# It's October... the SDMB is dead, right? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 6, 2004, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-october-the-sdmb-is-dead-right/267819 "2004-10-06T07:31:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [October 7, 2004, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-october-the-sdmb-is-dead-right/267819/41 "2004-10-07T19:10:56Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > The language is frengweggleborgamerdfulmpreegish. I _knew_ it! Those darned frengweggleborgamerdfulmpreegs. I hate them so much! ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-october-the-sdmb-is-dead-right/267819/42 "2004-10-07T19:13:46Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > I _knew_ it! Those darned frengweggleborgamerdfulmpreegs. I hate them so much! Really? They must have mooged your wenkle. That really hurts. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2004, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-october-the-sdmb-is-dead-right/267819/43 "2004-10-07T19:19:52Z")
Damn right. You don’t know the meaning of the word _fribblegrishnarpleefle_ until you’ve had to ice your wenkle, let me tell you! ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-october-the-sdmb-is-dead-right/267819/44 "2004-10-07T19:27:36Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > Damn right. You don’t know the meaning of the word _fribblegrishnarpleefle_ until you’ve had to ice your wenkle, let me tell you! So you speak frengweggleborgamerdfulmpreegish (or frengw’ggleborgamerdfulmpreegish for short) then. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-october-the-sdmb-is-dead-right/267819/45 "2004-10-08T06:00:47Z")
Traffic seems to have fallen off in the past week, but I can think of two possible reasons. First, the baseball fans among us are watching the playoffs. Second, the politics-haters among us are fed up with all the political kvetching, and they’re knitting instead of reading the board. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-october-the-sdmb-is-dead-right/267819/46 "2004-10-08T07:56:52Z")
It’s all because of me. That’s right… everyone secretly paid for their membership just to be near ME. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-october-the-sdmb-is-dead-right/267819/47 "2004-10-08T10:15:21Z")
The SDMB is dead! Long live the SDMB! Resurrections by Cecil. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-october-the-sdmb-is-dead-right/267819/48 "2004-10-08T13:19:12Z")
> [@SPOOFE](#): > > It’s all because of me. That’s right… everyone secretly paid for their membership just to be near ME. How did you know? I was hoping I had done a good job of keeping it a secret. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-october-the-sdmb-is-dead-right/267819/49 "2004-10-08T13:42:52Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > So you speak frengweggleborgamerdfulmpreegish (or frengw’ggleborgamerdfulmpreegish for short) then. Looks like [Nevbosh](http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/nevbosh.htm) to me. How’s the sobriety thing working out, **Lobsang**? You’ll need it if you want to be fluent in Nevbosh! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-october-the-sdmb-is-dead-right/267819/50 "2004-10-08T14:23:45Z")
> [@SPOOFE](#): > > everyone secretly paid for their membership just to be near ME. They might be trying to sneak up on you. Better keep an eye peeled, pal. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-october-the-sdmb-is-dead-right/267819/51 "2004-10-08T14:33:43Z")
> [@SPOOFE](#): > > It’s all because of me. That’s right… everyone secretly paid for their membership just to be near ME. You mean they didn’t do it to be near _me?_ _Sobs_ ---
**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:** [October 8, 2004, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-october-the-sdmb-is-dead-right/267819/52 "2004-10-08T14:52:17Z")
> [@AngelicGemma](#): > > You mean they didn’t do it to be near _me?_ _Sobs_ Well, _I_ did. **SPOOFE** smells funny. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-october-the-sdmb-is-dead-right/267819/53 "2004-10-08T15:25:39Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > Jigga wog, soggy wabble. > > Gripsy foggin berlap You sound like The Old Man in _A Christmas Story_. > [@](#): > > My father worked in profanity the way other artists might work in oils or clay. It was his true medium, a master. ---
**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-october-the-sdmb-is-dead-right/267819/54 "2004-10-09T19:09:57Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#): > > Well, I did. SPOOFE smells funny. Actually I think that’s the message board. I mean it has been 3 days…phew would someone open a window? Now… :: puts Sherlock Holmes cap on, bubble pipe in hand :: …I do believe that one Mr. Message Board was in fact MURRRRRDERED! ::bubbly, bubbly, bubbly:: …and I do believe also, that the killer is in this very post! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-october-the-sdmb-is-dead-right/267819.md?page=2)