# Mysterious typo in my info? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 31, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-typo-in-my-info/165368 "2003-03-31T04:11:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-typo-in-my-info/165368/1 "2003-03-31T04:11:15Z")
On another thread, **LifeOnWry** pointed out that the word Berkeley was printed as Berke **k** ey in my user info area. Now I _know_ it hasn’t been like that all these several years. I’m going to leave it like that for a while. Any ideas, other than insanity, anyone? Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-typo-in-my-info/165368/2 "2003-03-31T04:28:40Z")
It hasn’t been that way for long. I notice things like that. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-typo-in-my-info/165368/3 "2003-03-31T04:58:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \* > \*\*It hasn’t been that way for long. I notice things like that. \*\* Au contraire, **mangeorge** has, at least intermittently, lived in the keys since [March 26, 2002](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1938909#post1938909). ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-typo-in-my-info/165368/4 "2003-03-31T05:01:57Z")
Huh. Well, slap me twice and call me Shirley. ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-typo-in-my-info/165368/5 "2003-03-31T06:29:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mangeorge \* > \*\* > Any ideas, other than insanity, anyone? > \*\* Mu-hahahahahahahahahaha!!! Phase I is complete! ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-typo-in-my-info/165368/6 "2003-03-31T22:01:45Z")
The earliest occurrence Boardreader found is in the March 16, 2002 GD thread [The SSSCA, a copyright fiasco](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=104254). Very weird. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-typo-in-my-info/165368/7 "2003-04-01T01:27:57Z")
Senility is a bitch. 😃 Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-typo-in-my-info/165368/8 "2003-04-01T01:31:15Z")
It’s _retroactive_??? Well I swan. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-typo-in-my-info/165368/9 "2003-04-01T01:32:44Z")
It’s hamster poo getting caught in the wheel, obviously. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-typo-in-my-info/165368/10 "2003-04-01T02:04:20Z")
_DON’T DO THAT_, **Joey G**. :eek:: ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-typo-in-my-info/165368/11 "2003-04-01T03:53:10Z")
Why, whatever do you mean? 😉