# Predict The Next Poster!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 31, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832 "2003-08-31T18:05:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 29

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/561 "2003-09-05T04:07:41Z")

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Forgive me **lel** but I bumped up your dopefest topic earlier.  
Now…where is **Super Gnat** anyway…?

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/562 "2003-09-05T04:07:53Z")

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Well, your prognosticator laundry basket is wrong… your intuition proves you right. Good night, **Super Gnat**!

I predict **Padeye** might come in here to see what you’re posting about his wife! 😉

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**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/563 "2003-09-05T04:13:12Z")

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Pshaw.

_Jumps in prognosticator grocery cart_

**bodypoet**

_Jumps out, flying_

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/564 "2003-09-05T04:19:24Z")

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Hmm… well, I have a prognosticator notebook. It tells me that the next poster in here (based on posting patterns and such) is going to be…

**Ferg**!  
(Well, I didn’t say it was _accurate_, mmmkay?)

F\_X

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**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/565 "2003-09-05T04:54:39Z")

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Mine is still zero for whatever.

_prognosticator jumpsuit on_

**Wang Ka**!

_jumps_

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/566 "2003-09-05T05:01:21Z")

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I think I was accurate maybe twice or three times. Never really counted or anything.

**Blonde** ’s said goodnight, so it’s going to be **Phoenix Dragon** next! (well, just because I like his name!)

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**Author:** ![Stage\_Manager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stage_manager/32/7267_2.png) [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/567 "2003-09-05T06:13:59Z")

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Ummm. Wrong.

Sorry, I’ve not been in here till now.

**Coldfire**.

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/568 "2003-09-05T06:15:55Z")

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Well, you’d be wrong too.

I have no idea who’s been online for the past 45 minutes or so… I’ll just take a wild guess.

**lel**

F\_X

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**Author:** ![Stage\_Manager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stage_manager/32/7267_2.png) [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/569 "2003-09-05T06:20:47Z")

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Ha!!

Wrong again. BTW, I’ve lost about 20 pounds in the last two weeks.  
**NoClueBoy** , time for you to make an appearance again.

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**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/570 "2003-09-05T06:22:52Z")

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One more incorrect, **Flami**. (Had I not wasted a minute previewing…)

I’m going to recycle an old guess. **Mikie**.

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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:** [September 5, 2003, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/571 "2003-09-05T06:44:39Z")

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Ah, lel, not even close.  
**1920s Style Death Ray** , where are you?  
(He’s coming up next!)

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**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/572 "2003-09-05T07:10:16Z")

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nah. Maybe **Coldfire** this time?

He might be in the right time-zone. _Goeiemorgen_

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/573 "2003-09-05T07:53:15Z")

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**Mikie** , good for you! Wish I could do that…

**gum** , you’re wrong. Sorry.

F\_X

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/574 "2003-09-05T07:57:14Z")

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And I believe it’s _Guten morgen._

Next poster up? Who knows… maybe **Cruktar**.

F\_X

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**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/575 "2003-09-05T08:07:57Z")

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Boo! You get me instead

I say **Flamsterette\_X** will be next.

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**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/576 "2003-09-05T09:29:06Z")

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nah, me again. Sorry.

It’s goeiemorgen in Dutch. The guten morgen is German. Anyway: Good morning/evening.

my vote for **Flamsterette\_X** now

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**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/577 "2003-09-05T09:30:28Z")

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Guten Morgen **gum**. Wie geht’s?

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**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/578 "2003-09-05T09:38:07Z")

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_hehehe_ Gut, danke.

But I’m dutch. : Goed, dank je wel.

How about you? How about the next poster… **Angua**?

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**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/579 "2003-09-05T09:40:16Z")

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Ja? Ich bin hier.

Und Sie, **gum**? Sind Sie das Nachste?  
Translation: “And you gum? Are you next?”

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**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/580 "2003-09-05T09:49:21Z")

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Ja das bin ich. [yep, it’s me]

Your German is pretty good. Unless you’re from Germany, then it’s merely sufficient. 🙂

Now how about a dutch poster. Heee, luilakken, reageer. [hey, lazybones, react]

If **Angua** is going to post again: Don’t predict gum. I have to get going. Have a great day.

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