# We love quote quotes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-love-quote-quotes/398472>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 2, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-love-quote-quotes/398472 "2007-04-02T21:03:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**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:** [April 4, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-love-quote-quotes/398472/21 "2007-04-04T17:46:54Z")

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This could become an art form.

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> > > This is somewhat complicated coding, but with preview and the edit window, it shouldn’t be a problem.

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2007, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-love-quote-quotes/398472/22 "2007-04-04T18:08:35Z")

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[QUOTE=Patty O’Furniture]  
This is somewhat complicated coding, but with preview and the edit window, it shouldn’t be a problem.  
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The basic form is (spoiler)(quote)_(/spoiler)(/quote), or (quote)(spoiler)_(/quote)(/spoiler), each with square brackets.

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To nest more deeply, just paste a copy of after the asterisk, rinse and repeat…  
(quote)(spoiler)_(quote)(spoiler)_(/quote)(/spoiler)(/quote)(/spoiler)

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**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-love-quote-quotes/398472/23 "2007-04-04T20:39:30Z")

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[QUOTE=Patty O’Furniture]  
This could become an art form.

spoiler

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Ooh! Pretty!

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