# Anyone else obsessed with locked threads? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 7, 2000, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-obsessed-with-locked-threads/32307 "2000-09-07T01:18:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RonA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@RonA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RonA)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-obsessed-with-locked-threads/32307/21 "2000-09-07T21:41:21Z")
Great! Now I gotta go find some locked threads to see what all the hub-bubs about!!! Thanks a lot!!! ---
**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-obsessed-with-locked-threads/32307/22 "2000-09-07T23:30:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by xizor \* > \*\*I’m still waiting for the day when one of my threads gets locked. It would be an honor to have started something controversial. \*\* It shouldn’t be too hard to start a thread that get’s locked. Just make sure you turn the conversation to \*\*\* post edited by Slythe \* \*\* And then say something like \*\*\* post edited by Slythe \* \*\* And conclude with a tirade against \*\*\* post edited by Slythe \* \*\* How easy is that? 😉 * * * [sub] p.s. Slythe didn’t really edit this but as my fave mod I’m sure the humour will be understood /grovelling ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-obsessed-with-locked-threads/32307/23 "2000-09-07T23:41:00Z")
Uh, dpr, man, that one’s been done. It wasn’t pretty. –Tim ---
**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-obsessed-with-locked-threads/32307/24 "2000-09-07T23:44:29Z")
Great! Not only do I feel unoriginal but I now have the spectre of mod retribution hanging over my head. It’s starting to look like a Monday not Friday. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2000, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-obsessed-with-locked-threads/32307/25 "2000-09-08T01:21:36Z")
I’m glad to see I’m not alone. Locked threads are like cracks in the facade, where social structure breaks down, and we get a glimpse of our own mortality. Or else they can be a good source of juicy gossip. Either way. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2000, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-obsessed-with-locked-threads/32307/26 "2000-09-08T02:56:15Z")
_Anticipation Antici-pay-yay-tion_ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2000, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-obsessed-with-locked-threads/32307/27 "2000-09-08T04:41:40Z")
Slythe: to quote Buzz Lightyear… um… You’re mocking me, aren’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2000, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-obsessed-with-locked-threads/32307/28 "2000-09-08T04:47:14Z")
Yeah. Sure. Whatever you say. _snicker_ ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2000, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-obsessed-with-locked-threads/32307/29 "2000-09-08T04:48:41Z")
Mostly, I click on them with a sigh, thinking, “What the hell did Serlin do now?” :rolleyes: You run a tight ship, slythe. Just thought I’d tell you the work is appreciated. And dpr, I appreciated the joke. Homer did it before and got attacked (nay, banned) for it, but in your case, you put a disclaimer at the bottom. Guess that’s the noticable difference. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2000, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-obsessed-with-locked-threads/32307/30 "2000-09-08T04:56:03Z")
Actually, I didn’t mind the joke at all. Too bad I didn’t notice the disclaimer before I sent in the 300 subscription cards to _Highlights for Children_ with your name and address on them. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2000, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-obsessed-with-locked-threads/32307/31 "2000-09-08T04:56:43Z")
Everybody run and look! Serlin’s thread is locked! [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=37341](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=37341) ::rush:: –Tim [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-obsessed-with-locked-threads/32307.md?page=1)