# Testing

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/317268>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 16, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/317268 "2005-08-16T14:21:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Bogeyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3e96dc/32.png) [@Bogeyman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bogeyman)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/317268/1 "2005-08-16T14:21:21Z")

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Is this thing on?

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**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/317268/2 "2005-08-16T15:24:50Z")

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I read you. Over.

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**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/317268/3 "2005-09-03T04:51:15Z")

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> [@Bogeyman](#):
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> Is this thing on?

Is it still on? Where is the instruction manual?