# 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:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/61 "2003-08-21T04:46:51Z")
Damn. If I had access to Excel I could plot the total posts vs. time and easily extrapolate the time to reach the millionth post. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/62 "2003-08-21T08:04:46Z")
999346 50050 08-21-2003 04:02 AM by DocCathode ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/63 "2003-08-21T19:26:35Z")
999836 50074 08-21-2003 02:25 PM by Homer J. Simpson Closing in. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/64 "2003-08-21T19:39:58Z")
Anybody know how to give a hamster mouth-to-mouth? 999843 50074 08-21-2003 03:37 PM by Achernar ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/65 "2003-08-21T19:42:17Z")
Hammer on it with a big stick? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/66 "2003-08-21T20:29:44Z")
999914 50076 08-21-2003 03:29 PM by ArrrMatey ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/67 "2003-08-21T20:40:37Z")
Cool, another thread about this. **Start the pile-on** ---
**Author:** ![Etherman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@Etherman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Etherman)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/68 "2003-08-21T21:35:42Z")
999998 50079 08-21-2003 04:32 PM by Ferris 1000001 50079 08-21-2003 04:33 PM by Blonde ---
**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 21, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/69 "2003-08-21T21:39:46Z")
1000000 50079 08-21-2003 02:33 PM by Padeye I was watching. Do I at least get a bonus prize for identifying the millionth poster? ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/70 "2003-08-21T21:42:18Z")
Do I get a consolation prize for missing by ONE? Just goes to show you - one second of hesitation… ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/71 "2003-08-21T21:48:06Z")
In case somebody has more details and can fill in the blanks to what I collected, here’s what I had: 993555 49827 08-14-2003 04:39 PM by My Darn Snake Legs 993907 49839 08-14-2003 09:11 PM by SkyBum 994356 49854 08-15-2003 05:13 AM by Achernar 994902 49866 08-15-2003 05:10 PM by Baker 995288 49883 08-16-2003 04:55 AM by flodnak 995360 49884 08-16-2003 08:13 AM by ShibbOleth 995572 49898 08-16-2003 04:48 PM by Joe K 996037 49920 08-17-2003 07:36 AM by LolaCocaCola 996140 49923 08-17-2003 09:08 AM by Rabid Child 996620 49942 08-18-2003 05:27 AM by Derleth 997096 49964 08-18-2003 05:25 PM by Boscibo 997756 49989 08-19-2003 09:35 AM by dantheman 998017 49998 08-19-2003 02:42 PM by Phlosphr 998041 49997 08-19-2003 03:05 PM by Monstre 998069 49998 08-19-2003 03:28 PM by Rico 998077 49999 08-19-2003 03:34 PM by Frankd6 998078 50000 08-19-2003 03:35 PM by xxxx 998538 50018 08-20-2003 05:52 AM by shijinn 998660 50024 08-20-2003 08:59 AM by Tygr 998999 50035 08-20-2003 04:23 PM by bdgr 999003 50035 08-20-2003 04:29 PM by Lobsang 999031 50037 08-20-2003 05:15 PM by Sternvogel 999034 50037 08-20-2003 05:22 PM by Ms Macphisto 999516 50057 08-21-2003 09:19 AM by Mama Tiger 999684 50066 08-21-2003 12:27 PM by Cosmopolitan 999821 50074 08-21-2003 02:14 PM by lieu 999836 50074 08-21-2003 02:25 PM by Homer J. Simpson 999849 50075 08-21-2003 02:42 PM by Zeldar 999902 50076 08-21-2003 03:24 PM by whuckfistle 999914 50076 08-21-2003 03:29 PM by ArrrMatey 999935 50078 08-21-2003 03:36 PM by curlybacon 999948 50078 08-21-2003 03:47 PM by neutron star 999962 50078 08-21-2003 03:59 PM by Capt B. Phart 999968 50079 08-21-2003 04:03 PM by Zeldar 999986 50079 08-21-2003 04:27 PM by Acrylic Vessel 999989 50079 08-21-2003 04:29 PM by Zeldar 1000000 50079 08-21-2003 02:33 PM by Padeye 1000001 50079 08-21-2003 04:33 PM by Blonde ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/72 "2003-08-21T21:48:07Z")
I didn’t even know about this until after I posted it. Bizarre that it would be an answer to what would happen at 1,000,000. [Millionth Post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3876318#post3876318) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/73 "2003-08-22T00:53:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Orange Skinner \* > \*\*I’ll take August 21st, 8:09pm GMT. \*\* For a guess as of 07-26-2003 05:15 PM, I’d say this is eerily close to the winning time and date. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112/74 "2003-08-22T12:08:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Padeye \* > \*\*I didn’t even know about this until after I posted it. Bizarre that it would be an answer to what would happen at 1,000,000. > > [Millionth Post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3876318#post3876318) \*\* Yes, that was bizarre. And, hey, it couldn`t have happened to a better person. Congrats! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mpsims-mega-post-pool/191112.md?page=3)