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What is the preferred way to join the conversation on an active thread that is already several dozen posts long?

Start at the top and respond to each post in order as you go
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Read the whole thread and then formulate your response
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Assume you're too late to add to the conversation and just continue to lurk
4 (19%)
Look for corbe's most recent poll and play around in there instead
4 (19%)

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Offline Polly Ticks

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How to jump in on an active thread
« on: April 16, 2018, 06:04:56 pm »
I'm asking for a friend.
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2018, 06:09:13 pm »
Answer the original post and ignore everyone else. :)
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2018, 06:11:13 pm »
Just remember if you're going to thread jack, bring a very large gun, be bold, and have mastery over the segway.
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2018, 06:14:25 pm »
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2018, 06:28:36 pm »
Quote from: AbaraXas on April 16, 2018, 06:09:13 pm
Answer the original post and ignore everyone else. :)

Oh, good point.  You're right - that should have been one of choices.
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2018, 06:38:26 pm »
Quote from: Free Vulcan on April 16, 2018, 06:11:13 pm
Just remember if you're going to thread jack, bring a very large gun, be bold, and have mastery over the segway.
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2018, 06:45:24 pm »
Quote from: endicom on April 16, 2018, 06:14:25 pm
Bee Delightful Invites Austinites to Enjoy CBD-Infused Cuisine at Interactive Dinner Celebrating the Honey Bee

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bee-delightful-invites-austinites-to-enjoy-cbd-infused-cuisine-at-interactive-dinner-celebrating-the-honey-bee-2018-04-16

That looks interesting!  Oh, and CBD is a naturally occurring Cannabinoid extracted from Hemp.
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2018, 06:47:46 pm »
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2018, 06:49:42 pm »
Did you see what Trump just tweeted?
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2018, 06:52:54 pm »
Assume you're too late to add to the conversation So I just "Jack it" and take it off the rails.
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2018, 06:56:02 pm »
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2018, 06:59:09 pm »
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2018, 07:00:12 pm »
Quote from: endicom on April 16, 2018, 06:14:25 pm
Bee Delightful Invites Austinites to Enjoy CBD-Infused Cuisine at Interactive Dinner Celebrating the Honey Bee

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It didn't want to finish loading for me, so I was unable to answer the burning question ... what happens if a diner gets stung?
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2018, 07:00:47 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on April 16, 2018, 06:52:54 pm
Assume you're too late to add to the conversation So I just "Jack it" and take it off the rails.

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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #14 on: April 16, 2018, 07:01:33 pm »
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #15 on: April 16, 2018, 07:23:37 pm »
Quote from: Polly Ticks on April 16, 2018, 06:59:09 pm
Ok, I yield.  Your's is better.

I literally watched that at least 10 times.
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #16 on: April 16, 2018, 07:43:31 pm »
Quote from: guitar4jesus on April 16, 2018, 07:23:37 pm
I literally watched that at least 10 times.

Me too.  The guy that got run over recovers very well!
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #17 on: April 16, 2018, 07:48:56 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on April 16, 2018, 07:43:31 pm
Me too.  The guy that got run over recovers very well!

Usain Bolt, at the Olympics.

How would you like to be the camerman that broke Usain's ankles at the Olympics.

He even ended up telling jokes about it (Usain, not the cameraman)

http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/true-story-behind-usain-bolts-segway-accident
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #18 on: April 16, 2018, 07:49:19 pm »
Quote from: endicom on April 16, 2018, 06:14:25 pm
Bee Delightful Invites Austinites to Enjoy CBD-Infused Cuisine at Interactive Dinner Celebrating the Honey Bee

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bee-delightful-invites-austinites-to-enjoy-cbd-infused-cuisine-at-interactive-dinner-celebrating-the-honey-bee-2018-04-16

Honey bees and bee larva are completely edible and are quite tasty. That is what I thought they were serving based on the headline. I thought it would be a roasted bee dishes with honey and honeycomb deserts kind of place.
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #19 on: April 17, 2018, 12:22:53 am »
Quote from: 240B on April 16, 2018, 07:49:19 pm
Honey bees and bee larva are completely edible and are quite tasty. That is what I thought they were serving based on the headline. I thought it would be a roasted bee dishes with honey and honeycomb deserts kind of place.

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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #20 on: April 17, 2018, 12:28:42 am »
I normally read the original post and browse through the responses and jump on in to comment whenever and wherever.  Good grief ... didn't know that was considered hijacking ... I thought this was an 'open' forum.  :shrug:
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #21 on: April 17, 2018, 12:31:25 am »
Quote from: libertybele on April 17, 2018, 12:28:42 am
I normally read the original post and browse through the responses and jump on in to comment whenever and wherever.  Good grief ... didn't know that was considered hijacking ... I thought this was an 'open' forum.  :shrug:

Nah, that's not hijacking.  It's only hijacking if you change the subject.   
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #22 on: April 17, 2018, 12:51:28 am »
Quote from: Polly Ticks on April 17, 2018, 12:31:25 am
Nah, that's not hijacking.  It's only hijacking if you change the subject.
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Interesting that you would say that. The word 'hijack' is of unknown origin. Some think that it was a slang term for highwaymen, meaning robbers. I guess 'jack' means to mess up or to rob. So hijack means to get 'jacked' on the highway, or in modern terms on an airliner.
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #23 on: April 17, 2018, 01:03:24 am »
Quote from: 240B on April 17, 2018, 12:51:28 am
@Polly Ticks
Interesting that you would say that. The word 'hijack' is of unknown origin. Some think that it was a slang term for highwaymen, meaning robbers. I guess 'jack' means to mess up or to rob. So hijack means to get 'jacked' on the highway, or in modern terms on an airliner.

And to "jackhammer" something means to mess it up with a giant pneumatic hammer.  Makes sense to me.
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Re: How to jump in on an active thread
« Reply #24 on: April 17, 2018, 01:43:25 am »
I like posting after reading just the headline, then extrapolating what's in the actual story and all the responses.  It's much faster that way.
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