# New fourteen-year-old member saying hello **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 15, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849 "2012-04-15T15:40:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Terra1041](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Terra1041](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terra1041)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/21 "2012-04-15T18:35:57Z")
Welcome to the Dope šŸ™‚ (No, we donā€™t sell dope here.) I was 14 when I first signed up for a message board (based on the Super Mario Brothers games). Now Iā€™m 24 and I feel like one of the youngest people here. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/22 "2012-04-15T18:39:24Z")
Welcome. > [@SuperSmartAlex](#): > > taking part in philosophical debates and Judo I hear thatā€™s going to be a demonstration event at this yearā€™s Olympics. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/23 "2012-04-15T18:42:55Z")
Supersmart? Super? We will see. Just donā€™t emulate the other kids on the board. ---
**Author:** ![SuperSmartAlex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@SuperSmartAlex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperSmartAlex)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/24 "2012-04-15T18:54:10Z")
**Qin Shi Huangdi** - Danke sehr! Do you actually know any German, or did you just type it into google translate? **AClockWorkMelon** - I guess so. :smack: **DMark** - My parents trust my judgement, and they know that Iā€™m not going to use language (I will probably never post in the ā€œPitā€) or discuss something that is age-inappropriate. I have lots of questions to ask to everyone here, but I find it more interesting to look at the questions other people have asked. **Babale** - Sorry, I donā€™t have any proof. I guess for all you know I might be an alien looking for ideas to destroy the universe. :rolleyes: **gracer** - Ok, thanks. šŸ˜‰ **Baron Greenback** - Oh, thatā€™s what you meantā€¦ I meant avian birdsā€¦ I like my user name because it will be interesting to see how people will react to that. I assume that they will either think Iā€™m average and full of myself, or they will think Iā€™m a genius and full of myself (Iā€™m neither)! **NoClueBoy** - Interestingā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/25 "2012-04-15T18:56:48Z")
> [@SuperSmartAlex](#): > > **Qin Shi Huangdi** - Danke sehr! Do you actually know any German, or did you just type it into google translate? Picked it up here and there. šŸ™‚ Not fluent, sadly. ---
**Author:** ![SuperSmartAlex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@SuperSmartAlex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperSmartAlex)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/26 "2012-04-15T18:59:56Z")
**Terra1041** - I guess Iā€™ll feel like one of the youngest people for a really long time. I wonder who the very youngest member is. **Little Nemo** - I guess Iā€™ll be the champion, then. I always take part in philosophical debates while Iā€™m fighting in my local dojo. :rolleyes: **Lanzy** - Yes. We will see. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/27 "2012-04-15T19:11:27Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Picked it up here and there. šŸ™‚ Not fluent, sadly. Donā€™t feel bad. The only german I know is ā€œDu hast kaese ein dein hose.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/28 "2012-04-15T19:22:44Z")
Welcome Alex, do not let the attitude of others on this board get you down. Weā€™re a bunch of grumpy old coots sometimes but we love puns. Post punny responses and weā€™ll join in. Guaranteed. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/29 "2012-04-15T19:38:56Z")
> [@SuperSmartAlex](#): > > **Terra1041** - I guess Iā€™ll feel like one of the youngest people for a really long time. I wonder who the very youngest member is. I was 20 when I joined two years ago and the 90 year olds who make up most of the SDMB population still make me feel like a kid. Thatā€™s why I recommend posting in the Pit: Everyoneā€™s a 10-year old there. ---
**Author:** ![SuperSmartAlex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@SuperSmartAlex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperSmartAlex)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/30 "2012-04-15T20:20:28Z")
**Qin Shi Huangdi** - How much did you pick up? How would you rate your knowledge of German on a scale of 1-10? **InnerStickler** - I assume you mean ā€œDu hast Kaese in deine Hoseā€. Anyway, why would you want to say ā€œYou have cheese in your pants.ā€? **carnut** - Iā€™ll try to keep that in mind. šŸ˜‰ **AClockworkMelon** - That must be what TriPolar meant when they said: > [@](#): > > Since youā€™re only 14 Iā€™ll just say ā€œWelcomeā€, and you really should spend your time conversing with people of your own maturity level, which is probably well above the level found here. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/31 "2012-04-15T20:23:04Z")
Because I asked the german foreign exchange student in my highschool to teach me a german sentence and thatā€™s the one he taught me. As a college german major friend pointed out, though, not only is it highly unlikely to ever be useful, in the rare instance where I might need to tell someone they have cheese in their pants, theyā€™re probably already aware of that fact. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/32 "2012-04-15T20:31:16Z")
Youā€™ll do fine here. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/33 "2012-04-15T20:43:02Z")
Iā€™ve yet to meet a teenager (present company included) that didnā€™t think he/she was below average. Whether you are or arenā€™t will be borne out with time. But you know. Welcome, and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/34 "2012-04-15T21:39:01Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > Iā€™ve yet to meet a teenager (present company included) that didnā€™t think he/she was below average. Whether you are or arenā€™t will be borne out with time. > > But you know. Welcome, and stuff. Really? Iā€™ve met TONS of teenagers who didnā€™t think they were bellow average. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/35 "2012-04-15T21:52:08Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Donā€™t feel bad. The only german I know is ā€œDu hast kaese ein dein hose.ā€ _Ein Bier, bitte_ served me well for three years in Germany. **New Kid** : Just stay off our lawns and you wonā€™t get hurt. Youā€™ve been warned. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/36 "2012-04-15T22:09:21Z")
Just a note that weā€™ll need to know your birthdate so we can schedule your initiation when you turn 16. Mariah will be close to retirement by then, but Iā€™m sure she can be coaxed to take on one more for the team. As others have said, welcome. Us older coots sometimes need a youngā€™unā€™s perspective to keep us in line. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/37 "2012-04-15T22:54:59Z")
Welcome, kiddo! And just to get your first unwanted attention from a moderator out of the way ā€“ [we ask that people post in English only.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7697021#post7697021) Luckily, mod notes like this donā€™t go on your permanent record. šŸ˜‰ Again, welcome ā€“ looks like youā€™ll fit in just fine around here. **twickster** , MPSIMS moderator ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/38 "2012-04-16T00:02:07Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > Well, first of all, itā€™s ā€œmathā€, not ā€œmathsā€, you tea-swilling, silly-Queen-handbag-carrying, soccer-rioting, nanny-stating, spice-girling crumpet muncher!!! Where do I sign up for spice girl crumpet munching? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/39 "2012-04-16T01:29:17Z")
Itā€™s customary when joining to post something TMI. Stories of bodily excretions, sexual picadilloes, or unorthodox uses of bacon are all acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fourteen-year-old-member-saying-hello/618849/40 "2012-04-16T01:42:01Z")
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