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**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:** 258

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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 15, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5141 "2003-03-15T04:13:08Z")

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**M** adam Saddam Hussein. SBS mentioned the tabloid cover back in the double digits.

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> \*Originally posted by sperfur \*  
> \*\*\*\*H\*\*oo are you talking about, **Osiris**? \*\*

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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 15, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5142 "2003-03-15T04:14:19Z")

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**O** h. Gotcha.

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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 15, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5143 "2003-03-15T04:14:54Z")

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**O** h you’ll just have to head on down to your local supermarket and see it for yourself. It’s priceless. I can’t find a link.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5144 "2003-03-15T04:14:55Z")

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**O** h how can you forget **L**? You can’t have licking without it! 😉

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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 15, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5145 "2003-03-15T04:15:59Z")

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**P** wah? Now I’m all sticky.

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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 15, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5146 "2003-03-15T04:16:06Z")

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**P**.

**R** emind me, weren’t we going to discuss words that start with **P**? 😉

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5147 "2003-03-15T04:16:15Z")

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**P** erhaps **Osiris** would be so kind as to not come between **sperfur** and me next time. 😃

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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 15, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5148 "2003-03-15T04:16:58Z")

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**Q** - Please don’t forget Q.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5149 "2003-03-15T04:17:17Z")

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**Q** uite better, **Osiris**. We thank you. 🙂

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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 15, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5150 "2003-03-15T04:17:32Z")

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**S** o sorry, **Osiris**. We seem to be taking up the whole pool. 😃

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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 15, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5151 "2003-03-15T04:18:32Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Osiris \*  
> \*\*\*\*O\*\*h you’ll just have to head on down to your local supermarket and see it for yourself. It’s priceless. I can’t find a link. \*\*

**T** otally out of it is koeeoaddi. I was just there and failed to notice. ☹

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5152 "2003-03-15T04:18:59Z")

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**T** aking **sperfur** to a quiet corner of the pool would be nice…

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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 15, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5153 "2003-03-15T04:19:42Z")

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**T** rue that **Q.E.D.** starts with **Q**. How can I forget **Q**?

**U** nless I can use the excuse that my mind is in the gutter, not the alphabet…

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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 15, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5154 "2003-03-15T04:21:06Z")

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**V** iciously, I change that - my mind is in the pool - not the alphabet. That’s what I meant. Yeah.

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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 15, 2003, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5155 "2003-03-15T04:26:32Z")

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**W** hereas your flirtations **Sperfur** , are very much in tune with the thoughts a guy might have (no offense), **Q.E.D.** is one lucky Doper. Don’t stop.

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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 15, 2003, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5156 "2003-03-15T04:26:52Z")

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**W** henever we get down to the bottom of the alphabet things always seems to sort themselves out.  
\*\*X[/]bylography isn’t my strong suit. But the kits were always fun.

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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 15, 2003, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5157 "2003-03-15T04:27:56Z")

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**Y** uck! That’s xylography.

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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 15, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5158 "2003-03-15T04:33:20Z")

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**Z** euxis is a Greek name I’ve never heard before.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5159 "2003-03-15T04:33:58Z")

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**Z** ipping right along towards page 200!

**A** hh, **sperfur** ’s pool will feel nice in the summertime. 😉

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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 15, 2003, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/5160 "2003-03-15T04:35:22Z")

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**B** e nice to have ‘Splashfest 2003’ at my house, too.

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