THREAD KILLER in our midst????!!!

[One on one]

Something to store our useless threads.

[JJuggle]

The sun was setting in the west
when Jack drew the Ace of Spades.
Running Elk just rolled his eyes,
he smiled and passed away.

[this end up]

is this thread stil alive? i thought it would have faded away by now.

[fexnix]

I want to be the one who kill this thread

[UNIquelyCanadian]

I want to be the one who kill this thread

In striving to, you revive it.

~Cameron
www.camerondonaldson.com

[this end up]

i still think that we should put an ironic end to this pointless thread.

[BillyTheMountain]

The most sacred symbol in Hindu dharma. Aum (OM) is the sound of the
infinite.
Aum is said to be the essence of all mantras, the highest of all matras
or divine word (shabda), brahman (ultimate reality) itself. Aum is said
to be the essence of the Vedas.

By sound and form, AUM symbolizes the infinite Brahman (ultimate
reality) and the entire universe.

A stands for Creation

U stands for Preservation

M stands for Destruction or dissolution

This is representative of the Trinity of God in Hindu dharma (Brahma,
Vishnu and Shiva)

The three portions of AUM relate to the states of waking, dream and
deep sleep and the three gunas (rajas, satva, tamas)

The three letters also indicates three planes of existence, heaven
(swarga), earth (martya) and netherworld (patala)

All the words produced by the human vocal organ can be represented by
AUM. A is produced by the throat, U & M by the lips

In the Vedas, AUM is the sound of the Sun, the sound of Light. It is
the sound of assent (affirmation) and ascent (it has an upwards movement
and uplifts the soul, as the sound of the divine eagle or falcon.

Billy

[JJuggle]

They found Amos White in fifteen pieces, fifteen miles apart.

[GILD]

I love the google-powered journeys of discovery JJuggle's posts to this thread inspire.
Are you quoting these from memory?

[JJuggle]

Are you quoting these from memory?Sometimes they are from memory, sometimes not. This one was, the Jane Eyre reference I had to look up. Wild Horses? Whadya you think?

Speaking of memory - or the age induced lack thereof - I'm taking guitar lessons now and I taught myself to play Blackbird. I proudly marched into my lesson last night and played and sang it through from memory. After I finished - beaming a bit I confess - my 20-something guitar teacher said, "That was really nice. What is it?"

[GILD]

"That was really nice. What is it?"No court would ever convict you.

[JJuggle]

'Tis now the very witching time of night,
When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out
Contagion to this world.

[JJuggle]

News guy wept and told us, earth was really dying.
Cried so much his face was wet, then I knew he was not lying.

[Spudman]

5 years....

that's a long time.

[Gilby]

This thread is officially dead. :)

Yes, I have the power and a beer in my hand. :) (which means I'm either stupider or have a greater sense of knowing what to kill.)

2005-11-07 Edit: Haha, wasn't that fun... I'm sure someone with a "must revive thread killer" note on their calendar will ressurect this thread. But for now I'll open it back up for the monday effect.

[john_childs]

This was all the way down on page 4.
Monday effect revival.

Killer Bees...

South African woman killed by bee swarm (http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-11-08T110806Z_01_KWA840059_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-SAFRICA-BEES.XML)
Tue Nov 8, 2005 11:08 AM GMT15

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African woman was killed by hundreds of thousands of enraged bees after her vehicle hit an electricity substation that contained their hive, an emergency services group said on Tuesday.

"The car crashed into an electrical substation in Johannesburg which housed a bee hive. It was 10 years old and had in excess of a million bees and they just went wild," said Paul Nel, spokesman for Netcare 911, a private paramedic and ambulance service.

"The people managed to stumble out of the car but they were just overcome by bees," he said. The incident occurred on Monday.

He said the woman died at the scene while her husband was recovering in hospital. Local media reported that the woman was in her early 60s but Nel said he could not confirm her age.

[JJuggle]

Thanks, John. I resolved not to complain about Gilby locking this thread although given the other threads that hadn't been locked, I wondered what was going through his drunken brain when he did lock it. I looked a day or so after to see if he'd unlocked it, but he hadn't. Well now it's back.

And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

[Gilby]

it's still a stupid thread. :)

[JJuggle]

it's still a stupid thread. :)In JC, that can hardly be the point.

[john_childs]

it's still a stupid thread. :)
It's a thread that inspires creativity. :)

[Gilby]

It's a thread that inspires creativity. :)
OK, which post did I miss?

[forrestunifreak]

Why is this unlocked? Gilby changed his mind?

[uni-steve5111]

dum dum DUM!!!!!!!!!

[GILD]

"The car crashed into an electrical substation in Johannesburg which housed a bee hive. It was 10 years old and had in excess of a million bees and they just went wild," said Paul Nel, spokesman for Netcare 911, a private paramedic and ambulance service."Today we hear from City Power that it's not their fault. The substation was regularly serviced but the hive was in the roof and not clearly visible and with the transformers running, servicemen couldn't actually hear the buzzing of the bees.

So they say.

[this end up]

why did the rabbit cross the road?




because it was stapled to the chicken!!!!

[Gilby]

Thanks jjuggle! you know what I mean. :)

[UniBrier]

killed by hundreds of thousands of enraged bees
Are you implying this thread can only be killed by Bees?

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[Gilby]

"hundreds of thousands of enraged bees"

good luck

[UniBrier]

"hundreds of thousands of enraged bees"

good luckDo you really want to go there? How big is your server?

[Gilby]

Do you really want to go there? How big is your server?
one or two cubic feet

[UniBrier]

one or two cubic feetAssuming a Bee needs an area of .25"x.25"x.5" I calculate you can fit around 55,000 bees per cubic foot. A two cubic foot server would then still not fit hundreds of thousands of bees. You would need around four cubic feet to get to hundreds of thousands. Looks like bees won't kill this thread either.

[yoopers]

Assuming a Bee needs an area of .25"x.25"x.5"
Is that with or without wings deployed?

[UniBrier]

Is that with or without wings deployed?Are you in the right thread?

[GILD]

Would you know if he wasn't?
Besides, he didn't specify right wing or left wing so he must be.

[this end up]

i like chicken

[this end up]

and enchiladas

[john_childs]

Smarter threads live longer. Let's try not to get too highbrow here. Otherwise this thread could be in for a long healthy life.


High IQ in childhood tied to longer life
(http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051111/hl_nm/iq_life_dc_1)
By Amy NortonFri Nov 11,11:36 AM ET

Smarter children may enjoy longer lives, the results of a new study suggest.

The study, which followed elderly adults deemed gifted by childhood IQ tests, found that the higher their early IQs were, the longer they lived -- up to a point, at least. The survival advantage began to plateau after a childhood IQ of 163, an intelligence level few people reach.

Dr. Laurie T. Martin and Laura D. Kubzansky of the Harvard School of Public Health report these findings in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Though the reasons for the link between IQ and longevity are not clear, it does not appear to be merely a reflection of income and social position. As children, the participants were from affluent families and most were white. Yet childhood IQ was still a factor in their lifespan.

Similarly, in an earlier study of Americans with more varied childhood IQs and family incomes, Martin found that IQ was related to health problems independently of socioeconomics.

This, she told Reuters Health, suggests that IQ affects longevity among lower-income people as well.

As research has already linked IQ to mortality, the current study, according to Martin, was in part an attempt to see how far the IQ-health advantage extends. The researchers expected there to be a cutoff at which a high IQ no longer brought any extra health benefits.

And there was. But, Martin said, they were surprised at how high that cutoff turned out to be.

IQs of 163 or higher are not often seen; the average IQ score in the general population is 100 (by definition), and children who score above 130 are considered "gifted."

The current study is based on data from 862 men and women followed since childhood, starting in 1922, until 1986. All had childhood IQs of 135 or higher, with the average being 151.

The researchers found that, up to the cutoff point of 163, participants' risk of dying during a given period decreased as their IQ increased; for example, those with a childhood IQ of 150 had a 44 percent lower risk of death than those with an IQ of 135.

Though it's not clear why childhood IQ itself might affect a person's lifetime health, Martin and Kubzansky point to several possibilities. For one, these children may be more likely to take up healthy habits like regular exercise, while shunning health risks like smoking. They are also more likely to get high-paying, prominent jobs as adults, with all the advantages that confers.

And in general, Martin noted, IQ scores reflect a "set of skills," like reasoning, planning and communication, that affect how people manage their health -- from talking with their doctors to dealing with a complex healthcare system.

Understanding exactly why IQ affects longevity, according to Martin, could ultimately help improve health and healthcare for everyone.

SOURCE: American Journal of Epidemiology, November 2005.

[tomblackwood]

John, please refrain from posting long articles unless they have something to do with the failed levees or relief efforts in New Orleans. Threads must be killed with short knife strokes, not forehead water torture.

[john_childs]

Death Comes for the Death Defier (http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/web/20051031-houdini-magic-magician-spectacle-chinese-water-torture-escape-artist.shtml)

[john_childs]

Water torture (http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2005/11/06/columnists/features/iq_3147659.txt)

[yoopers]

Are you in the right thread?
So sorry (http://www.flyfisherman.com/ftb/ssthread). I really should be careful (http://sarahjdoyle.com/ArticleThread.htm) what I post.

[UniBrier]

So sorry (http://www.flyfisherman.com/ftb/ssthread). I really should be careful (http://sarahjdoyle.com/ArticleThread.htm) what I post.Sew clever, you hooked me on that one.

[tomblackwood]

Sew clever, you hooked me on that one.
Always it's with the puns...I wish you guys (http://www.circusworldmuseum.com/) would stop clowning around. This is a serious thread.

[yoopers]

Always it's with the puns...I wish you guys (http://www.circusworldmuseum.com/) would stop clowning around. This is a serious thread.
Hey (http://www.rharpster.com/images/hay.jpg), a guy can (http://photo.starnet.ru/Thematic_Wallpapers/Zhizn/Mir_ludej/Eda_i_napitki3/images/CAN.jpg) have some fun, can (http://www.nwmangum.com/Grapette/images/Can-1.jpg)'t he?

[tomblackwood]

Hey (http://www.rharpster.com/images/hay.jpg), a guy can (http://photo.starnet.ru/Thematic_Wallpapers/Zhizn/Mir_ludej/Eda_i_napitki3/images/CAN.jpg) have some fun, can (http://www.nwmangum.com/Grapette/images/Can-1.jpg)'t he?
No, he can not (http://www.polocrosse.net/aus/qld/images/knot.jpg), at least not in the towns (http://ippc2.orst.edu/coopl/tvzindex.html) that I run.

[yoopers]

No, he can not (http://www.polocrosse.net/aus/qld/images/knot.jpg), at least not in the towns (http://ippc2.orst.edu/coopl/tvzindex.html) that I run.
I (http://www.idruna.com/Tutorials/FireEye/Images/eye.jpg) see (http://www.avossante.com/images/Avossante/September2003/images/115_Another_Beautiful_Sunset_at_Sea.jpg).

[tomblackwood]

I see.
I see too. I see Charles (http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2003/03.20/photos/16-break2-225.jpg).

[yoopers]

I see too. I see Charles (http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2003/03.20/photos/16-break2-225.jpg).
Ok, you got me...I don't get it.

[UniTyler]

Hi. This is the last post in this thread, as I am the thread killer of this thread. Thread officially killed as of now. Goodbye thread, we love you. :(

[yoopers]

Hi. This is the last post in this thread, as I am the thread killer of this thread. Thread officially killed as of now. Goodbye thread, we love you. :(
Goodbye.

[Gilby]

Yes, goodbye.

... maybe it's time for a beer... after a grueling two and a half hour tcuc unicon show group practice, and being sore from yesterday's four hour tcuc unicon show group practice, I think I deserve it. :) As if doing the nutcracker (aka. hand wheel walk) a dozen times in a row didn't qualify me already.

[Jethro]

Maybe you should put that cold beer on your sore nuts.

[Gilby]

Maybe you should put that cold beer on your sore nuts.
Ah yes, that's the ticket.

[Jethro]

Sooo, anyone else getting a really ugly mental picture right about now?

[Gilby]

Nope... do do do do do do do doo dodle dooooo.... do do do do do do do do dooo dodle doooooo. do do do do do doooo. do do do do do doooo. do dodo do dodo dooo.

[UniBrier]

Nope... do do do do do do do doo dodle dooooo.... do do do do do do do do dooo dodle doooooo. do do do do do doooo. do do do do do doooo. do dodo do dodo dooo.Any signs of frost bite this morning? (I keep my beer glasses in the freezer. Mmmmm....frosty!)

[john_childs]

Killer Kitty

[tomblackwood]

Ok, you got me...I don't get it.
Hate to deprive you of a research opportunity. Here is a hint: see if you can tell from any clUes that might be buRied in the Link as to where that picture might be. Find that one on a map and all would be made clear.

Or perhaps Harper will come to your rescue.

[yoopers]

Hate to deprive you of a research opportunity. Here is a hint: see if you can tell from any clUes that might be buRied in the Link as to where that picture might be. Find that one on a map and all would be made clear.

Or perhaps Harper will come to your rescue.
I did come up with I see=icy. I also picked up on your U-R-L clue, backed through the URL and found this (http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2003/03.20/16-icy.html). Good ol' River Charlie.

Good one (http://www.deanesmay.com/archives/005891.html)!

[UniBrier]

Good one (http://www.deanesmay.com/archives/005891.html)!That link had a link to Godwin's Law (http://www.killfile.org/faqs/godwin.faq).

Can the Nazis kill this thread?

[GILD]

Read it more closely.

Quirk's Exception: Intentional invocation of this so-called
"Nazi Clause" is ineffectual.

[UniBrier]

Read it more closely.You're asking too much if you expect me to comprehend before my second cup of coffee.

[UniBrier]

Did you see this one at the end?

Stead's Law (named for Lew Stead of alt.pagan fame):
Any discussion between more than 2 Pagans will eventually come around
to Christianity.


I think JC has confirmed that one and vice-versa.

[Gilby]

it all started with that christian unicyclists thread that was posted in RSU and leter moved to JC after it became is huge religious debate. So it didnt start out by pagans... the debate might have, but the thread wasn't.

[GILD]

No it didn't.

[Gilby]

No it didn't. enlighten us then.

[GILD]

I'm not here to enlighten, I'm just here to start an argument and make sure this thread doesn't get killed.
Logan_A and Maxisback is here to enlighten.
That's why we want to crucify them.

[UniBrier]

I'm just here to start an argument and make sure this thread doesn't get killed. I'll agree with you just to kill the argument and the thread...:rolleyes:

[john_childs]

Good Kitty. Killer Kitty. Mouse Killer.

[GILD]

Aaarrgghh!
I thought Steve 'had it'.
It was gone for 6 whole days...

[john_childs]

I agree GILD.
Going for The Final Cut

[UniBrier]

JC found the mouse killing cats...now to find that thread killing cat.

[GILD]

I'll just sit here and whistle like a cheese flavoured thread (http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Animals_and_Nature/Question163316.html).

[JJuggle]

We gather together
For yams, beans, and cranberry sauce.
But have you given much thought lately
To the turkey holocaust?

200 million noble birds
Slaughtered every fall.
Ain't no difference between Hitler, Stalin,
And the folks at Butterball, Butterball.

So set your tables, America
From Birmingham to Branson.
But when you carve that turkey
You're a finger lickin' Charlie Manson.

Enjoy your pumpkin pie,
Your buttery Idaho spuds,
Grandma's chestnut stuffing,
And a turkey basted in blood.

Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Enjoy your turkey, enjoy...
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood

[Gilby]

Save the Turkeys. Eat the meat without the animal suffering. Manufactured meat coming soon: http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/scitech/release.cfm?ArticleID=1098

[UniBrier]

Save the Turkeys. Eat the meat without the animal suffering. Manufactured meat coming soon:

As long as the meat gets its exercise:

"The challenge is getting the texture right," says Matheny. "We have to figure out how to 'exercise' the muscle cells. For the right texture, you have to stretch the tissue, like a live animal would."

Reminds me of the similarities between eating and killing a thread: No matter how much you kill your appetite, the hunger seems to always come back later.

[john_childs]

JC found the mouse killing cats...now to find that thread killing cat.
Google Image Search for thread killing cat:

[UniBrier]

Google Image Search for thread killing cat:Looking closely at that pic I note some Zebra "threads"

Here (http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=8710) is the video of those "threads" before they got killed (watch to the end).

[tomblackwood]

Reminds me of the similarities between eating and killing a thread: No matter how much you kill your appetite, the hunger seems to always come back later.
Perhaps one of these folks (http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/notorious/index.html) can finally get the job done on this thread.

[Gilby]

Perhaps one of these folks (http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/notorious/index.html) can finally get the job done on this thread.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh....

Just so you all know and don't get any ideas for killing this thread... there is a backup plan in the event I can no longer maintain this site, for some unforeseen reason.

[tomblackwood]

Just so you all know and don't get any ideas for killing this thread... there is a backup plan in the event I can no longer maintain this site, for some unforeseen reason.
That's right...envelopes have been addressed, stamped, and sealed. The proper authorities will be notified.

Plus don't forget you have a few clairvoyants on your side...

[UniBrier]

What do you get when you cross JC's danger kitties with TB's rogues gallery?

Of course, you clairvoyants saw this one coming...

[GILD]

Looking closely at that pic I note some Zebra "threads"

Here (http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=8710) is the video of those "threads" before they got killed (watch to the end).
That is incredible.
I'll try n get a 'companion piece' video up this afternoon.

[this end up]

random post

[GILD]

I'll try n get a 'companion piece' video up this afternoon.We shouldn't get any of these idiots (http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=164973)in to try 'n kill this thread.

[tomblackwood]

We shouldn't get any of these idiots (http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=164973)in to try 'n kill this thread.
It's amazing they didn't shoot each other in the process. You're right GILD...if we bring them in to help kill this thread, they'll probably injure one of us.

[tomblackwood]

Down to Page 4...do I have to do all the work here? :)

[yoopers]

Down to Page 4...do I have to do all the work here? :)
Sorry, Tom. We'll try to do better in the future. We've got some germs and runny noses running around the office this morning. Want to send the thread this way?

[tomblackwood]

Well, the Anthill Mob tried to kill the thread, but everyone knows what bunglers they are. Always driving around in their car when they should have been getting in a pitstop.

[Gilby]

So, Mr. Blackwood, What days are marked on your calendar to resurect this thread?

[tomblackwood]

So, Mr. Blackwood, What days are marked on your calendar to resurect this thread?
You give me too much credit for being organized. I'm a mess upstairs.

I was trolling through page 2 looking for the "Whose Line is it?" thread so I could ask a question, and there this one was. From there, the Anthillers weren't much of a stretch. I do hope we can keep on the theme of "ineffective killers" for a while, or until the thread is killed, whichever comes first.

[yoopers]

A proven and true method (http://www.reelclassics.com/Audio_Video/Quotes9n/wizoz_www_melting.wav).

[tomblackwood]

A proven and true method (http://www.reelclassics.com/Audio_Video/Quotes9n/wizoz_www_melting.wav).
True, but only Gilby/Godby can throw a bucket of water on it, and he probably won't as that would take the whole server with it.

I think we might be stuck with this thread.

[john_childs]

The ironic part will be that we will discover at the end that we had the power to kill this thread all along, only we didn't realize it yet at the time. Just like how Dorothy always had the ability to get home once she had the ruby slippers.

[Gilby]

The ironic part will be that we will discover at the end that we had the power to kill this thread all along, only we didn't realize it yet at the time. Just like how Dorothy always had the ability to get home once she had the ruby slippers.
Originally posted by yoopers
I wonder if Gilby would be willing to kill this thread for a $100 donation?
The first bid is at $100, do I hear a $125...
:D

Or, every $10 gets a day of it being locked... hmmm

[BillyTheMountain]

:D

Or, every $10 gets a day of it being locked... hmmm EEK!

It's a fine line between being a corrupt WebMaster and a paid assassin ThreadKiller..... :D

[john_childs]

A cowardly killer:

[this end up]

when the smiley turns angry something will die :D

[yoopers]

Ok, let's try this (http://software-files.download.com/sd/oTecZ4BIx1xE3Xb7T2AqxEnpgwmTDKE1R6INCT6admYwThfDX9bx3LWABvGYg_sC5NbAqum9 SdRt1hSEtxouCq6EQzLrG4X2/software/10420956/10420955/3/weapon_closet.zip?lop=link&ptype=3000&ontid=7564&siteId=4&edId=3&pid=10420956&psid=10420955).




(It's freeware. Use F1-F9 to change options.)

[yoopers]

Here's a start...

[GILD]

Here's a start...I think a statement of intent is in order.

[tomblackwood]

I think a statement of intent is in order.
This thread's facing the sun...don't make me bring my friend Josey in here.

[this end up]

:) not yet angry

[tomblackwood]

Testing to see if this might work...

[Jethro]

^All that did was kill that Max kid.

[john_childs]

Computer bug killed (http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/B/bug.html)

[tomblackwood]

Dis tread sleeps wit da fishes.

[JJuggle]

Dis tread sleeps wit da fishes.
Hey, could you get the right character for the quote? It was Clemenza:

http://www.grueskin.net/pictures/misc/clemenza.jpeg

[tomblackwood]

Hey, could you get the right character for the quote? It was Clemenza:
It was a paraphrase not a quote, since no mention was made of Luca. Ergo there was no correct character.

Irrelevant anyway, since neither of dem mobsters succeeded in killing this thread.

Perhaps if you and Miss A weren't so busy correcting others, you could team up and go find the serious muscle it will take to send this thread to that big Trashcan in the sky. That will give you two something to talk about on your date.

[JJuggle]

Perhaps if you and Miss A weren't so busy correcting others, you could team up and go find the serious muscle it will take to send this thread to that big Trashcan in the sky. That will give you two something to talk about on your date.Miss A, that gorgeous goddess of grammar, hasn't agreed to go out with me. Anyway, who ever said I wanted to see this thread dead?

[this end up]

:confused: still not mad

[Gilby]

Miss A, that gorgeous goddess of grammar, hasn't agreed to go out with me. Anyway, who ever said I wanted to see this thread dead?

I think she has a thing for DeadGuy (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/member.php?do=getinfo&u=8013), so she is holding off.

[JJuggle]

I think she has a thing for DeadGuy (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/member.php?do=getinfo&u=8013), so she is holding off.Feh. He's nothing but a boner, eh, bones, that is.

[this end up]

:( still not mad

[GILD]

Time to bring in the big guns.


http://www.desktopexchange.com/gallery/albums/Sports-Wallpapers/WWE_Undertaker.jpg

[tomblackwood]

Well, he may have turned this thread kind of blue (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000005H7D/qid=1134546688/sr=8-15/ref=pd_bbs_15/104-8158949-2797544?v=glance&s=music&n=507846), but he sure didn't kill it.

[john_childs]

Time to bring in the big guns.
20" guns

[GILD]

Sorry John, I can't help but mentioning that I don't find that funny.

[JJuggle]

It wasn't the planes that killed the beast. It was beauty.

[tomblackwood]

Let's give these characters a shot, see if they can kill the thread. Once upon a time, they were pretty good at out-foxing the US Cavalry.

[this end up]

no comment

[tomblackwood]

This earthling thread is making me VERY ANGRY!

[this end up]

still no comment

[tomblackwood]

I'm about ready to take an icepick to this thread.

[GILD]

And I'll raise you...

[Gilby]

rarr!

[Elmer Fudd]

This earthling thread is making me VERY ANGRY!Mawvin, your Illudium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator and ACME Disintegration Pistol could use a good cweaning.

Hahahahahahahaha

[Borges]

Thist must be the slowest growing thread ever.

[tomblackwood]

Thist must be the slowest growing thread ever.
You'd be moving cautiously too if you'd had as many attempts on your life.

This thread's been attacked so often it's starting to resemble the Black Knight with a few limbs hacked off. We best tread lightly or it will gum us to death.

[tomblackwood]

Okay, time's running out for 2005. Better get serious about killing this thread.

[GILD]

Okay, time's running out for 2005. Better get serious about killing this thread.
Twin Attack?
That should make it a .88 Magnum.

[tomblackwood]

Twin Attack?
That should make it a .88 Magnum.
That was a dirty move, posting Harry on top of Charlie...

[GILD]

I must've done it because I have a death wish or something.

[tomblackwood]

I must've done it because I have a death wish or something.
I'm sure you thought it was a good thing to do, but it was a bad move. Let's not let this little dispute get ugly.

[unijesse]

NOOONNNNNE shaalll paaaaassssss

[tomblackwood]

NOOONNNNNE shaalll paaaaassssss
Huh?

[unijesse]

the black night

[tomblackwood]

the black night
Ah, gotcha.

[unijesse]

ya sorry about the stupid reply

[tomblackwood]

ya sorry about the stupid reply
Nah, that wasn't stupid...the stunt below is stupid. And speaking of which, since it's a brand new year, maybe we need to turn Wile E. and his arsenal of fine Acme products loose on this thread. Perhaps somewhere in there is a lethal combination.

[unijesse]

DUUUUDE i used to hav that exact same action figure (i prolly blew it up or something)

[this end up]

i like the coyote and the road runner

[GILD]

the black night
I was thinking the Liverpool defence.

[this end up]

hello world.

[JJuggle]

I will not be ignored.

[this end up]

yes you will

[yoopers]

I will not be ignored.
Has anybody here seen my old friend Raphael? Can you tell me where he's gone?

[Jethro]

Has anybody here seen my old friend Raphael? Can you tell me where he's gone?

He freed a lotta people, but it seems the good die young
I just looked around and he’s gone.
Didn’t you love the things they stood for?
Didn’t they try to find some good in you and me?
And we’ll be free
Someday soon it’s gonna be one day

[GILD]

I will not be ignored.
I thought you would overcome?

[yoopers]

I thought you would overcome?
No, that was 'overcomb'.

[this end up]

:mad:

[tomblackwood]

:mad:
What's that all about? Thinking of your defence already?

"He was a thread killer, yes, but it was a crime of passion."

Oh wait, I just got you acquitted.

[GILD]

Which reminds me, I've rather enjoyed what I've seen and read about Gore's MLK-day speech.

[john_childs]

A famous killer bug:
Therac-25 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25) was a radiation therapy machine produced by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. It was involved with at least six known accidents between 1985 and 1987, in which patients were given massive overdoses of radiation, which were in some cases on the order of tens of thousands of rads. At least five patients died of the overdoses. These accidents highlighted the dangers of software control of safety-critical systems.

[Borges]

Software for aviation is specced to be about 99.99999% reliable.
Medical software was only specced to be better than human doctors. Hopefully the tolerated failurerate has been lowered to compensate for the softwares lack of common sense.

[john_childs]

Software for aviation is specced to be about 99.99999% reliable.
Then space flight software should be even more reliable. ;)
There have been several famous bugs in rockets and spacecraft that resulted in the destruction of the spacecraft.

Ariane 5 Flight 501 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_5_Flight_501), which took place on on June 4, 1996, was the first test flight of the Ariane 5 expendable launch system. It was not successful; the rocket tore itself apart 37 seconds after launch because of a malfunction in the control software, making the fault one of the most expensive computer bugs in history. The breakup caused the loss of the payload: four Cluster mission spacecraft.

And the Mars Climate Orbiter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter) (formerly the Mars Surveyor '98 Orbiter) was one of two spacecraft in the Mars Surveyor '98 program, the other being the Mars Polar Lander (formerly the Mars Surveyor '98 Lander). The two missions were to study the Martian weather, climate, and water and carbon dioxide budget, in order to understand the reservoirs, behavior, and atmospheric role of volatiles and to search for evidence of long-term and episodic climate changes.

The Mars Climate Orbiter was destroyed when a navigation error caused the spacecraft to miss its intended 140 - 150 km altitude above Mars during orbit insertion, instead entering the Martian atmosphere at about 57 km. The spacecraft would have been destroyed by atmospheric stresses and friction at this low altitude. A review board found that some data was calculated on the ground in English units (pound-seconds) and reported that way to the navigation team, who were expecting the data in metric units (newton-seconds).

Oops!

High profile bugs with expensive consequences, but not killer.

[habbywall]

i like planes:)

[Borges]

Then space flight software should be even more reliable. ;)
There have been several famous bugs in rockets and spacecraft that resulted in the destruction of the spacecraft.

But I'll bet the specification said they where supposed to be reliable. ;)

[GILD]

Makes you wonder about the program that wrote the specifications.

[Borges]

int threadlife = kill(39610, 9);
cout << threadlife;

[john_childs]

int threadlife = kill(39610, 9);
cout << threadlife;
Now you just need to determine if the forum is POSIX conformant.
Then you got to get Gilby to run that code while logged in as admin.

Nice try though. ;)

[Borges]

int threadlife = kill(39610, 9);
cout << threadlife;

The value -1 has been written to stdout.

[JJuggle]

O, Death, O, Death,
Wont you spare me over til another year.

[Borges]

Damn. I thought I could geek the thread to death. It works so well in normal conversation.

[JJuggle]

Damn. I thought I could geek the thread to death. It works so well in normal conversation.
You can not "geek" poetry, I'm afraid.

[JJuggle]

Dick Cheney.

[UniBrier]

Dick Cheney.Naw, he just wing'd him.

[Terry17]

'Tis but a scratch.....


Just a flesh wound.

[monkeyman]

Which reminds me, I've rather enjoyed what I've seen and read about Gore's MLK-day speech.

What was Gore's MLK-day speech?

i like the coyote and the road runner

It's a pity all the old good cartoons are gone...now all they have is stupid non-funny garbage, and cheap american anime...

[JJuggle]

What was Gore's MLK-day speech?
Here's the text (http://algore.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=325&Itemid=84).

[monkeyman]

Well, apparently I'm a thread killer, because I currently have about ten threads where I'm the last post...I guess everyone's out to lunch...
Thanks Raphael

[monkeyman]

Ya'll suck

[habbywall]

dont worry monkeyman, ill kill this thread for you

[tomblackwood]

dont worry monkeyman, ill kill this thread for you
Leading experts dismiss your claim as groundless...

[BillyTheMountain]

Well, apparently I'm a thread killer, because I currently have about ten threads where I'm the last post...I guess everyone's out to lunch...
Thanks Raphael

It depends on what page they are.

Threads are really dying when they get to page 3. I've got 4 on page where i WAS THE LAST TO POST. iF YOU DIVIDE THIS BY MY RELATIVELY
infrequent number of posts, I'd have to say I'm pretty good at thread killing.

You may be a mass murderer, but so many of your victims get away because you are sloppy. I am more delicate, so that each attempt at thread killing carries a high degree of success.

I've been watching you newbies flounder around on this thread for almost a year now, to no avail.

Watch me carefully, and learn from the expert who started this discussion.

Billy

[tomblackwood]

Watch me carefully, and learn from the expert who started this discussion.
Donning my bifocals, the better to watch carefully and learn.

[Gilby]

Donning my bifocals, the better to watch carefully and learn. Well, you probably do need to watch him closely... as for learning... that's debatable... though maybe you'll learn to not write something that can be easily twisted.

[this end up]

twisted.

yes that is pretty twisted and easy to twist into many things

[JJuggle]

Casanova will have many weapons. To defeat him we will have to have more than forks and flatulence.

[Borges]

Casanova will have many weapons. To defeat him we will have to have more than forks and flatulence.
Never underestimate the power of flatulence.

[monkeyman]

Casanova will have many weapons. To defeat him we will have to have more than forks and flatulence.
uhm...what?

[UNIquelyCanadian]

When is a thread actually dead?

[Gilby]

When I kill it.

[JJuggle]

When I kill it.
Not to tempt fate, but I think you mean "when I kill it for good."

[tomblackwood]

Well, the Anthill Mob tried to kill the thread, but everyone knows what bunglers they are. Always driving around in their car when they should have been getting in a pitstop.
Can't believe no one acknowledged my pun. Time to bring back the mob to tidy up this unruly thread.

[BillyTheMountain]

Can't believe no one acknowledged my pun. Time to bring back the mob to tidy up this unruly thread.

No one understands why you post as EthylTheTree, either.

But back to thread killing, I think I killed the Beatles records thread.... Except for calling attention to it here. That's the problem with thread killing. One must be very quiet about it. Saying something like this is akin to calling EMS.

[tomblackwood]

Nice try Billy, but you'd have been better off sticking to the topic from the start. I think we need to start getting creative if we're going to successfully kill this thread.

Let's see if this guy can get a choke hold on it...

[monkeyman]

no, I refuse...I WILL KILL THIS THREAD!

[LooseStool]

Has anyone noticed that this thread reeks of foul waste?

Or is it just me?

[DeadGuy]

Has anyone noticed that this thread reeks of foul waste?

Or is it just me?
no i'm pretty sure its me

[Magic 8 Ball]

Or is it just me?
It is decidedly so

[GILD]

.http://www.crimelibrary.com/graphics/photos/serial_killers/predators/abc_murders_selepe/10-1Moses-Sithole,-mugshot.jpg

[JJuggle]

Let's try South African Serial Killers for 200, Alex.

[GILD]

That is such a racist assumption Raphael, I'm shocked and appalled and here's your 200 points. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Sithole)
And a thousand points for Wayne...

[yoopers]

And a thousand points for Wayne...
Shouldn't those points be awarded over here (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44191)?

[GILD]

You're too sharp this morning Bruce.
Good Coffee?

[monkeyman]

mmmmm....coffee...
and GILD....if I saw a white guy in an obvious mug shot looking like that, I would immediately peg him as a serial killer

[yoopers]

You're too sharp this morning Bruce.
Good Coffee?
I'd blame the coffee, yes. And it was particularly good this morning even for Folgers. A bad cup of coffee would kill off anything, probably including this thread.

[Unitik908]

you know i hate to beat the dead horse(is that a saying)... but i never quite understood this thread......

Chase

[BillyTheMountain]

you know i hate to beat the dead horse(is that a saying)... but i never quite understood this thread......

Chase

Did you go to page one? The point is clear there.

But Dave and others conspired to JACK it off, and off it went.

[forrestunifreak]

I didn't understand page 1.

[monkeyman]

In the name of...me...I abort this thread

[dudewithasock]

But Dave and others conspired to JACK it off, and off it went.

If your friend Jack was stuck on a horse, would you help JACK off the horse?

[monkeyman]

In the name of...me...I abort this thread\

[monkeyman]

my new avatar

[JJuggle]

He roamed near the place where his true love was slain
He wept bitter tears, but his cries were all in vain.
As he looked on the lake, a swan glided by.
And the sun slowly sank in the grey of the sky.

[BillyTheMountain]

I shall tell of a hunter whose life was undone
By the cruel hand of evil at the setting of the sun
His arrow was loosed and it flew through the dark,
And his true love was slain as the shaft found its mark.

He roamed near the place where his true love was slain
He wept bitter tears, but his cries were all in vain.
As he looked on the lake, a swan glided by.
And the sun slowly sank in the grey of the sky.

[yoopers]

Good Coffee?
Excellent once again!

[JJuggle]

I shall tell of a hunter whose life was undone
By the cruel hand of evil at the setting of the sun
His arrow was loosed and it flew through the dark,
And his true love was slain as the shaft found its mark.
Hey Billy,

It occurs to me that this song could really be about the ruination of a woman through the loss of her virginity. Of course, it is the suffering of the man, the perpetrator turned victim, that is highlighted. Whadya think?

[BillyTheMountain]

Hey Billy,

It occurs to me that this song could really be about the ruination of a woman through the loss of her virginity. Of course, it is the suffering of the man, the perpetrator turned victim, that is highlighted. Whadya think?

not only are you sexually preoccupied, but you have to go jacking threads off too. :D

You may have a point. Both scenes take place as darkness falls. The swan in the final scene always strikes me as sexual--think of Leda and the Geese.

Could also be a man brought down by his own loss of virginity, and continuing to return to the spot hoping for seconds. Hmmmm.

[One on one]

Anyone know if this thread has been officially killed?

[Gilby]

Anyone know if this thread has been officially killed?
Yes it has... but it was unlocked soon after...

[James_Potter]

its not locked....

[MERCYME]

Hum....

[James_Potter]

careful Mercyme, with a closed statement like that you could kill a thread.

[carsonpalooza]

watch one day that Gilby locks every thread in JC just to show off his power

[Gilby]

watch one day that Gilby locks every thread in JC just to show off his power
It's called closing the site for maintenance. Should probably do that tonight.

[phil]

It's called closing the site for maintenance. Should probably do that tonight.
It just whinged at me... :(

Does it /really/ email you (sorry, the "technical staff") every time someone requests a page while it's having a bit of a barney? That could get rather annoying very quickly...

Phil

[Gilby]

Yes, if it didn't the site might still be down right now, there was a memory problem... something (apache?) was just eating up all the ram and then went into swap and used all that up.

But tonight, I'll probably take the site down to get a clean snapshot of the database for backup purposes and move my replication system to a different setup here (which means a live DB backup here... whereas all I had were the binary logs, which would likely take days to bring current).

It just whinged at me... :(

Does it /really/ email you (sorry, the "technical staff") every time someone requests a page while it's having a bit of a barney? That could get rather annoying very quickly...

Phil

[monkeyman]

Yes, if it didn't the site might still be down right now, there was a memory problem... something (apache?) was just eating up all the ram and then went into swap and used all that up.

But tonight, I'll probably take the site down to get a clean snapshot of the database for backup purposes and move my replication system to a different setup here (which means a live DB backup here... whereas all I had were the binary logs, which would likely take days to bring current).
Yes

[JJuggle]

from The People's Daily Online

March 15, 2006

Uruguay's government will act to dismantle the gangs of soccer hooligans, known as barras bravas (fight clubs), following the fatal weekend stabbing of a soccer fan in front of his family, Interior Minister Jose Diaz told media on Wednesday.

[monkeyman]

lol, ok....

[tomblackwood]

Perhaps the super-evil powers of Dorian and the mask can finally kill this thread...

[Gilby]

nope, not going to happen.

[monkeyman]

It's always me who kills it

[tomblackwood]

I don't see how you can claim success when so many trained assassins have failed. The thread is, by definition, not yet dead.

You need to change your tagline to "The Thread Wounder".

[monkeyman]

Well, no thread is technically "dead", because they can all be found back in the pages
So this whole thread is, by that definition, worthless...
But really, is any thread started by Billy worth all that much?

[JJuggle]

John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave.

[yoopers]

John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave.
But his soul goes marching on.

[monkeyman]

yes

[JJuggle]

Dead man lying by the side of the road with the daylight in his eyes.

[BillyTheMountain]

Dead man lying by the side of the road with the daylight in his eyes.

Neil Young. Good one.

This thread refuses to die, by evolving into a Songs mentioning dead thread.

[mscalisi]

With this post, I officially kill this thread, it is now dead.

WARNING!!! Any further attempts to post in this thread will result in your immediate and grotesquely painful death. You have been warned!

[JJuggle]

This thread refuses to die, by evolving into a Songs mentioning dead thread.
Through the grace of the OWNER-MAN, I will enjoy this thread in whatever form it takes.

Bite me, mscalisi. :)

[Rutabaga]

Dead man lying by the side of the road with the daylight in his eyes.
Here's a song that's guaranteed to bring you right down

[JJuggle]

Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.

[monkeyman]

With this post, I officially kill this thread, it is now dead.

WARNING!!! Any further attempts to post in this thread will result in your immediate and grotesquely painful death. You have been warned!
MUERDEME
;)

[Borges]

So if there was ever a war with the dead, they'd really outnumber us!!!

And we'd all desert at some point.

[JJuggle]

When I'm dead and buried, I'll take a hard life of tears, every day I've ever known.
Anna's in the churchyard, she's got no life at all. She only got these words on stone:
"We can not have all things pleasing.
No matter how we try.
Until we've all gone to Jesus.
We can only wonder why."

[monkeyman]

You have too many songs about death, Raphael

[JJuggle]

You have too many songs about death, Raphael
It is not terribly difficult to rattle off songs that deal with death. Although I must confess that I like dark music.

[monkeyman]

haha, you're so Emo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo_%28slang%29)!
Wow...I'm turning into GILD...I really gotta stop that

[JJuggle]

haha, you're so Emo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo_%28slang%29)!

I take serious issue with that.

Emo Phillips:
http://www.oleswanson.com/images/emo.jpg

[JJuggle]

I heard his fiancee got a letter
That told how Billy died that day
The letter said that he was a hero
She should be proud he died that way
I heard she threw that letter away ...

[monkeyman]

I take serious issue with that.

Emo Phillips:
http://www.oleswanson.com/images/emo.jpg
Uhm, who is that?

[UniBrier]

Uhm, who is that?
Emo Phillips
Beats me, I thought that was Philip Soltanek. If memory serves I caught his stand-up act 20 some years ago in Portland, Oregon.

You can't really be 100 years old and not know Emo.

[JJuggle]

Uhm, who is that?
I thought the name, "Emo Phillips" above the picture was a dead give away.

[BillyTheMountain]

And we'd all desert at some point.

That's RIGHT!! They'd keep pulling us over to their side, but we couldn't pull any over to our side..... I don't think we have a chance! Let's not get them angry, even if someone says they do have WMDs...

[monkeyman]

I didn't know if you were making stuff up, or if it was a real person...now I know (Bill Nye moment...does anyone else actually get that)

[GILD]

Wow...I'm turning into GILD...
You say it like it's a bad thing...