# Is the search function leotarded?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-search-function-leotarded/507454>\
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**Created:** [August 24, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-search-function-leotarded/507454 "2009-08-24T03:12:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-search-function-leotarded/507454/1 "2009-08-24T03:12:47Z")

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I know I started a thread a while back called “ask a mathematician” or “ask the mathematician” or something. However, when I search all the threads I’ve started, it isn’t there. What gives? Am I hallucinating?

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**Author:** ![Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-search-function-leotarded/507454/2 "2009-08-24T03:21:18Z")

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No, I’m leotarded. I didn’t see the “find posts from” boxes. Mods, can you close this?

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-search-function-leotarded/507454/3 "2009-08-24T03:21:46Z")

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Search sucks, but it shows up for me. [Here’s the link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=416205).