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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We had an entire discussion on Huckleberries back beginning on the bottom of page 13, post 195, I think.

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  • #2,502
Ok, now I'm really curious. Like a child, I must know what people say I must not know. What I'm most curious about is, If I were you, then who would be me?
 
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Huckleberry said:
Ok, now I'm really curious. Like a child, I must know what people say I must not know. What I'm most curious about is, If I were you, then who would be me?
Ut oh, huckleberry is hooked. :smile:
 
  • #2,504
It's not my fault. I warned him, didn't I?
 
  • #2,505
Hooked? Comparatively I'm still a newborn deer trying to rise to its hoofs as its mother cleans the placenta off its unsturdy body. I'm still figuring out how this whole thing works. As soon as I figure that out I'll probably go stare down a 18wheeler on the highway.

Huck
 
  • #2,506
Huckleberry said:
Hooked? Comparatively I'm still a newborn deer trying to rise to its hoofs as its mother cleans the placenta off its unsturdy body.
Nah, you fit right in.

Once you get that yucky stuff off of you, that is.
 
  • #2,507
Thanks Artman. That's a compliment right? I hope so. I like the company so far. Now I just have to figure out how you do that cool quote thing. I knew I should have paid more attention in my 5th grade computer class.

Huck
 
  • #2,508
Huckleberry said:
Thanks Artman. That's a compliment right? I hope so. I like the company so far. Now I just have to figure out how you do that cool quote thing. I knew I should have paid more attention in my 5th grade computer class.

Huck
Welcome Huck! This thread is sort of like a disposal. You can discuss any topic, because there is no topic (i.e., this thread cannot be "thread-jacked"). But members also post here to keep the thread from being "killed" as most threads eventually die with a last post from a member (otherwise known as a "thread killer").

If you want to reply to someone, and want to use quotes, etc. select the "advanced" option at the base of the reply box instead of just "quick reply." Then you will see many options for quotes, fonts, etc. above, "smilies" to the right, and spell check at the bottom. I hope this helps. :smile:
 
  • #2,509
Ah, antlike conformity.
 
  • #2,510
Huckleberry said:
Thanks Artman. That's a compliment right? I hope so. I like the company so far.
Yup. Some might not think so, but since you do, you will fit right in. :biggrin:

Welcome to PF, by the way.

Oh, if a guy named Danger comes by with the welcome wagon, just say, "No thanks, I only eat Kosher hot dogs." He should leave you alone then. :biggrin:
 
  • #2,511
Oh and just ignore BicycleTree, we all do. :smile:
 
  • #2,512
Fit in, do what everyone else does.
 
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Huckleberry said:
Um, pardon my ignorance, but what is this thread that everyone seems so intent on killing?

Afraid the only way to find out is to go back and read all 3773 replies. Hope you don't mind if we don't wait up for you. :-p :biggrin:

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Moonbear said:
Afraid the only way to find out is to go back and read all 3773 replies. Hope you don't mind if we don't wait up for you. :-p :biggrin:

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I already read them all. They weren't very long, which is good because I get bored after the first few sentences unless I'm writing it. Should have read them all in the first place, but thanks for humoring me. :smile:
 
  • #2,515
Huckleberry said:
I already read them all. They weren't very long, which is good because I get bored after the first few sentences unless I'm writing it. Should have read them all in the first place, but thanks for humoring me. :smile:

:eek: Are you sure you read them all? Afterall, board policy is that we can't do your homework for you. :-p

Step 1) If you haven't, go back and be sure to read all of them; then continue on to step 2.

Step 2) If you have read them all, you're nuttier than I even suspected. :-p :smile: Welcome to PF!
 
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BicycleTree said:
Nobody has read all of them.

Not true. I have. You'll note I've been here from the beginning. You don't get to be the top poster in the thread without reading them ALL.

:rolleyes: I need to get a life. My excitement for the day was to buy a new lawnmower. I wanted one with big wheels and self-propelling (my yard is a bit bumpy...I don't mind so much this time of year, but in the middle of August when the humidity is 90%, pushing that mower is more exercise than I want), and that mulches. The old one was rear-bagging. I didn't know any better when I got it, being my first lawnmower purchase and still being gung-ho about the whole idea of having my very own lawn to mow :rolleyes: but I discovered that stopping and emptying a bag of lawn clippings every few passes over the lawn is really annoying and a full bag makes the mower hard to push, and if you don't attach the bag when it's supposed to have one, it just clogs up the mower (we get a lot of rain, so no way to avoid cutting wet grass).

See, pathetic, that's the excitement of my day.
 
  • #2,517
No, you haven't read them all and as a ghost I can guarantee that.

Don't feel bad, buying a lawnmower is exciting. Most things are less interesting than that.
 
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BicycleTree said:
What if someone attacked you and the only thing you had nearby to use as a weapon was your keyboard? You'd be sorry you bought plastic then.

You fail to realize that my entire desk is covered in glass bottles. Much better.
 
  • #2,519
A granite mouse with cord attached beats a glass bottle. Swing it around like a yoyo and your assailant can't get within 3 feet of you.
 
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BicycleTree said:
What if someone attacked you and the only thing you had nearby to use as a weapon was your keyboard? You'd be sorry you bought plastic then.

I'd be in real trouble then, since I have a laptop, so no separate keyboard. :eek: :-p But, I'm not about to start lugging around a granite laptop. Aside from the weight, granite cracks really easily, as does plastic, which is why I have a laptop case made from a lightweight metal alloy...it dents but doesn't break.
 
  • #2,521
Besides, what if you're attacked while carrying your computer from place to place?
 
  • #2,522
BicycleTree said:
No, you haven't read them all and as a ghost I can guarantee that.

Nope, I even read all those annoying ghost posts. I know you know what I mean, but I'm going to be nice and keep it between you and me. :wink:

Don't feel bad, buying a lawnmower is exciting. Most things are less interesting than that.

:smile: Hey, you've got a brown spot on your nose there. :biggrin:
 
  • #2,523
So moonbear the answer is to break the laptop into pieces over your knee so you have long rectangles of granite. The weight will just make you stronger.
 
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The Ghost's Post
 
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Hey, you've got a brown spot on your nose there.
Just being nice.
 
  • #2,526
BicycleTree said:
How much would you pay for a computer, monitor, mouse, and keyboard with carved granite casings instead of plastic?

I already have one of those granite computers down in the basement. I use it as a home for runaway spiders. Lately though I've been seeing a lot of centipede looking things lurking around it.

Hmm, I only seem to be able to open my post with a quote. Am I missing something?

You're right I haven't read all the posts. But long ago in a galaxy far away I had.

Huck
 
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BicycleTree said:
A granite mouse with cord attached beats a glass bottle. Swing it around like a yoyo and your assailant can't get within 3 feet of you.
The hell it does.

You've obviously never been nailed by a glass bottle. Not to mention sharp shards of glass.
 
  • #2,528
Granite computers? If you mean an abacus with granite beads, that doesn't count.
 
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BicycleTree said:
So moonbear the answer is to break the laptop into pieces over your knee so you have long rectangles of granite. The weight will just make you stronger.

:smile: Then I'll have a bruised knee and won't be able to run.

Though, I suppose if I was lugging around a granite laptop, and someone tried mugging me, I could just hand them the laptop and that would slow them down enough for the cops to catch up with them before they got too far. :smile:
 
  • #2,530
Hey, you brought it up. I was just amazed that anyone else had one too. I thought I was the only one.
 
  • #2,531
Range and speed, franz, range and speed. Have you ever tried spinning a yoyo in a circle as fast as you possibly can? It's easy to break glass, but if you let the yoyo touch the floor the plastic thing will explode.
 
  • #2,532
Moonbear said:
:smile: Then I'll have a bruised knee and won't be able to run.

Though, I suppose if I was lugging around a granite laptop, and someone tried mugging me, I could just hand them the laptop and that would slow them down enough for the cops to catch up with them before they got too far. :smile:
Well, obviously, obviously you should wear kneepads.
 
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Huckleberry said:
I already have one of those granite computers down in the basement. I use it as a home for runaway spiders. Lately though I've been seeing a lot of centipede looking things lurking around it.

So you're the one who brought all the spiders in with you! And now you're giving them a home?! :bugeye: Out, out, out! And take your spiders with you! (Can you tell I'm not a big fan of spiders?)


Hmm, I only seem to be able to open my post with a quote. Am I missing something?

Just scroll down to the "quick reply" box if you don't need a quote, or you can "go advanced" to still have access to smilies without quoting.

You're right I haven't read all the posts. But long ago in a galaxy far away I had.

Busted! :smile:
 
  • #2,534
There is also a post reply button to go advanced without having to scroll down that far.
 
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Moonbear said:
Not true. I have. You'll note I've been here from the beginning. You don't get to be the top poster in the thread without reading them ALL.
Lord knows I still haven't made it all the way through the new member thread, let alone reading all the links to the oldie but goodie threads!
Moonbear said:
My excitement for the day was to buy a new lawnmower. I wanted one with big wheels and self-propelling...The old one was rear-bagging.
I can't believe how you guys are dropping the ball here...
 
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BicycleTree said:
There is also a post reply button to go advanced without having to scroll down that far.

There is? Not on my screen.
 
  • #2,537
What I meant is that you have quotes from someone and then some text and then more quotes. I can begin a post with quotes, but I haven't yet discovered how to put them in where I want them.

Huck
 
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Huckleberry said:
What I meant is that you have quotes from someone and then some text and then more quotes. I can begin a post with quotes, but I haven't yet discovered how to put them in where I want them.

Huck
Hmm maybe this will work.

What I meant is that you have quotes from someone and then some text and then more quotes. I can begin a post with quotes, but I haven't yet discovered how to put them in where I want them.

Huck

Hmm, that doesn't look quite right either. Is there a way to grab text from someone's post while I'm in the window to write my own post?

Huck
 
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BicycleTree said:
On my screen it is at the lower left edge of the last post in the thread.

Oh, that left! I really never noticed it. By the time I get that far down the page, it's not far from the "go advanced" button. I don't bother to "go advanced" unless I'm quoting someone and automatically wind up there anyway.
 
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Huckleberry said:
Hmm, that doesn't look quite right either. Is there a way to grab text from someone's post while I'm in the window to write my own post?

Huck


Just by copying and pasting. If you scroll down when in the reply box, the last 15 or 20 posts are condensed in a section called "topic review."
 
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Artman said:
Oh, if a guy named Danger comes by with the welcome wagon, just say, "No thanks, I only eat Kosher hot dogs." He should leave you alone then. :biggrin:
All the way down at work I could feel my name being taken in vain. I had to close early, you toad, just to get back here and see what you were doing. Ignore him, Huck. Have a nice bacon sandwich and pretend he's not here.

Moonbear said:
My excitement for the day was to buy a new lawnmower.
Finally giving up the Maytag for something with a gas motor, huh? :wink: I bet you keep the blades out of balance on purpose too, right? :biggrin:

I'm going to go check up on whatever else that evil Art has been doing. Later daze.
 
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SOS2008 said:
Or should we say certain members would be...?
I came all the way back here because I saw your name as new post and this is all you give me to work with? I might have to hire a new assistant. :frown:
 
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Oh, hi danger. I was supposed to tell you something or other about meat products. Oh yes, I only eat Kosher hot dogs. Actually I don't particularly care for them, but they go well with a bowl of skittles. Half a hot dog and a bowl of skittles.

Huck
 
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Huckleberry said:
they go well with a bowl of skittles. Half a hot dog and a bowl of skittles.

Huck
I really should wear my glasses while I doing this. For a second there, I thought you said kittens. I was about to ask if you had a new recipe, because I'm getting kinda tired of poached. :redface:
What the hell is a 'skittle' anyhow? Up here it's like a little bowling pin that you use for playing golf on a pool table. :confused:
 
  • #2,545
Danger said:
I came all the way back here because I saw your name as new post and this is all you give me to work with? I might have to hire a new assistant. :frown:
If you go back to Moonbear's original post about lawn mowers...
Huckleberry said:
Oh, hi danger. I was supposed to tell you something or other about meat products. Oh yes, I only eat Kosher hot dogs. Actually I don't particularly care for them, but they go well with a bowl of skittles. Half a hot dog and a bowl of skittles.

Huck
There was a thread about weird food--this would fit. Danger--Skittles are a candy that Yanks eat--it is what was used in the movie "ET."
 
  • #2,546
A skittle is a candy shaped like an m&m but it tastes more like a starburst, but it has a hard brightly colored shell. After they begin to break down in saliva they take on a granular, sugary texture that goes well with half a hotdog. Atleast I think so.

What the hell is a 'skittle' anyhow? Up here it's like a little bowling pin that you use for playing golf on a pool table.

You play golf on pool tables with bowling pins in Canada? Time to come in out of the cold Danger. I think your brain is freezing.

Huck
 
  • #2,547
SOS2008 said:
If you go back to Moonbear's original post about lawn mowers...
Yeah, I did. Thanks. I was just kiddin' anyhow; you could never be replaced.

SOS2008 said:
There was a thread about weird food--this would fit. Danger--Skittles are a candy that Yanks eat--it is what was used in the movie "ET."
Okay. I thought those were "Reese's Pieces". I've heard of skittles, but always figured they were like Cheezies or something. Maybe 'cause I heard them mentioned with beer.
 
  • #2,548
Huckleberry said:
You play golf on pool tables with bowling pins in Canada? Time to come in out of the cold Danger. I think your brain is freezing.
Oh yeah, you're going to fit right in here; start picking on the old guy right off. :biggrin:
'Golf' is a kind of pool game where you have to shoot your one object ball into each pocket sequentially without knocking over any of the skittles that are set up on the table. The pegs are only about the size of a headphones plug.
 
  • #2,549
Danger said:
Yeah, I did. Thanks. I was just kiddin' anyhow; you could never be replaced.


Okay. I thought those were "Reese's Pieces". I've heard of skittles, but always figured they were like Cheezies or something. Maybe 'cause I heard them mentioned with beer.
Maybe it was--I just remember people thinking it was m&m's...
 
  • #2,550
Oh your serious! I thought you were joking about that golf,pool,bowling thing. Now that I understand it to be true I'm really scared.

Sounds kind of interesting actually. Throw in horsehoes and hockey pucks and you might have a new national passtime. Keep in mind this is from the guy that likes hot dogs with his skittles.

Huck :smile:
 

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