# Threadkillers 2001!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 1, 2001, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015 "2001-01-01T21:16:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 51

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**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:** [January 11, 2001, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1001 "2001-01-11T02:08:28Z")

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For fuck’s sake, soccerhooligan! IANAM, and this is really none of my damn business, but I’m going to take it upon myself to say _do not post shit like this again._ That was long and uncalled for and now, instead of taking 5 minutes to load, this page takes TWENTY.

Mods, if you’re still paying attention to this thread, could you delete that or something? Please? Thank you so much.

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**Author:** ![robgruver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@robgruver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robgruver)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1002 "2001-01-11T02:08:55Z")

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Oooo… 1000th post in here. Neato.

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**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1003 "2001-01-11T02:09:57Z")

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Nahhh just close it…right now 😉

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**Author:** ![Totoro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Totoro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totoro)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1004 "2001-01-11T02:10:11Z")

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I’d like to congratulate Jester for starting a thread that reached 1000 posts!

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**Author:** ![Scupper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scupper)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1005 "2001-01-11T02:11:05Z")

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\*We’re off to outer space  
We’re leaving Mother Earth  
To save the human race  
Our Star Blazers

Searching for a distant star  
Heading off to Iscandar  
Leaving all we love behind  
Who knows what danger we’ll find?

We must be strong and brave  
Our home we’ve got to save  
If we don’t in just one year  
Mother Earth will disappear

Fighting with the Gamilons  
We won’t stop until we’ve won  
Then we’ll return and when we arrive  
The Earth will survive  
With our Star Blazers  
\*

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**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:** [January 11, 2001, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1006 "2001-01-11T02:12:09Z")

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Good. New page.

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**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1007 "2001-01-11T02:13:54Z")

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uh-huh

Robin

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**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1008 "2001-01-11T02:14:14Z")

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Now where is my New York City bus timetable???..

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**Author:** ![King\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7bcc69/32.png) [@King\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Rat)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1009 "2001-01-11T02:21:07Z")

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Chalk it up to being a newbie. I’m hanging my head.  
I’ll go lay by my dish now.

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**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:** [January 11, 2001, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1010 "2001-01-11T02:34:20Z")

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Bah! I’m ready to back out of this thread now… Almost. 😉

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**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1011 "2001-01-11T02:40:03Z")

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After you, Silver…

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**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:** [January 11, 2001, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1012 "2001-01-11T02:49:54Z")

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You’ll be here for a while then.

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**Author:** ![Jeffro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@Jeffro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeffro)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1013 "2001-01-11T03:00:34Z")

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Peaked at #14 in Oct. of 76  
Magic Man  
Heart  
(From the album “Dreamboat Annie”)

\> Cold, late night so long ago  
\> when I was not so strong you know  
\> A pretty man came to me  
\> I never seen eyes so blue  
\> You know, I could not run away it seemed  
\> we’d seen each other in a dream  
\> Seemed like he knew me…he looked right through me…yeah  
\>  
\> “Come on home, girl” he said with a smile  
\> “you don’t have to love me yet, let’s get high awhile  
\> But try to understand…try to understand  
\> Try, try, try to understand…I’m a magic man”  
\>  
\> Winter nights we sang in tune  
\> Played inside the months of moon  
\> “Never think of never…let this spell last forever”  
\> Well, summer lover passed to fall  
\> tried to realize it all  
\> Mama says she’s worried…growing up in a hurry  
\>  
\> “Come on home, girl” Mama cried on the phone  
\> “Too soon to lose my baby yet, my girl should be at home”  
\> But try to understand…try to understand  
\> Try, try, try to understand…he’s a magic man, Mama…ah…he’s a magic man  
\>  
\> “Come on home, girl” he said with a smile  
\> “I cast my spell of love on you, a woman from a child”  
\> But try to understand…try to understand…  
\> Oh…oh…try, try, try to understand…  
\> He’s a magic man…oh…he’s got the magic hands  
\>  
\> (solos) OoooOooo’s over top  
\>  
\> “Come on home, girl” he said with a smile  
\> “You don’t have to love me yet, let’s get high awhile”  
\> But try to understand…try to understand  
\> Try, try, try to understand…he’s a magic man…yeah…oh…

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**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:** [January 11, 2001, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1014 "2001-01-11T03:04:44Z")

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Song lyrics, eh? The _entire_ song? Probably not a good idea.

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**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1015 "2001-01-11T03:05:37Z")

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Unless the mods do something first, Silver…

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**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:** [January 11, 2001, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1016 "2001-01-11T03:15:49Z")

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Am I being bitchy? I certainly _feel_ bitchy.

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**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1017 "2001-01-11T03:46:14Z")

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No you’re not a bitch

You’re _THE_ bitch

and that’s Miss Bitch if anyone wishes to speak to you.

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**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:** [January 11, 2001, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1018 "2001-01-11T04:04:18Z")

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Think I should use that for my board name? 😉

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**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2001, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1019 "2001-01-11T04:24:25Z")

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No, not you, dear.

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**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:** [January 11, 2001, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadkillers-2001/48015/1020 "2001-01-11T04:28:36Z")

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Why, don’t you think I stand up to the name?

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