# Being the last poster of a thread and then it dies **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 11, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751 "2018-07-11T21:02:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 143
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2842 "2024-12-16T14:05:09Z")
I question the question. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2843 "2024-12-16T15:10:31Z")
At least it’s free. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2844 "2024-12-16T15:15:17Z")
We all are. Kind of. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2845 "2024-12-16T15:18:05Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v4L8L43GieE/maxresdefault.jpg "The Who - I'm Free - Tommy (1975)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4L8L43GieE) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2846 "2024-12-18T14:20:51Z")
No, you’re not. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2847 "2024-12-18T15:00:29Z")
Granted. My price is high. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2848 "2024-12-18T19:01:46Z")
How high? ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2849 "2024-12-18T19:14:04Z")
High as a kite if you want to, faster than light if you want to. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2850 "2024-12-18T19:26:58Z")
Didn’t I see that on a bumper sticker somewhere? ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2851 "2024-12-18T20:00:55Z")
I am lighter than fast. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2852 "2024-12-18T20:05:05Z")
Said the lighter to the fart. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2853 "2024-12-18T20:36:02Z")
I’m fasting to get lighter. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2854 "2024-12-18T20:58:36Z")
Gas. Light. Reminds me of… ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2855 "2024-12-19T03:19:32Z")
No, no, no, you’re misremembering. It doesn’t remind you of _anything_. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2856 "2024-12-19T10:57:31Z")
Brings back the time when I was 8 or 9, there was that great Grand Canyon rescue episode . ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2857 "2024-12-19T11:06:46Z")
Is your life episodic? ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2858 "2024-12-19T20:42:19Z")
Back in July 2018, Fear\_the\_Turtle said > [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](#): > > I predict this will be the longest running thread in the history of the Dope as people keep trying to make the ‘last’ post. 😃 Are we there yet? ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2859 "2024-12-19T20:45:25Z")
Not by a long stretch. Many threads have gone into (Part 2) after reaching the maximum length of 10,000 posts programmed into discourse. But we’ll get there. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2860 "2024-12-19T20:46:14Z")
No we won’t. This is the last post here. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2861 "2024-12-19T20:47:05Z")
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