# Predict the Current Poster **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 13, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-current-poster/213080 "2003-11-13T19:59:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-current-poster/213080/1 "2003-11-13T19:59:52Z")
We had a Predict the Next Poster thread and a Predict the Previous Poster thread. I figured why the hell not a Predict the Current Poster thread? Your job is to predict who is posting in the reply you are composing. My prediction: Casey1505 This is either going to be the greatest thread ever, or the lamest… ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-current-poster/213080/2 "2003-11-13T20:25:23Z")
CartesianDaemon. Damn, it’s hard keeping these pseudonyms straight, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrot)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-current-poster/213080/3 "2003-11-13T20:59:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Casey1505 \* > \*\*This is either going to be the greatest thread ever, or the lamest… \*\* Can’t it be both? Oh, and I predict that **carrot** will be the current poster, ‘cos he’s so smart an’ cool an’ stuff. ---
**Author:** ![BellaDellaItalia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BellaDellaItalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellaDellaItalia)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-current-poster/213080/4 "2003-11-13T21:08:49Z")
OOOH! I KNOW! PICK ME! BellaDellaItalia. I’m good. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-current-poster/213080/5 "2003-11-13T21:30:02Z")
> [@](#): > > This is either going to be the greatest thread ever, or the lamest… It already doing better than my [Predict the previous poster](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=223135) thread! You’re on a roll! ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-current-poster/213080/6 "2003-11-13T21:34:23Z")
**Moderator’s Notes:** Okay. That’s it. I’ve see more than enough of this type of thread. Talk about doing things to death. I closed one yesterday about “ignoring the previous poster” because it seemed the lamest of the genre possible. I see now that I might have been wrong. This thread is a very strong contender. And it’s gonna meet the same fate. As will any more of these things that seem to exist for no reason except increasing one’s post count. Bye bye. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-current-poster/213080/7 "2003-11-13T21:35:45Z")
Hmmm. NurseCarmen managed to fail to predict herself. I guess this prediction thing is more challenging than anyone bargained for… next up will be… _uh hamana hamana hamana hu_… dutchboy208!!!