# Introduction

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction/601354>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 31, 2011, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction/601354 "2011-10-31T04:38:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction/601354/21 "2011-11-01T13:51:00Z")

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I suggest you start your journey by reading [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320298).

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction/601354/22 "2011-11-01T15:04:42Z")

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Oops. The ice cream escaped.

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**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:** [November 1, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction/601354/23 "2011-11-01T17:15:49Z")

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> [@Sunspace](#):
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> Oops. The ice cream escaped.

“I’ll take “Sentences never before constructed in the English language” for $200, Alex.”

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**Author:** ![ProbablyProcrastinating](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@ProbablyProcrastinating](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProbablyProcrastinating)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction/601354/24 "2011-11-01T18:53:57Z")

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> [@Chessic\_Sense](#):
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> I suggest you start your journey by reading [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320298).

I didn’t see anything about squid.

You need two stickies. One for Internet newbies who think NSFW means “nice stuff for watching” and another that pertains to this message board in particular.

Re: allowing themselves to be bit by mosquitoes: I kid you not I actually worked on a project in which this was required. Not of me, luckily.

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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction/601354/25 "2011-11-01T20:42:33Z")

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That’s a helluva project!

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction/601354/26 "2011-11-01T21:22:34Z")

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So it goes.

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**Author:** ![ProbablyProcrastinating](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@ProbablyProcrastinating](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProbablyProcrastinating)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction/601354/27 "2011-11-02T04:58:26Z")

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> [@blondebear](#):
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> So it goes.

I wish this were expressed in English with fewer syllables. It is such a great mantra.

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**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduction/601354/28 "2011-11-02T07:51:08Z")

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I’m curious to find out how the icecream managed to escape.

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