# Can my best friend join the SDMB? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 26, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772 "2013-04-26T16:50:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/1 "2013-04-26T16:50:37Z")
My best friend Blackjack would like to have an account on the board. I’m not sure how old he is chronologically, but he’s in his 70s or 80s in dog years. He can’t type very well because his paws are too big for the keys, but we have been using [facilitated communication](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facilitated_communication) with some success. Some of his recent output: “Can I have something to eat” “My daddy is the best daddy in the world” He has many interesting things to say, so I think he would be a useful addition to the board. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/2 "2013-04-26T16:53:29Z")
Is this for real? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/3 "2013-04-26T16:53:54Z")
No. Or, to put it in terms he might understand, “Arf!” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/4 "2013-04-26T16:55:59Z")
Do we really want threads such as “What does your butt smell like?” or “What’s the most interesting thing you’ve thrown up and then eaten again?” If so, well then, Woof! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/5 "2013-04-26T16:58:43Z")
For me, the problem isn’t the dog-it’s the so-called “facilitated communication”. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/6 "2013-04-26T17:03:01Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Do we really want threads such as “What does your butt smell like?” or “What’s the most interesting thing you’ve thrown up and then eaten again?” > > If so, well then, Woof! 😃 😛 This is what animal Facebook pages are for. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/7 "2013-04-26T17:19:07Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > 😃 😛 > > This is what animal Facebook pages are for. 😉 By coincidence, the last few months I have been contemplating a “Hannah” page on Facebook. The real Hannah is a canine companion to a whole Mental Wellness agency, although her strongest loyalty is to the director and her husband. They brought her in, and she is “theirs” on paper. Harummmph! In case you are wondering the identity of her third favorite human, it is of course _ **the world’s best petting expert.** _ And, yes, _ **I blush.** _ * * * I take it that there is no Facebook rule against having a personal page and another as the rep of a pet. Right? Because I would be Hannah’s mouthpiece, answering questions and comments the way I think she would. For example, “Everybody just get along! Forgive each other about getting stepped on!” TFO, the “Boner of Salvation” and formerly known as… _ **True Blue Jack** _ ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/8 "2013-04-26T17:30:40Z")
[On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/Internet_dog.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/9 "2013-04-26T18:03:25Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Do we really want threads such as “What does your butt smell like?” or “What’s the most interesting thing you’ve thrown up and then eaten again?” Honestly, these would be no worse than some already seen. In fact, without extensive searching, I wouldn’t guarantee that these topics have not appeared. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/10 "2013-04-26T19:19:00Z")
There’s at least one thread you could maybe get him to translate. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/11 "2013-04-26T19:22:55Z")
Can my friend Bucky join? He’s a plastic receptacle that I just got sick in. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/12 "2013-04-26T19:31:38Z")
Wait, dogs aren’t allowed? Oh dear. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/13 "2013-04-26T19:32:59Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > My best friend Blackjack would like to have an account on the board. I’m not sure how old he is chronologically, but he’s in his 70s or 80s in dog years. He can’t type very well because his paws are too big for the keys, but we have been using [facilitated communication](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facilitated_communication) with some success. Some of his recent output: > > “Can I have something to eat” > > “My daddy is the best daddy in the world” > He has many interesting things to say, so I think he would be a useful addition to the board. You know the rules. They apply to dogs and cats alike. We want pics. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/14 "2013-04-26T20:27:52Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > You know the rules. They apply to dogs and cats alike. We want pics. And if your dog happens to be female, tell that _bitch_ to show her boobs, or GTFO! 😛 ---
**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:** [April 26, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/15 "2013-04-26T20:55:02Z")
I have no problem with canine dopers…as long as they stay off my lawn. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/16 "2013-04-26T21:09:45Z")
No way. Next thing you know, we’ve got cats and dogs living together, and we all know what happens after that. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/17 "2013-04-26T21:13:32Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > No way. Next thing you know, we’ve got cats and dogs living together, and we all know what happens after that. Kuppies and pittens all over the place? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/18 "2013-04-26T21:24:25Z")
Real biblical stuff. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/19 "2013-04-26T22:25:10Z")
How does he feel about declawing cats? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772/20 "2013-04-26T22:33:04Z")
Also, I’m a squirrel. That’s not gonna be a problem, is it? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-best-friend-join-the-sdmb/656772.md?page=2)