# 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:** 187

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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 5, 2003, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3721 "2003-03-05T14:37:04Z")

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**B** y the way, has anyone ever heard anyone actually say the word, “zoinks”?

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**Author:** ![if\_you\_don\_t\_know\_i\_won\_t\_tell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/fbc32d/32.png) [@if\_you\_don\_t\_know\_i\_won\_t\_tell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if_you_don_t_know_i_won_t_tell)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3722 "2003-03-05T14:39:04Z")

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**C** an’t figure this out… Why do you guys say we’re at 70 something pages, my browser says we’re on the 93rd page.

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**Author:** ![FallFast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba9def/32.png) [@FallFast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallFast)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3723 "2003-03-05T14:39:12Z")

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**C** an’t really recall, but didn’t Shaggy say that, I know he isn’t a real person.

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**Author:** ![FallFast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba9def/32.png) [@FallFast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallFast)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3724 "2003-03-05T14:41:37Z")

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**D** own below it indicates we are on page 75. Plus, 3722 post divided by 50 per page puts us at 74.44 pages

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**Author:** ![if\_you\_don\_t\_know\_i\_won\_t\_tell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/fbc32d/32.png) [@if\_you\_don\_t\_know\_i\_won\_t\_tell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if_you_don_t_know_i_won_t_tell)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3725 "2003-03-05T14:41:53Z")

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**D** oh! 94th page that is. :smack:

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**Author:** ![if\_you\_don\_t\_know\_i\_won\_t\_tell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/fbc32d/32.png) [@if\_you\_don\_t\_know\_i\_won\_t\_tell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if_you_don_t_know_i_won_t_tell)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3726 "2003-03-05T14:44:57Z")

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**E** vidently I’m seeing things… on my browser it says…

Pages (94): « First … « 92 93 [94]

and that’s an exact copy and paste… how odd

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**Author:** ![FallFast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba9def/32.png) [@FallFast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallFast)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3727 "2003-03-05T14:47:49Z")

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**F** unny, what browser are you using? I’m using IE and mine says

Pages (75): « First … « 73 74 [75]

Thats a copy also

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**Author:** ![if\_you\_don\_t\_know\_i\_won\_t\_tell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/fbc32d/32.png) [@if\_you\_don\_t\_know\_i\_won\_t\_tell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if_you_don_t_know_i_won_t_tell)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3728 "2003-03-05T15:26:17Z")

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**G** od awfully weird. I’m in IE as well.

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**Author:** ![if\_you\_don\_t\_know\_i\_won\_t\_tell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/fbc32d/32.png) [@if\_you\_don\_t\_know\_i\_won\_t\_tell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if_you_don_t_know_i_won_t_tell)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3729 "2003-03-05T15:31:32Z")

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**H** appily enough, I have solved the issue. Somehow, in my changing of the user options, I had made it so I would only see 40 posts per page.

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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 5, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3730 "2003-03-05T15:36:09Z")

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**I** ncredibly delicious breakfast, **Watcher**! and so promptly delivered! Thank you!

;j

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**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3731 "2003-03-05T15:48:00Z")

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**J** ust lookin’ around for **swampy** again. He’s supposed to be back today. Where are you **swampbear**?

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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 5, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3732 "2003-03-05T15:54:43Z")

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**K** ind of hooked on the haiku thread too. Is that permitted **SBS**?

Where 's my coffee, **Watcher**? It’s all I require.

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**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3733 "2003-03-05T15:55:04Z")

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**K** illed, wasn’t he? By Watcher, last night. You only got a flesh wound I believe.

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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 5, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3734 "2003-03-05T16:15:48Z")

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**L** ooks like **SBS** was right (and how could have I have doubted her?) about the deleterious effects of carbo-loading on the cabana boys –

**M** any tanned, muscular cuties sprawled around my office, fast asleep.

**N** ow how exactly to I explain this to my boss?

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**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3735 "2003-03-05T16:45:41Z")

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**O** ffer her first pick of the litter?

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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 5, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3736 "2003-03-05T17:00:00Z")

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**P** roving once again why she is our leader, **SBS** easily solves my dilemma. Thanks, Your SBSness!

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**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3737 "2003-03-05T17:16:40Z")

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**Q** uite welcome, I’m sure.

**R** ight now I’ve a little dilemma of my own.

**S** ick I am, with a nasty stomach flu.

**T** owel boys prove to be lousy sick room attendants.

**U** nfortunate, but there it is.

**V** olunteer willing to trade a handsome young doctor for a six-pack of muscular but weak-stomached towel boys sought.

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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 5, 2003, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3738 "2003-03-05T18:09:35Z")

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**W** aiting for last page  
**X** -acted rueful patience  
**Z** ippy hamsters dead? 😕

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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 5, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3739 "2003-03-05T18:11:21Z")

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**Y** o!

don’t even say it! ☹

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**Author:** ![FallFast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba9def/32.png) [@FallFast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallFast)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/3740 "2003-03-05T18:23:26Z")

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**Z** actly what he said

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