You know you've been on the SDMB too long when...

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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…when you try to use UBB code in email and in real life. Sigh.

I am so glad I am not alone. I have hit the refresh button to see if a thread has been responded to, I have stayed up too late, been late for work (not really too much) and just generally gotten sucked in by SDMB!!

And I am always referring to the boards IRL. Some of the most interesting and enlightening “conversations” I have are on this board, so why wouldn’t I mention them? And sometimes I start a conversation with someone IRL because I wanted to know their opinion about a current topic on these boards. Some good conversations have been had this way.

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Yeah, but at least we’re all still bathing. We are all still bathing, right? Right?

43

You know you’ve been on the board too long when you sit back and watch the newbies act just the same way you did when you first joined. Except most have more posts than I do, I still can’t figure that one out.

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[old man] back in the day our connection speeds were so slow that we were lucky to post once a week! and that was usually just to say “me too”![/old man]

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I realized what a large part of my life the SDMB had become when I noticed that I was buying most of my books and magazine subscriptions so I could contribute intelligently in GD and GQ. When speaking casually with friends, I find myself searching my memory for a relevant Cecil Adams article and then prefacing my comments, “According to Cecil …”

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My husband has figured out that anytime I answer a seemingly trivial, obscure, or off-the-wall question, the answer came from SD.

Here’s another couple:

…when your SO asks about your day at work, and you tell him what happened on the SDMB, becuase that’s what you did all day at work

…when you refer to you husband or wife as your SO in real life.

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I don’t know about the others you listed, but I just spoke with Shayna today on the phone (that’s right, I not only use the company computer to slack off while posting here, I use the company phone to talk long distance to fellow posters!). Basically, she’s been busy. She says she doesn’t even lurk anymore.

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I do just about everything y’all have listed. I’ve dleiberately not showered (sorry, tater) so I could post again . . . and again . . . and again. I’ve stayed up nights . . . not gone to sleep, in fact (but that was just once).

I’m addicted. But it’s a healthy addiction.

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I don’t laugh anymore. When something amuses me, I respond with “LOL” or even better “ROFL”
I don’t refer to my BF has “Jim” anymore, he is now “SO”
I DO say/think “That’s it. We’re going to the Pit” when people piss me off.
When I read the letters to the Editor, I want to pick it apart GD style with my responses, including website addresses, backing me up.
I refer to myself as “Pepper” now. And always in the 3rd person. Instead of saying “I’m thirsty”. I’ll say “Pepper wants a drink” That’s from too much chat. That’s very embarrassing.
I except people IRL to not only be impressed by the Great Cecil Adams, but I want them to be stunned that I am one of the 19 people personally greeted by him. For some reason, they just don’t care.
I brag that not only do I know the guy who sang “Western Union”, but I’m also on his laminated list. :wink: Do you realize how many people don’t even know what I am talking about?

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So, you’re expecting these books and magazines to be delivered soon?

Ouch! Come on, you knew somebody was gonna say it! OUCH! Lay off of the red button, already!

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…when you think Satan is a nice guy
…when you go over the day’s Great Debate on your commute home from work
…what everyone else said

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Oh, dear lord. That is SO me!

Smeghead: I’m with you, man. If these kids only knew how many times I’ve resited looking up a link to an old thread…

53

…when one of your first thoughts on getting a better-paying job is “Cool! I can go to more Dopefests!”

54

Like they said, and when you miss out on an item
on ebay cause you didn’t read the e-mail cause
you were too busy reading (and laughing) at the
funniest things said during sex thread.

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If your [href=“http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=39303”]daily[/href] post count is above 10.

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damnit, damnit, damnit
preview, preview, preview
I promise not to mix vB and html codes again.

If your daily post count is over ten.

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When your Doctor knows you talk to Satan and to GaWd.

When you call home after lunch and ask your wife “Anything interesting happening on the board” (LIONsob) or when you can answer that question.

When you burn dinner because you just have to check a post
one more time.

When this board is the first thing you check before you can have your coffee.

I am so addicted !

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I think this is the second I’ve started, definitely the fourth or fifth I’ve seen.

But hey, I only posted a mundane pointless fact. Nobody had to respond.

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…when you go off on a tangent IRL, you say, “this is OT” or “I’m going to hijack my own thread…”