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.
  • #4,231
Danger said:
It's always ready. You're on. If I can't fly 'shotgun', I want some very attentive companionship on that couch in the back. :-p

No problem, Evo promised she'd bring along her beaver.
 
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Something very strange just happened. I heard a scratching noise coming from the trash can. I went over to investigate and saw a few ants on an empty paper bag near the trash can. I opened it up and dozens of ants were inside! I looked in the trash can and there were only a few ants. What I don't understand is that there was a box of pizza in the trash can with no ants on it, but there were tons of ants in the empty, clean paper bag. :confused:

So I flattened out the bag and dumped them out and crushed them one by one with a brass wire brush. Took about 10 minutes. I'll have to vacuum tomorrow.
 
  • #4,233
Huckleberry said:
So I flattened out the bag and dumped them out and crushed them one by one with a brass wire brush.
Were you just extremely bored, or was there some specific reason for doing it that way?
 
  • #4,234
Moonbear said:
No problem, Evo promised she'd bring along her beaver.
Then I'm definitely in! :-p
 
  • #4,235
I had some laying around right by the trash can, along with some rags, and some cans of aerosol carpet, tire, and glass cleaner and a DO NOT ENTER street sign.
I don't know why they leave these things laying around on the highway
 
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  • #4,236
Huckleberry said:
I had some laying around right by the trash can, along with some rags, and some cans of aerosol carpet, tire, and glass cleaner and a DO NOT ENTER street sign.
Couldn't you just have immobilized them with the carpet cleaner (carpet bombed them, so to speak), and then squished them all at once with the street sign?
 
  • #4,237
Huckleberry said:
I had some laying around right by the trash can, along with some rags, and some cans of aerosol carpet, tire, and glass cleaner and a DO NOT ENTER street sign.
I don't know why they leave these things laying around on the highway

Hmm...my weapon of choice would have been the glass cleaner or carpet cleaner (maybe a little of each) and a vacuum cleaner! Then again, I'm the one who shampooed all the carpets in my house after finding about a dozen ants, most of them dead already, that snuck inside this winter. Bugs belong outside, and when they trespass, I don't fire any warning shots.
 
  • #4,238
Funny, my weapon of choice would be a bazooka.
 
  • #4,239
For little ants? :rolleyes: I was choosing from the arsenal he had on hand. At least he didn't make us name the ants. (Ahem...MIH?) :biggrin:
 
  • #4,240
Moonbear said:
Bugs belong outside, and when they trespass, I don't fire any warning shots.

Can't we all just get along? :approve: Most insects that end up in my house get politely escorted back outside. Spiders can stay, if their webs are in low traffic areas. I just hate destroying something like that in front of my son and giving him the impression that its OK to do that when there are alternatives. o:) However, I do understand if you are being invaded by significant numbers and drastic measures are called for.

My latest local insect find (outdoors) was the oil beetle of the family of blister beetles, genus Meloe. When disturbed this rather large ant-like beetle will spontaneously bleed from it joints. This fluid is caustic and toxic by virtue high levels of the agent catharidin which coincidentally is the main ingredient in the aphrodisiac "Spanish Fly"...Do you guys need any of that for your RV trip?
 
  • #4,241
Moonbear said:
Somehow, I think a really suitable avatar for DocToxyn would be a rattlesnake poised to strike.

Rattlesnakes are interesting, but the scale pattern on the King Cobra's head is really striking (no pun intended, well maybe a little). Even the scientific name is pretty, Ophiophagus hannah, now how can you be scared of that!
 
  • #4,242
Evo said:
This fall we will be voting for a new "funniest member award". This is going to be really tough. Artman, Danger, Zoobyshoe, Huckleberry, SOS, DocToxyn, Moonbear, MIH, BicycleTree, Cronxeh, BobG, etc... I have to nominate members that I think deserve the award. How will I choose? How will I ever decide?

Chocolates for Evo
c/o PF Forums
1-2 Winna Award St
Choosemenow, WI 65039
I for one am shocked and appalled that someone should offer a bribe to be nominated funniest member. Moonbear, sending chocolates! I mean really.

:rolleyes: So, what is the high bid right now?

And to think that someone should mention the offer of SEX! I mean really!

What? No one offered SEX yet? :rolleyes: You mean nobody has even suggested a night of incredible, mind blowing, Earth shaking, SEX (and backrub) for the offer of a nomination as funniet member? When such a thing could be so easily arranged? This surprises me. :biggrin:
 
  • #4,243
Moonbear said:
For little ants? :rolleyes: I was choosing from the arsenal he had on hand. At least he didn't make us name the ants. (Ahem...MIH?) :biggrin:
I saw three "scouts" on my kitchen table yesterday. Start thinking of names, we're going to need lots of them.
 
  • #4,244
Math Is Hard said:
I saw three "scouts" on my kitchen table yesterday. Start thinking of names, we're going to need lots of them.
Obviously, you can't have three 'Scouts'. There can only be one 'Scout'. The others must be named 'Rumer' and 'Tallulah'.
 
  • #4,245
DocToxyn said:
Can't we all just get along? :approve: Most insects that end up in my house get politely escorted back outside. Spiders can stay, if their webs are in low traffic areas.

My biggest worry with the ants was what were they eating! They weren't the little black picnic ants that take over kitchens, but they weren't the big carpenter ants either, sort of a middle sized ant. So, they were uninvited. They get into the tracks of the windows and nest for winter it seems (I don't know why, they are vinyl windows, not wood...guess it's warm enough from the heat of the house to make it desireable...they sure do pack a lot of crud in there with them), and having a warm spell in the middle of winter, they woke up and wandered inside. They definitely belonged outside, not inside. Once the weather got warm enough to open windows for a while, I just washed the rest of their friends out of the tracks and that seems to have done the trick. I don't feel too guilty about it, there are always plenty more where they came from.

I'm convinced that by killing spiders and knocking down their webs, I'm actually helping the spider population. It's a housing project for poor, underprivileged spiders. Knock down one fat spider with its huge web and there are 4 more smaller spiders waiting to move in. Spiders are welcome to stay in the garage and basement as long as they earn their keep by eating the other insects that try sneaking in that way, and they have the run of the outdoors, with the exception of any that build webs across my deck where I'll walk into them...but I don't kill those spiders, just do a funny dance of disgust as I try to get the web unstuck from myself. They are expected to relocate to a less traveled part of the yard.

The giant, furry spiders get the best deal. There's no way I'm touching those things, alive or dead, so they get herded toward an open door with the gentle prodding of a broomstick if I find them inside.
 
  • #4,246
Artman said:
And to think that someone should mention the offer of SEX! I mean really!
What? I missed that?

What? No one offered SEX yet? :rolleyes: You mean nobody has even suggested a night of incredible, mind blowing, Earth shaking, SEX (and backrub) for the offer of a nomination as funniet member? When such a thing could be so easily arranged? This surprises me. :biggrin:
:-p I'm listening... :biggrin:
 
  • #4,247
Math Is Hard said:
I saw three "scouts" on my kitchen table yesterday. Start thinking of names, we're going to need lots of them.

Darn freeloaders! Give 'em the boot before they tell all their friends where to find free food! :biggrin: See, that's why at the first sign of just a few ants, I was going nuts scrubbing and shampooing floors, etc. I didn't want to offer any encouragement at all to stick around and invite the rest of the family and friends. I think you should seriously consider an anteater as a pet. :approve:
 
  • #4,248
Moonbear said:
I think you should seriously consider an anteater as a pet. :approve:
A dual-purpose pet, no doubt. (Don't try telling us that ants were the only reason for your choice.)
 
  • #4,249
Danger said:
A dual-purpose pet, no doubt. (Don't try telling us that ants were the only reason for your choice.)

Yep. Aren't they just so cute with that long tongue? :approve:

Speaking of cute, I'm wondering if I should say anything about DocToxyn's newest avatar. He doesn't seem to take it well when I think it's cute. I usually just prefer to keep my distance from snakes, but that one is posed in a way that I just want to reach out and pet it. :biggrin:
 
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Moonbear said:
Yep. Aren't they just so cute with that long tongue? :approve:
Yeah, but it'd be a bugger to get it unstuck from a merkin.

Moonbear said:
I usually just prefer to keep my distance from snakes, but that one is posed in a way that I just want to reach out and pet it. :biggrin:
That's just because there's not much of it showing and it reminds you of a turtle. :-p
 
  • #4,251
Moonbear said:
Speaking of cute, I'm wondering if I should say anything about DocToxyn's newest avatar. He doesn't seem to take it well when I think it's cute. I usually just prefer to keep my distance from snakes, but that one is posed in a way that I just want to reach out and pet it. :biggrin:

Aauughh, go ahead Moonbear, you can say it. BTW, for evryone's benefit how exactly does one go about assuming a pose that makes you want to "reach out and pet it"? :-p

So they're painting the floor of the room next door to my office and by the smell of the fumes and the effects they are having on my cognitive function I have determined that it must be a mixture of pigments, binders, benzene, halothane, jagermeister and sandalwood oil. If I don't post again soon, send help. At least I don't have to go out for "Happy Hour". *takes a few more deep breaths...* :cool:

*ring-ring* What...wait a minute, my shoe is ringing...Hello...no I won't accept a collect call from someone named MoonbearandEvo, even if they are calling from a supersonic RV.*click* Boy, it takes all kinds...

.. ohh sorry, I faded off for a second there, where was I..ohh yes...

WEEEEEEEEEEE, I'm a bird...
 
  • #4,252
DocToxyn said:
Aauughh, go ahead Moonbear, you can say it. BTW, for evryone's benefit how exactly does one go about assuming a pose that makes you want to "reach out and pet it"? :-p

Okay, it's cute! :biggrin: I don't know, it just looks perky and happy, like it wants a nice petting. :blushing:

So they're painting the floor of the room next door to my office and by the smell of the fumes and the effects they are having on my cognitive function I have determined that it must be a mixture of pigments, binders, benzene, halothane, jagermeister and sandalwood oil. If I don't post again soon, send help. At least I don't have to go out for "Happy Hour". *takes a few more deep breaths...* :cool:

Must be painting season at universities. They kick the students out and then don't think those of us who actually work there will mind the fumes. They painted the floors in the basement of our building (the rest of the floors are tile or carpet) and the entire building was permeated with the fumes. The thing is, they start this around 5 pm, so I guess they think everyone will be home, so don't give anyone any forewarning that we might want to plan our schedule so we can flee the toxic fumes. :confused: Fortunately, I chose to work from home the day they just showed up to paint all the walls in the labs. The wall paint isn't as bad as floor paint though! Ugh! It gave me such a bad headache, I had to leave early that night. They did that for about 3 or 4 days, so after the first day, I just left as soon as I smelled the first whiff of the fumes. It leaves me wondering how they managed to design a building that houses labs so that odors from the basement can make their way all the way to the top floor so easily without being vented out.
 
  • #4,253
DocToxyn said:
*ring-ring* What...wait a minute, my shoe is ringing...Hello...no I won't accept a collect call from someone named MoonbearandEvo, even if they are calling from a supersonic RV.*click* Boy, it takes all kinds...

.. ohh sorry, I faded off for a second there, where was I..ohh yes...

WEEEEEEEEEEE, I'm a bird...

Evo, we have to hurry. He's already getting delirious! I think he's only a short hop from Croxeh's place, especially at supersonic speeds. :biggrin:
 
  • #4,254
DocToxyn said:
Aauughh, go ahead Moonbear, you can say it. BTW, for evryone's benefit how exactly does one go about assuming a pose that makes you want to "reach out and pet it"? :-p

So they're painting the floor of the room next door to my office and by the smell of the fumes and the effects they are having on my cognitive function I have determined that it must be a mixture of pigments, binders, benzene, halothane, jagermeister and sandalwood oil. If I don't post again soon, send help. At least I don't have to go out for "Happy Hour". *takes a few more deep breaths...* :cool:

*ring-ring* What...wait a minute, my shoe is ringing...Hello...no I won't accept a collect call from someone named MoonbearandEvo, even if they are calling from a supersonic RV.*click* Boy, it takes all kinds...

.. ohh sorry, I faded off for a second there, where was I..ohh yes...

WEEEEEEEEEEE, I'm a bird...
We have to get him out of there! Franzbear, quick jump in my "PF Flyer" (convertible sports car) and we'll rush right over there!

Franzbear, didn't you learn that you should keep your head in the car when racing along at extremely high...

Oh my gosh! Franzbear look out! A picket fence!

Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Oh NO! The gate's open! Bop, Bop, Bop, ...BAM!Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Sorry, Doc, We'll get there as soon as we can.
 
  • #4,255
DocToxyn said:
BTW, for evryone's benefit how exactly does one go about assuming a pose that makes you want to "reach out and pet it"?
With these women, just be somewhere marginally within reach. :-p

DocToxyn said:
MoonbearandEvo, even if they are calling from a supersonic RV.
I never thought of it before, but does that RV of yours look anything like this?




http://img127.echo.cx/img127/9590/motorhomepf8vv.th.jpg
 
  • #4,256
Danger said:
With these women, just be somewhere marginally within reach. :-p
One day, Moonbear, Evo and SOS were sitting on a park bench and a flasher came by and flashed them. Evo and Moonbear had a stroke...

...SOS couldn't reach him. :smile: :-p :biggrin:
 
  • #4,257
Artman said:
One day, Moonbear, Evo and SOS were sitting on a park bench and a flasher came by and flashed them. Evo and Moonbear had a stroke...
:smile: :smile:
And I bet the Moonbear and Evo knocked their heads together a couple of times trying to reach it first. :-p
 
  • #4,258
Danger said:
:smile: :smile:
And I bet the Moonbear and Evo knocked their heads together a couple of times trying to reach it first. :-p
Just like Franzbear going for a ride. :biggrin:
 
  • #4,259
Huckleberry said:
I just got news that my aunt died. She's had cancer for a long time now. I've been expecting this news for weeks now. I didn't know her all that well, but she was always kind and friendly. My poor mom has been with her for a month now. I'm afraid she will take it hard. :frown:
Sorry to hear about this, Huck. Very sad.
 
  • #4,260
Artman said:
Sorry to hear about this, Huck. Very sad.

Ditto on that Huck. It's not an easy thing, but in most of those cases, it's the best thing. All you can do is ride it out and support those who need it.