# a

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/323095>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [September 23, 2005, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/323095 "2005-09-23T18:14:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![penguinsare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@penguinsare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penguinsare)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/323095/1 "2005-09-23T18:14:32Z")

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**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/323095/2 "2005-09-23T18:28:29Z")

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**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/323095/3 "2005-09-23T18:39:44Z")

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> [@Edward Gorey](#):
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> c is for clara who wasted away.

from:

The Gashlycrumb Tinies

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/323095/4 "2005-09-23T21:10:20Z")

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A is A.

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**Author:** ![KeithT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@KeithT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KeithT)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/323095/5 "2005-09-23T21:32:07Z")

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**d**

[Duplicate.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=158752) 🙂

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**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/323095/6 "2005-09-23T21:46:43Z")

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T & **A**?

B-O-L-O-G-N- **A**?  
**Aaaaaaaaaaayyy** –The Fonz

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**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/323095/7 "2005-09-23T22:40:15Z")

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Welcome, **penguinsare**. When referencing a Staff Report in this forum, it’s always helpful to provide a [link to the original article](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/malphabetsong.html). Thanks!

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/323095/8 "2005-09-24T01:24:39Z")

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Welcome to the SDMB, **penguinsare**. I’ll assume this was a test post. For future reference, test posts belong in the About This Message Board forum (ATMB). Since the testing seems to be finished, I’ll close this thread rather than move it.