The longest thread ever

[devildeac]

It's actually a nod to the vernacular "Jump the Shark." That term refers to a pop-culture phenomenon that passes a certain point of quality and then proceeds to outlive its useful time span. For instance, the Cosby Show jumped the shark once Winnie and Nelson were born.
The term refers to a Happy Days episode (I think it was Happy Days) where someone did a waterski jump over a shark.
My adaptation, I guess, wasn't that funny.

And I'm drawing a complete blank on "Would you rather?"s right now.

"Would you rather..." Think Bing...

[colchar]

Not to derail or sidetrack the current discussion but I just noticed that, despite being in Britain for the last couple of months, I'm still somehow ranked as the 11th most frequent poster in this thread. That is so very very sad. Or it is a perfect example of how much time we PhD candidates have on our hands because, unlike the rest of you, we so rarely get down to doing any real work.

I now return you to your regularly scheduled discussion.

[YmoBeThere]

I'm still somehow ranked as the 11th most frequent poster in this thread.

Which still leaves you 242 posts behind me...

[EarlJam]

I had lima beans tonight for the first time in a lonnnnnnnnnng time.

Man, I love lima beans.

-EarlJam

[Fish80]

I had lima beans tonight for the first time in a lonnnnnnnnnng time.

Man, I love lima beans.

-EarlJam

That's where we differ. I hate lima beans. Unless smothered in butter and bacon. And drowned in beer. Then maybe I can get past the stench and manage to eat a few.

[Fish80]

Do you have video? I hate squirrels, aka rats with fluffy tails. Our squirrel population appears to be down this year - which is good for my tomato count. I don't know what has lowered the count - hawks, rainy spring, more dogs in the neighborhood, or what. I just hope the trend continues.

No video, but I do have a witness.

[Lavabe]

I had lima beans tonight for the first time in a lonnnnnnnnnng time.

Man, I love lima beans.

-EarlJam

Do I feel a reprise of your infamous bean poll?

[Fish80]

Do I feel a reprise of your infamous bean poll?

You can't beat baked beans. No other bean comes close. End of contest.

[DevilAlumna]

Do I feel a reprise of your infamous bean poll?

How come we haven't yet had a light poll?

You know,

* incandescent
* natural
* florescent
* cool
* warm

[Fish80]

How come we haven't yet had a light poll?

Isn't it called a light saber?

[wilson]

Isn't it called a light saber?

Well played, my friend. Well played.

[DevilAlumna]

I'll try and find the old math later today to compare.

Wow, we're now on page 138 (based on my 20-post-per-page view); I had to go all the way back to page 108, May 29, to find the original challenge and BB's acceptance of the thrown gauntlet.

Back then, the math was:

LTE, about 160 days old. Approx. 13.4 posts per day. Even if we up [BB's] PW'ing to 9 ppd, that's still a daily difference of 4.4. LTE needs 372 days at the current rate, but I think a concerted effort could get us there in another 6 months.

BB had at that time, approx. 3790 posts, for a lead of about 1637 over the LTE.

BB now has 4111, vs. the LTE's 2752. That's a spread of 1359. So, the LTE made up some significant ground - about 278 posts worth, or roughly 4.8 more posts per day than BB. Good work, people!

That said, in the past 58 (not sure that's right) days, we've averaged 10.4 posts per day. So, we've slowed down from our previous average, our gain has primarily come due to BB's disappearance from the board.

Vigilance, LTE denizens -- we must continue the quest!

[DevilAlumna]

Hey BD, it's been awhile since the Marathon -- have you gotten back on the jogging trail?

Has anyone else kicked off some good, new summer habits?

[YmoBeThere]

You've closed the gap significantly that I created the days you were on vacation. As for good new habits none here, but I've curtailed one habit. Time in front of a video screen be it PC or TV.

[YmoBeThere]

Okay, I've decided. A tail it is...

[Lavabe]

Vigilance, LTE denizens -- we must continue the quest!

The good news is that devildeac+Lavabe is still > billybreen.

[Lavabe]

Okay, I've decided. A tail it is...

I'll go with tails.

And of course, I prefer Smoke this Sunday.

[blublood]

Hey BD, it's been awhile since the Marathon -- have you gotten back on the jogging trail?

Has anyone else kicked off some good, new summer habits?

I have - I'm looking for another job! Hopefully, I can be out of this God-forsaken hellhole before classes start back again.

[wilson]

Has anyone else kicked off some good, new summer habits?

I've been trying as hard as I ever have to eat well. My girlfriend prevailed upon me to begin eating breakfast, which most days has been a bowl of fresh fruit cut up with some Grape Nuts (actually the store brand) and plain yogurt. I've been using active culture yogurt and learned that I always vastly underrated regularity.

[blublood]

I've been using active culture yogurt and learned that I always vastly underrated regularity.

How is that possible in this day and age? Don't you ever watch daytime TV ads?