# I must be blind or losing my mind

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-be-blind-or-losing-my-mind/255579>\
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**Created:** [July 17, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-be-blind-or-losing-my-mind/255579 "2004-07-17T14:12:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![baileygrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@baileygrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baileygrrrl)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-be-blind-or-losing-my-mind/255579/1 "2004-07-17T14:12:51Z")

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I cannot for the life of me see where to do a search of the forums. I’ve stared at the page for like 10 minutes and either I am blind or I am losing my mind.

Can anyone help?

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-be-blind-or-losing-my-mind/255579/2 "2004-07-17T14:20:33Z")

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At the very top of each page is a blue menu bar like this:

**User CP Rules Subscribe FAQ Members List Calendar New Posts Search Quick Links Log Out**

Click the one that says “Search”, and it brings down a dropdown dialog where you can either enter search terms for a basic search, or click Advanced Search to go to a more detailed Search page.

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**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-be-blind-or-losing-my-mind/255579/3 "2004-07-17T14:31:36Z")

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Can guests do searches?

Or is that something only members can do?

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-be-blind-or-losing-my-mind/255579/4 "2004-07-17T14:52:56Z")

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> [@imthjckaz](#):
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> Can guests do searches?

No. Guests, like the OP, can ignore my post above (I hadn’t noticed the OPs ttitle). But, isn’t the ability to search these wonderful forums worth a measly US$14.95 a year? 😃