# alphagene **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 26, 2003, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphagene/157604 "2003-02-26T10:21:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lilly\_Putt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Lilly\_Putt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lilly_Putt)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphagene/157604/1 "2003-02-26T10:21:44Z")
It is impossible for you to be the alpha Gene, as Gene Simmons is the alpha Gene, as well as the alpha human. Just ask him.;j :wally ---
**Author:** ![Lilly\_Putt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Lilly\_Putt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lilly_Putt)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphagene/157604/2 "2003-02-26T10:26:57Z")
Why do I get a page that says “website is busy or experiencing a broken server” then when I hit “refresh,” end up with a double post? :mad: …It will never happen again. Once bitten twice shy. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphagene/157604/3 "2003-02-26T10:36:54Z")
Yeah, and **ColdFire** should either be **HotFire** or **ColdSomethingElse** … ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphagene/157604/4 "2003-02-26T10:48:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lilly Putt \* > \*\*Why do I get a page that says “website is busy or experiencing a broken server” then when I hit “refresh,” end up with a double post? :mad: …It will never happen again. Once bitten twice shy. \*\* Judging by the time you posted, you just hit the server down time. Happens about 1:30 am PST everyday, for a half hour or so. Plays hell with us night owls. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphagene/157604/5 "2003-02-26T12:18:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CelticCowboy \* > \*\*Judging by the time you posted, you just hit the server down time. Happens about 1:30 am PST everyday, for a half hour or so. Plays hell with us night owls. \*\* Think of those of us in different timezones :). It’s down from ~ 7:30 - 8pm my time. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphagene/157604/6 "2003-02-26T12:27:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Silentgoldfish \* > \*\*It’s down from ~ 7:30 - 8pm my time. \*\* Queensland operates in an entirely different decade, not just a different time zone. For NSW & Victoria, it’s 8:30 - 9:00 pm. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphagene/157604/7 "2003-02-26T12:34:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Desmostylus \* > \*\*Queensland operates in an entirely different decade, not just a different time zone. For NSW & Victoria, it’s 8:30 - 9:00 pm. \*\* Stupid Sydney and your stupid daylight savings… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphagene/157604/8 "2003-02-26T12:39:23Z")
9:30 - 10am here. _Just_ when I’ve got myself settled at work and want to check out the latest dope… pan ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphagene/157604/9 "2003-02-26T13:02:54Z")
dammit, I protest. I’ve got **manny** in the mod Pit thread race, and he’s closing in on **Coldfire** (even though I personally think he’s ahead since **Coldy’s** list includes a self pitting and a tribute or two but I digress); and these extraneous pittings of other mods detracts from the real issue: **manny** _must win_! ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphagene/157604/10 "2003-02-26T13:33:20Z")
Heh. **Mangetout** posts this: > [@](#): > > Yeah, and **ColdFire** should either be **HotFire** or **ColdSomethingElse** … then about 3 hours later, **Coldfire** posts this: > [@](#): > > Yeah. And fire ain’t cold, either in the [duplicate OP](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3051019#post3051019), which **Coldfire** probably read first because it had been reported. As a duplicate. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphagene/157604/11 "2003-02-26T13:49:16Z")
Which, as you may or may not know, is a reference to **BZ0000** ’s asinine [Coldfire please change your name](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?&threadid=147416) ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphagene/157604/12 "2003-02-26T14:08:09Z")
Yeah, I think I knew that. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Desmostylus_ > > > [@](#): > > > > _originally posted by Coldfire_ > > Moderator hat/mittens/vest/whip firmly off. > > Well, in that case: > > Your user name gives the impression that fire can be cold. Don’t give me any crap that a fire is cold compared to the sun or some such bullshit; fire gives off heat, not cold. I don’t think any of us wants to see kids burn themselves. [E-fucking-nough.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3001918#post3001918) I should add, **Mangetout** , that I have no beef with either you or **Coldfire**. ---
**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphagene/157604/13 "2003-02-26T18:02:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mangetout \* > \*\*Which, as you may or may not know, is a reference to **BZ0000** ’s asinine [Coldfire please change your name](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?&threadid=147416) \*\* Well, he sure got in some **hot water** with that thread, didn’t he? I slay myself.