The fact that I took note of the fact that you were near 3000 posts...and then forgot when you actually did...is beside the point.
"Congrats unclehobart...you reached three-thousand... fa la la...now all you've got to do is get a donkey called Carl, fa la la...a choclate teapot, fa la la... a cafe on the moon, fa la la...and a ladder for the skirting board, fa la la...and you'll be sorted for life."