# Molosters **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 10, 2000, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143 "2000-05-10T18:26:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2000, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/1 "2000-05-10T18:26:41Z")
I really don’t have anything to say on the subject, but in the interest of keeping this new word alive and well, i figured I’d start a thread with this word as the subject. For those of you who haven’t seen the “thread killers” thread, a moloster derives from and is defined by the words MOst Last pOSTer. Molosters are the one’s who typically post thread killing replies. Everyone’s killed a thread here and there. But molosters do it to a fault. But being a moloster is nothing to be ashamed of (I keep telling myself), after all, one could just be coincidentally posting the last post to threads at the time that it was their [the thread’s] fate, their destiny (if you believe in the sort of thing) to die. Actually, posting this is more of an ego thing for me. If the word happens to stick in some long term sense I just want to be able to say that I was a part of it. Anyone else want to help me make history? Post now or forever hold your peace. ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2000, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/2 "2000-05-10T18:36:16Z")
Nah, I won’t post here I might kill the thread. Wait a minute, you tricked me. _sigh_ fooled again. Keith ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2000, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/3 "2000-05-10T19:12:54Z")
What do you have if a ten-year old kills off a thread, then? ---
**Author:** ![Soupy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Soupy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soupy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2000, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/4 "2000-05-10T19:19:57Z")
[hijack] Are there other words **just used at SD**? (NO- don’t give me a link to generic web term sites. I know those!) I personall never saw Sock until I came here. Any others? [/hijack] Fascinating. \*\*moloster \*\*you say? I’ll add that to my webcabulary. Thanks for the tip. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Fanny\_May](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3be4f8/32.png) [@Fanny\_May](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fanny_May)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2000, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/6 "2000-05-10T19:37:28Z")
I have trouble with a lot of things here. But the only one coming to mind right away is **UBB**. What is that? ---
**Author:** ![KP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9adbd/32.png) [@KP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KP)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2000, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/7 "2000-05-10T19:52:30Z")
What _is_ a ‘sock’ anyway? Someone who lost their partner under mysterious circumstances? ---
**Author:** ![Boris\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Boris\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boris_B)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2000, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/8 "2000-05-10T19:54:32Z")
As in, “I hab a code. By doze is very stuffy. I ab too sick to go dowd to get sub DyQuiw. Wiww you brig sub ubb for me?” ---
**Author:** ![Fanny\_May](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3be4f8/32.png) [@Fanny\_May](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fanny_May)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2000, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/9 "2000-05-10T20:07:55Z")
Well, I’ll be dillywiggered! ---
**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2000, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/10 "2000-05-11T05:29:57Z")
\>\>\>Fanny May wrote: “Well, I’ll be dillywiggered!”\<\<\< Right here in front of everybody? * * * Sincerely, MysterEcks I coined the term “moloster”…and don’t think I’m gonna let anyone forget it. ---
**Author:** ![Fonz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Fonz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fonz)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2000, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/11 "2000-05-11T07:11:53Z")
I’m NOT talking, OK? She has a reputation to maintain! ---
**Author:** ![Soupy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Soupy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soupy)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2000, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/12 "2000-05-11T16:49:21Z")
The nominees, via audited MSN search database, are: 1. United Bankers’ Bank 2. United Blacksmiths of Britannia 3. UBB - alt.games.warbirds 4. UBB Technical Manual - Intro Page 5. Universitetsbiblioteket i Bergen Envelope, please. [\*drumroll, stuck card, the tension mounts… \*] And the winner is… **4.UBB Technical Manual-Intro Page!** Accepting for the award is Ultimate Bulletin Board’s producer, Home Page: “Thank you, thank you! Some of you know us as the Old System, but let me assure you…” ---
**Author:** ![Yue\_Han](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/eada6e/32.png) [@Yue\_Han](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yue_Han)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2000, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/13 "2000-05-11T18:33:42Z")
1. Sock-- short for Sock Pupper. A Sock Puppet is a Screen Name created by an idiot or troll to support hheirmself[sup]1[/sup]. Ex. DumbAss: X is obviously true! David B: No, it’s not. Here’s proof: PROOF. Sock Puppet: No, I’m a sientest[sup]2[/sup] and X is so true. And you’re all terrible people for making fun of Dumbass. He’s the smartest guy alive. 1. UBB-- short for Universal Bulletin Board. The last generation software used to hold this board together. Crashed a lot. UBB supplied its own HTMLesque-but-more-limited code for owners who wanted to shut off HTML. UBB has been replaced by vBB, and the UBB codes are replaced with vBB codes that look and act exactly the same except: a) We have superscript and subscript b) You can nest quotes now. –John [sup]1[/sup] This is a word I made up so I didn’t have to type himself or herself. [sup]2[/sup]I misspelled this on purpose. ---
**Author:** ![Fanny\_May](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3be4f8/32.png) [@Fanny\_May](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fanny_May)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2000, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/14 "2000-05-11T22:21:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > No, I’m a sientest[sup]2[/sup] > … > [sup]2[/sup]I misspelled this on purpose. > \*\* OK, since you want somebody to ask, what/who is a sientest? Someone from Tuscany? ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2000, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/15 "2000-05-12T03:26:57Z")
I believe there are manny, manny, words used only here in the SDMB. 🙂 Rose ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2000, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/16 "2000-05-12T18:14:44Z")
Creativity with language embiggins even the newest doper. ---
**Author:** ![Fonz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Fonz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fonz)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2000, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/17 "2000-05-13T16:02:40Z")
Well, I just found the source of **oldbie** , which wasn’t in my vocab class: > [@](#): > > \*\* > Just FYI, Carl is an oldbie from the AOL boards 🙂 He posted there fairly regularly. > > * * * > > – > “it’s all real” > “I KNEW IT!!!” > O p a l C a t > [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) > \*\* ---
**Author:** ![annalamerino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@annalamerino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annalamerino)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2000, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/18 "2000-05-15T00:34:43Z")
Here’ some words from **Wired** ’s Jargon Watch (see their magazine/site for full definitions) **Chumming** The indiscriminate distribution of your business card, media kit, etc., in the hope of attracting someone important. **The Grid** A next-generation internet where…(I just hope it doesn’t contain command line structures like [http://www.nospacesallowed.com/nospaces\_again/](http://www.nospacesallowed.com/nospaces_again/) .) **Mutter Machine** makes noise so your office sounds busy to callers. **Wall Humping** The act of rubbing one’s thigh against a priximity card reader to unlock a secure doore without removing the card from your pocket. (If you’ve never seen this one, you’re in for a treat. It is so funny to watch.) ---
**Author:** ![Beakeroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@Beakeroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beakeroni)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2000, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/19 "2000-05-15T08:22:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > 2) UBB-- short for Universal Bulletin Board. The last generation software used to hold this board together. Crashed a lot. UBB supplied its own HTMLesque-but-more-limited code for owners who wanted to shut off HTML. > \*\* I thought that UBB stood for **Ultimate** Bulletin Board. I am sure that the small print on the bottom of the page stated this. Opalcat’s site uses the same software, so far as I know, as SDMB’s previous incarnation. ---
**Author:** ![Boris\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Boris\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boris_B)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2000, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/20 "2000-05-15T16:20:46Z")
I just hab a stuffy doze. It’s dot by fault. Haben’t you eber had a stuffy doze? ---
**Author:** ![SockPuppet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@SockPuppet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SockPuppet)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2000, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143/21 "2000-05-16T14:42:17Z")
Here’s a good definition of Sock Puppet: Someone who loves and defends you from the cold cruel world. Most posters have one, if only for insurance from the day they get a reputation they don’t deserve. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/molosters/19143.md?page=2)