# Newbie here. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 28, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140 "2005-01-28T17:29:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/21 "2005-01-28T19:43:00Z")
> [@hewe](#): > > And the fact that most of you assumed I’m a girl only by reading my first post here is really testing my manhood. For me, it was the “be gentle”. Guess I am used to hearing that from women. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Rachael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9dc877/32.png) [@Little\_Rachael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Rachael)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/22 "2005-01-28T20:07:56Z")
Hi, **hewe**! ps - I’m a newbie too 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/23 "2005-01-28T20:12:32Z")
> [@Little Rachael](#): > > Hi, **hewe**! > > ps - I’m a newbie too 🙂 Hi, **Little Rachael**! I knew someone here in Tally-ho (in RL) that went by that exact same name. 🙂 Welcome. ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/24 "2005-01-28T20:19:00Z")
Hi **Hewe**! Hi **Little Rachael**! I’d say the general mood is excellent. Have fun and watch out for that first calamari, it’s a whopper. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![sweetfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@sweetfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweetfreak)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/25 "2005-01-28T20:29:38Z")
> [@hewe](#): > > So, are the any tips you guys you wanna give me? Depends. Did you bring the food out promptly and have a cheerful attitude? > [@hewe](#): > > What topics to avoid? The usual…politics, religion, and sex. > [@hewe](#): > > Which posters to ignore? Me! 😃 > [@hewe](#): > > How’s the general mood around here? Paranoid. Welcome to the boards, and don’t listen to a word I say…I am a newbie too! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/26 "2005-01-28T20:32:29Z")
Hello, newbies! Step right up… By the way, **Bosda** has found us a substitute for when the goats are all worn-out. Giant [gerbils!](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3162743.stm) I’m sure we can get a good deal from the Chinese. 😃 ---
**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:** [January 28, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/27 "2005-01-28T20:43:35Z")
And we thought that all those big transparent plastic pipes, fittings, and enclosures that the Chinese were buying were for oil refineries… Welcome, **Little Rachael** and **sweetfreak**! [sub]Do we have enough shower caps?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/28 "2005-01-28T20:43:43Z")
> [@](#): > > Authorities are trying to combat the gerbils … by breeding eagles to devour them. I _like_ it! ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/29 "2005-01-29T00:02:05Z")
Hello, **hewe** and **Little Rachael.** Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home. Each forum, and especially **About This Message Board,** has “stickies,” or announcements, at the top. If you read these, you will learn enough to keep from stepping on your own tender parts. And, uh, stay clear of that “gry” thing. We’ve seen that so many times, we’re a mite testy about it. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/30 "2005-01-29T00:03:46Z")
> [@BBC](#): > > This is reported to be the worst rodent disaster to hit this region of Xinjiang in 10 years. This happens often!?!?!?! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/31 "2005-01-29T00:24:34Z")
> [@hewe](#): > > I’m now going downstairs to do some laundr… uh, I mean I’ve got fight club. I thought the first rule of Fight Club was that you don’t talk about Fight Club… How does **Little Rachael** get a post count (1 as of the time I’m typing this) when she’s still a “Guest”? I thought such perks were only available to us paid-up members! Anyway, welcome to you both, and to any other newbies reading this thread! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Rachael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9dc877/32.png) [@Little\_Rachael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Rachael)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/32 "2005-01-29T02:48:16Z")
> [@](#): > > How does Little Rachael get a post count (1 as of the time I’m typing this) when she’s still a “Guest”? I thought such perks were only available to us paid-up members! I’m not sure, so don’t hold me to this, but I think I may have a post count because I’ve already payed my for my subscription - shortly after making my first post. I’ve been a lurker for a long time, and knew that I’d want to stick around here for more than a month, so I thought I’d pay now while I had the extra money in my account 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/33 "2005-01-29T10:15:51Z")
> [@](#): > > Little Rachael > Charter Member We got charter! Break out the golden goat! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LucyInDisguise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucyindisguise/32/18064_2.png) [@LucyInDisguise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LucyInDisguise)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/34 "2005-01-29T14:52:12Z")
> [@Little Rachael](#): > > … so I thought I’d pay now while I had the extra money in my account 🙂 Don’t send greetings … Send money … Sincere welcome to you as well … watch out for the cats … 😉 ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/35 "2005-01-29T17:20:30Z")
Beware of the goat! ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/36 "2005-01-29T17:21:27Z")
Keep your eyes on the tentacles… ---
**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:** [January 29, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/37 "2005-01-29T17:37:42Z")
Looks like the golden goat is breaking out on its own… :: sploosh :: Uh oh. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/38 "2005-01-29T17:43:33Z")
BACK UP! We need Back Up! There are newbies going down everywher… : whisper, whisper : Huh? Whatsat? What do you mean they’re _supposed_ to be going down? New initiation right? Well, nobody told me! Sorry for the confusion folks…Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/39 "2005-01-29T17:47:25Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Looks like the golden goat is breaking out on its own… > > :: sploosh :: > > Uh oh. Somebody hold me! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140/40 "2005-01-29T18:02:28Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > Somebody hold me! :eek: Yanno, that’s not the smartest possible thing to say when you’re right next to a roiling vat of calamari… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-here/287140.md?page=3)