Who? When? Where? 1,000,000th post!

[The Atheist]

Approaching this auspicious milestone, we should do two things:

Guess when it will happen.

Organise a party!

(I will take care of the latter, with help from parker of The Blokes' Club!)

[papayahed]

Fun!!

[dafydd manton]

I say, a party!! I'll bring a bag of crisps and a cherry!

[OrphanPip]

Am I missing something or is it not 90,000 post away almost. That's likely to take around 6 months.

[dafydd manton]

Look, Pip, if you and I chuck in around a hundred a day each, there's bound to be those who respond either to have a good laugh, or get all up tight, we'll crack 90K in no time. I estimate about next Thursday. Get controversial!!

[Scheherazade]

Am I missing something or is it not 90,000 post away almost. That's likely to take around 6 months.Dear Pip,

You need to understand that when you are over 40, 6 months feel like couple of weeks... And when you are over 50, it feels like couple of days!

Which is why we can get so excited over things like this (it might have something to do with the fact that there isn't much else exciting going on in our lives either).

:p

PS: How are you doing, by the way? Healing well?

[dafydd manton]

Scher, can you explain why, when you gt over 50, 6 months feels like a couple of days, yet sometimes an hour in the doctor's waiting room feels like a whole month - especially when you know he's going to tell you "You can expect this at your age".

[OrphanPip]

Dear Pip,

You need to understand that when you are over 40, 6 months feel like couple of weeks... And when you are over 50, it feels like couple of days!

Which is why we can get so excited over things like this (it might have something to do with the fact that there isn't much else exciting going on in our lives either).

I'm not looking forward to those days. I've been aging much too quickly as it is.






PS: How are you doing, by the way? Healing well?

Not bad, the wire is being cut Wednesday morning, then I have physiotherapy and a final x-ray to do, all in all I should be free to binge on fast food by noon.

[Scheherazade]

Scher, can you explain why, when you gt over 50, 6 months feels like a couple of days, yet sometimes an hour in the doctor's waiting room feels like a whole month - especially when you know he's going to tell you "You can expect this at your age".I am afraid I cannot... Not there myself yet! :p


I'm not looking forward to those days. I've been aging much too quickly as it is.Oh, it will be fun... I have already ordered my Zimmer frame and walking stick. And think of all the discount that will be available!
Not bad, the wire is being cut Wednesday morning, then I have physiotherapy and a final x-ray to do, all in all I should be free to binge on fast food by noon.Good to hear

:party:

[Lulim]

Look, Pip, if you and I chuck in around a hundred a day each, there's bound to be those who respond either to have a good laugh, or get all up tight, we'll crack 90K in no time. I estimate about next Thursday. Get controversial!!

There were added 175 posts since 1 PM (MESZ) today, meaning there are only only 87.096 posts to go :)

[dafydd manton]

Thursday, about Lunchtime (GMT)!

[The Atheist]

Am I missing something or is it not 90,000 post away almost. That's likely to take around 6 months.

Is that all? I hadn't even bothered counting, but a six-month countdown (or is it a countup?) sounds good.

:D


Dear Pip,

You need to understand that when you are over 40, 6 months feel like couple of weeks... And when you are over 50, it feels like couple of days!

Which is why we can get so excited over things like this (it might have something to do with the fact that there isn't much else exciting going on in our lives either).

Nailed.

On both counts!

:smilielol5:


Scher, can you explain why, when you gt over 50, 6 months feels like a couple of days, yet sometimes an hour in the doctor's waiting room feels like a whole month - especially when you know he's going to tell you "You can expect this at your age".

Yes, I can. Despite time passing faster, one's patience becomes less tolerant.

What time is left is too precious to waste waiting for someone! Especially doctors.

I'm sure there's a worldwide medical conspiracy to raise blood pressures by making people wait for appointments! Big pharma for sure.

[dafydd manton]

Pharma? Is that defined as "What goes around, stays in Doctors' waiting rooms, until you get it"?

[OrphanPip]

Leave big pharma alone, I get all sorts of perks from them at work. Pfizer provides me 6 months supply of flea medication every year for free, that saves me like 300 dollars a year. Also, for a little while Novartis used to send us jelly beans. Although, it may not be sensible to eat something sent to you by a drug company just because it's labeled as candy.

[The Atheist]

Pharma? Is that defined as "What goes around, stays in Doctors' waiting rooms, until you get it"?

Yes, that's another joy of doctors' waiting rooms. If you haven't got it, you damned well will do by the time you leave!


Leave big pharma alone, I get all sorts of perks from them at work. Pfizer provides me 6 months supply of flea medication every year for free, that saves me like 300 dollars a year. Also, for a little while Novartis used to send us jelly beans. Although, it may not be sensible to eat something sent to you by a drug company just because it's labeled as candy.

Proof!

At last, hard evidence of the bribery, trickery and dirty tactics. The homeopaths will be quoting you for the millenium!

[*Classic*Charm*]

Leave big pharma alone, I get all sorts of perks from them at work. Pfizer provides me 6 months supply of flea medication every year for free, that saves me like 300 dollars a year. Also, for a little while Novartis used to send us jelly beans. Although, it may not be sensible to eat something sent to you by a drug company just because it's labeled as candy.

Don't you jut love drug reps? When I was working in a small animal clinic we used to love when the reps would come because they would give us free stuff. The doc didn't like it so much- he was the one who had to listen to their sales pitches haha. Never got my flea/heartworm meds free though...that would have been awesome!

[Scheherazade]

Pfizer provides me 6 months supply of flea medication every year for free, that saves me like 300 dollars a year.
. Never got my flea/heartworm meds free though...that would have been awesome!Hunh... Didn't realise you guys had flea problems.

[Lokasenna]

At last, hard evidence of the bribery, trickery and dirty tactics. The homeopaths will be quoting you for the millenium!

If a bit of free flea powder and a few sweets constitutes your minimum bribe level, you probably shouldn't be working for a major drugs corporation... :P

Anyway, party sounds good! But where would we hold it? US UK? Somewhere in between (that could be rather damp)? I'll bring a bottle...

[Emil Miller]

If a bit of free flea powder and a few sweets constitutes your minimum bribe level, you probably shouldn't be working for a major drugs corporation... :P

Anyway, party sounds good! But where would we hold it? US UK? Somewhere in between (that could be rather damp)? I'll bring a bottle...

The trouble with bottle parties is that the bottles are usually already empty on arrival.

[dafydd manton]

I think we should go for UK - purely and simply because then I can stagger home, without being ill all over an air hostess.

[papayahed]

I think we should go for UK - purely and simply because then I can stagger home, without being ill all over an air hostess.

Hey, can the rest of us stagger to your house?

[*Classic*Charm*]

Hunh... Didn't realise you guys had flea problems.

Must be a Canadian thing ;)

[dafydd manton]

Hey, can the rest of us stagger to your house?

Any time you like!! I'll be the one lying in the hallway surrounded by empties.:banana:

[The Atheist]

If a bit of free flea powder and a few sweets constitutes your minimum bribe level, you probably shouldn't be working for a major drugs corporation... :P

I know!

Tht statement has already been spammed on 18 reiki discussion boards, 15 practitioners in the homeopath network, 148 alt med sites and is coming out tomorrow in the National Enquirer

At least she'll be famous.

:smilielol5:

Now check out your Google ads with that keyword magnet!



Anyway, party sounds good! But where would we hold it? US UK? Somewhere in between (that could be rather damp)? I'll bring a bottle...

Place?

What flaming century are you living in??

The internet is a time, not a place.

We need to pick an hour or two in time.

Actually, having a few months to plan is ideal, because then we can be assured that everyone will be here!

As I see it, time zones are irrelevant, because we all live in different ones.

You're either up for a party or you're not.

It can be breakfast in the office with you desktop, airborne on cellphone or on a boat and laptop - all you need to be is awake, and since the invention of alarm clocks, that is simple to arrange.

What do you reckon?

Here's a suggestion:

There are any number of media we can use here, but for simplicity, I'd say we stick to a couple: get a chatroom and use a specific thread, along with the live chat.

Start the party.

Chat.

Post pics!


The trouble with bottle parties is that the bottles are usually already empty on arrival.

Ah, well since you'll be responsible for the supply, empty is how they should be!


I think we should go for UK - purely and simply because then I can stagger home, without being ill all over an air hostess.

Now, you can!

_____________________________________________


I've sent Scher a PM to find out just how many posts a day there are on average so we can get an approximate idea of when to do it.

It might be a good idea to set a day several days in advance of the expected date, then if we need a burst of posts to get the 1,000,000 post screenshot, we can set up and spam a thread somewhere.

Advertise it well, there must be a couple of hundred people will partake in it?

And we'll try to keep the drinking references to places like The Blokes' Club as I am aware some people are offended by boozy ex-rugger louts and their mascot!

[dafydd manton]

One will be the very model of propriety, as is the nobless oblige of the English upper classes. However, being neither, I can do what the heck I like!! Pass the bottle!

[The Atheist]

One will be the very model of propriety, as is the nobless oblige of the English upper classes. However, being neither, I can do what the heck I like!! Pass the bottle!

Hahaha!

You and me both! The only class I ever had was at school.

[papayahed]

Any time you like!! I'll be the one lying in the hallway surrounded by empties.:banana:


Does the boss know about this invite???

[Lokasenna]

What's the bet that our millionth post is something along the lines of:

"Hi can u explain why Hamlet wont take rvenge k thnx"

We should try to avoid that scenario...

[prendrelemick]

No, no if that is the one - then let it be - much better that a contrived sound bite.

Do you think that if Neil Arnstrong had slipped all those years ago and said "Oh Bug-er" it would have mattered?

[The Atheist]

Ah, I might have to pour some cold water on myself - it looks as though we're about a year away from 1,000,000!

:D

(post more!)

[dafydd manton]

No, no if that is the one - then let it be - much better that a contrived sound bite.

Do you think that if Neil Arnstrong had slipped all those years ago and said "Oh Bug-er" it would have mattered?

One small step for a man, one giant leap for.....Oh ****! Look what I've trodden in! Now there's an epitaph!

[Paulclem]

Hahaha!

You and me both! The only class I ever had was at school.

I'm from a class - the underclass as my Dad was an elective - I'm not getting out of bed for less than a fiver - unemployed for 25 - yes - 25 years.

And then he retired.

[The Atheist]

I'm from a class - the underclass as my Dad was an elective - I'm not getting out of bed for less than a fiver - unemployed for 25 - yes - 25 years.

And then he retired.

:smilielol5:

Sensible chap! I bet he never suffered from stress-related illness.

[papayahed]

OK, here's my prediction:

2/8/2011 around 1:16 PM CST

[Lulim]

My guess: March, 1st 2011 -- 7:20 AM (MET)

[papayahed]

Checking in, were getting a little closer, I may have to adjust my prediction.

[Lulim]

I still stick to mine :)

[MystyrMystyry]

15/April/2011 07:07:07 pm from me

[OrphanPip]

We've gotten just under 60k in the last 4 months since this thread was started, guess the 6 month guess wasn't too far off. I'm gonna go with March 15th, 2011, and since a time seems called for, around 5:00 p.m. (GMT - 5).

[Lulim]

ok, after some more observation, I have to readjust my guess. It's March, 19th 2011 now, 6:00 am.

[jmnixon95]

Whaaat.

[papayahed]

Posts: 982,283

My date passed.

[JuniperWoolf]

What's the bet that our millionth post is something along the lines of:

"Hi can u explain why Hamlet wont take rvenge k thnx"

We should try to avoid that scenario...

Haha, I was just about to come into this thread and post a similar prediction.

[The Atheist]

Yes, we're crawling towards the point, but it's under 20,000 to go now!

[jmnixon95]

982,585

Well, I guess that's changed now (by at least one.)

[The Atheist]

Okay people, time to get the buntings up, the flags out and chill the beer and soda, the millionth post is now nigh!

997,995.

We're nearly there!

[papayahed]

Holy Crap, I forgot all about the millionth post.

[Calidore]

Is there a place we can see the current post count, or is that admin only?

[OrphanPip]

I was off by a month, damnit. Did anyone bet on April?

[iamnobody]

15/April/2011 07:07:07 pm from me

Still in the running.

[The Atheist]

Is there a place we can see the current post count, or is that admin only?

Bottom of the forum front page - now up to over 998,300, so only days away.

Can we get the place ready in time?

[Delta40]

I'll put up the streamers and balloons!

:party:

[Calidore]

I'll put up the streamers and balloons!

:party:

That's appropriate, because something tells me the games are going to suddenly become very popular soon.

[papayahed]

I'll bring the Margaritas.

[MystyrMystyry]

Today was my 1000th post - I have since December 12 contributed 1/1000th of the goal

Beer O'Clock!

[Varenne Rodin]

Are there presents for the winner?

[JuniperWoolf]

Eternal glory.

[The Atheist]

Today was my 1000th post - I have since December 12 contributed 1/1000th of the goal

Beer O'Clock!

Is that why the post count has gone up? You've almost had a third as many posts in four months as I have in four years!

And we're now over the 999,000....

days only to go, the excitment builds...!

[papayahed]

~ 110 to go. I'll put the champagne on ice.

[The Atheist]

85 to go!

Post now, in this thread - surely the most appropriate place for it.

[The Atheist]

At the rate of posts - I've just spent 10 minutes writing three and the total only went up to 999,919, so an hour or few away.

Extra points if you get the 1,000,000th post with a screenshot of the 1,000,000 on the front page at the same time!

[Tournesol]

What's the bet that our millionth post is something along the lines of:

"Hi can u explain why Hamlet wont take rvenge k thnx"



HA hA - It's so likely that this'll happen!
ANyways, let me know when, and I'll be here...

[The Atheist]

37 to go and counting....

[papayahed]

Only ten more to go.

[The Atheist]

Well, you made it 9 is my guess...

[The Atheist]

1,000,000!

:party:

[papayahed]

Whoo hooooo.



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Ok not a screen shot but the best I could do on this thing.

[The Atheist]

And the evidence:

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s97/TheAtheist/1000000.jpg

[The Atheist]

Ok not a screen shot but the best I could do on this thing.

Ah, but my screen shot was from a front page refresh immediately after the millionth post just above!

:D

Lucky it's night in USA and nobody else was posting much.

That's pretty much the coming of age for a forum - getting to a million posts. Great effort Litnet, & congratulations Admin & the admin/mod team!

Bravo!!

[The Atheist]

Old hat, we're up to 1,000,008 already.

When does the 2,000,000 come up?

[Calidore]

Looks like I got 999,999 and 1,000,001. Story of my life, that. You sharing that pizza?

[Logos]

1 million, indeed very cool :) Thanks Atheist for getting a screenshot!


And the evidence:

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s97/TheAtheist/1000000.jpg

[MystyrMystyry]

So what was the American time it took place? How close was I? I need to know these things!

[The Atheist]

Looks like I got 999,999 and 1,000,001. Story of my life, that. You sharing that pizza?

Sure. It has anchovies.


1 million, indeed very cool :) Thanks Atheist for getting a screenshot!

Great achievement! Mine's a martini when you get the bar going.


So what was the American time it took place? How close was I? I need to know these things!

American time? Figment of the imagination.

[papayahed]

so what was the american time it took place? How close was i? I need to know these things!


~ 10:30 cst

[papayahed]

Ah, but my screen shot was from a front page refresh immediately after the millionth post just above!


Nice!!!!:banana:

[Calidore]

[QUOTE=The Atheist;1026198]Sure. It has anchovies.

No problem. Oh, and congratulations!

[JuniperWoolf]

Woah, you sniped it Atheist. :yesnod:

[The Atheist]

Yeah, how engineered was that! Every time I see one of those ads telling me I'm the 999,999th visitor, I look at differently now...