# 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:** 57

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**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1121 "2003-02-20T06:08:43Z")

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**V** erily, as the OP, I am overwhelmed! I think we should have a Dopefest for the alphabet people, heh!

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**Author:** ![headchecked](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/258eb7/32.png) [@headchecked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/headchecked)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1122 "2003-02-20T06:09:57Z")

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“V,” when typed into google this is the first thing that comes up, [www.cast.org/bobby/](http://www.cast.org/bobby/)

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1123 "2003-02-20T07:19:38Z")

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**X** -Files is what comes up with X, on the other hand.

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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1124 "2003-02-20T08:32:13Z")

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**W** TF? Somebody missed W?

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1125 "2003-02-20T08:52:37Z")

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**Y** es! I’m an idiot. I was so anxious to get X out of the way… Sorry.

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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:** [February 20, 2003, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1126 "2003-02-20T13:06:16Z")

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**Z** zzzzzzzzzzzz…huh?..wha? Sorry just woke up.

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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:** [February 20, 2003, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1127 "2003-02-20T13:10:42Z")

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**A** ge of Aquarius? That’s _soooooo_… well, sooooo my era. Sigh.

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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:** [February 20, 2003, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1128 "2003-02-20T13:12:22Z")

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**B** ut **twickster** , you don’t look a day over Capricorn. 😃

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**Author:** ![3.885AM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/58956e/32.png) [@3.885AM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3.885AM)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1129 "2003-02-20T13:51:14Z")

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**C** ome on somebody post something!

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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:** [February 20, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1130 "2003-02-20T14:05:40Z")

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**D** on’t worry **bbbill** somebody will come along and post soon.

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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:** [February 20, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1131 "2003-02-20T14:42:14Z")

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**E** veryday is a new day to post more alphabet soup

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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:** [February 20, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1132 "2003-02-20T14:47:10Z")

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**F** is the letter, but being mature (ahem), I won’t use this opportunity to respond to **swampbear** in the manner you’d expect.😃 (How come there’s no tongue-sticking-out smiley?)

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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:** [February 20, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1133 "2003-02-20T15:02:39Z")

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**G** eez **twickster** there is a tongue-sticking-out smiley. See… 😛

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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:** [February 20, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1134 "2003-02-20T16:12:54Z")

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**H** omebrew’s back!

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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:** [February 20, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1135 "2003-02-20T16:21:29Z")

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**I** mpressive entrance there **Homebrew**.

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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:** [February 20, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1136 "2003-02-20T16:50:02Z")

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**J** ust a note to **Klaatu** :

an a-thread dopefest (with Gort contained) sounds delightful.

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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:** [February 20, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1137 "2003-02-20T16:55:28Z")

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**K** itschy wasn’t it, **swampy**. 🙂

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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:** [February 20, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1138 "2003-02-20T17:01:27Z")

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**L** ooking over the stats for this thread, I’ve noticed many posters who’ve only posted once or twice to it.

**M** y mind boggles at their lack of committment (read: obsession).

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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:** [February 20, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1139 "2003-02-20T17:02:31Z")

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**L** alalalalalala…sorry, felt like singing.

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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:** [February 20, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1140 "2003-02-20T17:03:20Z")

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**L** ookin’ a little foolish, here – I’m not sure how I’ve been reading that smiley, but I definitely didn’t realize it was a sticking-out-tongue one. Us “age of Aquarius” types need to clean our reading glasses from time to time, I guess.😃

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