# The MPSIMS Mega-Post Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 26, 2003, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112 "2003-07-26T17:40:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/1 "2003-07-26T17:40:32Z")
**MPSIMS** is fast approaching the big-time odometer roll over point. I happen to know that this momentous occasion will occur on my birthday, August 22, at 11:03 PDT. Anybody think otherwise? Post your guesses here and the winner will receive a handsome plague (A what? Oh. I’m sorry Simpson. A _plaque_) commemorating this historic achievement. And since this isn’t **The Price Is Right** you can be over or under but closeness (and neatness) counts. I’ll keep track of any (or both) entries and won’t we all have fun then, ya betcha! ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/2 "2003-07-26T18:16:42Z")
What’s the “big-time odometer roll over point?” ---
**Author:** ![Lockz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Lockz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockz)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/3 "2003-07-26T18:18:38Z")
Looks like MPSIMS will be the first forum to go over 1,000,000 posts!! ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/4 "2003-07-26T22:15:32Z")
I’ll take August 21st, 8:09pm GMT. ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/5 "2003-07-26T22:17:59Z")
(Oh, and i’m not trying to squeek in right underneath you, **MonkeyMensch**. On the 21st I **Mudshark** and I will have been dating each other for six months; that why I picked it). ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/6 "2003-07-26T22:18:43Z")
I think we’re chattier than that. I actually have no idea what an average day’s numbers are, but I’m going with August 10th at 2:13pm. And, no fair cutting back on your posting. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/7 "2003-07-26T22:49:17Z")
I have no idea, but here’s another one to help it along. F\_X ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/8 "2003-07-27T03:33:21Z")
When I posted originally it didn’t occur to me that someone might try to sneak in at the last minute, like at 999,989 posts. I’ll update the rules tomorrow. I think the plaque is going to be in koa wood. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/9 "2003-07-27T04:49:24Z")
August 15, 5:23 PM, EST. ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/10 "2003-07-27T12:31:33Z")
August 17, 4:40 pm ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/11 "2003-08-14T20:52:19Z")
OK. No guesses after 999,000. I know it’s not fair, but what in life is? ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/12 "2003-08-14T21:02:20Z")
August 18, 14:57 GMT One question, how will we know which post is #1,000,000? Just refresh the front page every 10 seconds until it happens? The hamsters are having heart attacks just thinking about it… ---
**Author:** ![Stage\_Manager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stage_manager/32/7267_2.png) [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/13 "2003-08-14T21:07:08Z")
August 19, 01:00 GMT (per the board’s clock) ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/14 "2003-08-14T21:35:24Z")
How do we account for the thousands of posts that have been deleted from the various wash outs? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/15 "2003-08-14T21:43:38Z")
993555 49827 08-14-2003 04:39 PM by My Darn Snake Legs Snatched from the main page Maybe we could do something like this at regular intervals and watch more closely as the time approaches. My computer clock says 4:52 PM CDT as this is being submitted. I know that’s about 9 minutes off from SDMB clock. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/16 "2003-08-14T23:07:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by av8rmike \* > \*\*August 18, 14:57 GMT > > One question, how will we know which post is #1,000,000? Just refresh the front page every 10 seconds until it happens? The hamsters are having heart attacks just thinking about it… \*\* Yikes! This is the last time I post something like this. You guys are the best beta-testers of contests I know. I don’t think. Wait, I meant to say I don’t think it’s going to be that close. And it **will** happen on my birthday, as predicted. MM ---
**Author:** ![moejuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/17 "2003-08-14T23:14:53Z")
August 20th 11:00 pm. Eastern Time. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/18 "2003-08-14T23:20:09Z")
August 18th 7:07pm Central Standard Time. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/19 "2003-08-15T02:15:33Z")
993907 49839 08-14-2003 09:11 PM by SkyBum Another time check. Going up at 9:24 PM CDT ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/20 "2003-08-15T02:30:54Z")
I’ll be bock. When I have more time. Bock as in Arnie’s accent. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112.md?page=2)