# a **URL:** \ **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:** 220
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4381 "2003-03-11T01:08:18Z")
**U** nseemly image, that, our thread **nudging** the Energizer Bunny (wink wink, say no more) ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4382 "2003-03-11T01:14:39Z")
**W** hat, no double ewes? **W** ell, then: _WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW_. **W** hat about that?? ---
**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 11, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4383 "2003-03-11T02:18:13Z")
**X** ev Bellringer seems to be displeased with that post notcynical. I’d watch out, she’s half cluster lizard. _shudder_ ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4384 "2003-03-11T03:23:51Z")
**Y** eesh. notcynical screwed up the format of the page. Better get to page 89 ASAP. ---
**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 11, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4385 "2003-03-11T03:33:52Z")
**Z** ipping it along. **A** lmost there. **B** oy, I don’t appear to be any closer. **C** an’t see 89 yet. **D** ammit! Why am I not getting any closer? **E** gad! I know why, this is all in 1 post. Oh well, I did my best. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4386 "2003-03-11T03:45:57Z")
**F** riends, I must confess that I didn’t read all of the posts I missed since Friday. Is **swampy** still posting in this thread? ---
**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 11, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4387 "2003-03-11T03:47:51Z")
**G** ee. You don’t care enough to skim the posters names? **H** ow sad, the sight of a great passion flickering out. ---
**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 11, 2003, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4388 "2003-03-11T03:59:47Z")
**I** can also say I didn’t read all of that jibberish post from a few days ago. But then I don’t think any of us have. ---
**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 11, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4389 "2003-03-11T04:13:04Z")
**J** ust gave it a quick glance and went uh-uh. **K** rickey! The next Gulf War might start on my SDMB birthday. I’m going to 2. ---
**Author:** ![Meros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4390 "2003-03-11T04:14:17Z")
\*\* H\*\*ow far along are we now? ---
**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 11, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4391 "2003-03-11T04:16:22Z")
**J** ibberish. What a lovely word. Of course, I _think_ it’s supposed to be spelled ‘gibberish’ – but then I’d be screwing up the alphabet order and sentencing us all to cereal yet again. L-( ---
**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 11, 2003, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4392 "2003-03-11T04:27:46Z")
**J** ibberish. What a lovely word. Of course, I _think_ it’s supposed to be spelled ‘gibberish’ – but then I’d be screwing up the alphabet order and sentencing us all to cereal yet again. L-( ---
**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 11, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4393 "2003-03-11T04:29:47Z")
**L** et me make myself clear, I was comparing that post to a certain type of sails on ships. Ok, I screwed up but play along. ---
**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 11, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4394 "2003-03-11T04:29:52Z")
**L** ooks like I screwed up anyway. ☹ **M** y computer froze up, and I tried pushing various buttons at random. **N** o good rotten IE6. ---
**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 11, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4395 "2003-03-11T04:33:22Z")
**O** siris, of course you were! I was an idiot to think I was ketching yawl in an error. At the very worst, it was a schooner-ism. ---
**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 11, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4396 "2003-03-11T04:34:50Z")
**P** oopin’ on the poop deck is where I’ll be. **Q** uickly now to 89. ---
**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 11, 2003, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4397 "2003-03-11T04:45:58Z")
**R** est assured: progress will be smooth sailing now. ---
**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 11, 2003, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4398 "2003-03-11T04:52:56Z")
**S** ister, sister, I am ill. Call for the doctor from over the hill. Call for the doctor, call for the nurse, call for the lady with the alligator purse. Anyone else remember jump rope rhymes? ---
**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 11, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4399 "2003-03-11T04:54:13Z")
**T** here always seems to be a real slow down at this time of night. One would almost think people preferred sleeping to senseless maundering. ---
**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 11, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4400 "2003-03-11T04:55:45Z")
**U** sually someone pops in around now to say something like, Is this thread still going on? You guys are loco. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850.md?page=219) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850.md?page=221)