Sorry I haven't had time to read your posts. I don't know who you are since you apparently haven't settled on a handle. I can tell a few things about you by the responses you've gotten from the regulars.

I was wondering if you heard the one about the guy who went to the whorehouse only to find all the "ladies" busy. Instead of turning him away, the madam asked if he's was adventurous and when he said "yes" she took him to a small room in the back. "No charge" she said, as she shuffled back down the hall to the dimly lit bar.

He entered the room and was shocked to find nothing but a chicken scratching in the corner. "Well", he thought, "What the heck? it's free" and had his way with the chicken.

The next payday he went back to the whorehouse and again all the ladies were "occupied". This time he decided to wait, and the Madam offered to provide him with some free entertainment.

She took him upstairs to a dark room where a crowd gathered around what looked like small glass dance floor. He politely pushed his way through the group to see what they were looking at.

The "dance floor” was a two way mirror revealing the room below. He instantly recognized a local city councilman in the room below succumbing to the whims of a dominatrix.

Well, things were downright comical and the muffled giggles turned to sidesplitting belly laughs. The guy started laughing too and commented to the guy next to him, "Hey, this is pretty good!"
"That's nothing,” the man said,” You should have been here last week, there was some guy fucking a chicken!!!...."

The Zone is no different than any other social group. You have to learn (usually the hard way) how to fit in. You may make some friends and you’ll soon realize because of our diversity that not everyone here is going to like you- just like real life. If you’re into space, technology, aviation, science, philosophy, debate and the occasional joke… you need look no further.

Cheers,
Rob

PS don’t be so predictable as to criticize me for commenting without even reading you.
I just wanted to tell a joke.