# New Doper Buddy thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 31, 2004, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920 "2004-01-31T15:12:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/1 "2004-01-31T15:12:46Z")
I know there was a thread a while back on this very subject, but I think it needs to be done again. Who is your doper buddy? Who will let the rest of the board know if something happens to you? Who has contact with you outside of the boards? The doper I had previously picked was **withaK** , but he has since got married and moved away. I don’t see him or chat with him as often as I used to. I am guessing his new doper buddy would be **sperfur** , his wife. 🙂 My new doper buddies are **stormchaser** and **SixSwordS**. If something happens to me, it is up to them to let you guys know. If something happens to them, I will let you know. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/2 "2004-01-31T15:19:55Z")
**Casey1505** and I have some “off the boards” conversations, so if I dropped off the face of the earth, I suppose he might become suspicious, and vice versa. Oh, and **misstee** 😉 ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/3 "2004-01-31T15:25:19Z")
I guess my buddies would include **mipiace** , **Simple Dreamer** , **Tanookie** , **Jaade** and **peritrochoid**. First and formost tho, the beautiful and talented love of my life, **Maureen**. I love you, baby! _smooch_ ---
**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:** [January 31, 2004, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/4 "2004-01-31T16:17:11Z")
**Rue DeDay** and I exchange semi-regular emails, and I suppose if he didn’t hear from me for a while, he might try to find out why. Maybe. Guess it depends on how much of a “Special Friend” I am. 😉 I exchange IMs with several others, but I don’t think any of them would be able to find out anything if I disappeared. My husband registered and posted a few times eons ago - I should ask him to make a post if I’m abducted by aliens or something. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/5 "2004-01-31T16:40:41Z")
**lissener**. I’m not sure he would know if I died or not, though. 😃 It’s hard to email from beyond the grave.😃 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/6 "2004-01-31T16:44:35Z")
> [@Ilsa\_Lund](#): > > **lissener**. > I’m not sure he would know if I died or not, though. 😃 It’s hard to email from beyond the grave.😃 You just need to get the [upgrade](http://contact-whoopi-goldberg.com). Gotta warn you, it’s only in beta, though. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/7 "2004-01-31T17:55:06Z")
**vivalostwages** and **Seige** both carry on with me regularly outside of the SDMB, even having my rl address and phone. **Baker** and **vanilla** have also dealt with me irl. Still haven’t met any of you in person, though. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/8 "2004-01-31T20:18:43Z")
**Fightin’ Hellfish** and **msLeo**. Long time best pals and ex-bandmate with the former, dating the latter. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/9 "2004-02-01T05:47:44Z")
> [@if6was9](#): > > I guess my buddies would include **mipiace** , **Simple Dreamer** , **Tanookie** , **Jaade** and **peritrochoid**. First and formost tho, the beautiful and talented love of my life, **Maureen**. I love you, baby! _smooch_ OH, sweetie. I love you. And I cannot believe you did this, you silly man. But, I’m glad you did. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/10 "2004-02-01T08:39:43Z")
I don’t have one ☹ **AngelicGemma** is the closest I’ve got, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/11 "2004-02-01T09:07:01Z")
I exchange IM’s / emails with a few people, but I’m not sure any of them would be able to figure out if anything happened to me. Ah well, such is life. ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/12 "2004-02-01T10:56:11Z")
I don’t have one. I’ve been poking around these parts for years and have yet to make one “friend”. Oddly, this is the only message board I’ve been a regular at where this has happened. Dopers must think I smell like ass or something. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/13 "2004-02-01T12:30:01Z")
> [@misstee](#): > > Who is your doper buddy? Who will let the rest of the board know if something happens to you? Who has contact with you outside of the boards? > > My new doper buddies are **stormchaser** and **SixSwordS**. If something happens to me, it is up to them to let you guys know. If something happens to them, I will let you know. Would anyone be suprised if I said **misstee**? ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/14 "2004-02-01T13:43:02Z")
**misstee** , you slut. I thought I was the only one! My confidence and self-esteem have now been crushed, and I’ll be forced to burrow under the frozen ground like a hopped-up groundhog to escape the madness. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/15 "2004-02-01T16:40:14Z")
> [@Bruce\_Daddy](#): > > **Casey1505** and I have some “off the boards” conversations, so if I dropped off the face of the earth, I suppose he might become suspicious, and vice versa. Yeah, and \*\*Bruce\_Daddy[/] is the only one who knows that the spare key to my house is under the planter on the back patio. Truth be told, B\_D, in late December-early January I was beginning to wonder where you were. ---
**Author:** ![BuckleberryFerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/16 "2004-02-01T17:06:13Z")
> [@Seven](#): > > I don’t have one. Me neither. I’m too paranoid to let people know who I am IRL, and none of my RL friends post here. If I die or something, you guys won’t know. Unless I die in a really freaky way, and I’m all over the newspapers. Then you’ll all be unwitting discussing my unusual death and never really know it’s me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cosmopolitan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@Cosmopolitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cosmopolitan)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/17 "2004-02-01T17:48:29Z")
I haven’t one, really. I mean, I’m not in regular voice communication with anyone from the boards, though I might come to be now that I have unlimited long-distance. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/18 "2004-02-01T18:38:08Z")
> [@misstee](#): > > The doper I had previously picked was **withaK** , but he has since got married and moved away. I don’t see him or chat with him as often as I used to. I am guessing his new doper buddy would be **sperfur** , his wife. 🙂 No one ever tells me anything. ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/19 "2004-02-01T19:10:32Z")
> [@Seven](#): > > I don’t have one. > > I’ve been poking around these parts for years and have yet to make one “friend”. Oddly, this is the only message board I’ve been a regular at where this has happened. > > Dopers must think I smell like ass or something. 😉 You and me both. Come on, buddy, let’s go sit with the rest of the mutants at table 9. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920/20 "2004-02-01T20:07:07Z")
> [@Wikkit](#): > > No one ever tells me anything. There was, like, [a whole thread about it and everything.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=231226)😛 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-doper-buddy-thread/226920.md?page=2)