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Old 12-09-2003, 01:55 PM
PhiloVance PhiloVance is offline
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'Closers', those who post the last comments in a thread

Some time ago someone, I think obfusciatrist started tracking 'closers', those people who posted last in a thread. Does anyone recall this thread?
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Old 12-09-2003, 02:14 PM
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I am the ultimate thread killer, started by Qwisp has some stats, and links to earlier threadkiller threads.
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Old 12-09-2003, 09:59 PM
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This isn't necessarily something to aim to do. However, I seem to have somewhat of a talent for it. Unintentionally, of course
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Old 12-09-2003, 10:12 PM
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Never fear, kniz. Not this thread!
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Old 12-10-2003, 06:32 AM
C K Dexter Haven C K Dexter Haven is offline
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<< Not this thread! >>

Oh, I dunno.... he said, slyly, whistling whilst fingering the "CLOSE THREAD" button...
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Old 12-10-2003, 09:39 PM
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That's cheating, Dex!
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Old 12-10-2003, 09:45 PM
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Where I come from, they call 'em threadkillers.

I wore it as a sig briefly, but it didn't fit very well. Damn thing chafed....
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Old 12-10-2003, 09:49 PM
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Nice sig, Q.E.D. I love Blackadder to death, hehe.
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Old 12-11-2003, 08:44 PM
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21th Century Fox

presents

a The Straight Dope production

a film by Cecil A. Da Msille

THREADKILLERS

in the deeps of the message boards, no one will hear your scream

Starring:

C. K. Dexter Haven, Lynn Bodoni, TubaDiva, Arnold Winkelried, Bibliophage, DrMatrix, xash, David B, Gaudere, MEBuckner, Ukulele Ike, Czarcasm, TVeblen, Cajun Man, Coldfire, Uncle Beer, Alphagene and John Corrado.

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[...] (put your names here, in order of apparition)

The events depicted in this motion picture are fictional, any similarity with real threads is purely coincidental. No poster was harmed during the making of this film.
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Old 12-11-2003, 08:51 PM
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Oops, I forgot Ed Zotti, as Executive Producer or Production Designer, would you mind mods to include it in the previous post? (forgot because I didn't see him in the SDMB main page).
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