# I'm really sorry. You should have brought out the tar and feathers long ago. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 31, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-sorry-you-should-have-brought-out-the-tar-and-feathers-long-ago/178664 "2003-05-31T00:26:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Miss\_Magic8ball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Miss\_Magic8ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Magic8ball)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-sorry-you-should-have-brought-out-the-tar-and-feathers-long-ago/178664/21 "2003-05-31T21:23:09Z")
Heh. My freinds are like that. “i luv u bcuz ur so cool an i can c that wel b frendz 4evr”… _shudder_ I’ve told them that I won’t talk to them unless they learn basic grammar and spelling. Poor lost souls. ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-sorry-you-should-have-brought-out-the-tar-and-feathers-long-ago/178664/22 "2003-05-31T21:46:30Z")
Mine aren’t THAT bad…I mean, none of us have the time to decipher something like that. They REALLY type these things to you? I’m sure they are sincere and all, but… Feel free to add a “Scotti_shudder_” to yours. I’m just going to zip on over and email everyone I know to thank them for their consideration. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![T.Slothrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@T.Slothrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T.Slothrop)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2003, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-sorry-you-should-have-brought-out-the-tar-and-feathers-long-ago/178664/23 "2003-06-01T08:28:29Z")
> [@](#): > > Gingerofthenorth, my dear dear aunt, I love you and I’m really sorry that you had to have your name associated with me. I’m sorry I dragged you into everything. > > Weirddave, exact same thing. So Weirddave is your _aunt?_ ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2003, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-sorry-you-should-have-brought-out-the-tar-and-feathers-long-ago/178664/24 "2003-06-01T10:47:39Z")
I hate to think what some of the stuff I wrote when I first started posting must have looked like, and right now I’m watching a friend go through newbie anxiety and trying not to hover. **MissMagic8Ball** , you’ve done the most important thing – you’ve grown and you’ve learned. There are people 3 times your age who refuse to do that. Tar and Feather? Nah. I’d much rather exchange god-awful puns with you, although there are some poor souls out there who’d think tar-and-feathering was preferable! By the way, I’m seriously considering referring **StupidSmartAgain** to this thread. Any opinions? CJ ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Magic8ball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Miss\_Magic8ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Magic8ball)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-sorry-you-should-have-brought-out-the-tar-and-feathers-long-ago/178664/25 "2003-06-01T14:49:03Z")
Well, as I don’t know who **stupidsmartagain** is, then sure. Why not? Are you trying to teach him a lesson or something? and [bT.Slothrop\*\*… Yes. Yes he is. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Magic8ball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Miss\_Magic8ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Magic8ball)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-sorry-you-should-have-brought-out-the-tar-and-feathers-long-ago/178664/26 "2003-06-01T14:50:46Z")
Lookit! there I go again! its was going to be \*\* T.Slothrop\*\*. Beware my coding. It sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-sorry-you-should-have-brought-out-the-tar-and-feathers-long-ago/178664/27 "2003-06-09T05:05:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by T. Slothrop \* > \*\*So Weirddave is your _aunt?_ \*\* I happen to look ravishing in a sundress. ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-sorry-you-should-have-brought-out-the-tar-and-feathers-long-ago/178664/28 "2003-06-09T05:44:34Z")
\*\*Miss Magic8ball \*\*, don’t feel bad about your early posts. I recall that early in my posting career, I made a lot of bad posts. I’d look at the first starting search pages under a search by my name, and I cringe. However, most people evolve as a poster. I can say that my current posts aren’t anything like my old ones- I’ve evolved in terms of coherency, grammar, spelling, and arguing a point. Your posts seem to have definetely improved as compared to the links you cited. You also have two great posters that are there for you- your aunt and uncle if you have trouble. I know I wouldn’t of gottten better as a poster if I hadn’t had help along the way with **MrVisible**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-sorry-you-should-have-brought-out-the-tar-and-feathers-long-ago/178664.md?page=1)