[Boofo]

Here you go. This will do the same thing and you don't have to hack the db or worry about any extra queries.

PHP Code:

//start characters length hack
          $maxchars='60'; // thread title length
            $thread[title]=unhtmlspecialchars($thread[title]);
            if (strlen($thread[title]) > $maxchars) {
              $thread[title] = substr($thread[title], 0, $maxchars-2) . '...';
            }
//end characters length hack