one million

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,250~

Statler: This show brought a tear to my eye...
Waldorf: Really?
Statler: Yeah, I'm sitting on a tack.

[Eliza]

10,251
AAAAAKKKK! Too funny Love Nurse Piggy and Dr. Bob!


"You are all wierdos!"
-Sam the Eagle

[Eliza]

10,252

"It's not easy being green"
-Kermit

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,253~

Kermit the Frog: OK, we've been going along this black line, then we crossed this red line.
Fozzie Bear: Why don't we take that blue line?
Kermit the Frog: We can't take that, that's a river.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,254~

[A man gets thrown out of the El Sleezo Cafe]
Kermit the Frog: Rough place?
El Sleezo Cafe Owner: That is the roughest, toughest, most filthiest pesthole on the face of this Earth!
Kermit the Frog: Well, why don't you complain to the owner?
El Sleezo Cafe Owner: I am the owner!

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,255~

Kermit the Frog: All I see are thousands of frogs on tiny crutches.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,256~

Insolent Waiter: Excellent choice.
Kermit the Frog: Should be for 95 cents.
Miss Piggy: Ooo!

[Eliza]

10,257

Kermit the Frog: "I'm out here with a pig and a chicken and a bear and a dog and a... thing, whatever Gonzo is..."

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,258~Eliza, I'll meet you halfway. You bring the Muppet tapes, I'll bring the alcohol. :D

[osuche]

10,259

[dadaist]

10260

Looks like a belated congrats on 10k is in order.

Also, I'm not sure when they did it, but time-life video recently went back from 10 vhs/dvds for their best of the muppet show series to 15. They originally started with 15 but cut them down to 10 when they released the DVDs for some reason. I've estimated they'd need around 40 or so to do EVERY episode....

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10261~That would be sooooooo awesome,

~drooling in anticipation~ ;)

[dadaist]

10262

I think I've stated somewhere here before that I've got the first 6 of the Time Life collection on VHS. Got a deal on getting them together, before they decided they'd do DVDs. D'oh.

The 15 VHS/DVDs go for $149. $10 a disc/tape.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,263~

<--------offers to bring the popcorn.

[dadaist]

#10264

First 6 tapes include the following:

Elton John / Julie Andrews / Gene Kelly
Elton John performs "Crocodile Rock," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," and "Benny And The Jets" * Julie Andrews sings "Lonely Goatherd" * Kermit(TM) and Julie sing "When You Were A Tadpole" * Kermit and Gene Kelly dance * Classic Muppet(TM) Show skits

Mark Hamill / Paul Simon / Raquel Welch
Mark Hamill shows up as Luke Skywalker * Paul Simon performs "Scarborough Fair" and other hits * Raquel Welch sings "Baby It's Me" with a giant spider * Miss Piggy(TM) and Raquel sing "I'm A Woman" * Swedish Chef(TM) prepares chicken-in-a-basket

Harry Belafonte / Linda Rondstadt / John Denver
Harry Belafonte performs "Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" * Pigs in Space and the dissolvatron * Linda Ronstadt sings "I've Got A Crush On You" to Kermit(TM) * Miss Piggy(TM) locks Kermit in a truck * John Denver performs "Garden Song" * Swedish Chef(TM) makes squirrel stew

Peter Sellers / John Cleese / Dudley Moore
Peter Sellers hosts and plays a preacher in "Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women" * John Cleese plays a pirate on board the ship in 'Pigs in Space' * Dudley Moore performs "She Loves You"

Alice Cooper / Vincent Price / Marty Feldman
Alice Cooper performs "Welcome To My Nightmare" and "School's Out" * Muppet(TM) Labs' Dr. Bunsen Honeydew(TM) invents a germ enlarger * Vincent Price sings "You've Got A Friend" * A visit to a house of horror * Marty Feldman sings "Sinbad The Surfer"

Carol Burnett / Steve Martin / Gilda Radner
Carol Burnett and the Muppet(TM) dance marathon * Steve Martin hosts Muppet auditions * Killer balloons * Comedienne Gilda Radner sings with a 7-foot carrot * Gilda performs "Tap Your Troubles Away"

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,265~

For that ^^^^^, IAKG will bring more than popcorn. :D

[dadaist]

#10266

The nine I don't have include the following:

The Best Of The Muppet Show featuring George Burns, Dom Deluise and Bob Hope
George Burns sings Chattanooga Choo-Choo * Miss Piggy(TM) performs Cuanto Le Gusta * The world's most powerful explosive * Dom Deluise plays a geologist on Planet Koozbain * Bob Hope sings Don't Fence Me In * Swedish Chef(TM) makes pressed duck

The Best Of The Muppet Show featuring Diana Ross, Brooke Shields and Rudolph Nureyev
Diana Ross charms a hostile audience * Diana sings Love Hangover * Brooke Shields as Alice in Alice in Wonderland * Rudolf Nureyev performs Swine Lake * Miss Piggy(TM) joins Rudolf in the steam room

The Best Of The Muppet Show featuring Sylvester Stallone, James Coburn and Debby Harry
James Coburn teaches Animal to meditate * Sylvester Stallone plays a ukulele as pigs perform Hawaiian war chant * Sly plays a Roman gladiator and sings Let's Call The Whole Thing Off * Deborah Harry sings One Way Or Another and Call Me

The Best Of The Muppet Show featuring Roger Moore, Edgar Bergen and Danny Kaye
Viking pigs sing In The Navy * Roger Moore performs Talk To The Animals * Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy sing Consider Yourself * Danny Kaye and Miss Piggy(TM) sing Cheek To Cheek * Danny plays Swedish Chef's(TM) uncle * Danny sings Inchworm

The Best Of The Muppet Show featuring Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, Kenny Rogers and Mac Davis
Roy Rogers sings Skyball Paint * Dale Evans and babies sing Deep In The Heart Of Texas * Kenny Rogers performs The Gambler * Mac Davis sings Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me * Beaker(TM) and the copying machine * Beaker and Mac do Poor Boy Boogie

The Best Of The Muppet Show featuring Liberace, Rita Moreno and Linda Carter
Pianist Liberace plays Chopsticks * Bird auditions * Swedish Chef(TM) deals with a coffee percolator * Rita Moreno dances the Apache Dance * Swedish Chef(TM) makes pancakes * Rita and Animal perform Fever * Linda Carter sings Flash! Bam! Alacazam!

The Best Of The Muppet Show featuring Tony Randall, Beverly Sills and Pearl Bailey
Tony Randall turns Miss Piggy(TM) to stone * Beverly Sills and pigs perform Pigoletto * Pearl Bailey sings My Soul Is A Witness * Muppet(TM) Labs invents edible paper clips * Floyd and Pearl sing In The Good Old Summertime

The Best Of The Muppet Show featuring Liza Minnelli, Madeline Kahn and Mummenschanz
Liza Minnelli sings Copacabana and Everything's Coming Up Roses * Madeline Kahn performs Happy Feet * Swedish Chef(TM) prepares Mexican lobster * Mummenschanz performs Tablets and Vend-a-Face * Miz Muncho the Librarian conducts Blue Danube

The Best Of The Muppet Show featuring Senor Wences, Lola Falana and Juliet Prowse
Ventriloquist Senor Wences gives the Muppets(TM) a hand * Lola Falana performs He's The Greatest Dancer * Muppet Sports and marathon tree staring * Juliet Prowse dances to Solace * Gonzo(TM) eats a rubber tire to Flight Of The Bumble Bee

[dadaist]

#10267

So, if anyone wants to start thinking about what to get my for my birthday... :P

[dadaist]

By the way, individually from time-life these are $20 for VHS, or $25 for DVD. Some of their releases have also filtered into retail stores (the first 4 dvds have, I think).
So you might be able to get them slightly cheaper.

You can also get the first 5 for $50, first 10 for $100, and all 15 for $150, as mentioned.

#10268

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10269~

<--------reminds everyone that she's less picky and she'll take *any* Muppets episode, as she has none currently. :D


(Psst. Dadaist. If I get duplicates, I'll ship to you.) ;)

[dadaist]

#10270

I wonder if I'm gonna get busted for all this muppets advertising ;)

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10271~

From the Muppet police? :D

[dadaist]

Oh and don't forget the Rhino CD, which I KNOW I've mentioned before.

http://www.rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=78119

#10272

No, from the pixies mods :P

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,273~We're just a Muppet-lovin' bunch. :D

[dadaist]

Uh yeah what she said.

#10274

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,275~And, just think. There's one more sleep 'til Christmas...or, um, maybe a few more than that. ;)

[dadaist]

True, but Christmas in July is this week. ;)

10276

[Snake1451]

10277...

.... Here I am! = ).

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10278~Welcome to the million thread, Snake1451, where Muppets live in perpetuality. :)

[dadaist]

#10279

But better on DVD. ;)

There's still a lot of things I'd like to see get released, even though I own them on VHS. George of the Jungle, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Pinky and the Brain/Animaniacs....

At least the classic WB cartoons are due out at the end of October.

[Eliza]

Originally posted by IAKaraokeGirl
10,258~Eliza, I'll meet you halfway. You bring the Muppet tapes, I'll bring the alcohol. :D

Sorry I got hijacked!

It's a deal! I'll be there IAKG!

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,281~Sounds like we need to meet at dadaist's. :D

[dadaist]

Originally posted by Eliza
Sorry I got hijacked!

It's a deal! I'll be there IAKG!

Yeah and which ones do YOU have? :p

10282

[dadaist]

I forgot to mention I've got the first 3 muppet movies on DVD. ;)

10283

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,283~Hey, I'm just bringing the alcohol and popcorn. :D

[Eliza]

Originally posted by dadaist
Yeah and which ones do YOU have? :p


lmao..well ok...you beat me....How bout I bring a couple huge cheesie pizzas and some baby oil? just in case we um..you know..get tired of the muppets? :eek: I know..I know...tired of the muppets????
Well....

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,285

<--------just wants to know who's manning the camcorder, since dadaist is apparently going to be busy. :D

[Eliza]

10,286
And Dadiast...I knew I liked you, but didn't realiz how much till I saw what good taste you have! Awesome that you have all those muppet movies!

We will definately be planning the sleepover for your house!

[Eliza]

10,287
<------ thinks we need to hire a camera man so we can keep our hands free for other things.

[Eliza]

10288

Swedish Chef Song
"Yorn desh born, der ritt de gitt der gue,
Orn desh, dee born desh, de umn bork! bork! bork!"

[Eliza]

10,289

Movin' right along, foot-loose and fancy free.
Gettin' there is half the fun; come share it with me.
Movin' right along (doog-a-doon, doog-a-doon)
We'll learn to share the load.
We don't need a map to keep this show on the road.
~Movin' Right Along (sung by Fozzie and Kermit in The Muppet Movie)

[Eliza]

10,290

Dr. Teeth: Oh yeah, that's Animal. Show 'em what you do, Animal!
Animal: I what do! Eat drums! Rarrrrgh!
[eats drums]
Dr. Teeth: No! No! Not eat drums! Beat drums! Beat drums!

[Eliza]

Rowlf the Dog: [singing] You can't live with 'em, you can't live without 'em. / There's something irrestibilish about 'em. / We grin and bear it because the nights are long. / I hope that something better comes along.

10,291

[dadaist]

Originally posted by Eliza
lmao..well ok...you beat me....How bout I bring a couple huge cheesie pizzas and some baby oil? just in case we um..you know..get tired of the muppets? :eek: I know..I know...tired of the muppets????
Well....

Yeah, but SEX while the Muppet show is playing? You'll never be able to watch them again! ;)

10293

[IAKaraokeGirl]

LMAO @dadaist. Man, would it be an experience though! (We should move this to the "Where to have sex?" thread--"In front of the TV at dadaist's house while watching the Muppets."

10,293

[dadaist]

And don't forget that Google is available in "Swedish Chef"

http://www.google.com/intl/xx-bork/

10295

[dadaist]

Originally posted by IAKaraokeGirl
LMAO @dadaist. Man, would it be an experience though! (We should move this to the "Where to have sex?" thread--"In front of the TV at dadaist's house while watching the Muppets."

10,293

Well with one of the movies on perhaps.
The episodes are over too fast and too distracting. ;)

Someone's gotta get up and change the tapes/dvd's! ;)

10296

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,296~I vote for the first one. I've seen it 18,000 times and won't care if I miss part of it. ;)

[dadaist]

I'd go get that Rhino CD and do some samples or a tracklist or something, but I left it in my car. :P
10298

[dadaist]

Yeah well, if I suddenly log off it's because I've fired up my PC's DVD player. :p

10299

[Eliza]

10,300
Well...we can just ask the camera man to change the tapes and DVDs! Sillies!

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,301~Yes, he/she can certainly mult-task!

[dadaist]

What about taking turns amongst the three of us operating the camera so nobody gets left out of the action? ;)

10302

[Eliza]

10,303

We have a seperate camera person for that! All our hands are free!

[IAKaraokeGirl]

Originally posted by Eliza
10,303

We have a seperate camera person for that! All our hands are free!


...and tongues...and

10,304

[dadaist]

Originally posted by IAKaraokeGirl
...and tongues...and

10,304

and lips, both kinds.....

10305

[Eliza]

10,306
I'm off to bed guys! Waaay to late! Goodnight!

[dadaist]

Good night, Eliza.

*hugs n kisses*

10307

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,308~Actually, I'm going to have to head off, too. The alarm is going to go off waaaaay too early.

Goodnight, dadaist.

[dadaist]

Originally posted by IAKaraokeGirl
10,308~Actually, I'm going to have to head off, too. The alarm is going to go off waaaaay too early.

Goodnight, dadaist.

*hugs n kisses* again

10309

[dadaist]

By the way, where are our stat people with progress reports, if Pixies IS going to be around a while yet? :p

10310

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10311~MilkToast did one around the time we hit 10,000. I haven't seen one since. Oh, PF????

[denny]

10312

[dadaist]

10313

And darn Eliza and IAKG, I got the muppets DVDs out. I was just re-watching the camera test footage shot prior to the Muppet Movie.

[dadaist]

Oh and you guys will also have to go check out www.usaopoly.com

Click on the Monopoly link, and see what 25+ year old CBS television show got its own Monopoly board.

(Although, I was just reading a review on a fan site, and it also includes characters and situations from more recent versions, and not just the 76-81 show).

10314

[Eliza]

10,315
*rubs eyes...meanders sleepily through the thread on the way to the shower*

Mornin All!

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,316~Good morning, everyone!

[dicksbro]

10,317

[dicksbro]

10,318

[dicksbro]

10,319

[dicksbro]

10,320 down
989,680 to go.

[denny]

10321

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,322~Good morning, denny!

[dicksbro]

10,323

[Scarlett]

10,324

Good afternoon!

[fzzy]

10,325

Hiddy ho everyone!

[dadaist]

10326

[Scarlett]

10,327

[osuche]

10,328

[Scarlett]

10,329

[Scarlett]

10,330

[Scarlett]

10,331

[Scarlett]

10,332

[Scarlett]

10,333

[Scarlett]

10,334

[Scarlett]

10,335

Is it too early to start thinking about Christmas shopping?

[Scarlett]

10,336

I got a Christmas catalog in the mail today.

[Scarlett]

10,337

I am enjoying looking through it.

[Scarlett]

10,338

I am getting tons of Christmas present ideas in July :D

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,339~Dadaist started a "Christmas in July" thread last night. I think I'm going to drag out my Christmas CDs. :D

[ryker]

10,340........mmmmmmmmmmm coffee good

[dicksbro]

10,341

[dadaist]

#10342

Hi everybody :p

[dadaist]

10343

[dadaist]

10344

[dadaist]

10345

[dadaist]

10346

It must be too late or I've done too much computer homework. I'm not thinking of anything to say.

[dadaist]

10347

Whee. Mozilla just crashed for no good reason. I swear those idiots did a number on this thing after I TOLD THEM NOT TO.
Grrrrr.

[dadaist]

10348

[dadaist]

Okay, theme for tonight
Peanuts trivia and quotations

10349

Sources:
peanuts.com website

Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz
Peanuts: A Golden Celebration

[dadaist]

Date of daily debut:
Oct. 2, 1950

Date of first Sunday strip: January 6, 1952

Last daily strip: January 3, 2000

Last Sunday strip: February 13, 2000

10350

[dadaist]

Cartoons done by Charles Schulz prior to Peanuts:

"Just Keep Laughing"
"Sparky's Li'l Folks"
"Li'l Folks"

10351

[dadaist]

Other, unnamed cartoons appeared in the Saturday Evening Post between 1948 and 1950.

10352

[dadaist]

As is well documented, Schulz never liked the name Peanuts, and would rather have used "Li'l Folks" (except that Li'l Abner was still popular) or "Good Ol' Charlie Brown" but the syndicate didn't want to focus on the single character.

10353

[dadaist]

First seven newspapers to carry Peanuts:

Washington Post
Chicago Tribune
Star Tribune of Minneapolis
The Morning Call (Allentown, PA)
Bethlehem Globe-Times
Denver Post
Seattle Times

10354

[dadaist]

When the strip ended and Schulz passed away, over 2500 newspapers worldwide were running Peanuts daily (number that still are is unknown).

10355

[dadaist]

Dates of note from the 1950s:

1951 - (date unreadable)
Snoopy's first thought balloon

November 14, 1951
Charlie Brown fails to kick the football for the first time, but Violet was the one holding the ball

September, 1952
Linus's first appearance

November 16, 1952
Lucy first holds a football for Charlie Brown

June 1, 1954
Debut of Linus' security blanket

July 1954
Pig-Pen is introduced

January 5, 1956
Snoopy first walks on two legs

1958
Yale University names Schulz Cartoonist of the Year.

August 23, 1959
Sally debuts (as an infant)

10356

[dadaist]

10357

Dates of note from the 1960s:

March 11, 1960
Charlie Brown's father is revealed to be a barber

1960
Hallmark introduces Peanuts greeting cards

1961
Frieda introduced

November 19, 1961
Charlie Brown first pines for the little red-haired girl

1962
Peanuts is named Best Humor Strip of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society

October 1965
Snoopy has his first "fight" with the Red Baron

April 4, 1967
A bird strongly resembling Woodstock debuts

May 18, 1969
Charlie Brown and Snoopy accompany astronauts into space aboard Apollo X

[dadaist]

10358

Dates of note from the 1970s:

July 20, 1971
Marcie first calls Peppermint Patty "Sir"

November 20, 1973
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving debuts, and wins an Emmy Award

January 21, 1974
Rerun first appears on his mother's bicycle

August 13, 1975
Spike debuts

January 27, 1977
Sally first dubs Linus her "Sweet Babboo"

June 28, 1979
The WW1 Flying Ace visits with the "cute little French girl" (Marcie)

[dadaist]

10359

Dates of note from the 1980s:

January 7, 1980
Peppermint Patty gives a correct answer in her class

August 1, 1983
Peanuts Collectors Club debuts, with a 12-page newsletter

July 1, 1984
Peanuts is now seen in a record -breaking 2,000 newspapers around the world

November 4, 1985
Sally begins to look for Halley's Comet

January 24, 1989
Olaf debuts

October 1, 1989
Good Grief, the only authorized biography of Charles Schulz, is published

[dadaist]

10360

Dates of note in the 1990s:

September 24, 1990
Pig Pen runs for class president

April 21, 1994
Lucy catches a fly ball

September 1, 1991
Schroeder becomes a spokesman for National Piano Month

March 30, 1993
Charlie Brown hits his first home run

August 6, 1993
Sally discovers that her family is "famous" …because they're in the telephone book

December 14, 1999
Charles Schulz officially retires

[dadaist]

On May 27th 2000 a number of comics in North America ran tribute strips posthumously for Charles Schulz. Some of these can be viewed on peanuts.com.
Illiad's UserFriendly joined in (and his can be seen on his website). After Schulz's retirement, even South Africa's Madam & Eve ran a tribute (though that one appears to no longer be online).

10361

[dadaist]

10362

Characters Shermy and Patty, who had been part of the "original lineup" disappeared from the strip completely during the 1960s.

[dadaist]

A very short lived character was "Charlotte Braun." She only appeared around 1954.

10363

[dadaist]

The first licensed, plastic figures of the characters were maed by Hungerford Plastics Corp. in 1958.

Figures included Schroeder, with piano, complete with bust of Beethoven, Sally, Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus with blanket, Lucy and a CLEAN Pig-Pen!

10364

[dadaist]

10365

Peanuts characters also appeared in Tip Top Comics, United Comics (these first two were mostly reprints) and Dell and Gold Key comic books. These last two were authorized, but Schulz had nothing to do with their artwork or stories.

[dadaist]

10366

The first reprint book was published by Rinehart and Co. in 1952. By 2001 there were over 200 million Peanuts books in print.

[dadaist]

10367

A golf-themed comic featuring Charlie Brown and Lucy on May 23, 1954 was one of the few to EVER show any adults present.

[dadaist]

10368

Another series of plastic figurines was produced in 1959, by LEGO. This time the Pig-Pen figure had "dirt."

These also had heads on springs, a fore-runner of the bobble-head dolls, popular again today.

The Lucy in this collection had a 'crabby' expression. This is unusual because the licensed toys usually had 'happy faces.'

Schroeder's figurine in this collection had the toy piano and Beethoven bust imprinted on his 'shirt.'

[dadaist]

10369

The first ad campaign to feature Peanuts characters was for Ford, in 1959. This included print ads, and, for the first time, animated characters. The animation was done by Bill Melendez, who did EVERY other Peanuts animated work to date.

[dadaist]

10370

The first record, with songs composed by Fred Karlin, and performances by Kaye Ballard and Arthur Siegel, appeared in the early 1960s. You're a Good Man Charlie Brown debuted a few years later.

[dadaist]

10371

The first board game with all the Peanuts characters (but not the last, see the Peanuts Monopoly of 2000) was made by Selchow and Richtor in 1967.

Snoopy got his own game by the same publishers in the same year, 1967.

[dadaist]

10372

The first 3D ViewMaster images appeared in 1966.

[dadaist]

10373

Also in 1966, a fire burned Schulz's then studio in Sebastopol, CA to the ground.

[dadaist]

10374

As mentioned before, the Apollo 10 command module was named Charlie Brown, and the lunar module was named Snoopy. They didn't actually land on the moon, of course, but that was the last "dress rehearsal" flight before the real thing.

[dadaist]

10375

Baseball lineup:

Pitcher & Manager: Charlie Brown
Catcher: Schroeder
First Base: Shermy
Second Base: Linus (or Pig-Pen)
Shortstop: Snoopy (who also sometimes played outfield)
Third Base: (unspecified)
Left Field: Patty or Rerun
Center field: Frieda, Violet or Lucy
Right Field: Lucy

[dadaist]

10376

Franklin was introduced in 1968
Woodstock was named in the early 70s
(nameless birds had appeared before)
Peppermint Patty first appeared in 1966, and Marcie first appeared in the early 1970s

The three kids all attended a school on "the other side of town" from the Browns and van Pelts and other characters.

[dadaist]

10377
Lucy first flirted with Schroeder in May 1953.

[dadaist]

10378

Charlie Brown was a real co-worker of Charles Schulz at the Art Instruction School (the famous correspondence school) in Minneapolis.
Similarly, Linus was named after a coworker, Linus Maurer.

[dadaist]

10379

September 1, 1958

Charlie Brown writes his first "pencil pal" letter.

[dadaist]

10380

March 27, 1959

Lucy's "Psychiatric Booth" makes its first appearance.

[dadaist]

10381

May 26, 1959

Sally Brown's "birth" is announced.

[dadaist]

10382

October 1959

Linus awaits the "Great Pumpkin" in a pumpkin patch for the first time.

[dadaist]

10383

April 25, 1960

The phrase "Happiness is a Warm Puppy" first appears.

[dadaist]

10384

Also in 1960, because Snoopy is now "thinking" and walking on two legs, the view of his doghouse is rotated from a 3/4 view, showing the name Snoopy across an arched entrance to the familiar "side on" view.

[dadaist]

10385

Snoopy started typing atop his doghouse in July 1965.

[dadaist]

10386

Snoopy "owned" a Van Gogh painting that was lost when his doghouse burned down, and replaced it with a painting by Andrew Wyeth.
Wyeth, of course, was tickled pink.

[dadaist]

10387

"You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" premiered off Broadway in 1967, and finally made it to Broadway in a new, slightly updated version in 1999.
Cast albums to both version are out on CD.

[dadaist]

10388

"Rerun" van Pelt got that name on May 31st, 1972. Until that day he was just the "new baby brother."

[dadaist]

10389

The animator Bill Melendez has also provided the "voice" of Snoopy since the 1960s.

[dadaist]

10390

Many of the strips caused some outcry, including a series where Peppermint Patty got tested for narcolepsy, placing Franklin (an African character) into a school with caucasian kids, Lucy's annual pulling the football away from Charlie Brown, using passages from the Bible (even in December, one of the holiest months in the Judeo-Christian calendar), and a 1980s cartoon where Woodstock is upset over Thanksgiving Turkeys.

[dadaist]

10391

On June 6, 1993, Schulz used his cartoon to remember D-Day, which continued through 1999.

[dadaist]

10392

In early 1997, a 12 minute piano concerto called Peanuts Gallery, composed by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich was performed at Carnegie Hall.

[dadaist]

10393

52 straight posts!
That's it from me for now

[dicksbro]

10,394

[dicksbro]

10,395

[dicksbro]

10396

[dicksbro]

10397

[dicksbro]

10938

[dicksbro]

10399

[dicksbro]

10,400 down
989,600 to go :D

[Eliza]

Originally posted by dadaist
10393

52 straight posts!
That's it from me for now

Wow! Great topic Dadaist!

Morning all! More from me tonight!:spin:

~ELiza
10,401

[Rosebud42]

10,402

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,403

<--------wonders if there's any Muppet trivia left from Eliza. :D

[MilkToast]

10,404... passing by... still at work on the road, won't be back home for a few days... reading this thread on a 14.4k connection is painful :)


PIXIES "ONE MILLION THREAD END CALCULATOR
-Toast

start time: 5/9/03 9:59 PM
reply goal: 1,000,000
current time: 7/23/03 8:26 AM
reply count: 10,404

still needed: 989,596 replies
elapsed time: 74 days 10 hours 27.0 minutes

reply rate: 139.8 replies/day
OR 5.82 replies/hour
OR 0.097 replies/minute

time to goal: 10,195,293 minutes
OR 169,922 hours
OR 7,080 days
OR 19.4 years

est. achievement date: 12/10/22 9:58 AM

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,405~Are we on track, then, MT, or are we making progress, such as it is? :)

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,406~The five Civil War generals who went on to serve as president of the United States are, in order of their terms of office: Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur and Benjamin Harrison.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,407~On his way home from Harvard one day, Robert Todd Lincoln, son of the President Abraham Lincoln, fell off the platform while waiting for his train. He was saved from possible death by Edwin Booth, the actor, and the brother of John Wilkes Booth--the man who, only a few weeks later, assassinated President Lincoln.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,408~Starfish have five eyes--or eye spots--one at the tip of each of its arms.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,409~There are 100,000 muscles in an elephant's trunk.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,410~The length of a day on Mars is 24 hours, 37 minutes and 22 seconds.

[dadaist]

10411

And if you listen carefully during the first few minutes of the CD "The Screen Behind the Mirror" by Enigma, several statistics about Mars are given.

[dadaist]

10412

I swear we've done this before, but the following is taken from
solarsystem.nasa.gov

[dadaist]

10413

Mercury



Distance from the Sun
(Semimajor axis of orbit)
57,909,175 km
0.38709893 A.U.

Mean Equatorial Radius
2,439.7 km
(0.3825 of Earth's radius)

Volume (Earth = 1)
0.054

Mass
0.3302 × 1027 g

Density
5.43 gm/cm3

Surface Gravity
370 cm/s2

Escape Velocity (at equator)
4.25 km/s

Sidereal Rotation Period
58.646225 days

Sidereal Orbit Period
0.2408467 sidereal years

Mean Orbit Velocity
47.8725 km/s

Orbit Eccentricity
0.20563069

Orbit Inclination to Ecliptic
7.00487 degrees

Inclination of Equator to Orbit
0.0 degrees

Mean Temperature at Solid Surface
440 K

[dadaist]

10414

Venus



Distance from the Sun
(Semimajor axis of orbit)
108,208,930 km
0.72333199 A.U.

Mean Equatorial Radius
6,051.8 km
(0.9488 of Earth's radius)

Volume (Earth = 1)
0.88

Mass
4.8690 × 1027 g

Density
5.24 gm/cm3

Surface Gravity
887 cm/s2

Escape Velocity (at equator)
10.36 km/s

Sidereal Rotation Period
-243.0187 days (retrograde)

Sidereal Orbit Period
0.61519726 sidereal years

Mean Orbit Velocity
35.0214 km/s

Orbit Eccentricity
0.00677323

Orbit Inclination to Ecliptic
3.39471 degrees

Inclination of Equator to Orbit
177.3 degrees

Mean Temperature at Solid Surface
730 K

Major Atmospheric Constituents
CO2, N2

Natural Satellites
None

[dadaist]

10415

Earth



Distance from the Sun
(Semimajor axis of orbit)
149,597,890 km
1 A.U.

Mean Equatorial Radius
6,378.14 km

Equatorial circumference
40,000 km (C=2*p*r)

Mass
5.9742 × 1027 g

Density
5.515 gm/cm3

Surface Gravity
980 cm/s2

Escape Velocity
11.18 km/s

Sidereal Rotation Period
0.99726968 day

Sidereal Orbit Period
1.0000174 sidereal years

Mean Orbit Velocity
29.7859 km/s

Orbit Eccentricity
0.01671022

Orbit Inclination to Ecliptic
0.00005 degree

Inclination of Equator to Orbit
23.45 degrees

Mean Temperature at Solid Surface
288 to 293 K

Atmospheric Temperature (at level with pressure = 1 bar)
288 K

Major Atmospheric Constituents
N2, O2

Natural Satellites
1. The Moon

[dadaist]

10416

Earth's Moon

Distance from the Earth
384,401 km

Radius
1737.4 km

Mass
7.3483 × 1025 g

Density
3.341 g/cm3

Surface Gravity
162.2 cm/s2

Escape Velocity
2.38 km/s

Rotational Period
Synchronous

Orbital Period
27.321661 days

Mean Orbit Velocity
1.023 km/s

Orbit Eccentricity
0.05490049

Orbit Inclination
18.28 - 28.58 degrees

Mean Surface Temperature
107° C (day), -153° C (night)

[dadaist]

10417

Mars



Distance from the Sun
(Semimajor axis of orbit)
227,936,640 km
1.52366231 A.U.

Mean Equatorial Radius
3,397 km
(0.5326 of Earth's radius)

Volume (Earth = 1)
0.149

Mass
0.64191 x 1027 g

Density
3.94 gm/cm3

Surface Gravity
371 cm/s2

Escape Velocity
5.02 km/s

Sidereal Rotation Period (Earth days)
1.02595675

Sidereal Orbit Period
1.8808476 sidereal years

Mean Orbit Velocity
24.1309 km/s

Orbit Eccentricity
0.09341233

Orbit Inclination to Ecliptic
1.85061 degrees

Inclination of Equator to Orbit
25.19 degrees

Mean Temperature at Solid Surface
186 to 268 K

Major Atmospheric Constituents
CO2, N2, Ar

Natural Satellites
1. Phobos
2. Deimos

[dadaist]

10418

Asteroid Belt

Most are located between Mars and Jupiter.
"Asteroid" is 'star-like' in Greek.

See http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/features/planets/asteroids/asteroids.html

for more details than I feel like cutting and pasting here :)

[dadaist]

10419

Jupiter

Distance from the Sun
(Semimajor axis of orbit)
778,412,010 km
5.20336301 A.U.

Mean Equatorial Radius
71,492 km
(11.209 of Earth's radius)

Volume (Earth = 1)
1316

Mass
1,898.7 × 1027 g

Density
1.33 gm/cm3

Gravity
2312 cm/s2

Escape Velocity (at equator)
59.54 km/s

Sidereal Rotation Period
0.41354 day

Sidereal Orbit Period
11.862615 sidereal years

Mean Orbit Velocity
13.0697 km/s

Orbit Eccentricity
0.04839266

Orbit Inclination to Ecliptic
1.30530 degrees

Inclination of Equator to Orbit
3.12 degrees

Mean Temperature at Solid Surface
288 to 293 K

Atmospheric Temperature (at level with pressure = 1 bar)
165 K

Major Atmospheric Constituents
H2, He

Natural Satellites
(approximately 58, possibly more - see NASA website for complete list)

[dadaist]

10420

Saturn

Distance from the Sun
(Semimajor axis of orbit)
1,426,725,400 km
9.53707032 A.U.

Mean Equatorial Radius
60,268 km
(9.449 of Earth's radius)

Volume (Earth = 1)
755

Mass
568.51 × 1027 g

Density
0.70 gm/cm3

Gravity
896 cm/s2

Escape Velocity (at equator)
35.49 km/s

Sidereal Rotation Period (Earth days)
0.44401 day

Sidereal Orbit Period
29.447498 sidereal years

Mean Orbit Velocity
9.6724 km/s

Orbit Eccentricity
0.05415060

Orbit Inclination to Ecliptic
2.48446 degrees

Inclination of Equator to Orbit
26.73 degrees

Atmospheric Temperature (at level with pressure = 1 bar)
134 K

Major Atmospheric Constituents
H2, He

Natural Satellites
(approximately 30 - see NASA website for complete list)

[dadaist]

10421

Uranus
(pronounced YOOR un nus)

NOT Your Anus :p

Distance from the Sun
(Semimajor axis of orbit)
2,870,972,200 km
19.19126393 A.U.

Mean Equatorial Radius
25,559 km
(4.007 of Earth's radius)

Volume (Earth = 1)
52

Mass
86.849 × 1027 g

Density
1.30 gm/cm3

Gravity
869 cm/s2

Escape Velocity
21.29 km/s

Sidereal Rotation Period (Earth days)
0.71833 (retrograde)

Sidereal Orbit Period
84.016846 sidereal years

Mean Orbit Velocity
6.8352 km/s

Orbit Eccentricity
0.04716771

Orbit Inclination to Ecliptic
0.76986 degrees

Inclination of Equator to Orbit
97.86 degrees

Atmospheric Temperature (at level with pressure = 1 bar)
76 K

Major Atmospheric Constituents
H2, He, CH4

Natural Satellites
(approximately 21 - see NASA website for complete list)

[dadaist]

10422

Neptune

Distance from the Sun
(Semimajor axis of orbit)
4,498,252,900 km
30.06896348 A.U.

Mean Equatorial Radius
24,764 km
(3.883 of Earth's radius)

Volume (Earth = 1)
44

Mass
102.44 × 1027 g

Density
1.76 gm/cm3

Gravity
1100 cm/s2

Escape Velocity
23.71 km/s

Sidereal Rotation Period (Earth days)
0.67125

Sidereal Orbit Period
164.79132 sidereal years

Mean Orbit Velocity
5.4778 km/s

Orbit Eccentricity
0.00858587

Orbit Inclination to Ecliptic
1.76917 degrees

Inclination of Equator to Orbit
29.58 degrees

Atmospheric Temperature (at level with pressure = 1 bar)
73 K

Major Atmospheric Constituents
H2, He, CH4

Natural Satellites
(approximately 11 - see NASA website for complete list)

[dadaist]

10423

Pluto



Discovered By
Clyde Tombaugh

Date of Discovery
1930

Distance from the Sun
(Semimajor axis of orbit)
5,906,376,200 km
39.48168677 A.U.
(Note: Pluto's highly elliptical orbit around our Sun varies from 29.6 AU to 49.6 AU - averaging 39.6 AU.)

Mean Equatorial Radius
1,180 km
(0.180 of Earth's radius)

Volume
0.005 (Earth = 1)

Mass
0.013 × 1027 g

Density
2.0 gm/cm3

Surface Gravity
60 cm/s2

Escape Velocity
1.2 km/s

Sidereal Rotation Period (Earth days)
-6.38718 (retrograde)

Sidereal Orbit Period
247.92065 sidereal years

Mean Orbit Velocity
4.7490 km/s

Orbit Eccentricity
0.24880766

Orbit Inclination
17.14175 degrees

Equatorial Inclination
119.61 degrees

Mean Surface Temperature
40 K

Natural Satellites
1. Charon

[dadaist]

10424

Out of order, I know, but:

The Sun

Spectral Type
G2 V

Radius
6.955 × 1010 cm

Volume
1.4122 × 1033 cm3

Surface Area
6.087 × 1022 cm2

Mass
1.989 × 1033 g

Mean Density
1.409 gm/cm3

Gravity at Surface
2.740 × 104 cm/s2

Escape Velocity
6.177 × 107 cm/s

Sidereal Rotation Period
25.38 days

Synodic Period
27.2753 days

Inclination of Equator to Ecliptic
7 degrees, 15 minutes

Mean Distance from Earth
1.495979 × 1013 cm

Solar Constant
(Total Solar Irradiance)
1.365 - 1.369 kW/m2
(at the mean distance of the earth from the Sun, about one AU)

Effective Temperature
5777 K

Velocity Relative to Near Stars
19.7 km/s

Age of Sun
4.5 - 4.7 × 109 years

[dadaist]

10425

And last but not least, for other objects in our solar system, see:

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/features/planets/comets/comets.html
for comets

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/features/planets/meteoroids/meteoroids.html
for meteoroids/meteors/meteorites
(points given for someone who knows the difference)

And
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/features/planets/kbos/kbos.html
for Kuiper Belt Objects, including Quaoar (which may or may not be a 10th planet, it's half the size of Pluto)

[dadaist]

10426

There's another little nudge by me. So id I manage to shave a minute or two off of our estimated completion time?

[dadaist]

10427

Originally posted by MilkToast


PIXIES "ONE MILLION THREAD END CALCULATOR

est. achievement date: 12/10/22 9:58 AM


His previous estimate was:


if this thread went to 1,000,000:

est. achievement date: 7/19/22 5:30 PM


So we've lost a bit of momentum again.
This is in answer to IAKG's question.

[dadaist]

10428

Of course, in my lengthy series overnight I went and edited/added to posts where I felt it was needed, rather than adding new ones.
I guess I could have dragged out solar system stats too....

[dadaist]

10429

But provided both we and the site are still here in 19 years, I guess it's something to do, right?

I'm not going to start venturing guesses on 100k, but anyone want to shoot for 20k?

We basically just have to double what we have, so another four months should do it!

[dadaist]

10430

Just because I want to end on an even number.

[Scarlett]

10,431

Good morning

[Scarlett]

10,432

I hope everyone is well this morning.

[Scarlett]

10,433

I have a busy day ahead of me.

[Scarlett]

10,434

I have to go to the library...

[Scarlett]

10,435

Then my daughter has a dentist appt.

[Scarlett]

10,436

I have to go then and get a cake for my mother's birthday tomorrow.

[Scarlett]

10,437

I also have to buy a birthday present for my daughters friend.

[Scarlett]

10,438

I have more painting to do.

[Scarlett]

10,439

The children have church tonight, so I have to take them there.

[Scarlett]

10,440

I will get started on tomorrow's work while they are there.

[Scarlett]

10,441

Every little thing I do tonight is one less thing I have to do tomorrow :D

[Scarlett]

10,442

Are you bored to tears now? lol

[Scarlett]

10,443

I am ready for vacation.

[Scarlett]

10,444

Only 8 days to go!!

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,445~

No, not bored, Scarlett. Kind of like the "Three Things About You Today," in triplicate. :D

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,446~dadaist, thanks for the confirmation, although it *is* kind of bad that we "lost" some time.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,447~Wow, in 19 years I'll...older than I am now. :D

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,448~But probably still here, perving and posting to the games, provided Pixies is still here.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,449~Can you imagine my personal post count by then???

[dadaist]

10450

That's something you should ask MT or PF to calculate, your personal posting rate.
I registered but lurked for so long I only recently got up into the single digits for daily posts.

[dadaist]

10451

Nothing else to add at the moment

[dadaist]

10452

Oh what the heck.

Given IAKG doing about 50 posts per day, with over 10k already, I've estimated it'll take her another 1780 days to hit 100,000 personal posts.

Or 4 years, ten months, 2 weeks.

So, mid-late May 2008.

Anyone else want their stats run?

[dadaist]

10453

Ah, lets do the rest of the top 10, shall we?
IAKG is currently fourth.

[dadaist]

10454

#1 poster Sharniqua, with nearly 18k posts to date:

Rate used for estimation - 20 posts per day

82k+ needed to hit 100,000

At that rate, 4,105 days

11 years, 3 months.

Or: late October 2014

[dadaist]

10455

#2 poster: Dicksbro

just over 16,500 posts to date

using 35 posts per day as my estimate

Just under 83,500 needed to hit 100000

At that rate, 2384 days.

6 years, 6 months, 12 days.

Early February 2010 estimated.

[dadaist]

10456

#3 poster: Lilith

Just over 13k posts to date.

Using 20 posts per day estimate.

Just under 87k needed to hit 100000.

At that rate, it will take 4347 days

Or, 11 years, 10 months, and 27 days.

So, sometime in June, 2015.

[dadaist]

10457

No offense to the rest of the top 10, but I'm going to do 10k estimates, rather than 100k estimates.

[dadaist]

10458

#5 poster: Sugarsprinkles

Almost 5800 posts to date

Just over 4200 posts needed to hit 10k

Using 10 posts per day as my estimate

424 more days to hit 10k at that rate.

Or, 1 year, 2 months from now.
End of September 2004.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

Wow!

10,459

[dadaist]

10460

#6 poster: Lovediva

Almost 5300 posts - just over 4700 needed to hit 10k.

Using a 6 posts per day estimate.

786 days required to achieve 10k at that rate, or, 2 years, 2 months from now.

September 2005 estimate.

[dadaist]

10461

#7 poster: dm383

Almost 5000 posts - just over 5000 needed to hit 10k.

Using 10 posts per day estimate.

505 days required to achieve 10k at that rate, or 1 year, 4 months, 19 days.

December 2004 estimate.

[dicksbro]

10,462

[dicksbro]

10,463

[dadaist]

10464

#8 poster: Aqua

Just over 4800 posts to date, just under 5200 posts needed to hit 10k.

Using 8 posts per day estimate.

646 days required to achive 10k at that rate, or 1 year, 9 months, one week from now.

Start of May, 2005 estimate.

[dicksbro]

10,465

[dadaist]

10466

#9 poster: kleclere

Just over 4700 posts to date, just under 5300 posts needed to hit 10k.

Using 10 posts per day estimate.

At that rate: 528 days required, or 1 year 5 months, 11 days from now.

January 2005 estimate.

[dadaist]

10467

#10 poster: skipthisone

Just over 4300 posts to date, just under 5700 posts needed to hit 10k.

Using 10 posts per day estimate.

At that rate: 567 days required, or 1 year, 6 months, 20 days from now.

Mid-March, 2005 estimate

[dadaist]

10468

And IAKG should be extra proud that not only has she made #4, she's the only poster in the top 10 that registered in 2003.

[dadaist]

10469

My own estimate for hitting 10k:

Nearly 1400 posts to date, over 8600 posts needed to hit 10k.

Using 2 posts per day estimate (which does include the long period I lurked before posting regularly, but there have been spans of time since where I've not posted for a few days at a time):

4,320 days required to hit 10k.
Or: 11 years, 10 months.

Estimated date: mid-May 2015.

[dadaist]

10470

To get 10k by December 31st, 2003, I'd need to be posting just over 56 messages PER DAY.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

Awww, come on, dadaist. You can do it. ;)

10,471

[dadaist]

10472

To get 10k in one year's time (using 365 days, not counting Leap Day 2004), I'd need 24 posts per day.

It's only 23 per day if I count Leap Day. Whee. :p

[dadaist]

10473

Where oh where did our IAKG go, oh where oh where can she be? :p

[dadaist]

10474

Well, I'll just have to keep these numbers going by myself, won't I?

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,475~I have to do work sometime!!!!

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,476~Heaven forbid work interfere with my social life. ;)

[dadaist]

10477

Work is a four letter word ya know ;)

That's okay, I stepped away to take a sales call (bleh), and talk to my brother.
Now it's time for a shower. Whee. Not.

[IAKaraokeGirl]

10,478~

<-------has already had her shower....darn it. :D ;) :D

[dadaist]

10479

yeah I don't usually wait until noon, but I had no pressing reason to get showered/changed any sooner. :p

[dadaist]

10480

Nothing interesting to see here. Move along.

[dadaist]

10481

This space intentionally left blank.

[dadaist]

10482

[dadaist]

1
0
4
8
3

Is it much further Papa Smurf?

[dadaist]

10484

[dadaist]

10485

[dadaist]

10486

[dadaist]

10487

With the way I've got my screen/browser formatted, and with Avs and Signatures on, I'm showing that we're now up to 700 pages worth of posts in this therad alone. What about you guys?

[dadaist]

10488

[dadaist]

10489

[dadaist]

10490

[dadaist]

10491

[dadaist]

10492

[dadaist]

10493

[dadaist]

10494

[dadaist]

10495

[dadaist]

10496

[dadaist]

10497

[dadaist]

10498

[dadaist]

10499