# the fat man barks in the moonlight

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 15, 2000, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357 "2000-11-15T20:14:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**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:** [November 15, 2000, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/1 "2000-11-15T20:14:27Z")

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To those who know of what I am speaking - It’s time to put our secret plan into action. Events have overtaken us and we must initiate the plan **now**. e-mail has been compromised so I am forced to resort to the board. Leader code authentication will follow at 16:03 sharp through the usual channels.

_To the others - this is obviously a joke. Ignore this message._

Blue group - rendez-vous at 23:57 _à l’Aiguille Creuse_.

Nº 13 - the yellow dog is sitting in the red chair next to the blue table with a brown lamp.

Anabasis cell members - here are your final orders:  
— begin  
^_&^DJJKNI D_&S\*(E\<CX #_)_&( $TFG )_)_ \*JJIUTF%R^$cmvsoidf 39sixmkpw  
— end  
red deck to decode

D-day headquarters is [here](http://www.sacredsites.com/images/final56/309.jpg). Troops - any information given here must be verified using keywords from group 13. Look for updates in tomorrow’s edition of the NY Times, advertisement on p. B33. AVOID ALL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS!

Success depends on everyone accomplishing their mission. If a comrade falls, leave her behind. We will mourn the dead once we have accomplished our goals.

P.S. Do not question the other moderators, they will deny all knowledge and/or responsibility of our actions.

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**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2000, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/2 "2000-11-15T20:43:01Z")

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Gosh, thats alot of trouble just to find a bathroom.

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**Author:** ![rundogrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5daacb/32.png) [@rundogrun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rundogrun)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2000, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/3 "2000-11-15T20:46:19Z")

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I have a red pencil box.

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**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2000, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/4 "2000-11-15T20:50:14Z")

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I knew it. In five hours from now, Cecil will be President and all SDMB members whose post count exceeds 3000 will be cabinet members.

Whoops, I mean: the rabbit shits on the mountain goat.

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**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2000, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/5 "2000-11-15T20:56:10Z")

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Wow…first the **NEWS FLASH - Al Gore is officially president by law!** thread, and now this. Next he’ll start wearing one of those beanies with the little spinning propeller on it.

The Admins ought to take heed of these **Winkelriedean** shenanigans, if only for the sake of the widow’s son.

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**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2000, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/6 "2000-11-15T21:00:35Z")

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I want to be a the purple team, it is so much a nice color. I can bring munchies, umm, I mean MRE meals.

Umbrellas can be used for sunshine as well as rain.

I await next orders, oh yes, I really want to be able to take someone out.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2000, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/7 "2000-11-15T21:16:55Z")

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The crow will only fly when the worm is drowning.

A nod’s as good as a wink to a blind bat. (_he said knowingly_.)

Agent 4! reporting for duty.

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2000, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/8 "2000-11-15T22:27:56Z")

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\<does Hokey-Pokey, turns self around\>

I’m a little teapot, Mother Goose, Mother Goose.

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**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2000, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/9 "2000-11-15T22:44:02Z")

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Ici Londres. Ici Londres. Voici quelques messages personnels…

Le coq chantera a minuit.  
L’angora a les poils longs.  
Jean a un moustache tres longues.  
Benedictine est une liqueur douce.  
C’est la finis de les messages personnels.

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**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2000, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/10 "2000-11-15T22:45:50Z")

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0111010011010100111101001011100

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**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2000, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/11 "2000-11-15T22:46:24Z")

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::takes off dark glasses::

The wind is in the buffalo.

[sub]Anyone who knows where this is from gets major extra points.[/sub]

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**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:** [November 15, 2000, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/12 "2000-11-15T23:47:11Z")

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Ukulele Ike - you have accurately described the SDMB moderator hat. I’m wearing one right now.

Now on to serious business.

Group Zeta Aleph has checked in (see the one post above that was properly keyword-identified). You are scheduled to proceed as per plan Alberta. Agent S will attempt to infiltrate before your presence is detected but irregardless of his success or failure you must follow the procedures.

The mindless chatter of innocent parties in this thread is perfect cover for our messages. We shall continue with this method of communication which has not yet been intercepted by the Organization.

To BQX: difficulties in Qatar. Your new instructions are [here](http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/anthroglobe/images/EASTER1.GIF).

Finally - all is going well at Target 13. Our plan WILL NOT fail.

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**Author:** ![tiggeril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggeril/32/7234_2.png) [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2000, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/13 "2000-11-16T00:07:03Z")

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Dad? Is that you?

::BANG::

_gasp_ errrrgh… ::slump::

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**Author:** ![Welfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e56c9b/32.png) [@Welfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Welfy)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2000, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/14 "2000-11-16T00:19:09Z")

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El clown oscuro se ejecuta en la lluvia y él expressa con gorjeos

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2000, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/15 "2000-11-16T00:22:24Z")

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knock-knock-pause-knock-pause-pause-knock  
lather  
rinse  
repeat

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**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2000, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/16 "2000-11-16T00:30:37Z")

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Phat Arnold, the monkey is on the move. I repeat, the monkey is on the move. Awaiting orders, sir.

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**Author:** ![messiah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3e96dc/32.png) [@messiah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/messiah)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2000, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/17 "2000-11-16T00:34:04Z")

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> [@](#):
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> _Originally posted by Arnold Winkelried \*  
> \*\*  
> ^_&^DJJKNI D\*&S\*(E\<CX #_)_&( $TFG )_)_ \*JJIUTF%R^$cmvsoidf 39sixmkpw  
> \*\*

Spelling! AW, really.

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**Author:** ![Fletch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@Fletch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fletch)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2000, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/18 "2000-11-16T01:17:56Z")

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The pepsi girl is in control, repeat, the pepsi girl is in control.

Resistance is futile, you must be assimilated, the pepsi girl is in control, we are one.

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**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2000, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/19 "2000-11-16T01:40:18Z")

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I have read all of the books and am now blue, but am going towards mellow yellow

Why would we want to take a Target? Note to those easterners, Target is a department store like KMart! How about if we just go for that big white house at 1600… Arrggh I’ve been hit, the enemy is upon us.

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2000, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-barks-in-the-moonlight/41357/20 "2000-11-16T01:46:07Z")

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looky, here martha, strom is president… and the canadians are gathering along the border. call heston quick!!!

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