# So who hangs out in #straightdope chat **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 8, 2000, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-hangs-out-in-straightdope-chat/40226 "2000-11-08T01:58:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-hangs-out-in-straightdope-chat/40226/81 "2000-11-08T16:19:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hamadryad \* > \*\*Silver: Can it be faux-fleece? I’m allergic to wool. > \*\* No. Allergic? Too bad. Suffer. 😃 Kidding! Sure, it can be faux-fleece. (Okay, I’m out of this thread. Really, I’m not coming back.) ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-hangs-out-in-straightdope-chat/40226/82 "2000-11-08T16:57:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Silver Fire \* > **Exciting? Probably not. But I’m used to staying up for really long periods of time, so it shouldn’t be much of a problem. (For the record, I’m in #straightdope _right now_, and Falcon’s not. 🙂 )** Well, SOME of us work! And have parents at home for a week who don’t understand that I stay up until 2am online! Hell, I miss y’all. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-hangs-out-in-straightdope-chat/40226/83 "2000-11-08T17:00:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Silver Fire \* > \*\*…I was beaming for _days_ after the first night I sent out my picture. DAYS! \*\* ?!?!?!?!? HOW DID I MISS THIS? Silver honey, you simply MUST e-mail me this pic. Please? Oh, and I’ve been known to stop by #straightdope once in a while. _grin_ I haven’t been much lately but I hope to start slacking off at work again real soon. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-hangs-out-in-straightdope-chat/40226/84 "2000-11-08T17:05:07Z")
Ack! Okay, I had to come back for this. Falcon, we miss you too. 🙂 Cheffie, I will. Right now, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-hangs-out-in-straightdope-chat/40226/85 "2000-11-08T17:18:39Z")
I must say, for the first time ever, when I saw the picture of Silver Fire, she looks exactly like I pictured her! Bizarre! Una agreed with me too. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@SeaDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDiver)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-hangs-out-in-straightdope-chat/40226/86 "2000-11-08T17:33:59Z")
What is this chat room you speak of? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-hangs-out-in-straightdope-chat/40226/87 "2000-11-08T17:35:44Z")
What’s the deal. I have mIRC at home and it works just fine but I can’t get it to connect here at work! I’ve tried just about everything I know of and nothing is working. It still gives me the message "Unable to connect (Connection timed out). Anyone else have this problem at work and if so, how do I get around it?!? ---
**Author:** ![SouthernStyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SouthernStyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouthernStyle)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-hangs-out-in-straightdope-chat/40226/88 "2000-11-08T20:23:54Z")
Hi **Rachelle** , Are you running behind a firewall or proxy? ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-hangs-out-in-straightdope-chat/40226/89 "2000-11-08T20:36:16Z")
I have visited this chat room once or twice. There seems to be lots of folks in there. i just go for the constant cyber-sex that happens behind the scenes. That and the circus peanuts. pat ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-hangs-out-in-straightdope-chat/40226/90 "2000-11-08T23:44:14Z")
Chat is a pretty nice place overall. My only single difficulty with it is the high speed at which it moves if the room is full, but I can always read the logs later if I miss something. The people in chat at this current “era” are good people, who do not typically engage in backstabbing, trash talking, or other hurtful activities. There is a lot of blowing off of steam, and juvenile activity (of which I am a frequent contributor 🙂 ) There are only a very small number of wandering trolls that come in, and they provide great amusement much more than annoyance (like the **tastychry** and **Ass Clown** incident, which instead of being annoying had most of us laughing for hours!) And Jophiel is a fantastic channel Admin - laid back yet diligent, very easygoing, and very witty and humorous. I’ve been in several chat channels, and #straightdope is run pretty damn well. He deserves a lot of credit. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2000, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-hangs-out-in-straightdope-chat/40226/91 "2000-11-09T00:17:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anthracite \* > \*\*There are only a very small number of wandering trolls that come in, and they provide great amusement much more than annoyance (like the **tastychry** and **Ass Clown** incident, which instead of being annoying had most of us laughing for hours!) \*\* IIRC, that was actually a blessing. Weren’t we really bored that night? And, yeah, mad props to Jophiel. (Did I just say “mad props”?!) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2000, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-hangs-out-in-straightdope-chat/40226/92 "2000-11-09T00:30:03Z")
My name is sandyr, and I’m a… Wait, on #straighdope I’m currently known as **chique** (Thanks, Doob!!) and am considering changing my SDMB to the same. See what kind of weird shit chat does to you? And all that BS **Silver Fire** was spouting? BWAHAHAHAHA!!! Everytime I show up she’s there - she is the true chat queen. I swear she’s taken up residence there 😉 Well, I’d love to post more but I’m off to the chatroom - see y’all there 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2000, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-hangs-out-in-straightdope-chat/40226/93 "2000-11-09T14:05:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SouthernStyle \* > \*\*Hi **Rachelle** , > > Are you running behind a firewall or proxy? > > \*\* I have no idea! How do I find out? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-hangs-out-in-straightdope-chat/40226.md?page=4)