# aloha~ **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 8, 2011, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981 "2011-10-08T07:08:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![\_Olive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4af34b/32.png) [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/1 "2011-10-08T07:08:28Z")
hi there i thought i would introduce myself …i am Olive … i live in hawaii, i love blues (esp keb’ mo’), hawaiian music, art, photography, good weed and laughter … i love people, especially quirky ones… i am a straight woman with a variety of colorful friends… i hope to meet some nice folks here … ~Olive~ ---
**Author:** ![Cyningablod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc29f/32.png) [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/2 "2011-10-08T07:18:59Z")
Um… You know this isn’t a singles site…right? Or were you just being very very friendly? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/3 "2011-10-08T07:24:34Z")
Hi, I have tickets to Keb’Mo in January here in Santa Barbara. And my dog is named Olive. Nice of you to join us. ---
**Author:** ![\_Olive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4af34b/32.png) [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/4 "2011-10-08T07:53:04Z")
> [@Cyningablod](#): > > Um… > > You know this isn’t a singles site…right? > Or were you just being very very friendly? yes i know …do people not introduce themselves …? just being friendly … ---
**Author:** ![\_Olive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4af34b/32.png) [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/5 "2011-10-08T07:54:08Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Hi, > > I have tickets to Keb’Mo in January here in Santa Barbara. And my dog is named Olive. > > Nice of you to join us. thanks hajario …nice to meet you~ ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/6 "2011-10-08T21:38:48Z")
> [@Cyningablod](#): > > Um… > > You know this isn’t a singles site…right? > Or were you just being very very friendly? All we know for sure is – she’s not happy to see us. Because she can’t. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/7 "2011-10-08T21:41:23Z")
Hi! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/8 "2011-10-08T22:14:45Z")
Welcome, welcome! Would you like some ice cream? It’s [del]frisky[/del] fresh! ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/9 "2011-10-08T22:23:11Z")
> [@\_Olive](#): > > hi there > > i thought i would introduce myself …i am Olive … > > i live in hawaii, i love blues (esp keb’ mo’), hawaiian music, art, photography, good weed and laughter … > > i love people, especially quirky ones… > > i am a straight woman with a variety of colorful friends… > > i hope to meet some nice folks here … > > ~Olive~ Welcome to the boards. You want quirky, we’ve probably got more quirky here than you ever thought possible. ---
**Author:** ![kaiwik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaiwik/32/3978_2.png) [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/10 "2011-10-08T22:27:07Z")
Hey there **Olive** , welcome to the Straight Dope! I have met some fabulous friends here over the years, and am sure you will too. Feel free to check in on the MMP, it’s where all the Cool Kids hang out. Check for my pm, and 'ware the squid! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/11 "2011-10-08T22:56:46Z")
Hello **~Olive~**. Be welcome. Enjoy your stay! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/12 "2011-10-08T23:07:30Z")
Hi, hello, good evening, and welcome. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/13 "2011-10-08T23:12:47Z")
> [@\_Olive](#): > > yes i know …do people not introduce themselves …? > > just being friendly … _shrug_ never actually paid much attention to it. I just showed up, replied to some posts, got a couple warnings, and here I am 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/14 "2011-10-08T23:42:19Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > _shrug_ > > never actually paid much attention to it. I just showed up, replied to some posts, got a couple warnings, and here I am 🙂 Reported. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/15 "2011-10-09T00:08:25Z")
Greetings and welcome from an ex-Wahiawa’an! ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/16 "2011-10-09T01:02:17Z")
Welcome to the Dope. I used to live on Oahu, and I’ve got a distant relative who’s a doper who still does - we have the same mother and father - what island are you on? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/17 "2011-10-09T01:14:56Z")
Wow I thought you were leaving, and I hadn’t even got a chance to meet you. Forgot that “aloha” could be either “hello” or “goodbye”. Aloha, and Shalom and Ave ---
**Author:** ![\_Olive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4af34b/32.png) [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/18 "2011-10-09T01:39:23Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Wow > I thought you were leaving, and I hadn’t even got a chance to meet you. Forgot that “aloha” could be either “hello” or “goodbye”. > Aloha, and Shalom and Ave aloha means many things …mostly it is used to wish someone the breath of life ~ thanks everyone for the welcome …and the fris…um fresh ice cream ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/19 "2011-10-10T14:39:52Z")
_flashes the shaka sign_ Welcome aboard! ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981/20 "2011-10-10T15:20:03Z")
What island? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha/598981.md?page=2)