# Where Did Weird Earl's Go?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-weird-earls-go/707633>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 19, 2014, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-weird-earls-go/707633 "2014-12-19T02:24:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-weird-earls-go/707633/61 "2014-12-27T02:03:20Z")

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Wait, what? A happy ending? In ATMB?

Good grief, it’s the apocalypse!

🙂

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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:** [December 27, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-weird-earls-go/707633/62 "2014-12-27T02:12:44Z")

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In Thailand, we specialize in happy endings. 😉

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**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-weird-earls-go/707633/63 "2014-12-27T03:44:41Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> In Thailand, we specialize in happy endings. 😉

Must you _always_ toss in a reference to Thai sex trade?

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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-weird-earls-go/707633/64 "2014-12-27T04:41:21Z")

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Heh heh heh, he said “toss”.

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**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-weird-earls-go/707633/65 "2014-12-27T12:33:11Z")

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> [@splatterpunk](#):
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> Must you _always_ toss in a reference to Thai sex trade?

Best username/post combo ever!

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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:** [December 28, 2014, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-weird-earls-go/707633/66 "2014-12-28T04:56:52Z")

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> [@splatterpunk](#):
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> Must you _always_ toss in a reference to Thai sex trade?

> [@Zakalwe](#):
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> Best username/post combo ever!

You may be misreading his name as **splatter _spunk_**.

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**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-weird-earls-go/707633/67 "2015-01-05T01:27:03Z")

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> [@Ed\_Zotti](#):
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> […] The posted comments generally confirmed my impression that WE makes the site look dated. So I’m not going to bring it back.  
> […]

There’s still a reference to Weird Earl’s on the SDMB home page under the Threadspotting column.

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> Send your nominations for Threadspotting\*\* and Weird Earl’s \*\*to [nominations@straightdope.com](mailto:nominations@straightdope.com). Do it today!

Should this be changed?

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**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-weird-earls-go/707633/68 "2015-01-05T15:31:51Z")

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> [@jimbuff314](#):
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> There’s still a reference to Weird Earl’s on the SDMB home page under the Threadspotting column.  
> Should this be changed?

Yes, thanks for the reminder.

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