# Say hi to the new guy **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 18, 2006, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185 "2006-08-18T02:43:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jimbeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@jimbeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbeam)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/1 "2006-08-18T02:43:23Z")
Yep…that’s me. Howdy folks I’ve been wanting to member up for some time now but just haven’t had the means. Many thanks to **twickster** for sponsoring me. 🙂 I hope I’m worth it. I’ve enjoyed _ **The Dope** _ for several years actually. Y’all are a pretty good bunch for the most part. 'cept for them damned nitpickers 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/2 "2006-08-18T02:46:44Z")
Welcome Mr. Beam. Love your username, by the way. C’mon in and sit a spell and if anyone mentions the word “goat”…r–u–n! Say goodbye to what’s left of your spare time. As you have already gathered, we’re addictive and may be dangerous to your health. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/3 "2006-08-18T02:47:03Z")
Welcome, **jimbeam**! You’ll find us to be a tolerant\* and charmingly-eccentric bunch. We have a welcoming banquet for you in Room One. Please come this way. [/sub]Except for people who make factual inaccuracies, of course.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![jimbeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@jimbeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbeam)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/4 "2006-08-18T02:49:27Z")
addictive? you think? you see my post count already :smack: ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/5 "2006-08-18T03:08:55Z")
Welcome! Would you care for a margarita? Although with your username, that might not be your tipple of choice. Don’t step on the cats - they’re always underfoot around here. Enjoy your stay! ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/6 "2006-08-18T03:59:17Z")
Greetings, **jimbeam** and congrats on getting registered. I look forward to seeing you around. (And will be seeing a lot based on your post count and posts per day. 11.27. Wow.) ---
**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:** [August 18, 2006, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/7 "2006-08-18T04:15:36Z")
Welcome **jimbeam** It’s good to see that you have become a genuine “Doper”. (And kudos to the Twickster for sponsoring you). > [@](#): > > Y’all are a pretty good bunch for the most part. Shucks, thanks. As you’ve probably noticed, we are an intelligent, witty, exceptionally brilliant and extremely humble group. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jimbeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@jimbeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbeam)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/8 "2006-08-18T04:46:09Z")
Margaritas! Hell yeah, I used to be a t-keela man once upon a time. But I haven’t touched the stuff in a year or so. My life kinda went to shit and I had to disappear for awhile. I switched from Cuervo to JB last year and thought it’d make a good username. many thanks y’all… ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/9 "2006-08-18T08:34:11Z")
> [@jimbeam](#): > > Yep…that’s me. Howdy folks I’ve been wanting to member up for some time now but just haven’t had the means. Many thanks to **twickster** for sponsoring me. 🙂 > I hope I’m worth it. I’ve enjoyed _ **The Dope** _ for several years actually. > Y’all are a pretty good bunch for the most part. > 'cept for them damned nitpickers 😉 What? You mean being allowed to nitpick freely isn’t the whole reason to join? That and occasionally getting some moron insulting my knowledge of my own country… Welcome, please don’t insult. I have a bottle of your nickname in my bottle collection 😃 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/10 "2006-08-18T10:06:17Z")
Welcome! And behave yourself, 'kay? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/11 "2006-08-18T10:08:42Z")
_starts grabbing at the little fuzzies on your sweater_ Hm…damned nits. Oh, what were you saying? ---
**Author:** ![gabriela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@gabriela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gabriela)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/12 "2006-08-18T10:30:26Z")
Feels strange to greet somebody for the first time whom I’ve drunk on several occasions. Uh, hi there, stranger. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/13 "2006-08-18T11:03:43Z")
Hi to the new guy! Goodnight, Gracie. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/14 "2006-08-18T11:58:06Z")
Welcome! ---
**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/15 "2006-08-18T12:01:33Z")
Welcome! So… any more details about yourself you’d like to share with the group? ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/16 "2006-08-18T13:21:06Z")
Err… **Gabriela** … _Feels strange to greet somebody for the first time whom I’ve drunk on several occasions._ Preview is your friend. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/17 "2006-08-18T13:33:17Z")
Hi, new guy. FYI, It’s customary for newbies to post a ballad or epic poem dedicated to me within the first few weeks of membership. Slightly less conventional but still welcome is hiaku, if you’re more a fan of brevity. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2006, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/18 "2006-08-18T13:38:44Z")
Psst, Carl … whoosharoo … Welcome **jimbeam**! Maybe you’ll be interested in the fact that I have toured the Jim Beam distillery in Frankfort, Ky.! You can tour many of the distilleries hearabouts. One time at Maker’s Mark, I even dipped my finger in the mash! ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/19 "2006-08-18T13:41:10Z")
Actually, I wasn’t whooshed. But I did make couch a bad joke badly. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Rosewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mr.Rosewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Rosewater)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185/20 "2006-08-18T13:42:14Z")
Hi new guy. Even though I’m newer than you. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hi-to-the-new-guy/369185.md?page=2)