# "Fortune Telling" button does not work

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299>\
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**Created:** [October 24, 2001, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299 "2001-10-24T12:42:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/41 "2001-11-01T19:32:53Z")

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The meanest thing I’ve ever seen is the “Disable Smilies” box. Why would anyone want to disable a smiley? I mean, here are these poor innocent pixels just hanging trying to get along and you mean people want to disable them for no reason. For shame! STOP SMILIE ABUSE NOW!

FURRYMAN, President of the furryman Home For Dis-Abled Smilies.

BTW: After reading some of these posts I now know the origin of the term “dumb as a post” 🙂

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**Author:** ![annalamerino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@annalamerino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annalamerino)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/42 "2001-11-07T21:55:25Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by sirjamesp \*  
> \*\*Another query from numbnuts here:
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> When starting a new thread, I notice at the bottom there is a handy button that allows you to see into the future (“Preview Reply”). I thought it would be great to have a look at replies to a thread I hadn’t started yet - but when I click the button, I only get to preview my OP.
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> What gives? Is it just me? Being able to see future replies will enable me to tailor the OP so that any errors pointed out later can be sorted before I look stupid.
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> Or, has this useful feature been deliberately disabled to stop people from constantly creating awkward paradoxes?
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> ::Stutting off, impressed with my immense wit:: \*\*

I _am_ impressed with your immense wit!  
This is one of the best jokes of it’s kind.  
You should be able to sell it to The Simpsons - I can just see Homer making the same inference. Or maybe Fry of Furturama.

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**Author:** ![I\_forgot\_my\_username](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecd19e/32.png) [@I\_forgot\_my\_username](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_forgot_my_username)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2002, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/43 "2002-07-26T02:36:34Z")

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When I click the “Buddy” button none of my buddies appear in the room. Help!

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**Author:** ![femtosecond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@femtosecond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femtosecond)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2002, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/44 "2002-07-26T10:46:38Z")

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In the user control panel there’s an “invisible mode” option. Maybe they’ve all set it to “yes”, and you just don’t see them…

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**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/45 "2002-12-28T09:28:55Z")

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Lost my keys. Hit “Search”. Nothing.

Tried to edit profile. Nose still quite large.

Tried to find square root with first button. Useless.

Will now press “submit reply” but don’t really expect anything to happen.

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