You’re winning a game of StraightDope Jeopardy even though a Class III Hurricane is bearing down on you and half of the county has been evacuated. You even properly code the responses.
You compulsively check individual post counts in game threads to make sure you’re no higher than third on the list before posting, lest you repeat the whole “a” thread situation.
How true. You end the conversation about a particularly witty thread you read with, “Never mind. You just wouldn’t understand.”
OR you’ve been known to say to unsuspecting asshats, “You are so Pitted when I get home!” and suggest to the lesser-addicted ranting doper spouse, “You should Pit them!”
I was thinking when I posted, Exgineer, that we need a “stirring the cauldron victory dance” smiley for these occasions. I’m not unaware of the momentousness of the moment.
…everytime my young kids ask me a “Daddy, why does…?” type of question, I evaluate which SDMB category it should be in if I decide to start a new thread.
…I take it very personally and check the Board a thousand times when I post something especially important to me, like a music sample or a long-held opinion.
…I strongly consider breaking my 100% ironclad rule of never posting anything personally incriminating on a publicly-accessible MB on a daily basis.
…I worry as much about my reputation on the SDMB as I do IRL. And I worry about the fact that I haven’t been to a live Dopefest yet.
(and near as I can tell, compared to some other Dopers, I seem to be somewhat casual about this - I still haven’t made it to a Dopefest; how do you guys do it on a Friday or Saturday night when you have a family and kids? Most F or Sa nights are “collapse exhausted and watch a movie” affairs; if I do have a night out then, it is a date night…)