Over accusations of "Stealth Boasting".....

[MsToni]

....being thrown at random on MN?

I see this in a lot of threads.

An OP comes on to ask for opinions or insights, and provides "relevant" information pertaining to his/her situation, perhaps adds one or two details which may be above the norm (whatever that it) and someone sneaks in.......oh so self righteously...."I wonder if this is a stealth boast". [Eye Roll]

If anyone needs opinions or insights, of course they will try to include as much helpful details as possible. If they don't, they are accused of lying, if they do, they are accused of boasting. If you do, you're damned. If you don't, you're damned.

There are over a million of us, MNers. Is it beyond the realm of possibility to imagine that some will be significantly well off than others, and that it (their lifestyles) will be reflected in their threads?

So, why accuse them of stealth boasting?

It makes me very very unreasonable!!!!

I remember a thread once where someone was posting for advice after an argument with her DH.

The argument was about the OP getting a smear of Vital Lumiere by Chanel on the dashboard of her husband's Audi.

that's a good nick

Pag, according to Chaos, it wasn't a typo, but is in fact a portmanteau word. She didn't specify of which words, but I thik you can work it out for yourself (being as how you mentioned somewhere your post-graduate degree in etymology).

Actually I think it is Penis Le Dog who gained the degree.
I'll ask him when he has finished licking his balls

Beertricks the Latin club was oversubscribed.

Ruddy hell, I hate it when Ocado are late with my stuffed olives.

yes Mas Toni. there are a lot of people here who express themselves
as though they are looking for a fight. With experience they could debate more
amusingly.

True.
I am only here for the experience. But one day I hope to be as amusing as gabby.

My favourites are the "I have a harder life than you" threads. For example, OP: AIBU to find this whole parenting lark a bit tough at times? Someone replies saying yes you are, I have 5 kids, no help, my family live 900,000 miles away, I haven't had a night out for 26 years and haven't had 10 minutes to myself since 1987; how dare you complain that you have it hard? You don't know the meaning of the word!

I don't see much stealth boasting on MN but it used to happen a lot on a certain pinky-lavender coloured forum I used to frequent.

HELP! I need advice urgently!!!!!! I am very worried about my DS. He is trying to walk and I am sure it is too young. He is 2 months old. What should I do? I just can't stop him walking everywhere and I think he might injure his legs. I used to be able to distract him with books but I thought he might be learning to read too quickly so I stopped.

Just waiting for Mr Ocado to bring my booze crystal so can enjoy this thread properly:o

kungfu have you noticed that you have nn nowadays?

Got to run, late for my caviar-tasting club

My dc are both bloody bright, top groups for everything . I'm proud of both of them. Of course I'm not allowed to say so in rl because we're all so bloody British but I see no need to stealth boast on here. I'll boast if I think it's ok, I won't if I think it will hurt someone's feelings. I'm great me.

Trillian - I always did! There is a reason.

[taps nose mysteriously]

jeckadeck did you realise you were quoting the OP on another thread of hers ? I so hope you didn't...

bloody hilarious

Anyfucker and Reality - surely you cannot be that dim? Stupid? Of course Jeckadeck knows. It's called Irony. He / She is simply too smart and polite to rub it in. Unlike you two eh?

Bupcakeandcunting says its perfectly okay to say STFU - with or without a smiley...so, Einsteins STFU!!!!

I agree that there's nothing wrong with putting a bit of detail in your post. Or even, if I'm honest, an out-and-out boast thread :o

What does get on my pip is a big fat boast wrapped up in something else

If someone says

"AIBU to say I make the best fucking cottage pie on earth" I would laugh

if someone says

"I was talking to a friend and she said she doesn't put carrots in her cottage pie whereas I only use prime angus steak, dig the carrots from my own allottment, braise the beef in 1967 Cahteau neuf du pap, and cook it in my 18th cottage kitchen on the Aga, AIBU to think I am just vastly superior to my friend as a cook and an all-round human being and could you just worship at my feet please?"

I get a bit miffed :o