Well, I’ve never been too good with these introductions, so…hey!
I’ve been lurking in the shadows since about 2002, and I figured it was time to do the sociable thing and introduce myself. My name is Rachel, and I’m an eighteen-year-old Alabamian who enjoys art, reading, and long walks on the beach. I also like–anyway, I’m getting a little sidetracked. Basically, I really like this message board and wanted to be a part of it. Hi there, straightdope!
Welcome aboard (eww, bad pun), Rachel!
Hey Rachel, …er roshia. Glad you came out of the shadows.
So what is it with the “long walks on the beach” cliche? Is that really something that people can like so much it makes one of the top three slots in their list list of interests which best describe themselves? Personally I prefer short walks on the beach, followed by sitting down on the beach and drinking beer. Actually, the short walk isn’t really all that important regarding this particular interest of mine. And now that I think about it I hate the beach.
Well, anyway, welcome.
Introductions go in MPSIMS. I’ll move this thread.
In the future, please read the forum descriptions before posting.
Lynn
For the Straight Dope
Welcome to the SDMB, roshia! 
Oh my, now I really feel silly. I could’ve sworn that I was posting that in the right forum. Lurking =/= posting experience, I guess. Anyway, thanks for the nice welcomes.
Welcome, roshia!
You may rumours about ceremonies that new SDMB members have to go through. Let me assure you that the rumours are wild exaggerations, and that you are Perfectly Safe. It’s just a welcoming banquet and a couple of speeches, honest.
puts on his Joo Janta 200 Super Chromatic Peril-Sensitive Sunglasses and hopes for the best
Welcome, roshia! Welcome to SDMB!
This is a test to see if you are really from Alabama. Please tell me the meaning that these words currently hold for Alabamans:
sack sack sack sack sack sack sack sack sack sack sack
I love your home state. Eufaula in April is so bright and peaceful.
Wow, do guys walk around nude in Alabama?
Psst, Sunspace – ixnay onay ethay entioningmay ofay umorsray!
Greetings to you, roshia. Please stand on the circle in the middle of the stage, try to relax, don’t look up, and pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. The one holding the wriggling sack.
Hello roshia. Be welcome. Enjoy your stay.
Welcome, Roshia.
(Zoe: I thought “sack” instead of “bag” was Midwestern, not Southern?)
Man? MAN!?!? bursts through curtain That’s it, you’re getting the lead arrow!
…Oh, er, hi, roshia. Eh he he he he… um, I’ll just be… er… over here… yeah…
Wow: your first official posting and you’ve already been bludgeoned by She Who Must Be Obeyed. An auspicious start. After lurking for three years in puberty, you must be completely morally corrupt by now and will fit in nicely throughout your adultery.
Yes, all that talk about goats and green Jell-o and whips is just that - talk. We haven’t done that for ages.
Well, not since August at least.
Welcome!
Welcome! Enjoy your stay! Don’t step on the cats, and the sheep belong to Hal.
hm hm hmmm loadin’ up the catap…
…
Oh, hello, Roshia. I just going to up the, uh, catapolslo. Yeah, that’s right, catapolso. Not a catapult at all. Nope, no catapults loaded with calamari here. Just, uh, stand in that circle, and we’ll, uh, go get you a drink. Yeah…
hm hm hmmm loadin’ up the catapult, hm hm hmm…
And try to pay no attention to (Choose one: his/her/its) cow-orker holding the 1920’s style death ray. (It’s only a prop)
(Really …)
(Honest …)
(If you believe that, I have some lake front property in Utah that you may be interested in …
… with a fantastic view of the Great Salt Lake …
All you have to do is look UP!)
Welcome to you Roshia. May all your days be as beautiful as …
As …
As …
Oh, well … have a nice day, anyway.
Lucy
Ooh, gee, gosh, sorry about that, Goddess o’ the Seafoam®! Your quiver must having been poking into the curtain at just the right angle, and when the light hit it, I … em … er … ah … heh …
ahem