# Oh, Mr Eutychus, could you explain why you locked my thread?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-mr-eutychus-could-you-explain-why-you-locked-my-thread/76984>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 19, 2001, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-mr-eutychus-could-you-explain-why-you-locked-my-thread/76984 "2001-08-19T04:53:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-mr-eutychus-could-you-explain-why-you-locked-my-thread/76984/41 "2001-08-20T16:28:10Z")

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Wipe them out… all of them.

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-mr-eutychus-could-you-explain-why-you-locked-my-thread/76984/42 "2001-08-20T17:08:49Z")

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And BAN me while you’re at it! 😉

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-mr-eutychus-could-you-explain-why-you-locked-my-thread/76984/43 "2001-08-21T02:08:24Z")

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1300 viewings. I should single out a mod for abuse more often. 😉

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**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-mr-eutychus-could-you-explain-why-you-locked-my-thread/76984/44 "2001-08-21T02:51:05Z")

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**THERE WILL BE _NO_ TALK OF MUSIC ON THE BOARDS!!!**

Dear GOD people! Can’t you see that the “Reader” staff stands to be cast out of the country if there is any more talk of recording music?!?!?!

Where they gonna go??? CANADA? HA! It is to laugh!

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-mr-eutychus-could-you-explain-why-you-locked-my-thread/76984/45 "2001-08-21T04:01:43Z")

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No, The Chicago Reader is only interested in LIVE music. In Chicago–they only discovered the 'burbs a couple years ago.

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**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-mr-eutychus-could-you-explain-why-you-locked-my-thread/76984/46 "2001-08-22T06:08:21Z")

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> > > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \*  
> > > > \*\*Oh, oh, and you can discuss it at… uh… [http://www.spoofe’simaginarymessageboardthatkickslotsaass.com](http://user.tninet.se/~prv247p/hatt/hatten.swf), too. \*\*
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> > > Fixed that link for ya Spoofe
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> > That site scares my dogs…  
> > -Lil \*\*
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> Well what does this do to them?? [http://www.btinternet.com/~david.st/b3ta/](http://www.btinternet.com/~david.st/b3ta/) \*\*

That site scares me! Holy Shit! Fat naked women with deer heads! Margaret Thatcher’s head on a cat’s body! And fish! AHHHHHGGGGHHHH!

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**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-mr-eutychus-could-you-explain-why-you-locked-my-thread/76984/47 "2001-08-22T06:50:59Z")

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> > > > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \*  
> > > > > \*\*Oh, oh, and you can discuss it at… uh… [http://www.spoofe’simaginarymessageboardthatkickslotsaass.com](http://user.tninet.se/~prv247p/hatt/hatten.swf), too. \*\*
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> > > > Fixed that link for ya Spoofe
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> > > > b. \*\*
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> > > That site scares my dogs…  
> > > -Lil \*\*
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> > Well what does this do to them?? [http://www.btinternet.com/~david.st/b3ta/](http://www.btinternet.com/~david.st/b3ta/) \*\*
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> That site scares me! Holy Shit! Fat naked women with deer heads! Margaret Thatcher’s head on a cat’s body! And fish! AHHHHHGGGGHHHH! \*\*

Do you really need to quote all four posts for your witty reply, 'Dave?

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**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-mr-eutychus-could-you-explain-why-you-locked-my-thread/76984/48 "2001-08-22T08:52:49Z")

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> [@](#):
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> > > > > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \*  
> > > > > > \*\*Oh, oh, and you can discuss it at… uh… [http://www.spoofe’simaginarymessageboardthatkickslotsaass.com](http://user.tninet.se/~prv247p/hatt/hatten.swf), too. \*\*
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> > > > > Fixed that link for ya Spoofe
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> > > > > b. \*\*
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> > > > That site scares my dogs…  
> > > > -Lil \*\*
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> > > Well what does this do to them?? [http://www.btinternet.com/~david.st/b3ta/](http://www.btinternet.com/~david.st/b3ta/) \*\*
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> > That site scares me! Holy Shit! Fat naked women with deer heads! Margaret Thatcher’s head on a cat’s body! And fish! AHHHHHGGGGHHHH! \*\*
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> Do you really need to quote all four posts for your witty reply, 'Dave? \*\*

Sue me, I’m lazy.

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**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-mr-eutychus-could-you-explain-why-you-locked-my-thread/76984/49 "2001-08-22T08:57:18Z")

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Interesting effect, but we should prolly leave it at that.

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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-mr-eutychus-could-you-explain-why-you-locked-my-thread/76984/50 "2001-08-22T11:54:30Z")

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Did you know that vBulletin 2.0 will not let you do nested quotes by default? Scary. An SDMB tradition will pretty much end if we upgrade.

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-mr-eutychus-could-you-explain-why-you-locked-my-thread/76984/51 "2001-08-22T12:37:03Z")

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Christ, I thought this thread was dead.

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**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-mr-eutychus-could-you-explain-why-you-locked-my-thread/76984/52 "2001-08-22T12:58:24Z")

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It lives! It lives!

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