# Just testing it out.

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**Created:** [July 9, 2000, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-it-out/25050 "2000-07-09T20:49:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Randy\_Roshelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Randy\_Roshelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Roshelle)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2000, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-it-out/25050/1 "2000-07-09T20:49:30Z")

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I’m a new user and wanted to test some things.

🙂 ☹ 😛 😮

Thats all I know. Can someone help?

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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2000, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-testing-it-out/25050/2 "2000-07-09T21:06:22Z")

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