# Union23

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/union23/81762>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [September 15, 2001, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/union23/81762 "2001-09-15T04:00:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![warmgun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@warmgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/warmgun)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/union23/81762/1 "2001-09-15T04:00:11Z")

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Welcome to The Straight Dope.  
May you never end up on the wrong side of here!

🙂

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**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/union23/81762/2 "2001-09-15T04:36:42Z")

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Preemptive strike–Pit the newbies _before_they cause any trouble.

(I assume you actually know this person.)

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**Author:** ![warmgun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@warmgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/warmgun)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/union23/81762/3 "2001-09-17T05:10:47Z")

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Mr.Ecks,That was funny! God, I’m laughing my butt off.  
Can I use that as a sig?

And, yes.

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**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/union23/81762/4 "2001-09-17T05:18:26Z")

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Sure, go for it. Just spell my name right.

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**Author:** ![warmgun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@warmgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/warmgun)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/union23/81762/5 "2001-09-17T05:51:05Z")

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Thanks.