# This thread is completely worthless.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-is-completely-worthless/136225>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [November 11, 2002, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-is-completely-worthless/136225 "2002-11-11T03:02:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![agroof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@agroof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/agroof)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-is-completely-worthless/136225/1 "2002-11-11T03:02:16Z")

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The statement below is true.  
The statement above is false.

Do not be deceived by my ostensible newbieness (newbility?). I’ve been a die-hard Doper since “straight dope” was a keyword on AOL (ah, back in the day)–but until now I’ve been too lazy to register.

“This was just a test post” and other such blether,  
agroof

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**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-is-completely-worthless/136225/2 "2002-11-11T03:39:40Z")

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Hey, it’s hardly been used. I’ll give you $1.98 if you can deliver it in the next two hours.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-is-completely-worthless/136225/3 "2002-11-12T22:31:07Z")

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Both statements are exactly half-true each 😉

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-is-completely-worthless/136225/4 "2002-11-13T01:51:44Z")

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Both statements appeared in a thread criticizing **King Nifty**.

I know. I put them there.

Moderators–please e-mail me.

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**Author:** ![Rockford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac8455/32.png) [@Rockford](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rockford)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-is-completely-worthless/136225/5 "2002-11-13T04:40:10Z")

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Is that the sound of a padlock I hear?

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-is-completely-worthless/136225/6 "2002-11-14T02:32:10Z")

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**Bosda** , I remember your putting them there… that was why the statements sounded so familiar.

**Rockford** , maybe it is… you just never know around here.

F\_X