# What the hell is it with thread copiers?? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 23, 1999, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-it-with-thread-copiers/3089 "1999-11-23T01:55:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![counterattackii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/41988e/32.png) [@counterattackii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/counterattackii)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 1999, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-it-with-thread-copiers/3089/1 "1999-11-23T01:55:00Z")
I dont see how anyone could have the nerve to copy an actual ‘good’ post and add a COMMA to make it theirs… what nerve! (see What have you always wanted to ask God? and What have you always wanted to ask, God? in MPSIMS) Any similar experiences/arent there any rules against this sort of thing? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 1999, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-it-with-thread-copiers/3089/2 "1999-11-24T06:37:00Z")
Rules, rules. I checked the FAQ and did a search on “commas,” but I couldn’t find anything on any rule like that. Mebbe there are rules against it though; we all know how wonky the search engine is. [http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/faq.html](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/faq.html) * * * **Dopeler effect:** The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 1999, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-it-with-thread-copiers/3089/3 "1999-11-23T19:26:00Z")
The ASCII value of the character “ö” is 148. The counterATTACKII value of the character “,” is “loser.” Hey, those programming classes weren’t wasted! -andros-