What were the subjects of each forums maiden thread?
Not long ago I was searching the archives for some specific thread. As best I can recall in discussing that venture, the oldest threads are no longer available, even to the archives. So the best you can do is find the oldest ones in the archives – unless some of the early dopers know a secret they won’t share.
Archives index: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php
COOL! Thanx Zeldar!