# In praise of Dopers who don't normally get praised **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 26, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875 "2008-07-26T22:08:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/221 "2008-08-01T05:08:10Z")
[QUOTE=phil417] I have several favorites: _eleanorrigby, Harriet the Spry, Annie X-mas_ to name a few. When I’m glancing through a thread that otherwise wouldn’t interest me, if I see their “nom de dopes”, I stop & read what they have to say. I don’t know how old they are, but they have a lot of “elder wisdom” (meant in a good way) to me. I also rarely fail to get a laugh out of _SSG Schwartz_. A while back he started a thread by saying he’d had a few beers & was on duty, so.. I realize that I’m far from the brightest bulb in the chandoleer (can’t spell, either), so I stand in awe of you dopers, as well as the mods. You guys, as the kids say, rock! Love, Phil [/QUOTE] Thanks, **Phil,** I must have been too drunk to remember that thread. I appreciate being remembered. SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![phil417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@phil417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phil417)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/222 "2008-08-01T05:19:25Z")
_SSG Schwartz_, I think that one of your posts was one of the earliest posts I read back when I was just a little lurker. I remember reading one of your early posts & mis-reading your doper name as “Sgt Schultz”…it reminded me of the old Hogan’s Heroes German sgt who kept insisting, “I know nothing…nothing!” SSG Schwartz, I stand corrected. Phil ---
**Author:** ![Sevastopol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Sevastopol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevastopol)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/223 "2008-08-01T08:01:54Z")
Both **Cunctator** & **Princhester** ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/224 "2008-08-01T08:53:41Z")
[QUOTE=Anastasaeon] I meant to mention **picunurse**!\*\* HI PICUNURSE\*\*! 😃 I haven’t been posting as much recently and I haven’t seen you posting as much either. But I likes running into ya. [/QUOTE] You too! No, I’ve been busy doing IRL. We still need to go to lunch. My list is so long, and I’m so afraid of leaving someone out, I’ll just say, **I LOVE YOU ALL, MAN!** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_Stimulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Digital\_Stimulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_Stimulus)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/225 "2008-08-01T14:35:50Z")
[QUOTE=JayRx1981] I do have to add my support of QtM to the rest of y’all. [/QUOTE] IIRC, **QtM** often seconds your posts, which speaks volumes about their quality. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/226 "2008-08-01T17:57:02Z")
Aww, thanks **Fiver** and **olives** , you’re both too kind. Stop it, or I’ll get **LOUNE** to lick ya’s. 😛 Not that she’s the only one deserving praise, but I particularly enjoy **Dangerosa** ’s point of view. She’s smart, eloquent and terribly even-handed, I have nothing in common with her but greatly admire her. ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/227 "2008-08-01T18:25:45Z")
[QUOTE=wevets] **Fish** [/quote] Eep… spotted! For my part I would name **GorillaMan** , because he’s 8 hours faster than me at answering music questions. 🙂 Darn time zones! And **silenus** always seems to have the obscure trivia answers stored in his brain. And **eleanorrigby** and **picunurse** always seem to crop up in the threads I read, and they’ve got wise things to say. I have to admire **Bricker** ’s ability to respond calmly to anything: stating facts, his opinion, case law, or anything else, his tone never wavers. I admire **Cervaise** too, but damn it, he’s my brother. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![raindog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@raindog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindog)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/228 "2008-08-02T01:30:56Z")
[QUOTE=FriarTed] Wow! Y’all like me! You really like me! Thanks. :insert blushy smiley: Whew- there are too many here for me to be fair to everyone- from people I find to be debating allies to worthy opponents to fine entertainers to endearing folk to fonts of information. But I think one person who hasn’t been named needs to be recognized… the raindog, the bravest Doper on the SDMB. Why do I call him this? A JEHOVAH’S WITNESS ON THE STRAIGHT DOPE! Ordinarily, one would think that would be like wearing a giant target at the shooting range. [/QUOTE] Wow. See what a vanity search will do for you? Well thank you, FriarTed. It’s flattering to hear it from you, one of the most knowledgeable Dopers in GD. If only I could talk a little more sense into you, I wouldn’t be the only one wearing the target… Ha! 😉😛😃 ---
**Author:** ![Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/229 "2008-08-02T02:49:45Z")
Aw shucks, **phil417** , I never get mentioned. [blushing smiley] I wanted to pop in with a mention for **vivalostwages** , since it’s assessment test gem time again! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/230 "2008-08-02T05:06:57Z")
In keeping with the spirit of the OP, and mentioning people who usually don’t get named in these threads: **Gfactor** - Not only a good Mod, but a joy to work with on Staff Reports, always there with help if you are having a problem with the boards or the like, and a generally all-around nice guy. **C K Dexter Haven** - The only Mod who has ever taken the time to drop a line and thank me for reporting a problem. **Diogenes the Cynic** - Yeah, I know. He really pisses you off, doesn’t he? But he cares, and it shows. Nobody ever says “Thanks” for that. Same for **Der Trihs**. Flaming assholes, they can be. But this would be a far sorrier place without them. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/231 "2008-08-02T06:02:38Z")
[QUOTE=Harriet the Spry] Aw shucks, **phil417** , I never get mentioned. [blushing smiley] I wanted to pop in with a mention for **vivalostwages** , since it’s assessment test gem time again! [/QUOTE] 🙂😃 ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/232 "2008-08-02T06:34:19Z")
Although I see he has already been nominated, I enter this thread to support [Robot Arm](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?searchid=3544909). Very often, when I encounter a devastating one-liner in a thread, he is the sender. [Cite.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=477889) [Cite.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10047145#post10047145) ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/233 "2008-08-11T21:08:41Z")
[QUOTE=Fish] For my part I would name **GorillaMan** , because he’s 8 hours faster than me at answering music questions. 🙂 Darn time zones! [/QUOTE] Ta. Stupid sleep habits have a lot to do with it, too 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/234 "2008-08-11T21:17:17Z")
Thanks, **El\_Kabong** and **Larry Borgia**. Y’all make me feel special! 🙂 I appreciate so many around here - too many to name. Thanks, Dopers! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875.md?page=11)