# Did It Really Need To Be Threadspotted Twice?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-really-need-to-be-threadspotted-twice/327265>\
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**Created:** [October 21, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-really-need-to-be-threadspotted-twice/327265 "2005-10-21T15:33:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-really-need-to-be-threadspotted-twice/327265/1 "2005-10-21T15:33:04Z")

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I mean, it’s a mildly entertaining thread and all (for all eight posts), but Threadspotted x 2?

This week: [Say it, brother!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=336253) _(Submitted by zelie zelerton)_

A few weeks ago: [Same to you, buddy.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=336253)_(Submitted by zelie zelerton)_

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**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-really-need-to-be-threadspotted-twice/327265/2 "2005-10-21T15:55:05Z")

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Seems like kind of a chep shot Hal, pitting somebody in a forum where they can’t tell you to go take a hike…

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**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-really-need-to-be-threadspotted-twice/327265/3 "2005-10-21T16:01:13Z")

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> [@askeptic](#):
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> Seems like kind of a chep shot Hal, pitting somebody in a forum where they can’t tell you to go take a hike…

I think you misspelled “sheep”. 😃

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-really-need-to-be-threadspotted-twice/327265/4 "2005-10-21T18:38:09Z")

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Well, damn. My bad.

This is what happens sometimes when you’re making up pages in the middle of the night.

Okay, it was good, but I admit, twice is too many.

My apologies. I’ll find you a better one for Monday.

TubaDiva

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-really-need-to-be-threadspotted-twice/327265/5 "2005-10-21T18:40:39Z")

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Note I said nothing about feeling sheepish or anything insensitive like that.

TubaDiva

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**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2005, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-really-need-to-be-threadspotted-twice/327265/6 "2005-10-23T03:24:45Z")

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Oh, **Tuba** , that was baa-aaa-aaa-d…

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**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2005, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-really-need-to-be-threadspotted-twice/327265/7 "2005-10-23T04:16:58Z")

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> [@TubaDiva](#):
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> Note I said nothing about feeling sheepish or anything insensitive like that.
> 
> TubaDiva

That’s alright, we still love ewe.

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**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-really-need-to-be-threadspotted-twice/327265/8 "2005-10-23T18:10:51Z")

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I didn’t even get the thread. Was it supposed to be gibberish, or some crazy language that I don’t get?

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**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-really-need-to-be-threadspotted-twice/327265/9 "2005-10-24T15:33:15Z")

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> [@chaoticbear](#):
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> I didn’t even get the thread. Was it supposed to be gibberish, or some crazy language that I don’t get?

Yes.

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**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-really-need-to-be-threadspotted-twice/327265/10 "2005-10-24T19:00:55Z")

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> [@Who\_me?](#):
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> Yes.

-\_-;

Ideally, there would have been something other than “yes” or “no” as a response to that question.

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-really-need-to-be-threadspotted-twice/327265/11 "2005-10-24T19:56:04Z")

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> [@chaoticbear](#):
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> I didn’t even get the thread. Was it supposed to be gibberish, or some crazy language that I don’t get?

Nes.
