Ever seen a thread reach 1 million views?

[True Dough]

Because the "Pick a song title to play off of the last word of the previous song title" thread is about to do that!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1018&pid=2048408

It's bonkers! I'm curious to see if it's like an odometer on a car and it will roll back to 000000. Or do the numbers magically reduce in point size to squeeze a 1 in front of them?

Anyway, I never imagined such longevity for the thread when it began in August 2024. There have been a handful of regular contributors and many others who popped in for stretches or even one or two contributions.

Approaching 5,600 posts, there has been some repetition in the choice of songs, of course. But we still get new titles added quite often. That said, the thread has become so big and unwieldly (especially with all the YouTube music videos embedded from the earliest posts) that it's slow to load for some DUers. Regardless, we've had a lot of fun.

I'm going to be so bold as to attempt to thank everyone who has participated (apologies to anyone I might have missed -- if I did, please pipe up in the comments below):

Wiz Imp

Harker

Tikki

Donkees

Figarosmom

quaint

ailsagirl

Eugene

TommieMommy

debm55

Coventina

Niagara

LuckyCharms

Emile

Kashkakat v.2.0

berniesandersmittens

Sea Cave

Zambero

JoseBalow

jmowreader

JMCKUSICK

IcyPeas

TexasBushwhacker

GoneOffShore

sakabatou

some_of_us_are_sane

catbyte

Mad_Dem_X

Kozar

JustAnotherGen

Ilsa

MayReasonRule

RandomNumbers

unblock

OAITW r.2.0

misanthrope

AloeVera

bluescribbler

Montauk6

Ohiya

Lulu KC

GreatGazoo

GreenWave

claudette

KittyKins

GreatShakes66

dgauss

sunnybrook

Yorkie Mom

Pink Hyacinth

birdographer

SupportSanity

sdfernando

snacker

Colorado Liberal

Doc_Technical

LetMyPeopleVote

Kittycatkat

Dave Bowman

Tribetime

XanaDUer2

evemac

sueh

FireUpChips10

dwayneb

The Madcap

OldBaldy1701E

dalton99a

cannabis_flower

Morbius

Permanut

Beastly Boy

subterranean

Best_man23

Schlocko

rajuncajdim

consider_this

Upthevibe

Glorfindel

WestMichRad

geniph

bobelly

Rebl2

BadgerKid

BlueHelios

mikelewis

aurora the great

pattyloutwo

IGoToDU

lpbk2713

[CrispyQ]

1. By the time I became aware of that thread it was already over 2K posts.

I've never opened it just cuz of the size but when I see it I always note how big it's gotten. Last I paid attention it was around 4700, so

[KT2000]

2. Anyone remember "Kudzu"

that was a big one too

[LuckyCharms]

3. When it hits a million, your penis falls off.

[marble falls]

4. ... takes a bad bounce and reattaches itself on the back of the left knee. This only offers one redeeming quality, ...

... while fitting one's trousers, the tailor will never have to ask, "left or right?".

[True Dough]

8. So when was it

you created a thread with a million views, Lucky? You have to be speaking from experience here.

[LuckyCharms]

10. Hold on...let me check with my nub. I'll get back to you.

[Niagara]

5. I forgot about that thread, True

I ended up trashing it because my poor PC couldn't handle the size of it anymore.


And now since my PC is upgraded I'll have to venture in there!

[True Dough]

9. Seems to be fairly common issue

It uses a lot of gigawatts to open that thread!

[Niagara]

12. 1.21 gigawatts?

[Angleae]

6. How many replies/posts did "I want to create a thread that will never die" get to?

Back on DU2

[quaint]

7. Thread so big my tablet has been locking up for months.

I wanted to keep participating but my Fire is too limited. Sigh.

[LuckyCharms]

11. Ever seen a grown man naked????

[True Dough]

13. Ever made a man groan???

Other than on this occasion?

[LuckyCharms]

16. Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

[Wiz Imp]

14. Thanks True!

That thread has been a blast for me! And I'm so thankful to have it as a welcome distraction every day from the horrors of the "current administration".

[True Dough]

15. I don't want to play favorites, Wiz Imp

but you've made some of the most memorable additions with off-the-wall song titles. That in itself has been rather amusing!

[LuckyCharms]

17. Ever get half-way through...

eating a water buffalo and think "You know, I'm not as hungry as I thought I was"??

[True Dough]

18. Lucky, I was taught

while growing up that you NEVER leave any portion of water buffalo on your plate. So, no, I always devour the entire beast, from horn to hoof to tail.

[LuckyCharms]

20. .

[True Dough]

19. Oh good.

So far no one has come forward to say, "Thanks for overlooking me, ya jerk!"

[Iggo]

21. Didn't we have "The Thread That Never Dies" back on D1 or D2?

[True Dough]

22. You're the second one to reference it

It was before my time. Do you recall if it surpassed a million views?

[Phentex]

26. Yep. I thought it had something to do with column size

And wondering what would happen when another digit needed to be added. Then the whole thread got so time consuming to even open. I’m pretty sure the goal was a million views

[Harker]

23. It's a pleasure, TD, and fun to be a contributor...

Frank and I have a good time!

[True Dough]

24. Grateful for your many contributions,

even the Frank Sinatra ones.

[Harker]

25. That's just... My Way.

[True Dough]

27. Well played,

once again!

[Harker]

29. There Will Never Be Another You.

Having broad musical tastes enriches life.

When I was a child, I thought Frank Sinatra and Johnny Cash were awful.

[True Dough]

30. It's true of many things

We mature, gain knowledge and perspective and then we can appreciate things that had no appeal when we were young and ignorant.

[IcyPeas]

28. It was fun.... but got too big to open on my tablet eventually too.