# The Worthless Thread **URL:** \ **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:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2000, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/21 "2000-11-02T08:21:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Derleth \* > \*\* > > ```auto > > . . .. ... ..... ........ ............. > > ``` > > If you get that one, you should be working for SETI or something.\*\* Maybe Jodi Foster will understand it. I hear she has good Contact s. She’ll need them, to understand this message from such a distance. –Tim ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2000, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/22 "2000-11-02T18:49:48Z")
Derleth, here are the next 2: ```auto ..................... .................................. ``` Jim ---
**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2000, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/23 "2000-11-02T20:15:48Z")
For those who missed the link, this one is Zenster’s masterworks. **QUOTE** \*Originally posted by Zenster \* β€¦πŸ˜•πŸ˜•πŸ˜•πŸ˜•πŸ˜•β€¦ β€¦πŸ˜•πŸ˜•πŸ˜•:(:(:(:(:(πŸ˜•πŸ˜•πŸ˜•β€¦ β€¦πŸ˜•πŸ˜•:(:(:(:p:p:p:(:(:(πŸ˜•πŸ˜•β€¦ β€¦πŸ˜•:(:(:(:p:p:p:):):):p:p:p:(:(:(πŸ˜•β€¦ β€¦πŸ˜•:(:p:p:p:):):)β­•o:o:):):):p:p:p:(πŸ˜•β€¦ β€¦πŸ˜•:(:p:p:):)β­•o:o:mad::mad::mad:β­•o:o:):):p:p:(πŸ˜•β€¦ β€¦πŸ˜•:(:p:):)β­•o:o:mad::mad:…:mad::mad:β­•o:o:):):p:(πŸ˜•β€¦ β€¦πŸ˜•:(:p:):)β­•o:mad::mad:…:mad::mad:β­•o:):):p:(πŸ˜• β€¦πŸ˜•:(:p:)β­•o:mad::mad:…:mad::mad:β­•o:):p:(πŸ˜• .πŸ˜•:(:p:)β­•mad::mad:…:mad::mad:β­•):p:(πŸ˜• πŸ˜•:(:p:)β­•mad:…:mad:β­•):p:(πŸ˜• There’s also a tricky flower that will amaze and amuse. Go to this site and see if you can become inspired. **[The Ultimate Straight Dope Art Thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=44684)** ---
**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:** [November 2, 2000, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/24 "2000-11-02T23:06:01Z")
β€œBusby Berkeley lives!” your humble TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2000, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/25 "2000-11-02T23:55:48Z")
Nice one, Jim. How about these: ```auto .. ... ..... ....... ........... ............. ................ .................... ``` Anyone with your mathematical knowledge could find the next two. [easy reference, just seeing if I can imitate it] sub[/sub] 0 O . πŸ˜ƒ A / &&&&& | | ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2000, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/26 "2000-11-02T23:57:11Z")
::Note to self: This board eats whitespace for lunch.:: ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/27 "2000-11-03T03:02:44Z")
Derleth, can you move that last space one position to the right? Jim ---
**Author:** ![Sweet\_Sue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Sweet\_Sue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Sue)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2000, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/28 "2000-11-04T00:29:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Derleth \* > \*\*::Note to self: This board eats whitespace for lunch.:: \*\* \*\*sub         [/sub]O         ΒΊ       sub)[/sub]         +         A         " \*\* ---
**Author:** ![kiffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d78d45/32.png) [@kiffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiffa)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2000, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/29 "2000-11-04T02:55:55Z")
He must have really pigged out on that last recipe noted in the Ultimate Recipe Thread; but he omitted a very important ingredient for us which might explain all this op/art. Check out the "Semi Narcotic Island Barbeque recipe. Zenster: can you at least let Brachyrhynchos and I know what the magical ingredient is? ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/30 "2000-11-05T17:16:21Z")
TEST ---
**Author:** ![rockstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockstar)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/31 "2000-11-05T21:45:48Z")
**QUOTE** \* Originally posted by Zenster \* β€¦πŸ˜•πŸ˜•πŸ˜•πŸ˜•πŸ˜•β€¦ β€¦πŸ˜•πŸ˜•πŸ˜•:(:(:(:(:(πŸ˜•πŸ˜•πŸ˜•β€¦ β€¦πŸ˜•πŸ˜•:(:(:(:p:p:p:(:(:(πŸ˜•πŸ˜•β€¦ β€¦πŸ˜•:(:(:(:p:p:p:):):):p:p:p:(:(:(πŸ˜•β€¦ β€¦πŸ˜•:(:p:p:p:):):)β­•o:o:):):):p:p:p:(πŸ˜•β€¦ β€¦πŸ˜•:(:p:p:):)β­•o:o:mad::mad::mad:β­•o:o:):):p:p:(πŸ˜•β€¦ β€¦πŸ˜•:(:p:):)β­•o:o:mad::mad:…:mad::mad:β­•o:o:):):p:(πŸ˜•β€¦ β€¦πŸ˜•:(:p:):)β­•o:mad::mad:…:mad::mad:β­•o:):):p:(πŸ˜• β€¦πŸ˜•:(:p:)β­•o:mad::mad:…:mad::mad:β­•o:):p:(πŸ˜• .πŸ˜•:(:p:)β­•mad::mad:…:mad::mad:β­•):p:(πŸ˜• πŸ˜•:(:p:)β­•mad:…:mad:β­•):p:(πŸ˜• Dude! ---
**Author:** ![Unisource](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Unisource](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unisource)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/32 "2003-03-21T03:38:35Z")
Look what I found. This thread is just too cool not to pop to the top again. ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/33 "2003-03-21T10:33:14Z")
Oh, come on. This is years old. Mr. Mod will be here in a minute to give you a spanking. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869/34 "2003-03-21T11:16:20Z")
**Unisource** , this kind of stuff annoys people. Besides that, it goes against the guidelines found [at the top of the ATMB forum:](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=106617) > [@](#): > > **What if I want to continue / add to the discussion on a topic that was mentioned in an old thread?** > > Start a new thread with a link to the old thread. A general guideline for β€œold” would be a thread older than three months. This fossil is older than three months, mate. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worthless-thread/38869.md?page=1)