# Ask the hamsterette! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 17, 2002, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293 "2002-12-17T08:34:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/1 "2002-12-17T08:34:55Z")
I was undecided about whether to post this here or in IMHO. If the mods feel it’s necessary to move it, then go ahead. Some of the “Ask the…” threads have been in MPSIMS, and some in IMHO. I’ve read some of the recent “Ask the…” threads, and decided to get in on the fun. Trouble is, I’m not a real expert on anything (not even twins, birthdays, or my friends 😉 ), so this will have to be a very general thread. So if you want to ask me anything[sup]1[/sup], now’s the time. (I will answer your queistions[sup]2[/sup]…) I may not be offering this opportunity again, so best get in while the going’s good. 😃 Disclaimer: I am not a hamster, nor am I affiliated with the board hamsters. No supplication you make to me will result in any more increases in board speed. It’s just something **Spoz** called me once, and I found it amusing enough to use. 😃 [sup]1[/sup]Anything, that is, that doesn’t contravene board rules. [sup]2[/sup]If I feel that a question could be better handled through email (or better not to be ansewred at all), I will tell you so. My email is in my profile, so if I do tell you that, it shouldn’t be a problem to email me. F\_X _fixed font size tag - UB_ ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/2 "2002-12-17T08:47:24Z")
Darn. I should really preview. Gah… darn coding. Can someone please fix the size tags? Thanks. F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/3 "2002-12-17T09:19:09Z")
Do you think I’m a boob for failing to hook up with you for coffee when I spent a week in Richmond last month? I do. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/4 "2002-12-17T10:12:24Z")
…I thought “ask the…” threads were frowned upon now… Ok, I got one for you…You have 9 posts per day. How did you find the SDMB and how long did it take you to figure out you were an addict (and why?)? There’s nothing wrong with being an addict BTW, I’m one too. I just read more than I post. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/5 "2002-12-17T10:54:34Z")
Do you work? If you do, what do you do? ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/6 "2002-12-17T10:58:57Z")
I second **Francesca’s** question and add: Have you ever had a romantic relationship? How was it? How did it end? Would you like to have one? Would the person have to be as religious as you are (meaning, very involved in church, etc)? ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/7 "2002-12-17T11:57:37Z")
Oo! Ooo! I have a question: **Flamsterette** , how YOU doin’? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![maybelze05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@maybelze05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maybelze05)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/8 "2002-12-17T12:08:20Z")
will you be posting anytime soon? hehe ok lets give her a chance to answer people ---
**Author:** ![Watermelon\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/22d042/32.png) [@Watermelon\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watermelon_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/9 "2002-12-17T12:11:46Z")
How many questions are you expecting to receive:)))) Do you want more??? :)) ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/10 "2002-12-17T12:16:40Z")
Hey, kids, it’s 4:20am over here-- I’m sure she’s sleeping. Why the heck don’t _I_ try that? And Flammy, why’d you open this threat after midnight, anyway? 😛 ---
**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:** [December 17, 2002, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/11 "2002-12-17T13:25:46Z")
**Flamsterette\_X** …Did you ever wave your hands in the air like you just don’t care, and did you glide by the people as they start to look and stare? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/12 "2002-12-17T16:58:57Z")
Who on earth is this **Spoz** character? The bolding of his name makes me think I should know who this is. I’ve been wanting to ask that for a while, so I guess this is a great opportunity! ---
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/13 "2002-12-17T19:08:50Z")
**Bosda** : word up! [sub]I really had nothing else to add to this thread, but I had to reply to that![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/14 "2002-12-17T20:59:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Larry Mudd \* > \*\*Do you think I’m a boob for failing to hook up with you for coffee when I spent a week in Richmond last month? > > I do. \*\* I never said (or thought) you were a boob, **Larry** … so at least take heart in that! But you were the one who emailed me about it, then the plans failed to materialize, so what can I say? That stuff happens. Though if it happens again… I _could_ say you were a boob. As it is… for some reason, I still think you’re a good guy, if a little disorganized. 🙂 > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cisco \* > \*\*…I thought “ask the…” threads were frowned upon now… > > Ok, I got one for you…You have 9 posts per day. How did you find the SDMB and how long did it take you to figure out you were an addict (and why?)?\*\* I have no idea whether these types of threads are frowned upon now, **Cisco** … there’s been a bunch of them recently, and I decided to jump on the bandwagon while I could. As for how I found the SDMB, look here: [In which I reflect upon my 500 posts, and my time here at the SDMB…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=109992&highlight=twinstuff) I don’t think it took me very long to figure out that I was an addict… maybe about a couple of weeks or so. Why? Well, I liked the “community feel” of the place, and it was one where I could find a niche… I could make friends here, and have. I will admit to posting quite a bit when I first joined… now, not so much. But sometimes I will… 😃 > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Francesca \* > \*\*Do you work? If you do, what do you do? \*\* **Francesca** , at present I am looking for a job… either working with computers (word-processing / data-entry) or working with children. Diverse, I know. I have volunteered in each of these fields (“firmly Awana stands…”), but that doesn’t mean I know what I’m doing! > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anahita \* > \*\*I second **Francesca’s** question and add: > > Have you ever had a romantic relationship? How was it? How did it end? Would you like to have one? Would the person have to be as religious as you are (meaning, very involved in church, etc)? \*\* **Anahita** , see my answer to **Francesca** up above. 🙂 No, I have not had a romantic relationship, although I imagine it would be nice to have one at some point during my life. Yes, I would like to have one, and he would have to share the same beliefs as me. Degree of involvement in church issues might not be a huge factor, because I wouldn’t want to set that as a condition of our relationship. Who knows? Down the road, I might not be that involved in church, and he might be really involved. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Astroboy14 \* > \*\*Oo! Ooo! I have a question: > > **Flamsterette** , how YOU doin’? 😉 \*\* I’m doing just fine, **Astroboy14**! 😉 Definitely not complaining about much over here. And how are you doing? > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by maybelze05 \* > \*\*will you be posting anytime soon? > > hehe ok lets give her a chance to answer people \*\* I’m posting now, \*\*maybelze05 \*\*. Good enough for you, or what? 😃 > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Watermelon Man \* > \*\*How many questions are you expecting to receive:)))) > Do you want more??? > > :)) \*\* I wasn’t expecting anything like 100 questions, **Watermelon Man**. 🙂 In fact, I am grateful for any and all questions I receive. If you have more questions for me, I will be glad to answer them. If not, that’s perfectly all right. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Larry Mudd \* > \*\*Hey, kids, it’s 4:20am over here-- I’m sure she’s sleeping. Why the heck don’t _I_ try that? And Flammy, why’d you open this threat after midnight, anyway? 😛 \*\* **Larry** , good question. Why _don’t_ you try sleeping at 4:20 AM? 😃 Well, I was going to start the thread when I first had the whim to (at around 9:30-ish last night), then decided I’d better think about it a while. At around 10:45, I realized I still wanted to post it, but then got distracted. Decided I’d better post it before I went to bed, though. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor \* > \*\ ***Flamsterette\_X** …Did you ever wave your hands in the air like you just don’t care, and did you glide by the people as they start to look and stare? 😃 \*\* **Bosda** … um, no. However, I have been known to start laughing maniacally to myself in bookstores and on the streets. I can’t help it… something will strike me as funny! So beware if you’re ever in Vancouver and you see this Chinese gal laughing to herself… it may very well be me. :eek: > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scout1222 \* > \*\*Who on earth is this **Spoz** character? The bolding of his name makes me think I should know who this is. I’ve been wanting to ask that for a while, so I guess this is a great opportunity! \*\* **scout1222** , feast your eyes on these links: [How do you explain something to somebody who’s never heard of it?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=124597&highlight=Spoz) [Introducing the one and only Spoz! 🙂](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=124879&highlight=Spoz) [Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?action=showresults&searchid=304288&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending) are the ten posts he’s made so far. [This](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=23613) is his profile. If you want to know more about him, I guess you can always read [his blogspot](http://spoz/blogspot.com). It’s insane, demented, and crazy… but in a good way! 🙂 > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Skerri \* > \*\ ***Bosda** : word up! > [sub]I really had nothing else to add to this thread, but I had to reply to that![/sub] \*\* No problem at all, **Skerri**. though if you actually had a question, that would be nice, too… just kidding 🙂 F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Akatsukami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea666f/32.png) [@Akatsukami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akatsukami)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/15 "2002-12-17T23:08:47Z")
Is it true that all you guys are descended from a single litter found in Syria in 1930? Oh wait, that’s actual _hamsters_ :o ---
**Author:** ![Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/16 "2002-12-18T00:01:28Z")
No one has yet fixed her coding. Step lively lads, this is a hands on job - and I call first dibs! ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/17 "2002-12-18T00:13:03Z")
**Xavier** , I have no idea about actual hamsters… I’m not too sure that would be true. Who knows, though. It’s true nobody has fixed my coding. Maybe what I need to do is email all the mods for this forum. If I was at home, I might use the “report this post to a moderator” button. But since I’m at my brother’s… I’ll use email. 🙂 F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/18 "2002-12-18T00:21:45Z")
I wouldn’t worry about it too much. Hamsters can’t usually type that fast either. There are exceptions though. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/19 "2002-12-18T00:23:39Z")
Not worrying about it much at all. 🙂 I did just email all the mods for this forum, so it should be fine whenever they get the chance to get to it. F\_X ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293/20 "2002-12-18T01:11:30Z")
I have a question: Are you really as cute as you sound like you are, or is that an illusion? 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hamsterette/143293.md?page=2)