"Yeah, I already saw that."

[edro]

In the internet age, it seems that the ultimate sign of intellect is knowing something before everyone else.

Whenever there is a news headline, a new funny image, some video clip, or a good sound bit... it seems to make its way around the net at blazing speed.

When someone tells you a story or shows you one of these nuggets of media, if you have already seen it, do you tell them "Yeah, I already saw that."? If you do, do you do it to show that you are superior?

When someone send me a link or tells me a story, and I have already seen it, I just acknowledge it and move on. I will give them a simple, "haha" or "Thanks!".

Why do some people feel the need to say "I saw that last month dude, that's old." What benefit does that give?

Oh well... I guess knowledge and being up-to-date is the ultimate sign of power.

 

[kranky]

The reason people do it here is two-fold:

1. postcount++
2. longer e-p3nis.

 

[woowoo]

Yea,
I was thinking that yesterday.....

 

[purbeast0]

i say "hah yea thats funny i saw it a while ago."

i don't say it to be a dick, i just say it to let them know why i might not be bursting into tears like they are, so that they won't feel bad i did not find the joke/clip as funny as they did.

 

[Nikamichi]

R++

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: woowoo
Yea,
I was thinking that yesterday.....

lol

 

[artikk]

Sometimes' saying "I already saw that" is not a sign of being superior. Is it better to lie or cover up what you want to say by saying "hahha", when you're not really laughing(or just mildly laughing). Again freedom of speech is for everybody.

 

[PatrickBateman]

That is why you are supposed to search at least 7 years back before you post anything.

 

[Amused]

You suck. Someone already posted whining about this.

 

[artikk]

Originally posted by: Amused
You suck. Someone already posted whining about this.

:roll:

 

[Modeps]

It mostly only happens on places like ATOT, where people are on their PCs 24/7. It causes people topost insignificant things like that "Paris Hilton is going to be 30 minutes away" in order to be original.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: russianpower

Originally posted by: Amused
You suck. Someone already posted whining about this.

:roll:

 

[artikk]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: russianpower

Originally posted by: Amused
You suck. Someone already posted whining about this.

:roll:

:beer:

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: russianpower

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: russianpower

Originally posted by: Amused
You suck. Someone already posted whining about this.

:roll:

:beer:

:beer:

 

[funggorgor]

I am afraid that I m unable to haha a video clip the second time I watch it

 

[Patt]

reminds me of my wife always saying "I was just thinking that ..." after I say something useful. Drives me nuts!

 

[rh71]

saying you already saw it takes no extra thinking while taking their feelings into consideration by simply acknowledging it for their benefit does. Simple as that...

 

[Quasmo]

I think its to keep reposts down, as a way of punishment. It's also fun to call someone a n00b cause they haven't seen something.
I won't let my mom send me any e-mail unless she wrote it. She used to send me ALL KINDS of crap, now that I've laid down the law my inbox isn't full of crap.

 

[Nikamichi]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: russianpower

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: russianpower

Originally posted by: Amused
You suck. Someone already posted whining about this.

:roll:

:beer:

:beer:

:thumbsdown:

 

[sygyzy]

What a silly post. You are complaining about the degree to which people are saying they've already seen stuff? So it's ok that you say you have seen it, which according to you, shows you are superior. But you get upset when someone else says it to you, albeit in a more aggressive tone. LMAO!

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: rh71
saying you already saw it takes no extra thinking while taking their feelings into consideration by simply acknowledging it for their benefit does. Simple as that...

Winnar.

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: funggorgor
I am afraid that I m unable to haha a video clip the second time I watch it

I m often abl to haha video clip again too watch it.

 

[jjones]

Originally posted by: Amused
You suck. Someone already posted whining about this.

:beer:

 

[cronos]

Originally posted by: edro13
In the internet age, it seems that the ultimate sign of intellect is knowing something before everyone else.

Whenever there is a news headline, a new funny image, some video clip, or a good sound bit... it seems to make its way around the net at blazing speed.

When someone tells you a story or shows you one of these nuggets of media, if you have already seen it, do you tell them "Yeah, I already saw that."? If you do, do you do it to show that you are superior?

When someone send me a link or tells me a story, and I have already seen it, I just acknowledge it and move on. I will give them a simple, "haha" or "Thanks!".

Why do some people feel the need to say "I saw that last month dude, that's old." What benefit does that give?

Oh well... I guess knowledge and being up-to-date is the ultimate sign of power.

haha

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I do it in an attempt to get people to quit showing me things. Ever sit for 15 minutes waiting for something to load that you've already seen and didn't find amusing?