# I have so much to say... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 8, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-so-much-to-say/492394 "2009-04-08T14:16:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WeWereInfinite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cc9497/32.png) [@WeWereInfinite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeWereInfinite)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-so-much-to-say/492394/1 "2009-04-08T14:16:33Z")
I have so much to say, but I don’t feel safe doing it. I am sad at this, because I don’t know any of you, and I still can’t bring myself to do it. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-so-much-to-say/492394/2 "2009-04-08T14:20:18Z")
We’ll still be here when you are ready. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-so-much-to-say/492394/3 "2009-04-08T14:24:13Z")
Sorry for your troubles, **WeWereInfinite** , but maybe you’d like to share _something_ about what’s going on? Otherwise there’s not much point in starting a thread about it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-so-much-to-say/492394/4 "2009-04-08T14:28:10Z")
Punctuation really isn’t an adequate thread title, so I used the beginning of your post as a title to give people some vague idea of what this is about. ---
**Author:** ![Theodore\_Striker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Theodore\_Striker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theodore_Striker)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-so-much-to-say/492394/5 "2009-04-08T15:10:28Z")
Go ahead and spill it, the squid are surprisingly gentle. Seriously though, there are good people here that may be able to help and lend perspective and support, let it out when you are ready. ---
**Author:** ![purple\_haze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-so-much-to-say/492394/6 "2009-04-08T16:26:28Z")
Don’t be shy - go ahead and spill it. We talk about everything else under the sun here, so why not just go for it? Besides, now I’m curious. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-so-much-to-say/492394/7 "2009-04-08T16:39:09Z")
Don’t be afraid. There are a lot of good people here. The rest are pretty easy to ignore. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-so-much-to-say/492394/8 "2009-04-08T16:46:35Z")
Give us a general notion of what you want to talk about, and maybe someone can then pull up some previous threads on that topic. It might help you get comfortable discussing the subject if you see how others have done so. ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-so-much-to-say/492394/9 "2009-04-08T17:15:25Z")
There are a lot of bad people here too, in case it’s something bad you’re feeling guilty about. Hey, nobody’s perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-so-much-to-say/492394/10 "2009-04-08T17:19:07Z")
You may not get the response that you think you will get. It is a chancy thing, whether members of the board get a wellspring of love or support or whether they are devoured. Just make sure you can handle the latter befofe you bare your soul. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-so-much-to-say/492394/11 "2009-04-08T17:23:34Z")
There are subjects that \*I \*wouldn’t mention on this board… but if I was new and didn’t particularly plan on staying around it wouldn’t matter so much. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-so-much-to-say/492394/12 "2009-04-08T17:49:17Z")
> [@WeWereInfinite](#): > > I have so much to say, but I don’t feel safe doing it. Would you feel any safer using (for example) a free machine at the library, rather than your home computer? It also might help to search for other threads on your topic, as then you might be able to guess how the board will react. ..or maybe you’ll find an answer in an old thread. A lot of people use this board to talk about things they can \*not \*speak of in real life. It’s ok, really. Just as an example, one of our longtime posters wrote: > [@I think my testicles are going to explode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-testicles-are-going-to-explode/121688/29): > > …Now, I’d like to address something Tuba said. > > No, I have no governor on my brain when it comes to this board. I work at a job where I deal with the public, and I’m known about town, and I have a public persona that I maintain for business and for family. I can’t always be what I want to be or say what I want to say in the real world. > > I’ve only met one person from this board, and that was during a road race. I’ll have few if any interactions with any of the people on this board, and only my wife knows that I post here. > > I like it that way. You guys are all strangers to me, and that gives me a freedom, I haven’t had since I was a kid. Frequently I surprise myself when I see just how fantastic the person I am on this board is. With equal frequency I am shocked when I see just how rotten and mean and crappy I can be. > > But through it all, for complete strangers, you guys sure are an excellent group of friends. > > Thanks for laughing and sharing, and arguing fiercely with me about things that don’t matter. > … You can read [the whole thread here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=128401&highlight=sperm), and if it doesn’t scare you away from here…well, a lot of other things might. But we’re mostly ok. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-so-much-to-say/492394/13 "2009-04-08T18:00:31Z")
Go a head and share. Why just yesterday I shared that I do not have two dead bodies in my bedroom. Proof. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11015278&postcount=11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11015278&postcount=11) Also I just figured out how to link to single post. Wow, that and with Lost on tonight today is going to be a good day. Edit: And I learned how to splel. Today may be the greatest day ever. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-so-much-to-say/492394/14 "2009-04-08T19:03:58Z")
Come on, it doesn’t even have to be good. What am I going to do with the rest of my day, work?