# Test post

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**Created:** [July 4, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/662641 "2013-07-04T15:52:02Z")
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### Author: ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/662641/1 "2013-07-04T15:52:02Z")

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OF FREEDOM!

:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious:  
:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious:  
:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious:  
:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
:dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious:  
:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
:dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious:  
:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
:dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious:  
:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

EDIT: looking at the bbCode, I wonder why it breaks up a few of the [noparse]:dubious;[/noparse] smileys

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### Author: ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/662641/2 "2013-07-04T15:57:04Z")

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Okay, it doesn’t like a row of smileys without spaces. Or, as we true patriots would say, bbCode hates FREEDOM.

☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:  
☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious:  
☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:  
☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious:  
☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:  
☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious:  
☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:  
:dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious:  
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:  
:dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious:  
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:  
:dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious: :dubious:  
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

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### Author: ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/662641/3 "2013-07-04T17:36:35Z")

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Both timely and impressive.

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### Author: ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/662641/4 "2013-07-04T19:11:34Z")

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America’s all full of frownie faces.

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### Author: ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/662641/5 "2013-07-04T19:16:23Z")

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We’re a nation of mad, sad skeptics.

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### Author: ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/662641/6 "2013-07-04T19:43:40Z")

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> [@Sudden\_Kestrel](#):
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> We’re a nation of mad, sad skeptics.

Yup.

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### Author: ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/662641/7 "2013-07-04T22:33:46Z")

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Huzzah for **elmwood**.

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### Author: ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/662641/8 "2013-07-05T00:34:41Z")

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Okay, the first two posts in this thread just made me laugh until I snorted and cried. 😃

Well done, **elmwood**!

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### Author: ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/662641/9 "2013-07-05T02:50:19Z")

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> [@EmilyG](#):
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> Okay, the first two posts in this thread just made me laugh until I snorted and cried. 😃

Glad I could fix that with the third post.  
🙂

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### Author: ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/662641/10 "2013-07-05T03:13:24Z")

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Three cheers for the old angry, confused, and depressed!

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### Author: ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/662641/11 "2013-07-05T03:53:05Z")

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> [@elmwood](#):
>
> OF FREEDOM!
> 
> :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
> :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious:  
> :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
> :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious:  
> :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
> :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious:  
> :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
> :dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious:  
> :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
> :dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious:  
> :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:  
> :dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious::dubious:  
> :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
> 
> EDIT: looking at the bbCode, I wonder why it breaks up a few of the [noparse]:dubious;[/noparse] smileys

Actually, that makes it resemble the Star-Spangled Banner that flew over Fort McHenry in the War of 1812. (The wife and I viewed that flag at the Smithsonian last year.)

Cool flag; testing here. Pay no attention to the Iwo)man behind the curtain.