# 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:** 77

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**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:** [February 23, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1521 "2003-02-23T13:19:00Z")

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**P** lease, people! Check to be sure you’re on the right page.

😉

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**Author:** ![Landshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@Landshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Landshark)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1522 "2003-02-23T13:44:05Z")

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**Q** uiet, please. Time to concentrate.

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**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:** [February 23, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1523 "2003-02-23T13:45:59Z")

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**R** ight now, I don’t want to. If I wanted to concentrate, I’d be doing work and not wasting time here, would I?

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**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:** [February 23, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1524 "2003-02-23T13:50:27Z")

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**S** o, a confession:  
**T** here once was a doper quite new  
Who wasn’t real sure what to do  
Should she lurk? No, instead  
She’ll post to this thread  
And kick up her count by a few.

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**Author:** ![Landshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@Landshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Landshark)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1525 "2003-02-23T14:00:05Z")

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**U** pon my word,  
the same here had occurred.  
(One must admit)

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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 23, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1526 "2003-02-23T15:04:49Z")

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**V** eracity demands that I admit I neglected this post for 18+ hours –

**W** hat a delight to come back and find **SBS** ’s charming limerick.

**X** tremely charming limerick, one might say, if one wanted to avoid leaving a big ugly X for the next poster.

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1527 "2003-02-23T16:01:42Z")

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**Y** ou’re so sweet to take that X, **twicks**.

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**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:** [February 23, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1528 "2003-02-23T16:07:39Z")

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**Z** owie! **Twickster** complimented my limerick. I’m all aglow!

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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 23, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1529 "2003-02-23T16:08:23Z")

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**Z** ero problem, **Kat**.

**A** lways a pleasure to make whatever tiny contribution I can to the continuation of this thread.

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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 23, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1530 "2003-02-23T16:09:44Z")

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**B** ut of course, **SBS** , I calls 'em likes I sees 'em.

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1531 "2003-02-23T16:20:14Z")

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**C** an someone whip up some breakfast? I’m hungry.

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**Author:** ![mrsface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@mrsface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrsface)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1532 "2003-02-23T16:22:44Z")

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Don’t know if I can slip this in before someone else posts…

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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 23, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1533 "2003-02-23T16:24:35Z")

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**D** o you want to go to McDonald’s? I’m at work today and think I deserve a treat.

**E** www, I almost said “I deserve a break today.”

**F** or crying out loud, I hate it when they program me to mouth their slogans!

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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 23, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1534 "2003-02-23T16:26:48Z")

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**G** ood work, **mrsface**! You made it!

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1535 "2003-02-23T16:44:49Z")

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**H** ave a McMuffin or a McBagel?

**I** took it upon myself to run out for breakfast.

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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 23, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1536 "2003-02-23T16:48:33Z")

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**H** ow about a cheesesteak, **Twicks**? I’d join you but I’m on the wrong side of the country

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1537 "2003-02-23T16:54:17Z")

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**J** eez, you can’t have a cheesesteak for _breakfast_, **k** oeeoaddi, everyone knows that. _starts passing out hashbrowns_

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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 23, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1538 "2003-02-23T16:59:45Z")

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**K** at, I beg to differ. Any time is right for that sublime indulgence.

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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 23, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1539 "2003-02-23T17:02:36Z")

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**L** ord, I was so hungry I missed the K in your post. :smack:

and it was my own name, I’m so humiliated.

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1540 "2003-02-23T17:04:14Z")

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**L** alalalalalalala. _covers ears with hands_ I’m not listening to such sacrilege.  
😉

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