[CK2]

I’m currently a threadkiller x 3, which is pretty good considering how little I post.

[GraceKrispy]

I do! I am a threadkiller x2 on this page right now (not counting this post, as I hope I didn't kill your thread!). I guess that's not terrible, considering how much I post

[Teacherbee_4]

All right, spill, what's a threadkiller?

[PoohBear]

I do, I do! I’ve always looked at it as my post being the definitive answer and nothing else is needed.

Being a threadkiller is being the last to post.

[Risa]

I absolutely remember the thread killers! Some of us thought we were threadkillers when we noticed that our comments on several of the threads were last and no one else wanted to respond. To this day it’s what I call myself when my comment is last on a series 3 or 4 threads

I remember there was a group of us who kept a thread going as long as we could just to see who would be last. Then after a while, for some reason, we had to move it to some other board and kept it going on and on and on. Don’t remember who the final thread killer was, but I know Hifiman work real hard to be last.

[WacSingLof]

I remember too! The threadkiller was several pages long and was getting too heavy to load Fun memories

[CK2]

It could be a point of pride or a dubious distinction to be the threadkiller, depending on your perspective.

[cruxian]

Okay now I want to be the threadkiller. I vaguely remember the discussion!

[Teach 5]

Absolutely, I seem to be a frequent one.

[cruxian]

Okay so now I have a vague memory of banana croquettes. Was that a thread killer or just a frequent topic of conversation?

[Dr. A]

I remember threadkillers too

[cruxian]

I think we should have a threadkiller leaderboard.

[linda2671]

It started out because someone was upset that they were a threadkiller. It seemed that every time she posted on a thread, no one posted after that. I don't remember who the original poster was.

[GraceKrispy]

When I lived in a different time zone, I was often a threadkiller. Time zones matter

[cruxian]

Linda, I'd forgotten about that. Grace, good point---where you live makes a difference.
However, my goal is to be the threadkiller on the threadkiller thread.

[Song of Joy]

Reach for the stars, Cruxian. I'm sure you can be the thread killer if you just keep checking.

[Ima Spedtcher]

I’m sure I have you beat- I kill lots of threads. I tell myself it is because of my time zone and not because everyone hates me

[Ima Spedtcher]

I think I did it! I think I killed the thread killer thread!

[WacSingLof]

Linda, I seem to remember the original posted was named Katie, or Kathy?

[Ima Spedtcher]

WacSing- you are killing my thread killing here.

[GraceKrispy]

I’m sure I have you beat- I kill lots of threads. I tell myself it is because of my time zone and not because everyone hates me

Yep, I was living in that same time zone when I was the master threadkiller!

[CK2]

I could try to kill some threads in the middle of the night when I’m unable to sleep.

[Ima Spedtcher]

I am so not a night owl, but this thread has me feeling murderous

[GraceKrispy]

Ima, you kill enough threads, ya gotta have this one, too???



I was a midnight poster, which meant I was posting at 3am Pacific time quite often, which was 6am eastern time zone, which meant that no one looked at the previous days' posts and started anew. Such a sad time.

[Risa]

You’re all making me laugh as I watch you be ‘sorry/not sorry’ about being the ultimate thread killer... or not!! .

I might have to see how subtle I can be about sneaking in at the end, too!

(CK2! Look at what you’ve started! Where will it end??)

[chronicfun]

Back in 2008 TK part 1 was where I shared my eharmony dating experience with Mr Wonderful ❤️ We are still happily not married but together forever after almost 12 years.

TK part 2 was also fun, especially the coveted page turner title. Certain people would post one word per post just to race for that next page.

Lots of people have either left pt or changed names.

[CK2]

Risa, it may have been intentional.

[Risa]

especially the coveted page turner title. Certain people would post one word per post just to race for that next page

So it’s coming back to me, memory by memory... I remember the excitement of Mr Wonderful, chronicfun. And yes... the page turner! But I don’t remember why that was important. Maybe to start off at the top of the next page?

[Claire]

I always thought I was the TK. Remember the one that was so long editor's finally shut it down? Good times.

[WacSingLof]

So sorry Ima,
Time zones really make a difference

[Mrs.Lilbit]

I was thinking about the threadkiller thread the other day. I didn't realize it was that long ago, though!

[Risa]

I was thinking about the threadkiller thread the other day. I didn't realize it was that long ago, though!

What’s interesting is that so many of us remembered that term ‘thread killer’ from so many years back and, to this day, silently labeled ourselves as such!

[Ima Spedtcher]

I’m killing it

[PoohBear]

All the days are running together during this time, we need a thread that does the same (your turn Ima or Cruxian )

[Ima Spedtcher]

I seriously need to get my paper written today and can not spend all my time on PT trying to kill a thread! Who would have thought the threadkiller thread would be so hard to kill?

[WacSingLof]

Okay, Ima, you won...

[WacSingLof]

Oops!

[Mrs.Lilbit]

So am I remembering this right? That old threadkiller thread would go dormant for weeks or months, and then randomly someone would post on it again. Or was that another thread?

[Risa]

(your turn Ima or Cruxian )

But maybe not...

[CK2]

That old threadkiller thread would go dormant for weeks or months, and then randomly someone would post on it again.

Yes, that’s true. But I also remember threadkillers referring to more than just that one long thread of renown. Threadkillers appeared on many threads of all lengths. Maybe Ima spedtchr will come back to add her thoughts. Or maybe she’ll concede.

[chronicfun]

CK2, yes there were many threadkillers (lower case t) but there were 2 or was it 3 Thread Killers (capital TK)

[chronicfun]

The first TK went on for at least a couple years and was hundreds of pages long. The editors decided to delete it. I think because it took up too much space.

The second TK was allowed to be bookmarked (again, I don't trust my brain) so that it wouldn't take up space. Someone correct me if I'm wrong

[chronicfun]

It took 100 posts to move to page 2. I wonder if we could get there on this thread....

[CK2]

Let’s give it a go and find out.

[CK2]

Or is it 125?

[Ima Spedtcher]

Well here is post 46. If I can’t kill it, I might as well help it grow

[Risa]

CK2, yes there were many threadkillers (lower case t) but there were 2 or was it 3 Thread Killers (capital TK)

The big pages-long TK threads were fun to add to. The shorter tk threads weren’t fun . They were just dead. I didn’t like being the last one, especially on a thread that seemed to have started with engaging responses.

[Claire]

so, I was so busy today I didnt get to check back in. Maybe they will make an episode of Dateline about the Horror of the TK Rampage.

[chronicfun]

I feel a decade younger now( thank God no one can see the reality in my roots)

[chronicfun]

We can do this!!!!!

[chronicfun]

Keeping it on page 1 won’t last for long but if we can post more then more people will take notice

[Ima Spedtcher]

Just checking in to see the progress......

OMG- I sound like an administrator!

[Ima Spedtcher]

Make sure you are being rigorous in your posting!

[chronicfun]

That word makes me laugh

[chronicfun]

I'm retired, but a few years ago a special education friend of mine would talk about taking a student to probe. We locked eyes and

[CK2]

I’m happy more people are posting with fidelity.

[chronicfun]

we're on page 2

[chronicfun]

Because we are TK WARRIORS!

[chronicfun]

Do we need a secret handshake ?

[Ima Spedtcher]

Duty always makes me laugh. Duty sounds like doodie which makes me think of poop.

What is really bad is for our teacher evaluations we have duty#1, duty #2 and so on. So when you meet with your admin to go over evaluation it is, “duty this and duty that” and I just can NOT keep from laughing. Thank God I normally choose good bosses.

[Risa]

Do we need a secret handshake ?

Well... if you can figure out how to keep it 6ft away from the others... Maybe it will have to be special bow, or snapping, or...? Hey! How about a S.O.S. Morse code type of blinking pattern?

[Mrs.Lilbit]

On my computer, this is still page 1.

#Threadkiller
#capitalTK
#TKWarriors
#secrethandshake
#PTRocks
#Istilldontgetthepointofhashtag s
#dopeoplestillusehashtags?
#whatdayisit?
#ineedashower

[PoohBear]

What, 10 hrs with no response??

[Claire]

I think I killed the embarrassing zoom meetings thread. Mine was pretty good if I do say so myself.

[Ima Spedtcher]

Yours was good- I just can’t more people aren’t doing stupidly embarrassing things in their meetings! Or maybe we are the only ones confessing to it.

[Risa]

#Istilldontgetthepointofhashtag s
#dopeoplestillusehashtags?

I don’t know why but these made me smile!

[Ima Spedtcher]

Post 67- I’m on my iPad, will I know if we get to another page?

[CK2]

Yes, it’s labeled page 1/page 2. I don’t know if this thread will make it though.

[Ima Spedtcher]

I’m going to be the end of this thread!

[Risa]

I’m going to be the end of this thread!

That’s exactly what I thought after I posted!

[Mrs.Lilbit]

Yes, it’s labeled page 1/page 2. I don’t know if this thread will make it though.

Have faith! Don't give up! We can do this!

[Ima Spedtcher]

Have faith! Don't give up! We can do this!

I’m still going!

[Mrs.Lilbit]

I saw this posted on FB today:

Remember when we were little and had underwear with the days of the week on them? Those would be really helpful right now! 😂🤣

And I thought, "Or, if we still had those M-F carts from Lowe's!"

[CK2]

I remember the M-F carts here!

[Risa]

Yes! It was fun reading the original reactions when people first read ‘ M-F carts’.... After that, the question became where to find them.

[Ima Spedtcher]

random thought

I’m going to have to remember to look in a full length mirror if I ever leave the hose again. My outfits have gotten very weird now that I’m just dressing for comfort and video conferencing. I’m going to have to relearn how to mix and match clothes.

I’m also going to have to relearn how to not pee whenever I want.

[Mrs.Lilbit]

It's going to feel weird to fix my hair (other than just pulling it back into a pony tail) and put on makeup--and wear shoes other than house slippers or tennis shoes.

[CK2]

Post by post, row by row
We’re going to make this thread grow...

[Mrs.Lilbit]

DH and I have been rewatching LOST. We just got to the Nikki and Paulo episode. I really hated that story line.

[Ima Spedtcher]

Ragnarok on Netflix is an awesome series. So is Motherland on Hulu.

Both are really worth watching, but I’m only sharing these with my fellow thread killers who won’t let me win!

[Risa]

Post by post, row by row
We’re going to make this thread grow...

This thread will continue as I add on my part
And write of old topics like the M-F cart.

[Risa]

I return to this thread.
I wonder ‘What’s new?’
How much more need be added
To get to Page two?

[CK2]

Risa, thanks for the smiles!

[Risa]

I was starting to think that maybe I WAS the thread killer!

[Mrs.Lilbit]

So I went and checked. In the past week, I've killed 4 threads. Thanks to this thread, I'm not sure if I should feel proud or ashamed.

It's too bad this pandemic is happening now and not ten years ago. Can you imagine how many brain bubbles and vista print creations we could be making right now?

[Risa]

Can you imagine how many brain bubbles and vista print creations we could be making right now?

Ohhh!! Yesss!! I remember seeing the many ways PTers were taking advantage of professional looking posters, banners and cards! I kept wanting to come up with something, anything, just to order from Vista Print even tho I didn’t really need anything from them. Eventually there were reports of some kind of overcharging or some other thing that made me realize I didn’t need to order after all.

I have to admit, though, I bought quite a few things that I could have done without but the ‘peer pressure’ or I guess these days it would be called power of the “influencers” was strong! Ahhh, the good ol’ days!

[CK2]

Risa, I immediately thought of Flat Stanley too, when I read that thread about flat teachers. That was another common thread topic here back in the day. Ima Spedtchr, do you remember that too?

[momteach310]

I bought the containers for the brain bubbles.....never used them.....

[Mrs.Lilbit]

I was tempted so many times to give in to the peer pressure. Never could think of anything useful to make on Vistaprint, and couldn't visualize how to manage brain bubbles in my classroom. I remember thinking that made me a bad teacher. I'm over that now.

[Risa]

And to think I ALMOST forgot about the 'Thread Killer Thread'... the good ol' TKT on PT. But no, I came back. Silly me.

[Mrs.Lilbit]

So close! I was sure I killed it!

[Risa]

CK2, this one's for you! You started this thread, so don't leave us hanging! Right now, you should be resting your mind and your eyes. Hopefully you'll find it when you come back on-line in a few weeks AFTER you're feeling much better!


Sorry, Mrs. Lilbit! (Well, not really that sorry ) I would have come back eventually, but this time I wanted to leave this little surprise.

[CK2]

Risa, here I am, at least for a quick visit! This was a fun surprise!

[Risa]

Now *you* surprised *me*! I kept checking back for a while, then I let it go, thinking you still needed a lot more time to recover. It's been a while since I even thought to look up this thread. I'm sorry I didn't realize, sooner, that you had discovered your little surprise!

So how are you? Are you completely recovered, by now?

[CK2]

Hi again! I’m back for my July check in.

I hope you’re well!

[Risa]

Hey, CK2!! Surprise!

I caught your message on the same day AND within the hour of when you posted this! I hope you're feeling much better and able to go back to what you've missed while letting your injury get the time it needs to properly heal!

No one else has come back to try to be THE 'thread killer' so I guess it's up to you or me...

I'm waiting around for anyone who wants to jump on in to go for the dubious bragging rights of PT THREADKILLER! I'll leave the warning, however, that I sure do seem to be (unintentionally) 'killing' lots of threads, lately!

[CK2]

That was a surprise! You are good! “Talk” to you again soon?

[Risa]

Hi again! I'm here for my July 10, check in! Hope you're much better, CK2!

[CK2]

I’m back! We’re getting close to triple digits! I think that honor will go to YOU!

[Risa]

Hi, CK2! I think we'll have to go to 150 posts before it goes to the next page.
We need others to jump in here before that... or maybe they will, just as it gets to 140 posts on this thread to see if they make it to be the FIRST at the top of the NEXT page.

I wonder if anyone else will join us again?

OR... (gasp!) maybe we've been abandoned!! Haha!

[CK2]

Hooray, that was #100! Now for the next goal, to bump it to a second page of posts. Yeah, if it’s just the two of us it may take a while. But I’m game if you are!

[GraceKrispy]

I'm in! Did we move it yet?

[GraceKrispy]

NOPE! Looks like Risa is right, as we knew she would be.

I couldn't let your love fest just go on. But I'm not sure if I'll remember to come back, either

[CK2]

I bookmarked it, so I see new activity on it on my homepage

[Risa]

Wellll.... Lookie here! GraceKrispy has come to join us! (Where's the applause emoji or button when I need one!? )

How fun to come back to see who else has been here! So now I'm in the honored presence of the first two people who started this thread about a hundred posts ago.

So CK2 has returned, Grace has returned, and I've returned... Now I'm hoping even more will come back, but without actually being asked to return...

I wonder... maybe if we put our collective good vibes together, could we mentally summon others who have contributed to this thread in the past to come add to our fun?? (Well, okay... maybe this kind of FUN is not ' going to Disney for the day' kind of fun, and maybe not ' a day on the beach jumping the waves' kind of fun but sitting in front of the computer on PT kind of fun! Haha!

And,yes, I'm a bit goofy for no particular reason, sometimes... like now...

[Mrs.Lilbit]

Hi Everyone! I don't have any Disney World type fun, but I thought you all should know that today is Neville Longbottom's 40th birthday, and tomorrow will be Harry Potter's 40th.

It's silly how happy it makes me that this thread is still going.

[CK2]

Mrs. Lilbit!! So good to have you back too!

The party is picking up now!

[Risa]

Hoorayyyy!! The positive vibes are calling people back! This IS fun!!

[CK2]

Where did everybody go?

[Mrs.Lilbit]

The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 10 characters.

[Risa]

Shame on me! I slacked off from keeping up with this thread. Love our new “Threadkiller Mascot”.

Just look into those eyes! Yikes!

[Risa]

What!??!
No additional posts to this thread since my last post?
Hmmm...

Well, I have to admit, there's no real theme here...
No burning questions to answer...
No problems to solve...
No fun surveys to complete...
No 'teaching during covid' vents to make...
No political points to make... (Thank goodness!)
No birthday wishes to offer...
No teaching tips to share...
No pet photos to post...
No advice to suggest...
No PT doc questions...

And so... no additional posts!

So will I get to be THEEEE Threadkiller Supreme ?!?!??

Only time will tell!

Hahaha! Such silliness!

[CK2]

Uh-oh, you caught me slacking! But here I am again, better late than never.

Yeah, that thread-killer cat is awesome!

[Risa]

Awwww! You caught me! There goes 'my' trophy!

Hey! I just thought of this...

We can compare this thread to the Jerry Seinfeld show! That show was said to be 'a show about nothing'... and this thread is about nothing, too!

OUR THREAD is AS GOOD as "The Jerry Seinfeld show" was!! Wow!! Who knew??!!

How's that for twisting logic around!?!
( )

[momteach310]

..Can an outside threadkiller jump in? ....Just to help you make it turn a page...or whatever the goal is....about nothing......

[Risa]

Hey, momteach!! You can (and should!) jump right on in! After all, where else on PT can you post a ‘nothing’ post?

[CK2]

Yes, momteach310! Thanks for helping out with that!

And yada yada yada....

[Mrs.Lilbit]

That cat is definitely saying "no soup for you."

[Risa]

Just thought I'd drop by for a quick visit. Hope everyone is doing well!

[CK2]

I was thinking of this last night, wondering if there were any new posts. Well done! So good to see you!

[Mrs.Lilbit]

It's October! We can't let any ghoulies or ghosties kill this thread.

[Risa]

Hard to believe we’re still coming back to this thread that CK2 started waaaaaay back in April when we still thought we’d get past this Corona virus in a few weeks... or months... but I didn’t think (back then) that we would still be in pandemic mode in OCTOBER!!

[CK2]

Yay, it’s still going! I did not remember it started way back in April! I have had an eventful six months. Hopefully six months from now life for us all will be more like normal.

[Risa]

... NOVEMBER!!! How did that happen?!?!?

Some days have been excruciatingly long... yet some weeks have flown by!

Greetings to any who remember to stop by!

[Mrs.Lilbit]

Happy November! The leaves may be dying, but this thread won't!

[CK2]

Well done, you two!!

How will we know when it reaches its second page?

How pathetic that that is my current goal in life.

[tctrojan]

I have been known to kill a thread or two!

[Mrs.Lilbit]

Welcome, Tctrojan! It's No-killing-threads November!

[kahluablast]

I spent today telling kids I would see them inDecember!

[Risa]

Hooooooraaaayyyy! We have visitors to our little sandbox in this corner of PTLand! Welcome one and all!

Now, kahluablast, you got my curiosity going...

Why did you tell your students you would see them in December?
Is it due to Covid mandates in your area?
An extra long Thanksgiving break?
A self-imposed "I got too much going on" break?
Umm... You need to clean the lint out of your dryer? (Yes... just bein' silly here...)

OH! I know! I know! Let's make this into a game! (Psst! Kahlua... don't give us the real answer just yet...)

Sooooo ... Any one else have guesses to make?

OH... And Trojan! How'd you happen to wander over here... I'm surprised someone could just wander over since it's such an old thread!

How pathetic that that is my current goal in life.

Hahaha, CK2! You started this thread! You've already accomplished quite a bit with the fact that we still come back to check in now and then! If you're pathetic, I'm pathetic so I say, nooooo... Not pathetic at all... since we keep coming back to this sandbox! *whistling to myself as I saunter away*

[Mrs.Lilbit]

If Kahlua is like me, she thought today was Friday all day. Next week is Thanksgiving break , and maybe she was (wishfully) thinking the following Monday was December 1.

[CK2]

Wow, lots of visitors and additions to the thread today! Yes, tctrojan, how did you find this after so much time?

Wishful thinking, kahluablast? Or if she’s like me, the days blend together so much it’s hard to keep track of the date.

But don’t let me have the last word!

[teachnkids]

How did I miss the revival of the thread killer????

I'm on this site constantly!!!!

I've read all the posts from April....so manymemories have been shared from previous TKs!

Good to be back with the best part of PT!

[Mrs.Lilbit]

It's December! Woohoo! It's my favorite time of year, and it means 2020 is almost over!!

[Risa]

Just thought I'd drop by to say hello to all my fellow non-thread killers in this thread. If no one comes after me, I'M THE THREADKILLER here! Unfortunately, I seem to be doing my fair share of thread killing on several other threads...

So the news today is that the Covid vaccine is here in the U.S. and several healthcare workers have gotten the first few injections. This thread was started during our first months of Covid self-isolation, maybe it will end in the last few months of pandemic status. I wonder when that will happen?

[CK2]

Well, hello everyone! How fun that this is still going.

Risa, I won’t have you be threadkiller on this one, not yet anyway. Very thoughtful, thinking of when this thread started and wondering if it will also end when the pandemic ends. When? When??

Happy holidays to each of you!