# Welcome to me. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 26, 2004, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211 "2004-05-26T18:12:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Ms\_Ann\_Thrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@Ms\_Ann\_Thrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Ann_Thrope)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/81 "2004-05-27T18:46:32Z")
> [@P\_T\_](#): > > —| > | O > | /| > | / > | > \_ > > There, I’ll just save time. It would have been PT, but the powers that be require at least a 4 letter name. Now, I would really rather not discuss what PT stands for. A few here already know… hello PT and Sharky! nice to see some familiar names in this place… is it teeming here or what? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/82 "2004-05-27T18:48:41Z")
Wait a fucking minute. I’ve been here for over two fucking years and 2,000 fucking posts and I’ve never gotten a massage or even so much as a fucking cookie. What gives? I want big burly bald men to show up at _my_ house and give me a massage. Or even just cookies. I never swear that much. Really, I don’t. But this is the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/83 "2004-05-27T19:03:05Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > Wait a fucking minute. I’ve been here for over two fucking years and 2,000 fucking posts and I’ve never gotten a massage or even so much as a fucking cookie. > > What gives? I want big burly bald men to show up at _my_ house and give me a massage. Or even just cookies. > I never swear that much. Really, I don’t. But this is the Pit. Huh - I get weekly massages _AND_ pedicures, as well as cookies couried to my home and work. Sometimes, Cecil phones me to tell me how fun and cute I am, and the Mods regularly tell me that I’m the smartest poster evaaar! I guess the administration just likes me better than you… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/84 "2004-05-27T19:36:32Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > I guess the administration just likes me better than you… ::: Sobbing quietly in the corner ::: I need a beer. Or four. ---
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/85 "2004-05-27T19:54:13Z")
> [@Grey](#): > > Wait. wait. Are we trying to keep the guy or scare him off? Grey, what are you talking about. You are one of the best living examples that it is possible to survive my overheated presence. Salaam. A ---
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/86 "2004-05-27T19:56:55Z")
> [@P\_T\_](#): > > I’m still trying to see the star… :dubious: Yes… I know… That is the fascinating mystery about me. Salaam. A ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/87 "2004-05-27T21:07:43Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > ::: Sobbing quietly in the corner ::: > I need a beer. Or four. Have you gotten this week’s case of “Cecil’s Own” private reserve microbrew? Have one of those – it’s really quite tasty! ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/88 "2004-05-27T21:30:20Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Have you gotten this week’s case of “Cecil’s Own” private reserve microbrew? Have one of those – it’s really quite tasty! And low carb! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/89 "2004-05-27T23:01:05Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > And low carb! And the dark is to die for! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/90 "2004-05-27T23:15:19Z")
> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > And low carb! Man, I’m not so impressed. Low carb, low-alcohol, low-calorie, low-weight, low-fluid, low-waste beer always leaves me wanting more. ---
**Author:** ![Sharky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Sharky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sharky)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/91 "2004-05-27T23:18:08Z")
> [@Ms Ann Thrope](#): > > hello PT and Sharky! nice to see some familiar names in this place… is it teeming here or what? 🙂 Hi! Woo-hoo, yeah! Come on in, the water’s fine! The current is really strong. 🆒 Thanks for the welcomes, everybody! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tenar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@Tenar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenar)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/92 "2004-05-27T23:22:44Z")
> [@P\_T\_](#): > > I’m still trying to see the star… :dubious: I may be being “whooshed” here, but it won’t be the first time, so I’ll bite (even though you don’t have a 1,000 posts yet). Look here: [link=][http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/aldebaran.html[/link]](http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/aldebaran.html%5B/link%5D) ---
**Author:** ![Tenar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@Tenar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenar)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/93 "2004-05-27T23:23:53Z")
Crap. I was trying to preview. Another link messed up by moi. :smack: Anyway, look up “Aldebaran.” ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/94 "2004-05-28T01:11:24Z")
> [@Aldebaran](#): > > Grey, what are you talking about. You are one of the best living examples that it is possible to survive my overheated presence. Hey, if you’re willing to call yourself overheated that’s fine by me. 🙂 Be easy on him, he’s new. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/95 "2004-05-28T01:51:50Z")
Be welcome. Enjoy your stay. ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/96 "2004-05-28T02:33:38Z")
Why is this in the Pit? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/97 "2004-05-28T02:40:28Z")
> [@Hey you!](#): > > Why is this in the Pit? 😕 Fucked if I know. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/98 "2004-05-28T03:54:46Z")
> [@Aldebaran](#): > > Yes… I know… > > That is the fascinating mystery about me. > > Salaam. A Damn. I must be dumb. ☹ I fail to see the righteous indignation here. For a second, I thought you might be taking something lightly, then I realised that I must be being whooshed. Maybe if I read more into it, I’ll be able to see the sense of entitlement. I must need glasses. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/99 "2004-05-28T11:55:50Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Have you gotten this week’s case of “Cecil’s Own” private reserve microbrew? Have one of those – it’s really quite tasty! Sounds good. I’ll take a case! ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211/100 "2004-05-28T17:37:01Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > Sounds good. I’ll take a case! Oh…you didn’t get yours already? Huh. Cecil or one of the mods usually drops it off at the first of the month, along with the fruit basket and fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies… (awkward silence) Well, don’t worry about it. It’s not _that_ good. And sometimes the bottles are hard to open. (Not that I have to open them – usually the masseuse does that. But it sometimes looks like she’s having a hard time – her face will scrunch up in the most adorable way!) You’re really not missing anything. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-me/247211.md?page=6)