# 3:30 till 3:35. Every. Single. Day.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-30-till-3-35-every-single-day/35722>\
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**Created:** [October 5, 2000, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-30-till-3-35-every-single-day/35722 "2000-10-05T04:01:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-30-till-3-35-every-single-day/35722/1 "2000-10-05T04:01:23Z")

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I’m up late alot, and I’ve noticed that at exactly 3:30, and lasting until approximately 3:35, although sometimes longer, sometimes shorter, the board is down.

Why do you do this?

–Tim

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-30-till-3-35-every-single-day/35722/2 "2000-10-05T13:07:48Z")

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Just to piss you off. Why else? 🙂

I would guess it’s some kind of automated routine maintenance.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-30-till-3-35-every-single-day/35722/3 "2000-10-05T13:22:42Z")

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Quit yer whining, Homer! It’s harder for us Euro trash. It happens here in the morning, when we’re sober and ready to absorb new knowledge.

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-30-till-3-35-every-single-day/35722/4 "2000-10-05T13:40:44Z")

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Sober? WTF?

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-30-till-3-35-every-single-day/35722/5 "2000-10-05T13:51:58Z")

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Well, not _me_, obviously. But some of my best friends are sober in the morning.

The shame.

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-30-till-3-35-every-single-day/35722/6 "2000-10-05T14:02:53Z")

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If you’ve really got it pinned down to a specific five minute window, then just use that time to go to the potty & refill your coffee/beer/whiskey/bong. It’s all just a matter of successful time management!

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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2000, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-30-till-3-35-every-single-day/35722/7 "2000-10-05T17:47:24Z")

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Yep I go for a smoke break at 9:30am. Any excuse is a good one.