# Why has ATMB's title been changed to 13 Conversations About One Thing?

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**Created:** [April 1, 2010, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554 "2010-04-01T10:10:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/1 "2010-04-01T10:10:46Z")

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Why has ATMB’s title been changed to 13 Conversations About One Thing?

ETA: Ah. I see. Please ignore this post. And, yes: I like it.

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**Author:** ![LiveOnAPlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/2 "2010-04-01T11:51:18Z")

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You’re a moderator, and you didn’t know this? What a crappy job you’re doing!  
🙂

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**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/3 "2010-04-01T11:53:44Z")

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Look at yourself: you’re nothing. I may be crappy but at least I have a title.

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**Author:** ![Mellivora\_capensis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mellivora\_capensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mellivora_capensis)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/4 "2010-04-01T12:00:07Z")

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Why has **SoulFrost** been ba…damn, nevermind.

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**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/5 "2010-04-01T12:08:41Z")

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Because I made him banned. There’s not much I can’t do now I’m a mod, you know. Ptoof! See? You’re disappeared.

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**Author:** ![Mellivora\_capensis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mellivora\_capensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mellivora_capensis)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/6 "2010-04-01T12:14:24Z")

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No, I’m still here.

Na na na na nahhhhhhhh…

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**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/7 "2010-04-01T12:16:25Z")

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> [@Mellivora\_capensis](#):
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> No, I’m still here.
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> Na na na na nahhhhhhhh…

Sorry. Wrong type of ptoof. I’ll try again. Ptooooofffff. Any better?

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**Author:** ![SoulFrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/8 "2010-04-01T12:18:31Z")

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> [@Mellivora\_capensis](#):
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> Why has **SoulFrost** been ba…damn, nevermind.

> [@NineToTheSky](#):
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> Because I made him banned. There’s not much I can’t do now I’m a mod, you know. Ptoof! See? You’re disappeared.

Never underestimate the power of the dark side.

_Ptoof!_

**NineToTheSky** , I’m exercising my Evil Powers of the Banned to rip away your Moderatornessship… you will forevermore be known as THE DROOPY!

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**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/9 "2010-04-01T12:19:58Z")

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> [@SoulFrost](#):
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> Never underestimate the power of the dark side.
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> _Ptoof!_
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> **NineToTheSky** , I’m exercising my Evil Powers of the Banned to rip away your Moderatornessship… you will forevermore be known as THE DROOPY!

Keep it up, I say.

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**Author:** ![LiveOnAPlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/10 "2010-04-01T12:21:17Z")

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> [@NineToTheSky](#):
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> Look at yourself: you’re nothing. I may be crappy but at least I have a title.

Hey, I paid good money for that…uh…well, nothing. 😕

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**Author:** ![SoulFrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/11 "2010-04-01T12:22:11Z")

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> [@NineToTheSky](#):
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> Keep it up, I say.

See, that’s the thing about being THE DROOPY…

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**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/12 "2010-04-01T12:25:20Z")

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> [@SoulFrost](#):
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> See, that’s the thing about being THE DROOPY…

I knew that. It’s not that hard.

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/13 "2010-04-01T13:58:01Z")

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> [@NineToTheSky](#):
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> I knew that. It’s not that hard.

That’s the guy from the other thread who used to be a “Turgid Member”!! 😛

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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 1, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/14 "2010-04-01T14:05:45Z")

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> [@LiveOnAPlane](#):
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> You’re a moderator, and you didn’t know this? What a crappy job you’re doing!  
> 🙂

Technically, that makes him a mediocreator.

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**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/15 "2010-04-01T14:39:29Z")

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Who do you have to f\*\*\* to get a custom title?

I also have chocolate…

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**Author:** ![CannyDan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cannydan/32/548_2.png) [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/16 "2010-04-01T15:02:09Z")

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Hah! to all you new moderators and such, thinking you are so awesome.

_ **I** _ have the power over your KITTENS!!!

Take that!

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**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/17 "2010-04-01T15:21:50Z")

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> [@LiveOnAPlane](#):
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> You’re a moderator, and you didn’t know this? What a crappy job you’re doing!  
> 🙂

The mods are worse than Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, and George W. Bush combined!

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**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/18 "2010-04-01T18:05:15Z")

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> [@CannyDan](#):
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> Hah! to all you new moderators and such, thinking you are so awesome.
> 
> _ **I** _ have the power over your KITTENS!!!
> 
> Take that!

Hah! And you call yourself a Kitteh Wrangler! \*Real \*kitteh wranglers know that NOTHING has power over the kittehs! Well, except the dangly string. And the catnip mouse. And the can opener and the sunny nap spot. Also the paper bag and the cardboard box and … OK, EVERYTHING has power over the kittehs!

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**Author:** ![CannyDan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cannydan/32/548_2.png) [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-atmbs-title-been-changed-to-13-conversations-about-one-thing/534554/19 "2010-04-02T02:38:46Z")

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> [@Bookkeeper](#):
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> Hah! And you call yourself a Kitteh Wrangler! \*Real \*kitteh wranglers know that NOTHING has power over the kittehs! Well, except the dangly string. And the catnip mouse. And the can opener and the sunny nap spot. Also the paper bag and the cardboard box and … OK, EVERYTHING has power over the kittehs!

Hysterical. Just saw this. Spilled my wine. You owe me a keyboard.
