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13 Nov 2017 05:33 AM
Welcome to Mellophant that was Domebo. We are a general interest message board and welcome all. We will attempt to answer General Factual Questions, hold debates, talk sports and games or play games, discuss the arts from the cultural to reality TV...
I'm really good at it, it's such a shame. I read an interesting thread, feel compelled to add my two cents to the topic, and there it goes to the bottom. Sunk. I don't mean to kill threads, I swear, it just, sorta, happens. Anyways, I'm sure no...
Why does the laundry always end up on the floor next to the laundry basket, rather than in the laundry basket?
Mostly, I just want to pad my post count, and I'm not creative enough to do it without help! Ask me stuff about me, or random stuff I might or might not know. It doesn't matter! Just, give me stuff to answer. :dumbo:
Hello!
Get off your lazy asses guys.
Yeah, so like RPG because the rules are one RL anecdote or observation per post, limit is one paragraph. Or whatever. And totally obey the rules, because whatever, something bad or something and it's totally super serious. And also try to...
Obvious rules, just like word association, but with images! First: Away you go.
He's leaving me in the dust. So...ask me anything, I'll answer it.
Not just for my random spittings; also for anyone wanting to put stuff into my brain are most welcome. NB - My brain is quite dense, so conprehension is by no means guaranteed.
If you could give yourself a title below your name, what would it be? jali Queen of the Cougars
We're nearly there! I'm thinking we can make it by sometime tomorrow if we try. As of writing this, we've got 1556 posts to go. C'mon! We can do it.
Alright, this was pretty popular on another forum, so I'll start it here. Rate the avatar above you on a scale of 10/10; the rating can be serious or whimsical. Also, mention why you chose your avatar. Although this could go in another forum, I...
Sociological commentary optional. Yeah, and whatever, define "old" however you want. I hate that shit, like "eh bleh this is *my* thread I'm so special!" After all, isn't it forbidden to forbid, in an egalitarian society? Yeah, so what I was...
I invite Western people who do not know the Prophet Mohammed and deal dishonorable and absurd qualifiers, read the comments of European scientists and research related to the Koran and the Prophet; The prophet peace be upon him says: (day of...
Well, is it? At the moment, mine is not. It is currently a picture of a Ginger blossom. I may switch it to a picture of myself at some point, or one of my kids, or a spong monkey or whatever catches my fancy.
My husband, RickQ on the dope, is dying. He was diagnosed with renal cell cancer on 1/1/09. He had surgery 2 weeks later. The oncologists had hope at first, but his cancer, a rare subtype, is like a forest fire out of control. He has no appetite,...
This is the flipside of the ongoing Pit thread about posters you really hope don't come here. Top of my list is WhyNot. I don't think I've ever seen her make a bad post. Dead Badger's cool-headed and spot-on contributions to the Pit Rules...
Wow. McDonald's must go through a lot of yellow paint--and toilet paper.
Meh. Went all the way out to a Walmart at just-before-midday in an exurb/suburb. Freeway driving all the way. Which I hate. But, I haven't forgotten how. I suppose it wasn't fruitless -- I desired a second mattress/boxspring cover to...
I haven't done this on the 'old' boards until now, so here's K.K. Fusion!
Yeah, so now I'm seriously anti-anti-anti-anti-mellow about new seasons of TV shows. I'll even include some ones still-on-the-radar-but-not-that-much-care. THIS IS AN OFFICIAL THREAD ABOUT REAL STUFF SO DON'T FUCK UP!!!!! Robot Chicken Bob's...
Today, I harvested a large amount of catnip from my garden and hung it up to dry. My cats are indifferent to it, but it does make a nice, mildly sedating tea. I will be quite surprised if any other Domers harvested catnip today. But what did you...
I've decided to augment the correct use of an umbrella, in rainy weather, with some sort of hat. I'm not going to wear a fedora, nor anything that looks too-outdoorsy...when I go hiking, I use my own gear, which is not, IMO, appropriate gear for a...
Because what do you want from me anyway? So here it is, on account of the fact that I have absolutely nothing to say lately, yet am urged to increase my post count in order to acquire various forum-based privileges and/or candy. It begins,...
According to the latest research from WHO (the World Health Organization), there are more than a million people who die each year because of smoking. - 90% of people who die of lung disease died because of smoking, - 70% of people who die of...
I need more posts. I posted a lot here when the board was young, then life and shit got in the way. Now I need to boost my post count so I can be all mello and stuff. And edit chats. So help me pad my posts. Ask me stuff. Or just join in the...
Not me by a long shot, although my 75 posts in just over a month is better than my first year at another well known message board that shall remain nameless. The person that I've seen with the highest post count to date is Ivan Astikov with 1261....
So, my main area of expertise is classical music and opera. So don't ask me about those. Ask me stuff about things I probably don't know, and I'll answer. If you fail to ask me something I'm ignorant of, I'll probably answer correctly. ...
Time for another round of everybody's favorite, Describe it in three words! I'll get us started... Bologna It's like meat. Next: Rugby
Which one would it be and how come?
A second poll has replaced the original: Please vote on allowing images in Chat. (What Exit?) The current rules for chat are as listed here. As I said elsewhere* I feel that our chat has had very little snarking about or at other posters...
Stuff. We have stuff everywhere, and as we are now four, and the house has not miraculously grown to accomodate us, I need to get rid of stuff. I'm no great cleaner either but I have realised that I look at a room and think, "I really should...
I was/am a very casual paid member on the Straight Dope's boards and joined when I was at university in Edinburgh, the recommendation came from a classmate who you know as CRSP. Recently I was speaking with CRSP, he mentioned this place and that I...
# 1. Turtleneck sweaters Anybody wearing one of these is nowhere near as cool as they think they are.
So, last week Sunday I started a diet. This was on my birthday as a gift to myself. For the record, I have always been a big guy, but for the past 10 years, I've been too big. I was once fairly athletic, but being overweight, I wildly overtaxed...
I remember the horrors of child hating threads over in that other place, so I don't really want to revisit all of that. This is just a simple question I was curious about: what's the ratio between parents and non-parents around here? I know we've...
We're in dire need of a logo, so I propose a competition to design one. You may also propose a catchphrase, at the same time to go with your logo (an analogue of "Fighting ignorance since ..."). However, other people may also propose catchphrases...
"...we need to find a bucket."
Instead of '99'ers, I say everyone who registered Thursday, February 26th should be the new elite. We can call ourselves Thursdayers. :mrgreen: Poor Fridayers - you just didn't make the cut.
A question purely in the interest of sharing our love of consumerism!
... for a living, or for entertainment, or for anything. What do you do? Do you enjoy it? Why or why not? I'm an IT consultant and all around dork. I play video games, Magic, and DnD with my husband. I'm a bit of an artist when the mood strikes,...
I don't know many details but Ordigger just posted this thread on the SDMB saying that Rugger was in a bad motorcycle accident last week. He was someone I always thought of as a friend and I know others around here did too, so I thought I would...
I've just retaken the Political Compass test for the first time in years. I remember last time I took it, I was economically far right and extremely socially libertarian. I've just scored Economic Left/Right: 0.25 and Social...
Finally a warm weekend, but the wind! It won't stop! I'm starting to feel like I live in the plains. "O-o-o-o-o-hio where the wind comes knocking down the trees, and rising floods and rains and muds and blooming weeds can make me sneeze!" ...
I've thought about starting this thread on the Dope before, but this seems like the perfect opportunity. Hopefully guys like Tripler and dynamitedave will show up to help me out. Here's my background: I started working for an explosives...
So apparently either this place is circling the drain or somebody's going to pull the plug on chat or we're all going to be taken out back and shot or some other ZOMGCATASTROPHE. I like this place. I dunno if I'd like anywhere else. But, if chat...
Anyone up for a Mellophant gift exchange? I have no clue how to organize something like this, so post here if you are interested / have ideas.
Wacka Woo
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