# How would you describe the Doper above you to a RL friend **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 17, 2011, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918 "2011-01-17T07:10:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/1 "2011-01-17T07:10:02Z")
How would you describe the poster above you, based just on what they’ve posted on the Dope, to a real life friend? ---
**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/2 "2011-01-17T07:28:06Z")
This guy I sorta know, whom if I had responded to him honestly in a recent query, would have resulted in his thread getting moved to the pit. ---
**Author:** ![kidneyfailure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/3 "2011-01-17T10:53:44Z")
“No idea in hell who he/she is.” ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/4 "2011-01-17T12:33:44Z")
Seems nice enough. Don’t know if I’d give him/her a kidney mind you, but seems a nice enough type. ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/5 "2011-01-17T12:37:47Z")
Vaguely rough-trade homosexual-sounding name, but I generally enjoy his (?) posts. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/6 "2011-01-17T14:50:30Z")
“I think he or she lives in Japan” ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/7 "2011-01-17T15:07:24Z")
Igneous British bloke. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/8 "2011-01-17T15:22:38Z")
Real nice person: just adopted a very cute puppy. Addicted to vowels. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/9 "2011-01-17T16:54:34Z")
Has a messy bedroom (don’t ask how I know). Stores IUDs in the fridge. Keeps a low profile. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/10 "2011-01-17T16:57:43Z")
Beatles fan, sports fan, speaks jive. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/11 "2011-01-17T17:09:16Z")
His post is terse & succinct. He’s also a charter member of the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/12 "2011-01-17T17:12:59Z")
Raised by wolves, so naturally sought a future in advertising. Wears plaids well. Enjoys cheese omelets and romance novels. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/13 "2011-01-17T17:13:35Z")
Seems like a nice chap. Well-liked around here. Have not had the pleasure of interacting with him that much, perhaps to my detriment. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/14 "2011-01-17T17:14:41Z")
He’s an ogre I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Dunkelheit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dunkelheit/32/248_2.png) [@Dunkelheit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunkelheit)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/15 "2011-01-17T18:04:32Z")
He apparently invented awesomeness. 😉 (gender assumed, since there’s no picture in the gallery…) ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/16 "2011-01-18T01:10:19Z")
Errr, not a darn thing I’m sorry to say, although I’m guessing based on the username that she is a woman. Seems to have a bit of of a thing for **TriPolar**. Likes being a little quirky as evidenced by the nose on her emoticon. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/17 "2011-01-18T01:12:48Z")
He’s the source of one of my favorite trainwreck threads of all time, met him at a dopefest in Orlando. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/18 "2011-01-18T01:15:13Z")
Probably a girl. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/19 "2011-01-18T01:19:38Z")
Knowledgeable about music, and a math nerd, I think. Also a weightlifter, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918/20 "2011-01-18T01:55:47Z")
Pretty hellish. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-describe-the-doper-above-you-to-a-rl-friend/567918.md?page=2)