# 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:** 147
**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:** [January 13, 2025, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2922 "2025-01-13T03:43:06Z")
Surely it is the Tartan of MacBee. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2025, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2923 "2025-01-13T03:52:37Z")
Crazy color combinations? [![](https://greenwoodsoftware.com/misc/idk.png) ](https://greenwoodsoftware.com/misc/idk.png) ---
**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:** [January 13, 2025, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2924 "2025-01-13T09:33:51Z")
I remember orage coloured sofas at home. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2925 "2025-01-13T11:25:44Z")
The were all the rage-o. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2926 "2025-01-13T14:20:02Z")
Interesting how little difference an n more or less can make. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2927 "2025-01-13T18:15:22Z")
It is the n of the whirled, AWKI. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2928 "2025-01-19T14:34:02Z")
And all it takes is one kill shot into the bottom pocket ![](https://media1.tenor.com/m/uPA9BSZLfSoAAAAd/friday-billiards.gif "Friday Billiards GIF - Friday Billiards God - Discover & Share GIFs") ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2929 "2025-01-20T05:01:45Z")
Meanwhile, Atlas shrugged. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2930 "2025-01-21T05:12:32Z")
Just before he headed to the soda fountain? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2931 "2025-01-21T05:17:55Z")
But first, to find the soda fountain, he had to consult a large book of maps. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2932 "2025-01-21T08:20:00Z")
Should have asked me, the fool: it’s behind the fountain of youth, the one you can only drink from with a holy grail (yes, there are still more than one left). ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2933 "2025-01-21T11:31:43Z")
Grail? We already got one, it’s very nice. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2934 "2025-01-21T15:46:06Z")
But, is it holy? Grails are grails, but only holy ones lead to spanking. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2935 "2025-01-21T16:17:56Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Grails are grails Sacrilege! Profanation! Blasphemy! Desecration! Defilement! Mine is better and fancier than **Si\_Amigo** ’s anyway. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2936 "2025-01-21T17:29:55Z")
Which would you rather have? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2936))_ ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2937 "2025-01-21T17:53:37Z")
How did a golden shower not make this poll? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2938 "2025-01-21T21:35:34Z")
And does the chalice come from the palace? ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2939 "2025-01-21T22:25:48Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > How did a golden shower not make this poll? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2939))_ ---
**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:** [January 23, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2940 "2025-01-23T19:21:48Z")
I expected neither a Spanish Inquisition nor two polls in this thread. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/2941 "2025-01-23T20:20:53Z")
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