SDMB threads throughout history…

Eh, this one might be fun. Or it will die a barely-noticed death… you never can tell. Regardless, don’t be mean… the ever-vigilant eyes of the moderators are watching… :eek:

I’m doing thread titles myself, but if anybody wants to do historical spoof-posts, go right ahead. :smiley:

(The above was eventually moved to Great Debates, then IMHO)

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[QUOTE=Archimedes in 242 BC, MPSIMS]
Eureka!
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[QUOTE=Archimedes in 242 BC, The Pit]
Ridiculous Over-Reactions to Public Nudity
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[QUOTE= Alexander in 333 BC, GQ]
Untangling Difficult Knot, Suggestions?
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Ahem

Capt. Edward Smith in General Questions on April 14, 1912

What effect would an iceberg collision have on a steel liner? (Need answer fast.)

Idle Thoughts, is it okay to take a quote from an actual poster and ascribe a fake date to it?

Yes, that’s what I was saying, haha.

Just clarifying- and for any other posters who may be following this thread.

[QUOTE=Qin Shi Huang in 221BC, IMHO]

Best Ornaments for a Tomb?
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[QUOTE=Caligula in AD39, The Pit]

These Fucking Senators! A Fucking Horse Could Do a Better Job!
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[QUOTE=Canute in 1022, GQ]

Just Made a Fool of Myself, Why Two High Tides in a Day?
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[QUOTE=Tom the Tailor in 1058, MPSIMS]

OMG! Just Saw a Nekkid Lady on a Horse!
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[QUOTE=Marco Polo in 1295, IMHO]

Poll: So, How Many Countries Have YOU Visited?
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[QUOTE=Ponce de Leon in 1513, Great Debates]

Does Homeopathy Work?
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[QUOTE=Catherine the Great in 1796, GQ]

Equine Enquiry of a Delicate Nature
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[QUOTE=Colonel Saunders in 1930, Cafe Society]

Share Your Chicken Recipes
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[QUOTE=Carl Perkins in 1955, The Pit]

I Pit Clumsy Bastards Who Can’t Look Where They Are Going
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[QUOTE=Keith Richards in 1965, MPSIMS]

Vague Sense of Discontentment
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Much harder to come up with ones for actual dopers, but I did manage:

[QUOTE=Wordman in 1936, Cafe Society]

Just Saw this DEMON Guitarist
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Originally posted by Astorian on 3rd July 1971 in relation to Jimmy Morrison:

Pamela: “Geez, Jim, you stink. Would it KILL you to take a bath?”

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[QUOTE=Francisco Vásquez de Coronado in 1540, MPSIMS]

Hey guys, I found a ***big ***hole today!
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(Sorry, Hal - you’re the first Jersey-ite Doper I found. :stuck_out_tongue: )

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