# Hello I'm new here.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [July 4, 2008, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334 "2008-07-04T23:45:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@katpohl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katpohl)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2008, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/1 "2008-07-04T23:45:10Z")
I ask in general questions about an introduction thread ion these boards and was pointed to this thread on with the mention of goats ,pies and suchlike :dubious: sort of like the welcome wagon I think ,
I’m Kat I am a native New Mexico ( just in case ,FIY, its the state between Tex. and Az.)
I have been ‘lurking about’ in here for a day or two just seeing what there is to see , then joined so I could see some more .
Looking forward to meeting people …
Later
Kat
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### Author:  [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/2 "2008-07-04T23:54:34Z")
Welcome to the boards. I hope you enjoy your time here. I’m sure someone else will bring pie, as for goats, I have nothing to do with them since they cursed my team.
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### Author:  [@katpohl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katpohl)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/3 "2008-07-05T00:00:49Z")
[QUOTE=Qwisp]
Welcome to the boards. I hope you enjoy your time here. I’m sure someone else will bring pie, as for goats, I have nothing to do with them since they cursed my team.
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Thank you for the welcome, if I may ask who cursed your team of what ?
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### Author:  [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/4 "2008-07-05T00:08:31Z")
Goats are old school, I prefer giant squid. The ink leaves… a lasting impression.
Welcome–look around and jump right in, the weather’s fine (and folks here tend to know their geography or at least their 50 states). 😉
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### Author:  [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/5 "2008-07-05T00:08:54Z")
[QUOTE=Qwisp]
I’m sure someone else will bring pie,
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I’m here! I’ve brought French Silk Pie. Welcome aboard!!! 😃
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### Author:  [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/6 "2008-07-05T00:09:47Z")
This will tell you more than you ever need to know about the goat and the curse
> **[Curse of the Billy Goat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_Billy_Goat)**
>
> The Curse of the Billy Goat was a sports curse that was supposedly placed on the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in 1945, by Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis. The curse lasted 71 years, from 1945 to 2016. During Game 4 of the 1945 World Series at Wrigley Field, Sianis's pet goat, named Murphy, was bothering other fans, and so the pair were asked to leave the stadium. Outraged, Sianis allegedly declared, "Them Cubs, they ain't gonna win no more", which had been inter The C...
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### Author:  [@katpohl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katpohl)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/7 "2008-07-05T00:18:45Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby]
Goats are old school, I prefer giant squid. The ink leaves… a lasting impression.
Welcome–look around and jump right in, the weather’s fine (and folks here tend to know their geography or at least their 50 states). 😉
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Thanks for the welcome and explaination.
I figure most folks do know the difference from Old Mexico and New Mexico , it has become a habit when I am posting for the first time ,to throw that in half in jest, half in earnest , about (just a guess) 75% of the time on a new site I get asked about it .
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/8 "2008-07-05T00:22:24Z")
Hello **katpohl**. Be welcome. Enjoy your stay! 🙂
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### Author:  [@katpohl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katpohl)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/9 "2008-07-05T00:24:22Z")
[QUOTE=Always Brings Pie]
I’m here! I’ve brought French Silk Pie. Welcome aboard!!! 😃
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Cool , good thing I stopped on the way here for forks and napkins, 🙂 , Thanks
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### Author:  [@katpohl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katpohl)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/10 "2008-07-05T00:26:57Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji]
Hello **katpohl**. Be welcome. Enjoy your stay! 🙂
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Thank you.
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### Author:  [@freekalette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freekalette)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/11 "2008-07-05T00:29:54Z")
_rubs hands together_ E-e-e-excellent. Welcome. Right this way, please. _chuckles evilly_
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### Author:  [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/12 "2008-07-05T00:35:29Z")
Welcome, welcome! Would you like some orange-pineapple-[del]garlic[/del]_ginger_ ice cream?
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### Author:  [@katpohl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katpohl)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/13 "2008-07-05T00:37:58Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji]
Hello **katpohl**. Be welcome. Enjoy your stay! 🙂
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Thank you.
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### Author:  [@katpohl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katpohl)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/14 "2008-07-05T00:39:07Z")
[QUOTE=freekalette]
_rubs hands together_ E-e-e-excellent. Welcome. Right this way, please. _chuckles evilly_
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:dubious: ttthhhhanks I ttthhhink :dubious:
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### Author:  [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/15 "2008-07-05T00:40:11Z")
Fresh Fish!
Fresh Fish!
Fresh Fish!
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### Author:  [@katpohl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katpohl)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/16 "2008-07-05T00:43:13Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace]
Welcome, welcome! Would you like some orange-pineapple-[del]garlic[/del]_ginger_ ice cream?
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mmmmmm I like garlic, ever been to a garlic festival?
I have been a cook cook at two of them , don’t have to pay at the gate if your kitchen help , 😃
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/17 "2008-07-05T01:08:23Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby]
Goats are old school, I prefer giant squid. The ink leaves… a lasting impression.
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No kidding. I’ve been here for six years and I still have squid-ink stains on my skin.
Welcome, **katpohl**!
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### Author:  [@katpohl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katpohl)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/18 "2008-07-05T01:12:39Z")
[QUOTE=Diomedes]
Fresh Fish!
Fresh Fish!
Fresh Fish!
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ok L think I’m starting to get an inklig as to what and 'suchlike ’ , goats have been explained , pie, ice cream and fish fresh even, if anyone leaves hungry it’s their own darn fault I’m thinking ,
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### Author:  [@katpohl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katpohl)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/19 "2008-07-05T01:16:18Z")
[QUOTE=BiblioCat]
No kidding. I’ve been here for six years and I still have squid-ink stains on my skin.
Welcome, **katpohl**!
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Thank you.
6 years of ink stains , maybe I had better go edit that reply to the fish post
I’ll need to rethink my use of the word’ :smack: inkling ’ :smack: when refering to goats ,pies, ice cream and fish,
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### Author:  [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-im-new-here/455334/20 "2008-07-05T01:19:18Z")
Jeez, do I have to do this _every_ time?
You have four questions you need to answer first.
1. _The Princess Bride_, yea or nay?
2. _Star Wars_ or _Star Trek_?
3. Toilet paper, under or over the roll?
4. Puppies or kitties?
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