# 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:** 240

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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 13, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4781 "2003-03-13T19:17:02Z")

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**D** eal me in again!

What will be next after 100 pages? Dare I say it…1,000 pages!

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4782 "2003-03-13T19:18:28Z")

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**E** ventful will be day we reach glorious page one hundred.

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**Author:** ![montana\_cricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@montana\_cricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/montana_cricket)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4783 "2003-03-13T19:20:49Z")

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**F** or  
**G** osh sakes **swampbear** , enough with the glorious…

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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 13, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4784 "2003-03-13T19:20:54Z")

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**F** avor for you **swampbear** – let me set up the “g” for you:

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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 13, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4785 "2003-03-13T19:28:42Z")

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**G** reat Caesar’s Ghost (oh never mind, we used that already).

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4786 "2003-03-13T19:31:01Z")

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**H** urriedly the A-team posts to reach that magic hundred…

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4787 "2003-03-13T19:32:01Z")

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**H** omebrew has apparently dropped out of the “a” addicts quest for glorious page 100.

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**Author:** ![moi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4788 "2003-03-13T19:32:57Z")

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**I** just had to be part of SDMB history. 😃

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4789 "2003-03-13T19:33:50Z")

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**I** gnoble it would be for any “a” addict to flag as we close in on glorious page 100.

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4790 "2003-03-13T19:35:29Z")

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**J** ubilation will ensue when we “a” addicts achieve glorious page 100.

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**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4791 "2003-03-13T19:40:45Z")

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**K** ill the hampster you will with this thread. Much suffering will it cause.

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4792 "2003-03-13T19:51:28Z")

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**L** ively we “a” addicts step toward our goal of glorious page 100.

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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 13, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4793 "2003-03-13T20:11:05Z")

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**M** atrimony in the cards for **Homebrew** and **Swambear**?  
**N** ot to mention **Q.E.D** and the lovely **sperfur**.

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4794 "2003-03-13T20:11:18Z")

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**M** andatory is posting by all “a” addicts so that we may achieve glorious page 100

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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 13, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4795 "2003-03-13T20:27:35Z")

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**O** h boy, closer we get to the magic 100

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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 13, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4796 "2003-03-13T20:29:12Z")

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**P** lease no more “kill the hamster” business here, a-thread is the big leagues gosh darnit!

Question for the more historical minded - Has this thread ever gone off the MPSIMS front page?

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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 13, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4797 "2003-03-13T20:34:12Z")

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**Q** uandary: did **Watcher’s** “Question” count as it was not boldfaced. I think not.

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4798 "2003-03-13T20:38:40Z")

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**R** esilient are we “a” addicts in our quest for glorious page 100.

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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 13, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4799 "2003-03-13T20:45:42Z")

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**S** perfur is a female!

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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 13, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/4800 "2003-03-13T20:47:46Z")

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**T** o have said girl, my typical 1 syllable default might have gotten me in trouble. And gal, my second choice usually makes them retch. Sigh, what’s a boy to do?

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