# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/81 "2008-07-28T21:08:44Z")
[QUOTE=lorene] Perhaps I’m biased because I’ve met him IRL and he’s always been nice to me, but **RobotArm** has a great, subtle wit to him. [/QUOTE] Wow, thanks; and right back at ya, gorgeous. A few recent traitors aside, we’re finally getting a bit of a Boston doper community. Always a pleasure to see all of you, with a special shout out to **tdn**. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/82 "2008-07-28T21:39:57Z")
[QUOTE=kushiel] Wait, Hazel is the Grapist now? [/QUOTE] She always has been. She’s very good at deep cover, though. Like **Dung Beetle** , I like all of youse. Except a very select few who just get on my nerves. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/83 "2008-07-28T21:41:10Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] Except a very select few who just get on my nerves. 🙂 [/QUOTE] I _said_ I was sorry!!! Sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/84 "2008-07-28T21:45:21Z")
I think I’ll have to wait for the “In praise of Dopers who never ever get praised” thread to be opened. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/85 "2008-07-28T22:37:12Z")
Oh wow, I am really flattered to have been mentioned here! I have so many dopers that I’d love to mention here. I know I will forget a few, but here goes: **featherlou SSG Schwartz ShermanAter whiterabbit Soul Sunspace An Gadai Antinor1 LouisB QtM freekalette Autolycus** There are many other people here who will inspire me to open a thread solely because they have posted in it but I can’t remember right at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/86 "2008-07-28T22:38:58Z")
[QUOTE=Asimovian] I _said_ I was sorry!!! Sheesh. [/QUOTE] 😃 ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/87 "2008-07-28T22:41:55Z")
[QUOTE=pbbth] Oh wow, I am really flattered to have been mentioned here! I have so many dopers that I’d love to mention here. I know I will forget a few, but here goes: **featherlou SSG Schwartz ShermanAter whiterabbit Soul Sunspace An Gadai Antinor1 LouisB QtM freekalette Autolycus** There are many other people here who will inspire me to open a thread solely because they have posted in it but I can’t remember right at the moment. [/QUOTE] The cheque is in the post. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/88 "2008-07-28T22:42:33Z")
I would like to add **Cunctator** just because I always misread that name as **Cunt Tater** and it makes me chuckle. ETA: Aww, hugs for pbbth! ---
**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:** [July 28, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/89 "2008-07-28T22:45:04Z")
[QUOTE=An Gadaí] I think I’ll have to wait for the “In praise of Dopers who never ever get praised” thread to be opened. [/QUOTE] I thought of you when I was away from the keyboard – IIRC, one of your first postings concerned copyright issues (to which I responded). I’m always glad to see you stuck around. Some others that have occurred to me, focussing on lower-postcounts, are **Brown Eyed Girl** (although we seriously disagree about seat-belt laws :)), **rayh** , and the contingent of tech- or math-oriented posters (like **Derleth** , **Indistinguishable** , **beowulff** , **Rysto** , etc.). Oh, yeah…and **DSeid**. Always level-headed and informative. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/90 "2008-07-28T22:48:37Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by **An Gadai** > > The cheque is in the post. 😉 No check necessary! I love seeing you post…I always imagine your posts in a sexy Irish accent. In fact, I might owe _you_ a check for…umm…my active fantasy life. :o ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/91 "2008-07-28T22:50:32Z")
[QUOTE=pbbth] No check necessary! I love seeing you post…I always imagine your posts in a sexy Irish accent. In fact, I might owe _you_ a check for…umm…my active fantasy life. :o [/QUOTE] Eh, you do know I’m a dude right, an ugly dude? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/92 "2008-07-28T22:52:02Z")
[QUOTE=An Gadaí] Eh, you do know I’m a dude right, an ugly dude? [/QUOTE] \*\*pbbth \*\* a young woman, so rejoice sir, rejoice! ---
**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, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/93 "2008-07-28T22:58:28Z")
[QUOTE=An Gadaí] Eh, you do know I’m a dude right, an ugly dude? [/QUOTE] Aren’t you Irish guys supposed to smooth with the ladies, silver-tongued devils, all that stuff? ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/94 "2008-07-28T23:01:15Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by **An Gadai** > > Eh, you do know I’m a dude right, an ugly dude? I’m a chick, so that works out for the best. 🙂 And I don’t believe the ugly thing, not for a bit. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/95 "2008-07-28T23:03:03Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Aren’t you Irish guys supposed to smooth with the ladies, silver-tongued devils, all that stuff? [/QUOTE] Mmmm, silver tongue … ---
**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, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/96 "2008-07-28T23:03:53Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Mmmm, silver tongue … [/QUOTE] And in three words, **twickster** has squicked me out about my own post… ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/97 "2008-07-28T23:15:34Z")
Well if you don’t believe click on my site you can see a cartoon of me lol. Anyway, to get this thread back on track I nominate **Struan**. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/98 "2008-07-28T23:21:15Z")
\*\*nd…n8 \*\*and **olives** –thank you. I like to read your posts with interest as well. I like most of the posters mentioned and appreciate their contributions to any thread, really. This is why I stay on the Dope–the level of intelligent discourse is refreshing. I have learned so much from the Dope, not just facts and information, but new ways to look at the world. It has truly broadened my acceptance of “different” things/people. On the flip side, it has also helped me define my limits and become confident of them. Not bad for a message board. Just because you are not mentioned here doesn’t mean that your contributions are not noticed–I hope people know that. I remember people at odd moments– **NzingaSeated** just popped into my head, for example, as did\*\* Diogenes the Cynic\*\*. There are so many people who come and go, but who add pertinent and valid input to threads. To me, it’s sort of like an intellectual train station or waiting room… Sorry for all those I didn’t mention by name. I wish I were better at recalling names. ☹ PS-don’t you UK/EU guys know by now that you could pretty much read the phone directory out loud and we would swoon? Come on now, your accents are much more attractive than ours as a whole. Advantage: you! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/99 "2008-07-28T23:22:17Z")
I remember at least two people every time I close this thread! **Zsofia** , I haven’t forgotten all that stuff you did for me regarding my family history! And **freekalette** , you always brighten up a thread. **featherlou** , a post from you is always worth two from me. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875/100 "2008-07-28T23:40:26Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Aren’t you Irish guys supposed to smooth with the ladies, silver-tongued devils, all that stuff? [/QUOTE] We are indeed, to be sure to be sure, just lulling all and sundry into a false sense of security. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-dopers-who-dont-normally-get-praised/457875.md?page=6)