# New User Name **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 26, 2000, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334 "2000-03-26T22:15:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2000, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/1 "2000-03-26T22:15:00Z")
There was some sort of screw up on the registered member database. My password would no longer work. After some really patient help from the Webmaster, it was finally determined to be necessary for me to register under a new Username. So … I used to be Ranger Jeff, now I’m Ranger. Still the same person, no sock puppet here. That would be the easy way, but as those of you who know me might remember… it wouldn’t be… The Cowboy Way! Happy trails! * * * Ranger Jeff The Idol of American Youth ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2000, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/2 "2000-03-26T23:11:00Z")
Welcome aboard, newbie! It might be rough at first (we take a little getting used to) but soon you’ll fit right in! A couple of words of advice: 1. Always use a spell checker. 2. Don’t tell us about what a friend of a friend said. 3. If you’ve got to flame, take it to the pit! 4. (Watch out for PurpleCrackwhore!!) Good luck in your new adventure! * * * “I used to think the brain was the most important organ in the body, until I realized who was telling me that.” Emo Phillips ---
**Author:** ![Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2000, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/3 "2000-03-26T23:14:00Z")
Newbie? 😃 * * * Ranger Jeff The Idol of American Youth ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/4 "2000-03-27T00:19:00Z")
Uhhhhh…RangerJeff is no newbie. No way. Uh uh. He’s had at more than one question answered by Cecil. He’s not just a Cowboy. He’s a God. Anyway…thanks for the notice, Jeff! I was wndering where you’d been. Hey, are you going to be able to make it to Toledo? I want to kiss your ring. 😃 * * * This space blank, until Wally thinks up something cool to put here. ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Berry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@Carl\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Berry)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/5 "2000-03-27T01:58:00Z")
WOW, back to zero on your post count! ---
**Author:** ![Flinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@Flinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flinx)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/6 "2000-03-27T07:25:00Z")
Hey, RJ! Or should I just call you “R” now? Good to see you posting here! * * * Lemonade…10 cents Snakes…50 cents ---
**Author:** ![Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/7 "2000-03-27T09:19:00Z")
Flinx??!!??!! How are you doing, Snarkie? Nice to see you again. And Cristi, if they don’t make me work Saturday, looks like I can be there late Sat afternoon, Sat evening, and Sunday morning. I don’t wear rings, but I’ll wear my ranger hat complete with ranger star, ok? I’m looking forward to meeting you. 🙂 * * * Ranger Jeff The Idol of American Youth ---
**Author:** ![Flinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@Flinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flinx)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/8 "2000-03-27T14:23:00Z")
Yep, it’s Flinx now, due to an unfortunate mistake on my part. Doing fine, RJ, and hope you are okay as well. 🙂 * * * Lemonade…10 cents Snakes…50 cents ---
**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:** [March 27, 2000, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/9 "2000-03-27T17:39:00Z")
Cristi, I think you may have earned yourself a “whooosh.” ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/10 "2000-03-28T06:30:00Z")
I guess my annual happy birthday song got lost in the mail, eh? ☹ It’s still not too late, you know. ## :::hint::: Pardon me while I burst into flames. ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/11 "2000-03-28T06:37:00Z")
We used to have a newbie here by the name of Ranger Jeff. Any relation? ---
**Author:** ![Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/12 "2000-03-28T06:53:00Z")
Wally asked: > [@](#): > > We used to have a newbie here by the name of Ranger Jeff. > Any relation? I started this thread by stating: > [@](#): > > I used to be Ranger Jeff, now I’m Ranger. Still the same person, no sock puppet here. I hope this clears up any confusion. Tho I was an infrequent poster, not a newbie. * * * **R** anger **J** eff The Idol of American Youth ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/13 "2000-03-28T06:59:00Z")
Whoosh! I wuz funnin’ ya, Jeff. P.S. Nice to have you back. ---
**Author:** ![bedboy4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dc4da7/32.png) [@bedboy4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bedboy4)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/14 "2000-03-27T19:03:00Z")
I think Ranger is a troll ---
**Author:** ![Yankee\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7ea924/32.png) [@Yankee\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankee_Blue)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/15 "2000-03-27T19:58:00Z")
Oh, crap. I know a different Ranger on a different board. All my realities are crashing together. Are you an actual RL ranger too, Ranger? That’d be the capper. 😛 * * * All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people. ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2000, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/16 "2000-03-27T22:12:00Z")
Some of you may not be aware of this, but Ranger Jeff is the proud owner of the Official Straight Dope Branding Iron, used on newbies who prove themselves worthy of the “reg” status. ## Ranger! Warm up the brand! There are a lot of people on this MB who are worthy, but have not yet been marked. The line starts to the left… Shadowfox “The dead have risen, and they’re voting Republican!” - Bart Simpson ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/17 "2000-03-28T03:06:00Z")
Wow! Me 'n Jeff both got whooshed! In the same thread! Kick butt! Nemo, you have the honor of being the first to whoosh me. Congratulations to you, and a big ol’ “D’oh!” from me! Shadowfox: I don’t know about you, but the thought of UncleBeer & RangerJeff in the same room at the same time is giving me the vapors. Quick! Help me think of a reason to leave my husband at home! * * * This space blank, until Wally thinks up something cool to put here. ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/18 "2000-03-28T05:10:00Z")
Cristi, your babysitter could suddenly come down with swine flu or cholera, which means your hubby would have to stay home and watch the children. Either that or we ditch him at a rest stop on the way there! 🙂 * * * Shadowfox “The dead have risen, and they’re voting Republican!” - Bart Simpson ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/19 "2000-03-28T22:52:00Z")
Shadow, the cholera idea is a great one, except that it’s my mom that’s babysitting the kids. There’s no way I could get her to fake cholera. She loves me, but she does have her limits. So, it looks like we leave him at a rest stop. 🙂 * * * This space blank, until Wally thinks up something cool to put here. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334/20 "2000-03-29T07:47:00Z")
Cristi said: > [@](#): > > So, it looks like we leave him at a rest stop. Well, not that I’ve ever done this, but I’ve heard that if you stop in a bar with him and when he’s not looking slip the bartender a 20 and say “Has my friend, Micheal Finn, been here?” your problem might be taken care of. Not that I advise anyone to do this. * * * **R** anger **J** eff The Idol of American Youth [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-user-name/15334.md?page=2)