# Can I come in and play? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 2, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606 "2005-01-02T00:02:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/1 "2005-01-02T00:02:19Z")
I’d never even heard of the Straight Dope until a week or two ago … having, since then, lurked in on a number of fascinating conversations and had more than my fair share of belly laughs, I just gotta join!! 😛 You guys are great! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/2 "2005-01-02T00:15:33Z")
Welcome aboard! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/3 "2005-01-02T00:49:30Z")
Welcome, dude. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/4 "2005-01-02T00:50:10Z")
I’ll throw down, too. Welcome aboard. We’ll just water the soup. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/5 "2005-01-02T00:54:35Z")
There’s ALWAYS room for another Pratchettite in these here parts, podner! ---
**Author:** ![Sample\_the\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sample\_the\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sample_the_Dog)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/6 "2005-01-02T01:27:05Z")
Twoflower, come and play. Twoflower, come and play today. Twoflower, come and be our friend And watch the sun 'till it rains again. Twoflower, come and play today. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/7 "2005-01-02T01:55:18Z")
**Twoflower** , be welcome. Enjoy your stay. 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 2, 2005, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/8 "2005-01-02T02:53:31Z")
Now that the Sacred Initial Greeting, as ordained by the Anciet AOL Boarders is over, we shall begin the Initiation! Bring in…The Goat! ---
**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/9 "2005-01-02T03:18:36Z")
Thanks all!! I feel most welcomed … 😃 And I did look up the defintion of “felch” :eek: I’ll pass on the goat, thanks 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sample\_the\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sample\_the\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sample_the_Dog)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/10 "2005-01-02T04:16:07Z")
Btw, is charter membership retroactive now? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/11 "2005-01-02T09:40:10Z")
Aw, Jerry the Tech God needs to sort this out; he just hasn’t gotten to the cosmetics of it. The subscription rate information is already in place. as it was a timed cutoff for Charter Member rates. It’s the user titles that need adjusting. I’ve requested this before and it got put on the back burner. There were too many other priorities before this little problem for the overworked staff. I’ll try it again and see what happens. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/12 "2005-01-02T10:29:07Z")
That’s good. Not that I don’t mind of we aren’t SUPER selective as to whom is a ‘charter member’ just so that there is some difference and we get to keep that title if we like. 10 years from now, it should be “the few, the proud, the charters”. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/13 "2005-01-02T13:15:52Z")
> [@Twoflower](#): > > And I did look up the defintion of “felch” :eek: I’ll pass on the goat, thanks 😃 You have no choice over the goat. 😉 Welcome! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/14 "2005-01-02T16:01:31Z")
Neither the goat nor the calamari is optional – hey, you want to play with the big kids, you’ve got to prove your worth! 😉 Welcome! ---
**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/15 "2005-01-02T20:08:28Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Neither the goat nor the calamari is optional Calamari?? I have to felch a squid?!?!?!? :eek: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Sample\_the\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sample\_the\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sample_the_Dog)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/16 "2005-01-02T20:10:55Z")
> [@Twoflower](#): > > Calamari?? I have to felch a squid?!?!?!? :eek: :eek: Pipe down or they’ll make you felch the goat. \<\\> ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/17 "2005-01-02T22:01:56Z")
I’m not allowed to reveal the actual details of the initiation until the initiation is in process – at which point the cone of silence descends. Let’s just say we did finally get PETA to back the f\*\*k off and leave it at that, shall we? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/18 "2005-01-02T22:42:42Z")
That’s only because they “love” animals as much as we do. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-come-in-and-play/282606/19 "2005-01-03T02:43:08Z")
Okay folks, asked and answered in full, I would say. your humble TubaDiva Administrator