Wow! I just stumbled upon this place. I didn’t think that such a thriving community could be on an internet forum with such a deep history, and the little amount that I’ve seen so far was a purely productive, smart conversation, completely free of all the slop and spam I’ve seen on lots of social media today. I’m also incredibly faded so that’s playing into my interest for this place, but I guess I’m just here to say, what’s up?
Welcome to the Straightdope - where the snark is hot and free flowing, the logic is occasionally ice cold, and the posters know far too much for their own good!
Read a lot, post when you have something to share, and try to take the ever present snark with good cheer and appreciation for the careful diction.
Oh, and adulting for a moment, we do have rules, so take a moment to read the TOS at the bottom of the page and the stickied (the stickpin) rules for any forum you might want to post to.
Adulting done, welcome and hope you learn something, are amused and/or horrified, or some combination of all of the above. I know I am on a near-daily basis!
Welcome.
Welcome, welcome!
Always nice to have a new member. I’ve been here 20+ years, and I still feel like an unknown in a lot of forums. But enjoy your time here.
Fresh fish! Fresh fish!
Welcome.
Stick around. You’ll make it past that shiny facade! 
Did we get a new goat after the unfortunate incident with the squid?
Moving this thread to MPSIMS, our home for random chatter, and other things of personal interest.
Glad to meet you, @d1opez ! I’ve already learned something from you, i.e., what you mean when you say “faded”. I myself tend to feel more vivid at those times. 
Do peek into the MMP, when triviality and and mundanity is raise to an art form!
I’m coming up on 25 years here and I’ve enjoyed most of it. It’s pretty easy to ignore the parts I don’t enjoy. Kinda like life. 
Welcome to the SD!
I was wondering about that expression as well–
Did the OP maybe mean ‘jaded’? That seems a better fit, but maybe there’s a meaning to ‘faded’ I’m not familiar with.
Flattery will get you everywhere!
Welcome!
I googled it. It’s slang for drunk or high.
We have a hip new friend here! 
Ah, thanks. Well, if that’s how you define being ‘hip’, lemme just say, I’ve had a bit of a rough week and it’s the start of a long weekend, so I’m getting a little bit hip tonight
I might fade a little bit if we go out to eat.
Am I doing it right? 
Jeez, I’m using a lot of emojis today. If our new friend doesn’t come back, it’s probably all my fault.
So I would not feel so jaded…everybody must get faded!
Good morning! (I know, right?) I just made myself a beautiful cup of coffee and read all these replies I woke up to, I really didn’t think I’d have this much of a response. Your definitions of “faded” are all correct lol, and I’m still as curious as I was when I was ‘hip.’ I originally thought this would be one of my random internet rabbit holes I forget about the next morning, but you all seem like great people. I guess I’ll try to read and contribute where I can!
That’s keen! I mean…that’s so bitchin’. How’s your head?
Well, Bobby McGee was “faded” as his or her jeans.
You know any songs the driver doesn’t know?