# 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:** 41
**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:** [February 13, 2003, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/801 "2003-02-13T07:01:42Z")
**P** lease make it stop!!! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/802 "2003-02-13T07:56:19Z")
**Q**.E.D. got post number 800! Congrats, and thanks for making this post that much easier! ---
**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:** [February 13, 2003, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/803 "2003-02-13T13:07:09Z")
**R** eally good way to start the day, posting to this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/804 "2003-02-13T14:58:55Z")
**S** wampbear **T** hrives on this thread. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/805 "2003-02-13T16:07:07Z")
**U** nfortunately, my day started with a trip to the dentist (no, they can’t save the tooth, yes, let’s schedule a root canal) rather than posting to this thread. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/806 "2003-02-13T16:12:06Z")
**V** ery icky day to start the day **twickster47**. **W** ell, **Ellen Cherry** it’s either this or finishing up writing that grant that’s due tomorrow. [sub]I know, I know. Get back to work. Sigh.[/sub] ---
**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:** [February 13, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/807 "2003-02-13T16:13:39Z")
**V** ery evil news, Twickster and thus your post count: 666. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/808 "2003-02-13T16:17:15Z")
**V** ery uncomfortable way to start the day…Thursday, not **W** ednesday…whoohoo, 17 pages!😃 ---
**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:** [February 13, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/809 "2003-02-13T16:52:31Z")
**X** -traordinary, triple “ **V** ery” posts and all for you, Twickster47! ---
**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:** [February 13, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/810 "2003-02-13T16:54:07Z")
**Y** ou people really need to get a life and quit wasting so much time in this thread. 😛 ---
**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:** [February 13, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/811 "2003-02-13T16:56:58Z")
**Y** es, I do know X-traordinary is not a word. It’ll have to do, though. Xs are geting tough ---
**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:** [February 13, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/812 "2003-02-13T17:01:32Z")
**Z** ounds, simultaneous posts again! Okay swampy, I’m off to my regularly scheduled life. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/813 "2003-02-13T17:03:49Z")
**A** bout time you did something besides wasting time in silly threads **koeeoaddi**. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/814 "2003-02-13T17:35:14Z")
**B** est – you guys are just the best – all these warm wishes _and_ you left the b-b-\b for me. \*\*\*_C\*\*overtly wipes away a tear_ ---
**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:** [February 13, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/815 "2003-02-13T17:41:35Z")
**D** ang **twickster47** , don’t tear up. _sniff_ You’ll _sniff_ get me _sniff_ started! _sniff_ ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/816 "2003-02-13T17:57:47Z")
**E** xpect gratuitous posting from me to day in order to catch up with the two leaders. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/817 "2003-02-13T17:58:55Z")
**F** or instance, this post. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/818 "2003-02-13T18:32:50Z")
**G** reat googly moogly, **H** omebrew, **I** ’ve **j** umped on Swampbear’s bandwagon. **K** owabunga! **L** et’s **m** ove forward and promise to **n** ever ( **o** r is that hardly ever?) stoop to **p** ost-padding again! **Q** uick! **R** eturn to righteousness! **S** top the insanity! ---
**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:** [February 13, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/819 "2003-02-13T19:03:43Z")
**t** wickster speaks the truth. All post padding must cease. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/820 "2003-02-13T19:05:03Z")
**U** nseemly is the poster who intentionally post pads I say. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850.md?page=42)