# So Close To Being Hooked... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 10, 2007, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232 "2007-07-10T17:29:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [July 10, 2007, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/1 "2007-07-10T17:29:24Z")
So, I’m wrangling in a new Doper. After sending funny and insightful threads, she’s finally going to cave in (along with a healthy dose of my wit and charm…yeah, they’re there, smartass). She’ll be reading this thread, as well. That’s because I’m going to email it to her. She’s trying to grapple with a user name, so we’ll see how it goes… Prepare the squid! ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/2 "2007-07-10T17:56:43Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] Prepare the squid! [/QUOTE] And there’s a user name idea right there. Thanks for the heads-up, I’ll make sure the goat is available this time. I really don’t want to repeat what happened the last time I showed up late to a welcome thread. Anyway, a warm invitation to **LOUNE** ’s friend! C’mon in, the water’s fine. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/3 "2007-07-10T17:58:39Z")
[QUOTE=Scuba\_Ben] And there’s a user name idea right there. Thanks for the heads-up, I’ll make sure the goat is available this time. I really don’t want to repeat what happened the last time I showed up late to a welcome thread. Anyway, a warm invitation to **LOUNE** ’s friend! C’mon in, the water’s fine. [/QUOTE] Yea, you DID spend a little too much time with the goat when you had each other… :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/4 "2007-07-10T18:00:46Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] So, I’m wrangling in a new Doper. After sending funny and insightful threads, she’s finally going to cave in (along with a healthy dose of my wit and charm…yeah, they’re there, smartass). She’ll be reading this thread, as well. That’s because I’m going to email it to her. She’s trying to grapple with a user name, so we’ll see how it goes… Prepare the squid! [/QUOTE] How about “Hooked”? ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/5 "2007-07-10T18:01:52Z")
[QUOTE=Scuba\_Ben] Anyway, a warm invitation to **LOUNE** ’s friend! C’mon in, the water’s fine. [/QUOTE] Is **Watery Grave** taken? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/6 "2007-07-10T18:02:37Z")
**Denies Knowing LOUNE** **GoatGirl** ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/7 "2007-07-10T18:05:58Z")
**Most Creative User Name Ever** ---
**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:** [July 10, 2007, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/8 "2007-07-10T18:08:59Z")
[QUOTE=Mr Bus Guy] **Denies Knowing LOUNE** \ [/QUOTE] Now who’d ever do that? More importantly, why would anyone do it? 😃 ---
**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:** [July 10, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/9 "2007-07-10T18:10:26Z")
I like it when we get advance notice like this. Gives us time to prepare for a proper welcome, rather than these impromptu “Do you have the goat? You were supposed to get the goat! No, I had the squid, you had the goat. And where the hell is the Lonk?” situations. Let us then prepare proper initiation quarters! I’ll check our stock of lube… ---
**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:** [July 10, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/10 "2007-07-10T18:19:27Z")
See? I know these things…that’s why I did it. I’m sympathetic to our cause. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/11 "2007-07-10T18:24:22Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] I like it when we get advance notice like this. Gives us time to prepare for a proper welcome, rather than these impromptu “Do you have the goat? You were supposed to get the goat! No, I had the squid, you had the goat. And where the hell is the Lonk?” situations. Let us then prepare proper initiation quarters! I’ll check our stock of lube… [/QUOTE] Lube? We don’t need no stinkin’ LUBE!!! ---
**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:** [July 10, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/12 "2007-07-10T18:43:09Z")
[QUOTE=Mr Bus Guy] Lube? We don’t need no stinkin’ LUBE!!! [/QUOTE] She’s a girl. We have to be nice, don’t we? I mean, at first, anyway. Besides. It’s _exfoliating_ lube. Women like to exfoliate, don’t they? If it makes you feel any better, I’ve removed the handrail from the wall. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/13 "2007-07-10T18:44:06Z")
Are the slip-proof mats still there? ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/14 "2007-07-10T18:45:03Z")
How much notice is this? I haven’t even _begun_ to clean out the goat chamber… ---
**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:** [July 10, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/15 "2007-07-10T18:46:48Z")
Well, she’s got to create the user name and post in here…it should be relatively soon. Just hose them down if need be. …That’s “them” as in the goat and the victi-…initiate…er…Person Who Must Feel Welcome and Stuff in the room. Do it at the same time! ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/16 "2007-07-10T18:49:23Z")
Fine, lube then, and a cleaned out goat pen. Things sure have gotten easier around here, that’s all I can say… I suppose there’s no need for this case of duct tape then either? :dubious: ---
**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:** [July 10, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/17 "2007-07-10T18:51:15Z")
No. No need for it. We’ve got this really long phone cord and Gorilla Tape! By the way…anyone wake the squid up? ---
**Author:** ![Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Most_Creative_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/18 "2007-07-10T18:55:05Z")
Ok, I’m here, and now a bit scared to see what he got me into, lol. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/19 "2007-07-10T18:58:04Z")
Aw, it’s not so bad. Just have a seat here, and face the wall. Some people like to close their eyes, but others, well others like to face their fears, ya know? ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232/20 "2007-07-10T19:00:11Z")
Let’s have a big hearty welcome for **Most Creative User Name Ever**! Please, tell us a few things about yourself. And remember that any discussion of cats must include photos. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-close-to-being-hooked/411232.md?page=2)