# How do ZOMBIE threads happen?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-zombie-threads-happen/573935>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 8, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-zombie-threads-happen/573935 "2011-03-08T16:29:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-zombie-threads-happen/573935/62 "2011-09-13T23:19:12Z")

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Damnit, I wanted to do that.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-zombie-threads-happen/573935/63 "2011-09-13T23:20:38Z")

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**Enderw24** , knock it off. Now.

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