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Possible Duplicate:
You know you've been browsing Stack Overflow too much when?

Well, the title says it all really.

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    The duplicate target of this question no longer exists. Should this question be reopened?
    – Robert Columbia
    Nov 6, 2018 at 19:33

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You're participating in meta.stackoverflow.com :P

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    Definitely a good indicator.
    – Brad Gilbert
    Jun 30, 2009 at 16:55
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You know that this question is a duplicate.

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    Or that you know a question is duplicated across more than one SO site and then migrate and merge the two questions!
    – Skizz
    Jul 14, 2009 at 11:13
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    Which is now a dead link :(
    – fretje
    Feb 22, 2010 at 17:57
  • While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes.
    – Robert Columbia
    Nov 6, 2018 at 19:32
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You're starting to hate your own issue-management/bug-tracking system for not having voting and comment capabilities.

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You wish that the Cornify button was a permanent fixture of the website.

What? Don't look at me like that. You know damn well you pressed it hundreds of times too.

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  • Oh jeah... the famous Cornify thread...
    – please delete me
    Jun 30, 2009 at 13:01
  • Yeah, but I only pressed it in the hopes of getting a badge! =P
    – gnostradamus
    Jun 30, 2009 at 15:53
  • +1 They should definitely bring it back!!!! (Can you hear me Jeff?)
    – Doctor Jones
    Oct 21, 2010 at 8:25
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You talk to someone at your university and chat about StackOverflow and when you tell him your username he goes, "Oh! You're the pony guy!"

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    Well, if you can't be famous for programming... :P
    – mmyers
    Jun 30, 2009 at 14:05
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You think of creating a legitimate question, which is also boring and has no chance of being answered!!!!

...just so that you can earn your Tumbleweed badge!!

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  • Ask legitimate obscure questions on SO, like me...
    – Humphrey Bogart
    Feb 28, 2010 at 0:53
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You shout "Downvote!" to the interns attempting to explain polymorphism.
You place a golden-star sticker on favorites items throughout the house.
You take your laptop to the restroom...
You use "Skeet" as a verb meaning to answer questions: "Don't mind me, I'm skeeting on SO."

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    'Skeeting' also means something else...I'm just saying.
    – jjnguy
    Jul 10, 2009 at 18:02
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You're checking your SO reputation BEFORE your first cup of coffee. Or even BEFORE you get out of bed ;-) <placeholder for the obligatory xkcd link "laptops are weird" ;-)> (don't know the number by heart, and xkcd is websensed here :s)

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  • omg, i've been really bad out the coffee 2nd with MSO lately...
    – Stu Thompson
    Jun 30, 2009 at 12:42
  • You meant "Morning Routine" xkcd.com/490 didn't you?
    – Jakub Narębski
    Jul 10, 2009 at 17:53
  • @Jakub: jep, that's the one :)
    – fretje
    Jul 17, 2009 at 10:46
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you're listening to somebody at a party, you like what he/she says, and you think "+1".

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When your significant other not only knows that stackoverflow.com exists, but also the names "Jeff Atwood" and "Jon Skeet".

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When you're reading this question.

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Your reputation (not rep score) on TheDailyWTF.com is almost forgotten, yet your reputation on SO ends up being exactly the same.

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You have 73,933+ reputation...I'm looking at you Jon Skeet.

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    I've got 99 problems but a Skeet ain't one of them.
    – TheTXI
    Jun 30, 2009 at 12:28
  • I almost wish he would fly to the Boston Dev Days. I would love to meet the guy...
    – Thomas Owens
    Jun 30, 2009 at 12:30
  • @Thomas: I suspect there are going to be a lot of disappointed people in London. I'm extremely ordinary in so many ways.
    – Jon Skeet
    Jun 30, 2009 at 12:57
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    You realize how dated this answer is going to be in less than a week when you have to come back and change that to 83,933.
    – Michael Pryor
    Jun 30, 2009 at 13:10
  • @MichaelPryor, Oh, it's actually 10 times that amount already.
    – Pacerier
    May 13, 2014 at 9:34
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You start dreaming about Stack Overflow and SOpedians. Seriously.

A few night ago I had a dream that Jeff was hosting DevDays at his home, and 'we' (a bunch of SOpedians and I) were wandering around randomly. I came accross Jeff's Lightsaber (ala Star Wars) on a mantel. Being curious, I picked it up and was checking it out. Jeff came in, saw me, and screamed "Don't touch the Lightsaber! Get out, Stu! Out!"

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    Less cheese before bed in future...
    – Marc Gravell
    Jun 30, 2009 at 12:48
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If you're searching the upvote/downvote button in a Lotus Notes Discussion Database :(

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You feel strangely jealous of Jon Skeet and his sky-high reputation, even though you've never met the man and he seems perfectly normal and nice.

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When you have to check your profile on one of the sites to confirm your own age...

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