# a

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 25, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850 "2003-01-25T12:51:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 170

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**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3381 "2003-03-02T22:57:12Z")

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**U** ois Uane, Uana Uang. Now that’s just stupid.

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**Author:** ![Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watcher_of_the_Skies)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3382 "2003-03-02T22:58:01Z")

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**V** erily, may I have a drumroll please, this is my 200th post!

No hope of using this momentous post to say anything meaningful, except to point out that 165 out of 200 have been on this thread. Yikes! And something like 80% of times through the alphabet we have used “Verily” for the V.

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**Author:** ![Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watcher_of_the_Skies)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3383 "2003-03-02T23:02:46Z")

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**W** ois Wane, Wana Wang. I kind of like the sound of those, stupid as they are.

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**Author:** ![little\_lighthouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@little\_lighthouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_lighthouse)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3384 "2003-03-02T23:04:35Z")

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**XX** ~ _kiss kiss_

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**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3385 "2003-03-02T23:05:34Z")

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**W** ow, **Osiris** , you are cracking me up!

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**Author:** ![Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watcher_of_the_Skies)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3386 "2003-03-02T23:24:14Z")

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**Y** ou are very sweet, **little lighthouse**.

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**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3387 "2003-03-02T23:26:07Z")

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**Z** en is it to give yourself to the alphabet sperfur.

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**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3388 "2003-03-02T23:29:02Z")

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**A** voiding the preview button no longer, **Watcher**. That was “stay current,” obviously. :smack:

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**Author:** ![Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watcher_of_the_Skies)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3389 "2003-03-02T23:41:52Z")

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**B** ut of course!

Believe it or not, I’m actually going out to get pizza now, which I forgot to stop for on the way home last night.

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**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3390 "2003-03-02T23:44:54Z")

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**Can** I interest you in a [sloppy joe](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=166811)?

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**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3391 "2003-03-02T23:56:07Z")

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**D** ear me.

**E** ver get the feeling that a sloppy joe should be something sexual and not a food?

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**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3392 "2003-03-02T23:59:37Z")

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**F** or jesus pete, don’t invoke its name!

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3393 "2003-03-03T00:27:27Z")

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**G** racious provisioner **Watcher** , please add Diet Dr Pepper to the approved beverages list.

**H** ow kind of you to hear our petitions!

;j

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**Author:** ![Quonk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ed655f/32.png) [@Quonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quonk)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3394 "2003-03-03T00:33:55Z")

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**I** fear that whatever I post will have already been said somewhere in the previous 67 pages.

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**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3395 "2003-03-03T00:43:23Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by fictional character on page 37 \*  
> \*\ ***I** fear that whatever I post will have already been said somewhere in the previous 37 pages. \*\*

**J** ust joking.

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**Author:** ![Quonk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ed655f/32.png) [@Quonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quonk)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3396 "2003-03-03T00:46:35Z")

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**K** ind of scary: there are _eleven_ people who have made more posts in this thread alone than I have total. :eek:

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**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3397 "2003-03-03T00:51:59Z")

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**L** ord, **Quonk**. Did you actually count those posts?

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**Author:** ![Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watcher_of_the_Skies)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3398 "2003-03-03T00:53:04Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by twickster47 \*  
> \*\*\*\*G\*\*racious provisioner **Watcher** , please add Diet Dr Pepper to the approved beverages list.
> 
> **H** ow kind of you to hear our petitions!
> 
> ;j \*\*

**M** y pleasure!

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**Author:** ![SandWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@SandWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandWriter)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3399 "2003-03-03T00:59:33Z")

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**N** ow this IS mundane and pointless stuff, I must say.

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**Author:** ![Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watcher_of_the_Skies)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3400 "2003-03-03T01:02:45Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Osiris \*  
> \*\*quote:  
> Originally posted by fictional character on page 37  
> I fear that whatever I post will have already been said somewhere in the previous 37 pages.
> 
> Just joking. \*\*

**O** siris, now you’re cracking me up!

Had to go back and reread that one.

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