# The board is running REALLY fast today!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-is-running-really-fast-today/67595>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [June 4, 2001, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-is-running-really-fast-today/67595 "2001-06-04T23:30:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2001, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-is-running-really-fast-today/67595/1 "2001-06-04T23:30:29Z")

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Wha’ hoppen’? Is it because school is out for the summer? Did someone sacrifice a troll to Cecil?

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**Author:** ![Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-is-running-really-fast-today/67595/2 "2001-06-05T00:15:03Z")

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I was just thinking the same thing, and I think perhaps you’re right and summer is the cause. I know there are a lot of university students that read and post here, so maybe a lot of them are on break now.

Whatever the case, I’m lovin’ it. I’m sure it won’t last, but I’m lovin’ it anyway.

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-is-running-really-fast-today/67595/3 "2001-06-05T10:56:20Z")

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**The board is running REALLY fast today!**

You’d be surprised what a little crank can do, especially if given to the board right after it’s seen a scary movie and has gone walking in the woods.

😃

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**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-is-running-really-fast-today/67595/4 "2001-06-05T17:24:48Z")

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Yeah, I got out of school a few weeks ago but the boards were just as slow at home . . . but, then, I get out pretty early. I just came back today and the speed was immediately noticable. I think the school thing is a most likely explanation (you wouldn’t believe the kind of time we kids spend at our computers).