[quote=“Hampshire, post:1, topic:536860”]
That’s the same number you’ll see when you mouse-over the “post number” [noparse]http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12367010&postcount=1[/noparse].
Leave off everything after p=########, and change the p= to a ; after the user-name.
So,
[noparse]http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11967039&postcount=1[/noparse]
[quote=“TubaDiva, post:1, topic:524058”]
This gives the link to the post in place in the thread with the cool arrow, one of like six ways to do it.
CMC fnord!