# 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:** 59

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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 11, 2003, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1161 "2003-09-11T05:13:12Z")

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Don’t start me on languages, **EddyTeddyFreddy** – I tend to like to think that I know other languages and well, I don’t really!

_skates on prognosticator skating rink_

Oh look, I made a figure **lezlers**!

_skates all about_

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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 11, 2003, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1162 "2003-09-11T07:45:32Z")

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> \*Originally posted by EddyTeddyFreddy \*  
> \*\*  
> And down will come **Angua, F\_X** and **lel** \*\*

Yes she will. Yesterday was spent in an agonising meeting with my supervisor - two whole hours!

I say **F\_X** is next.

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**Author:** ![fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzygoodmakefeelnice)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1163 "2003-09-11T11:20:08Z")

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You got me instead and I’ve now discovered an additional piece of glass in my right arm.

I’ve got dibs on the **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 11, 2003, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1164 "2003-09-11T11:21:25Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by fizzygoodmakefeelnice \*  
> \*\*You got me instead and I’ve now discovered an additional piece of glass in my right arm.
> 
> I’ve got dibs on the **Angua** \*\*

Boo! How did the glass in arm happen chicken?

**fizzygoodmakefeelnice**

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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 11, 2003, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1165 "2003-09-11T11:38:47Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by EddyTeddyFreddy \*  
> \*\*Wanna buy a duck? Wanna bike a duh? Wanna duck a bye?
> 
> Duck-a-bye baby in the flip-flops  
> When the fart blows the ladle will drop  
> When the dhow sinks the Play-Doh will swell  
> And down will come **Angua, F\_X** and **lel** \*\*

Nope, I was sleeping at that time.

> [@](#):
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> _Originally posted by Angua_  
> **I say F\_X is next.**

Within two posts good enough for you? 😃

(can’t sleep for some damn reason, so it’s on these boards I am… got up half an hour ago, at 4:20 AM)

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 11, 2003, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1166 "2003-09-11T11:52:24Z")

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Actually, I was wrong. I wasn’t sleeping at 12:45 AM, I was reading things on these boards and having a nice chat with a friend. (not telling you what it was about, or you’ll get the wrong impression)

I say **Angua** comes in here and posts next.

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 11, 2003, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1167 "2003-09-11T11:56:21Z")

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Yeah, it’ll do 🙂

I’m hard at work over here!

Your turn 😛

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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 11, 2003, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1168 "2003-09-11T11:58:15Z")

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Here I am again.

Don’t know who’s going to post next. **lel** says she’s usually up at this time… maybe she’ll pop in?

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 11, 2003, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1169 "2003-09-11T12:03:29Z")

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Yeah, lel’s awake. _grumble_

_puts on some prognosticator tunes and listens for **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 11, 2003, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1170 "2003-09-11T12:05:40Z")

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**Angua** waltzes in. Dances a bit, and waits for **fizzymakegoodfeelnice** to join in.

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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 11, 2003, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1171 "2003-09-11T12:08:53Z")

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Beautiful waltz, **Angua**!

_does a prognosticator polka for **fizzymakegoodfeelnice** _

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**Author:** ![fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzygoodmakefeelnice)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1172 "2003-09-11T12:14:04Z")

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Oh my goodness! Look at you all! I just can’t help myself, I’m going to have to do my famous ‘Dance of the Seven Bin Bags’

I’m also going to predict **NoClueBoy**

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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 11, 2003, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1173 "2003-09-11T12:16:34Z")

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Well, you’ll just have to wait a little longer… and do that dance a little longer. I am not she.

I preidct **lel** will come in here just to see what I said to her.

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 11, 2003, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1174 "2003-09-11T12:30:26Z")

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Nope. Its good ol’ Angua. Who’s trying to make pretty pictures…

**lel’s** next

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**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1175 "2003-09-11T12:54:27Z")

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Crank up the music and maybe **danceswithcats** will drop by! No? Then you’ll have to settle for **ETF** being joined in the dance by **Idle Thoughts** , maybe?

And **fizzygoodmakefeelnice** makes three! Or four… Or five…

_NOBODY_ expects the…

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**Author:** ![verbenabeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@verbenabeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbenabeast)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1176 "2003-09-11T14:26:28Z")

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hee hee!! I love posting, then dropping off the face of the earth… people think I’m here… but I’m not!

I think I am probably alone in here now…  
izzat right, **EddyTeddyFreddy**?

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**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1177 "2003-09-11T14:41:32Z")

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cough…gasp…cough

_ **lel** takes **sperfur’s** temperature with her prognosticator’s thermometer_

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**Author:** ![Super\_Gnat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Super\_Gnat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Gnat)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1178 "2003-09-11T15:10:15Z")

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Do de do do do…

Why hello there. I’m **Super Gnat**. You may remember me from such threads as “Mafia In Space” and “Ask the Guy who has become Death, Destroyer of Worlds”. However, today I’m here to talk to you about Prognostication Gear[sup]TM[/sup]. Based in part on 1920’s “Death Ray” technology, today’s prognostication equipment is an essential part of every household. **lel** , official spokesperson for Prognostication Gear[sup]TM[/sup] can tell you more.

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**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1179 "2003-09-11T16:03:37Z")

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**ETF**

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**Author:** ![fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzygoodmakefeelnice)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832/1180 "2003-09-11T16:04:01Z")

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I have prognosticating teeth.

I’ve also got dibs on the wild turkey, but that’s another story.

Come back, **Super Gnat**

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