Lately, I’ve been noticing a ton of guests have been showing up in these parts to try out the boards for the first time.
This usually happens around winter break and summer vacation, but recently it seems like an unusually high amount of guests have been posting, even for the winter break.
This is a good thing, mind you.
Just wondering if anyone else noticed.
Hi Guests!!
(And guests, give a shoutout if you read this thread.)
this related to the google thing?
Just the other day I noticed that there seem to be a lot of new members: people who have signed up within the past month or two. I’ve noticed the increased number of guests, too. And I agree that they’re both good things! 
Have we remembered to dust the Welcome mats and leave snacks on the table for them?
Maybe they heard the goat was out of town for the holidays??
It’s Slug Week! No offense intended. Just a time to take it easy before hitting the road on Monday.
Now and the early summer have always been our times to pick up a lot of new faces. It’s not all students, but it does match up very well with school vacations.
waves Hi back! I decided to do it because
Nothing to do with google here.
Hey, thanks for the welcome!
I’ve been lurking on-and-off for about four years. A couple of weeks ago my husband said
that since I’m here all the time I should start posting. I like it so far, and I’ll be subscribing
once my trial period runs out.
It’s all those new Xmas computers, getting a test run.
I try not to stare at other people’s plethoras, you pervy pervpot.
Well, if they keep flaunting their plethoras for the whole world to see, then they obviously want them to be stared at.
D’oh! I dusted the snacks and left the Welcome mats on the table. Stupid, stupid!
Than you for the greetiing, Uncommon Sense. I have been reading the Straight Dope online for about four years now, and had never looked at a message board until recently. I am serving in an overseas location and had to use a DOD network to connect to the internet. We were recently given a commercial connection, and my co-worker has been posting to several message boards, so I thought I would try it out.
Nice place you got here, I hope to stick around.
Welcome to all SDMB guests, and may you soon become members! A very Happy New Year to you all…
I, too, have been reading Cecil’s columns for a few years, but not until recently did I venture in to the messageboards.
My take on messageboards up until now has been quite negative. I’ve ended up in huge arguments with people which resulted me in getting fed up with their better-than-you attitudes. Mind you, these were all music-boards.
But, like I said, I really dig SDMB. No question is too dumb =)
How can you say that we have a plethora when you do not know what a plethora is? {Bonus points for naming the movie}
Three Amigos.
What is the Google thing?
(Sorry, I’ve been away. I told you guys to keep me updated on Board happenings. So what else happened this past week that I missed?)
I been here, & it’s a mystery to me. 
That scene still cracks me up.