# 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:** 375
**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:** [September 10, 2022, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/7486 "2022-09-10T07:58:52Z")
7239 “That ain’t my style,” said Casey. “Strike one!” the umpire said. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2022, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/7487 "2022-09-10T09:26:28Z")
7240 = 23 x 5 x 181 From the benches, black with people, there went up a muffled roar, ---
**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:** [September 11, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/7488 "2022-09-11T03:58:16Z")
7241 = 1,745,081 / 241 Like the beating of the storm-waves on a stern and distant shore. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2022, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/7489 "2022-09-11T07:56:35Z")
7242 = 2 x 3 x 17 x 71 “Kill him! Kill the umpire!” shouted someone on the stand; [Just found out his poem has its own Wikipedia entry, and a long one at that. Wow.] ---
**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:** [September 11, 2022, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/7490 "2022-09-11T08:18:07Z")
7243 And it’s likely they’d have killed him had not Casey raised his hand. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2022, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/7491 "2022-09-11T08:42:09Z")
7244 = 22 x 1811 With a smile of Christian charity great Casey’s visage shone; ---
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7245 He stilled the rising tumult; he bade the game go on; ---
**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:** [September 11, 2022, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/7493 "2022-09-11T11:13:30Z")
7246 = 2 x 3623 he signaled to the pitcher, and once more the spheroid flew; ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/7494 "2022-09-11T14:31:45Z")
7247 - Prime! But Casey still ignored it and the umpire said, “Strike two!” ---
**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:** [September 11, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/7495 "2022-09-11T15:35:33Z")
7248 = 24 x 3 x 151 “Fraud!” cried the maddened thousands, and Echo answered fraud; ---
**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:** [September 12, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/7496 "2022-09-12T20:06:24Z")
7249 But one scornful look from Casey and the audience was awed. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/7497 "2022-09-12T20:55:40Z")
7250 They saw his face grow stern and cold, they saw his muscles strain, ---
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7251 = 3 x 2417 They saw his face grow stern and cold, they saw his muscles strain, ---
**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:** [September 12, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/7499 "2022-09-12T23:41:18Z")
7252 And they knew that Casey wouldn’t let that ball go by again. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/7500 "2022-09-13T08:32:04Z")
7253, prime! The sneer is gone from Casey’s lip, his teeth are clenched in hate, ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/7501 "2022-09-13T14:24:21Z")
7254 He pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the plate; ---
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7255 And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go, ---
**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:** [September 13, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/7503 "2022-09-13T22:15:46Z")
7256 = 23 x 907 And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey’s blow. ---
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7257 Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright, ---
**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:** [September 14, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653/7505 "2022-09-14T03:59:00Z")
7258 The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light; [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653.md?page=374) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-to-a-million-thread/820653.md?page=376)