# How'd you get here? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 29, 1999, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234 "1999-08-29T11:44:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Carl\_Berry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@Carl\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Berry)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 1999, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/1 "1999-08-29T11:44:00Z")
As a fan of Cecil’s,(my copy of Cecil’s first book, I dated 1984). When I became able to access the web, one of the first things I looked for was if Cecil had a site. I quickly became addected, & this is by far my favorite site…How about you? * * * Zymurgist ---
**Author:** ![Poto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@Poto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poto)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 1999, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/2 "1999-08-29T11:47:00Z")
I didn’t get the column for years. Then some paper that did carry it (I always pick up the “alternative” paper when visiting a new town)had the address of this page. ---
**Author:** ![the\_first\_supraliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f475e1/32.png) [@the\_first\_supraliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_first_supraliminal)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 1999, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/3 "1999-08-29T13:30:00Z")
I got to know Cecil Adams through AOL. I loved his columns. And the rest is… well, here. * * * One beer is less than two beers. ---
**Author:** ![Torgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 1999, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/4 "1999-08-29T19:50:00Z")
Started reading Cecil in college back in the 80’s in the Santa Barbara Independent. It never occured to me (DUH!) to look for a Straight Dope website until a few months ago, and here I am. * * * Tim “My hovercraft is full of eels.” ---
**Author:** ![Al\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@Al\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al_G)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 1999, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/5 "1999-08-29T20:48:00Z")
Just surfed in. I don’t remember where I was coming from. ---
**Author:** ![Mac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@Mac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 1999, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/6 "1999-08-30T02:51:00Z")
While on a business trip I couldn’t sleep so I started watching tv, just flipping channels and I came across some weird bald guy answering questions. Strange stuff! Watched it every night I was there. About a year later I bought a computer subscribed to AOL. One night I couldn’t sleep so I fired up the computer went on line and typed in Keyword: RANDOM. Here I am, is this karma or what? * * * The american people are very generous people and will forgive almost any weakness, with the possible exception of stupidity.—Will Rogers ---
**Author:** ![Neenah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/958977/32.png) [@Neenah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neenah)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 1999, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/7 "1999-08-30T06:34:00Z")
I discovered the website a few months ago while searching for an article about eyes that change colors. I made coffee, and read every single article on the site. All of them. The good ones twice. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/8 "2001-06-26T06:56:43Z")
I was sent a link to a posting by a fellow Doper. I started reading and liked the community. After a couple of weeks I registered. Abby ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/9 "2001-06-26T09:13:19Z")
I watched the tv show when I was younger…one day I decided to see if The Straight Dope had a web site and I came across this, I don’t remember exactly when it was but it was quite awhile ago. I refused to even read the boards for a long time simply because I don’t care for all the aruing and nonsense that is ever-present at alot of boards but eventually I decided that this place was different. ---
**Author:** ![deepbluesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@deepbluesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deepbluesea)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/10 "2001-06-26T09:25:01Z")
I was reading a News of the Weird about that guy that’s been in the Paris airport forever, and it seemed so improbable that I searched for a secondary source. Cecil’s column on said guy came up. I read it, liked it, and went through the rest of the columns online. I wanted to comment on one of 'em (no longer recall which one or why), so I clicked on the link on the bottom of the page… Read the boards, liked 'em, stayed. Eventually I signed up and started posting. ---
**Author:** ![Bubba\_Ray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bubba\_Ray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bubba_Ray)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/11 "2001-06-26T09:28:55Z")
Someone somewhere on some messageboard I dont even remember posted a link to one of Cecils colums and Bang, here am I.:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Balduran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@Balduran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balduran)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/12 "2001-06-26T12:05:21Z")
About 3 years ago one of Cecil’s columns was in “Cruel Site of the Day”. Went to SD website and never left. Eventually drifted over to the message board too. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/13 "2001-06-26T12:12:08Z")
I walked into the office one day to see **MrO** giggling at the monitor… I asked him what he was reading, and it turned out to be the Straight Dope… The rest is history (somewhat pathetic, but history nonetheless!)😃 ---
**Author:** ![Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazing_Tiki_God)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/14 "2001-06-26T12:13:04Z")
One of my co-workers said hey this site is pretty neat and the columns are funny as heck. Anyways long story short I came read everyone of Cecil’s columns then found the message board and found a thread that dealt with some rather unruly groundhogs. After that I was hooked. ---
**Author:** ![Aurora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Aurora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aurora)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/15 "2001-06-26T12:26:31Z")
I’m a Terry Pratchett Fan and one day I read that Pterry uses The Straight Dope books for research. Being German I had never heard of Straight Dope before but it sounded interesting and I went and bought a book. Well, to find the website was just the next logical step… . 🙂 I wish I had more time for the message board though… . I hardly ever post because I’m usually posting from work and my screen faces the door… . ☹ ---
**Author:** ![camkorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9c0ed/32.png) [@camkorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/camkorn)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/16 "2001-06-26T12:48:19Z")
i found this website while looking for a straight razor to buy. it came up with a dear cecil article about why womens leg hairs cause a razor to go blunter than a mans beard. come to think of it i never did find that straight razor… ---
**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/17 "2001-06-26T13:06:18Z")
I moved from Washington DC to Cleveland OH. While Cleveland has several weekly alternative newspapers, I missed the DC City Paper. I found that the City Paper had a website, so started enjoying it on the web. Then, linked to the SD columns online, and eventually, the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Verrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/46a35a/32.png) [@Verrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Verrain)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/18 "2001-06-26T13:10:34Z")
**Arden** kept sending me links to funny threads until I caved and joined up myself. ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/19 "2001-06-26T16:52:43Z")
Saw the TV show, many years latergot a working computer, remembered the TV show, and typed in [http://www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com) on a whim. Stayed away from the boards for weeks, until there was a _Threadspotting_ feature that required my knowledge. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234/20 "2001-06-26T16:59:14Z")
Not a clue how I found this place. Read the columns for ages on the site, but didn’t actually read or join the message board until Very Vaguely Creepy was on Threadspotting. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-you-get-here/7234.md?page=2)