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Do not answer this thread, not neccesary. (Original Post) texanwitch Oct 2012 OP
Are you sure?? barnabas63 Oct 2012 #1
Yes. texanwitch Oct 2012 #2
Thread killer! pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #3
I was not going the mention that word. texanwitch Oct 2012 #7
Interesting..... barnabas63 Oct 2012 #11
Tall flower. Ptah Oct 2012 #4
My Grandmother grew tall sunflowers. texanwitch Oct 2012 #5
I love My Journal. Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2012 #6
I don't think I have one. texanwitch Oct 2012 #8
one of the best features offered, imo Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2012 #9
I need to check it out. texanwitch Oct 2012 #10
. graywarrior Oct 2012 #12
Hey graywarrior. texanwitch Oct 2012 #15
I hardly recognize the place graywarrior Oct 2012 #21
We had some epic threads. texanwitch Oct 2012 #22
Awww, shucksaroo! graywarrior Oct 2012 #23
Never been another one like that. texanwitch Oct 2012 #25
It was unique! graywarrior Oct 2012 #28
That was extremely epic. texanwitch Oct 2012 #31
That's creepy. graywarrior Oct 2012 #36
My house is on blocks, it is a old house. texanwitch Oct 2012 #37
Dear lord! graywarrior Oct 2012 #42
Never know. texanwitch Oct 2012 #48
You need to call Stephen King graywarrior Oct 2012 #50
The Thing Under the House. texanwitch Oct 2012 #52
Maybe it's Cujo graywarrior Oct 2012 #54
That was a good book and movie. texanwitch Oct 2012 #57
Scarier than the movie, that's for sure. graywarrior Oct 2012 #62
His books are always better. texanwitch Oct 2012 #78
She needs to call A-Schwarzenegger pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #56
Oscar might have had babies. texanwitch Oct 2012 #58
Reproducing..... graywarrior Oct 2012 #64
There used to be huge sewers rats in the rail road yard. texanwitch Oct 2012 #66
I know rats and republicans breed. graywarrior Oct 2012 #69
I think rats are a higher order then republicans. texanwitch Oct 2012 #74
Republicans take care of themselves! graywarrior Oct 2012 #79
Money, money, and more money. texanwitch Oct 2012 #84
Ok, go look under your house now graywarrior Oct 2012 #88
Not enough money. texanwitch Oct 2012 #90
There's always Fabreze! graywarrior Oct 2012 #91
Fabreze will not touch this smell. texanwitch Oct 2012 #92
Maybe moth flakes? graywarrior Oct 2012 #93
Any thing will smell better then the floor now. texanwitch Oct 2012 #95
Well... LP2K12 Oct 2012 #13
Well, not this time!! Logical Oct 2012 #14
The winner gets to call themselves the champion thread killer for two months. texanwitch Oct 2012 #16
You amuse me! n-t Logical Oct 2012 #17
We will see. texanwitch Oct 2012 #19
I'm such a talker that when I was young, my mother nicknamed me "LW". Aristus Oct 2012 #18
When I was young I was very shy. texanwitch Oct 2012 #20
I can tell... Aristus Oct 2012 #24
I was very shy. texanwitch Oct 2012 #26
You've blossomed quite nicely. Aristus Oct 2012 #29
I could already read and write. texanwitch Oct 2012 #32
You just had to wait until the rest of the world caught up to you... Aristus Oct 2012 #38
I could have handled second grade maybe. texanwitch Oct 2012 #60
8:14 Logical Oct 2012 #27
I've got a 98.2% threadkiller streak going on. I've got the thread jinx ju-ju in the worst way riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #30
It does take talent. texanwitch Oct 2012 #33
I have a hunch - my rise into the double digits with ignores is directly related to my threadkilling riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #47
Before I moved to the Lounge I was a unknown. texanwitch Oct 2012 #65
I go days with no sleep! I mean it! Logical Oct 2012 #34
I sleep maybe 4 to 5 hours a night, if lucky. texanwitch Oct 2012 #35
Almost 9:00 Logical Oct 2012 #39
If I fall asleep I will be back in a few hours. texanwitch Oct 2012 #40
Sleep well! nt barnabas63 Oct 2012 #41
Thank you. texanwitch Oct 2012 #44
Dont we win after a couple of hours of no response? :-) Logical Oct 2012 #43
I think we should let this run until tomorrow a least. texanwitch Oct 2012 #45
As a renowned thread-killer, I am sure I will be last. femmocrat Oct 2012 #46
So good so far! barnabas63 Oct 2012 #49
The great thing is on a thread like this you never know where it will go. texanwitch Oct 2012 #51
Just woke up about 5:00pm. Ready to go. Logical Oct 2012 #53
I wake up about 5 am. texanwitch Oct 2012 #55
You look tired. Sleepy. Nappy Time! Logical Oct 2012 #59
I wish. texanwitch Oct 2012 #61
I will win! I must win. n-t Logical Oct 2012 #63
This is what is great about thread killing thread, the waiting. texanwitch Oct 2012 #67
Locking Logical Oct 2012 #68
Nice try, but...UNLOCKING pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #70
DAMN! So close! Logical Oct 2012 #75
Good try. texanwitch Oct 2012 #71
This reminds me of... pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #73
You are banned now! Skinner will email you shortly! Logical Oct 2012 #76
LAST WORD! Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2012 #72
Test Test TEst Logical Oct 2012 #77
OK, I thought about alerting this thread and begging Jury to lock it so..... Logical Oct 2012 #80
Thank you. texanwitch Oct 2012 #82
I love walking dead! Great show! Logical Oct 2012 #83
Tomorrow should be about the two women and the govenor I think. texanwitch Oct 2012 #85
I CALLED LAST WORD! Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2012 #81
Still going Logical Oct 2012 #86
I wiped a booger on this thread. G'head. Touch it. Touch it. MiddleFingerMom Oct 2012 #87
That's what Lysol is for! Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2012 #89
Then answer this. RomneyLies Oct 2012 #94
I have no idea. texanwitch Oct 2012 #96
BWAHAHAAHAHAHAHH cliffordu Oct 2012 #97
This song always makes me feel better. texanwitch Oct 2012 #98
You're good at that. kentauros Oct 2012 #99
"naugahyde" HopeHoops Oct 2012 #100
Okay. LWolf Oct 2012 #101
I am back. texanwitch Oct 2012 #102
Welcome back pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #103
I will go at 5, the polls close at 6. texanwitch Oct 2012 #104
Hate to self kick. texanwitch Oct 2012 #105
You call that a prize? pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #106
You will have bragging rights for two months. texanwitch Oct 2012 #107
You want something like this? pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #108
Perfect. texanwitch Oct 2012 #109
Do we have the makings of yet another last word thread that goes on forever Panasonic Oct 2012 #110
Ends at 8 PM because of Hurricane Sandy. texanwitch Oct 2012 #111
I though we settled this? I called Last Word!!! Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2012 #112
Apparently there are two of you confused now! barnabas63 Oct 2012 #113
And I thought TheCentepedeShoes Oct 2012 #114
We have a winner. texanwitch Oct 2012 #115
It's only 7pm Pacific now pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #116
I called it 8 central, the time zone thing is a problem. texanwitch Oct 2012 #118
I refrained from posting again until long after the deadline expired even in my time zone pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #120
I'm just going to snick in here a put in the last... Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2012 #117
WORD pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #119
Oh no you didn't! Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2012 #121
but ... In_The_Wind Oct 2012 #122
well hibbing Oct 2012 #123

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
5. My Grandmother grew tall sunflowers.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 07:28 PM
Oct 2012

Every year.

I don't know why.

She never ate the seeds.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
15. Hey graywarrior.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 08:55 PM
Oct 2012

We seem to have some newcomers to the Lounge.

Never been a threadkiller thread.

We had a some goodones in the old Lounge.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
25. Never been another one like that.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 09:09 PM
Oct 2012

The duck lives forever.

The kudzu thread was killed in it infancy.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
31. That was extremely epic.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 09:24 PM
Oct 2012

Never be one like it again.

It was so funny.

Funny thing something did die under my house and I don't know what it was.

What is left of it smells terrible.

I don't know how big it was but it does smell now.

I have to burn a strong candle back there.

All I can tell you is that it had fur.

I am not getting any closer until the smell goes away.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
37. My house is on blocks, it is a old house.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 09:53 PM
Oct 2012

I don't know how it got into the yard.

It had to climb the fence.

And get past the dogs.

It just stinks back there.

It is bare wood back there, old wood from the 40's.

It seems to be soaking up the smell.

I rather go out the front door and walk around then go out the back door.

This is the second week, the smell is getting less.

I am thankful it is cool now, the heat would really have made it smell.

graywarrior

(59,440 posts)
42. Dear lord!
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:04 PM
Oct 2012

A few months ago, we were videoing a few tv spots in our studio which is on the top floor of an old building. The host was in the middle as asking the guest a question when we heard something scamper across the ceiling. It sounded like it weighed 25 lbs. For the rest of the afternoon, it kept running back and forth freaking out the guests. When we were done, we went into the other part of the top floor which is kinda like an attic. We couldn't find anything. We never heard it again. The building manager had just hired a company to seal all the holes in the roof and sidings. We're thinking it was a ghost raccoon and that it's coming back to get us.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
48. Never know.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:13 PM
Oct 2012

Raccoons can get big.

I see a mama raccoon and two babies at night sometimes.

I don't want to think what is under the house.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
52. The Thing Under the House.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:20 PM
Oct 2012

Maybe it would be like the Pet Cemetary book.

That book really creeped me out.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
57. That was a good book and movie.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:28 PM
Oct 2012

Stuck in the car, in the summer.

Big dog trying to kill you.

What a book.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
78. His books are always better.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 11:04 PM
Oct 2012

It is like listening to old radio shows from the 30's and 40's.

The mind is always better.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
58. Oscar might have had babies.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:32 PM
Oct 2012

I do live near a bayou and a very large city park.

Lots of animals live in the park.


There is a large section of woods behind the railroad yard, small animals use to live there.

Oscar could live there and no one would know.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
66. There used to be huge sewers rats in the rail road yard.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:45 PM
Oct 2012

I often wondered if raccoons and rats could breed.

Just think of that.

Big rats with hands.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
90. Not enough money.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 11:40 PM
Oct 2012

It still smells a little.

I will have to paint the boards in the back hall way now to get rid of the smell.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
92. Fabreze will not touch this smell.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 11:54 PM
Oct 2012

The house has no subfloor just the floor.

Nothing between me and the smell but one thin layer of 1940's floor boards.

Great wood, looks new but still one thin layer.

I will buy some Fabreze on the way to Early Voting, hope it helps.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
95. Any thing will smell better then the floor now.
Sun Oct 28, 2012, 12:03 AM
Oct 2012

I think paint will help.

Before I paint I will have to sand, what a joy.

Something rather large died until the house, the dogs will not get close.

Poor thing, whatever it was.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
16. The winner gets to call themselves the champion thread killer for two months.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 08:59 PM
Oct 2012

I won one once, it was a epic thread.

Aristus

(72,187 posts)
18. I'm such a talker that when I was young, my mother nicknamed me "LW".
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 09:00 PM
Oct 2012

Short for "Last-Word".

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
26. I was very shy.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 09:12 PM
Oct 2012

When I started school I didn't talk at all.

I didn't have anything to say, I was bored.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
32. I could already read and write.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 09:26 PM
Oct 2012

I could have been in the first grade, Kindergarten was just boring.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
60. I could have handled second grade maybe.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:35 PM
Oct 2012

I was ready.

My Grandmother taught me how to read very young, and math.

School was boring.

 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
30. I've got a 98.2% threadkiller streak going on. I've got the thread jinx ju-ju in the worst way
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 09:19 PM
Oct 2012

Course 67.4% of stats are made-up lies so there's that....


(although seriously, I have really been on a threadkilling streak)

 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
47. I have a hunch - my rise into the double digits with ignores is directly related to my threadkilling
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:09 PM
Oct 2012






texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
65. Before I moved to the Lounge I was a unknown.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:42 PM
Oct 2012

The General Discussion crowd is a tough crowd.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
35. I sleep maybe 4 to 5 hours a night, if lucky.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 09:38 PM
Oct 2012

I given up sleeping.

I am living proof one does not need sleep to function.

No over the counter pills help, herbal or other.

I would like 8 hours a night.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
40. If I fall asleep I will be back in a few hours.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:02 PM
Oct 2012

I used to sleep so well.

I think this needs a time limit of some kind.

Maybe a few days.

I will think about it.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
45. I think we should let this run until tomorrow a least.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:09 PM
Oct 2012

Then people can get some sleep.

Other people might like to join in.

The thread killer thread I won was hugh.

It was fun.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
51. The great thing is on a thread like this you never know where it will go.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:17 PM
Oct 2012

I won by accident, wasn't even trying.

You never know.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
55. I wake up about 5 am.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:23 PM
Oct 2012

Wish I didn't.

I used to be a nightowl and go to bed about 7 am.

Not now.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
61. I wish.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:38 PM
Oct 2012

If fall asleep now I will up in an hour.

I am thinking on taking a bus trip to El Paso with a friend.

That would a really nice sleep, the rocking on the bus just puts me to sleep.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
67. This is what is great about thread killing thread, the waiting.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:49 PM
Oct 2012

I wasn't even in the Lounge when I won.

I found out later.

You never know.


To be fair I will not be the winner, and will call a time for it to end.

I already have my

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
68. Locking
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:50 PM
Oct 2012

This post is not allowed! Please quit replying or you will be banned from the du!

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
71. Good try.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:56 PM
Oct 2012

I will pick a time, whoever is near that time wins.

That is how I won.

This is great title to win.

I wear my crown proudly.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
73. This reminds me of...
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:59 PM
Oct 2012

...the 'My Name is Earl' episode with everybody competing to win a car. The last hand on the car wins it.

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
80. OK, I thought about alerting this thread and begging Jury to lock it so.....
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 11:08 PM
Oct 2012

I could be the last poster. But then realized it would be a locked thread and count against you so I didn't!

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
82. Thank you.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 11:12 PM
Oct 2012

You might still win.

I will pick a time tomorrow.

It might be sometimes after the Walking Dead.

Monday is a work day.

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)
87. I wiped a booger on this thread. G'head. Touch it. Touch it.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 11:25 PM
Oct 2012

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TOUCH IT!!!!!
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texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
102. I am back.
Sun Oct 28, 2012, 01:17 PM
Oct 2012

Hope everyone is well.

It is a nice cool 60 here in Houston.

I will be leaving in the afternoon to early vote, wish I was working it.

Those of you in the way of Hurricane Sandy, take care.

The contest ends today at 8 PM, The Walking Dead starts then.

Have fun and post.

I have the ready.

Have fun.



pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
103. Welcome back
Sun Oct 28, 2012, 01:47 PM
Oct 2012

Today's forecast for the North L.A. County high desert is high 81, low 46.

Received my CA Vote by Mail ballot yesterday, will mail it in tomorrow. Need to look again at the Dem Party and labor and progressive org recs for some downballot races (local hospital board???). Will be phone banking at our local OFA ofice today, and someone there may have more info on our very local ballot items.

I think I'll skip The Walking Dead. I haven't watched anything with zombies for a loooong time--until I saw the remake of Night of the Living Dead last night. I think I'm good on zombies for a while...

Looking forward to hearing how your early voting went.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
104. I will go at 5, the polls close at 6.
Sun Oct 28, 2012, 02:00 PM
Oct 2012

I have worked enough early voting to know that 5 to 6 on a sunday is a really quiet time.

I wished I was working it, I miss it.

It is so much fun, I like the people I work with.

Some things came up and I had miss it this year.

Maybe next year.

I usually work at a very busy location, I miss the action.

I think everyone should work at least one election.

The Walking Dead is really good, not your typical zombie show.

I didn't like zombie movies until this show.

It is bloody, but that is what a zombie world would be like.

I picked a time to end this because of Hurricane Sandy, people need time to get ready.

Hope you win tonight.


texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
105. Hate to self kick.
Sun Oct 28, 2012, 04:54 PM
Oct 2012

I will be leaving soon for the grocery store and early voting.

The contest for the best thread killer will end at 8 PM.

Be there or be square.

This could be yours

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
107. You will have bragging rights for two months.
Sun Oct 28, 2012, 05:14 PM
Oct 2012

I didn't know Burger King still gave out paper crowns.

Just remove Burger King and but DU Lounge there.

I can remember 50 cents hamburgers there.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
115. We have a winner.
Sun Oct 28, 2012, 09:09 PM
Oct 2012

It is 8:04 pm central.

TheCentepedeShoes win the title of Champion Theadkiller.



Two months of bragging rights.

Another one in two months, December.

Congrats.

Next one bigger and better.

Thanks to everyone who posted.

I needed a little cheering up last night.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
118. I called it 8 central, the time zone thing is a problem.
Sun Oct 28, 2012, 10:36 PM
Oct 2012

We could continue as runner up if y'all wish.

It is now 9:35 central, could make it midnight central.

Need work on the timezone thing nextime.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
120. I refrained from posting again until long after the deadline expired even in my time zone
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 03:30 AM
Oct 2012

I guess I don't get a crown.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
122. but ...
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 06:32 AM
Oct 2012

I really really need something to do while I wait to see if my new home will be under water before Hurricane Sandy blows herself out.

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