# Do I know you? (another addition to the bad, bad, bad catalog) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 20, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843 "2023-06-20T17:04:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/1 "2023-06-20T17:04:07Z")
You’re not just a face in the crowd. You’re a distinct individual. With idiosyncracies and unusual traits. Who are you? What makes you, well, you? Have you made a mark here on the Dope? (Or in the real world) Tell me. Feel free to link a thread or post or explain yourself. I wanna know. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/2 "2023-06-20T17:18:34Z")
Interesting concept. I’ll come along for the ride. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/3 "2023-06-20T17:42:50Z")
When i was in grad school, I co-founded a fan club for a member of the production staff for _Star Trek: The Next Generation_, on the silliest of pretexts: he had a funny name. As a result, I was able to go to the Paramount Studios lot in Hollywood to meet the guy for whom the fan club was named, and he took me on a tour of the set, and of the back lot. I was also interviewed for an article in the official Star Trek Fan Club magazine, about the man and the fan club. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/4 "2023-06-20T18:29:35Z")
In 1978 I hitchhiked from Colorado to New York City by myself. I panhandled for a while, and eventually got a job. I lived there for about six months, then grew homesick as the holidays approached. I phoned home for some money and flew back home in time for Thanksgiving. I went to drafting school the following January and began my career as a draftsman/designer in 1980. For the most part the hitchhiking was fine. I didn’t get killed or hurt. Most people are kind if you give them a chance. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/5 "2023-06-20T18:30:55Z")
You know someone who looks like me because everyone does. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/6 "2023-06-20T18:47:40Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > For the most part the hitchhiking was fine. Circa 1991 I bought a new Toyota Corolla. The first day driving it I saw a young woman hitchhiking. She’d been in Pittsburgh for a charity event and her car had died. She got into my backseat when I pulled over and asked how far down Rte 22 I was heading. She asked that I drop her off at a specific location, and she could walk from there. I pulled over where she wanted out and waited for her to get out. Her door wouldn’t open. I unlocked it again. She kept trying, then screamed, “let me out”. We were both panicked. I kept pushing buttons, but nothing. I got out and opened her door easily. She ran into the night. Turns out a “feature” of the car was childproof locks. I’d never heard of such a thing. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/7 "2023-06-20T20:25:36Z")
I lurked her while the board was resident on AOL and joined this board July 26th, 1999. I don’t know if any mark I have made, but here I am. I spent forty two years as a field technician for a fire alarm company. I have since retired and spend a lot of time at my sewing machine making quilts. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/8 "2023-06-20T20:36:12Z")
A blog I like reading starts with the statement: The only normal people are the ones you don’t know particularly well. I like that quote. So yes, I guess I am pretty normal around here. That’s a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/9 "2023-06-21T01:45:31Z")
I am a bundle of good humor, quick wit, ability to laugh at myself, and let’s not forget the full-on depression and snarkiness that holds me all together. Am I smart? No, just a smart-arse. And that’s why you like me and put up with me. Besides, cats. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/10 "2023-06-21T04:11:31Z")
Yes . ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/11 "2023-06-21T15:47:45Z")
I’m pretty easy going. I can forgive, I like order in my life, I walk a lot every day - it’s become a habit, I love animals, I think I’m fairly smart - but not a genius, I love to read, do crosswords (in ink), I love old B&W movies, current movies, and TV in general. I love summer, the sun and the warmth. I have 7 grandkids that I love doing fun things with. My greatest stress is money. I don’t think I’ve really made my mark on anything. Hopefully the people that are close to me feel that I’ve brought something good into their lives. I know my dogs think I’m the bomb! ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/12 "2023-06-22T00:51:19Z")
Be glad you don’t know me IRL because I fart alot. It’s not a particularly charming talent, but I have ripped off a few that I’ve been proud of. Like the time when I was waiting in a crowded veterinary office with my cat, and when my cat’s name was called (like he’s gonna respond), I got up from my chair with a HUGE fart, and the lady next to me yelled, “ROCKET POWER!” ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/13 "2023-06-22T00:57:09Z")
> [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](#): > > I got up from my chair with a HUGE fart, and the lady next to me yelled, “ROCKET POWER!” That’s hilarious. And reminds that this past week has contained a bit too much of my own rocket power. But kimchi was had. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/14 "2023-06-22T04:47:52Z")
Well, that made me laugh til I hurt myself. ☺ (A little) ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/15 "2023-06-22T18:05:56Z")
You know me. I’m the one who keeps asking about the cats. – wait a minute, that won’t work. I’m not the only one who asks about the cats. I’m the one who keeps thinking of something else to say; whether or not I’m talking about cats. And who should get back to work instead. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/16 "2023-06-25T15:44:35Z")
I lurked back in '99, but didn’t sign up to the SDMB until '00–my fault for missing the coveted “_‘99er’_” moniker. I’m a former Engineer and ‘Render-er Safer’ of most things UXO, but now am a red-Swingline staplin’, coffee-swillin’ Engineer on ‘larger’ items. I’ve been here awhile, but you may most-recently remember me as a [purveyor of Cheetos and green chile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addendum-to-the-samuela-thread/844735). I’m also the guy that closes out each of my posts with an attemptedly-witty postscript (50/50 on humor though). I’ve met lots of great people, and a handful of dipshits. I used to be really active on the SDMB, but as of late with work/school/life, have tapered off a lot. With the turnover of the population here at the SDMB, I wildly doubt anyone I’d personally met at a DopeFest or a river float is still around with one or two exceptions. Tripler 23 years of custom siglines, and I still come up with halfway-decent material. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843/17 "2023-06-25T16:51:12Z")
(The mask comes off) Ahem! _ **I** _ don’t want to know me all that much, I’m certainly not going to foist it on all of you. (The mask goes back on) Continue.