# CONTEST! - When will handy reach 10,000 posts?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [September 16, 2000, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415 "2000-09-16T17:08:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2001, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/61 "2001-06-23T23:27:16Z")
I’m still waiting for that van in front that says on the side 'STRAIGHT DOPE 10,000 MESSAGES WINNER" 🙂
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### Author:  [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2001, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/62 "2001-06-23T23:32:46Z")
I think that Handy reached 9000 at about the same time I reached 1500.
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### Author:  [@nikjohns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikjohns)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2001, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/63 "2001-06-24T04:39:11Z")
When the board is up for pruning, will **handy** ’s post total drop, or does VB work like EZBoard, where it will stay the same?
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### Author:  [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2001, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/64 "2001-06-24T04:57:30Z")
According to **Anthracite** ’s response in [url"[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=73750](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=73750)"] this thread , yes, the pruning will probably effect his post count.
Seeing as she runs a vB board, she knows of what she speaks.
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### Author:  [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2001, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/65 "2001-06-24T04:58:42Z")
Gah! Hit Submit instead of Preview
[this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=73750)
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### Author:  [@dqa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dqa)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2001, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/66 "2001-07-03T02:56:40Z")
9993 now… Looks like it may be tomorrow, unless perchance money or other goods or services have been received from **TwistofFate** (July 4). If I’m correct, the closest without going over would have to be **Attrayant** (June 24), with an honorable mention for **thinksnow** , whose entry of June 25 was disqualified by being his second entry.
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### Author:  [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2001, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/67 "2001-07-03T04:00:28Z")
It’s like watching the ball drop.
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### Author:  [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2001, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/68 "2001-07-03T11:11:06Z")
If he tries real hard, it will be **today**.
okay, so he doesn’t have to try at all 🙂
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2001, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/69 "2001-07-03T11:45:47Z")
I’m putting my dime on the 11am-noon time slot. 🙂
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2001, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/70 "2001-07-03T14:37:40Z")
…check the hospitals! 😃
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### Author:  [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2001, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/71 "2001-07-03T14:56:40Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Cajun Man \*
> \*\*It’s like watching the ball drop.
> \*\*
He’s going through puberty, too?
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### Author:  [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2001, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/72 "2001-07-03T15:03:05Z")
The day in Handy’s time zone or the guesser’s time zone?
Is it too late to have a guess? 😃
pan
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### Author:  [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2001, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/73 "2001-07-03T16:06:44Z")
As a collorary to my previous guess, it will be in a 4th of July Celebration thread.
C´mon handy, give twisty a little luck here!!
Baby needs new shoes!!
do I get a prize if I win? The respect of my peers? will anthracite flirt with me for being the winner of her competition.
P.S. Hello Everyone!! Lanzarote rocks. Vodka sessions until 6 in the morning.
Can ya SMEEEEELLLLLLLLL what twisty´s got cookin´?
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### Author:  [@Protesilaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Protesilaus)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2001, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/74 "2001-07-07T16:03:00Z")
I’m bringing this thread back up because he’s up to 9999 now. Just one more post to go!
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### Author:  [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2001, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/75 "2001-07-07T16:06:52Z")
In that case, I’ll guess July 7th, 2001 (unless he goes out surfing all day).
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### Author:  [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2001, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/76 "2001-07-07T16:09:20Z")
I think he’s just chuckling and making us all wait!
HEY! **HANDY!!** Over here!!
Do it, man! Do it!
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### Author:  [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2001, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/77 "2001-07-07T16:14:33Z")
Of course he is! He’s slowed down to one or two posts a day just to drag it out!
He’s such a tease.
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### Author:  [@KeithT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KeithT)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2001, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/78 "2001-07-07T17:19:46Z")
12:18 pm CDT and one post away…
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### Author:  [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2001, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/79 "2001-07-08T07:52:28Z")
It’d be a real mean trick if he stopped posting forever on his 9999th post…it’d be a hoot to watch though.
On another note though, what if 4 digits is the max? Maybe he’s really at like 10,761 by now, but it stays the same…that would suck a lot.
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### Author:  [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2001, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-when-will-handy-reach-10-000-posts/33415/80 "2001-07-08T07:53:49Z")
Oh yeah, and my guess is never…hey, someone had to claim it!! 🙂
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