# Hello from a NEWBIE! **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946 **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **Created:** [March 8, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946 "2003-03-08T18:49:56Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![gothiebaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed8c4c/32.png) [@gothiebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gothiebaby) #### Post date: [March 8, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/1 "2003-03-08T18:49:56Z")
hello all i’ve been hearing alot about this place for quite awhile because my mother is a doper \norinew\ and i checked it out and thought it was awesome! so hello! ---
### Author: ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht) #### Post date: [March 8, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/2 "2003-03-08T19:07:24Z")
Hello **gothiebaby** welcome to the SDMB! ---
### Author: ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk) #### Post date: [March 8, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/3 "2003-03-08T19:12:59Z")
Hey! Welcome to your new addiction! ---
### Author: ![gothiebaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed8c4c/32.png) [@gothiebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gothiebaby) #### Post date: [March 8, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/4 "2003-03-08T19:18:52Z")
> [@](#): > > Welcome to your new addiction! is it really an addiction cos i thought my mother was just like totally devoted ---
### Author: ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk) #### Post date: [March 8, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/5 "2003-03-08T19:34:54Z")
Not so much an addiction I suppose as it is a cult. Can I interest you in a glass of purple kool-aid? 😃 ---
### Author: ![irkenDoom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@irkenDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irkenDoom) #### Post date: [March 8, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/6 "2003-03-08T19:42:37Z")
Pssh. n00b. Oh, wait; pot/kettle? 😃 And as a word of warning, don’t take the purple kool-aid… it’s laced with crack and XTC. ---
### Author: ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk) #### Post date: [March 8, 2003, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/7 "2003-03-08T19:48:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by irkenDoom \* > \*\* > And as a word of warning, don’t take the purple kool-aid… it’s laced with crack and XTC. \*\* If this were true, I wouldn’t share 😉 ---
### Author: ![irkenDoom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@irkenDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irkenDoom) #### Post date: [March 8, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/8 "2003-03-08T19:57:18Z")
Aww, c’mon. Sharing is caring! Hmph, jerk. ☹ ---
### Author: ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher) #### Post date: [March 8, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/9 "2003-03-08T20:36:07Z")
Welcome to the board!!! Your mom is a sweetie, and I am glad she shared us with you. ---
### Author: ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear) #### Post date: [March 9, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/10 "2003-03-09T01:43:26Z")
No, no. Ignore all that silliness about addiction. It’s all hype. You’ll be able to stop any time you want. We all can. :snicker: Welcome! 🙂 ---
### Author: ![little\_lighthouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@little\_lighthouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_lighthouse) #### Post date: [March 9, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/11 "2003-03-09T02:46:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by irkenDoom \* > \*\*Pssh. n00b. > > Oh, wait; pot/kettle? 😃 > > And as a word of warning, don’t take the purple kool-aid… it’s laced with crack and XTC. \*\* Is there a problem with XTC??? That happen to be my other addiction… ---
### Author: ![little\_lighthouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@little\_lighthouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_lighthouse) #### Post date: [March 9, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/12 "2003-03-09T02:48:14Z")
OH! Sorry, was too busy defending my XTC that i forgot my manners - WELCOME!!!😃 ---
### Author: ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz) #### Post date: [March 9, 2003, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/13 "2003-03-09T08:27:18Z")
[ul]🙂 [sup] **I’m quitting next week** [/sup][/ul] Welcome, **gothiebaby**! 😉 ---
### Author: ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix) #### Post date: [March 9, 2003, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/14 "2003-03-09T11:18:20Z")
Awww, a **gothiebaby**. I get to pin on the leather diapers! [sub]Quick, someone get some eyeliner…[/sub] 😃 Welcome to the boards. And stay away from **pezpunk** ’s kool-aid. Last time I had it, I woke up in a clown outfit, in a tree in the middle of Central Park. [sub]And it’s damn tough hitching a ride in a clown outfit once you get south of DC, lemme tellya.[/sub] ---
### Author: ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use) #### Post date: [March 9, 2003, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/15 "2003-03-09T11:32:25Z")
Welcome. ---
### Author: ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor) #### Post date: [March 9, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/16 "2003-03-09T13:29:11Z")
OOOooohh! A newbie! Ain’t she cute! Welcome to the SDMB, **gothiebaby**. 🙂 ---
### Author: ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone) #### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/17 "2003-03-10T04:35:09Z")
You should either run away right now, or be prepared to have the Board become a regular feature of your daily life. I hope you stick around. Welcome! ---
### Author: ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes) #### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/18 "2003-03-10T07:05:18Z")
Welcome, **gothiebaby**! I know what you mean about your mom being totally devoted. I never understood why **d\_redguy** was on here all the time. Then I tried it… Addicted. Instantly. :smack: 😃 ---
### Author: ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew) #### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/19 "2003-03-10T16:37:48Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Scotticher_ > Your mom is a sweetie, and I am glad she shared us with you. When my daughter said someone on the board said I was a sweetie, I said, “let me see that!” Then I saw it’s you, and I told her “Oh, don’t worry. That’s Scotticher. She would find nice things to say about Hitler!”😉 Thanks anyway, though! ---
### Author: ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers) #### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946/20 "2003-03-10T16:57:49Z")
Hey there, **gothiebaby**! Welcome! As usual, I’m here to offer Welcome Cookies. These ones are almond-coconut, and fresh outta the oven. Help yourself! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-a-newbie/159946.md?page=2)