# I'm Somebody! (sort of) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 17, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532 "2005-02-17T14:36:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/1 "2005-02-17T14:36:04Z")
I just realized that I have over 500 posts here! Not sure if that means I need a life or if the winter has been a nasty one… Anyway, congrats to me! ( I feel the need to reward accomplishments, no matter how small–carry on with your regular program… 🙂 ). ---
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/2 "2005-02-17T14:38:27Z")
Not a slam on you or anything, but unfortunately this will be close in T-5 posts or so, per the rule against Post-count parties. But congrats! And may your addict… controllable posting ability never be hampered by that damn thing others call life. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/3 "2005-02-17T15:07:55Z")
You’re certainly a somebody. A very enjoyable somebody, with some really good posts in your 500. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/4 "2005-02-17T15:13:06Z")
Oops! My apologies–sorry, mod person (I’m still new here!) \ And thank you, Muffin for those kind words! You made my day–and you fed my addiction, unfortunately… \ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/5 "2005-02-17T17:12:59Z")
Quickly, before the mods lock it down: congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/6 "2005-02-17T19:42:26Z")
😃 You guys are great! ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/7 "2005-02-17T20:24:20Z")
You were somebody before. 😉 I wish you’d post more frequently. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/8 "2005-02-17T20:50:11Z")
Congrats! I hope the mods don’t bring out the goat. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/9 "2005-02-17T21:18:10Z")
Oooo…now it’s a race to see which thread gets closed first – this one, or **Lobsang** ’s 10,000th post party. My money is on this one lasting a bit longer…the title doesn’t scream “illegal thread” so much as the other one does. 🙂 Oh, and congrats, **eleanorigby**! ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/10 "2005-02-17T21:44:06Z")
I see people are keeping the mods busy! ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/11 "2005-02-17T21:54:09Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > You were somebody before. 😉 I wish you’d post more frequently. Heh…\ aw, shucks. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/12 "2005-02-17T22:01:22Z")
**EleanorRigby** , opens a thread that she hopes will help her proclaim Some kind of fame Look at her posting Writing so that someone will know that she’s there What do we care? All the Doper people Where do they all come from? Starting their post parties How long until their done? ---
**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:** [February 17, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/13 "2005-02-17T22:09:00Z")
Now, how pissed would you have been if this thread had hit lockdown in the time it took you to finish composing that, **Shibb**? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/14 "2005-02-17T22:09:56Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Now, how pissed would you have been if this thread had hit lockdown in the time it took you to finish composing that, **Shibb**? 🙂 I thought about that, but I figured a minute wasn’t likely to put me out in the cold. ---
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/15 "2005-02-17T22:13:04Z")
I am happy to note that my prediction of 5 posts closed was wrong. Hey, reaching 500 posts is a pretty big accomplishment. It took me over three years to get that. ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/16 "2005-02-17T22:37:15Z")
I finally hit 800 a little while back. But, I must say, I was disappointed I could not get in a post about **giraffe** in the **Lobsang** thread. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I suppose you’ll have to go over there and read it. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-somebody-sort-of/290532/17 "2005-02-17T22:55:27Z")
[**Notes on Game & Post-Count Padding/Party Threads**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=231482) **Cajun Man** for the SDMB