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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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.
 
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  • #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: