# Call me ThreadKiller(TM)!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 31, 2007, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800 "2007-07-31T10:16:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 15

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**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/281 "2007-08-11T02:19:52Z")

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Sign language?

Clicks and grunts?

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/282 "2007-08-11T02:23:18Z")

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_grunts_

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**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/283 "2007-08-11T02:25:32Z")

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Peons.

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/284 "2007-08-11T02:27:58Z")

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Just don’t pee on me.

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**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/285 "2007-08-11T02:29:04Z")

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Que?

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/286 "2007-08-11T02:30:16Z")

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I said “don’t pee on me”.

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**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/287 "2007-08-11T02:30:58Z")

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O.

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/288 "2007-08-11T02:32:10Z")

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Now you’re just being weak.

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**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/289 "2007-08-11T02:34:23Z")

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[" "](http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/p/promise.htm)

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/290 "2007-08-11T02:37:52Z")

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Stop that!

That’s much too silly!

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**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/291 "2007-08-11T03:04:15Z")

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You’re still here?

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/292 "2007-08-11T03:08:04Z")

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Nope.

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**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/293 "2007-08-11T03:14:01Z")

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Good. I’m not going to be here either.

Toodle loo, long day tomorrow. I’ll be back just in time to put this thread out of it’s misery.

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/294 "2007-08-11T03:21:16Z")

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Sweet dreams!

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**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/295 "2007-08-11T03:38:48Z")

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All right, the MMP always seems to slow down on the weekend. I think we have a good shot of outrunning it by Monday if we keep this pace up.

**Jr. Mod Note:** I will be away from the internet all weekend, thank Og, so you guys will ahve to pull up my slack.

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**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/296 "2007-08-11T04:10:04Z")

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Sorry I missed all the fun, but the thread survived for another night. Who is keeping the bedside vigil?

SSG Schwartz

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**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/297 "2007-08-11T04:48:18Z")

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That’s me. My wife is in Taiwan until tomorrow, I have no friends and I couldn’t play golf this weekend. (Sobs.) All the hope I have left in this world is for a tiny bit of minor recognition as the Thread Killer. (tears slide down the cheeks)

But no, sadly even that little microscopic consolation is being denied to me by those terrible bullies who only out for personal glory. (More sobs.)

Will not someone think of the kids? (breaks down in uncontrollable weeping)

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**Author:** ![some\_white\_dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@some\_white\_dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/some_white_dude)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/298 "2007-08-11T05:05:31Z")

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_walks into thread_

_yawns_

_scratches self_

_stamps timecard_

_yawns again_

When do we get paid for this?

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**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/299 "2007-08-11T05:49:29Z")

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[QUOTE=Team of Scientists]  
When do we get paid for this?  
[/QUOTE]

:: nudges **ToS** ::

Look, :rolleyes: .

**TokyoPlayer** is whining about having no friends again.

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**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-threadkiller-tm/413800/300 "2007-08-11T09:59:03Z")

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darn. Talk about going downhill.

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