# Help a fellow out, please -- just reply to one (or more) of your choice from: **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 11, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-fellow-out-please-just-reply-to-one-or-more-of-your-choice-from/612533 "2012-02-11T17:54:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-fellow-out-please-just-reply-to-one-or-more-of-your-choice-from/612533/1 "2012-02-11T17:54:39Z")
Just to see the magnitude of the problem I have had with starting threads that have gotten zero replies, I found that I have (as of this moment) 33 such threads dating back to my first year here. Some are very recent. As a personal favor to me, see if any of these deserve a glance and maybe even a reply of some minimal wording so that I can reduce their number. There might be a hidden jewel, but judging by the number of Views (which is how they are sorted – descending order) that may be asking for a lot. If you have the urge to take stock of your own “duds” and would like to share that information, please join me in this thread with your own version of how not to start a thread. ===================================================== > **[Distinctive Walks -- Updated](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=558440)** > > Just over a year ago (02-19-2009, 09:50 AM) I started a thread Distinctive walks which got 40 Replies and 443 Views until 02-19-2009 04:22 PM (just over six hours later) when HolyFreakingMoly posted the last one. In the spirit of “don’t provoke the... Distinctive Walks – Updated Zeldar 04-04-2010 01:07 PM by Zeldar 0 1,713 Cafe Society > **[Dayton Allen](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=566848)** > > In this old thread Which 60’s comic asked “Why Not?” no satisfactory answer was forthcoming. I was looking back at the old threads I had started and saw this one and was tempted to respond to the thread with the update. But I decided to avoid... Dayton Allen Zeldar 06-12-2010 11:08 AM by Zeldar 0 1,634 Cafe Society > **[Music credits for TV movie: Jesse Stone: Sea Change](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=422001)** > > IMDB’s coverage of Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007) (TV) doesn’t give any music credits. This TV movie was on last night and my wife wants to know which Brahms pieces were featured. Any ideas? The label on the record was shown but we weren’t TiVo-ing... Music credits for TV movie: Jesse Stone: Sea Change Zeldar 05-23-2007 09:33 AM by Zeldar 0 639 Cafe Society > **[Nashville vs. Piracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=576523)** > > My Yahoo! home page gets local news from (usually) four sources to add to the headlines that are more national or international in flavor. This morning’s include ... Nashville vs. Piracy Zeldar 08-31-2010 07:26 AM by Zeldar 0 624 Cafe Society > **[College Football Threads -- A directory](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=623004)** > > Please help me fill out as comprehensive a list of threads dealing with College Football as we can get. I must have missed some along the way, and these are the ones I have started in the past few years. College football fans: how’s your team... College Football Threads – A directory Zeldar 09-04-2011 11:13 AM by Zeldar 0 535 The Game Room > **[Some Joke Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=576075)** > > Not meant to be comprehensive, just big threads that have jokes as a theme. Add to the list if you know of others worth sharing. The Offensive Joke Thread ( 1 2 3) pancakes3 08-09-2010 11:04 AM by jjimm 118 4,494 Mundane Pointless Stuff I... Some Joke Threads Zeldar 08-27-2010 11:22 AM by Zeldar 0 474 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) > **[James Moody (1925-2010)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=588922)** > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James\_Moody\_(saxophonist) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu4QTzpVp4A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs2Uw6nIZVs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckxMozZZLzA James Moody (1925-2010) Zeldar 12-11-2010 03:47 PM by Zeldar 0 442 Cafe Society > **[Troglodytes](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508494)** > > Over in the BBQ Pit there’s a fun thread I pit thee, SDMB Cafe Society Troglodytes that had me a little baffled in that I guess the last time I had much occasion to use the word (a couple of generations ago) it was in the first sense of the... Troglodytes Zeldar 02-27-2009 12:15 PM by Zeldar 0 420 In My Humble Opinion > **[Funny Onion](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=576678)** > > I thought first to update an old thread dealing with Onion videos, but decided to avoid the zombie issue by starting this thread and pointing to all the Onion threads (with “onion” in their title) that have been started this year and that are about... Funny Onion Zeldar 09-01-2010 10:55 AM by Zeldar 0 403 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) > **[Bogus YouTube Magic](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=581145)** > > Top this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_-SNrvHdZJE ART METRANO IS WONDERFUL Bogus YouTube Magic Zeldar 10-08-2010 09:25 AM by Zeldar 0 397 Cafe Society > **[Tag-along Tooloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=581380)** > > I have no idea what prompted this to pop into my mind beyond the fact that the cat came and whined at me until I followed her to her bowl to put in more food. As I was following her and thinking of myself as “her human” or “her staff” the idea of... Tag-along Tooloo Zeldar 10-10-2010 01:55 PM by Zeldar 0 381 Cafe Society > **[Camp Stew, Burgoo, Brunswick Stew, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508072)** > > Where I used to grow up, Central Alabama, every Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day for sure and probably other warm-weather special occasions as well, there would be a big picnic and cooking spree in the local city park where in addition to... Camp Stew, Burgoo, Brunswick Stew, etc. Zeldar 02-24-2009 05:21 PM by Zeldar 0 369 Cafe Society > **[Move a letter, make a new word -- game](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=416503)** > > Whether it’s ever been authenticated or not, there was speculation that HAL, the computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey was just an acronym formed by moving the letters in IBM one click to the left: I-H, B-A, M-L. Let’s move some letters that way and... Move a letter, make a new word – game Zeldar 04-13-2007 08:32 AM by Zeldar 0 362 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) > **[I wish somebody would start a thread about \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=326025)** > > From time to time I get the urge to do some major searching through old thread topics, going “all the way back” to whenever the archives began, and making some sort of tally of how many threads have been posted, reposted, revived, restated,... I wish somebody would start a thread about \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Zeldar 07-18-2005 09:12 AM by Zeldar 0 354 In My Humble Opinion > **[Games you either invented or introduced to SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=639080)** > > Whether or not I was involved in the earliest versions of several games of varying popularity, I think I may have been among the first, if not the first, to give them a nudge. If you know of earlier versions (or even mentions) of these, please help... Games you either invented or introduced to SDMB Zeldar 01-19-2012 01:57 PM by Zeldar 0 329 The Game Room > **[Non-YouTube links you get in email as links (not attachments)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=564767)** > > My brother sent me this one today and I wanted to share it with y’all. Maybe 80% of the videos I get in email are attachments and eat up gobs of space. I usually go find the YouTube version and send the link along to others as opposed to just... Non-YouTube links you get in email as links (not attachments) Zeldar 05-27-2010 09:12 AM by Zeldar 0 304 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=329028](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=329028) …and over on the flip side Zeldar 08-06-2005 03:31 PM by Zeldar 0 297 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=629189](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=629189) Who can/could be sued for Musical Malpractice? Zeldar 10-26-2011 11:55 AM by Zeldar 0 297 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=193099](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=193099) Comedy fans: X-number of “basic” jokes? Zeldar 06-24-2003 12:29 PM by Zeldar 0 290 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=615649](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=615649) Pendulum Waves Zeldar 07-09-2011 12:26 PM by Zeldar 0 270 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=350814](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=350814) Apropos of nothing Zeldar 12-22-2005 11:42 AM by Zeldar 0 255 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=569934](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=569934) Please help me develop a concept Zeldar 07-07-2010 08:38 AM by Zeldar 0 232 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=383312](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=383312) Word Pictures instead of Cartoons Zeldar 08-09-2006 10:16 AM by Zeldar 0 230 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=641608](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=641608) Actors’ Educational Backgrounds Zeldar Yesterday 09:37 AM by Zeldar 0 216 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=618174](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=618174) How about other poems like this one? Zeldar 07-29-2011 10:01 AM by Zeldar 0 211 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=640688](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=640688) Ranking non-specific quantities Zeldar 02-02-2012 02:06 PM by Zeldar 0 211 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=639665](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=639665) Thread titles that say it all Zeldar 01-25-2012 11:13 AM by Zeldar 0 201 In My Humble Opinion [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=218879](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=218879) Stalking the Wild Idea (original plot) Zeldar 10-22-2003 11:33 AM by Zeldar 0 200 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410882](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410882) Mystery Music from long ago Zeldar 03-04-2007 09:14 AM by Zeldar 0 195 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=614511](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=614511) Definition by Committee? Zeldar 06-30-2011 07:54 AM by Zeldar 0 193 In My Humble Opinion [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=423189](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=423189) Marian & Ray Zeldar 06-01-2007 01:03 PM by Zeldar 0 190 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=357528](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=357528) Tony Powers - Don’t Nobody Move (This is a Heist) Zeldar 02-06-2006 10:19 AM by Zeldar 0 166 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=416682](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=416682) Origin of the expression “origin of the expression” Zeldar 04-14-2007 11:05 AM by Zeldar 0 133 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-fellow-out-please-just-reply-to-one-or-more-of-your-choice-from/612533/2 "2012-02-11T18:06:39Z")
Jeez, that’s a lot of threads. So, do you get more money or something if people post, or do you just need more numbers to crunch? 🙂 Let me see what I can do for you, though I try not to post unless a really have something to add. (Yeah–what’s wrong with me?) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-fellow-out-please-just-reply-to-one-or-more-of-your-choice-from/612533/3 "2012-02-11T18:17:45Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > Jeez, that’s a lot of threads. > > So, do you get more money or something if people post, or do you just need more numbers to crunch? 🙂 > > Let me see what I can do for you, though I try not to post unless a really have something to add. (Yeah–what’s wrong with me?) It’s for charity only. I just thought that with a tiny bit of help from my friends and neighbors I could reduce the number from 33 by a bit. Nothing major, just something like “hmmm” would do. Just a reply to any of them would get them off my “0 Replies” list. I would be amazed and surprised if one of them actually took off! The beautiful thing is that it’s hard to classify any of them as Zombies, right? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-fellow-out-please-just-reply-to-one-or-more-of-your-choice-from/612533/4 "2012-02-11T18:21:36Z")
Sorry, **Zeldar** , if the threads were worthy of response, they would have gotten them on their own. I’m going to close this.