Thread Killer Champions: Franzbear & Moonbear

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In summary, Franzbear is the most prolific thread killer in the forum. He has killed at least 12 threads and is likely responsible for 21 more. His ability to kill threads is not a direct outcome of the evidence (number of last posts). You have to at least factor in the total number of posts by each person (posts in GD) to get a more accurate representation of the killer instinct. Franz and Moonie have so many posts here, they are more likely to be the winning killers. You have to divide the number of kills by the total number of posts during the same period to get a corrected distribution.
  • #1,926
Danger said:
Yeaahhh, Franz! Tag team...! You're at bat... :biggrin:

What, now you're having the kid do your dirty work for you?
 
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  • #1,927
Moonbear said:
What, now you're having the kid do your dirty work for you?
You think a protege learns by just listening and learning by example? Hands-on experience is essential.
 
  • #1,928
Moonbear said:
What, now you're having the kid do your dirty work for you?


Its dirty laundry mostly
 
  • #1,929
What if you were talking to someone and he was otherwise normal, but did not use facial expressions? Utter poker face. Imagine that situation and tell me how you would feel.

The first thing you want to do--human instinct--when talking to someone is placing their archetype. If they don't fit into what you already understand and can predict, you don't want to talk to them. Just more of the tribal instinct at work. You know how the Devil is referred to as "the interloper."
 
  • #1,930
franznietzsche said:
Its dirty laundry mostly

Yeah, I know what you guys have been up to over there at the laundromat too. I wouldn't want to touch that dirty laundry.
 
  • #1,931
BicycleTree said:
What if you were talking to someone and he was otherwise normal, but did not use facial expressions? Utter poker face. Imagine that situation and tell me how you would feel.

One word: Botox!
 
  • #1,932
No, because with Botox (or, alternatively, stroke victims) you know why they are not using facial expressions, so you can explain it to yourself and proceed. I mean when there is no apparent reason why he is not using facial expressions. Just a poker face.
 
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BicycleTree said:
No, because with Botox (or, alternatively, stroke victims) you know why they are not using facial expressions, so you can explain it to yourself and proceed. I mean when there is no apparent reason why he is not using facial expressions. Just a poker face.

Does it matter the reason? It's still weird trying to talk to someone who has no facial expressions. Afterall, we communicate quite a bit through facial expressions (and yes, I do know someone who hardly ever shows an facial expression or overt emotion; it took a long time to get used to having to read the most subtle cues to know how he's reacting to things people are saying).
 
  • #1,934
All right, I thought you were presenting botox users as people it was not so hard to talk to once you got used to it.

Another item is the phrase "relates to." If you can't "Relate to" someone that implies that you find them uncomfortable to be around. But the meaning of the phrase is just that you can't find similarities between the person and yourself.
 
  • #1,935
Also, "relates to" suggests familial relation.
 
  • #1,936
BicycleTree said:
All right, I thought you were presenting botox users as people it was not so hard to talk to once you got used to it.

Oh, no, just as an example of someone who has no facial expressions. That was the first thing to pop to mind when you said that. It's really hard to entirely suppress facial expressions without paralysis. You'll notice that high stakes poker players often wear sunglasses or hats or something else to shield their eyes. It's because no matter how good of a poker face someone thinks they have, there are almost always still very subtle cues they can't avoid. So, otherwise, I can only think of a sociopath as someone who would talk without showing any emotion, because they really aren't feeling any emotion. Even the guy I know who is incredibly subtle about facial expression has some (after people meet him the first time, most comment on it once out of his presence, it's that strikingly obvious that something is unusual about his lack of expression). But, the more you talk to him and get to know him, you start to notice little movements of his eyes and lips. It's kind of funny though, because his wife is the complete opposite. What he lacks in expression, she makes up for! She is the bubbliest, most expressive person I've met. It's quite cute to see them together. :smile:
 
  • #1,937
Thank God you're back safe and sound! We missed you so much! :smile:
 
  • #1,938
Oh, my beloved little thread! Don't you ever go wandering out of eyesight again! See what happens when you don't listen to your mom?

Now let me dunk you in some bleach to clean off all that grime from that pirate ship.
 
  • #1,939
Its ok little thread, daddy's here. Its ok now. The bad mentors are all gone now.
 
  • #1,940
Moonbear said:
Now let me dunk you in some bleach to clean off all that grime from that pirate ship.
I don't know about that... it's looking pretty pale already.
 
  • #1,941
franznietzsche said:
Its ok little thread, daddy's here. Its ok now. The bad mentors are all gone now.

Eeeeeek! If I'm the thread's mom, and you're the thread's daddy, then... :bugeye: Noooooooooooooo!

*vomits*
 
  • #1,942
Danger said:
I don't know about that... it's looking pretty pale already.

A bit green around the gills is all. Once we bleach off all that grime, it will start feeling better, really. o:)
 
  • #1,943
The mentor was a boojum, you see.
 
  • #1,944
Moonbear said:
Eeeeeek! If I'm the thread's mom, and you're the thread's daddy, then...
Yup it must be a little Franzbear thread. :biggrin: I'm just the thread's weird uncle. Come to uncle Artman thread. I won't hurt you. o:)

We're just going to go on a hunting trip. You can bring your toy gun, and I'll bring a bunch of real ones. o:) It'll be fun. :smile:

And you can put on this tee shirt. :rolleyes:

The concentric circle pattern looks great on you. :smile:
 
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Artman said:
Yup it must be a little Franzbear thread. :biggrin: I'm just the thread's weird uncle. Come to uncle Artman thread. I won't hurt you. o:)

We're just going to go on a hunting trip. You can bring your toy gun, and I'll bring a bunch of real ones. o:) It'll be fun. :smile:

And you can put on this tee shirt. :rolleyes:

The concentric circle pattern looks great on you. :smile:

Honey, how many times have I told you not to go places alone with your Uncle Artman? Now, let's get you changed out of that shirt and into something more appropriate. Here, try on these very flammable pajamas and I'll tuck you into bed.
 
  • #1,946
Good night little thread. o:)







pssst, Franzbear, pssst. Leave your window open.








We'll wait until your mom is asleep. Then we'll go. I'll bring another tee shirt for you, don't worry about that, but you can leave on the flammable PJs. It'll be fun. o:)
 
  • #1,947
Oh, I see your Uncle Artman has gotten you all tucked in already. Now, don't tell your father I told you this, but if you're going to go camping, you're going to have to learn to start a fire. Here are some matches and sticks to start with. If the fire gets too big, just toss this bucket of gasoline on it. o:)
 
  • #1,948
Moonbear said:
Oh, I see your Uncle Artman has gotten you all tucked in already. Now, don't tell your father I told you this, but if you're going to go camping, you're going to have to learn to start a fire. Here are some matches and sticks to start with. If the fire gets too big, just toss this bucket of gasoline on it. o:)


WHAT ARE YOU TELLING MY THREAD??!

Listen buddy, don't ever throw gasoline on a fire. You throw barrels of ether onto a fire.
 
  • #1,949
franznietzsche said:
WHAT ARE YOU TELLING MY THREAD??!

Listen buddy, don't ever throw gasoline on a fire. You throw barrels of ether onto a fire.

Ah, yes, ether. Take a very deep breath to calm yourself. See, it's working already. Another deep breath little thread, and it will all be over very quickly.
 
  • #1,950
Liquid oxygen is probably more effective than gasoline.
 
  • #1,951
You know, the mentors never admitted to vanishing the thread... maybe the thread is the boojum and vanished itself for a time.
 
  • #1,952
:rolleyes: Do I dare ask? What's a boojum?
 
  • #1,953
BicycleTree said:
You know, the mentors never admitted to vanishing the thread... maybe the thread is the boojum and vanished itself for a time.

Yeah they did, we paid ransom for it.
 
  • #1,954
franznietzsche said:
Yeah they did, we paid ransom for it.

Very precious ransom...chocolate cake and a song!
 
  • #1,955
Hey, I was only the go between, the ransom was demanded by the EVIL NERD PIRATES.

I"M INNOCENT!

I think I'll have another piece of that cake while I enjoy the ransom song again
 
  • #1,956
Nonsense, I think they took the ransom and hoped the thread would un-vanish, which it did through no action on their part.

A boojum is a type of snark.
 
  • #1,957
Moonbear said:
Eeeeeek! If I'm the thread's mom, and you're the thread's daddy, then... :bugeye: Noooooooooooooo!

*vomits*
Don't worry Moon we all just assume that it was artificial dissemination of the thread.
 
  • #1,958
Integral said:
Don't worry Moon we all just assume that it was artificial dissemination of the thread.

Oh, I thought we had managed to keep the thread fairly well contained. :redface: Who let it out?!
 
  • #1,959
BicycleTree said:
Liquid oxygen is probably more effective than gasoline.

Somehow, i doubt it.
 
  • #1,960
Doubt all you like but I read in one of the IgNobel books about a couple guys who like to start barbecues... fast. They put in the briquettes, toss on a lighted match, and blast it with liquid oxygen. Total time to a cheerfully roaring (if somewhat melted) grill: less than three seconds.
 

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