If you surf around the internet you are bound to come across this popular tag.

***SPOILER ALERT***

This usually means if you do not want to know the results of something, be it a sporting event or TV or something, do not read this.  But I think some people have taken this to far.  I see people getting mad when results of something are posted online saying that they were spoiled.  But in my mind you have no reason to be mad if the event has already aired on TV.

I honestly saw someone get pissed at Yahoo for posting the results of a sporting event that happened and aired the night before.  They are a news site!  That’s their job.  Also I see people on Twitter posting stuff like, “Stop spoiling Lost people, I’m not watching.”  That’s not a spoiler.  It’s happening and airing right then and there.  If you don’t want to know what is happening or has happened stay off the internet.

To show my point a little further I have made this simple drawings.  Here is what a real spoiler is.

Makes sense right.  The show hasn’t aired yet and your “buddy” has just told you want is going to happen.  What a douche.  But here is an example of a non spoiler.

Now this time the show has already aired on TV.  The papers and online media are talking about it.  But you didn’t see it.  These are not spoilers, they are the news and the talk of the town now.  While it may be inconsiderate of your “buddy” this time to say it, especially if he knew you didn’t see it, he is not the problem.  You only have yourself to blame for not seeing it.  If you really wanted to see it that bad you would have done what you needed to in order to see it.

So stop saying that you are being spoiled on something that has already aired.  If you don’t want to know what happened then don’t go online, don’t talk to people, don’t leave your house.  Now that I think of it, please do that anyway.  I don’t want to see or hear from you.