# Great Dopers of yesteryear **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 19, 2007, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709 "2007-05-19T09:22:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/21 "2007-05-19T19:02:29Z")
I know a lot of people thought he was a clever sock or hated him, but I had a certain fondness for **START**. If he was a real person he seemed like a fundamentally good kid. ---
**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/22 "2007-05-19T19:07:19Z")
I miss **Persephone** too. Just thinking of her makes me sad, because I always think of how much she loved her kids. ---
**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/23 "2007-05-19T19:12:33Z")
I’ll second **Fenris** - the man was a genius storyteller. He could have posted about the manufacture of pencil lead and made it interesting (and probably would have had my sides aching by the end). LilShieste ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/24 "2007-05-19T19:19:40Z")
[QUOTE=KneadToKnow] Nobody misses **Wally**? [/QUOTE] Lotsa unanswered questions there… ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/25 "2007-05-19T19:27:48Z")
[QUOTE=bigdfrombigd] **manhattan** (The “hall monitor” quote is a classic!) Would you point me in the right direction (maybe a link 😉 -I have searched and searched but can’t find it. [/QUOTE] I think the original is archived, but [this](http://208.100.26.199/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5893091&postcount=33) gives you the flavor. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/26 "2007-05-19T20:04:33Z")
What happened to all these people, were they banned? Did they quit? If they did, did they say why? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/27 "2007-05-19T20:08:42Z")
> [@](#): > > Would you point me in the right direction (maybe a link 😉 -I have searched and searched but can’t find it. > Thanks a million! > Bigd [Here you go](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151356) I have it bookmarked ---
**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:** [May 19, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/28 "2007-05-19T20:57:38Z")
[QUOTE=KneadToKnow] Nobody misses **Wally**? [/QUOTE] More than a few hurt feelings, there. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/29 "2007-05-19T21:03:10Z")
[QUOTE=Argent Towers] What happened to all these people, were they banned? Did they quit? If they did, did they say why? [/QUOTE] Some were banned, and others left over a board flap involving a banned poster and certain information about him that was made public. A few also left because they weren’t interested in paying when the board went to subscription. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/30 "2007-05-19T21:05:02Z")
I miss Rue DDay (but I obviously can’t spell his username). I loved reading his MPSIMS threads. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/31 "2007-05-19T21:05:54Z")
**Collounsbury** **Fenris** [QUOTE=Argent Towers] What happened to all these people, were they banned? Did they quit? If they did, did they say why? [/QUOTE] Some banned, some just left; at least one deceased. Probably better not to rehash at least the bannings here. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/32 "2007-05-19T21:38:12Z")
I miss **Roger Thornhill**. Sometimes I see a thread and wonder what **Roger** would have said, if he were still here. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/33 "2007-05-19T21:38:44Z")
Sorry all for having dredged up hurt feelings and unanswered questions. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/34 "2007-05-19T22:36:03Z")
The Grapist. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/35 "2007-05-19T22:42:41Z")
[QUOTE=Sam Stone] The Grapist. [/QUOTE] And his “friend” **raisinbread**. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/36 "2007-05-19T23:02:04Z")
**Rue DeDay** went from being a stay-at-home dad to a working drone, so his internet time sorta fizzled. I see him occasionally on Live Journal, but he’s not nearly as prolific as he used to be. ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/37 "2007-05-19T23:51:58Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] I miss **Eve** [/QUOTE] What happened to Eve? ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/38 "2007-05-19T23:56:14Z")
After some digging, I find that **Eve** hasn’t posted since January, but the most recent activity on the account is 45 minutes ago. ---
**Author:** ![Aceospades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Aceospades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aceospades)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/39 "2007-05-19T23:58:23Z")
see my sig ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/40 "2007-05-20T00:05:17Z")
And **SentientMeat** has posted to a couple of threads within the last 10 days. You’d think that as long as we go to the trouble of missing them, some of these dear departed posters would respect that by actually leaving! Sheesh! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709.md?page=3)