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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:03 AM Original message |
Think with me here: Ever post an intelligent or fact based response to a thread only to have the ... |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. Maybe they just accept your authority on the topic & have nothing to add? |
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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Thanks for the kool-aid |
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Hoof Hearted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
28. I don't trust you. |
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Bobbieo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I'm a basic 'thread killer'. Not sure why! |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:17 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Join the club. Should we start a 'Thread Killers" support group? |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:09 AM Response to Reply #7 |
31. Where do I sign up? (I thought maybe it was my breath...) nt |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 04:15 AM Response to Reply #31 |
40. I guess we need to petition the mods! LOL! Thread Killers Anonymous |
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Pierogi_Pincher (323 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 04:59 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. DON'T!! I just knocked my cola all over...... |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
2. In a group of 100,000 people, a fair number are inevitably going to be dingbats. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 06:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
48. thanks for the intro. But it is MISTER DINGBAT to you, Sir Ocelot |
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Liberal Dose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 06:45 AM Response to Reply #2 |
51. "Some people even seem to enjoy showing it off" |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
72. Indeed. Of 108,080 "DUers," 21,012 are in Boot Hill, too. |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-15-07 12:32 AM Response to Reply #72 |
85. how do you know all this? (are you psychic?) |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
5. Sometimes the nothing you see is what thinking looks like. |
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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. ! |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
6. I notice that myself. Sometimes I feel like apologizing to the OP for killing |
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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:21 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Hey backatcha! |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:25 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. And that's why you kill threads. |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:28 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Those damned facts... and their Liberal bias! |
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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:34 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Me too. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:14 AM Response to Reply #15 |
32. I'll meet you and raise you one: I'm a thread-killer, a DU nobody AND.... |
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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:23 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. You funny! |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 03:32 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Now that I know how to K&R, I feel so growed up!! |
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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 03:36 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Well Dad, |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 07:34 AM Response to Reply #39 |
59. Dad? Nah. Mom, maybe. I have it, too - and just pulled a DU all nighter, although not intended. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 07:44 AM Response to Reply #33 |
62. Dear K&R guru - OK, here's a toughie: how can the very first reply to an OP |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 01:01 PM Response to Reply #62 |
71. You can recommend a thread without responding to it |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:55 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. AHA!! Thanks so much - I never would've figured that one out myself. |
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Pierogi_Pincher (323 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 05:08 AM Response to Reply #15 |
44. I'm a bigger nobody, but |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 07:38 AM Response to Reply #44 |
60. Home-made pierogies! I haven't had them since we moved out of NY when I |
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Pierogi_Pincher (323 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-15-07 03:21 AM Response to Reply #60 |
89. You are too kind. |
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Felinity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 08:29 AM Response to Reply #44 |
65. Ok, that leaves you wide open |
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Pierogi_Pincher (323 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-15-07 03:58 AM Response to Reply #65 |
90. Hi, I've been a mess. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
8. It's late, maybe everyone is tired. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
9. kick it |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
14. Oh I am the queen thread killer |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 06:50 AM Response to Reply #14 |
52. No! No! I am the Queen! |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
16. DU is a busy place, with threads sinking fast due to contributions |
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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:43 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Would I ever, EVER, dis the Spaghetti Monster??? |
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JeffR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
18. I'd respond to this post in detail |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
19. Every point of view is important. |
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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 01:00 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I love what you said. |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 04:54 AM Response to Reply #19 |
41. Aw, don't be fooled, not all of us are so well-read - we're just very resourceful! LOL |
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Pierogi_Pincher (323 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-15-07 04:38 AM Response to Reply #19 |
92. Enjoyed your thoughtful post! n/t |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
20. Despite being a political board, this is also an internet messageboard |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
21. I agree -- |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 11:54 AM Response to Reply #21 |
66. Evidently not. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
23. not well-read how? |
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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 01:11 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. In current and political events. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:34 AM Response to Reply #24 |
35. some things simply were not clear |
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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:43 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Not sure where you get your news. |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
25. The threads that stick around are usually more controversial |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:23 AM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Oh, yeah? Who says? You got a link to back dat up wit?? nt |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
26. Yes and a k&r so the thread does not die :) n/t |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 01:53 AM Response to Original message |
27. Hey. I was just coming here to ask how you're doing. |
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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:05 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. So sweet BlueIris |
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libodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
30. Yes |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 03:33 AM Response to Original message |
38. K&R !!!!!!n (This is my maiden K&R. How'm I doing?) Wooo hoooo! nt |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 04:57 AM Response to Original message |
42. happens to me all the time . . . some of my best posts are responses . . . |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 05:22 AM Response to Original message |
45. I 've posted fact-based responses |
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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 05:27 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. you funny. nt |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 05:29 AM Response to Original message |
47. I'm a chronic thread killer for some reason |
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Liberal Dose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 06:30 AM Response to Original message |
49. It's not you. It's me. Seriously. Been here almost 4 yrs and still don't have 1000 posts, yet I'm |
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SalmonChantedEvening (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 06:32 AM Response to Original message |
50. "I must've killed more threads than Cecil B. Demille" |
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distantearlywarning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
53. All the time. |
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Liberal Dose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
54. The thread that lived LOL n/t |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 07:17 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. it is the thread that never ends |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-16-07 06:14 AM Response to Reply #56 |
97. (R.I.P., Shari) |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
55. morning kick for more exposure |
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Larry Ogg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
57. Wow, thought it was just me…. |
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Liberal Dose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 07:28 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. If an award is to be had, I think I should get it hehehe n/t |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
61. 'Happens to me all the time. (NT) |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
63. It's the reason I only chime in |
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clixtox (941 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 08:05 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. I have wondered about why this has occasionally happened to me... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 09:48 AM Response to Reply #64 |
78. Gotta have certain keywords.. Corn flakes.. chicken.. Olive Garden.. Oscar |
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Pierogi_Pincher (323 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-15-07 04:29 AM Response to Reply #63 |
91. It's ultra busy on here. |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
67. Happens to me all the time |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
68. It looks like post #68 will be the last here... |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. na- i believe |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. I have 17 dead threads in the freezer, and can't decide what to do with them |
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cgrindley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
73. A lot of threads are just cries for emotional validation |
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Liberal Dose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-13-07 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
75. I feel like a failure now. Been trying to kill this thread to no avail. |
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Liberal Dose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
76. Does this mean it finally died? What did the coroner say? n/t |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 09:32 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. No. |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
79. I think it's the people who DON"T post that kill the thread. |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
80. GOP paid Trolls keep dumb threads alive and ignore posts... |
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asthmaticeog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
81. Wow, about 30 people have posted to say that they're thread-killers |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-16-07 05:28 AM Response to Reply #81 |
95. Spot on... |
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Crabby Appleton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-16-07 07:11 AM Response to Reply #81 |
98. yep nt |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 10:15 AM Original message |
Thread killers unite! |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
82. If it makes you feel any better, the first thing I do when I view a thread is to scan |
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Forrest Greene (946 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
83. Science Fiction Writer Theodore Sturgeon |
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Forrest Greene (946 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-14-07 10:25 AM Response to Reply #83 |
84. But Seriously |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-15-07 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
86. hi you. been thinking about you & wondering how you are. |
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clixtox (941 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-15-07 02:52 AM Response to Reply #86 |
87. I will be among the many who will predict that... |
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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-15-07 02:59 AM Response to Reply #86 |
88. Thanks orleans |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-16-07 12:56 AM Response to Reply #88 |
93. glad to hear it. and i couldn't let you be the last to post here. |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-16-07 04:29 AM Response to Reply #93 |
94. hidden underground threadkillers |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-16-07 06:09 AM Response to Reply #86 |
96. Oh, a challenge, eh? |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-16-07 07:54 PM Response to Reply #96 |
99. wow--that really sums it up for me. cheers! n/t |
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