# Exclamations only thread! **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 24, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528 "2023-05-24T17:15:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/381 "2024-01-08T19:37:36Z")
I got a $5B jacket! My boss left it lying in my cube! It’s certainly not $5B value! My department made $5B! Or the Company did! Or maybe that’s what the company is worth, I’m not really paying attention to the details! Free jacket! ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/382 "2024-01-08T19:46:47Z")
Free jacket!!! I wish I worked where you do! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/383 "2024-01-08T20:21:15Z")
Good on ya, **KL**! Wear it with pride! ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/384 "2024-01-16T18:46:55Z")
It’s time to end the exclamatory hiatus ! ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/385 "2024-01-16T18:49:25Z")
I agree! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/386 "2024-01-16T19:06:02Z")
By all means! ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/387 "2024-01-16T19:39:56Z")
All hail the end of the exclamatory hiatus! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/388 "2024-01-16T19:40:09Z")
Huzzah! ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/389 "2024-01-16T19:53:21Z")
I’m gonna celebrate tonight with a great big steak dinner! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/390 "2024-01-16T19:55:39Z")
Good on ya, **dirtball**! Don’t forget the A-1 Sauce! ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/391 "2024-01-16T20:00:11Z")
Doesn’t a statement - any statement - become an exclamation by simply appending an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence, regardless of the inherent emotion, or lack thereof, behind the statement?! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/392 "2024-01-16T20:05:58Z")
C’mon, you’re asking a question! This isn’t the thread for that! ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/393 "2024-01-16T20:07:58Z")
Yeah, but that question was asked really emphatically! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/394 "2024-01-16T20:11:16Z")
Not the same! ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/395 "2024-01-16T20:17:28Z")
No questions! Except the exasperated/rhetorical kind! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/396 "2024-01-16T21:08:58Z")
Yeah! ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/397 "2024-01-19T21:22:52Z")
TGI Friday! Yayyy! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/398 "2024-01-19T21:33:22Z")
Oh, yeah! ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/399 "2024-01-19T22:13:22Z")
Yes indeedy ! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclamations-only-thread/984528/400 "2024-01-21T16:58:16Z")
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