# This is a test thread, as suggested by Coldfire, to see how long a thread title can b **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 3, 2001, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206 "2001-05-03T12:42:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/1 "2001-05-03T12:42:50Z")
Well, that answers _that_ question! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/2 "2001-05-03T12:48:04Z")
85? Impressive! I assume, of course, that you meant to finish the word ā€œbeā€ā€¦ šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/3 "2001-05-03T13:08:29Z")
Thanks, Czar. I think people were scared I wasnā€™t serious about letting them get away with it just this once. They probably expected me to come in to shoot them when they DID try it. See, folks? Czar here is fine - no major injuries. Eighty-fiveā€™s the answer. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/4 "2001-05-03T13:27:40Z")
As long as other mods are in here testing stuff, Iā€™m trying out my new sig. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/5 "2001-05-03T15:03:01Z")
es to post subjects inside a thread. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/6 "2001-05-03T15:06:07Z")
Apparently it does. What we have here, Ladies and Gentlemen, is ā€œCzarcasmā€™s Limitā€. Use the knowledge well. ---
**Author:** ![Mars\_Horizon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mars_horizon/32/2804_2.png) [@Mars\_Horizon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mars_Horizon)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/7 "2001-05-03T16:18:01Z")
cel each other out? By the way, you made an error in your last post. You didnā€™t need to capitullize ā€œladies and gentlemanā€ :: d&r :: ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/8 "2001-05-03T17:44:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Some Guy \* > \*\*es to post subjects inside a thread. > \*\* But look what happens when you use ā€œQUOTEā€. ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/9 "2001-05-03T17:50:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jab1 \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Some Guy \* > > \*\*es to post subjects inside a thread. > > \*\* > > But look what happens when you use ā€œQUOTEā€. \*\* And again. Curiouser and curiouser. ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/10 "2001-05-03T17:57:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Juniper200 \* > \*\*And again. Curiouser and curiouser. \*\* ::keeps rolling the ball:: ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/11 "2001-05-03T17:59:17Z")
Oh crap! I wasted my 200th post rolling a damn ball?! ::kicks dirt:: ::kicks stupid ball:: ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2001, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/12 "2001-05-03T20:27:49Z")
I think this ballā€™s been rolled enough. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2001, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/13 "2001-05-05T01:48:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mars Horizon \* > You didnā€™t need to **capitullize** ā€œladies and gentlemanā€ Shouldnā€™t the S&G police at least know how to spell? Thatā€™s ā€œcapitalizeā€. Sheesh. :rolleyes: šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2001, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/14 "2001-05-05T17:55:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kayeby \* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Juniper200 \* > > And again. Curiouser and curiouser. > > ::keeps rolling the ball:: I need to search my username. ---
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2001, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/15 "2001-05-05T18:14:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jab1 \* > I think this ballā€™s been rolled enough. Apparantly, not. When I ā€œrolled the ballā€ a letter got dropped. I was the first it happened to. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2001, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/16 "2001-05-23T02:40:56Z")
bump ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2001, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-thread-as-suggested-by-coldfire-to-see-how-long-a-thread-title-can-b/64206/17 "2001-05-23T12:11:40Z")
Stop that, Kniz. Now.