# Whom have you recruited to the Dope? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 23, 2004, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720 "2004-04-23T22:59:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/1 "2004-04-23T22:59:08Z")
I just subscribed my friend **kluge** to be a charter member. It took me a few weeks, but I slowly convinced him to become a Doper. I think he might be my only recruit for a while, though, since most of my friends who would be at all likely to keep coming aren’t particularly interested yet. Whom have you recruited to the SDMB? ---
**Author:** ![Hakuna\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/2 "2004-04-23T23:21:15Z")
I recruited my girlfriend Bin-gay now I just need to get her to post sometime! hakuna matata ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/3 "2004-04-23T23:21:17Z")
My husband joined a year or so ago, and I just paid for his membership, but he never took to the boards. I still love him… 😃 I’ve tried to get some other friends interested, but to no avail. Fine. They can be like that! ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/4 "2004-04-23T23:56:30Z")
If I didn’t recruit the OP, I certainly got him interested:) I also got two friends from another board (who have posted a grand total of five times, maybe), two of **fizzy** ’s friends and my mother. Oh, and a friend from college. That’s 6 or 7. When do I get my toaster, damnit? ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/5 "2004-04-24T00:01:54Z")
My husband, **Zah Kree**. Member of Lurkers Anonymous. He just bought his membership so he could search and see what I’m telling everyone. Hi Honey! And the mighty **verbenabeast** , my brother. And it’s his birthday today!! Happy Birthday Bubba!! ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/6 "2004-04-24T03:52:01Z")
**Sinshine** and **Miss Magic8Ball**. Best friend and neice. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/7 "2004-04-24T05:42:14Z")
Absolutely no one! I’ve told many people about the Dope and haven’t gotten a single one of them hooked so far. It’s an odd phenomenon. ---
**Author:** ![Maxxxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Maxxxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maxxxie)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/8 "2004-04-24T05:56:06Z")
I got **Phraser** hooked 🙂 Max. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/9 "2004-04-24T06:29:54Z")
A fella named **Deref**. Not that he’s posted in awhile, though. ---
**Author:** ![Asylum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/10 "2004-04-24T07:38:05Z")
I’ve tried to get a bunch of people interested, but the only success I’ve had was **Keith Berry** , and the last time I talked to him he said he wasn’t going to hang around because the board was going to paid subscriptions. Not that he doesn’t think that they’re reasonable, he just doesn’t like the board _that_ much. Everyone else I’ve talked to about the board I’m pretty sure would like it, they all do online boards and chat already, but not a single one of those penile implants has ever bothered to drop by. Bah. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/11 "2004-04-24T12:22:59Z")
My wife, **kittenlm**. She doesn’t post much, but when she does, she usually has something quite useful to say. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/12 "2004-04-24T12:37:58Z")
I got two friends to sign on awhile ago, but don’t believe they have more than 20 posts between them. I would be astonished if either had subscribed as a Charter Member. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/13 "2004-04-24T12:43:30Z")
Well, my 13-year-old daughter signed up for a guest membership, but her father hasn’t fixed her email addy yet so she can complete her guest registration. She wants to be a Doper, and I believe we’ll be forking over the bucks for a Charter Subscription before too long. I am trying so hard to figure out how to get one of my sisters hooked. I have four sisters, but the one who is 2 years older than me is a Doper at heart, but she just doesn’t know it yet! Probably, I have to start emailing her links to the threads that I know would crack her up! ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/14 "2004-04-24T12:53:53Z")
I’ve only lured one person (my sister, cub mistress), but she posts more than I do and is funnier, so I consider that a huge success. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/15 "2004-04-24T13:00:50Z")
I’ve gotten **Doktor Fluff** , **The 27th Evil** , **UndeadCleopatra** , and some other random people. And, although he doesn’t post, being pre-literate, I recruited **Bomb Bay Doors** , by virtue of giving birth to him. Talk about recruitment! Robin ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/16 "2004-04-24T13:26:05Z")
A guy I work with has gotten interested through me, and he registered as a member but I don’t think he has ever posted. I think I did manage to convince him to fork over the $4.95 to be a Charter Member though. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/17 "2004-04-24T15:37:01Z")
Aubrey Ann Justin Inch Neither of these ladies have posted here very often. I’d be surprised if either has paid to remain here. My sister is a lurker here, but is not a member. This place is “too liberal” for her. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/18 "2004-04-25T00:49:36Z")
I’ve recruited two people, **thesquirrelfish** and **redmosquito120** , who’ve added a grand total of five posts, I think (those names could be wrong, BTW). It was very strange when **redmosquito** came up to me in class and asked me, “So do you think **bjørn** is trolling?” It took me a good three minutes to connect something from a high school classmate to the SDMB drama du jour. (That’s not really the question she asked me, as the topic isn’t really anything that needs to be rehashed, and I think the involved parties are still here.) ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/19 "2004-04-25T02:20:33Z")
All three of my siblings. **Anita Vacation** is a regular around here, but **Harald Bluetooth** and **jimbobboy** , despite having had their memberships paid for by their loving sister, haven’t been posting nearly enough. Which reminds me, time to fire off another couple emails…_muttermutteringratesmuttermutter_ ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720/20 "2004-04-25T02:20:58Z")
I found out a friend of mine comes here ( don’t know if he is registered or lurker) as he recommended this place to me. If there is a lurker out there who has a dog named Tock, let me know. I feel like Miss Cleo. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-have-you-recruited-to-the-dope/241720.md?page=2)