# Thanks to Specific Dopers -- join in **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 29, 2002, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110 "2002-08-29T15:59:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/1 "2002-08-29T15:59:57Z")
Yesterday, for absolutely no good reason other than the fact that I whined about wanting Eve’s books (which were on my Amazon wish list), **Dantheman** sent me, a Doper he’s never met, an Amazon gift certificate. He didn’t even know that it was my birthday yesterday. He just did it to be nice. Now isn’t that amazing? What a sweet fellow. Rather turn this into an entire thread about one nice person (not that he doesn’t deserve it), I thought it might be fitting to allow other people to shout out about Dopers who have been extraordinarily good to them. I myself could list others (Diane, delphica, magdalene, manhattan, for example) who have extended nice gestures that I didn’t even deserve, but I’d be here all day. So I’ll stick with my most recent one, dantheman. And you? What Dopers do you know who deserve accolades for being decent people who go above and beyond the call of good board citizenship? ---
**Author:** ![Jorel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jorel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jorel)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/2 "2002-08-29T16:20:07Z")
I want to thank Techchick-who inspired myself and others to quit smoking along with her. I had been thinking about it, but not doing anything about it. Three weeks later I feel better, I can breathe better, I smell better and I’ve saved about six hundred bucks. My vote for Queen of the Dopers (does that sound right?) ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/3 "2002-08-29T16:25:12Z")
Well!! Smooches to **Cranky**! I just thought it might be a nice surprise! So look out, fellow Dopers, perhaps I, the Phantom Giver, will strike in your email in box! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/4 "2002-08-29T16:29:57Z")
Well, how lovely! Enough to make me believe in karma, because _you_ sent _me_ that 1930 movie magazine. (Now everyone is thinking, “what a cheap bitch Eve is, for not sending Cranky a copy of her book!” And my only defense is I am not so much “cheap” as “broke”). ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/5 "2002-08-29T17:07:49Z")
That’s really nice Dantheman. A nice, little gift certificate would have cheered me up in my darkest hour. Of course, replace “nice, little” with “ridiculously expensive” and “gift certificate” with “black Humvee.” I’ll go ahead and salute **Coldfire** , not for any particular act, but I really enjoy his posts and he takes a lot of crap from some pretty idiotic posters for no reason. ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/6 "2002-08-29T17:14:45Z")
I have a lot of people to thank, so, I’ll use this short and easy method. Thank you to all those who were supportive and shared their kindness with me during my recent difficult times. I know how busy everyone’s lives are, and the fact that you take (took) a few moments to send me your well-wishes makes me believe that humankind is basically good. Except that \*\* Maeglin\*\* character, that guy is pure EVIL. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/7 "2002-08-29T17:15:20Z")
I’d like to belately tip my hat to **lno** , who put together one great PorkDope in Minneapolis, out of his own pocket, and also taught me how to breathe fire. How cool is that? Which reminds me, I offered to pitch in money towards the cost, and then completely forgot. Crap. So I guess thanks also for not coming after me with knives, etc. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/8 "2002-08-29T17:18:40Z")
We all know about **Tuba** during the month the hamsters died. Thanks again. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/9 "2002-08-29T17:19:22Z")
I’m embarrassed to say that I can’t remember names, but over the two years I’ve been posting here, I’ve gotten several very sweet e-mails for no particular reason. And because my Inbox fills pretty fast, I’ve not saved any of them. Still, they all touched me, especially considering they were from people who’ve never met me. Dopers are da bestest!! ---
**Author:** ![d12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71c47a/32.png) [@d12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d12)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/10 "2002-08-29T17:22:35Z")
Everyone whos helped in The Perfect Girl Thread. Most of the names escape me but I remember Spit and BadAzzBec. Also \, haven’t seen the kid in a while always a good read in his posts. And every single person whos ever posted on the SDMB (in a positive way), just because you’re cool by association 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/11 "2002-08-29T17:23:20Z")
Well gosh! I’d like to thank Cranky! Who, out of nowhere, sent me a FULL SET of \*N Sync action figure dolls! Awesome! J ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/12 "2002-08-29T17:26:16Z")
I want to thank **Welby1** for rescuing little Brandon. (Stupid Bitch rant in the Pit) I want to thank **Cervaise** for his gut splitting Telemarket rant. (Ditto the Pit) I want to thank everyone for giving me all sides of an issue…even sides I didn’t know exisited. (Was that last one too glurgy?) ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/13 "2002-08-29T17:56:57Z")
Eve, you already thanked me. jarbaby, that was ages ago, no mention needed. Although I must say if you had to speak up, you’re a real bitch for not mentioning the wonderful Packers calendar I sent you. _snort_ ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/14 "2002-08-29T18:51:44Z")
Chique, for clueing me into the Minneapolis dopers, and Pork Dope. She even invited me to her farm today, so my kid could play with animals. Alas, I don’t know if I’m going up north tonight or tomorrow, so I had to pass. But how kind is that? For all she knows, I could be some psycho farm animal hater. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/15 "2002-08-29T19:54:25Z")
When I started a thread about where to find guayabera shirts on-line, the answer turned out to be “right here at the SDMB.” **Bad New Baboon** , before she left the boards, sent me a box of four of them from Mexico. She won’t read this, I guess, and I’ve already thanked her personally, but wanted to spread the word of the thoughtful thing she did. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/16 "2002-08-29T19:56:21Z")
Sorry. **Bad New_S_ Baboon**. ---
**Author:** ![ResIpsaLoquitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@ResIpsaLoquitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ResIpsaLoquitor)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/17 "2002-08-29T19:59:17Z")
I wanna thank **Cranky** for sending me a book for my birthday last year, after I’d had a really, really lousy day. Warmed the heck out of my heart. And **Shadowfox** and her husband for driving me around a crowded parking lot last week so I could find my car. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/18 "2002-08-29T20:10:15Z")
I’d just like to thank the bookworm Dopers who have enriched my life so much with so many wonderful book selections. My copy ‘n’ paste keys are worn out every time there’s a What’re Ya Readin’ thread. And since we’re smoochin’ Cranky … she sent me wonderful selections in the book swap, which I adored and passed on to my collegiate sisters. dantheman, what a sweetheart! I didn’t know copy editors could be so nice. 😉 It’s been quite some time ago (and I haven’t seen his name on the boards lately, come to think about it) but casdave once sent me a box of chocolates, just to prove English chocolates are the best in the world. They were indeed yummy. ---
**Author:** ![Spooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Spooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spooky)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/19 "2002-08-29T22:09:39Z")
Nobody knows me, and that’s cool, but I would like to thank all Dopers, past, and present, (and hopefully future), for providing me with interesting reading for well over a year now. You guys are smart, and funny, and, most of all, genuine. I wish that I lived nearer to some sorta Dopefest. Spooks ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110/20 "2002-08-29T22:23:17Z")
Aw, it wasn’t all that much, **Ellen** … just a spur of the moment thingy. Plus **Cranky** has always been one of my favorites here. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-specific-dopers-join-in/126110.md?page=2)