# Was it something I said? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 14, 2000, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864 "2000-02-14T20:02:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/41 "2000-02-16T03:43:00Z")
Huh? What…? ---
**Author:** ![Lexicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ac8455/32.png) [@Lexicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lexicon)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/42 "2000-02-16T03:45:00Z")
Dude, just do what I do. Keep posting to your own thread, to send it back to the top. Not only will this pad your postings list, but it will keep all your threads at the top. In addition to this, it will make everyone think you’re a jackass and really annoy everyone! Isn’t that great? Umm, on second thought don’t do that. Glitch would kill you. 😉 Seriously though, don’t get discouraged. I have yet to start a successful thread as Lexicon. But as SmickD I was on fire. Why oh why did I switch? The world may never know. Noonch. * * * how did it start? well i don’t know i just feel the craving. i see the flesh and it smells fresh and it’s just there for the taking… VvvV ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/43 "2000-02-16T03:57:00Z")
(Blush) Sorry, forgot to do the refresh thingy and missed the other posts. It would have been _really funny_ right after Demo’s post. Honestly. Veb ---
**Author:** ![funneefarmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@funneefarmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funneefarmer)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/44 "2000-02-16T13:26:00Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/45 "2000-02-16T14:37:00Z")
Wasn’t that a movie? The Thread The Wouldn’t Die? ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/46 "2000-02-16T17:22:00Z")
Psy, I swear…(some people!) Veb, yeah, **of course** it would have been funny… : :patting you on the head:: * * * “I’ve got a DungeonMaster’s guide, I’ve got a twelve-sided die, I’ve got Kitty Pryde and Nightcrawler too, waiting there for me, yes I do.” Weezer-In the Garage ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/47 "2000-02-16T17:24:00Z")
Die smileys, **DIE!** ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2000, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/48 "2000-02-17T06:19:00Z")
## 🙂 Did ☹ somebody :o say 😃 something?? 😉 no? 😛 didn’t 🆒 think :rolleyes: so. :mad: yes, I’m :eek: asking for it… 🙂 😕 If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut. -Albert Einstein ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2000, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/49 "2000-02-17T06:27:00Z")
But who will be the top poster on page 2 of this thread! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cap\_n\_Crude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Cap\_n\_Crude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cap_n_Crude)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2000, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/50 "2000-02-17T06:34:00Z")
_sniff_ I love you guys … I think I’m the last post on page 1. Appropriate that I bracket myself like that. NTG, I can’t imagine you ever being the _end_ of a naked pillow-fight… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2000, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/51 "2000-02-17T06:51:00Z")
## :::And the Mistress of Dead Threads enters the room:::: [**StoryTyler**](http://sites.netscape.net/storytyler/homepage) “Not everybody does it, but everybody should.” ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/52 "2000-02-16T19:26:00Z")
Ha HAH…I, Ukulele Ike, the Greatest Swordsman in All of France, will have the first post on Page Two of this thread! …oh, pooh. * * * Uke ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2000, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/53 "2000-02-17T14:10:00Z")
Rather than claim that my posts were doing the same, I went into my profile and looked up the stats: Total threads I’ve posted in: 102 Total threads I’ve ended: 21 (not counting this one) Total threads I’ve started: 8 Of those I’ve started, I’ve ended 6. Looks like my threadkill ratio is roughly 20%. Granted, this includes a few that I answered within the last 8 hours, so the total may change. You might go over your own stats, Cap’n, and see if they justify your fears. * * * “If you’re so pro-life, do me a favor: don’t block medical clinics, lock arms and block cemeteries.” – [Bill Hicks](http://www.billhicks.com/darktimes/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/54 "2001-10-31T10:15:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cap’n Crude \* > \*\*I’ve noticed a disturbing trend here at SDMB, and I must pose a question to the members. Whenever I post a new topic, or add my input to an existing thread, it is overwhelmingly likely that said topic will die a quick and quiet death. > > My question, then, is WHY? Are my topics boring? Are my posts so full of wisdom (or some other substance) that nobody feels the need to continue discussion? Your ideas are welcome – I just hope this doesn’t mutate into a Great Debate, my ego could never stand the strain. > > Cap’n Thred-Killa \*\* * * * Was just thinking I might leave this board, if no one replies to any of my posts. Suppose it’s my initiation _bends over to be paddled_ ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/55 "2001-10-31T16:29:20Z")
Heh. My threads die faster than just about anyone’s. I started one on Monday about my vacation in the Keys and got 1!!! reply! Nobody even popped in to say “Welcome back” or “Hey, I missed you!” (I don’t expect anyone did, really.) I got one person saying they were jealous 'cause they love the keys. The only way I get replies is if I inadvertantly piss someone off. ---
**Author:** ![Sophie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@Sophie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophie)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/56 "2001-10-31T17:35:34Z")
I have no doubt that this will be the final post in this thread. :runs nekkid through the thread, brandishing a lollipop and heading straight for that great big pile of leaves: ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/57 "2001-10-31T17:38:10Z")
Wait a minute, **Sophie**. You naked is never an end. Rather, a beginning. Come here! ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/58 "2001-10-31T20:58:58Z")
Listen carefully! I haven’t much time to explain! You’re right… your threads **do** die unnaturally swift deaths! It’s a **conspiracy** arranged by several dozen of the others and they’ve threatened to silence anyone who tells you the truth. However, I think you deserve to know! You see, it’s all to do with [aaaaaaaaargh] ---
**Author:** ![DaToad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@DaToad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaToad)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/59 "2001-10-31T23:41:22Z")
If I can’t kill this thread, the least I can do is make it trip! (DaToad vigorously rubs the thread with his amazin’, totally organic, low calorie, halucinogenic skin.)😃 There, that should do it. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864/60 "2001-11-01T03:49:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ianzin \* > \*\*Listen carefully! I haven’t much time to explain! You’re right… your threads **do** die unnaturally swift deaths! It’s a **conspiracy** arranged by several dozen of the others and they’ve threatened to silence anyone who tells you the truth. However, I think you deserve to know! You see, it’s all to do with > > [aaaaaaaaargh] \*\* ::strolls up in dark suit, white shirt, dark glasses:: [monotone] This man has escaped from a mental facility. We have had to incapacitate him for his own safety. Please disregard anything which he may have said. He is not well. ::two henchmen lift **ianzin** ’s still body into the back of a nondescript white van with government tags:: ::looks around, then ducks into passenger side of van:: ::rolls down window:: and if you see a naked blonde woman with a lollipop, please call me :: profers card which reads simply “John Smith” and a nondescript phone number:: ::rolls window back up… van takes off down the street with a slight squeal of the tires, then disappears around the corner with another slight squeal:: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-something-i-said/13864.md?page=2)