# New and saying hello **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 24, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728 "2020-06-24T13:29:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ryz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryz/32/13213_2.png) [@Ryz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryz)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/1 "2020-06-24T13:29:07Z")
I’ve just join and thought it would only be right to say hello 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/2 "2020-06-24T13:34:29Z")
Welcome! ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/3 "2020-06-24T13:37:06Z")
I’m happy to be the first to welcome you. Welcome. 🤝 (I wanted to do fist bump but it said face punch… oups!) 🙂 ETA: It took me so long to post those emojis that lobotomyboy63 beat me to it. 😭 ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/4 "2020-06-24T13:38:54Z")
Hi there! How’s things? 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/5 "2020-06-24T13:46:57Z")
> [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > I’m happy to be the first to welcome you. > Welcome. > > 🤝 > (I wanted to do fist bump but it said face punch… oups!) > 🙂 > ETA: It took me so long to post those emojis that lobotomyboy63 beat me to it. 😭 You were the first to welcome the OP _with emojis_. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/6 "2020-06-24T14:07:12Z")
HI, we’re all kind of new here really. 🙂 Welcome, someone will be along shortly with the squid or goats or something. Maybe it’s pie. Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/7 "2020-06-24T14:20:47Z")
@Ryz👋🏻 And welcome! ☕ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/8 "2020-06-24T14:22:32Z")
A very welcome to you, **Ryz**! What brought you here, may I ask? Any particular interests you’d like to share? ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/9 "2020-06-24T14:24:43Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > You were the first to welcome the OP _with emojis_ . Thank you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ryz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryz/32/13213_2.png) [@Ryz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryz)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/10 "2020-06-24T14:27:54Z")
Well to be honest, I’ve been reading these forums for around 20 years, so I thought it was maybe, possible time to join. 🙂 This was supposed to be a reply to @Elendil_s_Heir, I thought the reply would go under your post. ---
**Author:** ![Mallard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Mallard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mallard)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/11 "2020-06-24T14:33:36Z")
Welcome! 🥳 ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/12 "2020-06-24T14:36:37Z")
> [@Ryz](#): > > This was supposed to be a reply to @Elendil_s_Heir, I thought the reply would go under your post. Everyone can see who you have replied to due to the grey arrow above the text pointing to the avatar of Elendil\_S\_Heir, whose name can be seen on its right. ---
**Author:** ![Ryz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryz/32/13213_2.png) [@Ryz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryz)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/13 "2020-06-24T14:38:53Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Welcome, someone will be along shortly with the squid or goats or something. Maybe it’s pie. So squid and goat pie, not to sure about that, or do I get one of each as a pet? 😀 ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/14 "2020-06-24T14:40:37Z")
> [@Ryz](#): > > So squid and goat pie, not to sure about that, or do I get one of each as a pet? No, the squid gets **you** as a pet. And we don’t talk about what happens to the goat (or think about it, if we can avoid doing so). ---
**Author:** ![Ryz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryz/32/13213_2.png) [@Ryz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryz)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/15 "2020-06-24T14:40:53Z")
Thank you UY\_Scuti, I see what you mean. ---
**Author:** ![Ryz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryz/32/13213_2.png) [@Ryz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryz)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/16 "2020-06-24T14:42:46Z")
Guess I’ll have to learn to swim then! lol Ok, I won’t mention the goat. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/17 "2020-06-24T14:43:16Z")
Welcome! You’ve been lurking almost as long as I’ve been posting - and I thought I was a late bloomer. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/18 "2020-06-24T14:44:16Z")
Glad you decided to join at long last. One of us! One of us! Any particular interests you’d like to share? ---
**Author:** ![Ryz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryz/32/13213_2.png) [@Ryz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryz)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/19 "2020-06-24T14:47:39Z")
Football, music, reading, playing games on my PC and probably other things I can’t remember. ---
**Author:** ![Ryz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryz/32/13213_2.png) [@Ryz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryz)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728/20 "2020-06-24T14:49:11Z")
Thank you all for the welcome. 😄 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-saying-hello/912728.md?page=2)