# "A Defunct Message Board"?!

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**Created:** [August 16, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-defunct-message-board/1022128 "2025-08-16T04:11:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-defunct-message-board/1022128/31 "2026-08-17T22:09:38Z")

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I just came across this in a book (Mary Roach “Fuzz”).

> Unless Death By diarrhea\*
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> \*According to The Straight Dope

[Best guess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mussolini-use-castor-oil-as-an-instrument-of-torture/126399)

Would an 8x New York Times best selling author refer to a defunct message board? I think NOT!

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