# The Kiss of Death **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 20, 2005, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880 "2005-11-20T04:18:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Tio\_Gringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@Tio\_Gringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tio_Gringo)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/41 "2005-11-26T23:40:31Z")
The thread goes ever, ever on… ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/42 "2005-11-26T23:50:39Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > “This is the thread that never ends, yes, it goes on and on, my friends…” Some people STARTED posting to it, not knowing what it was, . . . ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/43 "2005-11-27T00:10:12Z")
I think someone once did a statistical study of thread killers on the SDMB and I came in in the top 5 or 10. Just to keep my hand in… The euphemistic use of the phrase “Kiss of Death” to mean to end something is first cited in the 1940’s in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/44 "2005-11-27T01:08:17Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Some people STARTED posting to it, not knowing what it was, . . . And they’ll continuing posting to it forever just because… ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/45 "2005-11-27T01:56:30Z")
I thought the kiss of death was when she catches you kissing her sister. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/46 "2005-11-27T02:00:15Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > So, gentlemen, whenever you need a thread closed, don’t bother with the padlock; that only overworks the hamsters. 😕 I always thought the padlock was for threads which has violated Board rules. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/47 "2005-11-27T03:50:11Z")
I have killed a few threads in my day… let’s see if I can add this one to my list… ---
**Author:** ![Buckler\_of\_Swashing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Buckler\_of\_Swashing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buckler_of_Swashing)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/48 "2005-11-27T05:03:51Z")
But can you match _my_ thread-killing powers? I think not! ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/49 "2005-11-27T06:36:41Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > 😕 I always thought the padlock was for threads which has violated Board rules. Not always. There are times when a thread–not in violation of board rules–becomes a bit too long and spends more than its fair share of time on a forum’s front page. Or there are other times when threads go on for so long that there’s no new direction for the thread to take; or there’s nothing new being contributed. We occasionally close those down to give other threads a chance to shine on the front page of the forum. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/50 "2005-11-27T07:25:12Z")
Ha! Last person to post to page one. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/51 "2005-11-27T14:27:36Z")
I think that the thread killers in the top percentile, don’t know that a subject has been kicked to death and everone else went home. This is the last post I put to this thread. Bye. See you at the end of another thread guys and gals. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/52 "2005-11-27T19:06:55Z")
So, what we got here is like “Thread Killer Death Match,” a clash of Titans, if you will. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/53 "2005-11-27T23:44:39Z")
So what is the official rule for killing the thread? If no one posts to it for over 24 hours? A week? ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/54 "2005-11-28T00:35:37Z")
> [@Amp](#): > > So what is the official rule for killing the thread? If no one posts to it for over 24 hours? A week? You think those of us with _ **The Skill** _ would reveal its secrets to you? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/55 "2005-11-28T01:10:43Z")
(I bet he thinks he’s killed it now.) (Well, he’s wrong.) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/56 "2005-11-28T15:18:26Z")
When you’ve killed a thread, you just know. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/57 "2005-11-28T18:02:33Z")
And you don’t brag about it either. ---
**Author:** ![moonstarssun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@moonstarssun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonstarssun)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/58 "2005-11-28T18:15:25Z")
I provide full-service thread extermination. Just watch this one die! ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/59 "2005-11-28T18:17:07Z")
[I thought this thread was about this poor girl.](http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/11/28/kiss.death.ap/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Taran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Taran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taran)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880/60 "2005-11-28T20:53:29Z")
Me too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kiss-of-death/331880.md?page=4)