# The Worthless Thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [October 30, 2000, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869 "2000-10-30T02:04:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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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:** [October 30, 2000, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/1 "2000-10-30T02:04:42Z")

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**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/2 "2000-10-30T23:41:29Z")

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First reaction: how did this thread get 50 people to read it and not respond to it?

Reaction upon seeing it: why the hell did I click on this when 50 people thought it wasn’t worth commenting on?

Reaction after writing this: maybe I shouldn’t have.

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**Author:** ![That\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@That\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Girl)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2000, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/3 "2000-10-31T04:52:02Z")

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The number is up to 68 now.

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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:** [October 31, 2000, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/4 "2000-10-31T20:21:40Z")

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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:** [October 31, 2000, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/5 "2000-10-31T20:45:57Z")

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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:** [October 31, 2000, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/6 "2000-10-31T20:52:09Z")

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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:** [October 31, 2000, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/7 "2000-10-31T20:55:58Z")

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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:** [October 31, 2000, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/8 "2000-10-31T20:57:54Z")

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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:** [October 31, 2000, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/9 "2000-10-31T20:59:39Z")

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**Author:** ![Poirot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@Poirot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poirot)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2000, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/10 "2000-10-31T21:02:42Z")

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We have an ambulance outside.  
Don’t worry. They’re here to help you.

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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:** [October 31, 2000, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/11 "2000-10-31T21:11:05Z")

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You so funny **Poirot**!!!

You’ll see what I’m up to!!!

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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 1, 2000, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/12 "2000-11-01T23:42:24Z")

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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 1, 2000, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/13 "2000-11-01T23:45:25Z")

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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 1, 2000, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/14 "2000-11-01T23:49:12Z")

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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 1, 2000, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/15 "2000-11-01T23:53:02Z")

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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 2, 2000, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/16 "2000-11-02T00:04:30Z")

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**Post date:** [November 2, 2000, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/17 "2000-11-02T01:52:05Z")

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**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2000, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/18 "2000-11-02T02:44:52Z")

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Fibonacci’s address?

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**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2000, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/19 "2000-11-02T06:17:34Z")

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Har-dee-har-har, brachy.

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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 2, 2000, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/20 "2000-11-02T07:24:55Z")

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To make sense of what is going on here, please check  
[this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=44684) thread.  
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