# Has anyone ever hooked up via the SDMB?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-hooked-up-via-the-sdmb/479168>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 30, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-hooked-up-via-the-sdmb/479168 "2008-12-30T04:14:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-hooked-up-via-the-sdmb/479168/101 "2009-01-06T05:03:51Z")

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Nope, although I lost my virginity through Usenet.

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**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-hooked-up-via-the-sdmb/479168/102 "2009-01-06T05:46:22Z")

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> [@discodancer](#):
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> Do people ever try to dress like their dope name?

Hmm. Which one would I be? Both at the same time would be weird.

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**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-hooked-up-via-the-sdmb/479168/103 "2009-01-06T06:16:42Z")

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> [@Maeglin](#):
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> Yes, it does feel something like a group blind date. Once you get past the initial awkwardness (and sometimes revulsion 🙂 ) it can be quite a bit of fun. I ended up housing 7 or 8 people for the last big one in NYC in, holy crap, 2002 or so. We had a blast.

_sniffle_ Aah, the House of Pain. How many breakups and divorces did it see? How I (don’t really, but maybe a little) miss those days.

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**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-hooked-up-via-the-sdmb/479168/104 "2009-01-06T10:52:39Z")

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> [@seodoa](#):
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> Oh, Illumi, you know you’re always welcome to a snog. 😉

_Sigh_

If I have to settle for just that I guess I can.

😃

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**Author:** ![seodoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-hooked-up-via-the-sdmb/479168/105 "2009-01-06T11:02:59Z")

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> [@Illuminatiprimus](#):
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> _Sigh_
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> If I have to settle for just that I guess I can.
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> 😃

Haha, oh no, that’s just for starters. 😉

I must warn you. I have only one futon and I am not keen on wearing pajamas.

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**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-hooked-up-via-the-sdmb/479168/106 "2009-01-06T21:35:03Z")

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> [@discodancer](#):
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> I’ve thought about going to a Dopefest once, but doesn’t it feel sort of weird to see real people in place of words? I mean, does it feel like a group blind date?
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> Do people ever try to dress like their dope name?

Well, expect me in green leotards. :eek:

But really, I never found it weird to see real people in place of words. It’s rather cool, actually.

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