# Somewhat new member **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 29, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594 "2017-09-29T15:19:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/41 "2017-10-02T14:40:17Z")
Welcome\*\* laurieb\*\*, I’m sure you’ll fit in well with the other inma… , Umm, residents here. Remember this forum may be subject to sudden stops and it’s recommended you keep your seatback upright and tray table stored at these times. The exit doors have been nailed shut for your convenience. Crew, cross check and don’t let the goat drive again. **Sunspace** , it’s not my fault you left the terrace door open. Second, you misspelled Ice Scream again. Third, C. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/42 "2017-10-02T15:42:40Z")
Are you of The Body? (You are now!) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/43 "2017-10-02T15:45:26Z")
How do you stand on the Oxford comma? (Think seriously before committing.) ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/44 "2017-10-02T16:05:51Z")
Welcome. You have to buy the first round.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/45 "2017-10-02T16:22:49Z")
Tip for surviving the Dope - locate the core of normal, decent, reasonable posters. Avoid these at all costs, which is easy, because they are quite rare. _slips on latex gloves and begins laying out the instruments_ Now just relax. As I said to my wife on our wedding night, this will only take a second, and you won’t feel a thing. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/46 "2017-10-02T17:16:18Z")
**laurieb** needs Initiating. Somebody fetch the Goat…and the Squid. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/47 "2017-10-02T17:17:20Z")
fetch or felch? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/48 "2017-10-02T17:23:06Z")
There is no goat. There is no squid. At least, I don’t remember a goat or a squid… ---
**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:** [October 2, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/49 "2017-10-02T22:02:16Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > **Sunspace** , it’s not my fault you left the terrace door open. Second, you misspelled Ice Scream again. Third, C. That was not a misspelling! How many times do I have to tell y— er, sorry. Sorry. My mistake. I forgot I wasn’t on one of the back channels. ‘Terrace’ door. Hee hee hee. If they only knew! :: giggle :: ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/50 "2017-10-02T23:27:21Z")
What is an Oxford comma? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/51 "2017-10-02T23:45:17Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > What is an Oxford comma? If only there was a way to search the meaning. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/52 "2017-10-03T06:23:27Z")
Oh, I thought with all the smart-asses around here, I could save myself the trouble!! (As a group, I mean) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/53 "2017-10-03T06:49:56Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > There is no goat. There is no squid. > > At least, I don’t remember a goat or a squid… - Dons dark glasses. Watch the flashing red light. When you see the flash, you will not remember the goat or the squid. Everything will appear as normal. _FLASH_ ---
**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:** [October 3, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/54 "2017-10-03T14:18:06Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Oh, I thought with all the smart-asses around here, I could save myself the trouble!! (As a group, I mean) You do not appear to be a group. 😛 ---
**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:** [October 3, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/55 "2017-10-03T14:35:10Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > - Dons dark glasses. > > Watch the flashing red light. When you see the flash, you will not remember the goat or the squid. Everything will appear as normal. > > _FLASH_ !!! I remember everything! The goat!The squid! The other squid! The initiation complex! The door to the valley! **Kythereia**! It’s all coming back! Why oh why did we… :: pause :: Oh no! ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/56 "2017-10-03T21:28:04Z")
Oh, Yes. Now, where did **Hopeful Crow** stash the squid? ---
**Author:** ![laurieb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/51bf81/32.png) [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/57 "2017-10-11T17:26:00Z")
Hi again. Didn’t get to post for a while; went out of the country on business. Thanks for all of your warm welcomes! And what’s this about initiating? Should I be scared, lol. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/58 "2017-10-11T17:30:34Z")
Yo, Laurie Beth! ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/59 "2017-10-11T17:37:27Z")
Yes, you should be scared. Or amused. Either works. And welcome. > [@Sunspace](#): > > Welcome, welcome! > Would you like some ice cream? It’s fresh! > > (Or at least it had _better_ be, because we haven’t had a proper Welcome thread in a while and the last time we had ‘vintage’ ice cream, it wasn’t so much ‘fresh’ as ‘frisky’, and it escaped before we could get the lid back on the container, and last I heard the assistant janitor found it in one of the greenhouses trying to mate with the corpse-flower plant. But that is all in the past now.) Were you keeping it in the Cooler of Death? What have we told you about that. ---
**Author:** ![laurieb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/51bf81/32.png) [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594/60 "2017-10-11T17:47:30Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Yo, Laurie Beth! My middle name is actually Brenda. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-new-member/797594.md?page=4)