# test post **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 21, 2002, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259 "2002-03-21T00:54:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![upperdeckfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/65b543/32.png) [@upperdeckfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/upperdeckfan)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/1 "2002-03-21T00:54:53Z")
no need to reply ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/2 "2002-03-21T03:14:21Z")
[_b] test [_/b] ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/3 "2002-03-21T14:41:59Z")
Just trying something out here… it’s a sig without being a sig! Cutting down on bandwidth usage and all… * * * “The pleasure was all mine. All mine, I say - you can’t have any of it.” -Andygirl ---
**Author:** ![AveDementia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@AveDementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AveDementia)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/4 "2002-03-22T02:29:00Z")
I’m having trouble posting so I guess this is the place for a test post. Let’s see if this gets on the boards. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AveDementia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@AveDementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AveDementia)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/5 "2002-03-22T02:30:42Z")
Yah me!! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/6 "2002-03-22T09:34:32Z")
**Fairblue** , if I’m not mistaken, Sol is in the Orion arm, not the “meta spiral”, whatever that is. If you want more detail, you might also say “Sirius sector”, but alas, there’s no real consensus among astronomers on what constitutes a “sector”. ---
**Author:** ![AveDementia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@AveDementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AveDementia)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/7 "2002-03-22T11:19:56Z")
Yes, I know how you natives refer to it. 😉 It’s a quote from Dr. Who, actually. And if it’s good enough directions for the Timelords its good enough for me. 😛 Thanks anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/8 "2002-03-22T17:49:56Z")
[color=gray]Testing[/color=gray] ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/9 "2002-03-22T17:52:56Z")
Oops, try try again ---
**Author:** ![Cheswolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@Cheswolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheswolf)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2002, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/10 "2002-03-24T03:15:22Z")
If this had been an actual test your underwear would now be on fire ty for your patience 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2002, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/11 "2002-03-24T05:51:14Z")
[**COLOR=red]This is red.[**/COLOR] ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2002, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/12 "2002-03-25T22:30:24Z")
Don’t read me ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2002, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/13 "2002-03-26T02:14:03Z")
_ **I think this will be pretty interesting…** _ ---
**Author:** ![Kommunist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Kommunist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kommunist)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2002, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/14 "2002-03-26T19:21:04Z")
ok, this is a test. 1129 ---
**Author:** ![neofishboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/neofishboy/32/444_2.png) [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2002, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/15 "2002-03-26T23:05:54Z")
Okay, only **sick** people want to watch me practice my _italics_ ;j ---
**Author:** ![neofishboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/neofishboy/32/444_2.png) [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2002, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/16 "2002-03-26T23:13:56Z")
Now to try out this color issue :eek: If I screw this up I’ll look like a :wally ---
**Author:** ![neofishboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/neofishboy/32/444_2.png) [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/17 "2002-03-27T07:12:02Z")
Neofishboy stated > [@](#): > > only sick people want to watch me practice my italics I would have to agree. ---
**Author:** ![Mikahw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Mikahw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikahw)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/99259/18 "2002-03-27T10:39:33Z")
sig test