# I am offline for a while

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-offline-for-a-while/358726>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 30, 2006, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-offline-for-a-while/358726 "2006-05-30T12:48:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-offline-for-a-while/358726/1 "2006-05-30T12:48:12Z")

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Don’t worry about me. I am offline as this fool company did not pay the phone bill. If anyone was worried, don’t. I am fine.

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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-offline-for-a-while/358726/2 "2006-05-30T13:11:00Z")

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Thanks for checking in. Uh…except you can’t read this right now. Er…anyway… When you get back, you’ll know you were missed. 😉

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**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-offline-for-a-while/358726/3 "2006-05-30T13:30:33Z")

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Phone bill? Meaning no internet, _and_ no phone? So all electronic communication has been cut off?

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-offline-for-a-while/358726/4 "2006-05-30T13:40:09Z")

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He’s _not_ going to be able to _answer_ you.

:rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-offline-for-a-while/358726/5 "2006-05-30T14:17:01Z")

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How odd. The phones were out for a week or more. I finally got to an internet cafe to tell you all. When I got back, the phones were working again.

Thank you all for your kind words.

I’m back!

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**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-offline-for-a-while/358726/6 "2006-05-30T14:17:11Z")

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> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#):
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> He’s _not_ going to be able to _answer_ you.
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> :rolleyes:

Right. :smack:

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**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-offline-for-a-while/358726/7 "2006-05-30T14:17:32Z")

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But your little green light was on (as of this post.) and it directly contradicts your OP. Oh, I am so confused. 😃

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**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-offline-for-a-while/358726/8 "2006-05-30T14:18:43Z")

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Duuuude. Three simulposts!

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**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-offline-for-a-while/358726/9 "2006-05-30T14:22:17Z")

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> [@Inner Stickler](#):
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> But your little green light was on (as of this post.) and it directly contradicts your OP. Oh, I am so confused. 😃

Oh wow. I’ve never noticed that green dot before! I had no idea! The things you learn here…