# An SDMB Timeline **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 15, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027 "2012-05-15T22:35:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/141 "2012-05-23T17:21:19Z")
Here’s a chronological listing of the SDMB threads mentioned thus far in this thread. Links to non-SDMB URL’s are not included. If these make you think of other superlatives or fun threads that will help add color and detail to the timeline concept, please post them. The discussion is going well, if I may say so. The thread is working, thanks to all of you. ============================== > **[Where'd Melin go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=1143)** > > Upon loading up the SDMB today I noticed that Melin has been replaced by Eutychus55 as moderator of MPSIMS… where’d Melin go? Alex Where’d Melin go? 08-03-1999, 05:05 PM Guest > **[Contestant #3 has been banned from the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=732)** > > Contestant #3 has been banned from the Straight Dope Message Board owing to chronic violations of Rule #1, don’t be a jerk. Contestant #3 has been banned from the SDMB 10-26-1999, 10:24 AM Ed Zotti > **[Guy Stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=18972)** > > What the heckers. There’s a thread on girl stuff out there, so I thought all us guys could just hang out here for a bit and do guy things. Ya know, fart and scratch ourselves. Belllch! Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter... Guy Stuff 11-05-1999, 01:00 PM Ukulele Ike > **[Melin has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=8465)** > > Melin has been banned from the Straight Dope Message Board because I’m fed up with her nonsense. As regular users of this board know, Melin has been engaged in a long-running series of disputes with the Straight Dope moderators and administrators,... Melin has been banned 03-19-2000, 11:56 PM Ed Zotti > **[TN\*hippie is in jail! Send him a letter...](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=38058)** > > I got an e-mail from our beloved TN\*hippie which goes as follows: So how about every Doper who knows and loves out Limerick master send him something nice to help him bide the time in the slammer? For the record, he is in jail for some... TN\*hippie is in jail! Send him a letter… 09-11-2000, 11:58 AM Satan > **[Watershed moments in SDMB history; or, the SDMB Anthology Project](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=118749)** > > I’ve been upping my posting average quite a bit lately and reading a lot more posts than I used to. Basically, my Dope addiction is getting worse and worse. (Did I say I was complaining?) I love the sense of community here, but I wasn’t around for a... Watershed moments in SDMB history; or, the SDMB Anthology Project 06-04-2002, 10:49 PM SpartanDC > **[http://bb.bbboy.net/straightdope](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=143790)** > > What is this? http://bb.bbboy.net/straightdope ? [http://bb.bbboy.net/straightdope](http://bb.bbboy.net/straightdope) 11-11-2002, 10:10 PM sailor > **[When were the various forums started?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=253989)** > > Would somebody mind giving a brief history of the order in which each of the SDMB forums were started and the approximate date? Thanks. When were the various forums started? 05-01-2004, 11:22 AM Green Bean > **[Dopers on Jeopardy! THE List](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=287408)** > > Spurred by another Jeopardy! thread, I thought I’d create a new one for the purpose on compiling the authoritative list of Dopers who have appeared on the show. Here’s my latest version. Please advise of any additions or corrections. ... Dopers on Jeopardy! THE List 11-18-2004, 02:39 PM commasense > **[Need answer fast!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=442645)** > > Inspired by this great GQ thread title by Just Some Guy, I wanted to see what kind of other questions we could do along the same lines. Example: “How do you swim? (need answer fast)” or " The funniest one I could come up with on my own was: “Tips... Need answer fast!!! 11-02-2007, 04:05 PM Flander > **[The Polling feature is enabled. Here's how to use it](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=533069)** > > RULES We’re not really changing any rules here. Polls have always been allowed in IMHO, but now they’re automated. We know this is a fun new toy to play with, but PLEASE don’t overwhelm the forum with a zillion new polls right away or all of the... The Polling feature is enabled. Here’s how to use it. 09-22-2009, 01:00 PM Gary “Wombat” Robson > **[Poll - Favorite smiley](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=533080)** > > Well, messed up that poll. Please delete this thread Poll - Favorite smiley 09-22-2009, 02:11 PM Brainiac > **[Ten years of the Dope: a history](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=537416)** > > (A work in progress) A few threads ago someone asked about the origins of “Gotcha Ya,” and I was shocked to realize that it goes all the way back to 2001. It feels so recent. I started thinking about other things that make up the Board’s character... Ten years of the Dope: a history 10-26-2009, 10:51 AM Rhythmdvl [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15077339&postcount=65](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15077339&postcount=65) 05-18-2012, 11:31 AM Zeldar ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/142 "2012-05-23T19:08:52Z")
Here’s a summary listing of suggested topics to be included in the ultimate Timeline, in the order they appear in this thread. Add some more! ===================== An SDMB Timeline * * * Does such a thing already exist? If so, where? If not, I think it might be fun to build one with such details as: - Sequence of starting dates for the various fora - Vital statistics of Mods and Admins (etc.) — Join Date — Date of becoming whatever — Number of posts - Major dates of significant events — Pay to Play — Changes in Board Software — Major crashes — Busiest day — Least busy day =============== Don’t forget the Winter of Our Missed Content. (Don’t know the exact dates) =============== Notable bannings might be one. Say, handy, Satan, or more recently, Diogenes the Cynic. =============== The mass exodus brought on by Pay2Post was a huge game changer for me. Trek threads were never the same after that. =============== WILL ANDREWT85 NEVER GET HIS ATMB BANNING THREAD? What is WRONG with you MODS AND ADMINS?! O THE INJUSTICE!!!1!!! =============== If you’re going for a complete timeline of forums, don’t forget that Comments on Cecil’s Columns and Comments on Staff Reports were separate at one point. =============== JeffB Charter Member I did a search on “forum” in thread titles. A quick look through the title for anything like “new forum” found: “2010 U.S. Election” 6/1/2010 changed to “Elections” 6/2/2010 The Barn House 9/4/2008 Happy Thoughts 4/1/2011 Marketplace 12/7/2010 The Game Room 2/21/2008 There’s not an option on our end to search for all Announcements, which might find others. =============== Rick Charter Member If we are compiling a history don’t forget the lost weekend. SDMB was (as I recall) going to move over to a new server. Jerry backed up on Friday and started to work. Everything posted after the backup and until the new equipment went online was going to be lost, so TPTB declared a free weekend and we all got our ya-ya out as it were. Fun times. Also try to include some of the April 1st mod hi jinks. =============== I’ve been toying with some other gee-whiz things we might try to find: – The first BANNED user – The first Closed thread (who started it, how big was it, who closed it, when) – Which Mod has closed the most threads – The longest time span between closed threads =============== First reported death: WallyM7 in early 2000 (then we found out there was nothing to corroborate it) Second reported death: Dr. Watson also in early 2000 (same problem with WallyM7) First confirmed death: poopah chalupah =============== In addition to deaths, do we have documentation of convicted felons? =============== First Doper marriage (both being Dopers before meeting, maybe even limited to meeting on SDMB) First Doper in space. First known Doper Jeopardy winner. Wackiest Doper meltdown (resulting in banning and also not) Longest time between posts by currently active Doper. =============== Earl Snake-Hips Tucker Here’s an old thread that mentions some of the notable events when this board was only three years old. It mentions the first reported meeting of Dopers from this board incarnation, although some had actually met previously from the AOL board. First possible all-Doper marriage looks to be in 2001. I think they’ve since split, so that would also probably be the first all-Doper divorce! =============== First Poll? First charity effort to a Doper? Halloween themes? =============== locating the SDMB poll with the most voters =============== Have you covered “User who started the most threads?” =============== The entire thread: > **[Watershed moments in SDMB history; or, the SDMB Anthology Project](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=118749)** > > I’ve been upping my posting average quite a bit lately and reading a lot more posts than I used to. Basically, my Dope addiction is getting worse and worse. (Did I say I was complaining?) I love the sense of community here, but I wasn’t around for a... Watershed moments in SDMB history; or, the SDMB Anthology Project 06-04-2002, 10:49 PM SpartanDC =============== Also this thread: > **[Ten years of the Dope: a history](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=537416)** > > (A work in progress) A few threads ago someone asked about the origins of “Gotcha Ya,” and I was shocked to realize that it goes all the way back to 2001. It feels so recent. I started thinking about other things that make up the Board’s character... Ten years of the Dope: a history 10-26-2009, 10:51 AM Rhythmdvl Which includes: Here is what I have so far, in no real order. I did make some loose categorizations for the time being, but these can be combined when things start to come together - adding specific dates when remembered or adjustments made in relative order. I have a few other ideas as to how to organize/nominate/structure things, but I’d rather see if anyone’s interested in the idea first. Board Events Handy breaking 10,000 posts Cecil’s last sighting Board goes pay-to-post Winter of Our Lost Content StormFront invasion Lost weekend Passing of members (from the memorial thread) Left Behind outbreak Pit rules change Board returns from pay-to-post Weird URLs/threadspotting begins First Doper-to-Doper marriage First Doper-to-Doper kid First column inspired by the boards SDSAB created Board is sold Café Society opens Game Room opens Great Threads (this is a category that can get out of hand … perhaps the most likely category that needs nomination and at least a couple seconds?) What if the Lord of the Rings had been written by someone else? Will a plane on a treadmill take off? 14 k of g in a f p d Found wallet from the 70’s What happens on May 33rd but only on leap year? First MMP First Sequential Threads First mini-rant Catch Phrases Gotcha Ya Rio Hi Opal! Once, in 1960, for twenty minutes… 1920s style “death ray” News Events that shook the Board(for context) 9/11 Madrid - 3/11 London - 7/7 Bush v. Gore Bush v. Kerry Obama v. McCain Indian Ocean Tsunami Afghanistan invasion Iraq invasion Palin nomination =============== ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/143 "2012-05-24T02:34:16Z")
No listing of important milestones in SDMB history would be complete without some of the more memorable threads Off the top of my head 9/11/2001 Coldfire’s thread about liberation in WWII The Horror of blimps Hal Briston’s sheep thread What else? ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/144 "2012-05-24T03:28:33Z")
Are there actual cites available for some of our catch phrases? For instance, I’ve heard the story of “Hi, Opal” a bunch of times…but how about a cite of the first time someone used it? Or of Opal’s actual comments? -D/a ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/145 "2012-05-24T11:13:23Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > Are there actual cites available for some of our catch phrases? For instance, I’ve heard the story of “Hi, Opal” a bunch of times..but how about a cite of the first time someone used it? Or of Opal’s actual comments? > -D/a The Hi Opal came from a post of Opal’s where she complained that people were using the list function [list] when they only had two bullet points. She maintained that a list had to have at least three bullet points or it wasn’t a list. So place #3 has been reserved for Hi Opal since that time. Where that original post came from I don’t know, but I will bet someone here can dredge it up. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/146 "2012-05-24T12:24:54Z")
I think “Hi Opal” started on the AOL board, so a first citing will probably be elusive. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/147 "2012-05-27T14:06:12Z")
We seem to have a large variety of things we could include in a timeline. Now the issue is how do we go about putting significant posts and threads into a chronology that makes for easier reading and easy lookup of those important moments. Ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/148 "2012-05-27T14:22:47Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > Give a shout-out if you remember **HpstrDufuz** , **RangerJeff** , **Kiltgrrl** … **Ranger Jeff** is alive and well and posting every single day on my message board. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/149 "2012-05-27T14:26:16Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > … is there some other group of “behind the scenes” and ongoing support prople we should at least mention? Nah, probably not… ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/150 "2012-05-27T14:47:55Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > Are there actual cites available for some of our catch phrases? For instance, I’ve heard the story of “Hi, Opal” a bunch of times..but how about a cite of the first time someone used it? Or of Opal’s actual comments? > -D/a It started on the AOL boards which the OP said is out of bounds (plus, none of the AOL threads seem to remain) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/151 "2012-05-27T15:33:36Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > It started on the AOL boards which the OP said is out of bounds (plus, none of the AOL threads seem to remain) If by “OP” you mean me, I have no major issue with quoting or paraphrasing things that relate to SDMB from other sources. If I said that such material was “out of bounds” I don’t remember saying that, and I surely didn’t intend to stifle any history that pertains to the SDMB’s development. With such non-SDMB sources, I would hope we might have some level of substantiation or at least a statement that such sources are more than just hearsay. But since we would be relying pretty much on people’s memories for the acccuracy of such things, I believe it would be best if we labeled such things as “As I recall…” or “I think it was the case that…” and that sort of thing. On those things that can be linked to in non-SDMB websites, as long as that material bears on SDMB history, I can’t see the objection to referring to it. It might just trigger memories of things that are available in the archives or mainstream threads and posts. This whole venture is going to need a lot more participation than I can provide. I didn’t even get here until 2003, so a lot of what I “know” is already hearsay. Those of you who were here in the beginning (AOL and early incarnations of the SDMB) ought to be more reliable than I can be. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/152 "2012-05-27T16:40:45Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > We seem to have a large variety of things we could include in a timeline. Now the issue is how do we go about putting significant posts and threads into a chronology that makes for easier reading and easy lookup of those important moments. > > Ideas? Where’s that guy who wanted to build better forum SW? Maybe he could help. 🙂 Seriously though - To get some thoughts flowing..do we want: Short paragraphs of description, with links interspersed? Just headings with links? Pages of information with occasional links? Quotes from threads? Would it help if we had a ‘table of contents’ based on ideas here, to understand how to present it? -D/a ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/153 "2012-05-27T16:48:29Z")
Another topic that I don’t remember being mentioned - things like when we became searchable on Google. Custom titles becoming available. Wasn’t there a poll/contest/something for adding a new smiley at one point? Is there an archive of the announcement threads? There might be some things of interest. -D/a ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/154 "2012-05-27T22:38:18Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > Wasn’t there a poll/contest/something for adding a new smiley at one point? > > -D/a There was :dubious: which us Trek Dopers took as a Spock smilie. Happy Jew and the wally/putz were removed. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/155 "2012-05-28T01:30:48Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > Are there actual cites available for some of our catch phrases? For instance, I’ve heard the story of “Hi, Opal” a bunch of times..but how about a cite of the first time someone used it? Or of Opal’s actual comments? We have a [FAQ](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320298) that covers a bunch of those. You also might want to see the [Watershed Moments](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=118749) thread. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/156 "2012-05-28T03:40:01Z")
May 27, 2012 8:40PM, **RaftPeople** makes his 3913th post ---
**Author:** ![2sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47774/32.png) [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/157 "2012-05-28T05:22:18Z")
10-09-2000 Gaudere’s Law is codified. > **[Gaudere's Rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=41684)** > > From this post: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=798602#post798602 I propose we name this phenomenon after Gaudere herself. What say the teeming millions? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/158 "2012-05-28T05:28:07Z")
> [@2sense](#): > > 10-09-2000 Gaudere’s Law is codified. > > [Gaudere's Rule - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=41684) Outstanding contribution! A pattern I would hope we could use for other such noteworthy events. We have dozens of generalities for things that need to be verified and/or cited. Now the task is to locate the actual threads or posts where they happened. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/159 "2012-05-30T17:02:30Z")
Slight correction: Poopah Chalup was the first death (2002) that was confirmed in its own thread. But. . . [A year earlier](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-75776.html), a poster named **hope** (ironic, huh?) with a scant 20 or so posts died. Since she was a neighbor of a still-active member, I’d say that’s a confirmation. Note that in that thread, most board members were still accepting WallyM7’s and Dr. Watson’s deaths at face value. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027/160 "2012-06-01T16:22:09Z")
Another defining moment: [The announcement of Emma Kate’s birth.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=102470) One of our members had had a difficult pregnancy, and the outlook appeared grim–but this plucky little girl fought like hell and beat the odds. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027.md?page=9)