# Other Straight Dope Message Board laws **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 8, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267 "2005-10-08T01:51:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/21 "2005-10-08T15:50:47Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > **Kythereia’s Law** (I made it up, so it’s my law, tough beans) – any welcome-the-newbie thread will have a good chance of descending into a flirting thread. But that isn’t unique to Welcome Threads! BTW, How _you_ doin’? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/22 "2005-10-08T16:16:55Z")
> [@Noone Special](#): > > But that isn’t unique to Welcome Threads! > > BTW, How _you_ doin’? 🙂 [size=1]Very fine–like you ;)[/size=1] ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/23 "2005-10-08T16:19:44Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > [size=1]Very fine–like you ;)[/size=1] :smack: _meekly_ Mods? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/24 "2005-10-08T16:23:04Z")
> [@Erinaceus europaeus](#): > > Any thread mentioning kittens but without pictures will continue untill there are pictures. > > Any post with pictures of kittens will get at least 2 pages of “awww… cute…” replies. **Colibri’s** Law: Any thread concerning cats has a better-than-even chance of ending up in the Pit or locked. ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/25 "2005-10-08T16:44:14Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > [size=1]Very fine–like you ;)[/size=1] Ah, I see I’ve got you completely dizzy and disoriented already… 😉 And don’t give me the “it’s early Saturday morning and I haven’t had my coffee” _spiel_. I know the truth 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/26 "2005-10-08T16:52:50Z")
> [@Noone Special](#): > > Ah, I see I’ve got you completely dizzy and disoriented already… 😉 > And don’t give me the “it’s early Saturday morning and I haven’t had my coffee” _spiel_. I know the truth 😃 You caught me. Me and my coding, we just can’t resist your spell 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/27 "2005-10-08T16:56:10Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > **Kythereia’s Law** (I made it up, so it’s my law, tough beans) – any welcome-the-newbie thread will have a good chance of descending into a flirting thread. Corollary: Any picture thread will as well. ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/28 "2005-10-08T17:11:26Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > You caught me. Me and my coding, we just can’t resist your spell 😉 My **speling** is perfect every time! 😃 … and my puns are always this awful, too :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/29 "2005-10-08T17:49:35Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > [size=1]Very fine–like you ;)[/size=1] The few times that you fail to preview are the times that your coding is wrong ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/30 "2005-10-08T18:17:29Z")
**The Nuremberg Law** : In any argument, the first person to compare their oppenent to Nazi’s automatically wins. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/31 "2005-10-08T18:42:44Z")
**Unregistered Bull’s Law** - Any thread involving animals and kindness towards them will be hijacked, and spawn a Pit thread. -foxy ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/32 "2005-10-08T18:55:44Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > **The Nuremberg Law** : In any argument, the first person to compare their oppenent to Nazi’s automatically wins. The Cynical Law: In any thread in which the Nazi’s are mentioned, someone will misquote Godwin’s Law. (Godwin’s Law: As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/33 "2005-10-08T19:33:32Z")
> [@Tapioca Dextrin](#): > > **JDT’s Law** All threads about foreskins will end badly. They’re not likely to start well. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/34 "2005-10-08T19:58:06Z")
**Eleusis’** law: As my BAC approaches .3, the probability of my posting on the SDMB approaches 1. ---
**Author:** ![Dragonblink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dragonblink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragonblink)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/35 "2005-10-08T19:58:19Z")
After reading this place for a while, I formulated the following: **Blinkie’s Fourth Law** : When in doubt, keep it away from your genitals. I believe the last straw was some thread about what would happen should a young man apply hot mustard to his no-nos. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/36 "2005-10-08T22:13:36Z")
The **Agent Foxtrot-Mississippienne Effect** : In every ten posts you write, one of them will accidentally be posted under your significant other’s login. The chances of this increase with a particularly witty post. Adam ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/37 "2005-10-08T22:16:12Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > The Cynical Law: In any thread in which the Nazi’s are mentioned, someone will misquote Godwin’s Law. > > (Godwin’s Law: As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.) **WhyNot’s Law:** as a humorous thread grows longer, the probability of someone being whooshed approaches 1. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/38 "2005-10-08T22:20:36Z")
**Revtim’s** law: Whenever someone posts a link to an odd pic, someone else will say something to the effect of “That’s the worst photoshopping I’ve seen”, even when the pic turns out to be genuine and unaltered in any way. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/39 "2005-10-08T22:22:13Z")
**Eutychus’ Law** : In any thread positing the existance or creation of new laws, almost any given poster will create laws named after themselves. ---
**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267/40 "2005-10-09T00:18:16Z")
The law of **LIBERAL** Whenever his name shows up as a poster, someone will say “It’s always about you!”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-straight-dope-message-board-laws/325267.md?page=3)