# the un-thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-un-thread/657>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [January 26, 2000, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-un-thread/657 "2000-01-26T03:23:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2000, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-un-thread/657/1 "2000-01-26T03:23:00Z")

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2000, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-un-thread/657/2 "2000-01-26T03:29:00Z")

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Opal, this is EXACTLY the kind of thing we don’t want people doing . . . and the kind of thing that makes Ed and etc. go “maybe we should take html away from the Teeming Millions.”

Please don’t do this again.

I’m going to close this thread . . . if i can. If I can’t, I’m going to have to show it to the guys upstairs.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator  
The Straight Dope

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**Author:** ![Thanatos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Thanatos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thanatos)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2000, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-un-thread/657/3 "2000-01-26T03:30:00Z")

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Definately not anything like the ‘Un-cola’.

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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2000, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-un-thread/657/4 "2000-01-26T03:50:00Z")

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Well, the board lists 2 replies to this thread as yet, but I can’t see them. Are they really there?

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**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2000, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-un-thread/657/5 "2000-01-27T00:11:00Z")

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**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2000, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-un-thread/657/6 "2000-01-27T00:15:00Z")

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2000, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-un-thread/657/7 "2000-02-05T19:11:00Z")

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Just out of curiosity, here’s a quote of Opal’s unthread. Tuba, please forgive me and close this if it does something wierd.

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\<FONT SIZE=“2” face=“Verdana, Arial”\> **TubaDiva** \</font\>  
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\<FONT SIZE=“1” color="#800080" face=“Verdana, Arial”\>posted 01-25-2000 09:29 PM &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
\<A HREF=“[http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=TubaDiva](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=TubaDiva)” target=\_blank\>  
\<IMG SRC=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/profile.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/profile.gif)” BORDER=0 ALT=“Click Here to See the Profile for TubaDiva”\>\</A\> &nbsp;&nbsp;\<A HREF=“[http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi?action=email&ToWhom=TubaDiva](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi?action=email&ToWhom=TubaDiva)” target=\_blank\>\<IMG SRC=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/email.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/email.gif)” BORDER=0 ALT=“Click Here to Email TubaDiva”\>\</A\>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; \<A HREF=“[http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/postings.cgi?action=reply&forum=About+This+Message+Board&number=2&topic=000556.cgi&TopicSubject=the+un-thread&replyto=1](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/postings.cgi?action=reply&forum=About+This+Message+Board&number=2&topic=000556.cgi&TopicSubject=the+un-thread&replyto=1)”\>\<IMG SRC=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/quote.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/quote.gif)” BORDER=0 ALT=“Reply w/Quote”\>\</A\>  
\</FONT\>\<HR\>Opal, this is EXACTLY the kind of thing we don’t want people doing . . . and the kind of thing that makes Ed and etc. go “maybe we should take html away from the Teeming Millions.”

Please don’t do this again.

I’m going to close this thread . . . if i can. If I can’t, I’m going to have to show it to the guys upstairs.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator  
The Straight Dope

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\<FONT SIZE=“2” face=“Verdana, Arial”\> **Thanatos** \</font\>  
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\<FONT SIZE=“1” color="#800080" face=“Verdana, Arial”\>posted 01-25-2000 09:30 PM &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
\<A HREF=“[http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=Thanatos](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=Thanatos)” target=\_blank\>  
\<IMG SRC=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/profile.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/profile.gif)” BORDER=0 ALT=“Click Here to See the Profile for Thanatos”\>\</A\> &nbsp;&nbsp;\<A HREF=“[http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi?action=email&ToWhom=Thanatos](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi?action=email&ToWhom=Thanatos)” target=\_blank\>\<IMG SRC=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/email.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/email.gif)” BORDER=0 ALT=“Click Here to Email Thanatos”\>\</A\>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; \<A HREF=“[http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/postings.cgi?action=reply&forum=About+This+Message+Board&number=2&topic=000556.cgi&TopicSubject=the+un-thread&replyto=2](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/postings.cgi?action=reply&forum=About+This+Message+Board&number=2&topic=000556.cgi&TopicSubject=the+un-thread&replyto=2)”\>\<IMG SRC=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/quote.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/quote.gif)” BORDER=0 ALT=“Reply w/Quote”\>\</A\>  
\</FONT\>\<HR\>Definately not anything like the ‘Un-cola’.\</FONT\>\<P align=right\>\<FONT SIZE=“1” color="#800080" face=“Verdana, Arial”\>\</font\>\</P\>\</td\>\</tr\>\<tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"\>  
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\<FONT SIZE=“2” face=“Verdana, Arial”\> **beatle** \</font\>  
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\<FONT SIZE=“1” color="#800080" face=“Verdana, Arial”\>posted 01-25-2000 09:50 PM &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
\<A HREF=“[http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=beatle](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=beatle)” target=\_blank\>  
\<IMG SRC=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/profile.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/profile.gif)” BORDER=0 ALT=“Click Here to See the Profile for beatle”\>\</A\> &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; \<A HREF=“[http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/postings.cgi?action=reply&forum=About+This+Message+Board&number=2&topic=000556.cgi&TopicSubject=the+un-thread&replyto=3](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/postings.cgi?action=reply&forum=About+This+Message+Board&number=2&topic=000556.cgi&TopicSubject=the+un-thread&replyto=3)”\>\<IMG SRC=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/quote.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/quote.gif)” BORDER=0 ALT=“Reply w/Quote”\>\</A\>  
\</FONT\>\<HR\>Well, the board lists 2 replies to this thread as yet, but I can’t see them. Are they really there?\</FONT\>\<P align=right\>\<FONT SIZE=“1” color="#800080" face=“Verdana, Arial”\>\</font\>\</P\>\</td\>\</tr\>\<tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"\>  
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\<FONT SIZE=“1” color="#800080" face=“Verdana, Arial”\>posted 01-26-2000 06:11 PM &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
\<A HREF=“[http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=Louie](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=Louie)” target=\_blank\>  
\<IMG SRC=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/profile.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/profile.gif)” BORDER=0 ALT=“Click Here to See the Profile for Louie”\>\</A\> &nbsp;&nbsp;\<A HREF=“[http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi?action=email&ToWhom=Louie](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi?action=email&ToWhom=Louie)” target=\_blank\>\<IMG SRC=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/email.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/email.gif)” BORDER=0 ALT=“Click Here to Email Louie”\>\</A\>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; \<A HREF=“[http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/postings.cgi?action=reply&forum=About+This+Message+Board&number=2&topic=000556.cgi&TopicSubject=the+un-thread&replyto=4](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/postings.cgi?action=reply&forum=About+This+Message+Board&number=2&topic=000556.cgi&TopicSubject=the+un-thread&replyto=4)”\>\<IMG SRC=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/quote.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/quote.gif)” BORDER=0 ALT=“Reply w/Quote”\>\</A\>  
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\<FONT SIZE=“1” color="#800080" face=“Verdana, Arial”\>posted 01-26-2000 06:15 PM &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
\<A HREF=“[http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=Louie](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=Louie)” target=\_blank\>  
\<IMG SRC=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/profile.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/profile.gif)” BORDER=0 ALT=“Click Here to See the Profile for Louie”\>\</A\> &nbsp;&nbsp;\<A HREF=“[http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi?action=email&ToWhom=Louie](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi?action=email&ToWhom=Louie)” target=\_blank\>\<IMG SRC=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/email.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/email.gif)” BORDER=0 ALT=“Click Here to Email Louie”\>\</A\>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; \<A HREF=“[http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/postings.cgi?action=reply&forum=About+This+Message+Board&number=2&topic=000556.cgi&TopicSubject=the+un-thread&replyto=5](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/postings.cgi?action=reply&forum=About+This+Message+Board&number=2&topic=000556.cgi&TopicSubject=the+un-thread&replyto=5)”\>\<IMG SRC=“[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/quote.gif](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/quote.gif)” BORDER=0 ALT=“Reply w/Quote”\>\</A\>  
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All times are CT (US)\</FONT\>\</td\>\<td align=right valign=top\>\<FONT SIZE=“1” FACE=“Verdana, Arial”\>\<A HREF=“[http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ubbmisc.cgi?action=findthread&forum=Forum2&number=2&thisthread=000556&go=newer](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ubbmisc.cgi?action=findthread&forum=Forum2&number=2&thisthread=000556&go=newer)”\>\<ACRONYM TITLE=“Go to the next newest topic.”\>next newest topic\</ACRONYM\>\</A\> | \<A HREF=“[http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ubbmisc.cgi?action=findthread&forum=Forum2&number=2&thisthread=000556&go=older](http://www.straightdope.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ubbmisc.cgi?action=findthread&forum=Forum2&number=2&thisthread=000556&go=older)”\>\<ACRONYM TITLE=“Go to the next oldest topic.”\>next oldest topic\</ACRONYM\>\</A\>\</font\>\</td\>\</tr\>  
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2000, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-un-thread/657/8 "2000-02-06T04:33:00Z")

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why can’t I see any replies?

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**Author:** ![Surgoshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Surgoshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surgoshan)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2000, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-un-thread/657/9 "2000-02-06T05:31:00Z")

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WHat what what?

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I sold my soul to Satan for a dollar. I got it in the mail.