# Huzzah! I joined the crowd! Where's the cliff we're jumping off? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 10, 2007, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889 "2007-11-10T07:57:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Exigency](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c0e974/32.png) [@Exigency](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exigency)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/1 "2007-11-10T07:57:37Z")
Ya, I’ve been a mute observer of this message board for nearly two years (thats called being a lurker, right?) and I finally built up the wherewithall to subscribe. Never really been part of any message board before; go easy on me when I screw up, ya? Anyhoo just glad to finally have a voice among the Dopers. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Exigency](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c0e974/32.png) [@Exigency](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exigency)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/2 "2007-11-10T08:00:13Z")
[QUOTE=Exigency] Ya, I’ve been a mute observer of this message board for nearly two years (thats called being a lurker, right?) and I finally built up the wherewithall to subscribe. Never really been part of any message board before; go easy on me when I screw up, ya? Anyhoo just glad to finally have a voice among the Dopers. 😃 [/QUOTE] mmkay, so thats how you quote things. The Padawan is learning ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/3 "2007-11-10T09:16:52Z")
Where’s the damn goat? Can _someone_ _ **please** _ get the goat!?! ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/4 "2007-11-10T09:22:13Z")
Now I’m not sure if this is a virgin sacrifice dealie or a felching reference. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/5 "2007-11-10T13:04:08Z")
Welcome aboard! Glad to have you with us! Don’t let them fool you, the goat is only used for initiation rites of new moderators. New members, the initiation rites involve something about underwear and flagpoles. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/6 "2007-11-10T13:32:23Z")
Welcome, **Exigency**! FWIW, this was the first message board I ever joined, too! As for the initiation, well, it was different way back when in the days I joined. Why, when I was a new Doper, we would have been _thrilled_ to have a goat! But it was the olden days, and we had to use a mastadon. . . But the drugs they give you pretty much wipe out the mental trauma of the experience, y’know? So, make yourself comfortable. You seem capable of using capitalization and punctuation, and composing a comprehensible sentence, so you should be just fine! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/7 "2007-11-10T13:36:59Z")
ABANDON HOPE, ALL YE WHO… er, I mean, welcome! 😃 You seem like a good sort; glad to have you around! ---
**Author:** ![essell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/34f0e0/32.png) [@essell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/essell)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/8 "2007-11-10T13:46:23Z")
So **Exigency** , the board says you joined in October 2005. I guess for a guest account, but you never posted. What drew you out of woodwork to post now? ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/9 "2007-11-10T14:31:48Z")
Welcome abroad. Are you any kin to Exogenous? Rule number 1: It’s its. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/10 "2007-11-10T16:05:28Z")
[QUOTE=Zoggie] Now I’m not sure if this is a virgin sacrifice dealie or a felching reference. [/QUOTE] Why do you think we have to choose, **Zoggie**? Why can’t we just sacrifice a virgin to a felched goat? ---
**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:** [November 10, 2007, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/11 "2007-11-10T16:27:15Z")
Welcome, **Exigency**. Do you like Calamari? Calamari likes _you_… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/12 "2007-11-10T17:25:24Z")
Welcome to the Dope **Exigency** , I hope you enjoy your stay. What are your interests other than Star Wars? Jim ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/13 "2007-11-10T17:45:59Z")
Welcome **Exigency**! You might want to start a thread like this one in MPSIMS also. More people want to welcome you, I’m sure. (Well, unless the mods move it there before you get back.) ---
**Author:** ![shamrock227](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@shamrock227](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shamrock227)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/14 "2007-11-10T18:05:19Z")
[QUOTE=C K Dexter Haven] Welcome aboard! Glad to have you with us! Don’t let them fool you, the goat is only used for initiation rites of new moderators. New members, the initiation rites involve something about underwear and flagpoles. [/QUOTE] And squid. A giant squid. But don’t worry it doesn’t hurt much. ---
**Author:** ![unlimitlessly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e95f7d/32.png) [@unlimitlessly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unlimitlessly)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/15 "2007-11-10T18:56:19Z")
Your **Exigency** : Two posts in two years? That’s a lot of restraint. But then until today I had two posts in two weeks. Same idea, different order of magnitude 😃 ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/16 "2007-11-10T19:02:33Z")
[QUOTE=Ignatz] Welcome abroad. Are you any kin to Exogenous? Rule number 1: It’s its. [/QUOTE] And if you ever capitalize the leading character of my name, I’ll have to call you out. Welcome and fu-- . . . oh, nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![Exigency](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c0e974/32.png) [@Exigency](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exigency)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/17 "2007-11-10T19:30:48Z")
[QUOTE=essell] So **Exigency** , the board says you joined in October 2005. I guess for a guest account, but you never posted. What drew you out of woodwork to post now? [/QUOTE] Well, I stumbled upon the Straight Dope back then when I was writing a research paper for school (a paper in _favor_ of animal medical experimentation; ya, I didn’t have too many friends in that class after that) and I thought hey, a forum for the smart and cynical, where do I sign up? But then… 15 dollars… why, thats ramen for a good month, that is 😃 ! But now, Ima done with school and have a bit more time and income so yeah, here I be. ---
**Author:** ![Exigency](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c0e974/32.png) [@Exigency](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exigency)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/18 "2007-11-10T19:38:04Z")
[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor] Welcome, **Exigency**. Do you like Calamari? Calamari likes _you_… 😃 [/QUOTE] Thats where you roll the sticky ball around and pick random stuff up, right? Ooh ooh, maybe I’ll get a whoosh on my first thread! _crosses fingers_ ---
**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:** [November 10, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/19 "2007-11-10T19:52:07Z")
[QUOTE=Exigency] Thats where you roll the sticky ball around and pick random stuff up, right? Ooh ooh, maybe I’ll get a whoosh on my first thread! _crosses fingers_ [/QUOTE] Heh-heh-heh-heh…_not quite_…can you say “initiation ritual”? \ ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889/20 "2007-11-10T21:04:57Z")
Hello **Exigency**. Be welcome. Enjoy your stay. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huzzah-i-joined-the-crowd-wheres-the-cliff-were-jumping-off/425889.md?page=2)