# Our newest Pit moderator: Fluiddruid **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 10, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-newest-pit-moderator-fluiddruid/325654 "2005-10-10T23:33:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-newest-pit-moderator-fluiddruid/325654/21 "2005-10-11T13:46:53Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > [And doesn’t she look all grown up in them?](http://www.playafoot.com/photos/burningman/2004/DSC_0807.JPG) I think those might be jillboots. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-newest-pit-moderator-fluiddruid/325654/22 "2005-10-11T14:43:11Z")
Welcome **fluiddruid** I know some people don’t have the highest regard for moderators but I think that [Eddie Haskell] they do an extraordinary, thankless job. You can be sure that I’ll _always_ adhere to the rules and regulations of the SDMB. And that’s a lovely dress you are wearing Mrs. Cleaver. [/Eddie Haskell] ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-newest-pit-moderator-fluiddruid/325654/23 "2005-10-11T18:15:58Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > All I got was groupers–three day old groupers. _You_ got _groupers?_ I got _gropers._ Sixty-eight year old gropers. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-newest-pit-moderator-fluiddruid/325654/24 "2005-10-11T19:03:59Z")
> [@Ukulele Ike](#): > > _You_ got _groupers?_ > > I got _gropers._ > > Sixty-eight year old gropers. _gropes_ _flees_ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-newest-pit-moderator-fluiddruid/325654/25 "2005-10-11T19:37:03Z")
Hmmmm … > [@](#): > > **Definitions of fluid on the Web:** > > ``` > * subject to change; variable; "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup" > * characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape > * fluent: smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina" > * a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure > * in cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets" > * a continuous amorphous substance that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas > * affording change (especially in social status); "Britain is not a truly fluid society"; "upwardly mobile" > wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn > > * A subset of the phases of matter, fluids include liquids, gases, plasmas and, to some extent, plastic solids. > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid > > * FLUID (Fast Light User Interface Designer) is a graphical editor that is used to produce FLTK source code. FLUID edits and saves its state in text .fl files, which can be edited in a text editor for finer control over display and behavior. > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLUID > > * Anything that flows, either liquid or gas. Some solids can also exhibit fluid behavior over time. > science.nasa.gov/newhome/help/glossary.htm > > * A liquid or gas. > www.fisicx.com/quickreference/science/glossary.html > > * A fluid is any material or substance which flows or moves whether in a semisolid, liquid, sludge, gas or any other form or state. > www.epa.gov/region5/water/uic/glossary.htm > > * Usually a gaseous or liquid substance which is capable of flowing. Air is fluid under normal conditions. > www.f1nutter.co.uk/tech/glossary.php > > * Matter in a gas or liquid state > www.planetpals.com/ecodictionary.html > > * a substance that flows and yields to any force tending to change its shape. Liquids and gases are fluids. > www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow2/jan99/new/oilvocab.html > > * a substance which deforms continuously under the action of a shear force, however small. Wellbore fluids include oil and water (with or without gas in solution) and free gas. > www.bakerhughes.com/investor/resources/oil_glossary_d_f.htm > > * A fluid web page layout is when a page contracts and expands horizontally inside a persons web browser despite the size of the browser window or the resolution of the monitor. A fixed layout will remain the same width no matter what size of the browser window. > www.mediascape.org.uk/code/glossary.php > > * The material being controlled or dispensed by a valve or pump. A fluid can be a gas, vapor or liquid, Most fluids have friction dependent properties such as viscosity, which affect the way they flow. If the viscosity of a fluid is low enough so that it can be neglected, the fluid can be considered to be Ideal. If the viscosity of the fluid is not negligible but is constant the fluid is said to be Newtonian. ... > www.valcor.com/Glossary.htm > > * A liquid or gas that flows and assumes the shape of its container. > www.discoverhover.org/infoinstructors/vocab.htm > > * Any material that flows; liquids and gases are fluids. > jmsscienceweb.tripod.com/vocabulary.htm > > * Anything that flows; in particular, any liquid or gas. > www.nksd.net/schools/nkhs/staff/john_daneau/cp_glossary.htm > > ``` Source: [Google Definitions](http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Afluid&sourceid=mozilla&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8) > [@](#): > > **Definitions of druid on the Web:** > > ``` > * Any class capable of casting druid spells (the other subtype of divine spells) These are pure Druid (again distinguished by the capital D) and Ranger. > members.chello.nl/~j.vanthull/BG2SR/Glossary.htm > > * Druidism, the religion of pre-Christian Britain, featured nature-worship and human sacrifice, but also had a place for Bards. Blake regarded Druidism as a universal proto-religion. > www.blakearchive.org.uk/glossary.html > > * The druids condoned the actions of the 2 Catuvellaunian princes, for it was the druids, whose ranks were drawn from the cream of the British nobility, who apart from holding the monopoly on all things intellectual, also had control of the state religion of the island, and were able through their vast network of inter-tribal connections to split tribal loyalties, organise palace revolts, and to secure thrones for their proteges. ... > myweb.tiscali.co.uk/temetfutue/glossary/glossaryD.htm > > * A Celtic priest of two thousand years ago; a person who is a member of the modern re-creation of Druidism. > highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0767420438/student_view0/chapter11/glossary.html > > * a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland > wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn > > * In the Celtic religion, the word Druid denotes the priestly class in ancient Celtic societies which existed through much of Western Europe north of the Alps and in the British Isles. Druidic practices were part of the culture of all the tribal peoples called Keltoi and Galatai by Greeks and Celtae and Galli by Romans, which evolved into modern English "Celtic" and "Gaulish". > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid > > * Doctor Druid, also known as Doctor Droom and Druid, is a fictional character, a sometime superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in Amazing Adventures volume 1 #1. > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid_(comics) > > * In role-playing games, a druid is a character that represents a magic-user who is most comfortable in natural environments (especially forests). They work with nature to achieve their goals. In Dungeons & Dragons in particular, druids are related to rangers, except a ranger is more oriented towards traditional combat whereas a druid is more magically inclined. ... > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid_(D&D) > > * Druids in world of warcraft are a hybrid class, able to transform into various forms to suit a variety of tasks they can take on the role of nearly any class (albeit to a lesser extent). > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid_(World_of_Warcraft) > > ``` Source: [Google Definitions](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=define%3Adruid&btnG=Search) I’ll leave it up to others to combine the two. Welcome **fluiddruid** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-newest-pit-moderator-fluiddruid/325654/26 "2005-10-11T21:03:37Z")
I don’t venture too much into the pit, so you’ll probably rarely see me. But good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-newest-pit-moderator-fluiddruid/325654/27 "2005-10-11T21:27:29Z")
> [@Ukulele Ike](#): > > _You_ got _groupers?_ > > I got _gropers._ > > Sixty-eight year old gropers. Michael Jackson’s a _mod?!?!!!?!_ :eek: No, wait, there’s a dash. Whew! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-newest-pit-moderator-fluiddruid/325654/28 "2005-10-11T21:45:32Z")
Good luck, fluid. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-newest-pit-moderator-fluiddruid/325654/29 "2005-10-12T00:36:08Z")
Thanks, everyone, for your support, it’s appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-newest-pit-moderator-fluiddruid/325654/30 "2005-10-12T00:45:54Z")
Yeah, you say that **now.** ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-newest-pit-moderator-fluiddruid/325654/31 "2005-10-12T00:49:45Z")
Welcome, Fluid! (Watch out for unca beer) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-newest-pit-moderator-fluiddruid/325654/32 "2005-10-12T02:31:10Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > _gropes_ > > _flees_ > > 😃 :eek: **Kythereia** gropes fleas! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-newest-pit-moderator-fluiddruid/325654/33 "2005-10-12T15:19:21Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > :eek: > > **Kythereia** gropes fleas! > 😃 Man, that even weirder than sh… Naaaah, I won’t say it. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-newest-pit-moderator-fluiddruid/325654.md?page=1)