# Flamsterette\_X, you are amazing! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 14, 2002, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081 "2002-05-14T20:53:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/1 "2002-05-14T20:53:31Z")
As of this post, **Flamsterette\_X** has 1150 posts. She has been registered since March 16 of this year, a hair less than two months ago. This is an incredible 19.57 posts a day! I am in awe! How much longer can she keep it up? **Handy** has 12124 posts at a rate of 10.46 posts per day. At this rate **Flamsterette\_X** will surpass **Handy** as the doper with the most posts at the end of August in 2005. **Flamsterette\_X** , I salute you, and good luck! ---
**Author:** ![eirroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f1d935/32.png) [@eirroc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eirroc)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/2 "2002-05-14T21:04:45Z")
phew, Good luck indeed! ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/3 "2002-05-14T21:06:51Z")
Well, I suspect she may have already surpassed **handy** in word count. **handy** ’s posts are usually only one or two sentences, while **F\_X** ’s are often rather lengthy… ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/4 "2002-05-14T21:41:07Z")
Put down the mouse and step slowly away from the keyboard… ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/5 "2002-05-15T00:10:17Z")
Ack…and here I was, all proud to be reaching 800 after…what…2 years…? 😃 To **F\_X** : _clap **clap** clap **clap** clap\*\*clap_ ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/6 "2002-05-15T00:50:14Z")
So what’s your secret, **Flamsterette\_X**? No sleep? ---
**Author:** ![Solomon7t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Solomon7t](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solomon7t)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/7 "2002-05-15T01:09:50Z")
She probely has a direct link to the Dope straight into her brain. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/8 "2002-05-15T04:34:44Z")
[parody of Academy Awards speech] Good evening, ladies and gentlemen of the Academy. First, I’d like to say that I owe it all to [www.twinstuff.com](http://www.twinstuff.com) and my reading of several Straight Dope books I have. Second of all, I’d like to thank those of you who I feel I know already; you are my friends, and I can see the tremendous support of this community. Thirdly, I’d like to salute all of you who gave of your time and energy to help me when I was but a newbie. I’d especially like to thank my family and friends… without them, I wouldn’t be where I am today. [/parody] My thanks to **Dirty Earthworm** for alerting me to this thread not 25 minutes ago. You’re the best! 🙂 The only reason why I took more than 7 hours to respond to this thread is that I was out all day. So I do take breaks from the computer, people. 😛 **Eonwe** , I think **lel** came to the same conclusion as you did. We were chatting on IM a couple of days ago, and she said that she had calculated that I’d bypass **handy** in August of 2005 or somewhere around there. She also came up with a new nickname for me (besides **Hamster\_X** ): **Flaming Hamster Z**. I don’t know if that fits me, but it’s all in fun. 🙂 Oh, and if you’re reading this, **lel** … I beat you to mentioning that nickname! 😛 **Ferrous** , I just happen to write a lot. Some people don’t, while others post things that look like college/university papers! The second extreme is mine, I fear. **Geobabe** , I warn you: I’m deadly with the computer and mouse! 😛 **mnemosyne** , I was going to post in your “700 posts” thread, but then overtook that number very quickly. 😃 Thanks, though. I don’t want to make anyone with a lower post count feel inferior to me, though. We all have our own pace. 🙂 **Atreyu** , of course I must get sleep if I’m to retain the energy and strength needed to post at this tremendous rate! I just have a lot to say, it seems. 🙂 **Solomon** , I’m not too sure you’re right on that one, but we shall see. Again, thanks to everyone! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/9 "2002-05-15T04:45:06Z")
Additionally, on October 31, 2005, the following post totals will be attained by **handy** and **Hamster\_X** (er, **Flaming Hamster Z** , no wait… **Flamsterette\_X** ): **handy** , who currently has the most posts of anyone here, with 12,125 posts: 25,410 posts. **Hamster\_X** , who currently has 1,151 posts unless she gets 1,152 before I can post this: 25,694 posts. (I calculated these in late April but updated the post counts and originally posted a short summary [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=111956).) –lel, who isn’t quite to 19.57 posts per month P.S.: Congrats on 800 **mnemosyne**! ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/10 "2002-05-15T04:46:56Z")
Umm, to think I forgot the most important thing… P.P.S.: Congrats in August 2005, **Flaming Hamster Z**! ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/11 "2002-05-15T05:02:38Z")
Her secret you ask? Why it’s no secret at all and I made it available to everyone here quite some time ago: [The Autopost-A-Matic](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=82107) ---
**Author:** ![Solomon7t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Solomon7t](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solomon7t)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/12 "2002-05-15T06:56:22Z")
**Crunchy Frog** thats what I was thinking of when I said the brain connection thingy, I just couldnt remember the name of the post or what to search for. Thats one of the few threads I actually remember when I think of SDMB. And congrats **Flamsterette\_X**. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/13 "2002-05-15T08:01:34Z")
**Crunchy Frog** , I read that thread. Pretty funny stuff! 🙂 Self-promotion, indeed… Thanks again, **lel** and **Solomon**! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ultress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ultress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultress)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/14 "2002-05-15T11:21:46Z")
Not real sure if this thread is a compliment or not. But, you know when you see the same poster’s name in threads over and over again you tend to stop reading their posts or having much respect for their opinion. But then again, with so many of the veteran dopers getting burned out on the board and not posting much, somebody’s gotta take up the slack, even if it is with ‘me too’ posts. Validation for some involves a lot more than for others. There is life outside of Straight Dope. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/15 "2002-05-15T12:57:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ultress \* > \*\*Not real sure if this thread is a compliment or not. \*\* I’m sure. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/16 "2002-05-15T17:43:40Z")
I’m not looking for respect from everyone; I know that there will be always some people who don’t respect or agree with my opinion. That’s fine; I don’t agree with all opinions on this board, either. This is not a flame directed at **ultress** or anyone else. I understand that if you see the same poster’s name everywhere on the board, you might get burned out on reading their posts. Just skip over my posts, if you feel that way. 🙂 I won’t mind; heck, I won’t even **know**! I know there is life outside of Straight Dope; in fact, I just spent the last few days living it! 😃 Validation does take different forms for different people, but I didn’t even know about this thread. It’s not like **Eonwe** messaged me and said that s/he was going to start a thread about my posting prowess. As to whether this thread is a compliment or not, when **Dirty Earthworm** first alerted me to this thread, he said that it wasn’t bad at all. Light-hearted ribbing was the only borderline-negative thing he could see, he continued. (which I don’t take negatively at all, unless it gets malicious) So I take this thread as a compliment. Thanks to everyone! 🙂 [sub]Besides, if it wasn’t meant to be a compliment, I’d imagine it would be in the Pit, and not MPSIMS.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/17 "2002-05-15T18:35:01Z")
Um, yeah, it’s just like this post count thing, you know? Nothing serious. I just noticed the high post rate and thought I’d do a little number crunching (oh algebra, how I love thee). **Flamsterette\_X** , you’ve only got three more posts to make today to maintain! You can do it! [sub]This post does not condone or endorse vapid or excessive posting. Any vapid or excessive posting as a result of this post is purely the responsibility of the poster. All posts are liable to the rules and regulations of the Straight Dope Message Board, the Chicago Reader, and its subsidiaries.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/18 "2002-05-15T18:46:48Z")
Well, I never thought it was anything serious in the first place… and yes, I can maintain it… unless I drop dead at the computer or something. But since dying is not in my plans for today (though I have a body bag… no, NOT that kind!), don’t worry. [sub]Repeat after me: “I am an ever-faithful poster at the SDMB… I am an ever-faithful poster at the SDMB…”[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/19 "2003-01-06T18:01:01Z")
Aren’t posting rates such as the one mentioned in the OP just another manifestation of an OCD? Plus a few other personality disorders not worth getting into here. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081/20 "2003-01-06T18:20:38Z")
Then why bring it up in the first place? Especially in a 8 month old thread. There’s currently a Pit thread on Flam’s posting habits, why not just keep your vitriol in there? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette_x-you-are-amazing/109081.md?page=2)