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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Huckleberry said:
Yeha, toshe darn h's are really tricky.
I got someone else to play with wehn tinghs get slow around ereh.
Yeha!

Uhckleberry

:smile: And to think, I took a good guess and hoped I got that h in the right place too! I knew it didn't look right where it was, and that it was supposed to be somewhere, but I wasn't quite sure where to put it either. :biggrin:
 
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What kind of computers do you people have? Mine is only 2.4 gHz and it is not slowed down much.
 
  • #4,443
Mine's a piece of junk, too. No way is it running at full speed.
 
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I notice that this thread has 5733 posos and 47529 views. Does this mean that only about 8-9 people are reading it? Sometimes I'll read a post and I won't see the number of views increase when I refresh the page. How is the number of views determined?
 
  • #4,445
Probably it's the number of views after each post. So after someone posts, everyone who views it gets added again, and then they don't get added again no matter how many times they view it until someone posts again.

I have also noticed that the number of views apparently has a delay on it. Maybe it's only added up every hour or so.
 
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BicycleTree said:
Probably it's the number of views after each post. So after someone posts, everyone who views it gets added again, and then they don't get added again no matter how many times they view it until someone posts again.

No, it seems to count even if you view the same thing twice...or more.

I have also noticed that the number of views apparently has a delay on it. Maybe it's only added up every hour or so.

I don't notice a delay. Maybe it depends on how frequently you refresh the page and how often your browser updates the cache?
 
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BicycleTree said:
What kind of computers do you people have? Mine is only 2.4 gHz and it is not slowed down much.

Mine's a piece of junk, too. No way is it running at full speed.

Wow, that came across pretty condescending! :bugeye: Does it surprise you that not everyone may own the latest in high speed computers or be using high speed access?
 
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No, my computer really is a piece of junk. And 2.4 GHz is really not very good. It's a 2 year old laptop with a broken screen and a SMART failure predicted on boot for the hard drive. The CD-RW drive does not work and neither does the floppy drive. Plus there are two keys missing from the keyboard and the mouse port no longer works.
 
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I have a monitor, mouse, and keyboard hooked up, so it's usable, but still, it's junk.
 
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BicycleTree said:
No, my computer really is a piece of junk. And 2.4 GHz is really not very good. It's a 2 year old laptop with a broken screen and a SMART failure predicted on boot for the hard drive. The CD-RW drive does not work and neither does the floppy drive. Plus there are two keys missing from the keyboard and the mouse port no longer works.

LOL! Sounds like my last PC. If I moved it, some card popped out so it wouldn't start up (or do much of anything), so I had to carry a screwdriver with it everywhere I went. After opening it up a few 100[/size] times, the tabs that hold the keyboard down snapped off. Yeah, one of the keys fell off too. I didn't manage to crack the monitor, but the screws attaching it to the base are stripped, so it's pretty wobbly. Then again, it's over 10 years old now, and if I'm really nice to it, and want to wait a long time, it still starts and runs what's on it. Nonetheless, if someone else was using something that gave them worse performance, it would be rude to tell them they were using something that's worse than a piece of junk. It might just be a slow connection, or whatever else they are running slowing down the computer. Or maybe they do have a slower computer, and they may be aware of that, so no need to point it out.
 
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Moonbear said:
Oh, even better, why don't we give him some hamburger to take in with him so the nice piranhas will come close enough for him to pet. franzbear really likes to learn about new animals.

Piranhas get a bad rap. I had one as a pet once, his name was "Sid Fishious". He was probably the most personable fish I had, when I cleaned the tank, he would come right up to my arm and just stare at it. :bugeye: I never lost any flesh and he was a great subject to watch. Now all I have are some guppies, danios, a goldfish and Thomas the Newt.
 
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Moonbear said:
LOL! Sounds like my last PC. If I moved it, some card popped out so it wouldn't start up (or do much of anything), so I had to carry a screwdriver with it everywhere I went. After opening it up a few 100[/size] times, the tabs that hold the keyboard down snapped off. Yeah, one of the keys fell off too. I didn't manage to crack the monitor, but the screws attaching it to the base are stripped, so it's pretty wobbly. Then again, it's over 10 years old now, and if I'm really nice to it, and want to wait a long time, it still starts and runs what's on it. Nonetheless, if someone else was using something that gave them worse performance, it would be rude to tell them they were using something that's worse than a piece of junk. It might just be a slow connection, or whatever else they are running slowing down the computer. Or maybe they do have a slower computer, and they may be aware of that, so no need to point it out.
The sad fact is that if someone's computer is slower than mine, it's slower than a piece of junk. The logic is inescapable:
Code: 
Let Sxy = x is slower than y, m = my computer, Jx = x is a piece of junk
1. Jm (:. (x)(Sxm --> (Ey)(Sxy & Jy)) )
2. Sxm (assume)
3.   Sxm & Jm (1, 2, conj)
4.   (Ey)(Sxy & Jy) (3, EG)
5. Sxm --> (Ey)(Sxy & Jy) (2-4, CP)
6. (x)(Sxm --> (Ey)(Sxy & Jy)) (5, UG)
 
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DocToxyn said:
Piranhas get a bad rap. I had one as a pet once, his name was "Sid Fishious". He was probably the most personable fish I had, when I cleaned the tank, he would come right up to my arm and just stare at it. :bugeye: I never lost any flesh and he was a great subject to watch. Now all I have are some guppies, danios, a goldfish and Thomas the Newt.

That's a great pet name! :biggrin: My best friend growing up had a piranha too...well, I think it was her brother's, but that didn't matter to us.
We just liked feeding it. It was certainly better behaved than the catfish my sister has that ate everything else in the aquarium and just won't die. I asked her if she's going to eat it when it gets big enough, and she gave me a look like this:
 
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Huckleberry said:
I'd be willing to wager that they are some of the most interesting, kindest people one could ever meet. How could they not have a good sense if humor when they choose to wear a Halloween costume every day of the year? If I had any house pets I'd be cautious about letting them know where I live.
True about judging someone by their appearance--the one guy has a Che Guevara tatoo, which shows some thought. I really was just posting the pic in regard to the joke about being tagged by Wild Kingdom.
 
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Moonbear said:
she gave me a look like this:
How on Earth can she make herself go orange? :confused:

That for sure is one of the best pet names I've ever heard. Another was a neighbour when I was a kid and the Chinese Cultural Revolution was still a hot topic. She named her Siamese Mousy Tongue. :biggrin:
 
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Danger said:
How on Earth can she make herself go orange? :confused:

You've never met my sister. Orange comes just before red. She has quite a temper.

That for sure is one of the best pet names I've ever heard. Another was a neighbour when I was a kid and the Chinese Cultural Revolution was still a hot topic. She named her Siamese Mousy Tongue. :biggrin:

:smile: I love that! :smile:
 
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DocToxyn said:
Oh, you know we're not going to let that happen, especially since you scooped the 5000th post!

Yeah, those tattoos can be painful. The funny thing was that as it was happening there were spots where it didn't hurt much at all and right next to it the pain would shoot to various spots of my body quite some distance away from the needles. Really a strange experience and almost everyone I know that has done it can't wait to do it again. :devil:
Wow, interesting -- Maybe some kind of acupuncture aphrodisiac? I wanted a tatoo, but now I think I'm too old for such thoughts. :frown:
 
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SOS2008 said:
Wow, interesting -- Maybe some kind of acupuncture aphrodisiac? I wanted a tatoo, but now I think I'm too old for such thoughts. :frown:

Nah...when you're old is the right time to get a tattoo. You don't have to worry about how it will look when everything starts sagging because everything already has! :smile: :biggrin:
 
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Huckleberry said:
Oh darn, he's awake. I was going to handcuff him to a bed in a sleezy hotel and hire a prostitute to wake him up. We'll have to take all his money before we let the prostitute in the room. We'll give it back to him later.
Nah, we already did that to Artman (and some of the things DocTox suggested). Make note to self: Never have too many green apple martinis around DocTox.
 
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SOS2008 said:
Make note to self: Never have too many green apple martinis around DoxTox.

Yeah, geez, got to keep one eye open around him! :smile:
 
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SOS2008 said:
I wanted a tatoo, but now I think I'm too old for such thoughts. :frown:
Nonsense. Just don't put it on anything that's going to be down by your knees any time soon. :-p
I've never had a tattoo, and no piercing until last year. Now I have to design a special piece of jewelry to replace the piercing because the stupid thing rejected twice and I want it back. My immune system is too good. :rolleyes:
 
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Moonbear said:
Nah...when you're old is the right time to get a tattoo. You don't have to worry about how it will look when everything starts sagging because everything already has! :smile: :biggrin:
Now I'm thinking how I can tattoo my butt to make it look smaller--maybe a dark color all over? :smile:
 
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SOS2008 said:
Now I'm thinking how I can tattoo my butt to make it look smaller--maybe a dark color all over? :smile:

:rolleyes: As long as you promise to not send us a picture of your tattoo! :smile:
 
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SOS2008 said:
Now I'm thinking how I can tattoo my butt to make it look smaller--maybe a dark color all over? :smile:
I think the best solution to this problem is to send a photo to us all so we can work and compare on tattoo designs.
SOS2008 said:
True about judging someone by their appearance--the one guy has a Che Guevara tatoo, which shows some thought.
True, but I would have a hard time imagining him being my best man. On second I have a harder time imagining myself as a groom.
SOS2008 said:
Nah, we already did that to Artman (and some of the things DocTox suggested). Make note to self: Never have too many green apple martinis around DoxTox.
These are classic jokes. They never go out of style until they happen to you. Not they would happen to you. I wouldn't shave any part of a woman's body unless authorized to do so. There could be hell to pay. I might try to convince Moonbear to do it for me though. :devil:
 
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Moonbear said:
:rolleyes: As long as you promise to not send us a picture of your tattoo! :smile:
Away, you meddling bear! I want a picture.
 
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BicycleTree said:
What kind of computers do you people have? Mine is only 2.4 gHz and it is not slowed down much.
I know I'm bringing up old topics, but it's fun when your parents get everything for you.

EDIT: and everyone else's is a piece of crap

Mine's an HP Pavillion With a 17" westing house flat-panel monitor :smile:
 
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Huckleberry said:
True, but I would have a hard time imagining him being my best man. On second I have a harder time imagining myself as a groom.

:smile: The scary thing is that with the company he keeps, he's looking pretty normal in that picture! :-p
 
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Danger said:
Away, you meddling bear! I want a picture.

Have her send it via PM! I don't need another replay of the "thong guy" incident! :smile: :biggrin:

Oh, oh, oh, wait! SOS, you could have a bikini tattooed on...imagine the double-takes at the beach! :smile:
 
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Huckleberry said:
I think the best solution to this problem is to send a photo to us all so we can work and compare on tattoo designs.
Danger said:
Away, you meddling bear! I want a picture.
That is so sweet of you guys to offer your help. To create the illusion of "smallness" in addition to dark colors, I'm thinking I could use geometric patterns like this:
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SOS2008 said:
That is so sweet of you guys to offer your help. To create the illusion of "smallness" in addition to dark colors, I'm thinking I could use geometric patterns like this:
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All you need to do for the illusion of smallness is carry a poster of J.Lo around. :-p