# SDMB Rookie of the Month! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 10, 2001, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416 "2001-04-10T01:29:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kamandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Kamandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamandi)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/21 "2001-04-11T15:26:07Z")
You other newbies make me sick, horning in on my shameless self-promotion action! šŸ˜‰ And thatā€™s just a _mild_ example of my flame skills (turned **way** down on account of the forum and the fact that I donā€™t really wanna frighten away any of you more sensitive newbie folk). Yep, Iā€™ve turned into a bit of a Pit whore, which in my opinion should not be held against me in any way in this contest, unless you want to _feel my wrath in the Pit!_ šŸ˜ƒ As you can see in [this gem](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=66035) and [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=66603), my Pit posting style is more reasoned argument than incoherent profanity. Well, at least I try to write complete sentences. Sure, in the Pit that gets me ridiculed and ignored, but thatā€™s better than getting virtually urinated on :mad: [sup]~~~#[/sup]:eek: Gross. And **Kat** , that jumbo box of Godiva is in the post. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2001, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/22 "2001-04-11T16:34:51Z")
Newbies? We got _newbies?!_ [John Cleese] Right! **ALL** newbies must go through the goosebumps and indignities routine. Turn your head and coughā€¦And if youā€™re a female newbie, well, turn your head and cough anyway! [/John Cleese] VB gleefully snaps the latex glovesā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Verrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/46a35a/32.png) [@Verrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Verrain)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/23 "2001-04-11T18:40:07Z")
Thank you for the nomination, **Arden**. If elected Rookie of the Month I promise free .sigs for everyone! Of course, Iā€™ll do that if Iā€™m not elected too. Iā€™m easy going that way. ---
**Author:** ![riley\_dieffenbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@riley\_dieffenbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/riley_dieffenbach)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/24 "2001-04-11T19:02:42Z")
Trose - Thank you kindly for the nomination and should I win I promise you can come over and use my toaster oven. Frosted Cherry Pop-Tarts are my personal fave, although I am open to Toaster Pastries as well. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/25 "2001-04-11T19:44:57Z")
Aw. Well, gypsy chose me, so I guess Iā€™ll have to sponser her. Kindly deposit the chocolate in my mouth and weā€™ll get going. None of you others had better touch her. šŸ™‚ No, seriously though. Iā€™m going to take you to the top, gyspy! Get ready to work your ass off and enjoy it!! Plus I have connections with Jester so it all works out. ---
**Author:** ![Nausicaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@Nausicaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nausicaa)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/26 "2001-04-11T20:23:24Z")
Hey!!! Iā€™m new! Iā€™m nice - Iā€™m just quiet and shy. At least I donā€™t clutter up the board (looks around hopefully for reassurance and acceptance and then quietly slinks away). ---
**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:** [April 11, 2001, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/27 "2001-04-11T22:29:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nausicaa \* > \*\*Hey!!! Iā€™m new! Iā€™m nice - Iā€™m just quiet and shy. At least I donā€™t clutter up the board (looks around hopefully for reassurance and acceptance and then quietly slinks away). \*\* Oh! Itā€™s _ **Nausicaa** _, not **Nausia** ; in that case Iā€™m quite sure youā€™re exceptionally nice, and wonā€™t damage my shoes. Turn your head and cough! ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/28 "2001-04-11T23:33:01Z")
Alrighty, here are the standings so far: **Verrain** , **Francesca** , **Kamandi** , **riley diffenbach** , and **gypsy\_gurl** Are all in one super, mega, hyper-unnecessary tie with one vote each. So, the only way that any of yooze is gonna pull ahead is to win over other Dopers, and Iā€™m afraid that that means some _serious_ ass-kissing is in order! (Though this does bring up the delicate point of what to do in a tie. If such a thing should happen, Iā€™ll be forced to pick the Newbie of the Month myself, from the tied contestants, based on posting merit. Credentials and specifics to follow, unless thereā€™s no need to do so, since Iā€™m lazy) ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2001, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/29 "2001-04-11T23:34:57Z")
Oh, yes, I should say that **Nausicaa** has a vote, as well. That is, if **Vestal Blueā€™s** post was meant as a vote. A bit of clarification, VB? ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2001, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/30 "2001-04-12T00:11:52Z")
Gimme a **V** Gimme a **E** Gimme a double **R** Gimme an **AIN** Whatā€™s that spell? **Verrain**!!! Guess you know where my vote goes! šŸ˜‰ Why? Wellā€¦ he doesnā€™t **act** like a newbie. Heā€™s just too damn good! ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2001, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/31 "2001-04-12T00:18:00Z")
Anyone who can code as well as **Peregrine** (and after only a few weeks, mind you), deserves some type of award. ---
**Author:** ![gypsy\_gurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@gypsy\_gurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gypsy_gurl)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2001, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/32 "2001-04-12T03:37:03Z")
::bursts into the room wearing whip creamā€¦ **only** whipped cream:: all right guysā€¦start kissing ass (and any other body parts you see fit;)) [sub]ohā€¦you meant me kissing **your** ass?![/sub] ::throws the whipped cream to the next unbashful higher up in charge of the vote tally:: šŸ˜‰ [sub]hey, if you got itā€¦flaunt it![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2001, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/33 "2001-04-12T10:23:30Z")
Put me down for **Verrain** too. When does voting end? ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2001, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/34 "2001-04-12T12:09:50Z")
Well, while Peregrine has fine skills (have you met Falcon, BTW?) Gypsy\_gurl seems to really be in the usual MSPIMS spiritā€¦ do I vote for the skills, or ā€œMiss Congenialityā€ ?.. ā€¦let me roll that around on my tongueā€¦ ā€¦meant the q, not GGā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2001, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/35 "2001-04-12T12:21:16Z")
Suuuuuuure ya did, lurker. šŸ˜‰ Add my vote in for Verrain. ---
**Author:** ![Peregrine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a6a055/32.png) [@Peregrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peregrine)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2001, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/36 "2001-04-12T16:07:29Z")
Thanks for the mention, **Karl** (may I call you Karl?) Itā€™s gratifying to have the support of a consistently coherent poster such as yourself. And **lurkernomore** , my pathological sincerity compels me to advise you to consider spirit above technical ability. Rather than seek the nomination for myself, I will be glad to endorse **Verrain** (I know a landslide when I see one,) if SOMEONE will just tell me what a great job I did answering **ChiefScottā€™s** [hasty pudding](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=64638) question. Sure, thereā€™s room for improvement, but I was really pleased with my effort, and I was kind of hoping somebody might actually read it. (Nevermind the award; I just want a lolly-pop. A red one.) ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2001, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/37 "2001-04-12T16:49:42Z")
You did a most excellent and thorough job in answering the hasty pudding question, **Peregrine**. Cites and everything! One red lollipop, coming your way. ---
**Author:** ![Bartman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Bartman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bartman)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2001, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/38 "2001-04-12T16:59:20Z")
Question. Can April Newbies vote on March Newbies? ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2001, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/39 "2001-04-12T17:04:04Z")
I thank thee too, **Perigrine**. An awesome job. I actually browsed through that site for quite a while. I fergot to return and thank you. Oh, and have I got a lolly-pop for you! ---
**Author:** ![Bartman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Bartman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bartman)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2001, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416/40 "2001-04-12T17:08:15Z")
Question. Can April Newbies vote on March Newbies? If so I would like to cast for **Verrain**. _And start my campaign for April_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rookie-of-the-month/61416.md?page=3)