# some way to mark Zombie threads?

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**Created:** [February 5, 2011, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-way-to-mark-zombie-threads/570253 "2011-02-05T04:14:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-way-to-mark-zombie-threads/570253/40 "2011-02-06T17:19:24Z")

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> [@Pets, the Yankees, Xians, McCain, Mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pets-the-yankees-xians-mccain-mods/564911/1):
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> **Pets, the Yankees, Xians, McCain, Mods**
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> Five subjects I won’t be discussing again this year. Too much time wasted on this crap. I’ll rethink my posting habits.
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> Also I’ll try to figure out what people mean when they call me a one-trick pony.

> [@Pets, the Yankees, Xians, McCain, Mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pets-the-yankees-xians-mccain-mods/564911/8):
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> Well, if you announce it, and then you go back to discussing one of the verboten subjects, it’s obvious that the subjects have control over what you discuss, not you. So I’m seeing how tough it is for me to restrain myself.

Pretty much impossible, it seems.😃

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