# Moderator doings.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-doings/518916>\
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**Created:** [November 25, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-doings/518916 "2009-11-25T16:22:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-doings/518916/1 "2009-11-25T16:22:13Z")

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Fluiddruid will be on a break for a while – she’ll be checking in with us later. (Though I am wondering how you gonna keep 'em down on the farm after they’ve seen real life.)

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-doings/518916/2 "2009-11-25T18:17:37Z")

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> [@TubaDiva](#):
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> Fluiddruid will be on a break for a while – she’ll be checking in with us later. (Though I am wondering how you gonna keep 'em down on the farm after they’ve seen real life.)

What is this “real life” you speak of?

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**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-doings/518916/3 "2009-11-25T18:42:41Z")

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I think it involves natural sunlight and wearing pants. I’ve read about it in books.

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**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-doings/518916/4 "2009-11-25T21:11:32Z")

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> [@MeanOldLady](#):
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> I think it involves natural sunlight and wearing pants. I’ve read about it in books.

Also you get to have ice cream for dinner and stay up as late as you want!

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-doings/518916/5 "2009-11-25T22:37:30Z")

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> [@Giraffe](#):
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> Also you get to have ice cream for dinner and stay up as late as you want!

And here I thought those were the perks of _being_ a moderator!

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**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-doings/518916/6 "2009-11-26T13:08:35Z")

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> [@ftg](#):
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> And here I thought those were the perks of _being_ a moderator!

_sobs quietly_