# How do I do the fancy stuff????

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-do-the-fancy-stuff/90203>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 29, 2001, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-do-the-fancy-stuff/90203 "2001-10-29T01:32:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![\_your\_name\_here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/919ad9/32.png) [@\_your\_name\_here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_your_name_here)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-do-the-fancy-stuff/90203/1 "2001-10-29T01:32:45Z")

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Ok, I’m not a genius in doing the fancy stuff.

So sue me.

Don’t Actually.

Yeah. Anyways. Someone tell me how I do all the fancy stuff, especially putting in more than 1 quote.

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**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-do-the-fancy-stuff/90203/2 "2001-10-29T01:34:58Z")

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To learn about the smiles read here: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=showsmilies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=showsmilies)

To practice “the fancy stuff” post here:  
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?forumid=2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?forumid=2)

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**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-do-the-fancy-stuff/90203/3 "2001-10-29T01:47:59Z")

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Damn good userid (jealous).

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**Author:** ![\_your\_name\_here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/919ad9/32.png) [@\_your\_name\_here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_your_name_here)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-do-the-fancy-stuff/90203/4 "2001-10-29T01:54:27Z")

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Thanks **TPWombat**.

I think.

I’ll be locking my door tonight…just to be sure…

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**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-do-the-fancy-stuff/90203/5 "2001-10-29T03:08:17Z")

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**Author:** ![Searching\_For\_Truth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Searching\_For\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Searching_For_Truth)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-do-the-fancy-stuff/90203/6 "2001-10-29T03:56:37Z")

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Why aren’t you taken seriously when you ask dumb questions about the things newbies are supposed to read?

[sub]Ima just kiddin wit chu.

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**Author:** ![TheNewbie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@TheNewbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheNewbie)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-do-the-fancy-stuff/90203/7 "2001-10-29T04:45:34Z")

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In regards to your sig (your name here)[sub]Again[/sub]

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> Why aren’t you taken seriusly when you have bluehair?

It’s not the blue hair, it’s the fact that you spelled seriously wrong 😉