# Is there anything the SDMB could beat every other message board in existence at? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 25, 2006, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-the-sdmb-could-beat-every-other-message-board-in-existence-at/354103 "2006-04-25T04:34:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-the-sdmb-could-beat-every-other-message-board-in-existence-at/354103/61 "2006-04-26T20:41:50Z")
[QUOTE=Chronos] The statement “Pi = 5.14159265358979323846” is exceedingly precise [/QUOTE] No, it’s not. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-the-sdmb-could-beat-every-other-message-board-in-existence-at/354103/62 "2006-04-26T21:10:15Z")
[QUOTE=The Weird One] No, it’s not. 😃 [/QUOTE] Precisely! ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-the-sdmb-could-beat-every-other-message-board-in-existence-at/354103/63 "2006-04-26T21:48:07Z")
[QUOTE=Cervaise] We have here astrophysicists, long-haul truckers, medical doctors, sports geeks, teachers, jet pilots, computer engineers, media people, veterinarians, poets, political junkies, cops, evolutionary biologists… [/QUOTE] And that’s just **tomndebb**. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-the-sdmb-could-beat-every-other-message-board-in-existence-at/354103/64 "2006-04-26T21:57:08Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] Are you threatening me? That’s it - pistols at dawn! (We’re also pretty good at taking offense way out of proportion. 😃 ) [/QUOTE] But, what if he prefers Tench Mortars at Noon? ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-the-sdmb-could-beat-every-other-message-board-in-existence-at/354103/65 "2006-04-27T02:33:22Z")
[QUOTE=RickJay] I was thinking baseball. We have a number of people here who really know their baseball. I don’t think we have any genuine scholars of baseball, but as an avid baseball fan I can tell you that there are NO really good baseball discussion boards. The official team forums are a horror. Fanhome has fallen into disuse. The ESPN forums are awful. There are web sites with more baseball knowledge (Baseball Prospectus, etc.) but that’s not a message board. But maybe there’s a terrific baseball board out there I’ve missed. [/QUOTE] Have you tried the [**Baseball Fever**](http://www.baseball-fever.com/index.php) board on the [**Baseball Almanac**](http://www.baseball-almanac.com/) site? It’s pretty small but has topics on a lot of subjects from _Trivia_ to _Negro Leagues_ to _Coaching Fundamentals_ and, of course, a topic for all of the major league teams. Even during the heat of post-season play most of the people posting in their rival’s threads have either serious discussions/questions or good-natured ribbing. DD ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-the-sdmb-could-beat-every-other-message-board-in-existence-at/354103/66 "2006-04-27T12:16:56Z")
[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor] But, what if he prefers Tench Mortars at Noon? [/QUOTE] What is it with you and the fish? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-the-sdmb-could-beat-every-other-message-board-in-existence-at/354103/67 "2006-04-27T12:30:15Z")
[QUOTE=Case Sensitive] What is it with you and the fish? [/QUOTE] Sorry, trench mortars T_R_E_N_C\*H trench. Me bad typist. Me have fingers like numb bananas. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-the-sdmb-could-beat-every-other-message-board-in-existence-at/354103/68 "2006-04-27T21:15:00Z")
Oh, TRENCH mortars. Well, that’s different - I could go for that. ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-the-sdmb-could-beat-every-other-message-board-in-existence-at/354103/69 "2006-04-28T03:06:43Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] Oh, TRENCH mortars. Well, that’s different - I could go for that. [/QUOTE] I thought that was the stuff that held trenches together. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-the-sdmb-could-beat-every-other-message-board-in-existence-at/354103/70 "2006-04-28T04:23:51Z")
Clever catchphrase memes such as **Gotcha ya!, Fucko off, My eyes! The goggles, they do nothing!, I for one welcome our new \_\_\_\_\_ overlords** and of course **Hi, Opal!** ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-the-sdmb-could-beat-every-other-message-board-in-existence-at/354103/71 "2006-04-28T04:28:52Z")
You forgot **penis ensues** , which should be making it into general speech any day now. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-the-sdmb-could-beat-every-other-message-board-in-existence-at/354103/72 "2006-04-28T04:53:51Z")
[QUOTE=Beware of Doug] Clever catchphrase memes such as… \*\* My eyes! The goggles, they do nothing!, I for one welcome our new \_\_\_\_\_ overlords\*\* [/QUOTE] Unfortunately, both of these were borrowed from _The Simpsons_ and cannot be claimed by the SDMB. However, we certainly have sufficient replacements in “goat felching,” “1920’s Style Death Rays,” “Og [smash!],” and a few others. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-the-sdmb-could-beat-every-other-message-board-in-existence-at/354103.md?page=3)