# \[code\] experiment

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [May 14, 2002, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935 "2002-05-14T00:42:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 17\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/1 "2002-05-14T00:42:53Z")

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```auto

             Item1 Item2 Item3 Item4
Name1 x x x x 
Name2 x x x x
Name3 x x x x
Name4 x x x x
Name5 x x x x

```

[A boy stood on the burning deck, gazing intently up at Venus]

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**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/2 "2002-05-14T00:47:30Z")

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```auto

             Item1 **Item2** Item3 *Item4*
Name1 x *x* x x 
Name2 x x x x
Name3 x x **x** x
**Name4** x x x x
Name5 x x x **x**

```

Hmmmm

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/3 "2002-05-14T01:37:00Z")

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```auto

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
$$$$$$$$$$$ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ $$$$$$$$$$$$$
$$$$$$$^^ ^^$$$$$$$$$
$$$$$$^ ~^ $ $$ $ $ $ I ~^$$$$$$
$$$$$ ~ ~~ ~I $$$$$
$$$$' ' _,w$< $$$$
$$$$ $$$$$$$$w___,w$$$$$$$$ $ $$$
$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ I $$$
$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$*$[ i $$$
$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$[][|]$$$
$$$$ ~_,,_ ~$$$$$$$~ ____ ~ $ $$$
$$$$ _~ , , `$$$~ _ _`$ ]L J$$$
$$$$ , $$w$ww+ $$$ww``,,$w$ ][ $$$$
$$$$, $$$$www$$$ $$$$$$$ww$$$$$[ $$$$
$$$$$_|| $$$$$$P' $$P$$$$$$$$$$$[|c$$$$
$$$$$$w| '$$P~ P]$$$-~, ~Y$$^'],$$$$$$
$$$$$$$[_ _J$$Tk]]$$$$$$
$$$$$$$$,$ $$, c,,,,,,,y ,w$$[ ,$$$$$$$
$$$$$$$$$ i $w ====--_$$$$$ $$$$$$$$
$$$$$$$$$$`,P~ _ ~^^^^Y$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$
$$$$^^=^$$^ ^' ,ww,w$$$$$ _$$$$$$$$$$
$$$_xJ~ ~ , $$$$$$$P~_$$$$$$$$$$$$
$$ $, ,$$$, _____ _,J$$$$$$$$$$$$$

```

Bow to Bob!

😃

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**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/4 "2002-05-14T05:23:01Z")

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How’s this?

[spoiler]

```auto

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
$$$$$$$$$$$ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ $$$$$$$$$$$$$
$$$$$$$^^ ^^$$$$$$$$$
$$$$$$^ ~^ $ $$ $ $ $ I ~^$$$$$$
$$$$$ ~ ~~ ~I $$$$$
$$$$' ' _,w$< $$$$
$$$$ $$$$$$$$w___,w$$$$$$$$ $ $$$
$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ I $$$
$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$*$[ i $$$
$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$[][|]$$$
$$$$ ~_,,_ ~$$$$$$$~ ____ ~ $ $$$
$$$$ _~ , , `$$$~ _ _`$ ]L J$$$
$$$$ , $$w$ww+ $$$ww``,,$w$ ][ $$$$
$$$$, $$$$www$$$ $$$$$$$ww$$$$$[ $$$$
$$$$$_|| $$$$$$P' $$P$$$$$$$$$$$[|c$$$$
$$$$$$w| '$$P~ P]$$$-~, ~Y$$^'],$$$$$$
$$$$$$$[_ _J$$Tk]]$$$$$$
$$$$$$$$,$ $$, c,,,,,,,y ,w$$[ ,$$$$$$$
$$$$$$$$$ i $w ====--_$$$$$ $$$$$$$$
$$$$$$$$$$`,P~ _ ~^^^^Y$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$
$$$$^^=^$$^ ^' ,ww,w$$$$$ _$$$$$$$$$$
$$$_xJ~ ~ , $$$$$$$P~_$$$$$$$$$$$$
$$ $, ,$$$, _____ _,J$$$$$$$$$$$$$

```

[/spoiler]]

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/5 "2002-05-14T12:34:17Z")

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Hey, stop goofing around in the backseat!

London\_Calling, this wouldn’t have anything to do with a certain upcoming global sports event, now, would it? 🙂

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**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/6 "2002-05-14T16:19:58Z")

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The ball ran up his trouser leg and hit his middle wicket?

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/7 "2002-05-15T05:48:08Z")

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I get knocked down, but I get up again. You’re never gonna keep me down!

**kabbes** : Swollen wicket isn’t cricket!

😃

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**Author:** ![Redboss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8baadc/32.png) [@Redboss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redboss)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/8 "2002-05-17T05:54:43Z")

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wht?

has been deactivated?

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**Author:** ![Redboss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8baadc/32.png) [@Redboss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redboss)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/9 "2002-05-17T05:55:49Z")

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Well, apparently No it hasn’t

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**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/10 "2002-05-17T06:53:31Z")

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But you can  
[**spoiler]  
[color=#000000]Use different colors in spoiler tags[/color]  
[**/spoiler]

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**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/11 "2002-05-17T14:04:02Z")

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… … … Item1 … Item2… Item3 … Item4  
Name1 … … x … … x … … x … … x  
Name2 … … x … … x … … x … … x  
Name3 … … x … … x … … x … … x  
Name4 … … x … … x … … x … … x  
Name5 … … x … … x … … x … … x

If anyone can put a font tag inside another font tag _inside_ a spoiler (to colour the dots black), we’d be ready to go !

**Coldie** - I got out of it 😉

**kabbes** - We must have gone to different schools …

**Everyone else** - You’re all bonkers !

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**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/12 "2002-05-17T14:16:38Z")

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\*\*[spoiler]

```auto

**
              Item1 Item2 Item3 Item4
Name1 x x x x 
Name2 x x x x
Name3 x x x x
Name4 x x x x
Name5 x x x x

**

```

[/spoiler]  
Okay, revise that: If anyone can put a font tag inside a code tag (to change the default font), we’d be ready to go.

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**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/13 "2002-05-17T14:30:34Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by Derleth \*  
> **Swollen wicket isn’t cricket!**

Hey, leave my wicket out of this! 🙂

There’s also fun with greek. You can write messages that can only be seen when replied to.

[symbol]Messages like this! Opal is number three but smells like number two! Coldfire and Arnold Winkelried are the love children of TVeblen and manhattan! The moon is made of bleu cheese![/symbol]

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**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/14 "2002-05-17T15:04:43Z")

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Unless you are able to read the Greek alphabet, of course.

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**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/15 "2002-05-17T17:14:09Z")

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O’course. Can’t fool everyone all the time.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/16 "2002-05-17T22:26:07Z")

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You know, **Wikkit** , it’s not nice to talk about people like that. I was able to understand every word, even if the 'j’s and 'v’s were problematic.

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**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-experiment/108935/17 "2002-05-18T19:15:32Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> **it’s not nice to talk about people like that.**

I keep reading this as ‘people like that’ being the people I mentioned, making that say that it’s not nice to talk about Opal or the mods…

Wingdings isn’t a font in MacOS9 and below, and maybe not in X either, so that obfuscation method has it’s fallcies as well.

Ben