# Monkey

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey/402377>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 1, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey/402377 "2007-05-01T21:12:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey/402377/41 "2007-05-02T23:13:37Z")

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[QUOTE=JSexton]  
Offtopic.  
[/QUOTE]

Oh good lord. So how do we abbreviate ‘On topic?’

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**Author:** ![Redfrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc29f/32.png) [@Redfrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redfrost)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey/402377/42 "2007-05-03T01:15:41Z")

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Pleat, another funny word. Say it a few times: pleat pleat pleat pleat

See, I told ya.

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**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey/402377/43 "2007-05-03T01:21:39Z")

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[QUOTE=Happy Lendervedder]  
Oh good lord. So how do we abbreviate ‘On topic?’  
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Why would you need to? If you’re on topic, you’re on topic. If you’re off-topic, you make a little note so that people can skip the OT hijack.

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