Locked threads: The forbidden fruit

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Am I the only one who, no matter how uninterested in a thread I might have originally been, can't help but to peek inside to see what the fuss is all about when I see that tantalizing little lock icon? It's not as if the drama or controversy is generally worth the time it takes to check it out, but I just can't help myself.

They get me every single time...

I can't stand people who rubber neck and car accidents but yeah, if I see a locked thread, I have to know why.

In before the lock!

Minarchist wrote:

In before the lock!

:D

You don't get an achievement for this you know?

I'm a Parisian dandy! -Certis

I do the same thing

Irongut wrote:
Minarchist wrote:

In before the lock!

:D

You don't get an achievement for this you know?

The best ones are when Certis makes the thread and ends up locking it, that one I had to go take a peek into.

I've always wanted to use this but I was never fast enough:

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Rat Boy wrote:

I've always wanted to use this but I was never fast enough:

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LOL I had one where I was the last poster, and I was technically in after the lock! (Certis posted that the thread was being locked, and then my post is after his!)

I must admit I do this as well. It started by habit when I was lurking on the site. I like to get an idea of what is and isn't permissable so I'd hunt down locked threads to see what caused the problem.

I tell ya, I've found some very interesting and very old threads out there.

Along those same lines whenever a thread gets necro'd and I see a "Fired!" user I always have to look back through their posts to try to figure out what they did to get banhammered.

Uh...only on slow work days though.

Every single time, definitely. I try to pinpoint the exact moment when the thread starts to get 'overexcited' and boards the train to Cleveland.

Haha, and here I thought I was the only ThreadLock Voyeur!

Whenever my threads get overexcited I try to think about baseball and nuns. Unfortunately that has been known to, on occasion, only exacerbate the problem.

Parallax Abstraction wrote:

I can't stand people who rubber neck and car accidents but yeah, if I see a locked thread, I have to know why. :)

I have to look especially if I skimmed the thread previously. My first thought is usually "What the hell happened? I was just in there an hour ago!"

TheArtOfScience wrote:

Whenever my threads get overexcited I try to think about baseball and nuns. Unfortunately that has been known to, on occasion, only exacerbate the problem.

Hopefully you've got a thing for nuns. Otherwise, that's just disturbing

Hitler. Xbox>PS3>Xbox.

>.>

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VDOWhoNeedsDD wrote:

Every single time, definitely. I try to pinpoint the exact moment when the thread starts to get 'overexcited' and boards the train to Cleveland.

could someone please explain this Cleveland expression and where it comes from?
I had never heard of it until this week and now it seems I'm hearing it all over the place!

Cleveland sucks.

Hobbes2099 wrote:
VDOWhoNeedsDD wrote:

Every single time, definitely. I try to pinpoint the exact moment when the thread starts to get 'overexcited' and boards the train to Cleveland.

could someone please explain this Cleveland expression and where it comes from?
I had never heard of it until this week and now it seems I'm hearing it all over the place!

Where "Cleveland" comes from. (see also The Goodjer Commandments)

Hobbes2099 wrote:
VDOWhoNeedsDD wrote:

Every single time, definitely. I try to pinpoint the exact moment when the thread starts to get 'overexcited' and boards the train to Cleveland.

could someone please explain this Cleveland expression and where it comes from?
I had never heard of it until this week and now it seems I'm hearing it all over the place!

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Would you ever intentionally board a train to Cleveland?

imbiginjapan wrote:

Would you ever intentionally board a train to Cleveland?

That Depends. Is it referencing Oogaba or the city? If it's Oogaba, I'm with Ozzy. ALL ABOOORD!!!

Trivia: I used to have a band named Drowning in Cleveland. Best name evah!

Only if I had previously bought a ticket for that train.

You guys realize this thread has only lasted this long because Dragon Age came out yesterday, right?

Nuean wrote:
imbiginjapan wrote:

Would you ever intentionally board a train to Cleveland?

Daily Trivia: I used to have a band named Drowning in Cleveland. :)

As a proud Clevelandite let me point and laugh at your ignorance. You never drown in Cleveland... you burn to death first.

imbiginjapan wrote:

Would you ever intentionally board a train to Cleveland?

Would you, indeed!

Clemenstation wrote:

I'm a Parisian dandy! -Certis

Aside from locks, I'm always dying to know what deleted posts held.

There are some P&C thread topics I stay out of. If they get locked, though, I have to peruse the last 2 pages to see how they ended.

I don't recall anything being locked recently. What's wrong with people?

Am I young and hopelessly naive if I don't expect this thread to get locked?

MoonDragon wrote:
Clemenstation wrote:

I'm a Parisian dandy! -Certis

Aside from locks, I'm always dying to know what deleted posts held. :)

I'm always dying to know what Certis does when people impersonate his edits

TheArtOfScience wrote:

I must admit I do this as well. It started by habit when I was lurking on the site. I like to get an idea of what is and isn't permissable so I'd hunt down locked threads to see what caused the problem.

I tell ya, I've found some very interesting and very old threads out there.

Along those same lines whenever a thread gets necro'd and I see a "Fired!" user I always have to look back through their posts to try to figure out what they did to get banhammered.

Uh...only on slow work days though.

The best one was when Derek Smart got banned.

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