# A phone call to DRY, or hijacking the board **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 10, 2000, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856 "2000-12-10T05:01:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/61 "2000-12-16T23:44:44Z")
so… Le sang, How _you_ doin’? Yea, she thinks you are pretty cool. …and in more Kathryn’s life news…I burned my hand, badly, because I’m an idiot. (“Is this burner OW!” I’m not kidding.) so, I’m typing one handed because my left hand is mostly red and shiny with some really attractive blisters in selected areas. so, I think I’m going to be bad at communcating tonight (this means your e-mail isn’t going to happen dan, sorry, give me a ring sometime before 10 and I’ll call you back.) ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/62 "2000-12-17T02:12:15Z")
_shaking her head_ I now am not so busy with school, so I’m sorry I haven’t e-mailed you two! ☹ Please forgive. Kathryn-let me know when you get back from Xmas break…we’ll have to get together at the O sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/63 "2000-12-17T05:51:01Z")
> [@](#): > > Mrblue, yuk! so inviting you to my sister’s concert wouldn’t be a good idea. Two points on this sentence… 1. Cannibalism doesn’t bother you, but unpaid overtime gets a full-blown “yuk!”? Hmm… curious. 2. You were going to invite me tonight?!? You’re killin’ me, girl! Seeing as how you called me, though, of course I’ll forgive you. 🙂 (Don’t worry DRY, I’m certain I’m not even close to competing with you… As if you were worried.) ---
**Author:** ![Narile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Narile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Narile)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/64 "2000-12-17T07:40:03Z")
DRY, interesting, shall have to investigate that further. ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/65 "2000-12-17T09:53:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Medea’s Child \* > **DRY! _LOL!_ “Who’s your daddy?” indeed… this thread isn’t _all_ about me. its about…um…[sub]stuff… I guess[/sub]** Right. Do you see anyone else engaging in interactions in this thread NOT involving you? There’s only been a couple of them. And Mr. Blue92, Le Sang and myself would have absolutely no connection if not for you. [sub][whine] You know, this thread was originally about _your phone call to me_. And it’s turned into a Kathryn love fest. This despite the fact that you, Mr. Blue and Le Sang HAVE had threads about them. I’ve NEVER EVER had a thread about me. Even on my birthday. [/whine][/sub] \*\* > [@](#): > > **OH! I GOT MY CD!!!** my happy hardcore vol 3 CD that I have been searching for! I bought it! Yea! (My mom says its annoying. So I guess I’m not getting the other volumes for christmas.) Knew you all cared. \*\* Which set? Which volumes? I still owe you a Christmas gift, so lemme know! > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Le Sang Paresseux \* > \*\*DRY: 5%, eh? and what’s all this about flirting? Nobody in their right mind (or out of it, even) flirts with me - (thus the gf who is a LONG way off and unpredictable enough to throw me 🙂 ) \*\* Have you forgotten **Nymsys** already? Kathryn told me that you had an admirer your first day on the boards! I don’t believe Kathryn found anyone that quickly, I know I sure as hell didn’t, and I wasn’t around when Mr. Blue registered, but I’m guessing he didn’t, either. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Medea’s Child \* > \*\*so, I think I’m going to be bad at communcating tonight (this means your e-mail isn’t going to happen dan, sorry, give me a ring sometime before 10 and I’ll call you back.) \*\* Kathryn, you needed to call me and leave a message for me to have been able to react to this. I didn’t see this until well after 10. (Also, I don’t know if you meant 10 your time, or 10 my time.) Call me on my work voice mail and leave me a message when you have a chance to chat tonight (Sunday). I’ll be checking in regularly. [QUOTE] \*Originally posted by mrblue92 \* \*\* > [@](#): > > (Don’t worry DRY, I’m certain I’m not even close to competing with you… As if you were worried.) \*\* I’m not sure what you mean by this. Kathryn’s my friend, and my favorite on the message boards. If you’ve won her over, either as a friend or something more than that, there’s really little I can do except admire your taste in the ladies. And I’ve never met her in person (and wonder if I ever will), so you already have that over me. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Narile \* > \*\*DRY, interesting, shall have to investigate that further. > \*\* True! I have to keep remembering it’s Kathryn’s MOTHER who’s actually Medea. And if Kathryn were to be interested in me (or anyone else on the SDMB), ponder what it would be like having Medea for a mother in law :eek: [sub]I think I would be relieved if ALL she did was hire a PI to check me out[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/66 "2000-12-17T15:53:52Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m not sure what you mean by this. Kathryn’s my friend, and my favorite on the message boards. If you’ve won her over, either as a friend or something more than that, there’s really little I can do except admire your taste in the ladies. Sorry for not being as clear as I should have been–testing the waters, if you will. Surely it’s a non-issue if you feel this way, but I was thinking there was a chance you might be a bit resentful about me getting to meet her when you have been after her longer and are probably a closer friend to her than I… I didn’t want you to think I was rubbing your nose in it (in a thread that at least was originally devoted to you). I’m sure you remember our previous dispute, and I did not care to revisit that on an even more difficult subject. As for “winning her over” beyond friendship, you’d have to ask her. I can only hope, as I seriously doubt she’d be interested in me. ---
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/67 "2000-12-17T22:33:46Z")
DRY, I offered to maqke you a thread for your last big post milestone and you demanded that I didn’t. So there! And you have Cyndar’s thank you thread. See! We love you! [sub]the CD’s are the other three volumes of Happy 2b Hardcore…but I’m afraid that I won’t like them as much as the 3rd volume which I absolutely adore.[/sub] On phone calls, I did mean my time, but I’ll try to call you tonight after I talk to James et al. mrblue, yea, I was thinking about inviting you to the concert, its okay, you probably will be invited to Becca’s recital on Friday. (How much Everett family singing can one person take?) Speaking of singing, I need to go help Bec practice. (She has two pieces she’s thinking about doing, one is ready, but hard; one is easy, but too new. mmm…singing!) ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/68 "2000-12-17T23:34:43Z")
> [@](#): > > How much Everett family singing can one person take? I don’t know… Is it anything like the Von Trapp family? ---
**Author:** ![Jera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/958977/32.png) [@Jera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jera)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/69 "2000-12-18T02:12:10Z")
Watching Sound of Music tonight? We aren’t quite that into it, but all of us do sing. ---
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/70 "2000-12-18T02:15:37Z")
AHHH! This is what I get for being addicted. **Jera** is my friend here at home. I borrowed her computer for a moment to make a quick post… So, anyway, she’s not my sock, I was just being stupid… and the above post is really me. Sigh… ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/71 "2000-12-18T03:06:40Z")
Actually, no. I didn’t even realize it was on. ---
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/72 "2000-12-18T03:24:43Z")
Dan, I’m feeding my board addiction while I can, if you want me to call you tonight, post here and tell me. I’ll be posting until 11 and then I have to go to bed. (My family gets up early.) [sub] stupid dial up [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/73 "2000-12-18T15:06:13Z")
_bounces_ _smothers DRY with kisses_ _pets her Asimov’s Guide to Shakespeare_ _smothers DRY with kisses_ _pets her Asimov’s Guide to Shakespeare_ Okay, so my dad is an idiot and thought it was something I ordered and hid it in the christmas closet. Me, saying, “Ordered?..um…maybe…” and not being awake enough to _connect_ things opened it. So I got it early. Hehehehe. _smothers DRY with kisses_ _pets her Asimov’s Guide to Shakespeare_ _smothers DRY with kisses_ _pets her Asimov’s Guide to Shakespeare_ _bounces_ hehehehehe. ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2000, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/74 "2000-12-19T07:22:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mrblue92 \* > **Sorry for not being as clear as I should have been–testing the waters, if you will. Surely it’s a non-issue if you feel this way, but I was thinking there was a chance you might be a bit resentful about me getting to meet her when you have been after her longer and are probably a closer friend to her than I… I didn’t want you to think I was rubbing your nose in it (in a thread that at least was originally devoted to you).** To address several issues here: Kathryn is a friend of mine. A GOOD friend of mine, I hope. (I have to defer to her on this matter, obviously.) As to whether she could be more than that someday, I don’t know. We’ve never met in person, and I should think that there’s a limit to how close you can get to someone without having met them in person. Is there potential for something more? From my point of view, it’s possible. She’s bright, charming, personable. We have things in common. As to her point of view, you’d have to ask her. Do I resent you for getting the chance to meet her before me? No, I don’t resent you, or Kathryn. Do I resent the circumstances. Yes, a bit. (Maybe a bit more than a bit.) But I don’t believe in scapegoating people or circumstances, so what’s there to do? I disagree with the idea that this thread is “devoted” to me, though of course your consideration in so thinking (with respect to my feelings) is appreciated. \*\* > [@](#): > > I’m sure you remember our previous dispute, and I did not care to revisit that on an even more difficult subject. > \*\* You’ve just touched on a very important point, as it relates to our previous disagreement. Yes, you’ve mentioned getting to meet her several times. And I admit that to being somewhat envious of the situation. However, only **you** know whether your motive in mentioning this meeting is to make me jealous by rubbing my nose in it or because you’re (justifiably) exciting about meeting her. Or both. For my part, I can only guess at your motives. I can choose to ascribe you with malignant or benign reasons for your mentioning this upcoming meeting. And I choose not to take offense, or to assume baser motivations are at work here. Relating back, as I said to the previous situation: you chose to take offense at what I had always intended to be good natured jibes. A misunderstanding, probably, but one that I don’t feel that _I_ precipitated: Kathryn herself can (and I believe, will) verify this. She and I talked about that thread (both via e-mail and by phone) while it was active. I explained to her exactly where I was coming from, and she can tell you that there was never any malice intended, that you could have e-mailed me at any time asking for the ribbing to stop (or asked Kathryn to relay same to me), and that until you made a post that was clearly in anger, I had no problem with anything you said. And my main criticism, then and now, was that the claim of jealousy or overprotectiveness (I forget exactly what words were used) was singularly inappropriate coming from someone else who was obviously very fond of her, possibly just as fond of her. To my mind, that’s hypocritical. Again, I believe that Kathryn will verify that nothing I said or did in any way conflicts with the above. As to meeting her, yes, you’re very fortunate. I do hope my own chance will come. ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2000, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/75 "2000-12-19T08:35:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Medea’s Child \* > \*\*_bounces_ > _smothers DRY with kisses_ > _pets her Asimov’s Guide to Shakespeare_ > _smothers DRY with kisses_ > _pets her Asimov’s Guide to Shakespeare_ > > Okay, so my dad is an idiot and thought it was something I ordered and hid it in the christmas closet. Me, saying, “Ordered?..um…maybe…” and not being awake enough to _connect_ things opened it. So I got it early. Hehehehe. > \*\* So I take it you liked it? Next time, you can smother the other book with kisses and pet _me_. Why did your dad set aside the one package from Amazon, but not the other? Oh well, I’m glad you liked the book so much. [sub]You D0 realize I expect you to match my quoting ability after you’ve finished the book. And that I expect you to lavish me with Shakespearean flirting as I’ve previously lavished YOU, right?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2000, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/76 "2000-12-19T12:18:16Z")
DRY, perhaps if there are still some hard feelings between us we can end them here and now. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DRY \* > Do I resent the circumstances. Yes, a bit. (Maybe a bit more than a bit.) But I don’t believe in scapegoating people or circumstances, so what’s there to do? I hate to start off by giving you advice, but it’s something that needs to be said. If you feel as strongly for Kathryn as it seems you do, I don’t think you should let any sort of distance stand in your way. > [@](#): > > I disagree with the idea that this thread is “devoted” to me, though of course your consideration in so thinking (with respect to my feelings) is appreciated. > Yes, you’ve mentioned getting to meet her several times. And I admit that to being somewhat envious of the situation. > > However, only **you** know whether your motive in mentioning this meeting is to make me jealous by rubbing my nose in it or because you’re (justifiably) exciting about meeting her. Or both. > > For my part, I can only guess at your motives. I can choose to ascribe you with malignant or benign reasons for your mentioning this upcoming meeting. > > And I choose not to take offense, or to assume baser motivations are at work here. I do appreciate your giving me the benefit of the doubt here. I would hope my treatment of the situation would indicate what my intentions are. I could say anything I’d like here about how much I enjoy Kathryn’s words to me, but actions speak louder than words. (I’m full of cliches this morning.) > [@](#): > > You’ve just touched on a very important point, as it relates to our previous disagreement. > > Relating back, as I said to the previous situation: you chose to take offense at what I had always intended to be good natured jibes. A misunderstanding, probably, but one that I don’t feel that _I_ precipitated: > > Kathryn herself can (and I believe, will) verify this. She and I talked about that thread (both via e-mail and by phone) while it was active. I explained to her exactly where I was coming from, and she can tell you that there was never any malice intended, that you could have e-mailed me at any time asking for the ribbing to stop (or asked Kathryn to relay same to me), and that until you made a post that was clearly in anger, I had no problem with anything you said. And my main criticism, then and now, was that the claim of jealousy or overprotectiveness (I forget exactly what words were used) was singularly inappropriate coming from someone else who was obviously very fond of her, possibly just as fond of her. To my mind, that’s hypocritical. I had no desire to revisit this, so I’ll try to keep it brief. I don’t recall my exact words either, but yes, I was angry for what seemed to me like an unprovoked attack. You may have thought my response was hypocritical, but in the context I still do not believe it was. Was I incorrect? Yes, I am pretty certain of that now. For that, and any ill will I have caused, I am truly sorry. I should have given you the benefit of doubt. > [@](#): > > As to meeting her, yes, you’re very fortunate. I do hope my own chance will come. Yes, I know. For your sake, I hope you do to. ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/77 "2000-12-20T07:52:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mrblue92 \* > **I hate to start off by giving you advice, but it’s something that needs to be said. If you feel as strongly for Kathryn as it seems you do, I don’t think you should let any sort of distance stand in your way.** You needn’t worry about how your advice will be received: Advice well meant will always be well received, whether I choose to follow it or not. If any of you ever see me putting the lie to that statement, call me out on it. Seriously. In fact, we’ve already talked about meeting, either in LA or Pittsburgh. (Besides meeting her, I’d like to meet some of the other Pittsburgh dopers, particularly **Guinastasia**. [Hi, Guin!] I also would like to see Mario Lemieux play for the Penguins again.) However, any get-together would have to be worked around my schedule and hers. Particularly hers. Since one of us wouldn’t fly out to meet the other for a meal, but rather for several days, we’d have to work around her classes and my job. Particularly the former, because I have some flexiibility with respect to the latter. But yes, we’ve talked about this. \*\* > [@](#): > > I do appreciate your giving me the benefit of the doubt here. I would hope my treatment of the situation would indicate what my intentions are. I could say anything I’d like here about how much I enjoy Kathryn’s words to me, but actions speak louder than words. (I’m full of cliches this morning.)\*\* You’re excited, as I would be. I can certainly see beyond my own envy to notice _that_. Nor can I blame you for it. To do so would be hypocritical, since I’d be looking forward to such an event every bit as much as you. \*\* > [@](#): > > I had no desire to revisit this, so I’ll try to keep it brief. I don’t recall my exact words either, but yes, I was angry for what seemed to me like an unprovoked attack. You may have thought my response was hypocritical, but in the context I still do not believe it was. Was I incorrect? Yes, I am pretty certain of that now. For that, and any ill will I have caused, I am truly sorry. I should have given you the benefit of doubt.\*\* Just so we’re clear, I meant “hypocritical” ONLY in the sense that you seemed to be criticizing me for taking a paternalistic/protective attitude towards her, which I felt you yourself were doing. (As evidenced by going to threads she’d posted to and replying to her.) To use legal jargon, you’d “lack standing” to complain about my “obsession” (or whatever) with her, because I could just as easily turn that argument around. Of course I’m not criticizing your friendliness to her, or the sincerity of said friendliness. As I said earlier in the thread, that’s just indicative of good taste! But once more–I suggest you ask Kathryn about my intentions/motives/whatever in the previous thread. I think she’ll verify that no attack or offense was ever intended (other than “if you’re going to challenge me to a duel of Shakespearean/Elizabethian dialogue, I’m not going to take prisoners”). [sub]I mean, especially when I’m known for posting that very shit on the SDMB[/sub] Finally, I do hope the two of you have a good time this Friday. And I can say that, even admitting a bit of envy. ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/78 "2000-12-20T13:36:06Z")
> [@](#): > > Just so we’re clear, I meant “hypocritical” ONLY in the sense that you seemed to be criticizing me for taking a paternalistic/protective attitude towards her, which I felt you yourself were doing. (As evidenced by going to threads she’d posted to and replying to her.) To use legal jargon, you’d “lack standing” to complain about my “obsession” (or whatever) with her, because I could just as easily turn that argument around. Except I don’t think I ever did take that protective attitude. Yes, I started off with one semi-protective statement in very obvious jest, but ISTR that being the extent of it. (I am not anxious to revisit the thread now to check.) I hardly see how posting after someone on even a semi-regular basis could be interpreted as “protective” unless the context indicated it. And I don’t recall suggesting that you had an “obsession” with her. If I did, that was the kind of hyperbole I was apologizing almost immediately following that. Now that things have cooled down, I recognize that the accusations I made were both harsh and inappropriate. Though I can understand how you could think I was hypocritical, I still don’t think I was, but I do recognize that I was wrong. > [@](#): > > But once more–I suggest you ask Kathryn about my intentions/motives/whatever in the previous thread. I think she’ll verify that no attack or offense was ever intended (other than “if you’re going to challenge me to a duel of Shakespearean/Elizabethian dialogue, I’m not going to take prisoners”). She had actually told me during the conversation, but the crescendo of continuing insults really bothered me because I thought I had indicated rather clearly that I did not want to continue. No challenge was ever intended; I simply wanted to join the conversation. Clearly the fault was mine for not making that more clear. > [@](#): > > …even admitting a bit of envy. That’s OK, as long as it’s not a _Seven_, Kevin Spacey sort of envy. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/79 "2000-12-20T15:38:23Z")
Wow. Um, hi guys. [sub] I get busy with real life and come back to this. [/sub] So, how’s everybody doing? Feeling better? In icky news, my dad might start hanging around here. We’re getting a real connection (Woo-hoo! nop more dial up!) so he’ll be able to wander in here as easily as I do from school. I’m trying to get him into GQ. He’s a smart guy like that. I hate knowing I’d have to keep my mouth shut about um…stuff here if _he_ can see it. (I’ve been not telling my parents where my board is. Grumble, people reading over my shoulder, grumble.) DRY, as to why I opened the Asimov book and not the other. My mom was bright enough to figure out that the other was from you bu was not home for the delivery of the Asimov book. Quoting the bard is your thing. I think I’m going to haul music back to school and I could try to shower you with song quotes. I’m just not a quote-y person though, which is why I love when you do it. I know how much work it would take for me to copy you. You’d be coming to Pittsburgh to catch a Pen’s game?!?!?! Sigh. mrblue, we are still on for Friday, right? Nevermind, I’ll call you. Anyway, I hope you guys are working out what you need to, and I’ll do my usual ignoring it until I’m asked to comment. (I’m a wuss) ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2000, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856/80 "2000-12-20T16:22:01Z")
> [@](#): > > Wow. Um, hi guys… > So, how’s everybody doing? Feeling better? I feel fine, thanks. And you? > [@](#): > > In icky news, my dad might start hanging around here. We’re getting a real connection (Woo-hoo! nop more dial up!) so he’ll be able to wander in here as easily as I do from school. I’m trying to get him into GQ. He’s a smart guy like that. You do realize that if you share a computer there is that little thing called “history” that shows you what pages (& threads) have been visited. And if he figures out the search function, it would allow him to find posts from long ago… I’m not intending to make you paranoid or anything, but it’s a fair warning if indeed you are nervous about dad knowing more than he needs to. > [@](#): > > mrblue, we are still on for Friday, right? Nevermind, I’ll call you. Of cour… Oh, you’re going to call and find out? Well, in that case, we better talk. 🙂 You know, I tried to call you the last couple days and got the machine after the first ring. Not wanting you to have to call back and run up your parent’s phone bill, I decided not to leave a message and just talk to you on-line. I’m thinking now that perhaps you screen your calls and I should have said something. Please excuse me, I’m a shy puppy. Just so you know, I do screen my calls sometimes, but not if I’m expecting a call. I’ll be busy tonight, so I probably won’t be home until after 9. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856.md?page=5)