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Asaf Karagila has become the first to be on MSE for 1000 consecutive days. There is even a movie, Asaf of the Thousand Days, with Richard Burton, and Genevieve Bujold playing Asaf.

EDIT. The Guide For the Perplexed: Asaf is a male person living in Israel. He finished at Ben Gurion and is now at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The movie took some liberties, for example, Bujold is French Canadian.

P.S.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_the_Thousand_Days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guide_for_the_Perplexed

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Do we need to collect some money to get him into rehab? – Peter Tamaroff Apr 29 at 0:51
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I like the rehab idea. – Will Jagy Apr 29 at 0:57
Might I suggest a proper celebration, @Asaf? – Alexander Gruber Apr 29 at 1:04
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How did you know that? The information seems to be only visible to the user himself. Unless his account has been hacked by you? – Tim Apr 29 at 1:35
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@Tim: The second line of my answer may provide a hint about that. – Asaf Karagila Apr 29 at 1:36
Bring the money to asaf – Tim Apr 29 at 1:42
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If you knew of this movie as much as I did, and if you don't have time to go through Bujold's filmography, it's here. – julien Apr 29 at 2:22
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@Asaf: Wouldn't you rather celebrate with a couple of these? Congrats! I guess... – Arthur Fischer Apr 29 at 3:31
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Congrats, Asaf! Are you considering taking a day off in order to celebrate? – Jyrki Lahtonen 2 days ago
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I think BG Univ andd HUJ should be listed as financial sponsors of MSE. ;-) – Michael Greinecker 2 days ago
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Congrats, Asaf! Will, how do we know that he is the first to be on MSE for 1000 consecutive days? – P.. 2 days ago
@P.. MSE has not existed for much more than that. One can presumably eliminate the other fanatics one-by-one by visiting their profiles. – Willie Wong♦ 2 days ago
@WillieWong: For all I know Qiaochu may have beaten him. – P.. 2 days ago
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@P.. certainly not. Qiaochu has visited 1002 days total. 87 of which is the most recent consecutive streak. Which means that before then the longest possible streak Qiaochu could've amassed is 915 days, which is a bit short of 1000. – Willie Wong♦ 2 days ago
OK, I see. Again congratulations to @AsafKaragila! – P.. 2 days ago
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Thanks Will.
(That was not what I had in mind when I told you about that)

I suppose a screenshot would be appropriate...

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Congratulations! I didn't know this is worth celebration, or I would have not skipped one days or two in the past which broke the continuum. – Tim Apr 29 at 1:35
Just one more evidence you are the king of all existence, I guess. Enjoy the celebration. – julien Apr 29 at 2:12
What is your mother tongue, Asaf? – Georges Elencwajg 2 days ago
@Georges: Hebrew. – Asaf Karagila 2 days ago
So, you're springing for arak on this most joyous occasion? – J. M. 2 days ago
@J.M.: No, it's too hot for arak. (When it's hot arak has this awful aftertaste that you just can't get rid of.) until the heat breaks up in a couple of days I'll stick with beer (with the occasional shot of arak). – Asaf Karagila 2 days ago
Dear Asaf, I asked because your command of English is amazing: how did you learn to write that foreign language so well? – Georges Elencwajg 2 days ago
@Georges: I began using the internet when I was 12, so I ran into English as an active user quite soon. But looking at things I wrote 12 years ago (I was 16) or so I feel bad for myself. At the age of 17 I decided to try and write proper English (that is no "ppl" and "thx" and keep capitalization), and as luck would have it, when I was 19 I got to write in a music e-zine, and the editor hired a guy that analyzed our writing styles and gave us tips how to write properly. Since then I tried my best to improve my English more and more. – Asaf Karagila 2 days ago
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Dear Asaf, thanks for answering these inappropriately personal questions. My lame excuse is that I am a language freak, impressed by the outstanding quality of your English , especially when contrasted with the er... not quite stellar performance of some native speakers on this site. Anyway, I can only reiterate my sincere admiration for your linguistic performance. – Georges Elencwajg 2 days ago
@Georges: Thank you very much for the compliments! – Asaf Karagila 2 days ago
I see, arak is anise flavored. I never liked fennel or anise. Not your problem, granted. – Will Jagy 2 days ago
@Will: Many folks in Israel are not fans of anise either and dislike arak. I too hated it until I was 23 and worked for a short period as a cook in a local pub, where they rekindled my love for the drink. – Asaf Karagila 2 days ago
@J.M. Although a little late for the celebration, but I just got my new Unicomp keyboard, so that's a nice way to celebrate: make it fun to write longer answers! – Asaf Karagila yesterday
Just to say you Congratulations Asaf. :-) – Babak S. 17 hours ago

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