# Is it just me, or are the boards faster?

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**Created:** [March 13, 2005, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-are-the-boards-faster/294320 "2005-03-13T13:12:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2005, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-are-the-boards-faster/294320/1 "2005-03-13T13:12:29Z")

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The boards seem faster to me, and have seemed so for the last couple of days? Has anything changed?

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**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-are-the-boards-faster/294320/2 "2005-03-13T13:22:11Z")

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No idea if there’s been any real change…but weekends, and in particular Sundays, are always quiet, which means happy hamsters and a fast board. Plus, at this time of day, there’s not many Merkins around.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-are-the-boards-faster/294320/3 "2005-03-13T19:31:36Z")

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Those pesky Merkins. Slowing up our board.

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**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-are-the-boards-faster/294320/4 "2005-03-13T19:45:55Z")

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You’re just jealous 'cause we won’t give your colonies back.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2005, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-are-the-boards-faster/294320/5 "2005-03-13T20:41:17Z")

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I, too, think the boards are relatively _flying_ compared to a week ago. I’ll see if I can get an answer for you.

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**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2005, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-are-the-boards-faster/294320/6 "2005-03-13T20:47:49Z")

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> [@Ilsa\_Lund](#):
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> You’re just jealous 'cause we won’t give your colonies back.

How about a deal - we get New England back, and in return, you can have Somaliland, the Falklands, Gibraltar and Iraq. Oh, and those pesky Pitcairners.

No, wait, there’s a flaw in there somewhere…