# I Can't Believe It's Over (Life on the "a") **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 17, 2003, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-its-over-life-on-the-a/161984 "2003-03-17T13:32:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watcher_of_the_Skies)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-its-over-life-on-the-a/161984/1 "2003-03-17T13:32:41Z")
**S** till in shock that the a-thread is gone. There were warnings all during the 107 pages that one day the mods would close it down, but I never thought it would happen. Don’t know what I’m going to do with all the extra time I’ll now have every day. Feels like a big hole right now. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-its-over-life-on-the-a/161984/2 "2003-03-17T14:41:53Z")
**J** ust say ‘we can do it again.’ 😉 I’m afraid I got distracted and didn’t read/post much once we hit 100. Is it still possible to read the end of ‘a’? Must investigate. ---
**Author:** ![FallFast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba9def/32.png) [@FallFast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallFast)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-its-over-life-on-the-a/161984/3 "2003-03-17T14:48:54Z")
**I** just read the final pages of “a”. “a” is locked but still on the first page **SBS**. I wasn’t a large contributor but did what I could, during work. Feel kinda lost and wondering aimles right now at SMDB. ---
**Author:** ![grettle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@grettle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grettle)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-its-over-life-on-the-a/161984/4 "2003-03-17T15:00:00Z")
**H** ey, whadduya say we start it backwards? Too bad the first post didn’t start with Z. **G** ood job to all who truly contributed to the original “a” thread, I was very entertained everytime I checked in. ---
**Author:** ![grettle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@grettle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grettle)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-its-over-life-on-the-a/161984/5 "2003-03-17T15:03:07Z")
**F** or what it’s worth, I wasn’t serious. It was a great thread but it’s time came and went. **E** verything just seems a little less structured now. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-its-over-life-on-the-a/161984/6 "2003-03-17T15:06:25Z")
**I** t was a fun ride while it lasted. **J** ust feel happy that you were a part of MPSIMS history. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-its-over-life-on-the-a/161984/7 "2003-03-17T15:08:52Z")
**F** ellow a-threaders – I’ve been in shock since this morning when I checked in and found our beloved thread more than half way down page one. “ **E** gad,” I said to myself (that being a real “a-thread” kind of word, and thus increasingly part of my daily vocabulary), “what’s wrong here?” “ **D** amn that **coldie** ” I added when I realized the thread that would not die had been locked. **C** an we be happy without the flirtations and intrigues, the coups and counter-coups, the yummy breakfasts, of the a-thread? **B** TW – good morning, **watcher** dear. **A** rgh! withdrawal is so painful. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-its-over-life-on-the-a/161984/8 "2003-03-17T15:19:44Z")
Aaaaaarggggghhh.