# Count DOWN FROM 1,000,000 "game" thread thingymado **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 30, 2019, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655 "2019-01-30T02:33:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/121 "2019-06-24T20:25:28Z")
Say, this is crawling along just swimmingly! We’ll be down to 997,000 well before the 2030’s. Fer sure. **Straight Dope Message Board Counting Down From One Million Since 2019 (It’s Taking Longer than We Thought)** ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/122 "2019-07-04T11:48:03Z")
So we’re down to 998,031 now. ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/123 "2019-07-07T22:16:22Z")
I must count I Love Me, Vol. 1’s entry as 998,031. Panache45 as 998,030. I say 998,029. That’s what I say. ---
**Author:** ![icantdraw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3ec8ea/32.png) [@icantdraw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icantdraw)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/124 "2019-07-09T18:59:36Z")
998028 ---
**Author:** ![icantdraw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3ec8ea/32.png) [@icantdraw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icantdraw)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/125 "2019-07-09T19:00:39Z")
998,027 (had to correct the format) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/126 "2019-07-10T12:00:58Z")
Geez, this is taking forever. 998,026 ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/127 "2019-07-10T13:23:30Z")
I guess everyone has to do their part. 998,025 ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/128 "2019-07-10T13:24:36Z")
For good measure I’ll do another. 998,024 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/129 "2019-07-10T21:45:32Z")
And one more: 998,023 ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/130 "2019-07-10T21:58:29Z")
Alright, we’re rolling now! 998,022 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/131 "2019-07-11T07:07:01Z")
Whizzing right along: 998,021 ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/132 "2019-07-16T06:04:00Z")
Rolling and whizzing, my ass! Five days later, it’s 998,020. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/133 "2019-07-16T13:56:22Z")
In binary: 11110011101010000011 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/134 "2019-07-24T07:06:20Z")
998,018 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/135 "2019-07-24T11:58:53Z")
998,017 in a bed and the little one said, “Roll over, roll over.” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/136 "2019-07-24T12:17:21Z")
998,016 ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/137 "2019-07-25T05:06:33Z")
We’re at 998,015. I’ll ask the OP, are we aiming to reach 1 or 0? I guess we have a minute to think about it. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/138 "2019-07-25T07:31:09Z")
In Hexadecimal: F3A7E ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/139 "2019-07-25T15:04:30Z")
998, 013 ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655/140 "2019-07-25T15:08:29Z")
998,012 And when I reach zero, that room better be spotless! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-from-1-000-000-game-thread-thingymado/828655.md?page=8)