i see that folks have signatures on their posts of like "feb's funky bandits" or "december delights" or whatever.what are these groups and how do you get into one? lol:confused:

There are sub-groups on LBT. You should be able to find the month and year you're having surgery, and if nobody has started a thread to pick a name, you can do it. Generally, there's a consensus of several likely names, then someone starts a poll to chose one. At least that seems to be the usual way it's done.