# How Did You Find SDMB? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700 "2003-03-28T03:02:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/21 "2003-03-28T06:39:48Z")
My university’s student newspaper ran an editorial of fun stuff to do on the web. I guess it was a slow news day. Anyway, one of the websites mentioned was the Straight Dope. I checked it out for some reason, and enjoyed Cecil’s writing style so much that I read nearly all of his columns in the ensuing month or so. I finally clicked on the message board link for some reason, and enjoyed the board so much I signed up right away. I was expecting to get bored with it soon, as I had never stuck around at any message board very long. Over a year later, I’m still here. ---
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/22 "2003-03-28T06:42:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LifeOnWry \* > [BI saw the TV show, then a few days later found a link on a friend’s website and the rest is history. Or, I dunno, maybe it’s geography. \*\* Hmm… I think it’s more like Trigonometry. I can’t remember exactly how I found the SDMB. I was just googling some stuff and a site had a link to it. ---
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/23 "2003-03-28T06:53:56Z")
I actually started a thread on my first post, as soon as I found the Board. I got curious about whatever happened to Buddy’s Holly’s kid, the one his wife was carrying when he died. (Miscarried, btw.) I stuck something to the effect of “Buddy’s Holly’s Child” into a search engine, (MSN?), and it kicked me to the Dope. Now, I love trivia and I REALLY love second hand books, so of course I had a Straight Dope book. When I realized what the site was, my mind went “PING! Oh, COOL!!”. Been here ever since! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/24 "2003-03-28T07:10:39Z")
An article by Cecil (Why Doesn’t Water Burn) was used as a handout in my junior year of high school biology class. I followed it to the webside, and then to the boards. ---
**Author:** ![Shana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@Shana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shana)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/25 "2003-03-28T07:40:24Z")
\*\*Celyn \*\* told me about it.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![S.Mussberger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@S.Mussberger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/S.Mussberger)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/26 "2003-03-28T07:53:02Z")
There was this big atheism vs. religion clash on a messageboard for football. A very well spoken organised user kept refering to the SDMB. I finally checked it out and got stuck… ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/27 "2003-03-28T10:37:43Z")
I used to read the Straight Dope column in the Memphis Flyer, our free weekly here. I’d always notice that there was a Web site mentioned in the shirttail of the columns. So one day I checked out the site and got interested. I browsed the columns at random, always finding something interesting. I forget why I checked out the message boards the first time. Maybe it was the “comment on this column” link at the bottom of one of the columns. I’d never seen a message board, and wasn’t much interested, but checked it out long enough to get hooked. For my first six months or a year, though, I don’t think I ever ventured outside MPSIMS. I lurked for a week or so, but not for very long because I make a habit of rushing headlong into things I know nothing about. ---
**Author:** ![phraser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e4f/32.png) [@phraser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phraser)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/28 "2003-03-28T10:40:07Z")
It’s all **Maxxxie’s** fault! She got me into it one night while we were chatting on msn… now i’m addicted. Is there a Dopers Anonymous? Or is that what this board is for? ---
**Author:** ![Cougarfang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@Cougarfang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cougarfang)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/29 "2003-03-28T10:48:04Z")
I was bored, so I typed in [www.bored.com](http://www.bored.com) and lo and behold, there _was_ a website at the other end of the URL, so I browsed around and, well, the rest is history. Actually, I got through all of the archives before I even realized there was a message board. And that was through Threadspotting. :o ---
**Author:** ![peepthis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/30 "2003-03-28T11:28:59Z")
Followed the smell. Okay, not really. A site I used to frequent had a link to the main Straight Dope site, where I spent a lot of time reading Cecil’s articles; from there I eventually peeked in on the madness on the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Shill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Shill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shill)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/31 "2003-03-28T11:57:59Z")
Hey all… Delurking for my first post here (hey, it seems appropriate). A couple of years ago I was reading some interview or other with Terry Pratchett, and he mentioned the Straight Dope as one of his sources. On a whim I decided to check out the website, and the rest is history. So can I claim Terry Pratchett introduced me to the boards? I’ve heard it pays to have connections round here… 😃 Rach ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/32 "2003-03-28T12:13:20Z")
I first saw the Straight Dope columns in Folio Weekly - the local freebie paper. When we returned to this area, I was surfing, and on a whim, I searched for Straight Dope. Curiosity led me to check out the message boards. Within a month, I registered, and I’ve been hooked ever since. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/33 "2003-03-28T13:30:25Z")
A friend of mine was looking up information on cams and cam gears for his car, and somehow ended up finding a thread on the SDMB. He looked around for a moment, told me to check it out, and resumed his hunt for information. I posted shortly after that. I believe it was to ask whether or not I should drink my own pee for a substantial amount of money. ---
**Author:** ![Morgainelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Morgainelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgainelf)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/34 "2003-03-28T14:08:34Z")
**Shagnasty** and I were arguing over lunch about the merits of Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs. He felt compelled to show me a thread he’d started on the subject. I think it was this one: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29799](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29799) I’ve been here ever since. ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/35 "2003-03-28T14:11:30Z")
I don’t remember but I know I found the boards, lurked for quite a while and posted all before reading one of Cecil’s columns. Forgive me, Perfect Master! I have seen the light! ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/36 "2003-03-28T14:24:44Z")
I had a question about funeral procession vs. school bus: who stops? Cecil hadn’t answered it, so I posted in GQ, and then started wandering around. Been hooked ever since!! ---
**Author:** ![DasUnterMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DasUnterMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DasUnterMensch)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/37 "2003-03-28T14:34:27Z")
I had been reading the column in a local weekly tabloid years before the internet. A couple of years ago I did a goggle on something and straight dope came up on the search. I’ve been addicted ever since. ---
**Author:** ![nitroglycerine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nitroglycerine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nitroglycerine)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/38 "2003-03-28T15:15:04Z")
I read the books long ago, and kind of forgot about them untill I got the OPERA browser. They include a link in the “fun and games” section of the bookmarks. I said “hey, I remember the Straight Dope!” and I’ve been checking in every day since then. Jon ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/39 "2003-03-28T16:04:47Z")
I found this site through a magazine called ‘Frontiers’ which has now been wound up \ ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-sdmb/164700/40 "2003-03-28T16:12:25Z")
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