I'm 89 posts away from 25,000

[taterguy]

You know what to do.

Give me an excuse to pad my post count.

A not so valuable prize will be awarded to the person that provokes Post #25,000.

[Phentex]

1. Do you remember Milestones threads?

back when NewYawker99 did them?

[Phentex]

2. Do you remember Milestones threads...

from last year when I was doing them?

[taterguy]

34. I don't remember ever seeing a thread about Charlotte's legendary punk venue

http://themilestoneclub.com/

[Phentex]

38. I am offically old now...

that looks like a place I would have hung out about 25 years ago.

*sigh*

[Phentex]

3. Did you realize there were no Milestones threads

in December?

[Phentex]

4. Do you think anybody likes

Milestone threads?

[Phentex]

5. Why do people avoid posting to

Milestone threads?

[Phentex]

6. Do you like

Happy Birthday posts? Or do you just skip 'em?

[Phentex]

7. Do you think birthday posts

should be a part of Milestone threads?

[Phentex]

8. Would you ever find it acceptable to see

a Milestones thread in the GD forum?

[Phentex]

9. Should Milestone threads

just disappear and be remembered as something of the Good Ole Days at DU2?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

64. you dear sweet soul for trying to revive Milestones

Maybe the atmosphere has changed too much

[Phentex]

10. Do you ever wish

someone a Happy Birthday here at DU? Do you think it's just odd?

[Phentex]

11. IF you are okay with Milestone threads, do

you think the person should be notified ahead of time that they could be listed?

Lots of people DO NO want to be listed.

[Phentex]

12. Should people have to PM me if

they want to be listed?

[Phentex]

13. Should non-troll status be raised to

something higher than 1,000?

[taterguy]

45. Troll status isn't based on post count

Some really twisted ones will rack up, well, let's say 25,000 posts before revealing themselves.

[Phentex]

14. What's your favorite forum at

DU3?

[Phentex]

15. Do you remember how many

posts you had before you started posting at DU3?

[Phentex]

16. Am I on your

jury blacklist?

[taterguy]

46. No, don't have a jury blacklist

Don't need one.

I never break the rules here.

[Phentex]

17. Am I on your

Milestones blacklist?

[Phentex]

18. Should the term Milestones

be renamed in keeping with all of the renaming of terms on DU?

[Phentex]

19. What's the longest distance

you've ever ridden your bike at one time?

[taterguy]

32. 57 miles

Of course I did have to stop a few times for cigarette breaks

[Phentex]

20. Do you have a cell phone?

It's a straightforward question I think.

[taterguy]

25. Yes

[Phentex]

21. Do you talk on your cell phone

while biking?

That is, IF you said yes above.

[siligut]

24. Phentex? Are you using taterguy's count padding thread to pad your own?

I think people appreciate the Milestone threads and they are especially helpful to newbies.

[Phentex]

28. Trying to figure out how the hell

I've been here longer and he has so many more than I have!

It took me forever to get to 2,000!

[Phentex]

33. and my answer is

no.

I really LIKE the idea of a non-valuable prize.

But like eBay, I will be beaten out of the prize by someone using a bot.

[taterguy]

27. Sort of

I might get off the bike and walk it if it's an 'important' call.

[Phentex]

36. Wouldn't a bluetooth helmet

be easier?

[taterguy]

47. No because then I'd have to figure out how to use a Bluetooth

[siligut]

22. What are you wearing? nt

[taterguy]

30. Yellow bra and panties

Obviously

[Phentex]

23. Are you awake?

[siligut]

26. He thinks it is funny to start a thread to pad his count and then not post in it.

[taterguy]

29. Wait a fucking minute

I let the thread sit unreplied to at least five minutes before I walked away from my computer.

[siligut]

37. And you weren't called for jury duty during your brief hiatus?

That happens to me all the time. So . . . what did you eat for breakfast?

[taterguy]

41. Cigarettes and coffee

Same thing I have every day

[siligut]

42. Now I want cigarettes and coffee

But I don't smoke or drink coffee now, I can still remember the pleasure. Don't you find those underwires uncomfortable?

[taterguy]

48. That's why I'm wearing a lace bra

[Phentex]

31. I just saw that you and I are

approaching 6,000.

[siligut]

35. Wow, I didn't know. After I met the important 1,000, I didn't really look.

It really isn't quantity, it is quality that counts, after that first 1,000. Though on DU3, that might have changed some, and I tend to look at time registered rather than post count anyway.

[siligut]

39. I forgot the wave smiley, sorry.

[graywarrior]

40. You're supposed to be responding, taterguy!

[siligut]

43. Really. How many posts has he racked up so far? Maybe six?

He is never going to meet his quota at this rate.

[taterguy]

44. Oh, I'm responding alright

Just not to things in this thread

[graywarrior]

49. Oh, I see.

Fucking with our heads, are you?

[taterguy]

50. Well, that's the only body part I'm allowed to fuck with

Right?

[graywarrior]

51. My response would incriminate me so I'm mum on this.

[taterguy]

52. Why must you torment me so?

[graywarrior]

57. Coz we both get off on it?

[taterguy]

61. We do?

Well, I get off on getting you off.

The other stuff I'm not so sure about.

[graywarrior]

69. I'm off my rocker

[taterguy]

73. You have a rocker?

Must be nice to be able to afford furniture

[graywarrior]

76. No. I'm off it. Therefore, I don't have it.

[taterguy]

82. They sell rockers at Cracker Barrel

Do they have Cracker Barrels in New England?

[graywarrior]

86. We have crackers and we have barrels

[taterguy]

88. Just Googled it

Looks like there's one in Maine, one in New Hampshire, none in Vermont.

I pass that many on my way home from work.

[graywarrior]

92. The closest one to me is in Tewskbury, MA

I wouldn't go to Tewskbury if my life depended on it. Bad stuff happens when I go there.

[taterguy]

98. You don't have to actually go to the town to hit the CB

They're almost always right next to the highway.

[graywarrior]

99. Someday, I'll tell you what happened on the highway in Tewksbury

[taterguy]

108. Someday I'll tell you about my nights in Rodanthe

I was a dumbass and booked a trip to the Outer Banks during hurricane season.

It doesn't take much of a storm to knock out Highway 12. (Elevation above sea level: about 2 feet).

No electricity = no A/C, no hot food, no cold beverages.

By Day 3 I was ready to swim across the Pamlico Sound, well, walk actually since that Sound is only a few feet deep.

[graywarrior]

109. I laugh hysterically while I try to think of way to one up you

OK, so in Tewksbury, as I waited for the clutch of my 32' school bus/camper/home on wheels to be fixed because some idiot brother of a friend decided to show me how to down shift without using the clutch, I drank all weekend and ended up chasing 3 little bastard punks away from my bus with a broken beer bottle. I forget why. That's only part of the story.

[taterguy]

110. Reminds me of the last time I was in Tewksbury

Some crazy woman chased me with a broken beer bottle.

I heard disturbing duck noises from her broken-down bus.

She was kinda hot.

[graywarrior]

111. Are you the one who stole my white german shepard named Patruska?

[taterguy]

112. No

[graywarrior]

113. Hmmmmm, she ended up on the back of someones bike

[taterguy]

114. If I was gonna heist a dog I'd use a faster getaway vehicle

[graywarrior]

115. Not in Tewskbury

[taterguy]

116. How many times do I have to tell you?

[graywarrior]

117. Whatever happened to him?

[taterguy]

118. Who?

[graywarrior]

119. Him

[taterguy]

124. His diet is one bourbon, one scotch and one beer

What do you think happened to him?

He's doing the same stuff he's always done, just not getting radio airplay.

[graywarrior]

126. Too bad.

I always liked him. He spoke my language back when I drank like he does.

[trueblue2007]

53. YOU ROCK

[taterguy]

54. Thank you Captain Obvious

[Curmudgeoness]

55. Honey, you spend WAY too much time here.

Slow it down.....for everyone's sake.

[taterguy]

56. It really doesn't take me much time to make a post

It's not like I put any thought into them.

[Curmudgeoness]

66. ...............

touche!

[Neoma]

58. Don't eat a green potato chip.

It could kill you.

[taterguy]

62. How?

[Neoma]

63. Your body doesn't digest them... Oh shit, wait.

I think I meant green peanuts. Now I've just confused myself. Huh, what?

[hobbit709]

59. You bragging or complaining?

[taterguy]

60. Yes

[Tuesday Afternoon]

65. Congratulations on your DU3 stats...

Posts hidden by Jury: 6
Total posts: 465
Percentage of posts hidden: 1.29%

[taterguy]

67. It's not my fault juries don't know the damn rules

[Tuesday Afternoon]

68. fucking A

[Call Me Wesley]

70. Who cares?

There's really only one post you once made that's worthy of remembrance. All the others seem to be hidden by jury decisions ...

[taterguy]

71. 1 out of 25,000 is a pretty good average

[Call Me Wesley]

72. It's more than average,

since you had the 'epicness' tagged to it.

[taterguy]

74. Epic = drunken dare

I'm just glad an ER visit didn't ensue.

[Call Me Wesley]

75. What are you rambling about?

I mean the picture of the goose. It was lovely!

[taterguy]

77. The goose that someone dared me to approach

Damn thing almost ripped my lungs out.

[era veteran]

78. Some of your posts should be only counted as .5

But you fished me in.

[taterguy]

79. Which ones?

Please provide links to the posts that you think are unworthy.

[era veteran]

80. Here is the first link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1018&pid=54939

[taterguy]

81. Can't see it. I'm ignoring that user

[era veteran]

83. That may be a big club

[taterguy]

84. Apparently the # is 5

Just enough for a hoops team with no subs.

[era veteran]

85. World class hoop teams need no subs or hoagies or po boys

Team Song

[taterguy]

87. The 82 Heels generally just played 5

Of course when 2 of those are Hall of Famers and a third is Sam Perkins you don't need subs.

[Kali]

91. almost 90 replies and no

dumbass to be seen???


edit to add:

guess that is me I have no idea why this post is in a subthread, meant to reply to the OP

[taterguy]

93. If I typed 'dumbass' someone would alert on it

And some clueless jury would lock me out of my own thread.

[Kali]

103. ALERTING!!111!!!! he said dumbass and clueless jury!!!!

meaning of life (42) to go!!!

[irisblue]

89. good luck taterguy

maybe you can post more rolleyes

[taterguy]

94. Knarly

[taterguy]

96. Just one

If it was a really big pancake

[Son of Gob]

100. This thread makes my head hurt

Was that your actual goal?

[taterguy]

104. No

[Curmudgeoness]

101. Good lord, you mean to tell me you aren't there yet?

Slacker!

[taterguy]

106. I was the inspiration for this song:

[nolabear]

102. Darlin'. Would you ever wrestle a gator naked and for how much?

Hey, just keeping the thread alive.

[taterguy]

105. As opposed to a fully clothed gator?

[Son of Gob]

107. Have you seen 'Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York' yet?

Here's the trailer -

[ellisonz]

120. What is the basis of the "taterguy exception" for hosting and juries? n/t

[taterguy]

121. Some dumbass alerted on a post where I called someone a dumbass

I got locked out of a thread I wanted to participate in so I took action.

[whistler162]

122. Can me make it a rule that any poster

begging a post to send them over a certain mark loses 10x the posts being begged for?

[taterguy]

123. Can "me" make it a rule?

Dumbass

And I wasn't begging. I was politely requesting.

There's a difference.

[siligut]

125. Only 25 posts to go

Slowly but surely. So does the taterguy exception apply only to you? And if so; what makes you so special?

[taterguy]

130. It only applies to me because I did all the leg-work

Let's review:

In 2007 I started a thread to entice someone into calling me a dumbass.

I bided my time.

I waited for DU to implement the jury system that I foresaw in 2007.

Then I waited for the person who called me a dumbass to post something stupid.

I called him a dumbass.

When a jury removed my post I started a thread about it in Meta.

That thread won Duzy Awards six weeks in a row, an unprecedented achievement in the annals of DU.

When you design and perfectly execute a plan that takes five years to implement then you can have a fucking exception.

[era veteran]

127. I have less than 4000 posts

Of course everything I have posted was relevant and or profound.

"The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage."

[taterguy]

132. You'd have 20,000 if that relentless thread hadn't gotten locked.

I can't believe some dumbass alerted on that.

[taterguy]

129. Who's there?

[taterguy]

133. I don't get it

[taterguy]

135. LOL

NOT!

[polly7]

137. There, all better ... sorry. nt.

[taterguy]

138. Thanks

[Bad_Ronald]

136. Wow! I'll be lucky if I reach 89.

Don't get me wrong, I genuinely like posting here & especially reading the posts of others, but I never have any staying power on any internet forum. The highest number of posts I've ever accumulated on any one individual internet forum is 655, and that's since 2006, and at a forum for a game that I absolutely love.

In fact, now that I think about it, I've had internet access since early 1994, and in all that time I don't think I've posted 25,000 times in total, including my early days on Prodigy, AOL, and later, MSN. Even my posts on usenet, which I posted to periodically between 1996-2003 or so probably didn't amount to more than a few hundred posts.

Anyway, congrats, tater. Amassing 25,000 of anything is an achievement in itself.