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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Danger would fit right in down in New Zealand.
 
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  • #4,953
Huckleberry said:
Danger would fit right in down in New Zealand.

Yep, so many sheep there, he won't even need his velcro mittens.
 
  • #4,954
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  • #4,955
Math Is Hard said:
ow! If you're cleaning your ear with a q-tip and you hit something solid, you should probably stop, right?
I'm not sure how the US medical community does things. Up here, the consensus among doctors is that you should never put anything smaller than your elbow into your ear.

Moonbear said:
And if you see the Q-tip coming out the other side, you know you've gone too far. :eek:
Your head must be a lot narrower than it looks in your picture. Aren't Q-Tips like 4" long?

Huckleberry said:
And 90% of their methane emissions are from sheep and bovine belches.
:bugeye: That's almost as much as the combined clientele of every Taco Bell in North America!

Moonbear said:
And Mary had a little lamb.
A lobster and some prunes;
A pint of beer, a piece of pie
And then some macaroons.
It made the greedy waiters grin
To see her order so.
And when they carried Mary out
Her face was white as snow.

Moonbear said:
If you've ever been in close proximity to a sheep belch, you'd fully understand the severity of this problem!
I'm usually at the other end of the sheep, but that has drawbacks of its own.

Huckleberry said:
Danger would fit right in down in New Zealand.
Oooh... Lucy Lawless! :-p

Moonbear said:
Yep, so many sheep there, he won't even need his velcro mittens.
Probably not, but I'll pack the gumboots just in case. They might be skittish around foreigners.
 
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A lobster and some prunes;
A pint of beer, a piece of pie
And then some macaroons.
It made the greedy waiters grin
To see her order so.
And when they carried Mary out
Her face was white as snow.




ahahah.. ohh.. man.. :smile:
 
  • #4,957
Danger said:
Probably not, but I'll pack the gumboots just in case. They might be skittish around foreigners.
Are the boots for you or the sheep?
I'm usually at the other end of the sheep, but that has drawbacks of its own.
Is this a dare?
Oooh... Lucy Lawless!
Now that I think about it, when she gets excited she kind of sounds like she's bleating.
That's almost as much as the combined clientele of every Taco Bell in North America!
Could be a solution to the world's energy problems. It'll finally give all those hampsters a break.
 
  • #4,958
Huckleberry said:
Are the boots for you or the sheep?
Both. That's the whole point of them. You tuck their back legs in so they can't run off.

Huckleberry said:
Is this a dare?
Yeah.:rolleyes:

Huckleberry said:
Now that I think about it, when she gets excited she kind of sounds like she's bleating.
I haven't had the opportunity to see her excited, but one can hope.

Huckleberry said:
It'll finally give all those hampsters a break.
Is that a little animal that you put your dirty laundry in?
 
  • #4,959
Danger said:
I'm not sure how the US medical community does things. Up here, the consensus among doctors is that you should never put anything smaller than your elbow into your ear.
And does anybody actually follow that advice?

Danger said:
Huckleberry said:
It'll finally give all those hampsters a break.

Is that a little animal that you put your dirty laundry in?

:smile: LOL! Hamp-sters! :biggrin:
 
  • #4,960
Moonbear said:
And does anybody actually follow that advice?
Not really, but I've seen a couple of dislocations suffered by people who tried too hard.

Moonbear said:
:smile: LOL! Hamp-sters! :biggrin:
Thanks. I figured there'd be one literate member around somewhere. :devil:
 
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Danger said:
Not really, but I've seen a couple of dislocations suffered by people who tried too hard.
At least by pulling that muscle trying to lick my elbow, I learned not to try this one. :smile:

Thanks. I figured there'd be one literate member around somewhere. :devil:
No problem! :biggrin:
 
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Moonbear said:
At least by pulling that muscle trying to lick my elbow, I learned not to try this one. :smile:
Quit trying to get your limbs more flexible and work on stretching your tongue. It could help you out with your clinic duties as well.

Moonbear said:
No problem! :biggrin:
I can envision Hypatia stalling out on that post for half an hour while she tries to figure out what the joke is. :biggrin: (Love you, Hypatia, but your spelling is scary. :-p )
 
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Danger said:
Quit trying to get your limbs more flexible and work on stretching your tongue. It could help you out with your clinic duties as well.
Aye aye, Cap'n! :-p

I can envision Hypatia stalling out on that post for half an hour while she tries to figure out what the joke is. :biggrin: (Love you, Hypatia, but your spelling is scary. :-p )
I was sort of wondering if Huck would realize the mistake himself. I think it's a regional thing, because I grew up around people who pronounced the name of the critters hamPster as well, so spell it that way too (there's still a subtle "p" in my pronunciation of the word too). Hookt on fonix werkt for me. :biggrin:
 
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Moonbear said:
I grew up around people who pronounced the name of the critters hamPster as well, so spell it that way too
I've heard a couple of people say it that way, but never seen them spell it like that. It's like those twits down in your country who pronounce 'aunt' like 'ont'. Who the hell are they trying to impress? It's 'ant', dammit. (Although I like Andy Griffith's 'Aint'.)

Moonbear said:
(there's still a subtle "p" in my pronunciation of the word too).
I don't really care how subtle your peeing is, unless you're in the same room with me.

Moonbear said:
Hookt on fonix werkt for me. :biggrin:
:smile: :smile:
 
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Danger said:
I've heard a couple of people say it that way, but never seen them spell it like that. It's like those twits down in your country who pronounce 'aunt' like 'ont'. Who the hell are they trying to impress? It's 'ant', dammit. (Although I like Andy Griffith's 'Aint'.)
What's odd is I use both pronunciations, "ont" and "ant" depending on which aunt I'm referring to. "ont" is a New England pronunciation, and my family came from Maine and Massachusettes, but I grew up in NJ, where that variant dies out, so heard both and used both. I remember my mom laughing at me when I wrote a letter to one of my "Ants," and that's how I spelled it. (Yeah, one of the required "thank-you" letters mom made me write for every gift I got.)
 
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Danger said:
Your head must be a lot narrower than it looks in your picture. Aren't Q-Tips like 4" long?

After multiple Q-tips are lost, they will eventually line up and begin to exit the other side. :bugeye: It a tricky maneuver, but not unlike cleaning a gun barrel.
 
  • #4,967
Moonbear said:
:smile: LOL! Hamp-sters! :biggrin:
I spell it hampster all the time, then correct it.
 
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Moonbear said:
They better not find any of Danger's or Artman's genes! :-p
Ut oh, now my palms are sweating. :rolleyes:
 
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Huckleberry said:
Wow, I had heard that New Zealand has several times the amount of sheep that it has human population.
You know an awful lot about where to find sheep, Huckleberry. :rolleyes: Yes sir, quite a lot. :rolleyes:

Are your palms beginning to sweat? :rolleyes: :-p
 
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Moonbear said:
Yep, so many sheep there, he won't even need his velcro mittens.
:smile: :smile: :smile: :smile:

So many sheep so little time. :smile:
 
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Moonbear said:
At least by pulling that muscle trying to lick my elbow, I learned not to try this one. :smile:
Yeah, I've learned it's just no use to try and lick some of my own body parts myself. :rolleyes: You know...like elbows. :redface:
 
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I have always pronounced "aunt" ahnt, not ont or ant.
 
  • #4,973
Moonbear said:
"ont" is a New England pronunciation
Okay... if it's really a dialect and not an affectation, I apologize to New Englanders. I always saw it as some fake-Harvardesque snootiness, like those stupid little shirts with alligators on them.

DocToxyn said:
After multiple Q-tips are lost, they will eventually line up and begin to exit the other side. :bugeye: It a tricky maneuver, but not unlike cleaning a gun barrel.
I'll defer to your professional medical opinion on this. I figured that they'd just fall into the bottom of her skull and start piling up until there was enough cotton in there for mice to nest in.

Evo said:
I spell it hampster all the time, then correct it.
Wouldn't it be more efficient to just spell it correctly the first time? :confused:
 
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Artman said:
Ut oh, now my palms are sweating. :rolleyes:
DocToxyn, stop injecting Artman with your drugs! He doesn't have mouse paws!
 
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Danger said:
Okay... if it's really a dialect and not an affectation, I apologize to New Englanders. I always saw it as some fake-Harvardesque snootiness, like those stupid little shirts with alligators on them.

Well, for the snooty Hahvahd boys who didn't grow up in New England, it probably is an affectation. If they're pronouncing it "ahhhhhnt" it's probably an affectation.

Though, I guess I'd rather have a dialect people consider snooty rather than one that makes them think I'm a dumb hick. :rolleyes:
 
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Moonbear said:
If they're pronouncing it "ahhhhhnt" it's probably an affectation.
That's what I was talking about.

Moonbear said:
I'd rather have a dialect people consider snooty rather than one that makes them think I'm a dumb hick. :rolleyes:
Well, there goes most of the southern US. :rolleyes:
 
  • #4,977
Danger said:
Evo said:
I spell it hampster all the time, then correct it.
Wouldn't it be more efficient to just spell it correctly the first time? :confused:
Then I wouldn't have anything to do. :rolleyes:
 
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Danger said:
I'll defer to your professional medical opinion on this. I figured that they'd just fall into the bottom of her skull and start piling up until there was enough cotton in there for mice to nest in.
The sweaty-footed little buggers.
 
  • #4,979
Evo said:
Then I wouldn't have anything to do. :rolleyes:
I have a suggestion or two... :-p

Artman said:
The sweaty-footed little buggers.
That's why they like nice absorbent stuff to live in; it keeps them fresh and dry and they don't slip all over the place when they walk in their sleep.
 
  • #4,980
Danger said:
That's why they like nice absorbent stuff to live in; it keeps them fresh and dry and they don't slip all over the place when they walk in their sleep.
That's nice, and even with all those Q-Tips in there, there is plenty of open space for them to spread out and just wander around. :smile:


(Uh, MIH isn't around is she?) :rolleyes: