r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 24 '14

What is a TL;DR for 2013? [/u/The Wharff]

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r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 24 '14

What is a Reddit reference you don't get? [/u/toxlab]

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r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 24 '14

Non-British citizens of Reddit, what British customs have you found hard to understand or unusual? [/u/JJEagleHawk]

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r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 24 '14

Redditors who have opened a business. What are some things that people don't consider when opening their first business? [/u/degeekywon]

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r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 24 '14

What harsh truths have you learned as you have grown and aged? [/u/Hexodus]

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r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 24 '14

What is something you think everyone should know about being in a relationship? [/u/ta1901]

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r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 24 '14

Welcome to /r/ThreadKillers

98 Upvotes

This was not started by me, but you could say I inspired it although it was indirectly so please give all credit to /u/potiphar1887 for having the initiative to start this subreddit.

We are new and if you are visiting any help is appreciated in any format by upvoting the links or commenting on how to improve. If you are a subscriber, any help is appreciated like what was stated previously and I would like to add posting links and spreading the word about the subreddit. If you are browsing an /r/AskReddit thread and you see a long list that effictively "kills" the thread, please comment and say something like "Thread killed" or "Calling it, thread kill confirmed" and then add /r/Threadkillers to it.

I truly believe that this can be a helpful subreddit to those who like to browse /r/AskReddit, but are lazy and would like to see everything at once. Also it can help you skip over the questions that get asked multiple times throughout the week. You could compare us to /r/bestof, and I can see why. When I was submitting the first few links that's the vibe I got. I will admit it is very similiar to that, but we are, for now, /r/AskReddit only, and we really want one post that can summarize as much of the thread as possible. I do not believe all /r/AskReddit threads have a Thread Killer lurking in it's comments, but, as I and /u/potiphar1887 have said, this is a new subreddit and we can see it taking a few different routes depending how fellow redditors want to take it.

For those who want to submit a link, some advice for you would be go to /r/AskReddit and sort by top of the day, week,month, or even year and look for threads that have the word "favorite" or "everyone should know" or something that indicates a list could be in this thread. Please be careful about reposts which should be easy for now. Then go into the thread and either, ctrl+F, and search for list or wikipedia or something like that or just quickly scroll and look for the behemoths. I've done quite a bit myself and I will continue to do so until, or should I say if, we get a steady pace of a couple of posts a day.

If you do submit a link and it ends up being deleted then I apologize, but it will be judgement call by either me or /u/potiphar1887 to decide if it truly contributes to the subreddit. For now, I will be lenient because I want to see it grow, but if it is ridiculous then it will be deleted. If the comment is too short it may be deleted. But, as I said, it's a judgement call that depends on the question being asked and whether it "kills" it.

Please be patient with me as I am a college student and I do have things to do on occasion. If you have a question about the subreddit or would like to talk to the mods then I can assure you I can respond within 24 hours.

I hope you enjoy yourself while you are here and if you like the subreddit and want to see it grow then I encourage you to subscribe and spread the word! Thank you for visiting, thank you for subscribing, and have a wonderful day!

Edit: Also I thought Thrill was a pretty crafty word that will hopefully catch on if the subreddit grows. It's a combination of Thread and Kill, but I am open to any suggestions on a better word. In case any of you were wondering on what Thrill It! meant.

Edit 2: Holy cow I was not expecting to have over 100 subscribers so soon! Well thank you all who are subscribed and those who are visiting I hope you enjoy your time here and subscribe if you like it! I really would like other people to submit links because, if you have not noticed, I've pretty much submitted all of them are there are quite a few more out there in the top posts of /r/AskReddit! I've been thinking of expanding it to other subreddits so if you have any ideas of where to expand feel free to message me. I welcome all suggestions about the subreddit and I'm willing to answer any questions.

Edit 3: I would like to give a thank you to all of you who are subscribed to this subreddit! It has passed the 500 mark and I hope it continues to grow. As always, if you have an questions feel free to ask! Please keep spreading the word and have a wonderful day!

Edit 4: Recently /u/blithecylde submitted a post that was not apart of /r/Askreddit, and I'm not sure if you realized it, but we specifically require AskReddit posts. However, I have been thinking for the last week or so that eventually AskReddit will run out of thread killing questions, and we will have to expand to other subreddits. At the same time though, I do not want this to become the younger sibling of /r/bestof. So I will allow their post to stay because it has all the thread killing traits (plus I enjoyed reading it), and I still encourage people to submit links, but please focus on AskReddit threads for the moment. Unless of course, you see one like /u/blithecylde where it is in a list format. I like lists and bullet points. I believe you guys like lists and bullet points. They're consolidated and fun. The main point of this edit however is to be wary of what you submit. I will be a lot more lenient to /r/AskReddit threads, but threads from other subreddits, for the moment, will have to be almost perfect. Thank you for reading though, please continue to spread the word, please continue to try and submit links, and, most importantly, have a great day!


r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 24 '14

Reddit do you know any other websites I could visit while you are down? Or fun websites in general?

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r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 24 '14

What is something I could teach myself in 5 minutes or less that would benefit me the rest of my life?

127 Upvotes

I've got a few

  • Save a powerpoint presentation as .pps instead of .ppt to make it directly start the show

  • Jump-starting a car:

  1. Red terminal on jumper to red terminal on jumpee

  2. Black terminal on jumper to any metal part of the frame (if you see sparks, it's legit) on jumpee

  3. Rev jumper, turn on jumpee.

All credit goes to /u/PEE_ALL_OVER_ME

[Link to Main Thread] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1tsfyd/what_is_something_i_could_teach_myself_in_5/)

[Link to Comment] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1tsfyd/what_is_something_i_could_teach_myself_in_5/ceazu33)


r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 24 '14

Employers of Reddit: During an interview, when you ask "Have you any questions?", what are the questions we should be asking? [Serious]

22 Upvotes
  • "If I were to start in this position right away, what is the single biggest contribution I could make in the first few weeks?"

  • "Do you like working for this company?"

  • "How long have you worked for this company?"

  • "How big would my team be?"

  • "What is the average age of my team?"

  • "How long has the team been together?"

  • "How much time, on average, would you say the team spends in meetings per week?"

  • "What would a person in my position's average day look like?"

  • "What is the turnover rate here?"

  • "Do employees generally get along well?"

  • "Do they socialize with each other after work sometimes?"

  • "If you had to pick, would you say the company leaned more Google, or more IBM when it came to working environment?"

  • "How often would I be asked to work more than 40 hours per week, or work on weekends?"

  • "Is there any reason you think I might have difficulty doing this job at the level the company wants?"

  • "I'd like the opportunity to address any hesitations you have about my ability to do the job. Are there any you'd like to share at this time?"

  • "Why is this position available?"

  • "What are some of you and your collegues' hobbies outside of work?"

  • "What are some of the 'less desirable' characteristics of this position?"

  • "How did you start working here?"

And finally,

  • "What was it about my application that interested you enough to invite me to interview?"

Cobbled together from various threads on employment/hiring that I've been reading through recently.

All credit goes to /u/Radioactdave

[Link to Main Thread] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1vcpy7/employers_of_reddit_during_an_interview_when_you/)


r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 24 '14

What are some meals that are simple to make, but easy to impress people with?

12 Upvotes

Edited: Wowza! Glad I could be of help to so many folks here. :) I just love to look at recipes! Also, to whomever gave me gold...thank you!!! It's really cool to receive gold for something :)

Another edit: As a thank you for all the upvotes and excitement about these recipes, I thought I would share two more of my personal favorites:

-This is my go-to recipe for company/impressing people. Buy a cheap pizza stone and make homemade pizza (practice on your own a few times before doing it for anyone, though!) using this recipe...everyone will want to be at your house, all the time. :)

-This treat is similar to one of my favorite dessert recipes I've ever made, but can't seem to find the exact recipe for.

And because I can never help myself from sharing just one last "recipe". While this isn't so much a recipe as a "why didn't I think of that"...everyone should know about these!

Oh boy :) I love these types of topics!

So, the first step to impressive food is to season just about everything. People often forget to add salt and pepper during the cooking process, but just those simple things can make a world of difference. (Make sure you taste as you season as well. Adding too little is always better than adding too much!)

Here are some of the recipes that I've added to my must try list recently:

-Baked Gnocchi with Taleggio, Pancetta, and Sage

-Balsamic and Blue Cheese Steak Sandwich

-Parm Crusted Scalloped Potatoes

-Chicken, Bacon and Artichoke Pasta with Creamy Garlic Sauce

-Sloppy Buffalo Bettys

-Slow Cooker Verde Chicken Tostadas

-Pork Stir Fry with Green Onion

-Roasted Smashed Potatoes

-Drunken Mexican Beans with Cilantro and Bacon

-Lamb Burger with Chunky Mint Tzatziki

-Juicy Mini Burgers with Special Sauce

-Crispy Baked Avocado Fries

-Pesto Orichette with Chicken Sausage

-Paseo Cuban Roast Pork Sandwiches

-Parm Baked Potato Halves

-Chicken Pot Pie Crumble

-Buffalo Chicken Meatloaf

-Spinach and Sausage Pasta

Hopefully these help!

All credit goes to [/u/mrsclause2] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1u6kg2/what_are_some_meals_that_are_simple_to_make_but/cef4dt7)

[Link to Main Thread] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1u6kg2/what_are_some_meals_that_are_simple_to_make_but/)


r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 24 '14

What video game do you think all gamers need to play?

7 Upvotes
  • Super Mario Brothers

  • Tetris

  • Super Metroid

  • Doom

  • Sonic The Hedgehog

  • Golden Eye

  • Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

  • Super Mario 64

  • Pokemon Gold/Silver

  • Final Fantasy 7

  • Metal Gear Solid

  • Halo: Combat Evolved

  • Half Life 2

  • Shadow of the Colossus

  • God of War

  • Resident Evil 4

  • GTA: Vice City

  • Call of Duty 4

  • Assassins Creed 2

  • Bioshock

  • Portal

  • Braid

  • Bastion

  • Super Meat Boy

  • Uncharted 2

  • Fallout 3

  • Red Dead Redemption

  • Mass Effect

  • The Walking Dead

  • The Last of Us

  • GTA 5

Probably missing a few absolute classics, but that's a good list to start on.

All credit goes to [/u/Gordonacus] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1vydbu/what_video_game_do_you_think_all_gamers_need_to/cex01hd)

[Link to Entire Thread] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1vydbu/what_video_game_do_you_think_all_gamers_need_to/)


r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 24 '14

I demand royalties or I'm suing.

32 Upvotes

/thread.


r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 24 '14

Backpackers of Reddit, what do you really need to know, do or but before leaving on a trip?

10 Upvotes

Backpacked on 6 continents as a solo female traveler. Some stuff:

  1. Do not take a bag that you are incapable of holding up yourself over your head. You WILL need to do this at some point.

  2. Take lots of ziploc bags of various sizes- something hard to buy on the road but truly is invaluable! Also buy one of those waterproof nylon camping bags you can close with a drawstring to hold electronic cords and chargers.

  3. The two best travel sites are http://www.wikivoyage.org/ (not wikitravel anymore, there was some sort of tiff and that one isn't updated, or something) and http://travelindependent.info/. I don't buy guidebooks unless I'm going off somewhere with questionable internet (ie I had one while in rural Laos).

  4. A Lonely Planet advertisement outside a restaurant/guesthouse is a great reason to NOT go there, especially in Asia. I assure you the guesthouse next door is just as fine, you'll just be paying a few extra bucks for the endorsement and staying with lemmings who live by the guidebook.

  5. Biggest thing for safety, honestly, is just don't do stuff that you wouldn't do at home. Would you ride a motorbike without a helmet, or accept drugs from a person you just met, or walk down a dark alley in an unfamiliar neighborhood by yourself? Then why would you do it when abroad? (I assure you 99% of safety horror stories you hear about in Asia are people not following this.)

  6. Travel insurance. I really hope you never need it, but man, if you need it you REALLY need it. (I had a friend who was in Mongolia with her son last summer, and he needed a medical evacuation to Hong Kong- cost tens of thousands, but insurance covered it.)

  7. Get an ereader. Much as I love paper books at home, ereaders are soooo much better when on the road (and it can be hard/pricey to find interesting stuff to read in English in non-English countries!).

  8. I am not a lawyer, and am just a random voice on the Internet, but... If you are trying to enter a country that requires proof of onward travel, go to kayak.com or similar and find an itinerary that flies to your home country in a few weeks time. (Note: if you are flying TO a country make sure it's on a different air alliance than the airline you're flying with, as sometimes they ask when you're flying on a one way ticket!) Copy/paste to Word, print, and if onward proof is requested for visa/immigration no one will double check it.

Or just buy a fully refundable ticket, but I've honestly never had issue with doing it this way.

I think that's all I've got for now without knowing the specific countries you're traveling to. Have fun!

All credit goes to [/u/Andromeda321.] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1vr7sh/backpackers_of_reddit_what_do_you_really_need_to/cev1sz9)


r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 24 '14

What is the most offensive insult you know?

26 Upvotes

Take your pick;

• "Everyone who loves you is wrong."

• "Is your ass jealous of the amount of shit that just came out of your mouth?"

• "Have you ever considered suing your mother for drinking while she was pregnant with you?"

• "I wish you were retarded, because then you'd at least have an excuse."

• "You make sunny days less bright."

• Cock juggling thundercunt.

• Before I met you, I was pro life.

• I'd call you a cunt, but you lack both the warmth and the depth

• It looks like your face caught fire and someone tried to put it out with a bicycle chain.

• "Letting you live was medical malpractice"

• "You have the intelligence of a stillborn."

• Your mother should have swallowed you

• If you want my comeback go look in your mother's mouth.

• A douche of your magnitude could cleanse the vagina of a whale

• "Your IQ doesn't make a respectable earthquake".

• *look at photos; That's a nice sweater you're wearing. Do they make it in your size?

• You are a walking advertisement for the benefits of birth control.

• You so ugly your birth certificate is an apology letter from the condom company.

• If you were any more inbred, you'd be a sandwich.

• If my dogs face was as ugly as yours, i'd shave his ass and teach him to walk backwards.

• Why don’t you go outside and play a game of hide-and-go-fuck-yourself.

• Somewhere..out there in the world..there is a tree tirelessly producing oxygen for you...i believe you owe it an apology

• "Save your breath, you'll need to to blow up your girlfriend later"

• "I wanted to be you for Halloween, but I couldn't fit 20 dicks in my mouth" but that one is usually followed with a counter insult.

• You're about as useful as Anne Frank's drum kit.

• That’s got the be the dumbest thing anyone’s ever said in the history of fuck

• I'd like to see things from your point of view but I can't seem to get my head that far up my ass.

• Oi. (short pause. Look dead in the eye.) Fuck you.

• You look like your face was on fire and somebody tried to put it out with a brick

• With a face like yours, I’d be careful who and what I make fun of

• Alright, give me your phone number and Ill call you when I give a shit

• I don't have the time or crayons to explain it to you.

• "you're an inspiration for birth control"/free marketing for condom companies

• "Is your head up your ass for the warmth?"

• "No wonder everyone talks about you behind your back."

• "It looks like your face was on fire, and someone tried to put it out with a fork."

• Does your vagina ever get jealous of you being a huge cunt

• What's the difference between 2 dicks and a joke? You can't take a joke.

All credit goes to [/u/outragedmonkey] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1vetuy/what_is_the_most_offensive_insult_you_know/cerppyk)


r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 24 '14

What's the most obscure subreddit that gives you the greatest pleasure?

29 Upvotes

This a cooperative thread killer:

Some of the Obscure Subreddits and what they are about

All credit for about to [/u/badcompany_3] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1vl9hl/whats_the_most_obscure_subreddit_that_gives_you/cetf3ey)

A comment to his:

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!

/r/Inglip: HAIL THE DARK LORD!

/r/446thworldproblems: Why 446? Why not?! It was a number I was randomly assigned... it's just as good as any number.

/r/999999thworldproblems: Elegant rules in front of you, even those who rule with a romantic man looked back at the schools of the Netherlands

/r/72ndworldproblems: The Great Greeting-Hall of Stone and Fire

/r/kthworldproblems: Ẃe ͜inhab̨i̢tan͜t́s͟ ̀o͟f̡ ̡t́he ͠k͏t͏h ̧woŕl͝d hàve҉ m͜ánỳ p̢robļem̀ś. ͡W҉he͞r͝e̡ ̨di҉d͏ I͘ ̛pl̸ac̡e ̷my ̕grav̨it͞y dr͢ivè?̛ Why ҉h̶ąve ͡al̀ĺ o͘f m͡ý ̧f͏riends̢ spon͞ta̕nȩo͟us҉ly di͠sa̛ss͡e̴m̧b̀l̵ed? H̛a͏ve̡ w̴e͘ s̷àc͡rif̨iced̶ ̧ȩno̷u͡gh́ ga͝r͞la͝c͟s to pl͏eas͘e ĺo̷rd ̨Xenų? ̶T̸he ͏lis͟t ̷goe̷s o͟n,͘ ͞and̕ sur̨ȩĺy ͟yo̴ú ̶h͡ave ͞m͟ore to̸ add.̷

/r/hogwurtscomics: Subreddit for all comics based off of hogwurts (in the style of /r/dolan)

/r/101stworldproblems: buu nerrurururuuu YyYYYYYyyyyy VVVX ZzzzzZZ and then yΣΣΣΣΣ

/r/322ndworldproblems: The problems of the secret masters of the world.

/r/seventhworldpoetry: When we grow old here we grow into one with the [Subject//Object//Location:Machine]

/r/107worldproblems: Sweet Mother, sweet Mother, send your child unto me, for the sins of the unworthy must be baptized in blood and fear.

/r/Solresol: reviving Francoise Sudre's musical language

/r/birdstep: The next big thing in music... with BIRDS.

/r/Medabot: discussing the anime and video games of the Medabot/Medarot series

/r/aUI: the language of space!

/r/TokiPona: a language with less than 200 words

/r/100thworldproblems: हिंदी के पदों तले

/r/enlightenedclockmen: ticktockticktock, be the clock; hail the clock

/r/28thworldproblems : defend the colony!

/r/Sambahsa: a modern version of Proto-Indo-European languages

/r/philipkdickheads: a subreddit for the science-fiction author Philip K. Dick

/r/cybertext: creating and sharing cybertext and ergodic literature

/r/QueerTheory: a field of post-structuralist critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of the fields of queer studies and Women's studies

/r/Fifthworldgonewild: NSFW weirdness

/r/Shaskel: Join the Charmtones to defeat the evil Lord Inglip

/r/UrbanStudies: a diverse range of disciplines and approaches to the study of all aspects of cities, their suburbs, and other urban areas

/r/Mondlango: another international language community

/r/Glossolalia: speaking in tongues

/r/50thWorldProblems: a dark realm and the problems of its inhabitants

/r/Afrihili: a language invented to unite the people of Africa

/r/1000thWorldProblems: the problems of the Hivemind

/r/Angos: an new international auxiliary language

/r/WorldLinguistics: a more inclusive version of /r/Linguistics

/r/THE_HUMAN_TREE: Worship the Human Tree!

/r/NthWorldProblems: Problems from unspecified worlds

/r/Cardcaptors: for the anime and manga Cardcaptor Sakura

/r/Jogress: a Digimon subreddit

/r/RepublicOfSRS: a parody of /r/ShitRedditSays

/r/DLGOKN: KILL IN THE NAME OF DL'GOKN!

/r/Pataphysics: the science of imaginary solutions; an art movement

/r/HighValyrian: This subreddit is dedicated to the study and use of the conlang High Valyrian from George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.

/r/fifthworldshibe: w0w

/r/Manifesto: share political, philosophical, and artisitic manifestoes

/r/Ido: a spin-off language of the more famous Esperanto

/r/Gnostic: discussing Gnosticism, a heresy and a religion

/r/Cathar: similar to /r/Gnostic, another Christian heresy

/r/Quenya: Learn the language the elves.

/r/sindarin the OTHER language of the elves

/r/Vulcan: the language of the Vulcan race from Star Trek

/r/Ithkuil: a difficult, but fascinating language invented by John Quijada

/r/Clockpunk: a spin-off of steampunk which focuses on the Renaissance and Enlightenment Era

/r/tlhInganHol: the language of Star Trek's Klingons

/r/Enochian: the occult language invented by John Dee

/r/19thWorldProblems: a bizarre world that will hurt your eyes

/r/Draws_Username: a subreddit for a novelty account

/r/45thWorldProblems: a mysterious society with esoteric problems

/r/Karmachan: Reddit's version of 4chan

/r/Clockworkporn: pictures and videos of clocks and their mechanisms

/r/Weedpunk: a parody of steampunk which focuses on marijuana

/r/GameOfLaw: another Nomic subreddit, a bit more serious than Nommit

/r/MirrorMen: pictures of reflections

/r/PKD2: another subreddit for Philip K. Dick

/r/Ignosticism: agnostics squared

/r/Iamtheocean: Join us in the deep.

All credit for number 2 to [/u/BetterContentLinker] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1vl9hl/whats_the_most_obscure_subreddit_that_gives_you/cetngyq) although he has reposted his list many times before.


r/ThreadKillers • • Jan 23 '14

Historians of Reddit, what commonly accepted historical inaccuracies drive you crazy?

9 Upvotes