# How can Handy have so many posts, yet I never see him?!? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 18, 2000, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-handy-have-so-many-posts-yet-i-never-see-him/41735 "2000-11-18T08:18:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Welfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e56c9b/32.png) [@Welfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Welfy)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2000, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-handy-have-so-many-posts-yet-i-never-see-him/41735/21 "2000-11-19T23:35:56Z")
that remark. :^P ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2000, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-handy-have-so-many-posts-yet-i-never-see-him/41735/22 "2000-11-19T23:37:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rich G7subs \* > \*\*It’s easy to run up your post count if you respond to every damn thread (with a monosyllabic reply) wether you have any significant knowledge of the subject matter or not. \*\* really? (wait…is that 2 syllables?) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@The\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bean)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2000, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-handy-have-so-many-posts-yet-i-never-see-him/41735/23 "2000-11-20T03:28:42Z")
I once had 8000 threads, too, but all on one thread. When it was deleted, I was crushed! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@The\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bean)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2000, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-handy-have-so-many-posts-yet-i-never-see-him/41735/24 "2000-11-20T03:31:09Z")
I once had 8000 threads, too, but all on one of the mystery forums. When it was deleted, I was crushed! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2000, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-handy-have-so-many-posts-yet-i-never-see-him/41735/25 "2000-11-20T04:09:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Welfy \* > \*\*I’ve made a new goal: to get a post count higher than handy’s. Can it be done? \*\* If you kill him? Maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Danielinthewolvesden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Danielinthewolvesden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danielinthewolvesden)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2000, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-handy-have-so-many-posts-yet-i-never-see-him/41735/26 "2000-11-20T07:54:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > > Your knowledge of our community is impressive! I wish everyone would lurk as long as you. But as handy said, handy’s not pissed at anyone here. Where did you get this idea? \*\* 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Danielinthewolvesden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Danielinthewolvesden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danielinthewolvesden)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2000, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-handy-have-so-many-posts-yet-i-never-see-him/41735/27 "2000-11-20T07:56:15Z")
Umm, hey OldS, you once said to me: “as long as i have less posts than you do, DITWD, I’ll know i have a life.” So, umm, what happened? ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2000, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-handy-have-so-many-posts-yet-i-never-see-him/41735/28 "2000-11-20T08:00:44Z")
The blame for this can be placed solely on the shoulders of Rasa. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2000, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-handy-have-so-many-posts-yet-i-never-see-him/41735/29 "2000-11-20T08:12:20Z")
Actually, I’ve reached the conclusion that **handy** is a cyborg, like Lobot (y’know, that funky cyborg assistant to Lando Calrissian in TESB?). He just plugs an Internet connection directly into his brain and he races through the boards like wildfire!!! I bet he’s got built-in DSL, too… ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2000, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-handy-have-so-many-posts-yet-i-never-see-him/41735/30 "2000-11-20T08:35:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Danielinthewolvesden \* > \*\*Umm, hey OldS, you once said to me: “as long as i have less posts than you do, DITWD, I’ll know i have a life.” So, umm, what happened? \*\* > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by oldscratch \* > \*\*The blame for this can be placed solely on the shoulders of Rasa. \*\* **Bitch fight!** PS: You gotta know that I love you both! ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2000, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-handy-have-so-many-posts-yet-i-never-see-him/41735/31 "2000-11-20T09:44:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Welfy \* > \*\*I’ve made a new goal: to get a post count higher than handy’s. Can it be done? \*\* The scary part is that I remember the days when we saw a post from you maybe once every 3 weeks. And now, you’ll soon be surpassing me. Scary stuff… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-handy-have-so-many-posts-yet-i-never-see-him/41735.md?page=1)