# please welcome my friend to the SDMB! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 21, 2000, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052 "2000-06-21T00:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/21 "2000-06-21T12:44:25Z")
**Franklin** , Welcome aboard. Any friend of **Arnold Winkelried** ’s can’t be all bad. My birthday is Aug 27th and I like chocolate cakes. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Globe-trotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@Globe-trotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Globe-trotter)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/22 "2000-06-21T12:53:59Z")
Hello, Franklin. Welcome to the board and have fun! We’re a fun bunch. Really. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/23 "2000-06-21T13:01:40Z")
Enjoy the ride, Franklin. You’ll see that this place is highly addictive. You’ll also see that we’re a tight bunch - in good AND bad times. Don’t talk about felching or Satan’s ass. You’ll be OK 😉 ---
**Author:** ![aenea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@aenea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aenea)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/24 "2000-06-21T13:37:35Z")
If you have any questions about terms used (like felching and squicking), just ask Coldfire about it. He loves to help people here on the board. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/25 "2000-06-21T13:58:02Z")
enjoy the board and don’t take anything too seriously. BTW- why are we all so glum? ---
**Author:** ![BigJoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@BigJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigJoe)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/26 "2000-06-21T14:07:20Z")
Welcome to the insanity. The doctor claims it’s not contagious, but I ain’t so sure. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/27 "2000-06-21T14:15:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > In memory of Wally I feel I must ask you to send nude photos of yourself to [http://www.rememberwally.com](http://www.rememberwally.com). > \*\* Sorry dropzone, but as it is clear in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=27158) Shayna and I get the nudes pix, Wally gets the money. Franklin, being a friend of a moderator does not exempt you from the rules. I’ll be expecting to see your links shortly. BTW, not to offend, but Arnold calls you ‘she’ and yet your name is Franklin . . . I’m easily confused by this. ---
**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/28 "2000-06-21T14:48:24Z")
Welcome to the board, Franklin. ---
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/29 "2000-06-21T14:57:59Z")
Franklin, let me greet you with the traditional Irish blessing: May the wind be always at your back, and may you never spill Pepsi on your keyboard. V. ---
**Author:** ![Vestal\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5e9695/32.png) [@Vestal\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vestal_Blue)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/30 "2000-06-21T16:16:36Z")
Welcome to the family, Franklin; anytime you want to take a flight in a biplane, let me know. Be patient with us; we’ll be back to normal before too long. It just hurts like hell to lose a member of the family, and one of our patriarchs. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/31 "2000-06-21T16:24:27Z")
> [@](#): > > Hello Arnold’s friends! Franklin, you are obviously on at the wrong message board, but, welcome, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![SmoothOperator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@SmoothOperator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmoothOperator)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/32 "2000-06-21T16:56:36Z")
Hi and welcome to the board Franklin. I’m sure that Arnold has told you who to avoid (he he). Wally’s death has stunned us all, but we will regain our normal insanity soon enough. You’ll probably be asking Arnold what he has gotten you into. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/33 "2000-06-21T17:14:06Z")
Hi Franklin! It’s nice to be properly introduced! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Franklin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3e96dc/32.png) [@Franklin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Franklin)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/34 "2000-06-21T17:47:17Z")
Wow! What a friendly group! Sorry about you recent loss. Franklin is my beloved cat’s name. I like to think of him when I’m online. I don’t actually have any nude pictures of myself. I am always clothed. Even in the shower. I was even born pre-diapered (I like to plan ahead.) Chocolate cake is no problem, but are you sure August 27th is your birthday? Most Virgos I know are very health conscious, carrot cake would be more like it. I had trouble finding this place on my own last night, being a woman I did ask for directions but arnold wasn’t online anymore. Hopefully I have it figured out now and can lurk until i have something relevant to say. Thank you all for you Welcome! Franklin ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/35 "2000-06-21T18:08:59Z")
> [@](#): > > anytime you want to take a flight in a biplane, What? You couldn’t find a **straight** plane? 😃 Of course, helicopters are better! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2000, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/36 "2000-06-22T08:39:14Z")
Franklin, welcome to the board! As indicated by BratMan’s post above, be prepared to see much of “Franklin said in _ **his** _ post…” Take no offense, gender is very confusing on this board! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2000, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/37 "2000-06-23T03:40:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > Take no offense, gender is very confusing on this board! 😉 > \*\* Well…not if you have a name like “Evilbeth”, it isn’t. As opposed to a dumbass androgynous name like…DRY. Shit. I knew I should have chosen “Biggus Dickus” ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/38 "2000-06-24T03:37:51Z")
Hi, Franklin, welcome aboard the board! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/39 "2000-06-24T20:58:18Z")
by the way, Franklin, we should let you know that Arnold has a little quirk in his on-line persona that you may not be familiar with from knowing him in real life: if you even so much as _hint_ that a link he posted doen’t work, you can expect him to slap you with a glove and demand satisfaction. See: Swords and daggers at dawn ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2000, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052/40 "2000-06-24T21:03:07Z")
It must be catching. Try this link instead: [Swords and daggers at dawn](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=27790) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-friend-to-the-sdmb/23052.md?page=3)