# Happy Doper Milestones thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 11, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442 "2012-10-11T18:30:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/81 "2013-06-01T01:24:12Z")
> [@dnooman](#): > > I signed up for the Dope in May, a decade ago. Yeah! Congratulations dude. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/82 "2013-06-01T02:43:35Z")
> [@Anonymous User](#): > > Yeah! Congratulations dude. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/83 "2013-06-04T16:49:01Z")
Congrats to yours, **Cartooniverse**! And yes, I cried. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/84 "2013-06-04T18:24:35Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > There must be something in my eye. > > 🙂 Me too. Fuckin’ allergies 😉 A year late (because I never saw this thread before - newly stickied?) my son \*\*Dweezil \*\*graduated from high school. When he was not-quite-3, a doctor told me that it was not terribly likely that this would happen (my son is autistic). My mantra for the next nearly-15 years was “fuck you, Doctor P-----”. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/85 "2013-06-16T04:02:08Z")
Just this past week I registered for classes at my local community college. This is the first baby-step toward my newfound ultimate goal of becoming a dentist. This means I’m taking a chemistry class for the first time in ten years. I’m terrified, but serious. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/86 "2013-06-16T16:16:55Z")
Well this gives a whole new meaning to “[Happy Father’s Day](http://i.imgur.com/4zukXVj.jpg)”! (Looks like I’m going to have to find something new to call The Littlest Briston) ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/87 "2013-06-16T23:55:16Z")
> [@Indyellen](#): > > This weekend, my 20 year old daughter is graduating from High School. She has ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and Learning Disabilities. She hated school. The entire thing was a slog through molasses. > > Sunday, she will be presented with her diploma. I am so proud of her I could (will) cry. 😃 This. Again. I cannot conceive of what this path has been for you and your family, **Indyellen**. Sweet moments like this get re-run for the rest of your life inside of your mind and never lose their sweetness. A glorious achievement for all. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/88 "2013-06-17T00:16:40Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Well this gives a whole new meaning to “[Happy Father’s Day](http://i.imgur.com/4zukXVj.jpg)”! > > (Looks like I’m going to have to find something new to call The Littlest Briston) Congratulations!! (Maybe “The Littler But Not Littlest Briston”? Eh, don’t pay attention to me; I suck at naming.) ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/89 "2013-06-17T00:38:11Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Well this gives a whole new meaning to “[Happy Father’s Day](http://i.imgur.com/4zukXVj.jpg)”! > > (Looks like I’m going to have to find something new to call The Littlest Briston) The penultimate Briston. Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/90 "2013-06-17T11:07:41Z")
I like it! (And thanks!) ---
**Author:** ![pendgwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/91 "2013-06-17T13:07:34Z")
Last week I graduated from my residency in Emegency Medicine. In 2 weeks I’m moving to a totally new part of the country to start my job as Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/92 "2013-07-02T18:49:18Z")
**Mama Zappa** and I were married 30 yeara ago today! 😃 And they said it wouldn’t last … ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/93 "2013-07-02T19:08:40Z")
> [@Typo\_Knig](#): > > **Mama Zappa** and I were married 30 yeara ago today! 😃 And they said it wouldn’t last … They did indeed! I consider that a significant contributor to our longevity - we were darned if we were gonna let “they” be right ;). ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/94 "2013-07-02T19:09:49Z")
> [@pendgwen](#): > > Last week I graduated from my residency in Emegency Medicine. In 2 weeks I’m moving to a totally new part of the country to start my job as Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine. Yay!! You should start an “ask the ER doc” thread (I know USCDiver did one a while back, time for a new one!!). ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/95 "2013-07-02T21:14:25Z")
> [@Typo\_Knig](#): > > **Mama Zappa** and I were married 30 yeara ago today! 😃 And they said it wouldn’t last … Yay you two !!! How wonderful is that?! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/96 "2013-07-02T22:21:52Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > Yay you two !!! How wonderful is that?! > > 😃 Pretty damn wonderful! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/97 "2013-07-02T22:56:55Z")
Happy Anniversary! Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/98 "2013-07-03T08:02:52Z")
Having lived through my first half-century, today I embark on my second. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/99 "2013-08-23T10:05:04Z")
The **Firebug** started first grade this week. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-doper-milestones-thread/637442/100 "2013-08-23T11:01:12Z")
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