# Quoting the entire OP in your Reply- WHY?!?!?!?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-the-entire-op-in-your-reply-why/239757>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 13, 2004, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-the-entire-op-in-your-reply-why/239757 "2004-04-13T12:29:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-the-entire-op-in-your-reply-why/239757/21 "2004-04-14T02:29:17Z")

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Because I, as an American, demand the right to be fucking lazy when I’ve paid for something.

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**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-the-entire-op-in-your-reply-why/239757/22 "2004-04-14T03:08:36Z")

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Believe me, I know how much that mistake sucked - it was a matter of hitting the wrong button and posting in a hurry - an error completely avoidable, naturally. Of course it doesn’t make any sense to quote the OP in the second post, and I didn’t mean to, honest 😉 (As soon as I saw this thread title, I knew I was the guilty party).

If it’s any consolation - ever since I’ve made that mistake, I’ve taken careful measures to make sure that I don’t repeat it.

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**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-the-entire-op-in-your-reply-why/239757/23 "2004-04-14T03:21:44Z")

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Because my mecha-gorilla jostled my arm when I was trying to hit the “Preview” button.

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**Author:** ![gluteus\_maximus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f17d59/32.png) [@gluteus\_maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gluteus_maximus)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-the-entire-op-in-your-reply-why/239757/24 "2004-04-14T16:46:16Z")

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> [@UncleBeer](#):
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> Fucking arsed bastards. The lot o’ ya.

A- HA!

At long last,

**UncleBeer** reveals that he is assless!

Being without an ass is a well-known cause of anal-retentiveness.

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