# What's the fastest ... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 17, 2000, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest/41647 "2000-11-17T20:23:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest/41647/1 "2000-11-17T20:23:21Z")
you’ve ever ridden a unicycle while carrying a bowling ball? Are we done with these yet? ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest/41647/2 "2000-11-17T20:30:06Z")
**Uncle Beer** - I was just about to start a thread called “What’s the fastest a thread trend got really really old?” when I saw your thread. ---
**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest/41647/3 "2000-11-17T20:30:53Z")
I love you, **Unca Beer**! ---
**Author:** ![dragonlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@dragonlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragonlady)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest/41647/4 "2000-11-17T20:33:48Z")
What’s the fastest a thread was locked, in minutes? Or the fastest a poster was banned, in number of posts? Anyone know? ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest/41647/5 "2000-11-17T20:36:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dragonlady \* > \*\*What’s the fastest a thread was locked, in minutes? > Or the fastest a poster was banned, in number of posts? > > Anyone know? \*\* I would guess the answer to your first question is actually under a minute, when the mods close threads started under one of **concrete’s** sock puppets as soon as he starts them. As for the second one, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen one of 'crete’s puppets banned with only 3 posts under the name before. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2000, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest/41647/6 "2000-11-17T20:37:34Z")
> [@](#): > > What’s the fastest a thread trend got really really old? Well, there was that ridiculous spate of **Coldfire** threads one weekend. And whole slew of **Michi** threads that were completely overboard. Now, for locked/deleted threads, I’ve gotten 'em with zero views. And we’ve banned (im)posters before they’ve made even a single post. Tough to top that. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2000, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest/41647/7 "2000-11-17T20:40:33Z")
UncleBeer, I love you. No, I do. Really. I was just saying in #straightdope: \ All the “What’s the fastest you’ve ever…” threads are getting boring. \ report cards came out today. \ I was going to start a “What’s the fastest you’ve ever gotten sick of a topic” thread but decided not to. This is worse than the “Ask the…” threads. ---
**Author:** ![dragonlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@dragonlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragonlady)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2000, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest/41647/8 "2000-11-18T01:05:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > What’s the fastest a thread trend got really really old? > > . > > Now, for locked/deleted threads, I’ve gotten 'em with zero views. And we’ve banned (im)posters before they’ve made even a single post. Tough to top that. \*\* You ARE the man, Uncle Beer!!! ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2000, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest/41647/9 "2000-11-18T01:52:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \* > you’ve ever ridden a unicycle while carrying a bowling ball? I’ve never done that, but I’ve seen my friend Roy, the amateur magician, do that. I’ll ask him and get back to you. ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2000, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest/41647/10 "2000-11-18T10:23:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > What’s the fastest a thread trend got really really old? > > Well, there was that ridiculous spate of **Coldfire** threads one weekend. And whole slew of **Michi** threads that were completely overboard. > \*\* So I take it that you wouldn’t be happy with me if I bumped all of those Michi threads to flatter her outrageously, huh? [sub]Oh well.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2000, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest/41647/11 "2000-11-18T22:25:20Z")
Don’t these topics belong in IMHO, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![orion007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@orion007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orion007)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2000, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest/41647/12 "2000-11-19T02:25:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \* > \*\*And we’ve banned (im)posters before they’ve made even a single post. Tough to top that. \*\* How would that work?