# How many subscribers are there?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscribers-are-there/288824>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [February 7, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscribers-are-there/288824 "2005-02-07T16:34:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscribers-are-there/288824/21 "2005-02-12T22:10:38Z")

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Ham **p** sters are folks who live in the Hamptons.

Hamsters are small furry animals who are responsible for malfunctions on the SDMB.

Now, to keep a tradition, I’ll haff to speel someting wrong in this post. 😛

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscribers-are-there/288824/22 "2005-02-12T23:20:59Z")

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Actually, “hampsters” is correct in this instance. Due to the strenuous activity required of them, this board uses only rodents with prior [dancing](http://www.hampsterdance.com) experience. And as everyone knows, only hampsters dance, not hamsters.

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