"Haha, nice try on the HTTP reference, but I think we all know you're talking about HTTP requests per second, right? Either way, love to see people pushing the limits of their servers. Can you share more about what kind of setup you're running?"
"LOL, not sure what kind of traffic you're planning, but 1000 HTTP requests isn't that crazy. What's the context here? Are you optimizing a site or stressing a server?"