# Have you ever referred to the "SMDB"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-referred-to-the-smdb/160120>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 9, 2003, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-referred-to-the-smdb/160120 "2003-03-09T19:47:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![lovelyluka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f475e1/32.png) [@lovelyluka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lovelyluka)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-referred-to-the-smdb/160120/1 "2003-03-09T19:47:39Z")

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I was conversing with my mom the other night, in front of my stepfather as well, and mentioned something I had read on the “SMDB”. I continued to refer to these boards as such for the next five minutes.

For those who are unfamiliar, “SMDB” refers to “sadism-masochism” and “dominance-bondage”, for those who are into leather and whips and other sorts of kinky sex.

I explained that the “SMDB” was basically a message board, but she just continued to keep a weird look on her face. It didn’t occur to me until later what I had said, and at that point I really didn’t want to bring it up again.

Have you ever done that, or am I just the queen of bungled abbreviations?

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**Author:** ![Stephi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Stephi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephi)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-referred-to-the-smdb/160120/2 "2003-03-09T19:53:57Z")

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I’ve done that. A lot. Don’t know what’s wrong with me! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-referred-to-the-smdb/160120/3 "2003-03-09T19:57:06Z")

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Is _that_ why this place is so popular? Well, ya live an’ learn …😃

As for me, no. Mercifully, I haven’t done that yet. Others I’ve talked to about this place, mind, have had more than a case of confusion … 🙂

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**Author:** ![Politzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Politzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Politzania)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-referred-to-the-smdb/160120/4 "2003-03-09T23:33:10Z")

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I just thought it was my mild dyslexia showing up again… 🙂  
That and working with computer databases makes “DB” a pretty logical part of an acronym.

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**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-referred-to-the-smdb/160120/5 "2003-03-10T00:02:45Z")

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I always refer to the SDMB… Usually as just “a message board I frequent” to reduce confusion.

People were quite alarmed when I used to say I was a doper and that I went to the Straight Dope. So I stopped doing that.

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-referred-to-the-smdb/160120/6 "2003-03-10T00:13:49Z")

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Fortunately I’m too ashamed to tell anyone that I frequent this place.

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**Author:** ![waddamaroon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@waddamaroon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waddamaroon)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-referred-to-the-smdb/160120/7 "2003-03-10T00:40:59Z")

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I don’t think “Straight Message Dope Board” is inaccurate. At least in my case.

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**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-referred-to-the-smdb/160120/8 "2003-03-10T03:45:10Z")

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No, I’ve [never](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=163143) done that.