# Here goes...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-goes/26320>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [July 21, 2000, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-goes/26320 "2000-07-21T04:40:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![McKenna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@McKenna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McKenna)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2000, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-goes/26320/1 "2000-07-21T04:40:12Z")

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I’ve been lurking on this board for nearly a year now but I’ve never ever dared to post. Not because I was afraid of the awesome intellects on display, but because I simply never owned a computer of my own before! Trying to contribute to a discussion when you have an hour at a cybercafe twice a week would be uniquely frustrating.

So…let me fool around a bit here in the kiddie pool.

First and foremost, of course, a little tribute to Wally, with whom I will never have the pleasure of conversing or of being called a - :wally

OK, now links. I love the theatre and my friend James Marino has a great site:

[http://www.broadwaystars.com](http://www.broadwaystars.com)

That’s enough for one post! I’m going to use the training wheels for a little while longer.

Bye,

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**Author:** ![McKenna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@McKenna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McKenna)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2000, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-goes/26320/2 "2000-07-21T04:42:32Z")

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Aha! I see even if the sig shows up in the preview version, you have to re-check that little box. Hmmm. Here goes again–you’re gonna love this, it’s a Kay quote from HOMICIDE.

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**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2000, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-goes/26320/3 "2000-07-21T16:00:03Z")

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You’re doing just fine so far, **McKenna**. The best way to get rid of the training wheels is to ride the bike. Have fun.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2000, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-goes/26320/4 "2000-07-22T03:37:34Z")

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Not a bad start, McKenna… It takes most posters a few dozen posts before they start using smilies, and a few hundred to start using links.