# I haven't killed a thread all month **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 12, 2004, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558 "2004-04-12T03:51:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/1 "2004-04-12T03:51:33Z")
There was a time when I was averaging about 25%-40% as a threadkiller. Now I can’t kill a thread even if I try! I don’t know whether it’s a sign of better posting, or just dumb luck. Probably just dumb luck. ---
**Author:** ![lightingtool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/2 "2004-04-12T04:34:07Z")
Don’t worry, I’ll finish this one off for you. ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/3 "2004-04-12T04:52:46Z")
Sorry, **lightning** … er, **lightingtool,** This one’s mine. ---
**Author:** ![Lobelia\_Overhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@Lobelia\_Overhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobelia_Overhill)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/4 "2004-04-12T13:51:19Z")
Ah-hem! Mine!! ---
**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/5 "2004-04-12T15:52:21Z")
This thing may become The Thread That Would Not Die. Unless I’ve just killed it, that is . . . ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/6 "2004-04-12T15:57:21Z")
Yeah, by virtue of its very existence, you’re basically saying “whoever kills this thread wins”. This puppy ain’t going anywhere for quite a while. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/7 "2004-04-12T16:08:46Z")
Please allow me to pull the plug. ---
**Author:** ![Engineer\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/8 "2004-04-12T16:24:46Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > Please allow me to pull the plug. OK, I will. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/9 "2004-04-12T16:41:57Z")
Heee. I can kill this thread in seven posts… ---
**Author:** ![Engineer\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/10 "2004-04-12T16:49:46Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > Heee. > I can kill this thread in seven posts… Wow! Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/11 "2004-04-12T16:55:15Z")
No, no no… you are suppose to say, " But I can kill this thread in six posts…" and so on…and then someone challenges you/me and …oh…never mind. Name That Tune. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/12 "2004-04-12T17:06:56Z")
I just came by to pay my final respects to this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/13 "2004-04-12T17:55:14Z")
Exterminate the silly thread!! Exterminate the silly thread!! Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate! ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/14 "2004-04-12T18:01:42Z")
I’m the real threadkiller and I have proof, my post is my scythe. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/15 "2004-04-12T18:38:41Z")
Since the only threads I’ve been able to kill are my own and since [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4701440&postcount=37) didn’t work out… I claim this thread in the name of harmless! **Now DIE!!!** mwuhahahahaha 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/16 "2004-04-13T12:37:05Z")
I’m the all time champion threadkiller. I nearly always have the last word. Something about me apparently just leaves other Dopers nonplussed, stupefied, and speechless. Now just watch. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/17 "2004-04-13T12:57:52Z")
Oh, please, I can suck the life out of any thread. I should change my user name to \*\*BuzzKill. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/18 "2004-04-13T13:29:07Z")
You know, watching this thread sink yesterday afternoon, I thought for sure **harmless** was going to be declared the TK (Thread Killer). But noooooo, **Jomo Mojo** had to resurrect it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fish\_Cheer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fish_cheer/32/17179_2.png) [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/19 "2004-04-13T13:47:42Z")
Should I call somebody a Nazi scumbag to speed things up? ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558/20 "2004-04-13T15:53:24Z")
Bloody hell. Now I have to kill it all over again and here I am almost out of poison. :rolleyes: You guys sure don’t make this easy! :harmless performs the **Death of the Thread** dance: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-killed-a-thread-all-month/239558.md?page=2)