derailing a thread

The act of throwing a thread in a discussion forum off topic, oftentimes so much so that the original discussion is unable to continue.

A common result of a troll attempting to have fun at the expense of people actually trying to use the forum.

A common result of a flame war between multiple users.

Commonly helped along unintentionally by people who are simply off topic, as well as the occasional Grammar Nazi

Here is an example as might happen in the forum of an unreleased video game:

Topic: Post your ideas for things you want the developers to put into the game!

Original Poster:
Hey guys Ill edit my post to add ur ideas to this post Ill start off with destructible terrain no one's pulled that off as well as X-Com did back in the day.

Grammar Nazi:
Man Original Poster! What's with all of the huge run on sentence! Use some punctuation while you are at it too. Also, don't say ur, abbreviations are for text messaging, no one's gonna take you seriously.

Troll:
Haaahaaa, whatever Grammar nazi, ur so shtupid, wher'd u get ur PHD, shtupid land? n` Original Poster, wat u doin playin such an old game like X-Com for, it's SOOOO dated, I hate da graphics and der are so many bugs n crap

Original Poster:
Hey, X-Com is still rated the #1 game of all time by a lot of people! Who cares if it's got dated graphics, and if you get the right version or a fan made patch you can run it on a modern system easy.

Moderator:
Troll, stop trying to derail threads, this is your first warning, two more and it's a ban.

And Grammar Nazi, don't correct people's grammar in a thread, if you absolutely MUST do it, send a private message instead so it doesn't clutter up the forum!

I see you two derailing a thread every time I log onto the forum. And Original Poster, get back on topic or I'm going to lock this thread,

by ZOMGRLY? February 23, 2009

Three Shits to the Wind

A phrase that means having terrible diarrhea that is difficult to contain and tends to splatter back on the sufferer as if shitting into the wind.

William had several helpings of Mexican food last night and now he's three shits to the wind.

by onehandcrabbing December 1, 2011

the Three-Fingered Bus Driver

An obscure sexual maneuver popularized in Russia, in which the vagina and anus are simultaneously penetrated, with a thumb and two fingers, respectively. The rectum is then pushed outwards into the cervix, where it is rotated by the two fingers.

"Darryl gave you the three-fingered bus driver?"
"Yeah. It was the most horrifying experience of my life. After that we went to Olive Garden."

by Adam W. and Adam B. January 9, 2009

chetty for three

a term for the game winning three point field goal in a basketball game.

With 7 seconds left in regulation, Jaymand's team is down by 2 with possesion of the ball.
Jaymand uses a screen to get open for a pass and takes a shot behind the arc as time expires.
While the ball is in the air as Jaymand confidently says, "CHETTY FOR THREE!"
The ball goes in and Jaymand's team wins.

by Charmatay March 17, 2009

packet of three

UK term for a standard retail package containing three condoms.

"Nothing I can get you, ma'am? Tea? Coffee? Packet of three..?" - Rimmer, Red Dwarf

by Rob T Firefly May 18, 2010

threadromancy

The resurrection of a dead thread in a forum. It's a simple contraction of thread-necromancy.

In our forum, threadromancy is frowned upon.

Bob is an annoying threadromancer.

by gorgeous_si May 19, 2004

three knuckle swirl

Mid-coitus, getting your finger, generally the middle one, three knuckles deep in her ass and giving a little spin, or "swirl."

Usually done as a complete surprise.

"I gave her the old three knuckle swirl, she fucking loved it!"

"I tried the three knuckle swirl on her, she wasn't having it."

by swirler August 8, 2009