# How did you find out about SD? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 8, 2001, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-out-about-sd/92136 "2001-11-08T04:38:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-out-about-sd/92136/41 "2001-11-09T13:29:46Z")
I first saw the TV show, and got a real kick out of it. “Hey, `Beakman’s World’ for adults!” I said. A few months after the show went off the air (damn you A&E!) I moved to DC and started reading the column in the City Paper. I moved from DC to a horrible place where none of the area papers carried the SD, but I always remembered it. When I finally got online, one of the first searches I did was for the SD website, and my faith in civilization was restored. ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@Justin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-out-about-sd/92136/42 "2001-11-09T14:28:10Z")
When the Dope was still on AOL, me and some of my “gear head” (mechanic/car enthusiasts) buddies used the ALWAYS EMPTY chat room as our own. Eventualy i explored the site, read the columns, and started reading the boads. I joined in 99, and still have less than 100 posts. (lazy? nah, just a lot of stuff that doesnt concern me…I read the boards every day though) I have seen a lot of dopers come and go, and I have also noticed, that the dopers who frequent the General Questions boards are not the same ones that Go to MPSIMS and IN MY HUMBLE OPINION boards. Aparently the SD lives two lives- a place for people to aid cecil in the quest for knoledge, and a place for the general chatter and great thoughts we have throughout the day. In the beginning, i ONLY went to the BBQ pit, and could flame with the best of them (so much for the newbies always get burned…never underestimate a redneck) but it seems like either ive lost my edge, or the people in the pit are getting smarter…anyways, i rarely post there anymore. Im Going to ad my SIG to this…first time ive used it in 2-3 years!.. ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-out-about-sd/92136/43 "2001-11-09T15:21:38Z")
To settle a pub arguement as to whether elephants can jump. I put “can elephants jump” into a search engine, and viola! there it was. Been an everpresent ever since, although only recently unlurked. ---
**Author:** ![Bedrosian\_Bixby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@Bedrosian\_Bixby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bedrosian_Bixby)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-out-about-sd/92136/44 "2001-11-10T06:45:36Z")
I saw the TV show a few years back and really found it cool. So one day I was surfing on the net and decided to check if the show had a fan site. And rest is history. ---
**Author:** ![Agent0069](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea666f/32.png) [@Agent0069](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent0069)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-out-about-sd/92136/45 "2001-11-10T18:21:12Z")
::First, I had to tie him up, and then tease him with a whip and a striptease, until…oh wait, that was something else. My bad! Actually I was told about this site by a friend of mine 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CandyBoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@CandyBoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandyBoi)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-out-about-sd/92136/46 "2001-11-10T18:34:09Z")
A little site known as [http://www.bored.com](http://www.bored.com) …nothing better then this place when relearning how to type for the 10000th time [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-out-about-sd/92136.md?page=2)