Say hello to Bismillah

Welcome to our world. Post early and often, it’s generally for the best. Oh, and wait with hope for the day the first thread that you start in some other forum ends up in the Pit. That’s the day that you truly become one of us.

And I never say hide nor hair of this goat and I’ve been around for awhile. Four years, in fact. I’m very disappointed that I missed my proper welcoming.

Welcome! I brought the pizza.

(In which language does “Bismilla” mean “In the name of God”? Just curious…)

You’re first name isn’t Pepto, by any chance?

:D&R:

It’s off to Coding 101 for me. :smack:

Hi Bismilla. Be welcome. Enjoy your stay. :slight_smile:

Arabic - I think…

Google reveals that it is the first word/line of the Quran and is spoken before begining anything (eating, praying, sleeping …) link

Grim

You know, Bismillah, you should check out this thread

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=41020&highlight=goat+cannon+orbit

for a million laughs. And a goat. Who is an (unwilling) astronaut.

Thanks Bosda !! i’ve always wondered about the goat … but i was too afraid to ask

For a time, there was a tradition of… welcoming… new members with rituals^Wceremonies involving calamari, goats, Genetically-Engineered Improbabilities, etc. This seems to have died out [sub]I hope twitch[/sub] but I think there are still some people nostalgic for it.

Oh come on, Sunspace. The calamari really liked you…didn’t you even give it a pet name?

Anaamika, it liked me in the same way that tigers like people.

Nostalgic my ass. That goat still owes me dinner and drinks!

oh boy - are we supposed to post threads when we join? I didn’t so i’m just gonna pretend that my days of lurkdom is the equivalent of being a real member and say

Hi Bismillah! - wanna room together? I’m new too and i figure it will make the bills cheaper. Whaddaya say?

I seem to recall that it’s pet name for you was “Tiger”…

Nope, that’s *my * pet name for Sunspace.
:cool:
Before anyone yells at me, I’m totally kidding.

I thought it was the KKK that took my goatie away?

Hello to Bismallah. Land and be friendly.

Regards,
Shodan

:: blush ::
That was from that incident when you pulled me into the hot tub, er, I mean, the calamari vat, with the others, wasn’t it…?

:smiley:

Well, it was Hal and his love of sheep that somehow attracted me to this fine corner of the web. I don’t remember what it was I was reading or searching for, but I ended up at SDMB - and saw Hal’s message about loving sheep. For some unknown reason, I just had to read that thread. I’ve been here ever since. :wink:

A lot of people seem to have noticed that thread. Perhaps Hal isn’t alone in his ovine predilections? :smiley: