# Is there a way to search for awesome past posts? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 7, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-awesome-past-posts/605424 "2011-12-07T22:56:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-awesome-past-posts/605424/1 "2011-12-07T22:56:59Z")
In [The Greatest Expression of Hatred](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=633612) thread, someone linked to [this masterpiece](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=306209), which is quite possibly one of the best rants I’ve ever read here on the Dope, or anywhere for that matter. So it got me thinking that there are probably all sorts of amazing posts and threads out there that I am not aware of. I tried various search criteria to no avail, so I ask you: Does there exist a list somewhere of these gems? I know there is ‘Threadspotting’ on the Straight Dope main page, but those threads all seem to be a bit mainstream (though funny). I’m particularly interested in the train wrecks or explosive rants. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-awesome-past-posts/605424/2 "2011-12-07T23:28:05Z")
No. That is the only good post anyone has made so far. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-awesome-past-posts/605424/3 "2011-12-07T23:44:28Z")
Other than poking around in [The truly great threads in SDMB history](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508687) which has had 119 posts between 03-01-2009, 09:31 AM and 08-29-2011, 01:50 PM, if there’s a quicker or more streamlined way to search for those gems, I don’t know about it. There are other such threads, some are linked to in that thread, and maybe other Dopers have their own techniques they could share. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-awesome-past-posts/605424/4 "2011-12-07T23:45:45Z")
ETA: Ninja’d!! There have been compendiums of extra-good threads assembled from time to time. Including an on-going one of the various “Ask the \_\_\_\_\_” threads. The hard part is finding those compendiums. If I knew how, I’d provide links. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-awesome-past-posts/605424/5 "2011-12-08T00:13:51Z")
Here’s a really old one with stories about Melingate and such. [Watershed Moments in SDMB History](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=118749) I think Fenris and Guinastasia would be the two top posters to as for more info on this topic as, in my mind at least, they’re the de facto board historians. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-awesome-past-posts/605424/6 "2011-12-08T01:11:45Z")
A few years ago, with some helpers, I put together a bit of [an archive of wild moments](http://cloudhelmut.4t.com/snarkarchive.html) here. It’s been a long time since I updated so there might be some dead links. You might find a few interesting things on the [“link mine” page](http://cloudhelmut.4t.com/linkmine.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-awesome-past-posts/605424/7 "2011-12-08T03:13:07Z")
Sure. [Easy peasy.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?do=finduser) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-awesome-past-posts/605424/8 "2011-12-08T09:28:23Z")
There are these: [50 Greatest Straight Dope Rants](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6518126&postcount=2) [The Top 101 StraightDope Threads…Of All Time.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=346360&highlight=lord+rings+written) [Ten years of the Dope: a history](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11709909#post11709909) [The funniest thread on the dope](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=493537) ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-awesome-past-posts/605424/9 "2011-12-08T11:29:27Z")
It’s not updated since 2008, but here’s a list of [every single “Ask the…” thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=491080&highlight=anthology) from the start of the boards to 2008. I just started (tonight) working on version 5.0 of that thread. Give me about a week and I’ll have it updated with the “Ask the…” threads from 2009-2011. ---
**Author:** ![bldysabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-awesome-past-posts/605424/10 "2011-12-08T11:48:17Z")
This stuff is great. Can’t the mods make a sticky with links to some of the more memorable threads? ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-awesome-past-posts/605424/11 "2011-12-08T13:13:09Z")
> [@Enola\_Gay](#): > > In [The Greatest Expression of Hatred](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=633612) thread, someone linked to [this masterpiece](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=306209), which is quite possibly one of the best rants I’ve ever read here on the Dope, or anywhere for that matter. First time I’ve read this magnificent rant. Now I need to know how **Euthanasiast** knew my sister. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![srzss05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@srzss05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srzss05)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-awesome-past-posts/605424/12 "2011-12-08T15:03:03Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > A few years ago, with some helpers, I put together a bit of [an archive of wild moments](http://cloudhelmut.4t.com/snarkarchive.html) here. It’s been a long time since I updated so there might be some dead links. You might find a few interesting things on the [“link mine” page](http://cloudhelmut.4t.com/linkmine.htm). I was going to link to that as well a few minutes after the question was posted asking about trainwrecks, but thought better of it. Besides, I figured you should do it yourself. ETA—also, I deleted the bookmark so no longer knew the exact link and didn’t feel like googling. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-awesome-past-posts/605424/13 "2011-12-08T16:38:51Z")
The problem with these collections of awesome threads is everytime I start into one days pass before I stand up again. They are entertaining but addictive. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-awesome-past-posts/605424/14 "2011-12-08T17:00:03Z")
Oh god! Marleoutage was not the first! [From here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=98441) - **Chronos** posts: There was one time when a glitch in the IP ban feature accidentally banned everyone. Needless to say, that was fixed rather quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-search-for-awesome-past-posts/605424/15 "2011-12-09T01:55:03Z")
As promised, [Updated version of every “Ask the…” thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=634236)