# Ignore the previous poster.

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-the-previous-poster/212899
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [November 12, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-the-previous-poster/212899 "2003-11-12T20:54:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-the-previous-poster/212899/1 "2003-11-12T20:54:48Z")

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should be the shortest thread ever…

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### Author: ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-the-previous-poster/212899/2 "2003-11-12T21:21:22Z")

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Nope. Second shortest. There are threads that never get nary a reply, while this thread will have actually one, but only one—mine.