all too common in a large forum or comment section
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:28 (six years ago) link
Well this is disturbing https://t.co/TKbAQornkc pic.twitter.com/nTfyRQAftZ— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) May 2, 2018
― mh, Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:28 (six years ago) link
I'm one of those awful people who reads it as honest, not humble
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:31 (six years ago) link
I thought maybe it was just people that read buzzfeed, wtf dude
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:32 (six years ago) link
My excuse is that I'm so old, I can't properly translate internet lingo
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:33 (six years ago) link
yeah often this is necessary. people tend to take opinions in a very hostile way.
Old ILX was awful about taking things personally unless you added imo more or whatever.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:34 (six years ago) link
taking sides: ppl who describe themselves as honest vs ppl who describe themselves as humble
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 3 May 2018 23:37 (six years ago) link
Humble is definitely the dud here
― done and dusted (Ross), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:06 (six years ago) link
Call yer self honest sure that sounds reasonable enough - but calling yourself humble? Whole other level of bullshit
― done and dusted (Ross), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:07 (six years ago) link
wait it’s *not* honest????
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:29 (six years ago) link
i’m so old i remember when it was on irc and usenet and shit and was always “humble”I’ve never said “honest opinion” because calling yourself honest is worse than feigning self-effacing right
― mh, Friday, 4 May 2018 00:31 (six years ago) link
Can’t bullshit the bullshitter - sage advice
― done and dusted (Ross), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:32 (six years ago) link
If I humiliate myself often enough, do I get to call myself humble?
― A is for (Aimless), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:32 (six years ago) link
Humiliatable maybe
― done and dusted (Ross), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:33 (six years ago) link
trying to find a cite pre-2000 but every irc guide has it as humble
― mh, Friday, 4 May 2018 00:34 (six years ago) link
i thought it was in my hot opinion
― forensic plumber (harbl), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:46 (six years ago) link
in my horny opinion imo
― mookieproof, Friday, 4 May 2018 00:48 (six years ago) link
bitch be humble
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2018 00:54 (six years ago) link
I’ve never said “honest opinion” because calling yourself honest is worse than feigning self-effacing right
― mh, Thursday, May 3, 2018 5:31 PM (thirty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
is it???
then again i never use “imho” anyway
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:04 (six years ago) link
mookieproof otm
in my horrible opinion
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:05 (six years ago) link
in my herodotean opprobrium
― F# A# (∞), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:07 (six years ago) link
brb re-reading all posts made on ilx containing "imho" where people actually, falsely, thought the h meant honestly instead of humble wtf you bunch of unhumblebraggers
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:08 (six years ago) link
in my hypoallergenic opinion
heterozygous
hermeneutic
hypnagogic
― NO REGERTS (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:08 (six years ago) link
Holy shit the humble / honest thing is turning my world upside down. Humble obv
― flappy bird, Friday, 4 May 2018 01:29 (six years ago) link
this is like a mini version of The Dress
the only real choice
― mh, Friday, 4 May 2018 01:36 (six years ago) link
in my hopinion
hipinion
― forensic plumber (harbl), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:42 (six years ago) link
wtf about imho! I feel like finding one of those "internet for dummies" books from like 1995 and waving the "internet lingo" box on page 23 in the "honest" people's faces. Do you see!
― Dan I., Friday, 4 May 2018 02:02 (six years ago) link
what
― flappy bird, Friday, 4 May 2018 05:04 (six years ago) link
it's humble
I’ll make humble pie outta yall
― done and dusted (Ross), Friday, 4 May 2018 05:05 (six years ago) link
Its def hunble - I've been online since like the mid 90s and it was always humble
Or its better cousin IMNSHO (in my not so humble opinion).
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Friday, 4 May 2018 05:19 (six years ago) link
thats kind of sassy
― flappy bird, Friday, 4 May 2018 05:21 (six years ago) link
literally have no idea why i’ve been reading it as “honest” for years i’m SORRY
then again this wouldn’t be the first time i read an internet acronym wrong for an unreasonable amount of time
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 4 May 2018 05:24 (six years ago) link
Like yer face ?
― done and dusted (Ross), Friday, 4 May 2018 05:24 (six years ago) link
BTW I thought this thread had clusterfucked because "may the 4th be with you".
NO. ITS AS FUNNY AS TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Friday, 4 May 2018 05:38 (six years ago) link
...and Talk Like a Pirate Day is only funny like once.
Dan, gah, I had forgotten that people used to buy books to tell them how to internet.
― NO REGERTS (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 4 May 2018 08:33 (six years ago) link
to be fair IANAL was tough to parse in the era of iEverything.
― startled macropod (MatthewK), Friday, 4 May 2018 08:44 (six years ago) link
fixation on words used as opposed to addressing the general thrust of a point/comment/whatever is the weakest of sauce and is to the fore of everything that is wrong with ilx/politics/the world
imho
― .b derf (darraghmac), Friday, 4 May 2018 09:11 (six years ago) link
Otm
― F# A# (∞), Friday, 4 May 2018 09:20 (six years ago) link
Eh. I'm pretty sure it's "honest" for most people
― Evan, Friday, 4 May 2018 11:36 (six years ago) link
At this point. But hey maybe not
― Evan, Friday, 4 May 2018 11:40 (six years ago) link
IT'S HUMBLE
― thots and players (rip van wanko), Friday, 4 May 2018 12:09 (six years ago) link
will this be the catalyst for the inevitable schism
― thots and players (rip van wanko), Friday, 4 May 2018 12:10 (six years ago) link
lol @ "This is disturbing" for real?
mark me down for the need to FEEL DEEPLY AND PUBLICLY about every single subject known to man, including how people use insignificant acronyms. yall, why so emo?
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 4 May 2018 12:51 (six years ago) link
maybe his life is the greatest most stress free life anyone has ever known and this really is the most disturbing thing he has ever encountered
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 4 May 2018 12:52 (six years ago) link
Have you never come across jokey hyperbole before?
― type your stinkin prose off me, ur damned qwerty uiop (wins), Friday, 4 May 2018 12:53 (six years ago) link
i have and the more i do the more it annoys the shit out of me. hence the inclusion on this thread.
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 4 May 2018 12:57 (six years ago) link