practice post

http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/loth/g/r/gracer/kesr05.jpg.html

I am logged in, why can’t I post?

This is my attempt to post in this thread using the quick-reply box; this thread was opened in a different window from my problem thread.

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Sig test.

sig test II

Lets try again…

Taking Osiris’ advice in this thread about the “cent sign”…

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Okay, just wanted to test to see if it worked for me. :slight_smile: No, I did NOT copy and paste the ¢ sign from the quote above, as that would be counter-productive.

Psst, zoid! It’s a lower-case “L” in lno’s name, not a capital “I”! Common mistake, though.

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JohnBckWLD, are the characters in your post supposed to just be squares? That’s what I see them as.

Polling is closed. Thanks to the Dopers who responded.

1st: Honorable Mentions, Notes & Asides[ul][li]Newcomers to the 6 @ 6: 5-HT, da_pope, epeepunk, HenrySpencer, Jeremy’s Evil Twin (just before being banned), Leechbabe, Leechboy, minty green & saoirse. []HenrySpencer & Dragon Phoenix: Whose requested Alice Cooper poll will be in the C’s (right after Sam Cooke…if we make it that far)[]5-HT: A real stoner would’ve added Snowblind, Supernaut, Killing Yourself To Live, Hand of Doom or Trashed to their Sweet Leaf pick. []Minor Irritant: Yer beefin about turning 30 (which admittedly does suck) before we get to ZZ Top? Odds are I’ll be nearing 40 (which really sucks!)[]thermalribbon: You’re right on the money. [/ul][/li]
2nd: Venus Fly Trap
More “high search count” words secretly e-mailed to me by another anonymous moderator who’s privy to classified message board information: Contrecation, Clam Dive, Fence Painting, Irrumate, Mentulate, Philematology, Pygobombe, Pearl Necklace, Scarfing, Sitopilia, Spooge, T-back, Triple Play, Velvet Saddle[sub]Warning: Do Not highlight this cheap, tawdry search gimmick used by the pay sites[/sub]

3rd: Increase the Hit Count
The Voters, Past & Present List - For those who do vanity searches:
[ul][li]Voting In 9 Polls: astorian.[/li]
[li]Voting In 7 Polls: dead0man.[/li]
[li]Voting In 5 Polls: chief, grendel72 & WSLer.[/li]
[li]Voting In 4 Polls: 5 time champ, Labdad & RealityChuck. [/li]
[li]Voting In 3 Polls: Fish42, galt (2X Posthumously), Hugh Jass, K364, Minor Irritant, Mudshark, Narrad, scout1222, Skijumper & tourbot [/li]
[li]Voting In 2 Polls: Dragon Phoenix, Dryga_Yes, essvee, Fenris, gex gex, John Carter of Mars, Leifsmama, Living Dead Girl, Manduck, pepperlandgirl, thermalribbon,Wartime Consigliori.[/li]
[li]Voting In 1 Poll: 5-HT, Airbeck, andrew Dupont, andros, arachnidlove, ArchiveGuy, auntie em, bibliophile, bristlesage, bugg, cainxinth, capybara, Cherry_Blossom_, ChristmasEve, Chrome Spot, da_pope, dinahmoe, easy e, elfkin477, epeepunk, gallows fodder, gonzoron, hajario, Happy Lendervedder, hardygrrl, hazel-rah, HenrySpencer, HoldenCaulfield, horhay_achoa, Interrobang!?, Jeremy’s Evil Twin, jolemale, Jonathan Chance, Kyomara, lawoot, Leechbabe, Leechboy, LindyHopper, Lockz, LunaSea, matt_mcl, minty green, Mr. Green Fool, MsWhatsit, panamajack, plnnr, Reeder, saoirse, Sigmundex, stankow, Supernate, tavalla, ThePyroWeasel, Treviathan, Ukulele Ike, vinryk, waterj2, widdershins & -zorch.[/ul][/li]
4th: Past polls and Results:
(Results to follow from our concurrent ** Black Sabbath** and ** AC/DC** polls from week #14).
Now that’s it’s history, we can add it to the pile of: ** Black Crowes**, ** Bjork/Sugarcubes**,** B52’s**,** Chuck Berry**,** The Beastie Boys**,** Jeff Beck**,** The Band**,** The Beach Boys**,** The Beatles**,** The Animals**,** Tori Amos**,** The Allman Brothers** and** Aerosmith** polls.

5th: Week 14 Results Part 1:
Here are your Black Sabbath Selections:

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Sabbath Bloody Sabbath & War Pigs: Tied 9Votes

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Paranoid: With 8Votes

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Iron Man: With 7Votes

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Iron Man: With 6Votes

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N.I.B. & Sweet Leaf: Tied 5Votes

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Black Sabbath, Fairies Wear Boots Fairies-Jack The Stripper & Heaven and Hell: Tied 4Votes

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Hand Of Doom: With 3Votes

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Hole In The Sky, Into the Void, Killing Yourself to Live, Spiral Architect, Symptom of the Universe, Warning & Wheels Of Confusion-The Straightner: Tied 2Votes

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A National Acrobat, After Forever, Children of the Grave, Die Young, Dirty Women, Electric Funeral, Eternal Idol, Falling Off the Edge of the World, Juniors Eyes, Megalomania, Nativity In Black, Neon Knights, Saint Vitus’ Dance, Snowblind, Tomorrows Dream, Trashed, Under The Sun-Everyday Comes And Goes & Zero the Hero.: 1 Vote Each…Here’s where you’ll find some great chestnuts.

6th: Week 14 Results Part 2:
Here are your concurrent AC/DC Selections:

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Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap: With 7Votes

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Back In Black: With 5Votes

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(You Shook Me)All Night Long, T N T, Thunderstruck & Whole Lotta Rosie: Tied 4Votes

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For Those About To Rock (We Salute You), Hell’s Bells & Highway To Hell: Tied 3Votes

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Bad Boy Boogie, Big Balls, Ride On, Rocker & Who Made Who: Tied 2Votes

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Ain’t No Fun Waiting Round to Be a Millionaire, Down Payment Blues, Girls Got Rhythm, Have a Drink on Me, I Put the Finger on You, Nick of Time, Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution, Shake a Leg. Shot Down in Flames, The Jack, Up to My Neck in You, & What’s Next to the Moon.: 1 Vote Each…Another great place to find some great chestnuts.

7th: Disclaminers & Announcements
This is a democracy, so once again; if you feel I’ve passed alphabetically passed over a band say so. I {try to} show no bias toward any group. If there are no requests, next week will feature: Blue Öyster Cult. No offense intended toward: Blind Faith, Blind Melon, Blondie, Blue Cheer, Blue Cheer et al.

8th: Week #15’s Poll
Without further ado, the brats from California, our 11th “B-Band” **Blink (182) {for you latecomers}:
Here are my 6 Blink 182 picks:

  1. Dumpweed
  2. Dammit
  3. All The Small Things
  4. Anthem Part 2
  5. Carousel
  6. What’s My Age Again

For the record: Adam’s Song is much too depressing to include

Thanking you all in advance. Have a great weekend.

JohnBckWLD, that was quite an impressive bit of coding! How long did it take you to do? Would take ME ages…

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