# Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 19, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646 "2003-04-19T16:56:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646/1 "2003-04-19T16:56:17Z")
Just wanted to let the tech folks know all their hard work (and on a weekend too!) is appreciated. Sigh. It is _soooo_ nice being able to get my fix again! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646/2 "2003-04-19T17:01:36Z")
Ditto here. I was in the middle of some debates and GQs and stuff, and following the ongoing saga of the **Cooler of Death**. And suddenly, the internet became a great vacuum of irrelevance. But, now that thatā€™s fixed, I donā€™t have to do my homework šŸ˜ƒ Hooray for **Jerry the Tech God and Co.** ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646/3 "2003-04-19T17:08:26Z")
Ahhh, itā€™s good to be back home. I eagerly await the report on what happened. ---
**Author:** ![Ashkicker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Ashkicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashkicker)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646/4 "2003-04-19T17:10:55Z")
Glad to be back on myself. I figured it was just my puter acting up again. But I guess not! ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646/5 "2003-04-19T17:57:10Z")
Weā€™re back! Thanks all! ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646/6 "2003-04-19T18:31:50Z")
Thank you, jdavis! YAAAAAAYYYYY! ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646/7 "2003-04-19T18:36:29Z")
**Itā€™s all my fault! Iā€™m so ashamed!** Yesterday, in a thread about people misunderstanding ironic lyrics, I posted an excerpt from Paul Simonā€™s _At The Zoo._ The excerpt ended with the line, ā€œHamsters turn on frequentlyā€¦ā€ Please, O mighty hamsters, have mercy on this vile keytapper! I meant no offense. In fact, Paul Simon wasnā€™t even writing about hamsters. The song is about prejudice. The animal species mentioned were just a literary device! A figure of speech! Oh, dear, Iā€™m digging in deeper here. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646/8 "2003-04-19T19:08:20Z")
Ok, what happened this time? Hamsters take Good Friday off? ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646/9 "2003-04-19T19:14:18Z")
Please add my thanks to thā€™ tech gods for bringing back the board. Especially considering the holiday! Well done. folks! šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [April 19, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646/10 "2003-04-19T20:10:31Z")
I thought it was just me. Glad things are fixed. Don`t do that again! ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646/11 "2003-04-19T22:41:58Z")
Ah, the dealer is back! wasnā€™t arrested afterall, we can all get our fix! ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646/12 "2003-04-20T05:24:25Z")
Yes, what happened? Esprix ---
**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:** [April 20, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646/13 "2003-04-20T05:52:47Z")
I heard that the picture of the _big scary cat_ taped to the side of the hamster cage fell off during the night. Need to get better tape. ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646/14 "2003-04-20T14:26:09Z")
Boy, howdy. I had to actually talk to my girlfriend. Thanks, guys. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646/15 "2003-04-22T00:26:35Z")
We were down for the weekend? I had no idea! Although, that might be the explanation right thereā€¦ See, I moved over the weekend. Not only did I move, but I had to drop broadband and get dial-up, since thatā€™s all thatā€™s available way out here. Obviously, the boards sensed my absence and went down in sympathy to make sure I didnā€™t miss anything. Thanks, boards! ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyouthankyouthankyou/169646/16 "2003-04-22T00:36:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AskNott \* > \*\ ***Itā€™s all my fault! Iā€™m so ashamed!** \*\* Nah, rumor has it that Esprix did it. šŸ˜ƒ