# So, can you post properly now?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-you-post-properly-now/414751>\
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**Created:** [August 7, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-you-post-properly-now/414751 "2007-08-07T16:50:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-you-post-properly-now/414751/1 "2007-08-07T16:50:49Z")

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Is the board up and running again?

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**Author:** ![4.66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/2bfe46/32.png) [@4.66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4.66)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-you-post-properly-now/414751/2 "2007-08-07T16:51:37Z")

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Well, let’s see…  
_Eta: i guess so_

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-you-post-properly-now/414751/3 "2007-08-07T16:51:57Z")

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Looks like.

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**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-you-post-properly-now/414751/4 "2007-08-07T16:52:05Z")

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Apparently yes – and the empty threads of about an hour ago have been locked.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-you-post-properly-now/414751/5 "2007-08-07T16:53:11Z")

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Would appear so. 🙂

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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-you-post-properly-now/414751/6 "2007-08-07T16:53:57Z")

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What exactly is going on? Are we switching out the hamsters for cheetahs?

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**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-you-post-properly-now/414751/7 "2007-08-07T17:06:36Z")

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[QUOTE=ivylass]  
What exactly is going on? Are we switching out the hamsters for cheetahs?  
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No, the hamsters overdosed on Cheeto’s.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-you-post-properly-now/414751/8 "2007-08-07T23:24:33Z")

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So sorry about the delay. We were testing a new animal in case one of the hampsters got sick and, well…apparently that damn bird _does_ go coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs.