Best First Post Ever

In My Humble Opinion
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My memory ain’t what it used to be, but I seem to remember that Bricker had an excellent first post to the SDMB.

However, I agree with black455 and Alan Smithee’s assessment that the title of “Best First Post Ever” now belongs to btribble for the post (and especially the accompanying link) in this thread:
Great piece about Ramen, but…

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I was impressed enough by first posts to make mention of them twice:

dorkbro on proposed constitutional amendments.

brachyrhynchos on death by blood loss from mosquito bites