Yeah, I'm the type of person who goes for the lazy and obvious jokes.

It would be funny(er) if it wasn't so true. I'm glad you came back and clarified your comment as a joke- these days, folks are bound to get bent over just about anything, especially "spoiler" whiners.

PS, I haven't had time to read the end of my own comment yet, so please don't tell me how it ends. /sarcasm

Yeah, because we all know it's sooooo inconvenient to save discussion of the actual content of episodes for after the jump.

Newsflash for you, and apparently Bob - timeshifting is very nearly the norm. "Regular" (as in watch while being broadcast) viewers are a dying breed.

To use a personal example, I'm a faithful viewer of Chuck. However, I don't watch it until our weekly get-together with friends on Saturdays. That's what, 5 days? Now I'm not generally the type to get heartbroken if I see a spoiler, but it does illustrate that people have indeed not seen it until "days after the episode airs".

I'm not saying there shouldn't be a statute of limitations for crying "spoiler", but waiting a week for above the jump discussion of current plot points won't kill anyone.

OTOH, anyone who goes below the jump before seeing the episode forfeits the "right" to cry spoiler, particularly if there was a warning.