# Declarations **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 13, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719 "2004-04-13T03:06:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/21 "2004-04-13T16:16:01Z")
Bands I have enjoyed include the Beatles and the Cars. (Sorry about that, **rimshotgdansk** beat me to the punch!) ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/22 "2004-04-13T16:21:10Z")
I think we’ve batted long enough. Let’s try to get a few wickets before the end of the day’s play. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/23 "2004-04-13T16:22:55Z")
Which way will the wind be blowing tonight? I need to figure out where to hang my windsock. ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/24 "2004-04-13T16:27:55Z")
Have all the members grasped the rules yet? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Llama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@The\_Llama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Llama)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/25 "2004-04-13T16:38:16Z")
I **will** figure out these rules. ---
**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/26 "2004-04-13T16:41:24Z")
> [@Nightwatch Trailer](#): > > Have all the members grasped the rules yet? . . . connected the unspoken requirements with fulfillment via their own actions, you mean? It would appear not. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/27 "2004-04-13T16:42:39Z")
Ah declauh to mah soul, Ah do believe this is the silliest lil’ ol’ thread Ah evah did see! ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/28 "2004-04-13T16:46:51Z")
Them guys (oops, there goes my southern accent) will get it eventually. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/29 "2004-04-13T17:02:16Z")
With this, as with many things, I suspect it will take more time than we’re hoping. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/30 "2004-04-13T17:07:22Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > With this, as with many things, I suspect it will take more time than we’re hoping. Another hope dashed. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/31 "2004-04-13T17:54:54Z")
And another thing… has anyone seen my briefcase? I know I left it here somewhere… 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/32 "2004-04-13T18:35:56Z")
TO understand this thread, one must be prepared to make a strong declaration, and to maintain independence of such posters as **rhubarb** , **trublmakr** , **Dragwyr** , **AskNott** , \*\*Duke/b], **swampbear** , and **The\_Llama**. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/33 "2004-04-13T18:36:31Z")
To make a good pie, first you must start with a nice, flaky crust. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/34 "2004-04-13T18:38:11Z")
Assume correct formatting at your peril! (Preview is my friend, drat it!) ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/35 "2004-04-13T18:40:33Z")
Drats!! Assume, and you make an ass out of you and me. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/36 "2004-04-13T18:42:13Z")
Among my superpowers, I would like to be able to reach into the messageboard and strangle AVHines. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/37 "2004-04-13T18:44:58Z")
The funny thing is, if I hadn’t previewed before posting, I would have simulposted with **trublmakr** ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/38 "2004-04-13T18:57:02Z")
Powers like that are not within your or my grasp, **trublmakr**. But I’m sorry if I stepped on your toes or incorrectly insulted you! ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/39 "2004-04-13T19:00:55Z")
Of all the posters to post before my post, I’d rather it be you, AvhHines. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719/40 "2004-04-13T19:01:25Z")
Of all the gin joints in all the world, \*\*AvhHines \*\* walks into mine. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declarations/239719.md?page=3)