Liz, Liz, Liz....

So you want a precis, huh? Forget it. Even those of us who check in on this piece of crap several times a day don't have any idea what the hell's going on with it. Just go read the back of a cereal box and you'll know as much (or as little) as if you reread the entire thread. Or, perhaps, if you were to study that ring that forms around the inside of a toilet bowl....

As to what will happen when it reaches 1000 posts....

As long as it happens before August 27 (that means we have six days, gang) it will empower the Mudcat to thwart the Martian invasion that is slated for that date. That assumes that Max/Jeff foresaw the need for at least four digits in the "post number" field. If the field only has space for three digits it will amount to the Mudcat version of the Y2K problem, only it will be the P1K problem instead. If the system will not take the one thousandth post all will be lost. The Martians will simply have their ways with us. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance! (And the balance is being operated by some pretty out-of-balance people.) You may want to stock up on flashlight batteries and canned foods.

Bruce