# I read in a thread the other day...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-read-in-a-thread-the-other-day/39900>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 6, 2000, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-read-in-a-thread-the-other-day/39900 "2000-11-06T03:57:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![jazzmine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jazzmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jazzmine)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-read-in-a-thread-the-other-day/39900/1 "2000-11-06T03:57:52Z")

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I don’t post much, but I’m here all the time. I just wanted to say thanks to everyone, posters and moderators alike, for making this one of the most interesting places to hang out.

I realized that I say “I read in a thread the other day that…” so often to my husband that he now always knows what I’m talking about. It’s become just another part of a conversation.

You all are quite the group and make my life more interesting for it.

Anyone else feel the same way?

trisha

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I used to be Snow White, but I drifted - Mae West

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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-read-in-a-thread-the-other-day/39900/2 "2000-11-06T04:07:26Z")

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I have to say things like “A friend of mine said” or “I heard the other day” to some people who just can’t get the idea of a message board being entertaining.

I also spend a scary amount of time here reading.