# this might not be a good idea **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 9, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431 "2007-02-09T00:09:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/1 "2007-02-09T00:09:20Z")
After (2 or 3, not sure) years of reading other people’s BS, I decided to add some of mine; I subscribed to this amazing board. Hello everyone! Oook! ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/2 "2007-02-09T00:13:03Z")
Ooook. Welcome aboard fine gentleperson. ---
**Author:** ![badkittypriestess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8baadc/32.png) [@badkittypriestess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badkittypriestess)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/3 "2007-02-09T00:13:11Z")
Welcome Aboard! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/4 "2007-02-09T00:16:44Z")
Hey, you were here anyway, right? And now you can search, whee! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/5 "2007-02-09T00:17:04Z")
[QUOTE=The Librarian] After (2 or 3, not sure) years of reading other people’s BS, I decided to add some of mine; [/QUOTE] Would you believe almost five years? Your only other post (so far) was in May of 2002. Welcome. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/6 "2007-02-09T00:19:56Z")
5 years? how time flies… ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/7 "2007-02-09T02:03:31Z")
Horace? Is that you? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/8 "2007-02-09T04:34:53Z")
Sheesh, everyone, where’s your manners? Here, have a banana. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/9 "2007-02-09T06:01:00Z")
I was just saying to myself that we need a few more monk-- Ahem. A few more librarians around here. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/10 "2007-02-09T06:30:20Z")
_Ook_. But, quite honestly, _eek_. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/11 "2007-02-09T06:44:40Z")
Just don’t go all apeshit on us, okay? ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/12 "2007-02-09T12:39:36Z")
[QUOTE=EddyTeddyFreddy] Just don’t go all apeshit on us, okay? [/QUOTE] If \*\*Chronos \*\* is feeding him bananas, what other kind of shit could he go? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/13 "2007-02-09T13:02:27Z")
Amazing. I’ve heard of lurking, but this appears close to a record. I hesitate to try to welcome you since you’ve been around longer than I have. Welcome to the membership, then. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/14 "2007-02-09T13:43:28Z")
What a fascinating user name and first post. Several mental images are forming: A bookish gentleman reminiscent of Burgess Meredith in the classic Twilight Zone “Time Enough”. A Chimp in a library reshelving the books and handling questions. The really hot but mousy chick who is just waiting for someone to let down her hair and take off her glasses and frumpy sweater. A strange new Superhero, “The Librarian”. Able to reference any information with blazing speed and far faster than Google or Wikipedia. Throws heavy tomes to incapacitate ruffians and hooligans and those who talk loudly in the sacred halls of the libraries. The nice part is this image still works with two of three prior images. Welcome out of lurkdom. Did you bring Banana Cream Pie for everyone? Jim {By the way, with your user name we will expect impeccable cites. 😉 } ---
**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:** [February 9, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/15 "2007-02-09T14:02:09Z")
Enough of this Simian Sappiness! Bring forth…The Squid, & let **The Librarian** be Initiated! Fnord. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/16 "2007-02-09T16:54:02Z")
The squid is in that big tank next to the copier, so we don’t run out of ink. It keeps him away from the goat, as well. Hoo, boy, was _that_ exciting! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/17 "2007-02-09T17:26:49Z")
Are you a Neo-Librarian, or a Classic Librarian? Either way, welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/18 "2007-02-09T17:36:49Z")
> [@](#): > > A Chimp in a library reshelving the books and handling questions. Close enough… I believe he’s actually an orangutan. And replace “superhero” with “wizard”. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/19 "2007-02-09T20:18:03Z")
yup --\>Orangutan. At least the Pratchett character is. Btw thanks for the banana’s. And **Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor** what’s up with the squid? (I don’t even want to know about the goat) ---
**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:** [February 9, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431/20 "2007-02-09T22:17:39Z")
[QUOTE=The Librarian] And **Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor** what’s up with the squid? (I don’t even want to know about the goat) [/QUOTE] You don’t wanna know about the Squid, _either!_ Heh-heh-heh. Just stare at the wall, and try & find you “happy place”. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-might-not-be-a-good-idea/391431.md?page=2)