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From: Doctor John
Subject: Long threads
Date: 26 Jul 2016 15:38:03
Message: <5797bc1b@news.povray.org>
A couple of weeks ago, Stephen mentioned that he was fairly certain that
I held the record for being the OP of the longest thread on this
newsgroup. I begged to differ but the thought stuck in my mind and I was
finally forced to check the stats.

According to my research, using the Mk 1 Eyeball and Intercranial
Wetware for Humans v0.95, the results are as follows:

1st	Tom Austin for 'Be very very quiet' on 25/11/2009 with a
	length of 618 - 4 and a bit months
2nd	Patrick Elliot for 'Getting Kenned Ham, without paying' on
	14/11/2007 with a length of 588 - 37 days
3rd	Warp for 'Is this the end of the world as we know it?' on
	24/09/2011 with a length of 545 - 34 days
4th	David H Burns for 'Tell me it isn't so' on 21/07/2009 with
	a length of 473 - 23 days
5th	Warp for 'A kind of revolution is happening in the United
	States' on 12/04/2011 with a length of 452 - 17 days
and finally,
6th	Doctor John for 'Bl**dy Election (part 2)' on 30/04/2010 with
	a length of 365 - 15 days

John
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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 26 Jul 2016 15:59:38
Message: <5797c12a$1@news.povray.org>
On 7/26/2016 8:38 PM, Doctor John wrote:
> According to my research, using the Mk 1 Eyeball and Intercranial
> Wetware for Humans v0.95,

The dried frog pills are working, now? :D

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     Stephen


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From: Doctor John
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 26 Jul 2016 16:36:37
Message: <5797c9d5$1@news.povray.org>
On 26/07/16 20:59, Stephen wrote:
> On 7/26/2016 8:38 PM, Doctor John wrote:
>> According to my research, using the Mk 1 Eyeball and Intercranial
>> Wetware for Humans v0.95,
> 
> The dried frog pills are working, now? :D
> 

You know very well that I'm allergic to dessicated amphibians :-p

John
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It's about doing what I need to do to win


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From: Bald Eagle
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 26 Jul 2016 19:00:01
Message: <web.5797eb43129948345e7df57c0@news.povray.org>
Doctor John <j.g### [at] gmailcom> wrote:

> You know very well that I'm allergic to dessicated amphibians :-p

He likes his bufotenine _fresh_.


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 26 Jul 2016 19:25:26
Message: <5797f166$1@news.povray.org>
On Tue, 26 Jul 2016 20:38:02 +0100, Doctor John wrote:

> A couple of weeks ago, Stephen mentioned that he was fairly certain that
> I held the record for being the OP of the longest thread on this
> newsgroup. I begged to differ but the thought stuck in my mind and I was
> finally forced to check the stats.
> 
> According to my research, using the Mk 1 Eyeball and Intercranial
> Wetware for Humans v0.95, the results are as follows:
> 
> 1st	Tom Austin for 'Be very very quiet' on 25/11/2009 with a
> 	length of 618 - 4 and a bit months
> 2nd	Patrick Elliot for 'Getting Kenned Ham, without paying' on
> 	14/11/2007 with a length of 588 - 37 days
> 3rd	Warp for 'Is this the end of the world as we know it?' on
> 	24/09/2011 with a length of 545 - 34 days
> 4th	David H Burns for 'Tell me it isn't so' on 21/07/2009 with
> 	a length of 473 - 23 days
> 5th	Warp for 'A kind of revolution is happening in the United
> 	States' on 12/04/2011 with a length of 452 - 17 days
> and finally,
> 6th	Doctor John for 'Bl**dy Election (part 2)' on 30/04/2010 with
> 	a length of 365 - 15 days
> 
> John

I would've sworn that some of our MC threads went much longer (timewise 
and message-wise).

Speaking of which, Stephen seems to have let the side down - I didn't 
know we were up to episode 5 of the current series of Clue.  Fortunately, 
all episodes still on iPlayer. :)

Jim



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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw


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From: Doctor John
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 26 Jul 2016 20:46:43
Message: <57980473$1@news.povray.org>
On 27/07/16 00:25, Jim Henderson wrote:
> 
> I would've sworn that some of our MC threads went much longer (timewise 
> and message-wise).
>

'M*rn*ngt*n Cr*sc*nt until Christmas' lasted 15 days and had 143 posts
and I think that was the longest game. I could be wrong tho' and fully
expect to be shot down in flames by someone.

John
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It's about doing what I need to do to win


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 27 Jul 2016 02:29:16
Message: <579854bc$1@news.povray.org>
On 7/27/2016 12:25 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> I would've sworn that some of our MC threads went much longer (timewise
> and message-wise).
>

I can't help. My current db only goes as far back to 2012 and most of 
them are only headers.

> Speaking of which, Stephen seems to have let the side down - I didn't
> know we were up to episode 5 of the current series of Clue.  Fortunately,
> all episodes still on iPlayer.:)

Sorry, I thought you had it all in hand.

So you didn't get the "Telstar" reference, then?
I think it was Telstar played on the new electric Kazoo. I liked the 
Glasgow set. Jack Dee was on form and Morningside Crescent was wild.
Yes, there is a squinty bridge.


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     Stephen


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 27 Jul 2016 12:05:34
Message: <5798dbce$1@news.povray.org>
On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 01:46:42 +0100, Doctor John wrote:

> On 27/07/16 00:25, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> 
>> I would've sworn that some of our MC threads went much longer (timewise
>> and message-wise).
>>
>>
> 'M*rn*ngt*n Cr*sc*nt until Christmas' lasted 15 days and had 143 posts
> and I think that was the longest game. I could be wrong tho' and fully
> expect to be shot down in flames by someone.
> 
> John

That's a shame, we need to do better. ;)

Jim



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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 27 Jul 2016 12:06:55
Message: <5798dc1f$1@news.povray.org>
On Wed, 27 Jul 2016 07:29:11 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 7/27/2016 12:25 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> I would've sworn that some of our MC threads went much longer (timewise
>> and message-wise).
>>
>>
> I can't help. My current db only goes as far back to 2012 and most of
> them are only headers.
> 
>> Speaking of which, Stephen seems to have let the side down - I didn't
>> know we were up to episode 5 of the current series of Clue. 
>> Fortunately,
>> all episodes still on iPlayer.:)
> 
> Sorry, I thought you had it all in hand.

That's OK - I do now. :)  We listened to the first 4 episodes last night 
- really surprised that some of it got past the censors. ;)  Haven't 
laughed that hard in quite a while.

> So you didn't get the "Telstar" reference, then?

I thought it had something to do with Juno (timing).

> I think it was Telstar played on the new electric Kazoo. I liked the
> Glasgow set. Jack Dee was on form and Morningside Crescent was wild.
> Yes, there is a squinty bridge.

Yes, the Glasgow show was fantastic - and that round of MC was 
incredible. :)

Jim



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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw


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From: Doctor John
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 27 Jul 2016 17:24:35
Message: <57992693$1@news.povray.org>
On 27/07/16 17:05, Jim Henderson wrote:
> 
> That's a shame, we need to do better. ;)
> 
> Jim
> 

Well, there's nothing stopping us from starting now. If we're going to
beat the record we'll need a few more people to help and forking is to
be encouraged (No, Samantha, I said _forking_)

So without more ado:
London Bridge

John
-- 
It's not about bravery.
It's about doing what I need to do to win


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