ahem, umm, well.....

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Ahem, My name is Ludy, and I have a problem.

I am a dopeaholic.
well, umm, I don’t mean that dope, well you know.

So my first time on the dope was when I saw a bunch of worms on the sidewalk after the rain. I wondered why and stumbled onto a site called The Straight Dope… Hmm I thought, this isn’t half bad, it seemed like a nice light snack. I found myself returning to the site everyday to see what Cecil had in store. I then got hooked onto Weird Earls. I was blind to the new addiction that was grabbing a hold of me, it just felt so good so return to the site and see what wonders would unfold. But it was just once a day I swear. I could handle that, it was no big deal. I would go to work during the day and check the dope before I did my daily e-mail check.

It was under control, I swear. Then I found, gulp, the message boards. I had never been to a message board before. This was a new world, it was so inviting, so alluring, so forbidden (well at least during work)

I started innocently enough with the occasional lurk, and the desire to one day post, all by myself. Then one day it happened, I felt the need to become a real poster, well not quite real, I was a guest. It didn’t take long for me to make my first mistake, I pitted before I was truly ready to do so, I admit that (Is that one of the steps?). I have since learned the error of my guest like ways.

Now I have reached the point where I can admit I have a problem (well I don’t have a problem with the problem, I kind of like it. Is that a problem?)

My name is Ludy, and I have a problem

well, not really, but I’m working on it.

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1.65 posts per day? You’re fine. Come back when you’re over 10 ppd.

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Ludy, this is the single most amazing place on the Web.
Because we all make it that way.

And, you’re welcome! :slight_smile:

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Just watch out if anyone mentions a goat.

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Obviously you need a Higher Power to help you. Cecil won’t work in your case, so I suggest Og. Let Og help you, like he has helped so many of us.
You must make a sacrifice of $14.95 to Og every year on the summer solstice. Then Og will make you see that you don’t have a problem at all.

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Soooo… why were the worms on the sidewalk after the rain?

You don’t have to answer if it involved a pervert and a staple gun.

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If it involved a pervert and a staple gun then she is compelled to tell us about. Gees, lieu you’re not goin’ soft on us are ya? :smiley:

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Ah, Lucy, I can identify. I was initially a lurker, way back. It was free. Then, there were rumblings of charging for the dope. “I’m not gonna pay for something I’m getting for free,” I told myself, but before I knew it, the thought of not having Dope made my stomach roll and my hands to shake, and before long, I was shelling out money for something that I’d once gotten for free. Yeah, I took it for granted.

I even changed jobs, thinking in the back of my mind, that it would change my addiction. Less access, less temptation, right? Sadly, no. Soon, I found myself sneaking behind my co-workers back just to get my fix. I manage to hold off during the weekends, to put up that front for my kid, but, well, first thing Monday morning, I’m back to the Dope.

I’ve tried other places…thinking that it would satisfy my fix, but everwhere else is just simply substandard. My tolerance for others is gone.

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psst…it’s Ludy

Hey, Ludy, don’t worry about it until you can’t pay your rent or buy any food. Then it will be time to worry.

Welcome to the best place on the 'net!

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I feel the same, Ludy! I really enjoy these boards–so many interesting people and their opinions and ‘life-snips’. i may have a problem, too, but who cares? Fun!

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Ludy, I say if you’re gonna be addicted then go right to the hard stuff. This absolute entertainment delight brought to us by our very own Sampiro is the finest dope the dope has to offer. Be prepared to laugh, cry, scream and lie panting in a heap on the floor afterwards.

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Ludy, I worry much more about the folks who can lurk and not get hooked! In my mind, these strange creatures must either be not-too-bright or humor-impaired; sadly enough, some of them may be a combination of those two things! :eek:

Welcome!

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Yep, that too.