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Countdown [message #254771]

Sat, 28 July 2007 01:20

rleishman
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Can Frank get to 4000 before Michel gets to 5000?
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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #254773 is a reply to message #254771]

Sat, 28 July 2007 01:28

Littlefoot
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Statistically, yes (regarding average number of daily posts).

In other words: Michel will get to 5000 before Frank reaches 4000 only if Frank starts drowning.

(I'm quite sure that "starts drowning" isn't correct, but I hope you got the point. And, if it is not a problem for you native English speakers - how would this be correctly said?)

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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #254789 is a reply to message #254773]

Sat, 28 July 2007 05:32

Frank
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20 to go...

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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #254791 is a reply to message #254789]

Sat, 28 July 2007 05:32

Frank
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19...

What about andrew again? 1999 at this moment
or Maarten? 5946

so exciting...

[Updated on: Sat, 28 July 2007 05:37]

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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #254800 is a reply to message #254791]

Sat, 28 July 2007 07:13

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Can't sleep of excitement.

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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #254806 is a reply to message #254771]

Sat, 28 July 2007 07:49

Michel Cadot
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My goal was the second slot (http://www.orafaq.com/wiki/Forum_Statistics#Number_of_users_per_number_of_posts).
/forum/fa/1963/0/

So now I can sleep. /forum/fa/1774/0/

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Michel

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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #254808 is a reply to message #254773]

Sat, 28 July 2007 08:08

rleishman
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Littlefoot wrote on Sat, 28 July 2007 16:28

The correct English term is "only if Frank chokes".

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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #254818 is a reply to message #254808]

Sat, 28 July 2007 13:42

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Ah! Thank you, Ross!

The fact is, I tried to (unsuccessfully) translate commentary from a swimming competition where one of the swimmers lead for quite a long distance so the man said that - if the second-running swimmer wants to win - the first one should start to drown.

I hope everything's fine with you, Frank!

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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #254832 is a reply to message #254818]

Sun, 29 July 2007 00:21

Frank
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blub

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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #254840 is a reply to message #254832]

Sun, 29 July 2007 05:15

Littlefoot
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Where are you?!? /forum/fa/1950/0/

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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #254875 is a reply to message #254832]

Sun, 29 July 2007 22:15

rleishman
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Frank wrote on Sun, 29 July 2007 15:21

blub

The correct English sound-bite for choking is "gurk".

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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #254885 is a reply to message #254771]

Sun, 29 July 2007 23:57

Arju
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I got no topic to post.Posts usually comes when I am in bed. So I stuck .
What about the statistics about number of posts per day by any user? In this case I guess Michel is leading. His one is 32 and over.
Can anyone tell who will be the higher poster?
Do you know any one who is higher poster and don't post now. (May be he is dead).
I am now 22. Guess too junior than you.If I am alive then ....

Hope I Will reach you soon.

Pray...........

[Updated on: Sun, 29 July 2007 23:59]

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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #254911 is a reply to message #254840]

Mon, 30 July 2007 01:17

Frank
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rleishman wrote on Mon, 30 July 2007 05:15

Frank wrote on Sun, 29 July 2007 15:21

blub

The correct English sound-bite for choking is "gurk".

Since that is the dutch word for a pickle, I will stay with my original, until someone comes up with a better one Wink

Do appreciate it, though!

[Edit: quoted the wrong post]

[Updated on: Mon, 30 July 2007 01:18]

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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #254955 is a reply to message #254911]

Mon, 30 July 2007 02:30

rleishman
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Worth remembering if I'm ever being strangled in a back-street of Amsterdam! As life slowly slips from my body, my last thought will be "Where did all those pickle vendors come from?".

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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #254973 is a reply to message #254955]

Mon, 30 July 2007 04:12

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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #255040 is a reply to message #254808]

Mon, 30 July 2007 08:29

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rleishman wrote on Sat, 28 July 2007 09:08

Littlefoot wrote on Sat, 28 July 2007 16:28

The correct English term is "only if Frank chokes".

Yes, good one Ross, although I was thinking in different terms. I saw the "drowning" word as Frank "drowning" in work, not having time to make posts.

And as for Frank's "blub" word, I have seen this spelling used for references to noises of drowning, in addition to "glug."

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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #256387 is a reply to message #255040]

Sat, 04 August 2007 03:15

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Ah, finally! I hope everyone is doing well (perhaps even came to Adriatic coast?) and that noone choked nor drowned.

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Re: Countdown to 4000 [message #257306 is a reply to message #256387]

Wed, 08 August 2007 01:24

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Ta-daaa! Another one!

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Michel on 7000! [message #272077 is a reply to message #254771]

Wed, 03 October 2007 23:48

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Now, in advance I thank Michel for his contribution in Orafaq forum. Michel was worried when he was on 4999 and no one thanked him. Unfortunately I was not on my desk when he was in front of 5000 or of 6000. So prior to complete his 7000 message I specially thank him through this forum.

May creator keep you well, Michel.

Regards,
Arju.

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Re: Countdown (merged by LF) [message #288591 is a reply to message #254771]

Tue, 18 December 2007 02:23

Arju
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I am going for a vacation and want to pass the Holy EID with my family for one week due to EID-ul-Azha. When I will come back I will/may see that Michel has completed 10,000 messages at Orafaq as being a first man.

So advance greetings to you Michel.

And EID Mubarak to all of you.

Regards,
Mohammad Abdul Momin Arju.

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Re: Countdown (merged by LF) [message #288595 is a reply to message #288591]

Tue, 18 December 2007 02:45

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Greetings to you.
Happy New Year to all.
And Merry Christmas, Happy A�d el Kebir, 'Id al Hajj, tabaski, 'id al-qurban or anyway you call it or any event your religion or tradition celebrates these days, Saturnalia, Yule, Lenaea, Rohatsu, Shab-e Yaldaa, Hanukkah (sorry a little bit late), Winter solstice...

Regards
Michel

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Re: Countdown (merged by LF) [message #288826 is a reply to message #288595]

Tue, 18 December 2007 20:53

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I hope the message count field can handle a five digit number or Michel's count may roll-over from 9999 to 0!!

David

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Re: Countdown (merged by LF) [message #288877 is a reply to message #288826]

Wed, 19 December 2007 00:17

Littlefoot
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LOL! I'd LOVE to see that! (not likely to happen, but, hahahahahahah!)

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Re: Countdown (merged by LF) [message #289021 is a reply to message #288826]

Wed, 19 December 2007 05:10

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djmartin wrote on Tue, 18 December 2007 21:53

I hope the message count field can handle a five digit number or Michel's count may roll-over from 9999 to 0!!

No worries, give him a couple months and he'd be backup up to where he is now.

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Re: Countdown (merged by LF) [message #290746 is a reply to message #254771]

Mon, 31 December 2007 07:02

rajavu1
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Countdown started for Michel to reach the Milestone Smile

My advanced Hearty Congratulations to reach the 10000 posts in Orafaq Cool

Happy new year !!!

Thumbs Up

Rajuvan.

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Re: Countdown (merged by LF) [message #290777 is a reply to message #290746]

Mon, 31 December 2007 14:19

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Now.......
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Re: Countdown (merged by LF) [message #290836 is a reply to message #290777]

Tue, 01 January 2008 06:49

Littlefoot
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It is 10009 at the moment; did you notice the exact time you turned 10000, Michel?

Finally, it was like a Y2K bug; we worried if the OraFAQ would broke down (just kidding!) or reset the counter back to 0000, but - nothing really happened.

Nevertheless, congratulations on that amazing achievement, Michel!

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Re: Countdown (merged by LF) [message #290849 is a reply to message #290836]

Tue, 01 January 2008 08:22

Michel Cadot
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No, I did not notice the exact time.
It was when I was writting one of the puzzles I think. Neither the very first one nor the last one.
In addition, I answered a couple of other topics between the puzzles.
So it was somewhere between 21:12 and 21:57 UTC.
I think now only Frank can answer this.

Regards
Michel

[Updated on: Tue, 01 January 2008 08:22]

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