# Thank you Jerry

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-jerry/75750>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 11, 2001, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-jerry/75750 "2001-08-11T04:25:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-jerry/75750/21 "2001-08-11T20:00:55Z")

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From what I have read, hackers don’t generally “mess” with us civilians, but go after bigger fish, and it’s the crackers that hurt.

Whatever the terminology, Jerry, although I do not know you, please let me add my thanks to your efforts! There have been times in my life lately when I would have been lost without my SDMB buds to “talk to”.

Kudos

Quasi

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-jerry/75750/22 "2001-08-11T20:09:05Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Quasimodem \*  
> \*\*From what I have read, hackers don’t generally “mess” with us civilians, but go after bigger fish, and it’s the crackers that hurt.  
> \*\*

[Hacker](http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/hacker.html)  
[Cracker](http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/cracker.html)

Friedo’s Rule: The mainstream media will never, _ever_ get this right.

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**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2001, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-jerry/75750/23 "2001-08-11T22:59:05Z")

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Note to Jerry: You deserve combat pay.

If you are _ever_ in the Portland, Oregon metro area, I will gladly buy you the beer of your choice.

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**Author:** ![daffodil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@daffodil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daffodil)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2001, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-jerry/75750/24 "2001-08-12T18:11:34Z")

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Ditto.

Except for Portland Oregon.

Or beer.

Or me buying. \* I \*am \*Dutch. \*

😉

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2001, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-jerry/75750/25 "2001-08-13T12:38:55Z")

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I don’t have anything witty to say… just thought I’d add my thanks and appreciation to the general chorus.

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**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2001, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-jerry/75750/26 "2001-08-13T13:08:38Z")

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Well, I cut out of work early Friday, so I guess I missed everything, but I wanted to thank **Jerry** for his time and efforts spent on the board just in general.

Thanks.

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