# Newbie -- goofed already **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 19, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-goofed-already/162408 "2003-03-19T00:24:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Phax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Phax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phax)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-goofed-already/162408/21 "2003-03-19T15:24:14Z")
Hey, something just occured to me! As a newbie, I had to pass a test! Where’s Esmeralda’s test??? ---
**Author:** ![Felonious\_Mink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Felonious\_Mink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Felonious_Mink)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-goofed-already/162408/22 "2003-03-19T15:31:25Z")
Hi Esmeralda - I haven’t been here too long either and I long ago waved goodbye to any notions of “spare time”. Still, the water’s warm and the people are nice. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![IThinkNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ce73a5/32.png) [@IThinkNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IThinkNot)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-goofed-already/162408/23 "2003-03-19T22:21:00Z")
'Ola. Welcome to the boards. I used to be new… now I am only semi-new. What a world. Good luck! Soon you will become addicted as I am… SDMB will rule your life… you will never escape… \ No, seriously. Hello, and welcome. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-goofed-already/162408/24 "2003-03-19T22:34:29Z")
Welcome to the boards, the both of you. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-goofed-already/162408/25 "2003-03-19T22:36:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Phax \* > \*\*Hey, something just occured to me! As a newbie, I had to pass a test! Where’s Esmeralda’s test??? \*\* Dude, she’s a bellydancer! We get special privileges. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Phax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Phax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phax)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-goofed-already/162408/26 "2003-03-19T22:39:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zyada \* > \*\*Dude, she’s a bellydancer! We get special privileges. 😃 \*\* And did I read somewhere that she does that while riding a horse?!? ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-goofed-already/162408/27 "2003-03-19T23:12:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Exgineer \* > \*\*The second one is just my own personal rule: “Read everything with **FairyChatMom** ’s name on it.” That’s a good rule of thumb for a newbie… \*\* No, the second rule is to ignore **Exgineer** when he talks about me because it’s becoming increasingly apparent that he’s smitten. And as we all know, smitten is just a short skip to stalker. And then where are we? I’ll tell you where - down at the police station begging for a restraining order, that’s where!! :eek: OK, I’m kidding. He’s OK. Delusional about me, but OK otherwise. I’m sure he’s really rather harmless. And I always carry this cattle prod. No, really, I do! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lightingtool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-goofed-already/162408/28 "2003-03-20T00:45:29Z")
Hey, look! One newbie welcoming another. (aaw) Have fun. I’m about to get internet removed from my office because of this board, but other than that, it’s great. And folks around here are great fun, as far as I can see. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-goofed-already/162408.md?page=1)