# New Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 10, 2005, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722 "2005-06-10T11:00:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/1 "2005-06-10T11:00:11Z")
Obligatory [link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320571) to inspiration. Chatty expository about old ideas coming full circle. Question designed to illicit the maximum number of responses? Apology for wasting everyone’s time. _Screwed up[i/] coding._ “Wise and pithy quote.” — Famous Person ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/2 "2005-06-10T11:13:51Z")
1. When come back bring cat breath but only the 1920’s version that was popular for 20 minutes in some trench. 🙂 2. Shiny asshole (ass just seems wrong. Arse is right . Oneday I will take a pic of the building that proudly proclaims “Auckland Old Folks Ass”. I thought of you lot when I saw it) 3. Gidday Opal I may be drunk madam…etc (Some old English dude) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/3 "2005-06-10T11:14:31Z")
Sorry – I try to stay away from illicit responses. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/4 "2005-06-10T12:23:09Z")
Hijack. smiley. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/5 "2005-06-10T12:32:55Z")
Failure to read OP Statement that this has been done before. Comment about signature ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/6 "2005-06-10T12:33:56Z")
Additional post to display signature mentioned, but omitted in previous post. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/7 "2005-06-10T12:35:18Z")
Third post in which signature box is checked AFTER preview. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/8 "2005-06-10T12:41:37Z")
Rambling reply only tangentially related to any entry in the thread. ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/9 "2005-06-10T12:41:41Z")
Lost gloves are sad yet intriguing. Poor one armed workmen. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/10 "2005-06-10T12:48:30Z")
Barely coherent rambling with ample anecdotal references to some of the off-topic asides already posted, with no mention of the OP or other posts, making some obvious attempts to be seen as literary and pop-culture sensitivity, tending to trail off without making any point to speak of… ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/11 "2005-06-10T12:49:48Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Obligatory [link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320571) to inspiration. Chatty expository about old ideas coming full circle. Question designed to illicit the maximum number of responses? Apology for wasting everyone’s time. _Screwed up[i/] coding._ > > “Wise and pithy quote.” — Famous Person Complete quote of OP and short, one sentence agreement without explanation. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/12 "2005-06-10T13:04:57Z")
Link to original thread. Reference to great post that was lost in the server crash. Colon-enclosed action/emotion that was unexpectedly translated to a smiley plus-extra colon. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/13 "2005-06-10T13:07:48Z")
Completely inappropriate reference to a previous poster’s intelligence. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/14 "2005-06-10T13:17:33Z")
Mac! PC! ---
**Author:** ![cabdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@cabdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cabdude)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/15 "2005-06-10T13:18:01Z")
Question vaguely related to OP, without any interest in the answer, merely to prolong thread and reduce boredom whilst posting at work? One word misplelt. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/16 "2005-06-10T13:19:18Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Obligatory [link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320571) to inspiration. Chatty expository about old ideas coming full circle. Question designed to illicit the maximum number of responses? Apology for wasting everyone’s time. _Screwed up[i/] coding._ > > “Wise and pithy quote.” — Famous Person Heated request for clarification. Insult veiled enough to fit within forum standards rolleyes smiley ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/17 "2005-06-10T13:21:02Z")
> [@cabdude](#): > > Question vaguely related to OP, without any interest in the answer, merely to prolong thread and reduce boredom whilst posting at work? One word misplelt. Gaudere’s Law iin actiom. ---
**Author:** ![cabdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@cabdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cabdude)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/18 "2005-06-10T13:21:12Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > Insult veiled enough to fit within forum standards Superlative! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/19 "2005-06-10T13:27:00Z")
Off the wall response. Sig line that is in huge weird font that is much larger in size and length than post with many emoticons and links. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722/20 "2005-06-10T13:27:40Z")
A minor hijack In the form of a haiku Random poetry? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread/307722.md?page=2)