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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You know, the mentors never admitted to vanishing the thread... maybe the thread is the boojum and vanished itself for a time.
 
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  • #1,952
:rolleyes: Do I dare ask? What's a boojum?
 
  • #1,953
BicycleTree said:
You know, the mentors never admitted to vanishing the thread... maybe the thread is the boojum and vanished itself for a time.

Yeah they did, we paid ransom for it.
 
  • #1,954
franznietzsche said:
Yeah they did, we paid ransom for it.

Very precious ransom...chocolate cake and a song!
 
  • #1,955
Hey, I was only the go between, the ransom was demanded by the EVIL NERD PIRATES.

I"M INNOCENT!

I think I'll have another piece of that cake while I enjoy the ransom song again
 
  • #1,956
Nonsense, I think they took the ransom and hoped the thread would un-vanish, which it did through no action on their part.

A boojum is a type of snark.
 
  • #1,957
Moonbear said:
Eeeeeek! If I'm the thread's mom, and you're the thread's daddy, then... :bugeye: Noooooooooooooo!

*vomits*
Don't worry Moon we all just assume that it was artificial dissemination of the thread.
 
  • #1,958
Integral said:
Don't worry Moon we all just assume that it was artificial dissemination of the thread.

Oh, I thought we had managed to keep the thread fairly well contained. :redface: Who let it out?!
 
  • #1,959
BicycleTree said:
Liquid oxygen is probably more effective than gasoline.

Somehow, i doubt it.
 
  • #1,960
Doubt all you like but I read in one of the IgNobel books about a couple guys who like to start barbecues... fast. They put in the briquettes, toss on a lighted match, and blast it with liquid oxygen. Total time to a cheerfully roaring (if somewhat melted) grill: less than three seconds.
 
  • #1,961
BicycleTree said:
Doubt all you like but I read in one of the IgNobel books about a couple guys who like to start barbecues... fast. They put in the briquettes, toss on a lighted match, and blast it with liquid oxygen. Total time to a cheerfully roaring (if someone melted) grill: less than three seconds.


Oh i wasn't doubting that oxygen would be more effective than gas.

I was doubting that wood burning would be exothermic enough to overcome just how cold liquid oxygen is.
 
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  • #1,963
Oxygen doesn't burn itself, it just helps a fire burn faster. Hmm...wonder what would happen if we dumped a mixture of gasoline, ether and oxygen onto the burning thread. :rolleyes: Bicycle Tree, you do it, I'm going to stand back here behind this reflective, asbestos-covered, 6 foot thick concrete wall where I have a welder's helmet and firesuit to wear. :biggrin: :devil:
 
  • #1,964
That Site said:
If charcoal is PRESOAKED in LOX first, an explosion will result. One briquette presoaked in LOX is approx equiv to 1 stick of dynamite.
Here goes... (douses thread with water). Now... oxygen first... let that seep in there... now gasoline and ether mixture...
(goes behind wall and hands Moonbear unlit match)
Your turn.
 
  • #1,965
BicycleTree said:
Here goes... (douses thread with water). Now... oxygen first... let that seep in there... now gasoline and ether mixture...
(goes behind wall and hands Moonbear unlit match)
Your turn.

Oh, no, I couldn't. The oxygen was your idea, and you've done all that hard work, I couldn't steal your glory now. You go ahead and do the honors. *hands match back to Bicycle Tree*
 
  • #1,966
*lights match, puts it midway between wall and thread, gets behind wall* Here, thread! Come here boy!
 
  • #1,967
BicycleTree said:
*lights match, puts it midway between wall and thread, gets behind wall* Here, thread! Come here boy!

Darn safey matches! It went out already. How about a new plan. Let's just turn out the lights, wait for Artman or franz to come in and ask one of them to light candles so we can see in here. :devil:

Wait, the lights are still on! *runs and ducks for cover as the ether vapors waft up to the lights*

KABOOOOOOOOM BLAMMMM!​
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  • #1,968
Is everyone ok?
 
  • #1,969
mattmns said:
Is everyone ok?
Say what? Speak up sonny!
 
  • #1,970
hmm, I think I am going to start learning french online, from random websites, the right way to learn a language.
 
  • #1,971
nevermind, german would probably be more useful
 
  • #1,972
mattmns said:
Is everyone ok?

Unfortunately, yes, everyone including the thread it seems. :cry:
 
  • #1,973
Hmm, I guess my weird comments did not kill the thread, Danger is gone though.
 
  • #1,974
mattmns said:
Hmm, I guess my weird comments did not kill the thread, Danger is gone though.

Haven't you learned from watching Bicycle Tree take this approach that it just doesn't work?
 
  • #1,975
mattmns said:
Danger is gone though.
Gone? I think not. Merely in stealth mode whilst I scout the environment. :approve:
 
  • #1,976
Danger said:
Gone? I think not. Merely in stealth mode whilst I scout the environment. :approve:

Not stealthy enough it seems.
 
  • #1,977
Moonbear said:
Not stealthy enough it seems.
Yeah, I know. :frown: I tried using white text, but I couldn't hear myself think.
 
  • #1,978
Danger said:
Yeah, I know. :frown: I tried using white text, but I couldn't hear myself think.

It wouldn't have mattered. The glow of the cigarette tip and the cloud of smoke floating above you give away your position pretty easily.

Hmm...I'm mentally going over the list of ways to kill a thread, and trying to figure out what we've missed so far. Have we tried electrocuting the thread yet?

*Picks up jumper cables. Taps the tips together to make them arc dramatically.*
 
  • #1,979
Moonbear said:
Haven't you learned from watching Bicycle Tree take this approach that it just doesn't work?
Yes, it does work. Bitter though it may make you. If you don't have any easy ways out, it is a sure way, almost the only sure way, to kill a thread, or in general any conversation: make it physically and mentally unsettling for people to keep reading.
 
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BicycleTree said:
Yes, it does work. Bitter though it may make you. If you don't have any easy ways out, it is a sure way, almost the only sure way, to kill a thread, or in general any conversation: make it physically and mentally unpleasant for people to keep reading.

It'll kill other threads, but this thread is cut from a different cloth.