hullygully · 05/05/2011 15:17
  1. Fact.
LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726 · 05/05/2011 15:19

Just don't answer posts you don't want to answer... it's that simple really. Confused

culturemulcher · 05/05/2011 15:19

Good idea.

In a voting mood today, so I'm voting for irrelevanting.

WalterFlipschicks · 05/05/2011 15:19

I'll be honest, I'm actually quite a good cook, but I have no friggin idea how long to boil an egg for as it's not something I do!!
Have probably just shown myself up for being a total egg phillistine Blush