# Screw

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw/50496>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 17, 2001, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw/50496 "2001-01-17T11:46:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Erroneous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71c47a/32.png) [@Erroneous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erroneous)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2001, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw/50496/1 "2001-01-17T11:46:07Z")

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[_snork_](http://www.thespark.com/features/that/)

> [@](#):
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> When unveiled in 2002, this invention will make us richer than Bill Gates in just five years, provided Microsoft goes out of business. This invention will change the way cities are built and, eventually, how the earth was formed. Once assembled, it will cost under $2000.

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**Author:** ![Erroneous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71c47a/32.png) [@Erroneous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erroneous)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2001, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw/50496/2 "2001-01-17T11:47:13Z")

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It appears I am a fool.

The threat title was meant to be: Screw “IT”, what’s “THAT”?

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**Author:** ![Erroneous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71c47a/32.png) [@Erroneous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erroneous)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2001, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw/50496/3 "2001-01-17T11:48:17Z")

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Yeah. “Thread.” I’m going to bed.

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**Author:** ![Mnementh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mnementh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnementh)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2001, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw/50496/4 "2001-01-17T13:30:19Z")

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_chokes, laughing, on his cereal_  
That’s a good one!