# 9lb Sentient Meatball **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 30, 2005, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228 "2005-08-30T09:59:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/1 "2005-08-30T09:59:16Z")
At 10:08 GMT on Saturday morning, my wife and I did our bit to keep the Teeming Millions teeming when out popped a little lad called Woody, cute as anything and seemingly very placid and healthy. I’ll pop in here occasionally, but you mightn’t hear much from me for a while. I’ve never been happier - the world is so beautiful I could cry. Love, SentientMeat ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/2 "2005-08-30T10:13:16Z")
Congratulations. I thought a coming addition to the family was the explanation for your cryptic remarks over the last few weeks, and I was right. I’m happy for you. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/3 "2005-08-30T10:15:27Z")
Your wife popped a woody? :eek: Whole new world. ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/4 "2005-08-30T10:16:32Z")
Congratulations! May your life, and Woody’s, be filled with joy and surprises. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/5 "2005-08-30T10:39:37Z")
Congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/6 "2005-08-30T11:27:59Z")
Woohoo! Congratulations!! ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/7 "2005-08-30T11:48:37Z")
Congratulations! We have our first due in two months! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/8 "2005-08-30T11:50:12Z")
Congratulations. Wishing you a lifetime of joy with your new family. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PinkMarabou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@PinkMarabou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PinkMarabou)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/9 "2005-08-30T12:08:50Z")
> [@Sage Rat](#): > > Your wife popped a woody? :eek: > > Whole new world. I need a new monitor now. CONGRATULATIONS! Now send some of that baby dust over here . . . ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/10 "2005-08-30T14:17:11Z")
Woody will from now on be known as **Sentient Meatball**. Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/11 "2005-08-30T14:23:07Z")
Hey! I’ve got a woody too! upon rereading the OP, I see that I’ve completely missed the topic. Now redfaced and embarrased for bringing up such an inappropriate topic, I slink away. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/12 "2005-08-30T14:51:10Z")
What happy news! Enjoy all the stages of growth. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/13 "2005-08-30T14:51:47Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > What happy news! Enjoy all the stages of growth. Were you talking to me? ---
**Author:** ![PigBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@PigBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigBoy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/14 "2005-08-30T15:12:22Z")
Congratulations! I thought this was going to be about [Meatwad](http://photos1.flickr.com/11071_c637e1b6ae_m.jpg), though. ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@matt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/15 "2005-08-30T15:21:50Z")
Fantastic news! Going to miss you, but I’ll be happy knowing why! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/16 "2005-08-30T15:36:57Z")
Congrats to you and your family. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/17 "2005-08-30T15:40:39Z")
“Woody Meat”. Hmmm… some might speculate that he has a future in a sector of the Motion Picture Industry. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/18 "2005-08-30T15:47:44Z")
Congratulations! I suggest you reserve his future username immediately. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/19 "2005-08-30T16:00:39Z")
Congrats, Mr and Ms **Sentient Meat**. 🙂 And that’s _another_ European (future) Doper! We’ll take over eventually. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228/20 "2005-08-30T16:29:01Z")
Congrats from me too, **Sentient Meat**! I know you’ll be busy, but I hope you still pop into GD from time to time. You’re on my list of “must-read” posters. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9lb-sentient-meatball/319228.md?page=2)