# And the award for most likely to kill a thread goes to... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 8, 2006, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633 "2006-07-08T15:02:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mellivora\_capensis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mellivora\_capensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mellivora_capensis)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/41 "2006-07-12T15:38:22Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] You might be looking at this wrong. Killing threads with one sixth of your posts is an impressive feat but for shear volume you would think **Guin** or \*\*Lib \*\* has probably ended the most. If you want to go with average number of final posts per week, it would have to be a user like \*\*LOUNE, Guin, Marley23, Silenus, Oakminster \*\* or myself who have very high post per day counts. (Sorry for those I left off). Jim [/QUOTE] Yes. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/42 "2006-07-12T19:48:13Z")
I can’t let you do it, **Mell** (may I call you Mell?). I’ll take the fall for this one. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/43 "2006-07-12T21:10:04Z")
Can’t let him do what? ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/44 "2006-07-12T22:20:37Z")
I think it’s me. In fact, knowing me, I’ll kill a thread about thread killing. I think it’s because I observe a thread for a long assed time, have a bunch of stuff to say, and by the time it’s all ready to go, everyone else loses interest! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/45 "2006-07-12T22:48:16Z")
Trouble is, these never die of neglect. It’s always Death By Mod. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/46 "2006-07-13T00:42:16Z")
**Zeldar** ,gotta say that “The Unviewed Stillborns” makes for a catchy-edgy band name. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/47 "2006-07-13T04:00:18Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] If anyone cares to actually start this thread, I just clocked in at 24 seconds (closed mouth, pinched nose). [/QUOTE] 75 seconds. What a headrush! ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/48 "2006-07-13T04:03:37Z")
I just popped in to let everyone know that this time it’s totally NOT MY FAULT! Ok? ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/49 "2006-07-13T04:09:05Z")
[QUOTE=Danalan] I just popped in to let everyone know that this time it’s totally NOT MY FAULT! Ok? [/QUOTE] Sheesh! What took you so long? ---
**Author:** ![Mellivora\_capensis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mellivora\_capensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mellivora_capensis)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/50 "2006-07-13T07:13:20Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] I can’t let you do it, **Mell** (may I call you Mell?). [/QUOTE] Well, hell, call me **Mell** , call me **Ratel** , call me anything, but just don’t call me at 2 in the morning. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/51 "2006-07-13T10:28:13Z")
[QUOTE=Rufus Xavier] 75 seconds. What a headrush! [/QUOTE] 90 seconds. Gotta love that singer’s breath control. Sure I had a little left in me at the end there, but co-workers would have given me odd looks if I’d gone on much longer. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/52 "2006-07-13T14:36:11Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Can’t let him do what? [/QUOTE] Take the fall. Be the thread killer. Eat electronic dust. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/53 "2006-07-13T15:12:38Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] Take the fall. Be the thread killer. Eat electronic dust. [/QUOTE] Ok, yeah, I knew the answer. I was just looking for an excuse to get a possible last post in. Kinda like I’m doing right now, too. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/54 "2006-07-13T16:08:21Z")
How do I let you know it’s all yours without posting?? 😕😛 ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/55 "2006-07-13T19:45:59Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] How do I let you know it’s all yours without posting?? 😕😛 [/QUOTE] That’s the trouble. You can’t. You’d think that just like every other thread, this kind would peter out on it’s own after a while. Doesn’t happen. Trust me on this. The best we can hope for is a derailment rather than a full-on train wreck. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/56 "2006-07-13T20:35:44Z")
Ha, you fools! Everyone knows that the number one thread killer on these boards is **SkipMagic**! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633/57 "2006-07-13T20:52:32Z")
Exactly. Making the point of this to be the one to get in the last post _before_ **Skip** brings the hammer down. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-most-likely-to-kill-a-thread-goes-to/363633.md?page=2)