# Great Dopers of yesteryear

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709>\
**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:** 4

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**Author:** ![Hakuna\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/61 "2007-05-20T19:52:27Z")

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Sauron  
I know he and his wife are still members, but I don’t think he has posted for awhile.

I miss his threads like this one

> **[I stood next to the Emperor of the World at McDonald's!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=152737)**
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> Or at least, if it wasn’t him, he seemed to think it was. So I’m standing in line with the rest of the herd at Mickey D’s today at lunch. It’s a little more crowded than usual; each line to order is about five people deep. There are three registers...

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2007, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/62 "2007-05-20T20:43:45Z")

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[QUOTE=Shodan]  
Then I won’t mention **Collounsbury**.  
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Cheap shots announcing who you will not (wink, wink) insult are also inappropriate.

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**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2007, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/63 "2007-05-20T22:43:04Z")

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**sailor**.

Really enjoyed his posts on topics related to electronics & engineering.

He lasted posted on 04-26-2004.

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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/64 "2007-05-20T23:57:32Z")

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I believe \*\*jarbabyj \*\*changed her user name. I won’t disclose it here, but she’s posted under that new name within the last six months.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/65 "2007-05-21T01:38:52Z")

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Hey, no love for **loverock**?

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**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/66 "2007-05-21T01:55:51Z")

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I miss **Homer** , too…primarily because he’s the only person who ever used a quote from me as a sig. ☹

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**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/67 "2007-05-21T16:05:41Z")

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[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth]  
**Andygirl** is well. As are \*\*Esprix \*\* and **jarbabyj**. I see them in Livejournal.  
Nostradamus. That was one funny guy.  
[/QUOTE]

Quoting myself to say that Esprix and jarbabyj are indeed still members, but Jar changed her name and Esprix keeps hiding away his faboolousness because he doesn’t want ookies.

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**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/68 "2007-05-21T16:15:59Z")

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I miss **Satan** , **Alphagene** , and **Milossarian**.

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**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/69 "2007-05-21T16:18:50Z")

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No mention of **Bad Astronomer**?

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**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/70 "2007-05-21T17:39:40Z")

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**Satan** , **manhattan** , **Alphagene** , and **David B.** are the ones that spring to my mind

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/71 "2007-05-21T19:38:09Z")

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Esprix started a thread this very day!

I don’t see CrankyASAnOldMan around much. She’s a good egg.

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**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/72 "2007-05-22T02:03:20Z")

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**Zenster** An artist and a good man

**Collunsbury** Was one heck of an authority

**Fenris** An expert on comic books and a very funny writer.

**Eve** The hidden cameras in her apartment don’t transmit her wit.

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**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/73 "2007-05-22T14:07:17Z")

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Eve an Uk Ike

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**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/74 "2007-05-22T15:12:30Z")

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[QUOTE=Robot Arm]  
**andygirl** (haven’t heard from her in a while)  
**Geobabe** (still posts, but not enough)  
**SwimmingRiddles** (been gone for several years)  
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Aw. I’m here! I just spend most of my time over on LJ now (andy’s there, too).

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**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/75 "2007-05-22T16:23:17Z")

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**december**. I’d love to see if he’s changed any of his opinions in the aftermath of the Iraq fiasco.

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**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/76 "2007-05-22T16:35:28Z")

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[QUOTE=BobLibDem]  
**december**. I’d love to see if he’s changed any of his opinions in the aftermath of the Iraq fiasco.  
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I don’t if it would be worth it. He was a mighty, mighty pain. Of course, pulling up a lawnchair to watch him and Collunsbury go at it was sometimes worth the price of admission.

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**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/77 "2007-05-22T18:18:35Z")

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[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth]  
… Esprix keeps hiding away his faboolousness because he doesn’t want ookies.  
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You keep your filthy girl ookies away from me, woman. Srsly.

Esprix

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**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/78 "2007-05-22T19:52:01Z")

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You’re so ghey. Don’t forget I know where the Pride House is.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/79 "2007-05-22T19:57:41Z")

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[QUOTE=plnnr]  
Eve an Uk Ike  
[/QUOTE]

**Ike** started a thread about Laura Nyro a few days ago.

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**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709/80 "2007-05-22T19:59:24Z")

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[QUOTE=Robot Arm]  
**andygirl** (haven’t heard from her in a while)  
**Geobabe** (still posts, but not enough)  
**SwimmingRiddles** (been gone for several years)  
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I see that Andy and Geobabe have been spoken for, but I can report that **SwimmingRiddles** lives basically in my neighborhood; I run into her in person and online periodically.

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