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.
  • #2,801
Moonbear said:
Yes, that will be acceptable. :biggrin:
(:blushing: :cool: :smile:)
We really need a smilie for 'profound relief'.
 
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  • #2,802
Huckleberry said:
I can't wait to swoop with my flamberge.
Huck
That sounds a little perilous. :rolleyes:
 
  • #2,803
Hey wait, maybe I don't want a flamberge. The German word for it means flaming and the French word means flambouyant. :smile: You can't make this stuff up.

I need a swoopy sword. Maybe something like a scimitar.
Huck
 
  • #2,804
or you could just shower your enemies with ninja throwing stars
 
  • #2,805
Huckleberry said:
Hey wait, maybe I don't want a flamberge. The German word for it means flaming
I'm really glad you brought that up. It took more will-power than you realize for me to not mention it. :biggrin:
 
  • #2,806
It's alright Danger, don't hold back. If you see an opportunity like that go for it.
 
  • #2,807
Moonbear said:
Cod? No floppy fish here!

Okay minions, you each will wear a well-honed sword of hard, forged steel. :biggrin: We'll need to take a few more measurements to ensure the sheaths are properly prepared for your swords.
Yes, safe sword use is important, and regular shining too.
Danger said:
Uhhh... :rolleyes: yes. And yes, most assuredly you did. I even wrote it down so you wouldn't forget. :smile: Have another martini.
Uh-uh - I always say I'll still "respect" you in the morning. Busted!
Smurf said:
or you could just shower your enemies with ninja throwing stars
Or he could just not shower. :confused:
 
  • #2,808
Huckleberry said:
It's alright Danger, don't hold back. If you see an opportunity like that go for it.
I wasn't actually holding back through politeness; it was more laziness. I wanted to quote Smurf when he welcomed either you or Zygotic Embryo with a warning not to be 'too flaming'. I couldn't be bothered to try to find it.

SOS2008 said:
Yes, safe sword use is important, and regular shining too.
Are you, by any chance, the official sword polisher?


SOS2008 said:
Uh-uh - I always say I'll still "respect" you in the morning. Busted!
But you had a lot of martinis. On the other hand, so did I, so maybe I heard it wrong. :redface:
 
  • #2,809
Or he could just not shower.

Nah, that would make it too difficult to swoop unexpectedly. Plus I wouldn't want to get my cape any dirtier than I had to.

Huck
 
  • #2,810
Danger said:
Are you, by any chance, the official sword polisher?
I will need to check with Moonbear. You guys are making so many sword requests, I think we may need more female minions to help. We already need someone to take charge of the velvet rope. :eek:
Danger said:
But you had a lot of martinis. On the other hand, so did I, so maybe I heard it wrong. :redface:
That's okay. *pours another martini* Here's to swooping - whoohooo!
 
  • #2,811
Huckleberry said:
Nah, that would make it too difficult to swoop unexpectedly. Plus I wouldn't want to get my cape any dirtier than I had to.

Huck
Good thinking--they'd smell him a mile away. Don't worry about your cape. We have a laundromat--because sometimes we must do some dirty work. :devil:
 
  • #2,812
Danger said:
Are you, by any chance, the official sword polisher?

As admiral here, I hand out the sword polishing duties!

*paces back and forth in front of the minions* Now, everyone line up for the white glove inspection! *begins examining swords, looks closely* Now, hold those swords at attention! Hmmm...this one doesn't look polished enough. *rubs sword* See how much better it looks when properly polished? Now, take note minions, you're not going to get the best shine if you're rubbing the sword while it's still dry. A little spit polishing goes a long way. *licks sword and rubs it* See?
*continues pacing in front of the troops*
And remember you also need to properly care for the sheath for the sword. They need to be properly conditioned so they don't dry out. If you attempt to put your sword into a dry sheath, you run a great risk of injury to you and your sword.
 
  • #2,813
ah for crying out loud.. go to sleep
 
  • #2,814
SOS2008 said:
We have a laundromat--because sometimes we must do some dirty work. :devil:
Maybe you should hand out medals at every opportunity as well, just to help unbalance the load. :biggrin:
 
  • #2,815
Moonbear said:
A little spit polishing goes a long way. *licks sword and rubs it* See?
:redface: <raises hand timidly> Admiral, Ma'am, Sir? What if it goes off by accident? Someone could lose an eye. :blushing:
 
  • #2,816
Moonbear said:
As admiral here, I hand out the sword polishing duties!

*paces back and forth in front of the minions* Now, everyone line up for the white glove inspection! *begins examining swords, looks closely* Now, hold those swords at attention! Hmmm...this one doesn't look polished enough. *rubs sword* See how much better it looks when properly polished? Now, take note minions, you're not going to get the best shine if you're rubbing the sword while it's still dry. A little spit polishing goes a long way. *licks sword and rubs it* See?
*continues pacing in front of the troops*
And remember you also need to properly care for the sheath for the sword. They need to be properly conditioned so they don't dry out. If you attempt to put your sword into a dry sheath, you run a great risk of injury to you and your sword.
:smile: *clears throat* Yes admiral, the spit shine is helpful.
 
  • #2,817
Danger said:
Maybe you should hand out medals at every opportunity as well, just to help unbalance the load. :biggrin:

Good idea, though sometimes it's just easier to...oh dear...I was about to say break a few ball bearings in the washer motor, but that sounds all wrong. :rolleyes: :bugeye: Yeah, I think we'll stick with awarding lots of medals. Medals pinned to the capes will look really snazzy. :biggrin: SOS, you're in charge of recommending minions for medals. But first, I'll award you with this medal of valor for going above and beyond the call of duty keeping the minion's uniforms clean. Oh, and another medal is in order for doing all those uniform measurements in the constant presence of Danger. :biggrin:
 
  • #2,818
well.. some of us got to be in class in 7 hours.. and i have yet to fall aslee...zzzzz
 
  • #2,819
Danger said:
:redface: <raises hand timidly> Admiral, Ma'am, Sir? What if it goes off by accident? Someone could lose an eye. :blushing:

You, blushing?! :rolleyes:

Oh, right, when you're displaying or using your swords for purely ceremonial purposes or during practice sessions, remember to use the safety tips. They just slide on like this. *demonstrates proper use of safety tips on swords*

SOS2008 said:
*clears throat* Yes admiral, the spit shine is helpful.

Good job! I believe that deserves yet another medal.
 
  • #2,820
Moonbear said:
Oh, and another medal is in order for doing all those uniform measurements in the constant presence of Danger. :biggrin:
Just making sure she didn't dawdle over her work. There were some suspiciously long inseam measurements going on, and I noticed that she didn't have her tape with her.
 
  • #2,821
cronxeh said:
ah for crying out loud.. go to sleep
A few more things to iron out first (we do that in the laundromat too).
Danger said:
Maybe you should hand out medals at every opportunity as well, just to help unbalance the load. :biggrin:
The Admiral has given me my orders (the Maytag suggestion has been noted :biggrin: ).
Danger said:
:redface: <raises hand timidly> Admiral, Ma'am, Sir? What if it goes off by accident? Someone could lose an eye. :blushing:
This is under consideration by the Admiral at this time.
 
  • #2,822
cronxeh said:
well.. some of us got to be in class in 7 hours.. and i have yet to fall aslee...zzzzz

Don't look at me, I'm awake for the night I think. I took a nap after mowing the lawn, and then another one after doing the rest of the yard work today, and then went out for ice cream and came back and took another nap (I sort of managed to dehydrate myself enough doing the yard work to wind up with a killer headache...but once I got some food and water into me, and a few naps, I'm good for the night now...we seem to have skipped directly from freezing to heat wave and missed Spring again).
 
  • #2,823
Danger said:
Just making sure she didn't dawdle over her work. There were some suspiciously long inseam measurements going on, and I noticed that she didn't have her tape with her.

Very good. SOS, this might be medal-worthy of Danger. What's your recommendation?
 
  • #2,824
Moonbear said:
Very good. SOS, this might be medal-worthy of Danger. What's your recommendation?
I'm truly honoured, Ms. Admiral, Sir. If, however, I don't log off and bag some ZZZ's immediately, it will have to be posthumous. I really am exhausted and tomorrow's a day shift. I'll check in while I'm getting ready for work. 'night.
 
  • #2,825
Its very satisfying to be the minion of a mad scientist. I should have done it a long time ago.

we seem to have skipped directly from freezing to heat wave and missed Spring again).
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What's up with that anyway. Like two weeks ago it was freezing here. Now its almost 70F. Walking down teh street there are people in winter coats and people in t-shirts staring at each other questioningly like the sun came up one morning and it was flourescent green.

Huck
 
  • #2,826
Huckleberry said:
What's up with that anyway. Like two weeks ago it was freezing here. Now its almost 70F. Walking down teh street there are people in winter coats and people in t-shirts staring at each other questioningly like the sun came up one morning and it was flourescent green.

Huck

I'd be staring at people pretty questioningly too if the sun was fluorescent green! :bugeye: It hit 85 F this afternoon here. I don't know what the temperature is currently, but my window is open and there isn't a breeze to be found.
 
  • #2,827
Moonbear said:
Very good. SOS, this might be medal-worthy of Danger. What's your recommendation?
In measuring by length of hand, we do not use tape measures, especially in the presence of Danger.

Danger's mechanical contributions and safety concerns do deserve a medal (though he has been drinking a lot of the green apple martinis).
 
  • #2,828
SOS2008 said:
In measuring by length of hand, we do not use tape measures, especially in the presence of Danger.

Danger's mechanical contributions and safety concerns do deserve a medal (though he has been drinking a lot of the green apple martinis).

Okay, two medals to Danger. One for his mechanical contributions and one for bringing up the safety concerns that have prevented countless eye injuries. :biggrin:
 
  • #2,829
Well, it's bedtime for Bonzo. I've got class in a few hours and I have to wake up early to do my homework. I'm such a bad minion! I'll submit myself for punishment at the first opportunity.

Huckleberry out...
 
  • #2,830
Just up for my midnight snack and thought I'd check in. Gone again.
 
  • #2,831
Okay, so we have minions swooshing around, velvet ropes, poofy hats, spit shined swords, capes, and glittering metals; sounds like Liberace in the French foriegn legion. :biggrin:

I put my practice tip on, but my sword needs a good going over with some spit and polish and then a good, hard, long, thrusting practice. :-p

(Singing) <Yo ho yo ho the minion's life for me.> :biggrin:
 
  • #2,832
Artman said:
sounds like Liberace in the French foriegn legion. :biggrin:
:smile:
But I would like to think that I'm a little more particular about who is doing the spit-shining.

Artman said:
I put my practice tip on, but my sword needs a good going over with some spit and polish and then a good, hard, long, thrusting practice. :-p
Shouldn't you insert your macro here, just in case. :wink:

Artman said:
(Singing) <Yo ho yo ho the minion's life for me.> :biggrin:
Stick to the play, man; your songwriting is scary. :bugeye:
 
  • #2,833
Danger said:
Shouldn't you insert your macro here, just in case. :wink:
I never said who should do it, just that it needed doing. :biggrin:
 
  • #2,834
Artman said:
Okay, so we have minions swooshing around, velvet ropes, poofy hats, spit shined swords, capes, and glittering metals; sounds like Liberace in the French foriegn legion. :biggrin:

I put my practice tip on, but my sword needs a good going over with some spit and polish and then a good, hard, long, thrusting practice. :-p

(Singing) <Yo ho yo ho the minion's life for me.> :biggrin:

See, I knew the swords would attract all the nerd pirates into minionhood.

:rolleyes: *looks around* Did Danger already leave for work? :smile:
 
  • #2,835
What have you done to quote-proof your post? I tried clicking on "quote" and nothing appeared! Now I have to do it the long way.

arildno said:
What about bodkins?

Another one I had to look up.

The fourth definitions down at http://www.wordreference.com/definition/bodkin
a dagger with a slender blade

(I hope you weren't referring to the first few definitions, which are sewing needles and something for threading ribbon through a needle :rolleyes:)

Hmm...I don't think so. Size does matter for minions' weapons, and short AND slender just isn't going to look right with the cape and poofy hat.

Edit: Ha ha...no wonder you were quote-proofed...you had deleted your post while I was trying to quote it. Too late! You've been caught with the short sword! :smile:
 
  • #2,836
It's an excellent weapon for back-stabbing, though..
 
  • #2,837
arildno said:
It's an excellent weapon for back-stabbing, though..

You mean like when you delete a post I'm quoting making it look like I'm talking to myself? :-p
 
  • #2,838
Moonbear said:
You mean like when you delete a post I'm quoting making it look like I'm talking to myself? :-p
For example..
 
  • #2,839
Huckleberry said:
...I'm such a bad minion! I'll submit myself for punishment at the first opportunity.
Why do I get the feeling he wants a punishment? :smile:
Moonbear said:
Hmm...I don't think so. Size does matter for minions' weapons, and short AND slender just isn't going to look right with the cape and poofy hat.
Agreed--and why do I get the feeling it may have been a good idea to delete the post?
 
  • #2,840
Well, I have only spoken hypothetically, of course, and certainly no first person reference assumptions should be made merely on account of my mention of bodkins.
However, should ALL minions have poofy hats?
 
  • #2,841
arildno said:
Well, I have only spoken hypothetically, of course, and certainly no first person reference assumptions should be made merely on account of my mention of bodkins.

Uh huh. :rolleyes:

However, should ALL minions have poofy hats?

Absolutely! They serve a dual purpose. Aside from lulling the enemy into a false sense of security so you can swoop on them when they are unsuspecting, it can also be used to quickly conceal your weapon should it inadvertently become exposed at the improper time.
 
  • #2,842
It is very difficult to conceal a broadsword quickly. A bodkin, however..
 
  • #2,843
I find, after much trying, that I cannot spit polish my own sword. (I fear that if I could I would never go to work.) :biggrin: But I do get a nice buff polish, will that suffice? I think I need an inspection. :-p (A platonic one that will in no way upset my wife, or APOTWINWUMW for short) :biggrin:
 
  • #2,844
Hmm, seems this thread has fallen off the board and into the Archives. I'm assumiong the archive is like a grave and that if I post here I will in essence be ressurrecting the thread? Is that how it works?
Are Minions allowed to do that?
Huck
 
  • #2,845
Huckleberry said:
...Are Minions allowed to do that?
Were you firmly grasping your sword and swinging it wildly while swooping through with your cape fluttering dramatically and your poofy hat...well...just wearing your poofy hat while you resurrected it?
 
  • #2,846
Artman said:
I find, after much trying, that I cannot spit polish my own sword. (I fear that if I could I would never go to work.) :biggrin: But I do get a nice buff polish, will that suffice? I think I need an inspection. :-p (A platonic one that will in no way upset my wife, or APOTWINWUMW for short) :biggrin:

We have plenty of volunteers in the cancer clinic who can help you with that spit polishing you need. Perhaps you should get your wife to volunteer over there; it's a good cause and would save you a lot of typing. I know I'll never remember the acronym "APOTWINWUMW" without copy and pasting. :biggrin:
 
  • #2,847
Artman said:
Were you firmly grasping your sword and swinging it wildly while swooping through with your cape fluttering dramatically and your poofy hat...well...just wearing your poofy hat while you resurrected it?

Ofcourse I was. I wouldn't be a good minion if I didn't do the swooping and the swooshing. (Why do I suddenly feel like Jerry Lewis?)

Hey, I just started my first thread. It was a very satisfying experience, akin to sword polishing. I hope my thread and I have a long, healthy relationship. ("Is science a religion" under general philosophy)

Huck
 
  • #2,848
arildno said:
It is very difficult to conceal a broadsword quickly. A bodkin, however..
:smile:
Artman said:
Were you firmly grasping your sword and swinging it wildly while swooping through with your cape fluttering dramatically and your poofy hat...well...just wearing your poofy hat while you resurrected it?
:smile: :smile:
Huckleberry said:
Of course I was. I wouldn't be a good minion if I didn't do the swooping and the swooshing.
:smile: :smile: :smile:

Danger keeps flashing instead of swooping, so I'm having a hard time pinning medals on his cape! :-p
 
  • #2,849
It is always difficult to stay focused in the presence of Danger!
 
  • #2,850
Huckleberry said:
It is always difficult to stay focused in the presence of Danger!

:smile: Very true!

SOS, if you can't pin the medals on the cape, just pin them to his chest. After the first one, he should stand a bit more still while you pin the rest to the cape. :devil: