# Wanna Buy an S?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-buy-an-s/913438>\
**Category:** Marketplace\
**Created:** [June 27, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-buy-an-s/913438 "2020-06-27T20:06:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-buy-an-s/913438/1 "2020-06-27T20:06:52Z")

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Shhhhhhh. An S. You can use it to make lots of words. Like sunshine. Or starlight.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Crap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.crap/32/3131_2.png) [@Dr.Crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Crap)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-buy-an-s/913438/2 "2020-06-27T21:37:20Z")

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I’ll do you a favor and trade you a Z, the S of the future.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-buy-an-s/913438/3 "2020-06-27T22:30:45Z")

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I’ll take a few for my pet snake.  
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

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**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-buy-an-s/913438/4 "2020-06-27T22:53:02Z")

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Sorry, I was taught to only buy vowels.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-buy-an-s/913438/5 "2020-06-28T21:44:45Z")

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I have an S, as you can see from the box.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-buy-an-s/913438/6 "2020-06-30T22:42:50Z")

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Just don’t make an S of yourself.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-buy-an-s/913438/7 "2020-06-30T22:49:14Z")

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ZzzzZZZZzz=sleeping.

SssSSSSss=not sleeping.

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-buy-an-s/913438/8 "2020-07-07T23:02:43Z")

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We are pleased to announce a Sudden Sale. Sufficiently Superior S’s Should Sublimely Surprise Siblings, Secretaries, Senators, Spouses, Supplicants, Seniors, Show-offs!

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-buy-an-s/913438/10 "2020-12-09T17:27:44Z")

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