# New member? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 27, 2008, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862 "2008-03-27T00:59:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/21 "2008-03-27T18:08:49Z")
(Angrily) See, the thing with ‘over’ is that… :: breaks off abruptly :: Man, that was a close one! You’ll also need to decide: Shoes off in the house? Astérix or Tintin? Pepsi or Coke? Stark dichotomy or greyscale? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Open\_Your\_Eyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e8c25b/32.png) [@Open\_Your\_Eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Open_Your_Eyes)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/22 "2008-03-27T18:12:01Z")
Shoes off in the house? --\> Taught by a mom who’s obsessive compulsive, germs are bad. Germs are in shoes. Thusly, no shoes. Astérix or Tintin? --\> I’ll have to get back to you on that one… Pepsi or Coke? --\> Pepsi, but it stained my teeth so now it’s Perrier soda. Stark dichotomy or greyscale? --\> Greyscale ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/23 "2008-03-27T18:37:52Z")
This should have been the second post: :eek: **Open Your Eyes** , here’s my message to you: 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/24 "2008-03-27T18:41:18Z")
Married, single, attached, hot or not. We have a right to know these things dammit ---
**Author:** ![Open\_Your\_Eyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e8c25b/32.png) [@Open\_Your\_Eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Open_Your_Eyes)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/25 "2008-03-27T18:48:54Z")
To **Chowder** ’s question → Single, third-degree-burning hot ( not really 😛 ) More things you didn’t know about me and forgot to write in first post: I like baking, cooking, sociology, anthropology, psychology, chewing gum, sketching with pencil, artistic, speak fluent Spanish, know a little Latin, am a female ( annoys me when I don’t know people’s gender ), and know intermediate HTML. Yays are in order for knowing other people well. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/26 "2008-03-27T18:52:05Z")
Know that there are those who post here that are stone psychopaths. I will helpfully not name any of them at this time. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/27 "2008-03-27T18:53:23Z")
Welcome, **Open Your Eyes**. Things you should know: 1. When anyone around here says “The Princess Bride”, they mean the movie, so, yea or nay? 2. The boards really are soon going to free posting, _but_ if you read the fine print, you’ll see that if you join for free, you have to do the goat _and_ the squid. 3. If you send large amounts of unmarked bills, high-quality beer, pie and dark chocolates to the Charter Members, we can arrange for the goat and/or squid to be, uh, slightly sedated, before your initiation. ---
**Author:** ![Open\_Your\_Eyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e8c25b/32.png) [@Open\_Your\_Eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Open_Your_Eyes)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/28 "2008-03-27T18:56:42Z")
Oh, ok. Well, I never saw the movie, either, unfortunately \ Both the goat _and_ the squid? Can’t we make it both together so we can get it over with faster? Sedation is not necessary, I’ll take it like a woman. Although I’ll still might send the chocolates. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/29 "2008-03-27T19:05:13Z")
[QUOTE=Open Your Eyes] Oh, ok. Well, I never saw the movie, either, unfortunately \ [/QUOTE] :eek: :eek: :eek: That, along with a passionate contempt for Fred Phelps, is a _constant_ around here! **norinew** , sweetie…nudge the squid over…I need to lay down before I faint… ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/30 "2008-03-27T19:10:57Z")
[QUOTE=Open Your Eyes] To **Chowder** ’s question –\> Single, third-degree-burning hot ( not really 😛 ) . [/QUOTE] So how _you_ doing? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/31 "2008-03-27T19:14:51Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] Welcome–come on in, only some of us bite. \ Where in FL? I was born in Jacksonville and lived in Gainesville for awhile. Just jump in anywhere and start posting. May I suggest the MMP? MMP stands for Monday Morning Post and it’s where most folk post the ultimate in mundanity (mundaneness?)–stuff like going to the dentist but not wanting to, annoying coworkers that aren’t annoying enough to dedicate a whole thread to, marriages ending–you know, the usual. I believe this week’s has something about Misspent Youth in the title (look for the MMP–it’s in the title every week). Other than that, I got nothing. [/QUOTE] _bites ' **rigsby** _ ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/32 "2008-03-27T19:21:56Z")
Yeah, there’s news. \*\*LOUNE \*\* bites. He totally bites. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Open\_Your\_Eyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e8c25b/32.png) [@Open\_Your\_Eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Open_Your_Eyes)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/33 "2008-03-27T23:26:19Z")
Haha, **Chowder** 😃 One thing, though: How do I make quotes? I know the little dialog balloon on top of the Reply box is for that, but does it also include the “Originally posted by —”? ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/34 "2008-03-27T23:33:15Z")
{quote=Open Your Eyes}text you want to quote{/quote} but with instead of { } will do it; it even automatically puts the name in bold, thus: > [@Open Your Eyes](#): > > text you want to quote you can also check the coding in any post by clicking on the quote balloon at the bottom of the post, which will show it to you in a posting box eta to clarify ---
**Author:** ![Open\_Your\_Eyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e8c25b/32.png) [@Open\_Your\_Eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Open_Your_Eyes)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/35 "2008-03-27T23:42:12Z")
> [@](#): > > but with instead of { } will do it; it even automatically puts the name in bold, thus: Let’s see if it works. And thanks for the help. ---
**Author:** ![Open\_Your\_Eyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e8c25b/32.png) [@Open\_Your\_Eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Open_Your_Eyes)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/36 "2008-03-27T23:44:46Z")
I think I found out the problem. I’ll test on the appropriate board, later Thanks lots. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/37 "2008-03-27T23:56:08Z")
Another important question: What should the “Location” field in your user profile contain? Welcome! GT ---
**Author:** ![Open\_Your\_Eyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e8c25b/32.png) [@Open\_Your\_Eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Open_Your_Eyes)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/38 "2008-03-28T00:02:41Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > Another important question: What should the “Location” field in your user profile contain? I know it ticks some people off when they put random stuff. Some of them are funny, though. I think it’d have South FL or maybe just Florida. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/39 "2008-03-28T00:20:56Z")
Hello **Open Your Eyes** Be welcome. Enjoy your stay! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Open\_Your\_Eyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e8c25b/32.png) [@Open\_Your\_Eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Open_Your_Eyes)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862/40 "2008-03-28T00:27:32Z")
Thanks, **Khadaji**. I’m enjoying it already, plus I got an everlasting question of mine already answered in the General Boards. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/442862.md?page=3)