# Newbie test thread **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 5, 2014, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-test-thread/687699 "2014-05-05T07:30:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GGPa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@GGPa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GGPa)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-test-thread/687699/1 "2014-05-05T07:30:44Z")
Thanks for letting me be a part. I’m new at this but have a good first impression of this site so here goes:smack: ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-test-thread/687699/2 "2014-05-05T08:39:30Z")
Pretty good but that’s the emoticon for smackin’ yourself on the head - you know, like when you go “I can’t believe I did something that dumb.” Doesn’t seem to go with your post. Anyway, welcome to the Straight Dope Message Board! ---
**Author:** ![GGPa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@GGPa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GGPa)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-test-thread/687699/3 "2014-05-05T10:01:39Z")
I was planning to mess up sometime and wanted to be one up. So it was a test of my emoticon skill presentation which, apparently needs improvement. This is also a poor attempt at humor, so let’s call it a yuk test. Thanks for responding. I’ll be serious now with just a small 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-test-thread/687699/4 "2014-05-05T11:23:22Z")
Try editing a post. Better to edit than :smack: ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-test-thread/687699/5 "2014-05-05T11:58:50Z")
Is this the thread we get to test the newbies? 🙂 What’s your favorite color? ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-test-thread/687699/6 "2014-05-05T15:34:55Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > What’s your favorite color? Are you going to ask him the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow next? ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-test-thread/687699/7 "2014-05-05T15:41:53Z")
Hey, fresh meat! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-test-thread/687699/8 "2014-05-05T16:36:09Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > Are you going to ask him the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow next? That would just be silly. But then again, this is a silly place. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-test-thread/687699/9 "2014-05-06T02:06:11Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > Are you going to ask him the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow next? Once…just ONCE…I’d like to know the air speed velocity of a laden swallow. It only seems fair. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-test-thread/687699/10 "2014-05-06T02:10:11Z")
I haven’t had a chance to [del]feed our kraken[/del] welcome a new friend in a while. So, GGPa, how do you feel about mimes? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-test-thread/687699/11 "2014-05-06T02:30:34Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > That would just be silly. But then again, this is a silly place. > > 🙂 It’s only a model. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-test-thread/687699/12 "2014-05-06T04:26:59Z")
> [@GGPa](#): > > Thanks for letting me be a part. I’m new at this but have a good first impression of this site so here goes:smack: Don’t feel badly, most everyone feels that way when they join a message board. They can’t believe they did this, wish they hadn’t, hope it’s just a bad dream and they smack themselves upside the head first to make sure they are not still asleep and then to punish themselves for having made such a foolish decision. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-test-thread/687699/13 "2014-05-06T06:13:32Z")
…runs nekkid through thread… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-test-thread/687699/14 "2014-05-06T07:27:51Z")
Did you ever see that episode of Cheers with Kevin McHale? He starts hanging out at the bar all the time and then, you know, instead of focusing on the basketball game he’s playing in, he starts counting the number of boards that make up the court to settle some sort of bet with Cliff Claven and starts becoming useless as a player. For some reason I keep remembering that episode lately. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-test-thread/687699/15 "2014-05-08T00:59:48Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > …runs nekkid through thread… 😃 One of the best posts I’ve seen in any forum.