# The Grapist just wants to love!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 8, 2003, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817 "2003-05-08T02:34:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![FranticMad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c68b51/32.png) [@FranticMad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FranticMad)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/101 "2003-05-09T01:00:44Z")

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All the grapist wanted was a little respectrum.

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**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/102 "2003-05-09T01:08:36Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Frank #2 \*  
> \*\*This post has been prismed by the Prismer. 🙂
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> Now **that** was a coding nightmare. \*\*

It’s bee-yooo-tifull. 🆒  
Sorry, no pun. Well, no pun INTENDED! _HA!_

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**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/103 "2003-05-09T02:11:06Z")

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A bunch of grapes is darn hard to do in ASCII art. Probably wouldn’t have been any good anyway…

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**Author:** ![Spudo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Spudo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spudo)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/104 "2003-05-09T02:39:01Z")

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You’re all driving me grape-nuts.

(I feel so dirty now)

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**Author:** ![Dragonblink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dragonblink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragonblink)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/105 "2003-05-09T03:00:07Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Frank #2 \*  
> \*\*This post has been prismed by the Prismer. 🙂
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> Now **that** was a coding nightmare. \*\*

Do you happen to wear a Timex when you sleep? Because in your nightmarish coding you refer to the color between blue and violet as “indiglo” every single time … 😃

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**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/106 "2003-05-09T04:06:15Z")

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Ok, I have to say it… I kind of liked the Grapester. His schtick was just off-kilter enough to make it amusing.

At least for a while.

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**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/107 "2003-05-09T04:40:37Z")

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I bet the Grapist never had a _date._

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**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/108 "2003-05-09T05:59:40Z")

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> I bet the Grapist never had a date.

Did you _fig_ure that one out on your own?

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**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/109 "2003-05-09T08:12:45Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Dragonblink \*  
> \*\*Do you happen to wear a Timex when you sleep? Because in your nightmarish coding you refer to the color between blue and violet as “indiglo” every single time … 😃 \*\*

This post has been posted by the poster!

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**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/110 "2003-05-09T08:25:18Z")

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> \*Originally posted by elmwood \*  
> \*\*This post has been made FABULOUS by the West Hollywood vBCoder! \*\*

Okay, now that was impressive. 🙂

BTW, what’s with all these trolls raisin’ hell lately?

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**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/111 "2003-05-09T11:00:38Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Narrad \*  
> \*\*Okay, now that was impressive. 🙂
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> BTW, what’s with all these trolls raisin’ hell lately? \*\*

Bzzzzt! Repetition. Sorry, dude, you blue it.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/112 "2003-05-09T12:07:09Z")

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You’re all a bunch of very smart eggheads. Look at what you’ve eggplanted in my brain.

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**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/113 "2003-05-09T12:23:35Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Shade \*  
> \*\*Bzzzzt! Repetition. Sorry, dude, you blue it. \*\*

Gee, there goes my purples-ful posting career. You’d think you guys would be grape-ful, having a poster of my colour-bre around. Buncha maroons.

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**Author:** ![Frank\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Frank\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_2)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/114 "2003-05-09T12:39:34Z")

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Testing

Testing

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**Author:** ![Frank\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Frank\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_2)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/115 "2003-05-09T12:44:12Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Dragonblink \*  
> **Do you happen to wear a Timex when you sleep? Because in your nightmarish coding you refer to the color between blue and violet as “indiglo” every single time**

I do happen to wear a Timex. It’s strange, the “indiglo” color (really black) kinda looked purplish on the gray background. I guess I need to go back and rewrite my post.

Or not. Someone might kill me if I posted that again. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/116 "2003-05-09T13:47:21Z")

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This thread has been sewn by the Needler!

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**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/117 "2003-05-09T14:03:59Z")

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> \*Originally posted by elmwood \*  
> \*\*This post has been made FABULOUS by the West Hollywood vBCoder! \*\*

That post reminded me of that dot candy.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/118 "2003-05-09T14:15:49Z")

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I imagine he had one of those sloping ChroMatic foreheads.

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**Author:** ![Frank\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Frank\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_2)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/119 "2003-05-09T15:02:21Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Narrad \*  
> \*\*Gee, there goes my purples-ful posting career. You’d think you guys would be grape-ful, having a poster of my colour-bre around. Buncha maroons. \*\*

This post has been downsized by the Management Consultant!

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**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grapist-just-wants-to-love/173817/120 "2003-05-09T15:11:06Z")

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You guys are so _hue_-larious with your _off-color_ jokes, but at least you have good in_tint_ions! 😃

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