# Boards and Engines
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boards-and-engines/5728
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [January 1, 2000, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boards-and-engines/5728 "2000-01-01T19:50:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@funneefarmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funneefarmer)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2000, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boards-and-engines/5728/1 "2000-01-01T19:50:00Z")
Is there a search engine that will search message boards ? I’m not referring to just a search function for each individual board, but one that specifically (or at least includes) searches for a topic on most of the message boards on the internet. I’ve noticed that occasionally you get message board entries using some of the engines but not nearly the number I’d expect or want. This would be exceedingly helpful considering the usefulness of the search function on this board.
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### Author:  [@Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilgore_Trout_1)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2000, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boards-and-engines/5728/2 "2000-01-01T20:05:00Z")
jeeves introduced me to this one when i asked ‘what are those white things on your fingernails?’
try asking jeeves if he’s gay.
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_what is essential is invisible to the eye -the fox_
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2000, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boards-and-engines/5728/3 "2000-01-01T20:28:00Z")
Deja News will search all the usenet message boards, if that’s what you’re looking for. They’re at [www.deja.com](http://www.deja.com) . Personally I prefer their old-style search engine (which seems to be more thorough). It’s available through their Power Search area at [http://www.deja.com/home\_ps.shtml](http://www.deja.com/home_ps.shtml) . In the box for Results Type, enter Deja Classic.
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### Author:  [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2000, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boards-and-engines/5728/4 "2000-01-01T22:48:00Z")
do a search in yahoo, select other search engines, it will give you a list of probally 100’s of search engins and a short description. Dont know if what you want is there but its where i would look 1st
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### Author:  [@funneefarmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funneefarmer)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2000, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boards-and-engines/5728/5 "2000-01-01T23:01:00Z")
Thanks guys.
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### Author:  [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2000, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boards-and-engines/5728/6 "2000-01-02T15:14:00Z")
What did you people think this topic was about…
BOARDS AND ENGINES
I thought it was how to mount a engine on a snowboard… boy was I suprised.
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### Author:  [@funneefarmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funneefarmer)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2000, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boards-and-engines/5728/7 "2000-01-02T16:29:00Z")
Hmmm, snowboard and chainsaw…
Change the normal cutting chain with one that has small paddles attached.
Yeah, it could work. You wouldn’t need to wait in the lift line.