Let’s see. Navigator and Pariah are around here somewhere. MikeM goes by MKM here.
Dr. Fidelius, Charlatan
Associate Curator Anomalous Paleontology, Miskatonic University
“You cannot reason a man out of a position he did not reach through reason.”
Oh, you code for that one with :alfalfa:
Ack! The Mark of the Beast! (No wonder it was Satan behind all this!)
Let the wild rumpus start!
Insanity destroys logic, but not wit. Nathaniel Emmons
If we are out of our mind, it is for the Lord; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. 2Cor.5:13
We are now… no longer the Knights Who Say ‘Ni’.
Shh! We are now the Knights Who Say ‘Ecky- ecky- ecky- ecky- pikang- zoop- boing- goodem- zoo- owli- zhiv’.
Gaudere wrote:
Tsk tsk tsk. Gaudere, Gaudere, Gaudere. They’re not carets.
This: ^ … is a caret.
These: < > … are ANGLE BRACKETS.
I noticed manhattan made the same gaffe, too. sigh. Kids.
I thought they were carets that had fallen from the True Path. That’s my story, and I’m stickin’ to it.
Livin’ on Tums, vitamin E and Rogaine
Pardon me, but I am a professional web designer, and the proper term is “pointy thingies”.
Imma here too!! I wasn’t around for the wars… I came in after for the peace talks 
Trying to behave myself though… so that Nav and Mike and them don’t get the wrong idea about me 
Beth
Good thing we’ve got someone here who can fill us in on the proper term of art.
“Satan, eat my shorts!” -Bart Simpson
What?! And here I thought I was special… :o
PITA (by the way, that wouldn’t stand for anything, would it?) said:
NO! You think we’re nasty to the trolls who post death threats? Ha! That’s nuthin’ compared to what we do to bump-ers!
DrF said:
Had to make room for the “666” mark somehow!
what’s a “Pounder”? I thought they were “Left Behinders”?
and the stars o’erhead were dancing heel to toe
Left Behind = LB
Someone who posts on LB with abandon = LBer
LB also means pound in the english measurement system
ergo: Pounder
† Jon †
Phillipians 4:13
Not ‘pulpit pounder’?
The Good Dr. said:
To whit, Pariah replied:
(INSERT EPIC BATTLE MUSIC IN THREE SECOND FADEOUT HERE)
Insanity destroys logic, but not wit. Nathaniel Emmons
If we are out of our mind, it is for the Lord; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. 2Cor.5:13
meara asks
Of course not. This is the Straight Dope Message Board. Around here, we know that the pulpit is the thing you stand on. The thing you pound on when in the throes of ecumenical passion is the lectern.
This fighting ignorance thing sure keeps you busy.
http://www.elnet.com/~sburch/sjbgrin.gif
“This institution will be based upon the illimitable freedom of the human mind. For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it.”
– Thomas Jefferson (on the University of Virginia)
Aww… you caught me. I’m not the genuine article… only a quarter pounder.
Good morning!
“Pounders???” wow. Someone has ENTIRELY too much free time.
David B: I PROMISE I’ll behave. Yes, PITA stands for something. Any takers? It’s really not that esoteric, just an affectionate kickname from my husband.
Polycarp :alfalfa:
I thought they were carrots (not carets) or is it carat??? Someone please get the official word on this? I’m still stressed about the bump thing.
Well, off to be a productive member of society.
PITA
You call your husband a “pain in the ass”?! Hmmm, maybe that wasn’t a typo when you said “kickname” instead of “nickname.”