# 1000 Posts - Be There or Kindly Be Square **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 17, 2000, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504 "2000-09-17T16:35:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![hypergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/49beb7/32.png) [@hypergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hypergirl)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/21 "2000-09-18T01:12:23Z")
Happy 1000! Sure Tasha, rub it in. Hey, I might hit 300 today. ---
**Author:** ![ArkonDLoC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@ArkonDLoC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArkonDLoC)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/22 "2000-09-18T01:12:40Z")
Happy 1000! And Happy Birthday! {{{Anthracite}}} :eek: :Bows to Anthracite: ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/23 "2000-09-18T01:25:22Z")
**Anthracite rocks!** Happy birthday too. Chris ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/24 "2000-09-18T02:00:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 2nd Law \* > \*\*I’ve been wondering about something though. Isn’t Una Perrson a Michael Moorcock character? \*\* Yes, and 2000 Sci-Fi points for you! She appeared in the three novels that made up _The Cornelius Chronicles_. I don’t identify with her at all or in any way, but I liked her name, and when I chose an online name, I picked it because Anthracite was taken at many places. I use Anthracite here because it was free, but I’m also used to being referred to as “Una”. FTR, I’ve also appeared (at other sites, no duplicate names here) as Jennifer Gauss, Kali, SoulCatcher, Lady, Titania, and once as Lignite. But I’ve settled on “Anthracite” and “Una” as my two _nom des plumes_. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/25 "2000-09-18T02:01:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by andygirl \* > \*\*My surrogate mother’s hit 1000! > > Woo fricking ha! \*\* I’m keeping that room open for you and **quietgirl**. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/26 "2000-09-18T02:09:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dr. Lao \* > \*\*Congratulations, Anthracite! You are one of the good people, in my book, anyway. And thank you for the thread title. I always wondered what Apu (or was it Apu’s brother?) was saying in the _22 short stories about Springfield_ episode of The Simpsons. \*\* Thank you for the comments **Dr. Lao**. And yes, I really got a kick out of Apu’s brother Sanjay saying that to him, so I thought it was appropriate. 2000 Simpsons Reference points for you! ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/27 "2000-09-18T02:12:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pepperlandgirl \* > \*\*Hey, you are on your way to catching up with handy! Congratulations! > 🙂 > \*\* Well, you know I thought about speeding up my post count by stalking **handy** at one time. I thought that after every post he made, I would simply post another, saying “Ain’t **that** the truth?” But that would be unintentionally mean, so I decided not to. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/28 "2000-09-18T02:18:17Z")
Congrats and many more 🙂 Let me give you a birthday kiss . _mmwwaa_ Oh I feel all tingley now , gotta sit down and have a beer . ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/29 "2000-09-18T02:18:26Z")
Yay Anth! I guess with all this posting, you haven’t had time to write ‘The Erotic Awakening of Blu’ yet. Oh well…I’ll keep waiting 😉 Happy Belated Birthday! (Don’t feel bad…everyone forgot mine, even the Great and Powerful Osip, not that I’m bitter or anything). Rose 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/30 "2000-09-18T02:37:14Z")
I also want to post a general “Thank you” for everyone who has wished me well thus far. In order of appearance: **Silver Fire** - hey Silver, thanks for talking to me so much in chat. Hope to see you there again soon. Oh, my B-Day was July 22. **JoeyHemlock** - I’m more of a “fussy” drinker nowadays - Pina Coladas, Bailleys, Riunite… 🙂 **Democritus** - nope, no cake and ice cream for me, but I did have steak and a Bloomin’ Onion… **Piano** - ah, it’s just the IRL people that mostly forgot. I didn’t tell anyone here. (Piano? I don’t know you, dear - is that because you play? We have a 1919 Steinway “A” Grand we still don’t know what to do with…) **lee** - Hope you and your guest had fun. And no, since you posted you are not “square”. **Scotticher** - I feel like 1000 sometimes! **Lux Fiat** - I know what your name means, but I can’t see your name without thinking of my two old FIAT X 1/9’s I used to have. **Silo** - Thanks, from another “industrial-named” person here (Silo). 🙂 **Sassy** - Well, it’s actually ULVAN (Unholy Lesbian Vampire Army of the Night), but you’re still a member. Just on probation now… **pepperlandgirl** - Ms. Haley Stokes, thank you very much (without whom, guys, I would have probably stopped posting a while back). **andygirl** - Stop around more, or write more. Give quietgirl a hug from me next time you see her. Hug her 'till she squeaks (I think that’s cute myself, anyways…) **ssskuggiii** - Yes, it looks like you will, oh One Whose Name Cannot Be Pronounced. **2nd Law** - You must tell me about your experience, in chat or in here! **Sealemon88** - Oh, a real post count eh? Well, we’ll just see about that. [Kruschev]I will bury you with my flood of posts![/Kruschev] **Dr. Lao** - Once again, thank you for getting the Apu ref. **dpr** - Oh, I suck _some_ things, just not things women normally would… **TVeblen** - A diamond of a Doper? Wow - thanks! **Spider Woman** - I’ll try to continue to post interesting things for you. Have you ever told why the name “Spider Woman”, BTW? **dropzone** - Well, bituminous is OK, but I never invite her over. 🙂 **hypergirl** - Thanks! Tasha? **ArkonDLoC** - You may arise now, ArkonDLoC! **Zenster** - Well, maybe just a little. 🙂 **yojimbo** - If that tingley feeling radiates down your right arm, seek help! **Blue Twylight** - I know, I owe so many stories (3 to Pepper, 1 to Hamadryad, yourself,…) but I have a plan to get them all out by November. Well, that’s all for right now - I’ll stop by later on. Once again, thanks all! ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/31 "2000-09-18T02:47:36Z")
_stops in on her way to 3000_ Congrats, hon!!! You’re a sweetie, and a valued member of the board. Thanks for listening to me in chat, hon. _hugs_ ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/32 "2000-09-18T02:53:10Z")
I happened upon the Straight Dope in a search for a Mark Twain poem, ended up at the home page, and saw Democritus’s thread entitled “There’s a spider in my bathroom” featured in threadspotting. I dove right in with the first name that came to mind, and it went along with what I posted there. The name seems to be taking on a life of its own. . . -----🙂 —////\\ ---
**Author:** ![Tabithina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@Tabithina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabithina)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/33 "2000-09-18T04:42:02Z")
Newbie dropping in to say “hi”. I enjoy your posts. Looking forward to many more of them. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/34 "2000-09-18T04:43:56Z")
Hey, I think you’re really cool. I’m sorry we didn’t know about your birthday. I hope it was happy anyway. Happy 1000 posts. ---
**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/35 "2000-09-18T04:46:21Z")
Another one who has left me in the dust, post-wise, thus making me feel inadequate yet again. It’s a conspiracy, I tell you. (I am _not_paranoid–that’s a vicious rumor spread by my millions of enemies.) Happy thousand, **Anthracite** , and happy belated BD. ---
**Author:** ![Byzantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@Byzantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Byzantine)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/36 "2000-09-18T07:16:33Z")
Well, 1000? Is that ALL?! You obviously need to stop having a life and post more… 🙂 Love ya sugar! Just remember: We’re all in this together! ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/37 "2000-09-18T07:22:42Z")
Anthracite, I always get to everything late, I’m sorry! You know I think you are one of the greatest posters on the board. I admire you tremendous amounts for your talent and love reading your posts. You are one of the few people on the board that can make me read a thread just by having your name involved. I’m sorry people forgot your birthday–that sucks. Rest assured, if we Dopers knew it was your birthday then we would have thrown you the biggest kick-ass party ever! Anyway, happy 1,000 posts and I sincerely hope to see many more. P.S. You suck! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![honkytonkwillie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@honkytonkwillie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/honkytonkwillie)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/38 "2000-09-18T08:38:26Z")
Great. Another post-party to make me feel so inadequate, unworthy and unloved. ::sniffle sniffle:: Congrats Anthracite! You’ve done so well for yourself! ::boo-hoo:: Now seriously, I really love your posts. All your talkin’ about cars and torque and fly ash and power plants and electronics and stuff is really very cool. You’re the chick with the real answers. And if you’re ever stuck in Anchorage while returning from other exotic locales, I’d be happy to give you the executive tour of the plant I work in. Only we don’t produce any power and we don’t burn coal. HTW ---
**Author:** ![Danielinthewolvesden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Danielinthewolvesden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danielinthewolvesden)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/39 "2000-09-18T09:00:50Z")
Well, congrats. How can we not like someone, who when you hug them REAL hard they turn into a diamond? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Anniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@Anniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniz)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504/40 "2000-09-18T09:20:38Z")
Many congratulations to you, **Anthracite**. You’re one of the great people here.🙂 Gratulerar!🙂 Gratulerar!🙂 Gratulerar!: Gratulerar!🙂 Gratulerar!🙂 Gratulerar!🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000-posts-be-there-or-kindly-be-square/33504.md?page=3)