We sure have a lot of Pooh-Bah's on here!

[ScienceBoy]

Well OK not exactly sure what one is but thats not the actual point of the thread.

Can anyone provide any stats on how many people we have at each post level? Would be very interesting to see how things look!

Just a curious stats maniac and scientist here

PS what the hell is a pooh-bah anyway?

 

[madandra]

A poo-bah is someone who has spent far too much time on here and not enough time working or playing golf. I think you become a poo-bah when you hit 3k posts.

 

[ScienceBoy]

A poo-bah is someone who has spent far too much time on here and not enough time working or playing golf. I think you become a poo-bah when you hit 3k posts.

So you do not know what "Pooh-Bah" means then.

Joking friend, I am not that rude and cruel. Thanks for that info though, I am one tenth of the way to being something I do not know what it is!

 

[goldenbare]

The pooh bah is a character from Gilbert and Sullivan's light Opera the Mikado, a figure of high rank though as usual for G &S a satirical character for government figures

quote wikipaedia
"The name has come to be used as a mocking title for someone self-important or high-ranking and who either exhibits an inflated self-regard or who has limited authority while taking impressive titles"

sounds about right for our Pooh Bahs.
common translation is "talks a good game"

 

[madandra]

I knew what it meant and I think it was a subliminal dig from the web designers as nobody on here had any idea that our classification changed as our posts ncreased.

 

[goldenbare]

I think a lot of people might not have known, particularly young people who think Gilbert Osullivan was a 1970s singer with a flat cap

 

[viscount17]

and look at carpal/tunnel - is a condition that causes pain or weakness in the forearm and hand and is often the result of repetitive strain injury.

do you think someone is suggesting we spend too long on here?

 

[madandra]

GB, I only know because when I got tagged as one I had to look it up

 

[ScienceBoy]

The pooh bah is a character from Gilbert and Sullivan's light Opera the Mikado, a figure of high rank though as usual for G &S a satirical character for government figures

quote wikipaedia
"The name has come to be used as a mocking title for someone self-important or high-ranking and who either exhibits an inflated self-regard or who has limited authority while taking impressive titles"

sounds about right for our Pooh Bahs.
common translation is "talks a good game"

Sure makes the title of this thread a little offensive!

 

[goldenbare]

and look at carpal/tunnel - is a condition that causes pain or weakness in the forearm and hand and is often the result of repetitive strain injury.

do you think someone is suggesting we spend too long on here?

or involved in other lonely activities