# How did this thread come back?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-thread-come-back/335533>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 14, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-thread-come-back/335533 "2005-12-14T03:45:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-thread-come-back/335533/1 "2005-12-14T03:45:27Z")

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Here:[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6896335](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6896335)

Now, Giraffe was correct when he said “Mod note:  
DrDeth, as fun as it is to have conversations on a geologic time scale, I’m thinking that waiting almost three years to reply to this one might be pushing it.”

I just saw the thread there, thought it was fun, and replied to it. It was on the first page of the PIT. I didn’t go Search it out or anything.

I got no problem with Giraffe locking it, or his comment, but - **I** didn’t resurrect that thread, so how’d it get there? 😕

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2005, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-thread-come-back/335533/2 "2005-12-14T03:46:47Z")

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Oh wait- did I follow a link? :smack: 😕😕

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2005, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-thread-come-back/335533/3 "2005-12-14T03:48:19Z")

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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Oh wait- did I follow a link? :smack: 😕😕

Never mind, I guess I did. I’m an idiot. Sorry. :smack:

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**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2005, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-thread-come-back/335533/4 "2005-12-14T05:46:02Z")

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I have conversations like this a lot, only they usually only take place in my head. 😃

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**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2005, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-thread-come-back/335533/5 "2005-12-14T06:06:39Z")

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Yeh? How many voices have you got going at any one time? :dubious:

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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:** [December 14, 2005, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-thread-come-back/335533/6 "2005-12-14T06:10:27Z")

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> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#):
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> Yeh? How many voices have you got going at any one time? :dubious:

[Many](http://www.despair.com/madness.html)

:eek: