# Historic SDMB posts throughout... history

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-sdmb-posts-throughout-history/338246>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 3, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-sdmb-posts-throughout-history/338246 "2006-01-03T17:12:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-sdmb-posts-throughout-history/338246/161 "2006-02-01T15:11:43Z")

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> Originally posted by: **Capt. Eddie**  
> **April 14, 1912 11:30PM (ships time)**  
> Ran out of ice cubes in the bar. I know where to get some more. Any ideas what I can use to chip a large block of ice?

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> Originally posted by: **Gavrilo**  
> **June 26, 1914**  
> Anybody know how to apply the safety on a Browning M 1910 semi-automatic? I don’t want to hurt ol’ Franz, just put a little scare into him – think of the hilarity that will ensue.

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**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-sdmb-posts-throughout-history/338246/162 "2006-02-01T21:07:28Z")

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> [@DeltaBluesKing August 12](#):
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> Got me yet another honey. I know some of you are trying to give me the blues on this, but what could possibly happen?

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> [@Moses](#):
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> I need some rules for this crowd, and I’m having a hard time coming up with some. Please help. The three I have so far are
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> 1. Don’t murder
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> 2. Don’t steal.
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> 3. Hi Opal!

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**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-sdmb-posts-throughout-history/338246/163 "2006-02-02T12:42:29Z")

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It’s early. Don’t it me.

Posted by **Voyager:**

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> Originally Posted by **Moses** , 1 AE  
> I need some rules for this crowd, and I’m having a hard time coming up with some. Please help. The three I have so far are
> 
> 1. Don’t murder
> 
> 2. Don’t steal.
> 
> 3. Hi Opal!

would lead to:

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> Originally Posted by **FollowingMoses** , 1 AE  
> Geez, give it a rest with the 'Hi, Opal" thing. It’s _ancient._

and:

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> Orginally Posted by **NewbieWithMoses** , 1 AE  
> What does “Hi Opal” mean? I see it all the time.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historic-sdmb-posts-throughout-history/338246/164 "2006-02-02T13:55:22Z")

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Posted in The Pit by **TomJones** on September 11, 1970:

I know, most freshmen complain about their roommates, but let me tell you about mine: Some spoiled senator’s stupid rich kid who things he has an idea for an invention that will connect everyone in the world through some magical screen-typewriter-telephone device! Yeah, right. And he wants to get into politics. He has as much chance of being President as the Supreme Court giving the Presidency to–I don’t know–a stupid Shrub or Bush or something.

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