# Aint that the truth **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 15, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-that-the-truth/259979 "2004-08-15T19:36:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fighting\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-that-the-truth/259979/1 "2004-08-15T19:36:51Z")
The SDMB search page just told me > [@](#): > > The following words are either very common, too long, or too short and were not included in your search : sex 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-that-the-truth/259979/2 "2004-08-15T19:39:54Z")
I’m thinking most folks would take exception to the “very common” and “too long” portions of that statement. ---
**Author:** ![smartini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@smartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartini)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-that-the-truth/259979/3 "2004-08-15T19:44:07Z")
From my short time here at the SDMB I am thinking your search word was perhaps “too common” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MizQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-that-the-truth/259979/4 "2004-08-15T21:20:30Z")
I’m quite sure I read that it has to be at least four (or was it five?) or five letters long.