I got referred here from Apolyton (www.apolyton.net/forums) and I’ve been watching a little of what you say. My only question is: How many of you are being sarcastic? PLEASE say a large number…
Farewell, farewell, but this I tell
To thee, thou Wedding-Guest
He prayeth well who loveth well
Both man and bird and beast
He prayeth best who loveth best
All things both great and small
For the dear God who loveth us
He made and loveth all
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Giant Squid! Have you come to reclaim your land?
Sarcastic? US?
Don’t know what you’re talking about! 
Ah, yes. I saw something about that. Firstly, I’ve been using this name for over a year in various places, so I guess it’s just lucky that you seem to already know me. Secondly, I’ll leave your land alone as long as you people promise never to eat calamari.
6.022*10[sup]23[/sup]
CSIIBITSI
Oh, great. We’ve got giant squids and moles in this thread now. Where’s Nemo?
Easy one-step assembly instructions.
Pour Beer A in Uncle B.
Giant Squid:
Well, you dropped in just as we were invaded by Jesus Haters Anonymous. I’m not posting anything in the good thread today, because I don’t want it rising to the top. Thanks to people like manhattan, I think I can weather the storm.
“It is lucky for rulers that men do not think.” — Adolf Hitler
He’s not really a mole. He’s a triple-super-secret-forgotwhatsideImreallyon-agent.
Double O Avogodro
The best lack all conviction
The worst are full of passionate intensity.
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Who’s the mole?
Sorry about that Squid. I’m the mole. You see, 6.022*10[sup]23[/sup] is Avogodro’s number, the number of molecules in a mole. Chemistry stuff. It is also a very large number, which is why I used it to respond to your question.
So I guess to answer your original question, no, we are never sarcastic
CSIIBITSI
I should have known that hits self on head. I’m really not as stupid as I look. Oh well, at least I came in at a time where there can be some favorable comparison on that front <=:-)=E
So, Giant Squid, we meet once again. But this time the advantage is mine. Mr Land, ready the harpoon cannon.
Of course, all of us Straight Dopers who assumed secret identities to post on the LBMB could also be thought of as “moles”…
Little Nemo: You got that from a Far Side cartoon, didn’t you? As for Mr. Land, I thought something bad happened to him. Say, didn’t you all fall into a whirlpool? And I’m FEELING FINE! Getting a little dizzy, huh?
Giant Squid asked:
All of us. But we won’t say when.
Well, Giant Squid, how can I stay mad at someone who recognizes the references in my posts? So I’d like to apologize about the whole cutting off your tentacles with an ax misunderstanding and invite you in for a mug of grog next the Nautilus is in the neighborhood.
Well, hello, Squid. I already got you to Town Hall and now here. Next… go to… umm… somewhere!