# Am I first back? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 28, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906 "2008-07-28T15:05:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/1 "2008-07-28T15:05:41Z")
Am I? ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/2 "2008-07-28T15:06:13Z")
Hey KG 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/3 "2008-07-28T15:06:29Z")
You beat me by 3 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/4 "2008-07-28T15:07:00Z")
It could just be a momentary fix. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/5 "2008-07-28T15:07:56Z")
Hi all! I’ve missed you all sooooo much! ---
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/6 "2008-07-28T15:08:02Z")
[QUOTE=KarlGauss] Am I? [/QUOTE] No. Marley23 made a test post in the Game Room timed two minutes before your post. Sorry. (I needed the cold water. I’m melting here.) ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/7 "2008-07-28T15:08:42Z")
So the board was out? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/8 "2008-07-28T15:08:50Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] It could just be a momentary fix. [/QUOTE] Maybe we are the guinea pigs, just testing the waters, or running up a flagpole to see what salutes… No official word yet. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/9 "2008-07-28T15:09:13Z")
It puts the lotion on the board. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/10 "2008-07-28T15:09:22Z")
[QUOTE=MHaye] No. Marley23 made a test post in the Game Room timed two minutes before your post. Sorry. (I needed the cold water. I’m melting here.) [/QUOTE] Yeah, but mods don’t count 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/11 "2008-07-28T15:09:48Z")
Huzzah! I’ve missed you all so! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/12 "2008-07-28T15:10:38Z")
Don’t leave me! ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/13 "2008-07-28T15:10:45Z")
[QUOTE=Lionne] So the board was out? 😉 [/QUOTE] No, we just all spontaneously and simultaneously decided to take a vacation from the Internet for two days. Sorta like the Thousandth Monkey Phenomena. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/14 "2008-07-28T15:12:05Z")
Nous sommes les loosers. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/15 "2008-07-28T15:13:12Z")
[QUOTE=Musicat] No, we just all spontaneously and simultaneously decided to take a vacation from the Internet for two days. Sorta like the Thousandth Monkey Phenomena. [/QUOTE] Well, except for the title-posting party we had in the Pit last night. It was so EXTREME that they deleted the whole thing lest innocent newbie guests stumbled upon it and were scarred for life. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/16 "2008-07-28T15:13:35Z")
Glory be! It’s back. The silence was almost deafening. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/17 "2008-07-28T15:13:55Z")
Excuse me - that’s MADAME Loosers to you. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/18 "2008-07-28T15:14:14Z")
[QUOTE=KarlGauss] Yeah, but mods don’t count 😉 [/QUOTE] **Dung Beetle** also posted at 11:03, I think. Anyway- I have no word on whether we’re back for good or what. I made a test post when I saw the board reappear, but I didn’t expect it to actually work. We’ll let you know what the deal is. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/19 "2008-07-28T15:14:21Z")
[QUOTE=Musicat] Maybe we are the guinea pigs, just testing the waters, or running up a flagpole to see what salutes… [/QUOTE] :smack: (Closest thing to a salute that we’ve got.) ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906/20 "2008-07-28T15:15:02Z")
Excusez-moi MADAME Loosers. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-first-back/457906.md?page=2)