# Raise your hand if you're a dumb ass. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 28, 2005, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589 "2005-04-28T19:20:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/1 "2005-04-28T19:20:59Z")
I am. I completely neglected to update my membership until I realized I couldn’t post today. So, I missed the discount and I’m no longer a charter member. Not that I care much about either, but it’s just being a dumb ass. See, normally my wife does all the bill paying and staying on top of shit like this, but she isn’t dope-involved, so it was left to me, and that’s how these things go. :wally ---
**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:** [April 28, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/2 "2005-04-28T19:24:43Z")
[Nelson Muntz]Hah-hah![/Nelson] I was afraid it was going to be me! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/3 "2005-04-28T19:25:05Z")
Baltimoron 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/4 "2005-04-28T19:27:13Z")
Unless **The Devil’s Grandmother** is not renewing, she’s now a Guest. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/5 "2005-04-28T19:43:41Z")
Captain Dumbass, reporting for duty. Am I supposed to raise my hand? I forgot already. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/6 "2005-04-28T19:45:43Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > I am. > > I completely neglected to update my membership until I realized I couldn’t post today. > > So, I missed the discount and I’m no longer a charter member. > > Not that I care much about either, but it’s just being a dumb ass. See, normally my wife does all the bill paying and staying on top of shit like this, but she isn’t dope-involved, so it was left to me, and that’s how these things go. > > :wally However, your join date is still the same. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/7 "2005-04-28T19:46:16Z")
I didn’t even know it was time. Did we get an email, or something? I am inexplicably saddened by the loss of my “charter.” ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/8 "2005-04-28T19:48:51Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > Not that I care much about either, but it’s just being a dumb ass. See, normally my wife does all the bill paying and staying on top of shit like this, but she isn’t dope-involved, so it was left to me, and that’s how these things go. > > :wally I think this is the case with most guys. Had I not reminded **if6was9** a week ago, he would be in the same boat. See? You need to make your wife join. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/9 "2005-04-28T19:49:03Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > I didn’t even know it was time. Did we get an email, or something? > > I am inexplicably saddened by the loss of my “charter.” Nope, but they’ve been advertising the “better sign up soon” thing for the past couple weeks at the top of the forums and the main page. The last two days, they had a “last chance” message, and a noon deadline warning as of last night. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/10 "2005-04-28T19:59:09Z")
Ah. Haven’t been posting much in the last couple of weeks due to an unusually heavy workload and missed it. That’s it, I’m quitting my job. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/11 "2005-04-28T20:00:38Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > I didn’t even know it was time. Did we get an email, or something? > > I am inexplicably saddened by the loss of my “charter.” We put notices up all over, including the Straight Dope front page (you do read the columns, I hope) . . . and all soon-to-be-expired members who had checked off in their profile that they wished to receive email from management got sent “hey, you!” notes reminding people to resubscribe. Since you are required to keep a valid email address in your profile, unless you specifically requested not to receive email from us, you should have received something. Please check your spam filter, too, though I’m sure now it’s not much use. your humble TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/12 "2005-04-28T20:02:52Z")
I got an email a week or so ago. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/13 "2005-04-28T20:04:20Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > We put notices up all over, including the Straight Dope front page (you do read the columns, I hope) You guys have columns? When did that start? ---
**Author:** ![mailman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@mailman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mailman)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/14 "2005-04-28T20:06:34Z")
[sheepishly raising hand] I am posting here to find out if I am still a “Charter Member” or not. I remembered at right around noon today. Hey–it’s been a crazy week– ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/15 "2005-04-28T20:06:44Z")
Hmm, I don’t think I’m a dumb ass. However I haven’t tried to post anything today, so I guess I could be. I renewed yesterday, so I should still have my “Charter Member” status(although plain old “Member” would be fine with me). Let’s see. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![mailman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@mailman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mailman)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/16 "2005-04-28T20:07:50Z")
Whew! ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/17 "2005-04-28T20:09:19Z")
I dunno what I am. I don’t think I expire soon–or do I? Huh…color me clueless, as usual! ---
**Author:** ![jlzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jlzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jlzania)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/18 "2005-04-28T20:13:44Z")
Raises hand and looks around sheepishly. Yeah, at exactly 12:20 PM, I realized that I’d forgotten to renew too. What can I say-it’s been one of those days all round. Don’t really care about the ‘charter’ bit under my name 'tho. I’m chalking it up to Mercury being in retrograde. Actually, I have _no_ earthly idea what Mercury is doing right now but I figure it sounds better than admitting I’m an idiot.) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/19 "2005-04-28T20:14:39Z")
_Starts to raise hand, then realizes hand has a bandage on it, thus making the admission redundant. Wanders off, looking for something pointy to bump into_ ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589/20 "2005-04-28T20:16:57Z")
dipshit #16, checking in. :smack: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-your-hand-if-youre-a-dumb-ass/301589.md?page=2)