Hi. How's it going? Love the site. A couple of questions...

1) How long has the site been going?
2) Don't you just hate newbies and their endless questions?
3) You're not one of those scary places where newbies are jumped on, chewed up, spat out and then the remains incinerated, are you? (Already know of a site like that!)

;) Thanks for your time.

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"Heaven does not want me, and Hell is afraid I'm going to take over!"

I can answer the third question: Yes.

Well, unless you're not an idiot newbie.
Actually, we try to be nice to newbies, but so many just start acting like idiots, and so it seems we are much worse than we are...

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Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants.

Actually, most of us have nothing against newbies at all. There are some exceptions, but they usually fit into the next category: arseholes. Yeah, we tend to dislike arseholes. The illusion of rampant newbie-bashing tends to arise because regulars are usually more tolerant of annoying behaviour by a regular than they are of annoying behaviour by a newbie. Also, annoying newbies are made to feel unwelcome, and usually won't stick around long enough to become annoying regulars.

That said, if you behave and make a positive contribution to our community, most of us won't have a problem.

The interesting thing is that most thoughtless newbie-bashing seems to be carried out by other recent arrivals. Some see to think that belittling others will elevate themselves. It doesn't work, of course...

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DONT tell me you respect boinky!

I've been here since last year and I'm still a newbie.

and boinky fucking rules.

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Hi. How's it going? Love the site. A couple of questions...

1) How long has the site been going?
2) Don't you just hate newbies and their endless questions?
3) You're not one of those scary places where newbies are jumped on, chewed up, spat out and then the remains incinerated, are you? (Already know of a site like that!)

;) Thanks for your time.

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Correction - yesterday was the eighteen-month anniversary of comic number one, the famous "beer makes time die"...

[Click to view comic: 'Diesel Reasons']

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Wow. Thanks for the swift replies. I'm here to have fun - nothing more or less. Hopefully I won't bore you all to tears.

Just testing the waters. You all seem friendly enough. :) DragonXero - I wouldn't bite me if I was you...I taste awful! Dexx...I shall try to be a well-behaved addition to the community. Brad - I've been in much scarier places, mate! (Try Australia!)

To the others, am looking forward to getting to know you. Catch you round...

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"Heaven does not want me, and Hell is afraid I'm going to take over!"

Fresh meat!

Oops, I mean, don't be scared.

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What others say about boorite!

O-kaaay. Obviously fresh meat deliveries are few and far between here! I taste as bad as my boots...tough, chewy and like rotten cowhide! Boorite - try the next newbie along...I hear they taste like toffee apples!

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"Heaven does not want me, and Hell is afraid I'm going to take over!"

Of course. Homer warns us against eating lotuses.

Homer is a wise man! (Plus - he likes donuts!)

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"Heaven does not want me, and Hell is afraid I'm going to take over!"

I am the resident Aussie here.

I am feeling threatened.

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I am the resident Aussie here.

I am feeling threatened.

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My love for you is like diarrhea, I just can't hold it in. -Weird Al Yankovic

You magnificent bastard... *laugh*

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I mentioned it once to a few people in IRC, but I was freaked out about joining this community when I was still a newbie. I'd lurked on the boards for a few weeks and thought that everyone hated each other, and that it was nothing more than a gathering of the spiteful who want to insult each other.

I was right.... But in a good way.

but i'm an aussie too.

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this is serious qualitiy, TheElPaso,

plus, i was not scared in any way by this site

why would you ? is there any physical threat ? do people on this site know where you live ?

think about it...

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I'm like SC's resident councelor for newbies. If you are having any problems with the regulars, suffering from "flaming" or just getting truckloads of abuse every time you post, come and see me. I'll advise you on the best course of action and try to talk the regulars into taking your feelings into consideration.

Although, there's a good chance that I'm the wanker that's insulting you.

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Oooh...another pyro! Hey there, Kajun! Well...THIS particular aussie has married a Brit, and is now resident in the UK. So, can I be the resident Brit then?

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"Heaven does not want me, and Hell is afraid I'm going to take over!"

You can be the resident Aussie who married a Brit and now lives in the UK, if you want.

Thanks, kramer. Sounds kewl to me.

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"Heaven does not want me, and Hell is afraid I'm going to take over!"

If only you knew...

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why would you ? is there any physical threat ? do people on this site know where you live ?

think about it...

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Oh, no worries.
I only bite pretty women (IE: A_Chicka).
Though, your nick is quite cool. I'm fond of the number 666.

Oh, since I've lost the password to him, I may as well tell you all (as if you couldn't figure it out) I was Brood. I created the account when I was on the other computer and in a real depressive mood. I hadn't made comics, and really just made the account to post to the board a couple times.

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Do you want ants? Because that's how you get ants.