# Count To A Million Thread! **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 2, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653 "2018-09-02T18:47:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 155
**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:** [May 27, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3085 "2020-05-27T22:25:25Z")
3217 He was a young man named Private Andrew Malone ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3086 "2020-05-27T22:50:37Z")
3218 Who fought for his country and never made it home ---
**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:** [May 28, 2020, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3087 "2020-05-28T10:16:10Z")
3219 But for every dream that’s shattered ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2020, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3088 "2020-05-29T04:20:35Z")
3220 Another one comes true _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3089 "2020-05-29T04:56:16Z")
3221 This car was once a dream of his back when it was new ---
**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:** [May 29, 2020, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3090 "2020-05-29T05:28:53Z")
3222 He told me to take her and make her my own ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3091 "2020-05-29T05:55:31Z")
3223 And I was proud to be riding with Private Malone. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2020, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3092 "2020-05-29T10:51:00Z")
3224 One night it was rainin’ hard ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3093 "2020-05-29T23:24:13Z")
3225 I took the curve too fast ---
**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:** [May 30, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3094 "2020-05-30T00:26:45Z")
3226 There’s not much I remember about that fiery crash ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3095 "2020-05-30T02:43:59Z")
3227 But someone said they thought they saw a soldier pull me out ---
**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:** [May 30, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3096 "2020-05-30T03:27:38Z")
3228 They didn’t get his name ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3097 "2020-05-30T04:24:48Z")
3229 But I know without a doubt ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3098 "2020-05-30T04:43:14Z")
3230 It was a young man named Private Andrew Malone _ **-“BB”-** _ _(and BTW, someone skipped over an entire verse back there somewhere…)_ ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2020, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3099 "2020-05-30T05:23:47Z")
3231 Who fought for his country and never made it home _(Did we skip a verse? Which one?)_ ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2020, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3100 "2020-05-30T06:36:15Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > 3231 > > Who fought for his country and never made it home > > _(Did we skip a verse? Which one?)_ never mind, it’s OK – my bad – I missed posting anything on Wednesday night and I didn’t scroll down far enough on the last page when I re-read it all when I got back — it’s all there. Carry on. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2020, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3101 "2020-05-30T06:55:39Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > never mind, it’s OK – my bad – I missed posting anything on Wednesday night and I didn’t scroll down far enough on the last page when I re-read it all when I got back — it’s all there. > Carry on. Fair enough. We have skipped verses in the past, always by accident. But we just carry on, finish the song, and start a new one. No biggie; it’s a game thread, and as long as we have fun participating in the game, there’s no harm done. ---
**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:** [May 30, 2020, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3102 "2020-05-30T10:59:56Z")
3232 But for every dream that’s shattered ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3103 "2020-05-30T21:56:21Z")
3233 Another one comes true ---
**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:** [May 31, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/3104 "2020-05-31T00:44:56Z")
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