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Alkthash Was? Since: Jan, 2001
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#76: Apr 7th 2009 at 1:28:51 AM

I'm going to buck the trend and state that I have a quiet hatred of signatures. Mostly because of how they change posts, adding on a little bit of useless fluff, almost always irrelevant to the topic(yes even the typical second page thread derail) at hand. Yeah sure the signature may be funny or thought provoking the first time it is read, but afterward it is merely a waste of space that makes reading a thread more irritating*. Yes I understand that people use them to plug things they like, but really the personal profile page seems like a much better place to do that. Comes off a lot less like spam that way.

  • Yes the obvious response to this would be to just ignore sigs, but I can't. For some reason when I see written print in front of me I read all of it

Korgmeister Sapient Blob of Tofu from Zimbabwe Since: Dec, 1969
Sapient Blob of Tofu
#77: Apr 7th 2009 at 3:11:07 AM

Don't ever go on a political blog.

Or Youtube.

Again with the data mining, dear Aunt?
JethroQWalrustitty Since: Jan, 2001
#78: Apr 7th 2009 at 3:14:24 AM

Two quotes, not exactly related, but similarly themed.

Korgmeister Sapient Blob of Tofu from Zimbabwe Since: Dec, 1969
Sapient Blob of Tofu
#79: Apr 7th 2009 at 3:33:35 AM

Which Di Franco said the second quote? I am presuming not the singer, Ani Di Franco.

Again with the data mining, dear Aunt?
EddieVanHelsing Likes Burnt Offerings from New York City Since: Jan, 2001
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#80: Apr 7th 2009 at 6:25:55 AM

I'm being terribly self-indulgent and quoting a line from the novel I'm writing. I have a character, Claire Ashecroft, who's a Bottle Fairy, Cool Big Sis, Playful Hacker, Gamer Chick, and a Lethal Chef who can't even make coffee. In one scene, she spoiled a moment between the main character and his love interest by stumbling into the living room, still somewhat drunk, and muttering, "Can't sleep. Clown will eat me."

When the love interest asks Claire why clowns are Nightmare Fuel for her, Claire offers the line I use in my sig as an explanation.

edited 7th Apr '09 6:27:08 AM by Eddie Van Helsing

"I kind of pegged EVH as sounding like Jack Nicholson's alcoholic Anglophile dad." —Furiko Maru
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#81: Apr 7th 2009 at 7:20:35 AM

Bucking my quotes-from-songs trend, this one is from a Tachikoma in the third episode of Ghost In The Shell Standalone Complex.

Cliche Since: Dec, 1969
#82: Apr 7th 2009 at 7:21:38 AM

Pokemon Memetic Mutation parodying the gender topics' discussions of skirts.

edited 7th Apr '09 7:21:55 AM by Cliche

Saeglopur Resident Hipster from Various places in the UK Since: Jan, 2001
Resident Hipster
#83: Apr 7th 2009 at 7:27:05 AM

Because everything's better when you're quoting Douglas Adams. Specifically from The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe, second book of the Hitchhikers Guide series.

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JethroQWalrustitty Since: Jan, 2001
#84: Apr 7th 2009 at 9:25:53 AM

Which Di Franco said the second quote? I am presuming not the singer, Ani Di Franco.

Actually, it is. It's quoted on the first page of Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri's Empire

Fawriel Since: Jan, 2001
#85: Apr 7th 2009 at 9:40:54 AM

Is this signature being mean or nice? I do not know.

Zephid Since: Jan, 2001
#86: Apr 7th 2009 at 3:52:47 PM

Eh, I don't know. Goes with the avatar.

I wrote about a fish turning into the moon.
EnglishIvy Since: Aug, 2011
#87: Apr 7th 2009 at 3:53:34 PM

Super Negative Troper is a take off on Super Negative Teacher. Also it's an accurate description.

Alkthash Was? Since: Jan, 2001
Was?
#88: Apr 7th 2009 at 6:27:27 PM

@Fawriel: Seriously that made me lol. When I look back at my last post it has a bit more bite than I intended. Yeah I dislike sigs, but in the same sense that people dislike red traffic lights when they are in a hurry. I don't like 'em, but I understand why people use them and know I can't do anything about it(well except joining forums where sigs are disabled).

FurikoMaru Reverse the Curse from The Arrogant Wasteland Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
Reverse the Curse
#89: Apr 7th 2009 at 6:52:15 PM

Mine's basically just a friendly warning; if anyone acts too Hot-Blooded or makes a lot of obscure references to things I like or is just generally the coolness... *gains a certain rosy hue*

A True Lady's Quest - A Jojo is You!
Noimporta Since: Jan, 2001
#90: Apr 7th 2009 at 7:02:24 PM

@Fawriel: Seriously that made me lol. When I look back at my last post it has a bit more bite than I intended. Yeah I dislike sigs, but in the same sense that people dislike red traffic lights when they are in a hurry. I don't like 'em, but I understand why people use them and know I can't do anything about it(well except joining forums where sigs are disabled).

Be glad that at least images are disabled... Even the biggest wall of text signature here is nothing compared to the 3 MB wallpapers that some people use as sigs in most forums.

EddieVanHelsing Likes Burnt Offerings from New York City Since: Jan, 2001
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#91: Apr 7th 2009 at 7:02:32 PM

Is that why you nearly squeed when I mentioned having seen Dark City?

"I kind of pegged EVH as sounding like Jack Nicholson's alcoholic Anglophile dad." —Furiko Maru
FurikoMaru Reverse the Curse from The Arrogant Wasteland Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
Reverse the Curse
#92: Apr 7th 2009 at 7:15:16 PM

Whaddyamean nearly? Don't sweat it, I don't go after married/attached guys - that's a matter of policy.

A True Lady's Quest - A Jojo is You!
EddieVanHelsing Likes Burnt Offerings from New York City Since: Jan, 2001
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#93: Apr 7th 2009 at 7:19:20 PM

Meh. I'd only worry if the Mrs wanted you herself and didn't want to share with me.

"I kind of pegged EVH as sounding like Jack Nicholson's alcoholic Anglophile dad." —Furiko Maru
FurikoMaru Reverse the Curse from The Arrogant Wasteland Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
Reverse the Curse
#94: Apr 7th 2009 at 7:29:06 PM

Oh, no, you misunderstand - that's not me being noble, that's me being selfish. I don't share well at all.

A True Lady's Quest - A Jojo is You!
GlennMagusHarvey Since: Jan, 2001
#95: Apr 7th 2009 at 9:34:25 PM

My current signature praises Éclair from Kiddy Grade for her idealism and determination. And advertises her catchphrase.

edited 7th Apr '09 9:34:33 PM by GlennMagusHarvey

[AOD] TV Tropes #1 Anime Fan Since: Jan, 2001
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#96: Apr 7th 2009 at 9:54:21 PM

My signature comes from a certain Crowning Moment Of Awesome panel in the ninth volume of Battle Angel Alita.

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NatetheGreat Since: Jan, 2001
#97: Apr 8th 2009 at 12:41:48 PM

Mine's a lame pun. Move along, nothing to see here...

Ishindri Since: Apr, 2009
#98: Apr 11th 2009 at 7:42:33 PM

Mine is a quote from a hyper-dimensional meta-entity connected with a little-known Deus Ex mod.

trouserwearingbarbarian Since: Jan, 2001
#99: Apr 13th 2009 at 2:51:50 AM

My current sig is an Andy Warhol quote.

edited 16th Apr '09 5:34:50 PM by trouserwearingbarbarian

LullTheConqueror Love Freak from eternal loli Hell Since: Jan, 2001
#100: Apr 13th 2009 at 6:28:41 PM

I changed my signature to this after getting out of the shower a couple of days ago, walking into the living room, and shouting it for no reason.

No one else in my house speaks any Japanese. waii

Incidentally, it's Mahoro's Catchphrase from Mahoromatic, most commonly translated as "I think dirty thoughts are bad!"

the dice are loaded, the deck is stacked, the game itself will hold you back

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