# Accounting For Discontinued Operations - what's your interpretation of FAS #144? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 1, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366 "2003-08-01T14:36:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/41 "2003-08-03T21:49:55Z")
Goddamn you for exposing my vanity. I call upon **erislover Why A Duck Hamadryad Kabbes** ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/42 "2003-08-03T22:28:46Z")
I opened this thread once I saw it had something like 35 responses, and I wondered how there were so many people interested in accounting for discontinued operations. Although I could do a vanity search with asterisks around my name, it is entirely too much trouble and too much drain on the server, as ‘lel’ happens to be contained in the word ‘solely’. I submit the following names as my contribution. **Jonathan Chance Jeff Olsen Copaesthetic rilchiam hopefool Dogface Qwisp juji\_mojo lovelee Lilairen I Love Me, Vol I TroubleAgain** ---
**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:** [August 3, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/43 "2003-08-03T22:32:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tusculan \* > **I’ll call out to some you probably won’t see here: > Q.E.D. (who never does vanity searches for obvious reasons)** And you’d be wrong. See, my name has 6 characters in it, not 3. But you are right about one thing: I almost never do vanity searches. A little birdie told me about this thread. 😃 Let’s see now…shouts out to: **NoClueBoy msrexrabbit Bricker Desmostylus** and…what the heck… **C K Dexter Haven** ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/44 "2003-08-03T22:36:45Z")
Oops. Forgot **Casey1505**. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![msrexrabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@msrexrabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msrexrabbit)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/45 "2003-08-03T22:59:31Z")
I can’t be caught with a vanity search when someone sends me a link to the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/46 "2003-08-03T23:08:06Z")
B’lieve it or not, I opened it while browzing. I wondered why a thread with such a weird title was getting so many replies. I nominate: **lorene Kallessa Homebrew Bippy the Beardless newcrasher Otto Space Butler Velma pseudotriton ruber ruber Brynda chattywine AlbertRose wolfman Esprix modro dropzone mojave66 Musicat Neurotik Shodan Knowed Out TeaRoses Happy Lendervedder Chavardz Shirley Ujest shawk Muad’Dib ava Krisfer the Cat** Because they’ve all posted to one thread of mine. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/47 "2003-08-03T23:36:33Z")
I opened this out of curiosity - I just wanted to know what the heck the question meant. Looks like a whole lot of Dopers are covered already, but I’ll add a couple: **Mr. Jim** (an acquaintance I’m stalking ;)) and **Boyo Jim** (because I couldn’t remember Mr. Jim’s name at first and did a search) ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/48 "2003-08-04T02:07:16Z")
You got me, \*\*lel[/b[. I like to know who’s talking smack about me. I’ll nominate **RTFirefly** to see if we can catch his attention. Oh, and **AnnaLucretia** , just in case. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/49 "2003-08-04T04:51:55Z")
I did a vanity Search, but only because I’ve been away for nearly a week, and find it’s rude to not respond to someone who asks a question. Otherwise, I don’t do vanity searchs. Nearly all the time someone PMs me when my name is mentioned anywhere, since they know I might be gone on business trips or unable to view the SDMB due to slowdowns. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/50 "2003-08-04T07:32:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mudshark \* > \*\*I found this in a vanity search. > > … > Cervaise\*\* You bastard. Caught me. 😛 (Clever location, by the way, there, sharky.) I’ll nominate my lovely wife, **herownself** , along with **Dinsdale** , **Judith Prietht** , and **porcupine** as among the Chicago Dopers we’re looking forward to seeing in a week and a half (the others who [previously responded](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=199973) have already been named). Also, **Anamorphic** and **lissener** as fellow movie buffs. And **Avalonian** as a PNW doper who beat me by several months at being the first to recommend the fabulous pop punk band [**Visqueen**](http://www.visqueenonline.com) on the SDMB (but hey, number two must count for something). Plus I’ll name **Bruce\_Daddy** , because he is a crazy fucker\* and he deserves to have this popping up in his own searches. Oh, and [**Cooler of Death**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&username=Cooler%20of%20Death), just for good measure. [Funniest user origin ever](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=177712), and then only an occasional appearance. Apparently the evil cooler is [the roommate of Doper **flybynight**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3723900#post3723900), who we might as well try to get to pop in here as well. \*Which reminds me, let’s don’t forget **Uekte** , **Jack Dean Tyler** , **Hiryuu** , **seethruart** , **fatherjohn** , **Justhink** , **KayKay** , and, ummm, hmmm, **lekatt**. ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/51 "2003-08-04T11:09:45Z")
Methinks someone wants to open a thread actually about acounting. Perhaps “FAS #144: Truth not Troll?” or “Accountancy - (no lesbian experiences)” ---
**Author:** ![as\_u\_wish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/52 "2003-08-04T12:02:42Z")
I opened this because I remembered it (or something very like it) from the _Boring OP_ thread. I nominate my fellow Princess Bride fans **Inconceivable Dread Pirate Jimbo** And pirate officianados **Arrmatey** and Captain **BuckleberryFerry** and just because his name is great **Satisfying Andy Licious** and I really really hope **Bibliophage** shows up. He’s my hero. I worship from afar. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/53 "2003-08-04T13:25:56Z")
Well, I do vanity searches occasionally, ever since someone had to tell me I’d been pitted. :shrug: How about; **bittersweet Maureen Mama Tiger Plankspanker peritrochoid** ---
**Author:** ![Velma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/85e7bf/32.png) [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/54 "2003-08-04T13:29:32Z")
Well, I’ve been gone for a few days, so I admit to a vanity search. I’ll try to come up with some more that haven’t been mentioned yet…I’ll call **Shabadu yosemitebabe Muffin iampunha MsRobyn** ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/55 "2003-08-04T20:20:39Z")
I did find this by doing a vanity search. I have no idea who else would do a vanity search, however. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/56 "2003-08-05T01:49:58Z")
Holy cow…I have done vanity searches, like, twice. This time it was to find a different thread in which I participated, and this freaky thread pops up. Thanks, Shibb! Word to your mother, **Tiburon, Akatsukami, sylphishone & typo\_mna,** who are freshly on my mind. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/57 "2003-08-05T03:30:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by as\_u\_wish \* > \*\*I opened this because I remembered it (or something very like it) from the _Boring OP_ thread. > > I nominate my fellow Princess Bride fans > > **Inconceivable > Dread Pirate Jimbo** > > And pirate officianados > > **Arrmatey** and > Captain **BuckleberryFerry** > > and just because his name is great > > **Satisfying Andy Licious** > > and I really really hope **Bibliophage** shows up. He’s my hero. I worship from afar. \*\* Thank you! (But I already showed up on page one!) ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/58 "2003-08-05T23:47:43Z")
I’m here because I did a “humility search” – I searched for all the threads that didn’t contain my name. Hello, **lamia** (you’re the reason I’m not just “laina”), **lsura,** , and my favorite angst teens, **Ryam\_Liam** and **clayton\_e**. Where are you **clayton**? Are you okay? ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/59 "2003-08-06T03:06:33Z")
Did everyone forget to mention **Jonathan Chance**? I didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366/60 "2003-08-06T03:54:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Blackeyes \* > \*\*Did everyone forget to mention **Jonathan Chance**? > > I didn’t. \*\* If you go back a page, you’ll see that I didn’t forget either, and yes, he found this thread through a vanity search. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366.md?page=4)