The SDMB Newbie Rites of Initiation (or

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Should I add this to my sig as well? “Friend of Welfy”? :wink:

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That would be splendid!

First of all, I like your sig. I’ll have to think about changing mine. Next, there’s a space between the “Silver” and “Fire” in my name. :slight_smile: Not a big deal, just thought I’d point it out. And I’m still thinking of an initiation process. Check this thread often for that.

Done!

Welfy, you will now follow me wherever you go, attached at the end of all of my posts. You will be famous!

:wink:

How do you know I’m not already famous?

This looks like lots of fun but shouldn’t the initiation involve more action than just using the SDMB search funtion?

There oughta be some harmless pranking; the message board equivalent of underpants up the flagpole. This is how I imagine my initiation would go:

1 - make a relevant Jack Dean Tyler insult

2 -ask a sexual question in GQ on a topic or practice that has never been addressed before on the SDMB (maybe impossible, but only the attempt matters)

3 - ask Esprix why he thinks he rocks.

OR

get Cecil to respond personally to any post.

Do ya dare me?

dismounts his horse and kneels before Lady Persephone

Glorious Mistress, I have returned from your challenge, my head bloody but unbowed. Forthwith, here are the answers you seek!

One Kid! (Cornchips ground into carpet)

or

or

I did it all for you, milady!

:::Our hero, having fulfilled his quest, collapses exhausted into the grass. His mistresses attendants carry him into the keep in order to tend to his wounds.:::

Who are these people buggin’ me, can’t they see I’m busy, for Heaven’s sake!?!

Oh. yeah. Cow-orkers.

And there’s another one that keeps asking me for stuff . . . almost like he’s my boss or something. Look buddy, I’m sorry about your pathetic little reports, I have WORK to do here.

progress update (see, here’s how you can tell I work at a corporation. I have to make progress reports so everybody knows how hard I’m working.)

Anyways.

#2 found vague reference and following doggedly - but still no answer yet

#3 Satans butt?

#8 Anniz/Montfort, Satan/DrainBead, and Crunchy Frog/Honesty

  1. I can’t find any current ones. The fact that there were iggerant statements made about the North that went unanswered in the interminable Canada/US assimilation threads, which I decline to link to at the moment, was a dead giveaway.
    Eris, referenced here doesn’t seem to be an active poster anymore, last post was here. Pity, I probably know her . . . wonder if it was Eddie’s niece . . .
    Maybe elbows - he knows the right answer to this question, but he doesn’t live here now (profile says Ontario).
    However, the fact that this gentleman’s question went unanswered is the clincher. I didn’t see it . . . Does anyone want the answer anymore?
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Tisiphone

I wanna be adopted!!! Tell me what to do! Beat me, whip me, cover me in peanut butter and put celery in my ear!!
Seriously…I wanna be adopted. What should I do? Whoever’s up for the challenge, look at my few previous posts to find out more. JEEZ, sounds like a personal ad!!
Help this mundane poster flourish into a…a…creamy passion flower of wit and creativity! Dont care who it is, but a big strong man would be especially nice. :wink:
I’ll do anything. Within reason. I would love a more interesting challenge than merely scanning your previous posts to find miscellaneous info on you. Like something outside this board such as obscure trivia?? C’mon…get creative. I love a challenge.

fun2d8 - don’t forget you can emial me for help. Or what the hell, if you still live in the St Louis area, call me.

Thanks! Yes, I still live in the St. Louis area. I have actually fallen behind in my assignment because I took the kiddies to the zoo for “wild lights”. Here’s what I have so far…

  1. (an easy one) What username did I originally register under?
    BratMan007—wow, you have some serious history on this board!

  2. I currently have a thread open to all newbies, what was the nature of my first thread to welcome newbies?
    ** Females only-cleavage, nudity, baby oil, rubber gloves… I’m shocked!**

  3. What is my “mood jacket” and how did it get that name?
    **Here’s the pic

  1. I had two accidents (on separate occasions) while doing electrical work at my sister’s home, what were they?
  1. Provide a link to the story I asked permission to use in a book I’m writing.
  1. What extreme length did aha go to in order to be welcomed by Cecil Adams?
    He threatened to shoot a puppy and he made this offer… “One hello from you and I will wash your ass and drink the water”. That is just sick! And all he got was "Oh, and just to end the suspense, here’s a big yo to Hoo-ha, or whatever his name is."

7, 8, 9… I’m getting there!

  1. Why do people write “Hi Opal” in the middle of lists?
    Quote from Coldfire "Opal (among other things) doesn’t like lists that are shorter than three points. She used to point that out to people, or at least did at one stage. So, the running gag then became to include a “Hi Opal!” as a third point."

11 & 11.5… I’m saving the best for last!

  1. (another easy one)What is Evil Bitch and how did it get its name?
    ** PLt’s travelling teddy bear-named after his ex-girlfriend.**
    How am I doing so far? I am very eager to please!

I still feel like a newbie, but I don’t think anyone would want to adopt me as one…sigh.

Me and my silly submissive side.

(On the off chance someone who has a clue wouldn’t mind my overgrown-newbieness, please pipe up, I want to be a full fledged member!)

Oh, please, MC - you know all the guys (and a few of the girls) on this board would love to adopt you, but you’re in the middle ground between elite and newbie just like so many of us. Have to admit it would’ve been fun if they had this a few months ago.

  1. Whose balls do I have on display at my home?

** UncleBeer’s? :wink:

**Actually, it’s **

  1. (another easy one) What is Coldfire’s favorite rock group?
    **

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9) What male Doper slept with Satan?

  1. What are the three words that end in -gry? (just kidding)

angry, hungry and …. Language…

11.5) Name 2 things I collect.

Easy… Comic Books and Daffy Duck stuff

Shameless attempt at kissing up…
I want to change my name to "IluvCrunchyFrog"

[sub]Did I get any brownie points yet?[/sub]

Fine, I’ll have pity on you.

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Fair enough. I’m not going to quiz you on board knowledge. We’ll take our initiation rites from that classic movie, “Animal House”:

–Kneel

–Bare your butt

This won’t hurt

[sub]much[/sub]

And remember, the appropriate response is “Thank you, sir, may I have another.”

Hey, you’re the one talking about being submissive. :stuck_out_tongue:

fun2d8 oh so close on a couple of those.

The mood jacket was so named by WallyM7’s daughter Amy when I asked to be the first board member to get an Amy original sig line. (Wally supplied sigs for many of the Dopers). The sig line she gave me was something along the lines of not need a mood ring, cuz I have a mood jacket, with a link to that picture. I just found the thread where I asked her for the sig, and sure as shit, the answer isn’t in that thread. Sorry about that. Maybe she emailed it to me or something.

As for what I collect . . . I’ll let you slide on the Daffy Duck stuff. I don’t really collect it as much as people just give me Daffy Duck crap ever since I got the tattoo, but I think I might have said I collect it somewhere on the boards. The other thing I collect is baseball memoralbilia.

Close enough for government work though. You’re almost there . . . I just need to think of something really good for you to do.

And if you liked Wally’s gerbil story, here’s one where he tries cybersex. For more on Wally, I suggest you go to Opal’s page where she has a Wally Hall of Fame.

** DRY** you reg’d after me. I adore you and I know you have an ungodly number of posts, but still. (I’m into submission, not always pain…please keep this straight)

Well, if there are any newbies that still want/need a Reg mentor, I’ll take applications. I’m not sure who has and hasn’t been spoken for, because I got all cross-eyed by the time I finished reading this thread.

YAHOO!!! YIPPEEEE!!! WOWIE ZOWIE!!!

what’s all the fuss? check this out:

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=49862&pagenumber=2

Audrey,
I accept your generous and benevolent offer.

your humble servant,

blast

::shufflin’ down the street, whistlin’::

Am I new enough?

I certainly don’t feel like a reg, and I’ve been around for a while, so technically I’m not a newbie, although I still fell like one…

Well, I’ll just be in the corner if you need me.

Damn, I had it all along-that’s where I got the picture! Here you go…

I’m ready and waiting for my next assignment!