# The New Welcome Wagon Thread, newbies check in **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 28, 2002, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316 "2002-06-28T02:26:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/61 "2002-06-30T11:50:23Z")
_ninevah_ bounces in\* > [@](#): > > I’m a 23yo Aussie girl Send the naked pics to the **Frog**. Sorry but rules are rules. > [@](#): > > I do like Buffy And I do like giving you the firehose. Again with the rules. _And then comes Waenara_ > [@](#): > > I guess I’m not really a newbie, since I’ve been lurking on-and-off for two or three years Wow, you just seize the moment, don’t you? Shine on you crazy diamond! Next up, running with scissors, swimming after you eat and leaning the chair WAY back. _IcicleFuzz is asking for it_ > [@](#): > > Welcome me dammit. ::raises the sneaker and :smack: :: > [@](#): > > My name is visible to the left of my post Lack of manners, amazing grasp of the obvious…this one’s a winner. ---
**Author:** ![fireman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@fireman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fireman)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/62 "2002-06-30T12:48:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hardygrrl \* > \*\*_fireman checks in_ > > You almost had this short redhead. Up to the Star Trek stuff. I can tolerate a lot, but not Tribble worship. BTW, is it true what they say about men with big trucks? Big truck, small keychain? \*\* I can forego the Star Trek, and my keychain hasn’t had any problems starting any size trucks!!😃 ---
**Author:** ![pam2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@pam2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pam2)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/63 "2002-06-30T17:06:52Z")
hardygrrl: "pam2, wtf with the numbers? Think of a new username ## quote: ## OKEYDOKEY Well, damn skippy to you. ## quote: ## I’m considered a liberal AND a conservative by many friends. And a floor wax and a desert topping! " That’s my name & I’m sticking with it. “Okeydokey” is just the way I speak, which isn’t surprising for a floor wax/desert topping kinda’ gal. Fireman–I like animals, big red trucks & I’m a TALL redhead…just keep that hose to yourself, at least until I know you all a bit better! ---
**Author:** ![JonTheHasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7bcc69/32.png) [@JonTheHasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonTheHasher)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/64 "2002-06-30T19:06:06Z")
Ok, I’m up for some abuse. I’ve been around for just over a month, and while I’ve had a few people talk to me, they were mostly kinda pissed off (I politely asked the vegans not to criticize my food choices). I like Hashing (hence the name), which has nothing to do with cannabis. It’s like follow-the-leader, but with beer. I made the front page of a local Boulder newspaper this week while engaging in this activity. You can see the story [here](http://www.coloradodaily.com/archives/index.inn?loc=detail&doc=/2002/June/25-628-news01.txt). I’m sort of a programmer, although I spend most of my time trying to not let anyone know that I’m completely lost and have no idea what I’m doing (it’s working so far). I don’t have any nekkid pics. Consider yourself lucky. Thanks fer listenin’, JonTheNewbie ---
**Author:** ![fireman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@fireman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fireman)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/65 "2002-06-30T19:56:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pam2 \* > \*\* > > Fireman–I like animals, big red trucks & I’m a TALL redhead…just keep that hose to yourself, at least until I know you all a bit better! \*\* Short is good, tall is good too! I just like redheads. A fireman always has great hose control! ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/66 "2002-06-30T23:53:26Z")
_And then there’s JonTheHasher_ > [@](#): > > It’s like follow-the-leader, but with beer. Now if that’s not the next Olympic sport, I will be sad. After all, the combination of a childhood game and alcohol. Just think of the possibilites…EverClear HopScotch, Tequila Hide and Seek, GoldSchlager Jump Rope. > [@](#): > > I don’t have any nekkid pics. **hardygrrl clarifies things regarding naked photos** I do not want naked photos of anybody. Well, ok if you have some of Jeff Hardy or Rob Van Dam I’ll take _those_. The person who insists on nude photos, female only, is **Crunchy Frog**. Scientific research or something like that. **pam2, fireman** , don’t make me separate you two. ---
**Author:** ![todd33rpm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@todd33rpm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/todd33rpm)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/67 "2002-07-01T11:49:57Z")
I assume “newbies check in” in the title slug was an imperative? Oh, well. When in Rome… Being a vinyl geek is how I came to my SDMB alter ego…I am firmly convinced that music is meant to be consumed in 20-25 minute increments, and that every possible form of entertainment is better when consumed in two acts. This would explain why I catch up on the SDMB for an hour, then have lunch and come back. I hereby solemnly promise that I will _not_ invoke the name of a long-standing board member with a salutation as the third item of any list. Never, never, never. Do I get a cookie? ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/68 "2002-07-01T13:18:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hardygrrl \* > \*\* BTW, is it true what they say about men with big trucks? Big truck, small keychain? \*\* You don’t know what you’re missing, **hardygrrl**. Once you’ve had a fireman, you never go back. Trust me, they know how to use those hoses. ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/69 "2002-07-01T13:40:36Z")
_todd33rpm_ bleats > [@](#): > > that every possible form of entertainment is better when consumed in two acts So you can have “thinking time” between? “Well gee, Steve and Blue found **two** clues! I can’t wait to see if they find the third and :gasps: figure it out!”. :pant, pant, pant: > [@](#): > > I hereby solemnly promise that I will not invoke the name of a long-standing board member with a salutation as the third item of any list. Never, never, never. > > Do I get a cookie? Sure, first you want a welcome, now I gotta bake for you ingrates? What’s next? Massages? ---
**Author:** ![S.Mussberger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@S.Mussberger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/S.Mussberger)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/70 "2002-07-01T14:18:49Z")
Umhm yeah, Hi… Sidney Mussberger (from “The Hudsucker Proxy”) here. From Sweden and stumbled onto the SDMB when there was an all out Evolution vs. Creation war on [Footballguystalk.com](http://www.footballguystalk.com) I took one look at the [“A sonnet about my new office chair”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=111767) and realized that I’d probably hang around here for quite a while. Must say I like this place from what I’ve seen so far. ---
**Author:** ![Second\_Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@Second\_Guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Guest)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/71 "2002-07-01T15:56:38Z")
Hello. I’ve lurked for a time here but I am a newbie to the registration and posting processes. Believe me, if I’d seen this thread prior to posting my first notes, I’d have made this my first stop. We are nothing without our protocols and rules of order after all. Having seen the reaction to those who’ve overused the “I” word (I), one puzzles over how else to respond to a request for self-disclosure. There’s nothing about me you’d want to know anyway, but since that’s the drill here… You’ll notice right off that I’m not innately clever, but I can toss the BS with the best of them (assuming the Them in question are also not terribly clever). I would like to say that in my misspent (or at least heavily mortgaged) youth I was twhacked repeatedly about the head and heart, resulting in minor damages and a few social quirks, so if you good people of the SDMB could take that into consideration you will find me embarrassingly grateful. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Tygr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@Tygr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tygr)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/72 "2002-07-01T16:01:10Z")
::Tygrstickshisheadintothethreadjusttosaythathewouldgladlydrop875postsjusttobewelcomedasanewbieby **hardygrrl** insteadofthatnasssstyold **frog** person:: ---
**Author:** ![Tygr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@Tygr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tygr)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/73 "2002-07-01T16:08:49Z")
Oy… Sorry. Tygr didn’t sleep at all last night and so his thumbs are too short to reach the spacebar this morning. Hm. That didn’t make any sense. Looks like no sleep gives Tygr a case of posting like Kafka-with-Tourette’s. Should be an interesting\*\*\*NIKTO!!!\*\*\*day… ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/74 "2002-07-01T18:35:35Z")
_S. Mussberger makes his presence felt._ > [@](#): > > (from “The Hudsucker Proxy”) Whee doggie! A Coen Brothers fan. Do you wear jammies? With “Yodas and shit” on them? _Up next, Second Guest_ > [@](#): > > I would like to say that in my misspent (or at least heavily mortgaged) youth I was twhacked repeatedly about the head and heart, resulting in minor damages and a few social quirks. Pfft. Your quirks cannot compare to Doper Quirks. We have people who have used dental products as masturbatory aids for christ’s sake. And **Tygr**? Decaf, babe. ::pats your head:: ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/75 "2002-07-01T21:45:04Z")
"ello Miss hardy I’m apparently a nice guy, have convinced myself and others that I’m a creative person, enjoy amusing myself (no, not like that!) and others with humor and random ideas. I’m still slightly intimidated by much of the SDMB, especially the Great Debates (major brainpower there). I enjoy unusual things: buildings, clothing (I have a wooden tie!) and weird movies (as fits my name) and just general oddities, which is where the SDMB fits in. I like SG-1, the Daily Show, and other shows (including one which will cause me to get the hose) and read pretty much anything (but I can’t read 'em twice; I can forget my address but not a book I read a year ago ☹ ) Oh, and GTA3. I have no idea what to put for my signature. **What kind of heroes show up drunk at a fight?** ---
**Author:** ![pendgwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2002, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/76 "2002-07-01T23:06:14Z")
Well, I’ve been here a few months but I still have a low enough post count that I think I qualify as a newbie. I’m a 24 year old female. I went to a women’s college. I now work at a biotech company but I’m applying to medical school. I sing, make very good pies, and keep telling myself that once I’m back in shape I’ll start fencing again. I only post in frivolous threads because on the rare occasions that I have an informed opinion on a GD thread someone else has already said it. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/77 "2002-07-02T00:10:25Z")
How nice to be made to feel welcome. Perhaps. Me: Skeptic Simpsons fan Classical music listener (but not exclusively) Middle child 40ish, single, childless Preferring to remain gender-anonymous, for the time being, for the purposes of these boards (not in public) h. ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/78 "2002-07-02T01:07:29Z")
_What in the Sam Hell?_ > [@](#): > > I have a wooden tie! ::fights the nasty urge to c/p the ‘amusing myself’ line:: > [@](#): > > shows (including one which will cause me to get the hose) Reads and comprehends? Ding Ding Ding, you win! _pendgwen waddles in_ > [@](#): > > I’m a 24 year old female. I went to a women’s college. As in “womyn’s”? Did you bask in the light of a patchouli candle and recite Ani DiFranco lyrics? _h. sapiens reads a list_ > [@](#): > > Skeptic > Simpsons fan > Classical music listener (but not exclusively) > Middle child > 40ish, single, childless Umm, well, I’d like to say sdfnsjdfnlsnflsnvlsn fl fcewjfnfnv Sorry, passed out from sheer boredom and hit the keyboard with my skull. ---
**Author:** ![IcicleFuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ba8739/32.png) [@IcicleFuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IcicleFuzz)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/79 "2002-07-02T02:16:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hardygrrl \* > > * * * > > ::raises the sneaker and :smack: :: > Lack of manners, amazing grasp of the obvious…this one’s a winner. \*\* Ow. I’m pretty sure there were supposed to be a couple of 😉 's in my post somewhere. But still… Whohoo! What did I win? What’s that? A once in a lifetime opportunity to have BANNED under my name? Damn. ---
**Author:** ![Linus\_Van\_Pelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Linus\_Van\_Pelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linus_Van_Pelt)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316/80 "2002-07-02T03:18:49Z")
OK **hardygrrl** , I’ll bite. But not hard, unless you’re into that sort of thing. Although I lurked for quite awhile, I registered in March, 2002 and still have less than 100 posts so I imagine I qualify as a newbie. My first post, while not a blockbuster, appears to have been at least a critical success ( **Eutychus** , among others, said nice things about it). Like many people around here (here meaning on this board), I work in the tech industry. I read a lot, mostly SF, and have an unfortunate tendency to make bad jokes/puns (also like many around here). Living in Arizona, I’m a D-Backs and Suns fan, will root for the Coyotes on the rare occasion I watch or attend a game, and wish that Bidwell would either sell the Cardinals, or go away entirely (like many people everywhere). From the looks of this post, I also tend to use parentheses a lot (I’m not entirely sure why). I’m 33, I’m an Arizona native, and I’m married to an amazing woman. On the whole, I find the people of the SDMB to be a delightful mix of posters, with contributions that range from the sublime to the ridiculous. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-welcome-wagon-thread-newbies-check-in/116316.md?page=5)