# "Only 20 People in the Universe Like \_\_\_, and 19 of them are SDMB Regulars" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 11, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598 "2007-04-11T02:44:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/1 "2007-04-11T02:44:29Z")
My first entry: Andy Richter. Outside the SDMB, I’ve never met anyone who gave Andy Richter a second thought. Within the SDMB, he’s widely regarded as some kind of genius. Who else has a suprisingly disproportionate number of followers here? P.S. Actually, I could offer a negative example: I’d never even HEARD of Jack Chick before stumbling upon this message board, but everyone here seems to read his stuff religiously! ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/2 "2007-04-11T02:59:22Z")
I never met anyone in real life who loves the movie _Hudson Hawk_, but when I posted that in one of those threads about “What movie do you love that everyone else hates?” there were _scores_ of Dopers who said they also loved _Hudson Hawk_ (affirming my suspicion that people who love _Hudson Hawk_ are those that think on a higher plane). I was so excited that I wanted to start a little club of _Hudson Hawk_ aficionados. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/3 "2007-04-11T03:16:22Z")
April Lawton _Up The Creek_ Renaissance _Tapeheads_ ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/4 "2007-04-11T03:20:15Z")
Arrested Development. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/5 "2007-04-11T03:49:31Z")
Before I came to the SDMB, I don’t think I’d ever met anyone who had read the _Gormenghast_ books, by Mervyn Peake. It amazes me that many of my more obscure faves are discussed here as if they are household words. For example, just try mentioning Nyarlathotep on most other messageboards, and listen to the crickets chirp. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/6 "2007-04-11T06:21:29Z")
[QUOTE=pinkfreud] For example, just try mentioning Nyarlathotep on most other messageboards, and listen to the crickets chirp. [/QUOTE] - Those aren’t crickets…\* :eek: ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/7 "2007-04-11T06:36:29Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] …_Tapeheads_ [/QUOTE] There are people who don’t like Tapeheads?!? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/8 "2007-04-11T06:56:30Z")
This is probably the only message board where I can mention 2 comic book favorites from my youth - “ **Metal Men** ” and “ **Doom Patrol** ” and find that here, there are many Dopers who were (and still are), loyal fans of both. Heck, on this board someone such as [Merry Clayton](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry_Clayton) has achieved an almost superstar status. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/9 "2007-04-11T07:29:35Z")
[QUOTE=wolf\_meister] This is probably the only message board where I can mention 2 comic book favorites from my youth - “ **Metal Men** ”… . [/QUOTE] One of the few I subscribed to, I admit. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/10 "2007-04-11T09:57:42Z")
[QUOTE=wolf\_meister] This is probably the only message board where I can mention 2 comic book favorites from my youth - “ **Metal Men** ” and “ **Doom Patrol** ” and find that here, there are many Dopers who were (and still are), loyal fans of both. [/QUOTE] I don’t know about the Metal Men (but given that they’re getting something of a push right now, I suspect the PTB at DC are fond of them, too), but the Doom Patrol is quite popular in my comics circles - Grant Morrison’s run, particularly, but the original gets a lot of love, too. I’ve never found anyone other than myself who likes the Kupperberg and Arcudi runs as much as Morrison and Drake runs, though… (Pollack’s seems to polarize people like nothing else.) ---
**Author:** ![rhythmonly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@rhythmonly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhythmonly)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/11 "2007-04-11T14:31:33Z")
1. Alton Brown. 2. Cats. 3. “Hi, Opal!” (runs away) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/12 "2007-04-11T14:35:03Z")
Before it received its large general release, the film **[Koyaanisqatsi](http://www.koyaanisqatsi.org/)** made a limited DVD release of something like 200 copies, at $180 a pop, to (as I recall) raise money for legal funds to aid in making a wide release possible. And at least four of those premium-priced copies were bought by SDMB members. ---
**Author:** ![jacquilynne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/13 "2007-04-11T14:38:32Z")
[QUOTE=rhythmonly] 1. Alton Brown. [/QUOTE] Alton Brown is pretty popular amongst all my various groups of friends, web and real life. Admittedly, all of those groups run heavily to geekiness, but still. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/14 "2007-04-11T14:46:17Z")
[QUOTE=wolf\_meister] Heck, on this board someone such as [Merry Clayton](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry_Clayton) has achieved an almost superstar status. [/QUOTE] And why not? She only performed the single best rock vocal on the single best rock song evar! ---
**Author:** ![guppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7feea3/32.png) [@guppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guppy)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/15 "2007-04-11T14:47:27Z")
I don’t know about Terry Pratchett’s popularity outside of this board, but I never heard of him before I joined. Now I’m pissed that there isn’t a book I haven’t read. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/16 "2007-04-11T14:54:55Z")
“As of February 2007 he had sold approximately 50 million books worldwide.[2]” - Wikipedia. I’d say there’s a chance he’s reasonably popular outside this board. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/17 "2007-04-11T15:07:52Z")
Mystery Men, Zoolander, Big Liebowski ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/18 "2007-04-11T15:18:40Z")
[QUOTE=rhythmonly] 1. “Hi, Opal!” [/QUOTE] Hey now! I happen to know that at least 27 people like me, and at least 12 of them are not on the SDMB!! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/19 "2007-04-11T16:14:03Z")
[QUOTE=astorian] Actually, I could offer a negative example: I’d never even HEARD of Jack Chick before stumbling upon this message board, but everyone here seems to read his stuff religiously! [/QUOTE] Fred Phelps too. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of him outside this message board, yet at least once a month there’s an “OMG Fred Phelps is SO offensive” thread. Perhaps he’s a member. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-20-people-in-the-universe-like-___-and-19-of-them-are-sdmb-regulars/399598/20 "2007-04-11T16:15:24Z")
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