# So I'm new to posting here, anything I should know? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 27, 2005, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692 "2005-05-27T01:01:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Longgrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@Longgrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longgrain)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/1 "2005-05-27T01:01:40Z")
Rules, guidelines, etc. I’ve know about this web site for years, and always enjoyed reading Cecil’s articals and your comments in the GQ forums, so i thought I’d give you guys a try. As for me, I’m an artist (actually I work at a grocery store) who has done some writting, so I may be looking into your Cafe Society Forum real soon. So what advice can you give me to help me fit in. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/2 "2005-05-27T01:03:26Z")
Read the FAQ thoroughly. And try not to be scared, it’s only calamari. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/3 "2005-05-27T01:05:30Z")
The #1 rule is Don’t be a jerk. The #2 rule is to send me love offerings of chocolate. Most people follow rule #1. Oddly, very few follow #2. Welcome to our sandbox! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/4 "2005-05-27T01:08:14Z")
What? Newbie? It’s INITIATION TIME! WOOO! :: rolls in the 55 gallon drum of canola oil and grabs the spatula off its peg :: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/5 "2005-05-27T01:17:10Z")
Sign up fee accepted at my pay-pal account. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/6 "2005-05-27T01:19:01Z")
Oh goodie! Where are the tentacle restraints? And the glitter… ---
**Author:** ![Longgrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@Longgrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longgrain)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/7 "2005-05-27T01:27:55Z")
> [@The Sausage Creature](#): > > Read the FAQ thoroughly. And try not to be scared, it’s only calamari. Point well taken. Tho does that calamari come with Wild Rice. 😃 ---
**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:** [May 27, 2005, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/8 "2005-05-27T01:28:26Z")
Where did the sheep get to? We have to find the sheep… ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/9 "2005-05-27T01:29:26Z")
Sorry, no wild rice, **Longgrain**. But we have plenty of GRONK! when **Hal** brings his Squcks in. Muhahahahahaha … ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/10 "2005-05-27T01:35:21Z")
**wheels in trebuchet** Welcome! **hands over complimentary shower cap** ---
**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:** [May 27, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/11 "2005-05-27T01:37:22Z")
Are you allergic to goat? If so, you might want to take some Benadryl. We are fairly loose around here. Don’t be a jerk, read the thread before offering your “original” thesis, and worship anybody with more than, say, 4700 posts… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Longgrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@Longgrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longgrain)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/12 "2005-05-27T02:22:27Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Are you allergic to goat? If so, you might want to take some Benadryl. > > We are fairly loose around here. Don’t be a jerk, read the thread before offering your “original” thesis, and worship anybody with more than, say, 4700 posts… > 😃 Will do capt. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/13 "2005-05-27T02:25:19Z")
You can’t post here! Off the board immediately! OMG-someone alert the Forces–we’ve got a newbie in sector 6!!! :eek: welcome to the playground. We’re all over you…like white on well-you know. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/14 "2005-05-27T02:26:47Z")
Don’t make any loud noises once the llama has been brought in. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/15 "2005-05-27T02:46:11Z")
> [@](#): > > worship anybody with more than, say, 4700 posts… Obviously, **silenus** left out a digit: that was supposed to be **14,700** posts. (These newbies are always trying to give themselves a boost.) ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/16 "2005-05-27T02:54:07Z")
No! Not the calamari! :: recalls horrific events :: Oh wait, nothing terribly horrific happened to me. I got in before they introduced the Squcks. So just mildly horrific. Hope it’s not too bad, **Longgrain**. :: runs away before the Squcks come :: ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/17 "2005-05-27T03:05:03Z")
But if somebody offers you a soda straw, be afraid…be very afraid… ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/18 "2005-05-27T03:13:01Z")
Have fun. Pray to Og before bedtime. And _always_ obey the **Monstre[sup]TM[/sup]** ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/19 "2005-05-27T03:23:38Z")
Someone please make sure the staging area for the llamas is away from the…Great Goddess…get those walking rugs away from my TREES… ---
**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:** [May 27, 2005, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692/20 "2005-05-27T04:36:14Z")
> [@Longgrain](#): > > Tho does that calamari come with Wild Rice. Well, isn’t _that_ an… interesting… way of describing events. And quite accurate, from a certain twisted point of view. You may need the bib and welders’ glasses. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-new-to-posting-here-anything-i-should-know/305692.md?page=2)