I have been a lurker since the early days. Actually, I first became a fan when I was in 6th grade and found the straight dope archives online, and now, as a college junior, I have decided I might have enough knowledge to contribute.
I also want to already thank this board, as I (until recently) worked long hours in a desk setting for 3rd shift, thus, spent many, many hours reading all the posts and fighting my own ignorance as much as possible.
I am also excited because fall quarter begins in several days, meaning I may become an on-campus tutor again and notetaker for disabled students. This also means I may have enough money to gasp pay my membership. Oh, how I’ve waited for this day!
I believe it was 6th grade. It also could have been in junior high. I know I was pre-high school, but eh, I guess that’s not the important info, now is it.
Yay! FairyChatMom (who I enjoy reading posts from anyways) answered!
heh
I go to Shawnee State U. It’s small but I had a job nearby and a place to stay. I’m a junior in English Education (7-12) and love it. I’m past all my boring classes (specifically, science, as it is just not my thing anymore. Sad that something I loved as a younger person is now a subject of disinterest.) I’m 20, and after this quarter I will have about a year and 4 months left of school before I am on the other team (and I am excited about being a teacher instead of a regular student).
We have a welcoming banquet for you in Room Seven. Please come this way.
The sounds? Don’t let them disturb you. We’re… filming a movie in Room Six.
And they’re cleaning Room Five. Special contractors, you know. Work under seal. They said it was due to ‘special procedures’. So far they’ve done a great job. Floors all shiny, almost as if they’d been licked clean.
Resident Raid Level Druid to the rescue! I’ll either charm it or kite it away from the newbies.
Speaking of which, welcome those who no longer lurk. I’ll cast MGB Bot9 over in GD from time to time. Also have been known to cast Summer’s Flame in the pit. Such is the will of Karana.
:: a goat appears at the door, running in panic ::
:: it escapes into the hallway ::
:: a burly brown tentacle whips out, grabs one of the goat’s rear legs, and hauls it back in ::
:: the goat struggles wildly, but vainly, and is soon gone ::
THUMP bang smash splinter THUD
:: something hits the other side of the wall, which bulges visibly into the hall ::
BAAA-AA-AA-AA
:: the huge head of the lonk appears at the door, and it pushes it way into the hall ::
:: seven dwarves dressed in brown jumpsuits march determinedly down the hall ::
:: three are wearing unlicensed nuclear accelerators on their backs ::
Remember! Don’t cross the streams!
:: they enter Room Seven ::
:: the noise increases ::
:: suddenly five of the dwarves run from the room ::
:: a sixth follows, clothes torn and covered in a slimy substance ::
:: no seventh dwarf appears ::
:: the lonk’s head turns, and it sees us ::
:: a glint appears in its eyes ::
Pay no mind to those jokers, Brendon and Chicken. They’re just having their fun at your expense; there’s really no initiation rites or dangerous stunts or farm animaaAAAHHH!
ahem
Excuse me.
(Did you just let the goat ram his nose into my ass? Haven’t I told you to keep that thing away from me? I did, didn’t I? What do you mean “it wasn’t the goat?” What? Wait, what squid?
Oh, crap.
Um … pardon me. Won’t be a moment. I just need to … leave.
Since the lonk, the squid, the goat and the dwarves are distracted by the other newbies, thought now would be the time to announce myself.
I signed up as a guest over a month ago, got some great advice about establishing a company dress code, and have spent many slow hours at work lurking. Finally got around to ponying up the $15.
Wow! Three newbies in one thread! This is gonna be fun!
::rubs hands briskly together::
If you are of age for a margarita, would you care for one?
I don’t think you’ll have to worry about the cats being underfoot today, since the floor is slightly dampened by the leak in the squ…er…goldfish tank in the other room.
