# whoops. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 18, 2003, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133 "2003-10-18T01:48:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/1 "2003-10-18T01:48:40Z")
I think I killed the ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/2 "2003-10-18T01:50:52Z")
Turns out if you click outside the area where you type your post, the submit button gets highlighted. Hence the OP I think I killed the predict the next poster thread. And I had decided not to post this. stupid enter key. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/3 "2003-10-18T04:50:05Z")
Ah. So, you typed up a post, previewed, had a nerve spasm and did a mouse click, and then pressed enter. Interesting … ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/4 "2003-10-20T01:36:14Z")
I started typing the post. at ‘the’ I lost interest, and resolved to not post. Then I got curious, I clicked in the little area that tells you what the tags do, to see if I could edit it. I pressed enter, whala (sp?) my post posted. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/5 "2003-10-20T02:46:07Z")
Well, there ya go. Curiosity can lead to “whoops”. 🙂 You’ve pointed out something interesting, though, **Lobsang**. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/6 "2003-10-20T02:47:27Z")
Oh, and it’s “voila”, not “whala”. Just FYI. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/7 "2003-10-20T06:28:10Z")
C’mon, **Wolfie** , every smartarse knows it’s “VIOLA!”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/8 "2003-10-20T06:41:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lobsang \* > **Turns out if you click outside the area where you type your post, the submit button gets highlighted.** How timely, since I learned this last night when I triple posted when I clicked outside the box. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/9 "2003-10-20T06:57:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TheLoadedDog \* > \*\*C’mon, **Wolfie** , every smartarse knows it’s “VIOLA!”. > 😃 \*\* That’s th’ _Aussie_ translation … 😉 ---
**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:** [October 20, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/10 "2003-10-20T23:14:04Z")
Not to mention the translation used by all string musicians, especially viola players. 😉 F\_X ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/11 "2003-10-21T21:17:11Z")
The worst smartarses know it’s really “voilà”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/12 "2003-10-22T01:54:25Z")
I _really_ need to get the knack to do grave and acute accents in typing. Sheesh! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/13 "2003-10-22T04:40:18Z")
That’s what y’all get for clicking outside the box. Conform! Conform! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/14 "2003-10-22T16:05:02Z")
¿ Ç Ð Þ ß æ ñ ô è ÿ ¶ ½ ® £ ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/15 "2003-10-22T21:56:33Z")
Oh a few other things: - Using the ‘Tab’ key also highlights the sumbit button - If you cut and paste your post while it’s being processing (after hitting the submit button) you end up with a double post. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2003, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/16 "2003-10-23T00:20:10Z")
Here’s a whole bunch of nutty Alt-numeric combinations. Pick and choose the ones you need, with or without acute / grave accents: ! (Alt-0033) " (Alt-0034) # (Alt-0035) $ (Alt-0036) % (Alt-0037) & (Alt-0038) ’ (Alt-0039) ( (Alt-0040) ) (Alt-0041) - (Alt-0042) - (Alt-0043) , (Alt-0044) - (Alt-0045) . (Alt-0046) / (Alt-0047) 0 (Alt-0048) 1 (Alt-0049) 2 (Alt-0050) 3 (Alt-0051) 4 (Alt-0052) 5 (Alt-0053) 6 (Alt-0054) 7 (Alt-0055) 8 (Alt-0056) 9 (Alt-0057) : (Alt-0058) ; (Alt-0059) \< (Alt-0060) = (Alt-0061) \> (Alt-0062) ? (Alt-0063) @ (Alt-0064) A (Alt-0065) B (Alt-0066) C (Alt-0067) D (Alt-0068) E (Alt-0069) F (Alt-0070) G (Alt-0071) H (Alt-0072) I (Alt-0073) J (Alt-0074) K (Alt-0075) L (Alt-0076) M (Alt-0077) N (Alt-0078) O (Alt-0079) P (Alt-0080) Q (Alt-0081) R (Alt-0082) S (Alt-0083) T (Alt-0084) U (Alt-0085) V (Alt-0086) W (Alt-0087) X (Alt-0088) Y (Alt-0089) Z (Alt-0090) [ (Alt-0091) \ (Alt-0092) ] (Alt-0093) ^ (Alt-0094) \_ (Alt-0095) ` (Alt-0096) a (Alt-0097) b (Alt-0098) c (Alt-0099) d (Alt-0100) e (Alt-0101) f (Alt-0102) g (Alt-0103) h (Alt-0104) i (Alt-0105) j (Alt-0106) k (Alt-0107) l (Alt-0108) m (Alt-0109) n (Alt-0110) o (Alt-0111) p (Alt-0112) q (Alt-0113) r (Alt-0114) s (Alt-0115) t (Alt-0116) u (Alt-0117) v (Alt-0118) w (Alt-0119) x (Alt-0120) y (Alt-0121) z (Alt-0122) { (Alt-0123) | (Alt-0124) } (Alt-0125) ~ (Alt-0126)  (Alt-0127) € (Alt-0128) ? (Alt-0129) ‚ (Alt-0130) ƒ (Alt-0131) ä (Alt-0132) … (Alt-0133) † (Alt-0134) ‡ (Alt-0135) ˆ (Alt-0136) ‰ (Alt-0137) Š (Alt-0138) ‹ (Alt-0139) Œ (Alt-0140) ? (Alt-0141) Ž (Alt-0142) ? (Alt-0143) ? (Alt-0144) ‘ (Alt-0145) ’ (Alt-0146) “ (Alt-0147) ” (Alt-0148) • (Alt-0149) – (Alt-0150) — (Alt-0151) ˜ (Alt-0152) ™ (Alt-0153) š (Alt-0154) › (Alt-0155) œ (Alt-0156) ? (Alt-0157) ž (Alt-0158) Ÿ (Alt-0159) ¡ (Alt-0161) ¢ (Alt-0162) £ (Alt-0163) ¤ (Alt-0164) ¥ (Alt-0165) ¦ (Alt-0166) § (Alt-0167) ¨ (Alt-0168) © (Alt-0169) ª (Alt-0170) « (Alt-0171) ¬ (Alt-0172) \_ (Alt-0173) ® (Alt-0174) ¯ (Alt-0175) ° (Alt-0176) ± (Alt-0177) ² (Alt-0178) ³ (Alt-0179) ´ (Alt-0180) µ (Alt-0181) ¶ (Alt-0182) · (Alt-0183) ¸ (Alt-0184) ¹ (Alt-0185) º (Alt-0186) » (Alt-0187) ¼ (Alt-0188) ½ (Alt-0189) ¾ (Alt-0190) ¿ (Alt-0191) À (Alt-0191) À (Alt-0192) Á (Alt-0193)  (Alt-0194) à (Alt-0195) Ä (Alt-0196) Å (Alt-0197) Æ (Alt-0198) Ç (Alt-0199) È (Alt-0200) É (Alt-0201) Ê (Alt-0202) Ë (Alt-0203) Ì (Alt-0204) Í (Alt-0205) Î (Alt-0206) Ï (Alt-0207) Ð (Alt-0208) Ñ (Alt-0209) Ò (Alt-0210) Ó (Alt-0211) Ô (Alt-0212) Õ (Alt-0213) Ö (Alt-0214) × (Alt-0215) Ø (Alt-0216) Ù (Alt-0217) Ú (Alt-0218) Û (Alt-0219) Ü (Alt-0220) Ý (Alt-0221) Þ (Alt-0222) ß (Alt-0223) à (Alt-0224) á (Alt-0225) â (Alt-0226) ã (Alt-0227) ä (Alt-0228) å (Alt-0229) æ (Alt-0230) ç (Alt-0231) è (Alt-0232) é (Alt-0233) ê (Alt-0234) ë (Alt-0235) ì (Alt-0236) í (Alt-0237) î (Alt-0238) ï (Alt-0239) ð (Alt-0240) ñ (Alt-0241) ò (Alt-0242) ó (Alt-0243) ô (Alt-0244) õ (Alt-0245) ö (Alt-0246) ÷ (Alt-0247) ø (Alt-0248) ù (Alt-0249) ú (Alt-0250) û (Alt-0251) ü (Alt-0252) ý (Alt-0253) þ (Alt-0254) ÿ (Alt-0255) Disclaimer: The symbols you get may be different than mine… that probably has something to do with our own individual computer systems. Of course, you can just check your Character Map, if you have one. 🙂 (yes, I did a thread about this back in June… but it’s quicker checking my blog for these things) ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/17 "2003-10-23T03:19:58Z")
You are cool, **Flami**. Ta, love. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/18 "2003-10-24T00:17:24Z")
So I’m thinking ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/19 "2003-10-24T05:31:45Z")
Very f ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133/20 "2003-10-24T05:38:14Z")
One evening, **Mrs. B** and I shared a truly unforgettable evening. We were in London eating Lob [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/208133.md?page=2)