# Conveniently closes the door behind him

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conveniently-closes-the-door-behind-him/549111>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conveniently-closes-the-door-behind-him/549111 "2010-08-04T06:36:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conveniently-closes-the-door-behind-him/549111/1 "2010-08-04T06:36:20Z")

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Reported.

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**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conveniently-closes-the-door-behind-him/549111/2 "2010-08-04T08:21:45Z")

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I’ll take a dozen!

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conveniently-closes-the-door-behind-him/549111/3 "2010-08-04T09:07:14Z")

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He really can’t tell a joke. I think it lost something in the translation.

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conveniently-closes-the-door-behind-him/549111/4 "2010-08-04T14:09:53Z")

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Um, what?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conveniently-closes-the-door-behind-him/549111/5 "2010-08-04T14:40:00Z")

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> [@Scarlett67](#):
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> Um, what?

There were three posts above **Diogenes** from a spammer.

The first one was a somewhat lengthy joke that had a bad trip through Babelfish.

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**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conveniently-closes-the-door-behind-him/549111/6 "2010-08-04T14:41:09Z")

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> [@Scarlett67](#):
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> Um, what?

Yeah, really. Did a moderator do something and not leave a note?

ETA: Thanks, **runner pat**.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conveniently-closes-the-door-behind-him/549111/7 "2010-08-04T17:42:16Z")

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Spam was removed, I’m not sure why this thread was left. I’m closing it.