# I AM NOT THE "GRAPIST"!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 1, 2004, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463 "2004-12-01T07:04:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/121 "2004-12-02T05:25:25Z")
I am not a crook! ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/122 "2004-12-02T05:26:35Z")
I am submitting this for Threadspotting šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![shamrock227](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@shamrock227](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shamrock227)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/123 "2004-12-02T05:59:09Z")
> [@Spongemom](#): > > I have been posting on several message boards for a long time now, and my posts are ALWAYS purple. The only exceptions are those boards with a colored background which doesnā€™t allow certain colors to be read when posted. Other than that, itā€™s pretty much an ingrained habit to colorize my posts before clicking Submit. > > I donā€™t remember your names, but for those who called me a ā€œgrapistā€, please try to remember that I wasnā€™t here when you had that person on board, and I donā€™t even know who it is! From what I understand, this ā€œgrapistā€ would quote other peopleā€™s posts and turn _those_ purple, and Iā€™m not doing that! Iā€™m simply following one of my own traditions. On other boards, if I were to post in any color other than purple, people would think I was sick or something! Itā€™s my _thing_, a signature of sorts. Canā€™t a girl like purple??? > > Let me ask you this: Would you rather see me posting in yellow? This post has been looked over by a four leaf cloverā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/124 "2004-12-02T06:07:28Z")
You donā€™t want to see what I can do to your postsā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/125 "2004-12-02T06:11:46Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Y šŸ˜› ou(:D) donā€™t(:() w :smack: a :mad: nt( :dubious: ) to se :rolleyes: e ( :eek: )what I( šŸ˜‰ ) can ;j do :o to your p šŸ˜• ostsā€¦ This post has been smilied by the smiler! ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/126 "2004-12-02T06:26:17Z")
> [@Spongemom](#): > > I have been posting on several message boards for a long time now, and my posts are ALWAYS purple. The only exceptions are those boards with a colored background which doesnā€™t allow certain colors to be read when posted. Other than that, itā€™s pretty much an ingrained habit to colorize my posts before clicking Submit. > > I donā€™t remember your names, but for those who called me a ā€œgrapistā€, please try to remember that I wasnā€™t here when you had that person on board, and I donā€™t even know who it is! From what I understand, this ā€œgrapistā€ would quote other peopleā€™s posts and turn _those_ purple, and Iā€™m not doing that! Iā€™m simply following one of my own traditions. On other boards, if I were to post in any color other than purple, people would think I was sick or something! Itā€™s my _thing_, a signature of sorts. Canā€™t a girl like purple??? > > Let me ask you this: Would you rather see me posting in yellow? > > Or perhaps, white? šŸ˜ƒ This post has been rectified by Minitrue. > [@umop ap!sdn](#): > > Well if I may offer a dissenting opinion, a signature color or font can add character to a personā€™s posts. The SDMB doesnā€™t let us have avatars or IMG tags in our signatures, and IIRC this is for bandwidth reasons. But fonts and colors take up very little bandwidth (even less than smileys) and make the board more personable. I suppose I agree with you in principle, but Comic Sans (which is what Iā€™m seeing, although I notice itā€™s not your first choice for me to see) really annoys me. ---
**Author:** ![Spongemom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Spongemom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spongemom)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/127 "2004-12-02T07:00:12Z")
First offā€¦my name. Iā€™m a mom, and I like Spongebob. The inuendo in that show is crazy if youā€™re paying attention. šŸ˜‰ I like the little spin-off of the theme song some of you wrote. Very clever. Trunk, I think it was, suggested that purple posts are stupid, and that I try to get attention by having something interesting to add. Like I said, Iā€™m not trying to get attention by posting in my trademark color. Also, I only post when I have something to say, not just to draw attention to anything. One poster stated that posting in a color is a great way to get ignored. On the contrary, in my case anyhow. I find the endless black posts a little monotonous. But thatā€™s just me. In closing, I would like to say that I am not an attention whore, just a fan of breaking up the monotony. And purple. Big fan of purple. As I said in my opening post, if you saw my website, the purple posting would fit my name better than it does for you now. ---
**Author:** ![Spongemom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Spongemom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spongemom)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/128 "2004-12-02T07:02:01Z")
> [@SandyHook](#): > > I have stolen all the ā€œEsā€ from this OP. No, you missed a few. :smack: Sorry, try again. ---
**Author:** ![Keapon\_Laffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@Keapon\_Laffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keapon_Laffin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/129 "2004-12-02T07:10:56Z")
> [@Spongemom](#): > > In closing, I would like to say that I am not an attention whore. Ha ha. Thus the multiple links to your website. šŸ˜› But thats a cool website. Those pictures are funny, although I was hoping that there would be some pictures of Spongemom. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Spongemom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Spongemom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spongemom)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/130 "2004-12-02T07:34:22Z")
> [@Keapon Laffin](#): > > Ha ha. Thus the multiple links to your website. > šŸ˜› > > But thats a cool website. Those pictures are funny, although I was hoping that there would be some pictures of Spongemom. šŸ˜‰ I donā€™t post personal pictures on there. But I do update the joke page pretty regularly. I post links to it because itā€™s new and not well known yet. If you want pictures of me youā€™re gonna have to talk to me in private, and thatā€™ll take a while because I very rarely give out personal pics. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/131 "2004-12-02T07:47:31Z")
> [@TJdude825](#): > > I suppose I agree with you in principle, but Comic Sans (which is what Iā€™m seeing, although I notice itā€™s not your first choice for me to see) really annoys me. FWIW, [here](http://www.eknent.com/etc/aryk29.ttf) is my first choice and [here](http://www.wobblymusic.com/groening/akbar.html) is the second one. šŸ™‚ And aah, what the hey: > [@](#): > > `f!wqnS 6n!kc!lc ajotaq sfsod hw az!joloc of f!qey pau!ej6u! ue ycnw hffajd s,f! 'feyf ueyf jaytO `pafsod uaym peaj aq of sjoloc u!efjac molle f,usaop yc!yw punoj6kceq pajoloc e yf!m spjeoq asoyf aje suo!fdacxa hluo `aldjnd ShVMTV aje sfsod hw pue 'mou aw!t 6uol e jot spjeoq a6essaw lejanas uo 6u!fsod uaaq aney I This post has been turned upside down by **umop ap!sdn**. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/132 "2004-12-02T08:11:09Z")
Please tell me you have an algorithm to do that. PLEASE. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/133 "2004-12-02T12:06:32Z")
> [@Spongemom](#): > > First offā€¦my name. Iā€™m a mom, and I like Spongebob. The inuendo in that show is crazy if youā€™re paying attention. šŸ˜‰ > > I like the little spin-off of the theme song some of you wrote. Very clever. > > Trunk, I think it was, suggested that purple posts are stupid, and that I try to get attention by having something interesting to add. Like I said, Iā€™m not trying to get attention by posting in my trademark color. Also, I only post when I have something to say, not just to draw attention to anything. > > One poster stated that posting in a color is a great way to get ignored. On the contrary, in my case anyhow. I find the endless black posts a little monotonous. But thatā€™s just me. > > In closing, I would like to say that I am not an attention whore, just a fan of breaking up the monotony. And purple. Big fan of purple. As I said in my opening post, if you saw my website, the purple posting would fit my name better than it does for you now. For those of you who are new here, Iā€™VE GOT A SHRINKRAY!!! ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/134 "2004-12-02T12:26:37Z")
> [@Mr. Miskatonic](#): > > For those of you who are new here, Iā€™VE GOT A SHRINKRAY!!! I am not a middle-aged man who needs bifocals. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2004, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/135 "2004-12-02T12:35:54Z")
> [@](#): > > ā€œDada doubts everything. Dada is an armadillo. Everything is Dada, too. Beware of Dada. Anti-dadaism is a disease: selfkleptomania, manā€™s normal condition, is Dada. But the real dadas are against Dada.ā€ > > ```auto > > ``` How true. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/136 "2004-12-02T14:22:38Z")
> [@umop ap!sdn](#): > > This post has been turned upside down by **umop ap!sdn**. šŸ˜ƒ Someoneā€¦ please translate. I got through the first few words and couldnā€™t do it any more. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/137 "2004-12-02T14:34:31Z")
> [@chaoticdonkey](#): > > Someoneā€¦ please translate. I got through the first few words and couldnā€™t do it any more. It really, really is the OP typed ā€œupside down.ā€ Start reading at the bottom right corner and go left, but with your head on upside down, so itā€™s the top left going right. Never mind, that was probably more confusing. Itā€™s the OP upside down. Trust me. ā€œumop ap!sdnā€ if you turn your monitor or your head upside down (but not both, 'cause then youā€™d be net rightside up), reads, more or less, ā€œupside down.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/138 "2004-12-02T15:17:41Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > It really, really is the OP typed ā€œupside down.ā€ Start reading at the bottom right corner and go left, but with your head on upside down, so itā€™s the top left going right. Never mind, that was probably more confusing. Itā€™s the OP upside down. Trust me. > > ā€œumop ap!sdnā€ if you turn your monitor or your head upside down (but not both, 'cause then youā€™d be net rightside up), reads, more or less, ā€œupside down.ā€ Yeah, I got the nameā€¦ but Iā€™m on a laptopā€¦ why didnā€™t I just turn it upside down? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/139 "2004-12-02T15:20:41Z")
I am, I said. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/140 "2004-12-02T15:45:22Z")
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