# I love the SDMB **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 11, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507 "2004-04-11T23:01:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/41 "2004-04-12T14:07:08Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > If the FDA got involved, the label on bottle of SDMB would read: > > \*\*Ingredients: \*\* > > MPSIMS: 10% transfatty acids > IMHO: 10% carbohydrates > GD: 25% Protein > GQ: 25% Protein > Cafe Society: 10%Trans fatty acid > IMHO: 10% carbs > BBQ Pit: 10% Fiber > > **May contain the follow:** knowledge, sarcasm, poo, burnt dog, pie, irony, oxymoronic statements, whooshes, yak, nothing, the rage of a 10000 burning suns, 1920’s style death ray, jackbooted mods, Christians, Athetists, Pagans, Wiccans, buddists, Hindi, Jewish, Monty Pyton References, TMI, boobies, SBD farts, Star Trek & LOTR threads, Killer Blimps, nazi ground hogs, plane crash stories, Dick Dastardly, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon to someone vaguely famous, Top Ten Movie Star Fantasy Sex Lists,chocolate, Religious Wars, Political Wars, Conspiracy Theories, The Evils of Sesame Street, bragging about how your cat controls your life,squids having beaks, whale farts, telling people about the peice of ribbon stuck out of your dog’s butt, vague movie references, arm-chair-quarterback diagnosis, heckling and the girl in pajama pants. > > **Contraindications** : You may become more sarcastic after taking The Dope. Jadedness may occur however will be offset upon seeing you have received your first Nigerian Scam Email, which may send you into spasms of rapturous joy. This is normal for a doper. Spontaneous giggles from inside jokes that no one else will understand will happen at the most inopportune moments ( Funerals, Board Meetings, Sex, Rectal Exams.) It is also very common to spew beverages out of nasal passageways whilst taking The Dope. Some dopers may become aggitated upon reading the word " Whilst". > > **Warning** Accidental overdose of The Dope will result in no social life, thickening waist line, nearsightedness, buying more books that you can ever possibly read in your life time and an adversion to sunshine. There is no known cure. > > **Dosage** : Three to five times a day, or as needed. So how the hell do I nominate this for the Funnies section of the Page O Flames? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/42 "2004-04-12T14:19:07Z")
To add my overdeveloped lips to Cecil’s posterior, what I miss most at other message boards (and yes, I’ve wandered every so often- but it didn’t mean anything to me, I swear- it was just a stupid indiscretion) is the ability to say **Cite?** and have people actually… CITE (or not, but at least if they don’t they look like they’re bluffing). There really are boards where people can and will say _It’s a pretty well knowed fact that homosexual atheists are the folks who cause most of the crime in this country._ and won’t have the slightest idea what you’re asking when you call for back-up sources (or at best they’ll give some lame _It’s in the Bible somewhere, in the Book of Laotians or Lactations or somewhere, I don’t have to look it up I know it’s there_ Absolute pits: the Internet Movie Database. I love the IMDB as an info-source, but go to any popular movie or actor and read the messages (not the reviews, the messages). Madre. Why can’t Jimmy read? Who gives a fuck? The real question is “Why does Jimmy breathe?” (While not a message board exactly, I do love the reviews on IMDB’s mama’s site, [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com), especially the ones who bash controversial authors while admitting they haven’t read the book, or bash diets for being ineffective while admitting they didn’t follow it.) ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/43 "2004-04-12T16:46:34Z")
> [@vasyachkin](#): > > cuz i haven’t been banned yet ? 😃 > > i go to mindandmuscle to learn. i come here to flame you retards. Spoke too soon, didja. Asshole. To the admins: I’ve got three pounds of chocolate in my car. Just send me a mailing address and it’s yours. Robin ---
**Author:** ![ZombiesAteMyBrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ZombiesAteMyBrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZombiesAteMyBrain)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/44 "2004-04-12T17:07:50Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > To the admins: I’ve got three pounds of chocolate in my car. Just send me a mailing address and it’s yours. > > Robin In your car?? Do you not find that chocolate left in the car gets all kinda squidgy and soft from the heat?? I’'d send them some fresh chocolate, at least!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/45 "2004-04-12T17:37:09Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > To add my overdeveloped lips to Cecil’s posterior, what I miss most at other message boards (and yes, I’ve wandered every so often- but it didn’t mean anything to me, I swear- it was just a stupid indiscretion) is the ability to say > > **Cite?** > > and have people actually… CITE (or not, but at least if they don’t they look like they’re bluffing). **Amen and halleujah!** I’ve completely given up on debating “important” stuff on other forums because of this. I might go to a computer forum for computer chat, or a hobby forum for hobby chat, but I can no longer go to a specialize forum and talk about soapbox/political/religious/social matters any more, because there are folks who will post 100% batshit crap and there’s _no way_ to call them on it. The demand of the SDMB for folks to support their claims – and for other folks to shred the claims if the evidence is found to be faulty – is the strongest appeal of the SDMB in general, and Great Debates in particular. Just having a place to go to and talk about headline news with the knowledge that bullstuff won’t be tolerated is easily worth the annual fee for me. ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/46 "2004-04-12T18:22:15Z")
> [@dantheman](#): > > I personally think that **Shirley** ’s first post in this thread should be made into a sticky. I don’t know about being made a sticky, but it was pure creative genius. Nicely done **Shirley**. Thank you for the well needed smile you put on my face. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/47 "2004-04-12T18:38:01Z")
> [@7 up yours](#): > > Thanks, SDMB, for not making my brain rot. Must not have ready any of **Scylla** ’s posts. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/48 "2004-04-12T18:42:00Z")
> [@Algernon](#): > > I don’t know about being made a sticky, but it was pure creative genius. Nicely done **Shirley**. Thank you for the well needed smile you put on my face. I read that post and immediately thought about nominating it – and the OP, too – for Teemings Extras. It’s good to see positive feedback from time to time, here in the BBQ “Feedback is more than just rants!” Pit. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/49 "2004-04-12T19:25:14Z")
Beautiful, **Shirley** > [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > … telling people about the peice of ribbon stuck out of your dog’s butt, … I remember Mom running around the yard behind Sam with a broom, trying to swat it against the ground. When she finally succeeded it just kept on coming out, like his butthole was some kind of bizarre tape dispenser. The ribbon also got real curly, so maybe the missing scissors were stuck in there too. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/50 "2004-04-12T19:31:40Z")
> [@ZombiesAteMyBrain](#): > > In your car?? Do you not find that chocolate left in the car gets all kinda squidgy and soft from the heat?? I’'d send them some fresh chocolate, at least!! 🙂 What heat?! It’s 42F outside and raining, to boot. The chocolate is safe. 🙂 Robin ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/51 "2004-04-12T20:57:10Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > What heat?! It’s 42F outside and raining, to boot. Well, good God, woman! No wonder the mice are always hiding in the house! Move south! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![7\_up\_yours](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/919ad9/32.png) [@7\_up\_yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7_up_yours)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/52 "2004-04-12T21:08:53Z")
If we’re talking about debate tactics, I am very very very glad _most_ of us here don’t resort to strawmen and ad hominems. And if one or two of those pop up, they always get called out. On most boards I’ve been to, they’re not even really suited to have serious debates. If someone tries to talk about something serious, you can almost always expect a shitload of people to respond with “This topic is stupid. You’re stupid for starting such a stupid topic! I don’t care about this topic.” Is it too much to ask for people not to respond to a thread that they have no interest in?! If people really weren’t interested, it’d fall off the first page and be gone in a few hours. Is it too much to ask for intelligence outside the SDMB!?!?!? :mad: I know… the last question answers itself, but still!! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/53 "2004-04-12T21:18:57Z")
> [@](#): > > I remember Mom running around the yard behind Sam with a broom, trying to swat it against the ground. When she finally succeeded it just kept on coming out, like his butthole was some kind of bizarre tape dispenser. The ribbon also got real curly, so maybe the missing scissors were stuck in there too. The question I gots to ask: did you mom use the ribbon to wrap a present? ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/54 "2004-04-12T21:27:25Z")
wrap a present? Your gift was lovingly wrapped by the entire family, Fido sends his love from the heart of his bottom! ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/55 "2004-04-12T21:34:02Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > Well, good God, woman! No wonder the mice are always hiding in the house! Move south! 😉 Sheesh. I get myself worked up about **one** mouse-that-wasn’t and you never let me live it down! Robin ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/56 "2004-04-12T22:01:25Z")
> [@](#): > > Your gift was lovingly wrapped by the entire family, Fido sends his love from the heart of his bottom! :::snerk::::: ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/57 "2004-04-13T13:33:09Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > The chocolate is safe. 🙂 Chocolate is NEVER safe! It is always in immediate danger of being eaten! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/58 "2004-04-13T14:05:49Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > Sheesh. I get myself worked up about one mouse-that-wasn’t and you never let me live it down! /hijack My lady has been screaming at me for a couple of days that there was a wasp nest on the front porch. So I finally remember to stop at the store and grab some of that foamy spray stuff on my way home last night. I go out to the front porch and look around. No wasp. I look some more, still no wasp. I go back inside and ask her to show me the nest. Right next to the door is the smallest (one little tiny “cell” or whatever they’re called) wasp nest you can imagine. Sitting on the nest is a little runty, immature wasp. So I pop the top off the can and she runs back inside to watch through the glass. I spray the little fucker and go inside. She’s standing there about half teared up and says “I feel bad, he was so little and you KILLED him.” Using up most of my limited supply of good judgement for the week, I simply give her a hug and go watch TV. /hijack ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/59 "2004-04-13T14:53:25Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > (While not a message board exactly, I do love the reviews on IMDB’s mama’s site, [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com), especially the ones who bash controversial authors while admitting they haven’t read the book, or bash diets for being ineffective while admitting they didn’t follow it.) These types of fuckers are ruining Amazon for me. It’s impossible to find decent reviews anymore. I see reviews for games that aren’t even in BETA yet that are basically 5 star “OMGG!!! THIS IS GONNA 0WN!!!” and then people flaming saying “OMG!@! THIS GAME SUCKS!!!” And it’s getting to be like that across all the sites. I remember when Amazon reviews were basically thoughtful and a decent guide. ---
**Author:** ![Velma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/85e7bf/32.png) [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507/60 "2004-04-13T17:03:48Z")
> [@SPOOFE](#): > > I love the SDMB so much I wanna dress it in a monkey suit and make it play the cymbals. > > Yeah. _That_ much. Good sig, here. Can I use it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-sdmb/239507.md?page=4)