# 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:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/21 "2008-07-27T03:07:57Z")
I always click on your threads,\*\* Lobsang\*\*. I’m always hoping things might finally be going your way! \*\*Inigo Montoya \*\* has always been a favourite of mine - he’s another person I’m always rooting for. **Mr. Bus Guy**! I feel like I’ve known little Cuervo since before he had a name. Besides the hope of kitty pictures being in a thread, I always pause, even in a many, many page thread when I see \*\*Mr. Bus Guy’s \*\* name. He makes me smile. He’s good people. Is **Frank** an A lister just because he wears jackboots? Because I’ve got some praise for that guy. He brings the snickers out in me. I don’t post much in the Pit, but I’m an avid reader, and even if a thread holds little interest for me, if I see **Frank’s** posted, I’ll swing by just to see what he had to say. ---
**Author:** ![threemae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@threemae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threemae)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/22 "2008-07-27T03:09:03Z")
I’ll add to the recommendation of **Voyager and Stranger on a Train**. When they post to GQ, I have great confidence in their answers. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/23 "2008-07-27T03:13:23Z")
**DianaG, Campion** , and **twickster** always seem to post exactly what I’m thinking. Whenever it happens I think that I’d like for us to meet someday, but then I wonder if we’d get along in real life. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/24 "2008-07-27T03:18:32Z")
I will praise a fellow loser Doper for a mention in return. ---
**Author:** ![Glassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Glassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glassy)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/25 "2008-07-27T03:21:58Z")
\*\*Terrifel \*\*is hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/26 "2008-07-27T03:25:45Z")
Wow, neat! Thanks **SSG Schwartz**! (I’m a girl monkey, but I do love beer. If you get back to NC, shoot me a PM and I’ll arrange another Fest.) I came in to mention **Bryan Ekers**. He’s the funniest mofo here. I love a quick wit and dry sense of humor. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/27 "2008-07-27T03:26:26Z")
[QUOTE=Most Creative User Name Ever] I don’t usually read these threads, and since I don’t normally post anywhere else other than the MMP, I don’t know many. [/QUOTE] Oh now that’s not true. I think I’ve read one MMP ever and I know your (screen)name. OTOH, I’m often surprised when I see a name I’ve never seen before and yet the person has been a member for many years with several thousand posts. But then I spend the majority of my time in GQ, and I don’t usually look at the names as I read the posts. My person would be **Auntie Pam** , I always look foward to hearing from her in the Dexter, Sopranos and Breaking Bad threads. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/28 "2008-07-27T03:35:28Z")
I can’t keep everybody straight solely by name. I remember norinew because of her thread about the punks who assaulted her daughter, mudgirl…that sort of thing. She seems pretty level-headed. For the most part, I remember threads instead of names. Avatars, anyone? ---
**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:** [July 27, 2008, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/29 "2008-07-27T03:44:57Z")
[QUOTE=Hockey Monkey] Wow, neat! Thanks **SSG Schwartz**! (I’m a girl monkey, but I do love beer. If you get back to NC, shoot me a PM and I’ll arrange another Fest.) I came in to mention **Bryan Ekers**. He’s the funniest mofo here. I love a quick wit and dry sense of humor. [/QUOTE] Oh, crap, no disrespect meant, **Hockey,** I think I am in love. When I get to NC, I will definitely send you a PM. SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/30 "2008-07-27T03:48:43Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] I will praise a fellow loser Doper for a mention in return. [/QUOTE] Wait, I thought you were on thew “A” list! **carnivorousplant** always contributes salient information to the threads in which he participates. (No reciprocity necessary. I prefer my anonymity.) ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/31 "2008-07-27T03:51:00Z")
[QUOTE=picunurse] Wait, I thought you were on thew “A” list! **carnivorousplant** always contributes salient information to the threads in which he participates. (No reciprocity necessary. I prefer my anonymity.) [/QUOTE] 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. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/32 "2008-07-28T15:17:25Z")
[QUOTE=Anastasaeon] I always click on your threads,\*\* Lobsang\*\*. I’m always hoping things might finally be going your way! \*\*Inigo Montoya \*\* has always been a favourite of mine - he’s another person I’m always rooting for. **Mr. Bus Guy**! I feel like I’ve known little Cuervo since before he had a name. Besides the hope of kitty pictures being in a thread, I always pause, even in a many, many page thread when I see \*\*Mr. Bus Guy’s \*\* name. He makes me smile. He’s good people. Is **Frank** an A lister just because he wears jackboots? Because I’ve got some praise for that guy. He brings the snickers out in me. I don’t post much in the Pit, but I’m an avid reader, and even if a thread holds little interest for me, if I see **Frank’s** posted, I’ll swing by just to see what he had to say. [/QUOTE] Aww, I’m gonna cry! I have been off-computer for a couple days so I’m late to this party, but I was popping in to list you too! **rigs** you too. We’ve met and I feel kind of a mind melt with you on certain topics and life experiences. You write stuff and I nod my head like “yup, know THAT feeling” **Inigo, Qagdop, What Exit** (even during baseball season!), \*\* Paul in Saudi, Kytheria\*\* who always has such a fresh attitude on life, \*\* Swampbear\*\* who one day is going to find me knocking on his door so we can barbecue, drink beer and party into the wee hours. The list goes on, but it’s early. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/33 "2008-07-28T15:21:57Z")
I would like to state that without **Twickster** ’s Unshakeable Prejudice on People who Drive Hummer’s, I wouldn’t mutter " Asshole!" under my breath every time I see a hummer. And all my friends do this now as well. THANKS! ---
**Author:** ![Ichbin\_Dubist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ichbin\_Dubist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichbin_Dubist)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/34 "2008-07-28T15:41:48Z")
I would like to praise those who wade into dating and relationship threads – which I enjoy reading much more than I enjoy posting to – and come across with a strong point of view. I’m thinking specifically of **DianeG, Dangerosa, tdn, Kalhoun,** – yes, and **eleanorrigby** – and probably some others I’m forgetting (which I realize doesn’t matter to anyone, but still). I don’t keep lettered lists. Don’t post much either. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/35 "2008-07-28T15:44:56Z")
I’ll echo **King of Soup** being worthy here. I even have one of his posts [bookmarked](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6905321#post6905321). ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/36 "2008-07-28T15:47:15Z")
Dopers I know in person who are just as if not more entertaining than their screen personas: **Ginger of the North, twickster, norinew, Weirddave, MsRobyn, Airman Doors, danceswithcats, bibliocat, Mama Tiger**. Dopers I’ve never met in person who consistently give good answer and/or entertainment without being Doper superstars: **Stranger On A Train** (possibly the one Doper besides Cecil who consistently has knowledge to impart on the widest yet deepest possible range of subjects…I don’t think we’ve managed to plumb the depths of just _what_ **Stranger** knows), **Miller, elucidator, FriarTed** (despite the chasm separating our worldviews), **matt\_mcl, eleanorigby, picunurse, Doctor J**. The last 3 have provided a LOT of medical knowledge (mostly of how the industry works, rather than specifics on diseases or treatments), and of course I’d add **Qadgop** to make that trio a quartet. ETA: **Swampbear** and **Fairychatmom** , both of whom I forgot in the first round mostly because I haven’t read the MMP in a long time. I just can’t keep up with the damn thing! ---
**Author:** ![Ichbin\_Dubist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ichbin\_Dubist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichbin_Dubist)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/37 "2008-07-28T15:50:59Z")
I’d like to add **WhyNot, lavanderviolet, tremorviolet,** and \*\* Stranger On A Train\*\* to my above list, and correction a member’s name to **DianaG** in case she does vanity searches. ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/38 "2008-07-28T15:54:10Z")
A nod out there to all the other musician dopers that I’ve enjoyed running into/chatting with: wordman gorillaman birdmonster an arky ministre de l’aula (or something like that) figaro I’m sure I’m forgetting a couple. Also, other Wisco Dopers: Harmonious Discord Otto Boyo Jim Barrels Scarlett67 Rascal’s Mom ---
**Author:** ![nd\_n8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/39 "2008-07-28T15:54:27Z")
See, I had a real nice post here, mentioning **Lobsang, Mangetout, Chowder, Sophestry & Illusion, Der Trihs, Martini\_Enfield, Inigo\_Montoya, twickster** and of course **elenorigby** , but I hit submit around the time the database failed so it was lost. But hi to all mentioned and all not mentioned ( **china\_guy, siam\_sam, tdn, shagnasty, stranger, siege** ), I’ve always enjoyed reading your posts and enjoyed our exchanges. I think everyone is on the “A” list, even the grade “A” lurkers. Of course my all time favorite poster is my lovely wife **kjangel** , more than an "A"list person to me. Kudos to all. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/40 "2008-07-28T15:58:04Z")
[QUOTE=nd\_n8] **siege** [/QUOTE] Dammit! I knew I forgot someone! You need to post more, **seige**! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875.md?page=3)