# Hello
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 11, 2011, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967 "2011-02-11T00:02:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Engineer-Pilot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer-Pilot)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/1 "2011-02-11T00:02:19Z")
Just joined SDMB - I am the oldest nephew of the late David Simmons who told me about this site a couple of years ago before he died. He was a frequent poster to the site and had a lot of friends here.
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### Author:  [@Gil-Martin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gil-Martin)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/2 "2011-02-11T00:07:31Z")
Welcome. I’m new too.
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### Author:  [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/3 "2011-02-11T00:10:43Z")
> [@Gil-Martin](#):
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> Welcome. I’m new too.
New? It’s all relative. And we’re all relatives, so welcome!
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### Author:  [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/4 "2011-02-11T00:14:49Z")
> [@Engineer-Pilot](#):
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> Just joined SDMB - I am the oldest nephew of the late David Simmons who told me about this site a couple of years ago before he died. He was a frequent poster to the site and had a lot of friends here.
Welcome aboard!
I guess we have to take you… you’re a legacy.
😃
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### Author:  [@Gil-Martin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gil-Martin)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/5 "2011-02-11T00:34:01Z")
> [@Musicat](#):
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> New? It’s all relative. And we’re all relatives, so welcome!
Well, at least I’m relatively new, and I thank you for the relative welcome. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/6 "2011-02-11T01:28:55Z")
Welcome to the board, **Engineer-Pilot**! Your uncle was a great guy and a lot of people here saddened by his passing. I hope you find the place to your liking. And **Gil-Martin** , I hope you’ve been enjoying it here.
[Moderating] Moved to MPSIMS from Cafe Society. [/Moderating]
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### Author:  [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/7 "2011-02-11T02:04:21Z")
Welcome, welcome!
We have cookies (possibly Girl Guide). 🙂
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### Author:  [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/8 "2011-02-11T02:24:31Z")
Welcome aboard both of you!
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### Author:  [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/9 "2011-02-11T02:27:13Z")
Greetings and salutations!
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### Author:  [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/10 "2011-02-11T02:41:02Z")
> [@Gil-Martin](#):
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> Well, at least I’m relatively new, and I thank you for the relative welcome. 🙂
Right! Missed you on the first go-around.
Welcome!
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### Author:  [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/11 "2011-02-11T02:46:55Z")
Mr. Simmons was one hell of a great guy. I miss him. I am sincerely glad that you’re here to carry on the legacy.
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/12 "2011-02-11T04:28:48Z")
**David Simmons** was one of my favourite posters, and I always looked forward to his posts. I met him and Wilma a couple of times (La Brea and Ye Old King’s Head Dopefests). He was one heck of a guy.
Welcome to the boards, Nephew of David.
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### Author:  [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/13 "2011-02-11T05:16:36Z")
Welcome–nice to have you with us! I well remember **David** ’s posts, and it’s nice to see a member of his family joining us.
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### Author:  [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/14 "2011-02-11T05:56:54Z")
Welcome to the Dope! I hope you have a good time here. Don’t worry about the addictiveness of it; we can all quit any time we like. 🙂
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### Author:  [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/15 "2011-02-11T06:31:04Z")
Welcome.
What they all said.
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### Author:  [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/16 "2011-02-11T06:46:35Z")
Welcome. Were you the relative who posted briefly to update us as David’s condition worsened?
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### Author:  [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/17 "2011-02-11T06:56:55Z")
Welcome to the boards, lean back and enjoy the ride!
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### Author:  [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/18 "2011-02-11T09:50:48Z")
Ah, but did you bring goat? Or is that pie, I can’t quite remember what the initiation rites are nowadays. Most certainly you need to pull up a chair, grab a drink and admire the scenery.
I don’t know whether goats are classified as part of the vista though.
Here, have a stubby of VB anyway. 😃
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/19 "2011-02-11T10:57:46Z")
Be welcome! Enjoy your stay. 🙂
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### Author:  [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2011, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello/570967/20 "2011-02-11T11:06:00Z")
Welcome to our playground! You had nothing better to do with your free time, did you?
😃
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