# lost in the wilderness

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-the-wilderness/756683>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 6, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-the-wilderness/756683 "2016-06-06T23:07:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![grannan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f1d935/32.png) [@grannan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grannan)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-the-wilderness/756683/1 "2016-06-06T23:07:36Z")

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I have just discovered this site and am overwhelmed. It is now past midnight my glass is empty so must be time for bed. Explore more tomorrow.

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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-the-wilderness/756683/2 "2016-06-06T23:15:40Z")

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Welcome to the boards!

You’ll find that this group is among the most knowledgeable, yet snarky people you’ll ever meet. I’m continually in awe amongst these folks.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-the-wilderness/756683/3 "2016-06-06T23:17:20Z")

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“Welcome” threads usually go in our MPSIMS forum, so I’ll move this there.

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-the-wilderness/756683/4 "2016-06-07T20:24:29Z")

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If you’re _really_ lost in the wilderness, then how are you posting here? I sense hyperbole. 😛

Oh, and welcome.

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**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-the-wilderness/756683/5 "2016-06-11T02:23:10Z")

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> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#):
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> If you’re _really_ lost in the wilderness, then how are you posting here? I sense hyperbole. 😛
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> Oh, and welcome.

Not at all. He has a smartphone with a really really good battery but its internal compass / GPS function is broken. 😃