Thread Killer Champions: Franzbear & Moonbear

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The discussion revolves around the humorous concept of "thread killers" on a forum, where participants analyze who tends to end conversations with their posts. The top offenders identified include franznietzsche, Moonbear, and tribdog, with a playful tone suggesting a competition for the title of "thread killer." Participants debate the validity of counting last posts as a measure of thread-killing ability, arguing that it should be adjusted based on the total number of posts each user has made. The conversation shifts into a light-hearted narrative, likening thread-killing to a horror movie scenario, with participants playfully accusing each other of sabotaging discussions and attempting to "steal" the thread. The banter includes references to fictional scenarios involving dramatic rescues and humorous characterizations, maintaining a light and comedic atmosphere throughout.
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Integral said:
All this talk of the Beavers is getting me in the mood.

It seems to have that effect on a lot of people. :biggrin:
 
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  • #4,082
SOS2008 said:
This is what Huck and I really did to Artman:
That is bloody ingenious! :smile: The only question is, was it done with this guy's knowledge, or did he pass out at a party and his 'friends' set him up? :biggrin:
 
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They had a guy on the Tonight Show a few nights ago who had a tattoo of a face on the back of his head. He had shaved his head except for a little tuft in the back that was the mustache on the tattoo face. Simultaneously funny and a big frightening at the same time. I think they said the guy owned a motorcycle repair shop (or maybe just worked in one) in KY.
 
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Danger said:
That is bloody ingenious! :smile: The only question is, was it done with this guy's knowledge, or did he pass out at a party and his 'friends' set him up? :biggrin:
First his wife slipped a mickey in his martini. Then we hit him with a stun gun a few times just for fun. Next time his wife says 'Take out the trash' he won't be so argumentative. The positive side is that now he gets much more rest at work.
 
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Huckleberry said:
The positive side is that now he gets much more rest at work.
I can believe that. That face looks more realistic than some of the people I hang out with. I didn't even notice that there was no nose until I got to wondering what was holding the glasses up. :biggrin:
 
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Danger said:
I can believe that. That face looks more realistic than some of the people I hang out with. I didn't even notice that there was no nose until I got to wondering what was holding the glasses up. :biggrin:

I can see it now, the newest fashion trend to emerge among students wanting to catch some zzz's in class! :smile:
 
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Danger said:
I can believe that. That face looks more realistic than some of the people I hang out with. I didn't even notice that there was no nose until I got to wondering what was holding the glasses up. :biggrin:
I didn't even notice that the picture didn't have a nose until you pointed it out. People can miss the simplest things.

Earlier in the afternoon I was watching Ripley's and there was a man from the UK with 6 fingers on each hand. The extra finger was between his thumb and forefinger and it was fully functional. He says that nobody even notices it. He spent several years in the military and nobody even acknowledged his extra digit.

Marketing advertisers do something similar. For example there will be a picture of a horse in their add, but the horse will have 5 legs. They theory is that the subconscious picks up on the extra appendage and makes note of it. So later when you see the product you associate it with the 5-legged horse and it stands out more.

I think I'll keep my nose anyway. I'm kind of attached to it. :-p
Ever notice that smilies have no noses!
 
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Huckleberry said:
Marketing advertisers do something similar. For example there will be a picture of a horse in their add, but the horse will have 5 legs. They theory is that the subconscious picks up on the extra appendage and makes note of it. So later when you see the product you associate it with the 5-legged horse and it stands out more.

Just goes to show the average intelligence of folks in marketing and advertising. Then again, they do make a lot of money while doing very little of anything that makes sense to anyone, so maybe they aren't as dumb as they act.
 
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Moonbear said:
Just goes to show the average intelligence of folks in marketing and advertising. Then again, they do make a lot of money while doing very little of anything that makes sense to anyone, so maybe they aren't as dumb as they act.
I believe the brain will adjust for what it thinks it should see. Just the same, I thought my ideas for marketing hand-held MRI products were pretty good, and Artman's and Danger's slogans and jingles for their beaver buinsess are quite ingenious.
 
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I once considered trying to market breast milk products like ice cream, yogurt and cheese, but I was informed that the FDA health regulations would not permit it. Too bad, I think it would be a profitable business.
 
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SOS2008 said:
I believe the brain will adjust for what it thinks it should see. Just the same, I thought my ideas for marketing hand-held MRI products were pretty good, and Artman's and Danger's slogans and jingles for their beaver buinsess are quite ingenious.

Yep, but that's because none of you is really in marketing (hope not anyway now that I insulted the field of marketing :bugeye: ...if you are, then you're the exception to the rule :biggrin:), so you all have good ideas. :biggrin:
 
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Huckleberry said:
I once considered trying to market breast milk products like ice cream, yogurt and cheese, but I was informed that the FDA health regulations would not permit it. Too bad, I think it would be a profitable business.
That's just not right. I heard it tastes like melon juice. Melons...seems everything demented points back toward tribdog. :rolleyes:
 
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Melon juice...LOL! :smile:
 
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SOS2008 said:
Ah...Okay, that's not the way I remembered it (in a plutonic way your wife wouldn't mind). :smile: I wasn't drinking green apple martinis right? This is what Huck and I really did to Artman:

http://img12.echo.cx/img12/3615/haircutformeetings1of.jpg
I wondered what in the heck my glasses were doing on top of my head when I woke up.

Advertiser's can find 5 legged cows and you guys can't even stick a decent nose on my head.

Whew, what kind of martinis was I drinking? And why do I have this urge to take out the trash?
 
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Artman said:
Advertiser's can find 5 legged cows and you guys can't even stick a decent nose on my head.

There, happy now...
 

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DocToxyn said:
There, happy now...
Oh God, what have I done?
:cry:
 
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We have to hang a sign on the entrance..

Welcome to Turtleneck Creek. Population: 25

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Huckleberry said:
I once considered trying to market breast milk products like ice cream
If you have a job available in the dairy barn, I can arrange my regular work schedule to fit. :biggrin: (Surely you're not going to waste an opportunity like this on milking machines...)
 
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Danger said:
If you have a job available in the dairy barn, I can arrange my regular work schedule to fit. :biggrin: (Surely you're not going to waste an opportunity like this on milking machines...)
This is a natural subsidiary of the Beaver Transport business. I will gladly do some juggling myself. :wink:

:rolleyes: (In a completely plutonic way that...who am I kidding? My wife would kill me if I worked a shift in that dairy barn!) :cry:
 
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I guess plutonic is the plutonium based version of platonic? :biggrin: It's all through the thread and I finally snapped. :bugeye:

I'm ok now. Carry on. :redface:
 
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Danger said:
If you have a job available in the dairy barn, I can arrange my regular work schedule to fit. :biggrin: (Surely you're not going to waste an opportunity like this on milking machines...)

I agree, you definitely have to go with the organic, all natural, hand-expressed-milk-product angle, it will gain a lot more acceptance with the crunchy granola crowd.
 
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Evo said:
I guess plutonic is the plutonium based version of platonic? :biggrin: It's all through the thread and I finally snapped. :bugeye:

I'm ok now. Carry on. :redface:
Oops. Spelling and usage are two of my weakest points. I've improved (believe it or not), but I'm still really bad at both. :redface:

Plutonic is the way I become when I am displayed with a beaver snout for a nose!



Actually, it's pretty cute. :smile:
 
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Artman said:
Oops. Spelling and usage are two of my weakest points. I've improved (believe it or not), but I'm still really bad at both. :redface:
You weren't the first, you were infected. :-p

You *do* look cute with a beaver snout. :approve:
 
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DocToxyn said:
I agree, you definitely have to go with the organic, all natural, hand-expressed-milk-product angle, it will gain a lot more acceptance with the crunchy granola crowd.

It sure would go a long way toward shutting up the anti-dairy crowd! Afterall, it would address most of their concerns about using animals (we only use willing volunteers in our production), and arguments like cow's milk isn't meant for humans. And once we go co-op, asking all drinkers to take a turn working in the dairy barn, they'll never want crunchy granola again. :biggrin:
 
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Evo, is this a relative of yours?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7734025/

British boy finds snake in cereal box
How non-poisonous serpent got there being probed
Updated: 11:04 a.m. ET May 4, 2005LONDON - A British boy tucking into his breakfast had a nasty surprise when he discovered a two-foot long snake inside his box of cereal.

Jordan Willett, 5, thought he had found a toy when the serpent -- a harmless corn snake -- slithered out of the packet of "Golden Puffs" his parents had bought from discount store Netto in Telford, central England.
I am one of the "plutonic" PF members too. Sometimes when I spell check I click on change instead of ignore, and then end up with really weird things if I don't do a second proof reading. I don't remember the term for the kind of humor that it is, but a friend of mine and I use to write notes back and forth in class in which we would substitute words (for example intercourse for intersection) to get a laugh from the other. Maybe it caused me to develop a bad habit subconsciously? No doubt it would have been helpful if I had been paying attention in class. :rolleyes:
 
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DocToxyn, I like the new avatar! Not as dark and forboding as the previous one; actually, it's really cute.
 
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SOS2008 said:
Evo, is this a relative of yours?
A two foot snake in the corn flakes! I'd have heart failure.

I am one of the "plutonic" PF members too.
It's funny because everyone except me has been spelling it plutonic. I was beginning to wonder if it was an inside joke and I'd been left out. :cry: In my old age I've noticed that I've started misspelling common, everyday words that I know how to spell. :frown:
 
  • #4,108
Evo said:
You weren't the first, you were infected. :-p

You *do* look cute with a beaver snout. :approve:
I wonder where this malicious meme virus began. I think it was George W. Bush when he said "nucular" weapons. Now that I think about it. He has a sort of snouty appearnace also.
 
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Many things happened today, believe it or not.
 
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Huckleberry said:
I wonder where this malicious meme virus began. I think it was George W. Bush when he said "nucular" weapons. Now that I think about it. He has a sort of snouty appearnace also.
:smile: That's right--it's a disease. :bugeye: I should have started my confession like Alcoholics Anonymous "Hi, my name is SOS, and I am a plutonic member." So if you see it in a post that you reply to, you type it the same way, and of course spell check will not alert you because it is not misspelled--for plutonic. But the more I think about Evo's definition of a plutonic member, the funnier it becomes. :smile: