# Greetings!(new member) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 21, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286 "2020-04-21T19:36:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happytree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happytree/32/3555_2.png) [@Happytree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happytree)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/1 "2020-04-21T19:36:44Z")
Hello all. I’ve been meaning to create an account here for some time, i just usually forget what the heck i wanted to comment on and put off or get frustrated trying to set up an account on my cellphone. Come to think of it, i don’t remember what i had to ad this time that led me to finally get an account set up successfully! I’m afraid i won’t be of much help fighting ignorance here. I’m mostly here to fight my own, but i will be able to provide amusing anecdotes from time to time. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/2 "2020-04-21T20:22:34Z")
Welcome! ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/3 "2020-04-21T20:25:28Z")
Welcome. I hope you’ll enjoy the board. I’ve definitely benefited from all the wisdom here. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/4 "2020-04-21T20:26:50Z")
Howdy and welcome, **Happytree**. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/5 "2020-04-21T23:22:32Z")
Welcome to the board! You’d be surprised at how much you’ll be able to contribute! And ignore the goat if it comes by, that’s perfectly normal… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/6 "2020-04-22T01:55:52Z")
Damn! I wanted the goat to be a surprise! ~VOW ---
**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:** [April 22, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/7 "2020-04-22T02:03:18Z")
Hi there Happytree. (I want pie) (:)) ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/8 "2020-04-22T02:30:45Z")
Hi hi! And welcome! Would you like some ice cream? It’s [del]frisky[/del] fresh! I’ve been making all sorts of things during the lockdown; last week I made nanaimo bars. So we’ve got ice cream in interesting random lockdown flavours, like wasabi mint and peach squid ripple. And downloading it is free as long as the CERB payment holds out or I go back to work\*! \*Work outside the [del]Initiation Complex[/del] Welcome Centre, I mean… ---
**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 22, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/9 "2020-04-22T02:53:53Z")
Runnn! Ok, I warned you, no complaints later. ---
**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/10 "2020-04-22T15:46:37Z")
“Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?” “Speak into the microphone!!” ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/11 "2020-04-22T16:14:03Z")
How come your join date was over two years ago? But welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/12 "2020-04-22T19:04:09Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > How come your join date was over two years ago? Shhh! They’re not allowed to talk about that! ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/13 "2020-04-22T19:17:25Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > Welcome to the board! You’d be surprised at how much you’ll be able to contribute! And ignore the goat if it comes by, that’s perfectly normal… 😃 Or the squid… ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/14 "2020-04-22T23:31:29Z")
Hello, and welcome! ---
**Author:** ![Happytree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happytree/32/3555_2.png) [@Happytree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happytree)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/15 "2020-04-23T13:41:00Z")
Thanks for the warm greetings! Why have i been here for 2 years and only posting now? I’m not good with computers and have struggled to activate my account. No funny business, i promise. I don’t know quite know how to work a message board yet (pulling quotes, making links, smileys, etc). I’m trying to read up on all of that so i don’t embarrass myself, i’m just getting my foot in the door. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/16 "2020-04-23T13:47:07Z")
No problem. I’m just impressed that an element from a Bob Ross painting became self-aware and started posting at all. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/17 "2020-04-24T02:30:45Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > Or the squid… I think you may have gotten away with that, but don’t mention the ice scream! ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/18 "2020-04-24T04:45:29Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Hi hi! And welcome! Would you like some ice cream? It’s [del]frisky[/del] fresh! I’ve been making all sorts of things during the lockdown; last week I made nanaimo bars. So we’ve got ice cream in interesting random lockdown flavours, like wasabi mint and peach squid ripple. And downloading it is free as long as the CERB payment holds out or I go back to work\*! > > \*Work outside the [del]Initiation Complex[/del] Welcome Centre, I mean… \ **What did you do to Mariah?** \ ---
**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:** [April 24, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/19 "2020-04-24T05:10:38Z")
Does **Beck** have pie? I wanna slice! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286/20 "2020-04-24T20:18:21Z")
Mariah? Mariah? I have such trouble remembering things these days. But… there was a place, a long time ago… a door to the outside… **Kytherea** … **Daithi Lacha** … we tried to get out… the train station in the valley… the flowers on the mountainside… and now it’s all gone \ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-new-member/852286.md?page=2)