# Request for The Powers That Be

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-the-powers-that-be/1012595>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [January 5, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-the-powers-that-be/1012595 "2025-01-05T22:06:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-the-powers-that-be/1012595/21 "2025-01-07T14:51:22Z")

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My gawd! They’ve been stunned speechless! 😉

Yeah, that technique is my go-to also.

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-the-powers-that-be/1012595/22 "2025-02-01T21:11:50Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> My gawd! They’ve been stunned speechless! 😉
> 
> Yeah, that technique is my go-to also.

But when all that’s needed is three characters (such as “No.”), I want to type three characters, not three characters plus that six-character “nbsp” thing.

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