# Look on in awe, mortals. I have attained 5000 posts. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 30, 2001, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686 "2001-06-30T02:35:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Redboss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8baadc/32.png) [@Redboss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redboss)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/21 "2001-06-30T07:32:36Z")
**WE"RE HERE!!** Hello **Matt** (inspiration and something of a role model, especially in my early days on these boards), I’d like you to meet Jason, Troy, Lim, Danny, Tim, Meng Tek, the other Troy, and Zac. Okay boys, take off your winter coats -it’s summer up here remember. Tim, your loin-cloth is slipping a bit at the back - Lim, help him with it will you? Meng Tek, you’re in the front in this number darling. No, I told you Zac, no singlet in this number, just the gold chains around the neck, and the angel wings. Alright everybody into position quickly. That’s it… I’m waiting… Jason and Troy I’m waiting… No not you dear, the other Troy. Okay? Facing **Matt** now… uh-one and uh-two and uh-three It’s raining men Hallelujah It’s raining men _Danny - smiling please! and three and four and Tim it’s slipping again, tuck it in!_ absolutely soaking wet _the other way, Jason! Tim tuck it in!!_ It’s raining men _Extend those arms! Don’t smile **that** much Danny_ God bless Mother Nature _Tim it’s slipping off comp- oh well, never mind…_ She’s a single woman too _Troy stop talking! Not you dear, the other Troy…_ etc etc etc for a **very** long four minutes. Well, they mean well. And they do all run over and give you a big kiss at the end. warmest thoughts Redboss ---
**Author:** ![Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/22 "2001-06-30T08:48:14Z")
Congratulations **Matt** 🙂 Hope to see you soon in…(ahem) a…certain _other_ thread in which we have both participated. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/23 "2001-06-30T10:12:28Z")
Tell me more of this dance number, **Redboss** … Esprix ---
**Author:** ![BooBoo316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@BooBoo316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooBoo316)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/24 "2001-06-30T10:36:59Z")
Congrats, **Matt**. I don’t think I’ll ever get that many. Took me forever to get 100. ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/25 "2001-06-30T12:31:58Z")
Congrats, matt! Hey, I’ll be hitting the big 5-0-0-0 sometime soon myself. Could I borrow those dancing slave boys when you’re done? Thanks. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Elenfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/26 "2001-06-30T12:34:10Z")
Wow, Matt , I’m impressed. I truly am! The Happy Fun Squad of Scylla’s Great Empire of Goodness will send you slave boys in a few, just as soon as I subdue Eutychus. … Now if you were’t playing for the other team, I’d come after you myself. 😉 Elly ---
**Author:** ![Freyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freyr/32/5763_2.png) [@Freyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freyr)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/27 "2001-06-30T15:43:15Z")
Way to go, **Matt**!! \*\*Esprix wrote: (And remember that I’m right behind you - what do I get when I read 5000, hmmm?)\*\* That’s precisely where he wants you to be to help celebrate your 5000th post! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@Lady\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Ice)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/28 "2001-06-30T17:54:03Z")
Congrats on the 5000th post Matt. But be careful with those dancing boys, they’ve got to be returned in the morning, and we want to be sure we get deposit back on them.😃 ---
**Author:** ![dobbinaire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@dobbinaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dobbinaire)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/29 "2001-06-30T18:07:36Z")
Shamelessly bumping this so that I can one day reach **100**! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dobbinaire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@dobbinaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dobbinaire)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/30 "2001-06-30T18:08:47Z")
Oh, BTW, Congrats! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/31 "2001-06-30T23:13:55Z")
Impressive 2 years and three months. lets see… 365 and 365 and 90 thats 810 days so that’s roughly 6.2 posts a day. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/32 "2001-07-01T00:14:16Z")
Y’all do realize **handy** should hit 10,000 by tomorrow or Monday? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/33 "2001-07-01T00:54:31Z")
You’re halfway to \*\*Handy{/b], **Matt**! ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/34 "2001-07-01T02:28:18Z")
Yeah, you’re heading to **handy** in a handbasket. 😃 Oh, yeah, congrats. And also to the others in reach of that goal, as I’m probably not going to make it to every damn post count party. ---
**Author:** ![bagkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@bagkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bagkitty)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/35 "2001-07-01T02:40:46Z")
Sorry Matt, dancing boys in short supply… can I send you a Chatty Cathy doll instead (now, how do I get a generic smiley to attach to this…) Here goes 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/36 "2001-07-01T02:45:51Z")
you, mr. queer, are a prince among men. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/37 "2001-07-01T02:55:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by andygirl \* > \*\*you, mr. queer, are a prince among men. > > 🙂 \*\* Don’t you mean _princess_? luv ya, Matt! ---
**Author:** ![Lazarus7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/67e7ee/32.png) [@Lazarus7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazarus7)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/38 "2001-07-01T03:07:46Z")
good show then !!! ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/39 "2001-07-01T18:51:12Z")
Very impressive Matt! Drinks all around! ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686/40 "2001-07-01T19:20:35Z")
Well, awe isn’t quite the word I have in mind. Dismay, maybe. I mean, I only have 700 or so posts, and I KNOW I have no life. And I hate post parties. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-on-in-awe-mortals-i-have-attained-5000-posts/70686.md?page=3)