[Freddie Bingham]

Maybe this will help you out a bit

SELECT DISTINCT post.userid, post2.pagetext as pagetext, icon.title as icontitle,icon.iconpath, 
thread.threadid,thread.title,lastpost, forumid,pollid,open,replycount,postusername,postuserid, 
lastposter,thread.dateline,views,thread.iconid, 
notes,thread.visible,sticky,votetotal,attach 
FROM thread 
LEFT JOIN icon ON (icon.iconid = thread.iconid) 
LEFT JOIN post ON (thread.threadid = post.threadid AND post.userid = '1')
LEFT JOIN post AS post2 ON (thread.firstpostid = post2.postid) 
WHERE thread.threadid IN (0,13,16) 
ORDER BY sticky DESC, lastpost DESC