One More Annoying Thing
I'll Start dept.
It has become a new trend on Threads or Facebook or whatever:
“Name a blah-bah-blah. I’ll start….”
Then they give their answer and go on with their day.
We’ve all seen these.
It’s like, some random thing will occur to them, and they’ll frame it as a question.
Like Jeopardy, sort of.
Then they give their brilliant example and move on.
Name an obscure element. I’ll start. Oganesson.
Name a 14th-century fabric pattern. I’ll start. Stylized griffins woven into brocade.
Name a pop song that references Albert Camus. I’ll start. The Cure’s ‘Killing an Arab.’
Name a husband and wife team that discovered radium. I’ll start. The Curies.
Name a part of the eye which was poked with a needle during 5th century BC cataract surgery. I’ll start. The vitreous chamber.
Name a great Jewish left-handed pitcher for the Dodgers. I’ll start. Sandy Koufax.
Name a variety of fruit fly. I’ll start. Tephritidae.
Name a cure for the common cold. I’ll start. Rest.
Name a type of desalination. I’ll start. Reverse osmosis.
Name a conductor of the New York Philharmonic who wrote a Broadway musical. I’ll start. Leonard Bernstein.
Name a pop song about taking a bath. I’ll start. ‘Splish Splash.’
Name an exoplanet. I’ll start. 51 Pegasi b.
Name a common girl’s name in Laos. I’ll start. Boun.
OK, you get the idea.
Here’s one more.
Name a Pet Peeve.
I’ll start….
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. . actually Dan, you’re on to something here . . these posts have become an inspiration for ‘advanced’ trolling . . I am not immune . . https://x.com/wrcurry_curry/status/2058930083738632198?s=46
. . Okay, come up with a name for this type of post . . that is not ‘click-bait’ . .
I’ll start :
‘engagement farming’