# Posts you're proud of **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 10, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437 "2017-10-10T04:22:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/21 "2017-10-11T00:44:56Z")
In 2010, with zero forethought, I came up with [Haiku Madness](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=553188), a game I predicted would “sweep the nation”. I actually expected it to die after a dozen or so posts. I dunno about the nation being swept, but I’m a little proud that the thread is approaching 10,000 replies and 800,000 views. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/22 "2017-10-11T00:59:59Z")
My all-time favorite post remains this one, in which I discuss the origins of cinnamon and egg-nog, especially taken in conjunction with subsequent Posts #94, 95, and 96: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15543664#post15543664](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15543664#post15543664) There was that day we discussed recurrent dreams and the meanings thereof, especially that dream that you’re having some emergency and try dialing 911 and can’t get through somehow. As always, I pointed out, everything you need to know about dream interpretation can be found in Genesis: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15550331#post15550331](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15550331#post15550331) (See subsequent Post #28 too.) Here, **Johanna** declares Professor **Senegoid** ’s lecture on Quantum Physics to be the Threadwinner! The topic at hand was when an atom, approaching your person, becomes part of you. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15364767#post15364767](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15364767#post15364767) Note the final paragraph, in which I note that I was about to write something similar about electrons. In a later installment in this lecture series, I did touch upon the subject, with a cautionary anecdote that happened in my laboratory: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16367050#post16367050](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16367050#post16367050) Always glad to do my humble bit to fight ignorance around here! ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/23 "2017-10-11T01:13:01Z")
Never mind **Qadgop the Mercotan** ’s erudite and perspicacious essay on his philosophy of opioid prescriptions. Yes, that was a valuable contribution, of course. But I’m still particularly partial to his cautionary anecdote about [his patient’s bizarre penis](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=273825). (Note, the bagel dog link is long defunct, but here’s another one with several pics that are just as good.) > **[Bagel dog - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia](https://alchetron.com/Bagel-dog)** > > A bagel dog is a food item consisting of a fullsize or miniature hot dog, wrapped in bagelstyle breading before or after cooking. They are similar in concept to a corn dog or pigs in a blanket. Bagel dogs are commonly available for purchase at... ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/24 "2017-10-11T02:07:10Z")
I’m particularly proud of two, one of which has already gotten some applause. [This is the more obscure one, where I derive the foundations of Special Relativity from a metric signature, some algebra, some calculus, and more than a few song references.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18535139#post18535139) [This is the one that’s gotten more notice, where I give a simple but fundamentally accurate description of the concepts underlying the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle using a very simple but precise analogy to sound and the Fourier transform.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=17495230#post17495230) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/25 "2017-10-11T03:06:57Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > [This one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20528879&postcount=2) > > Ok, no. I’m not proud of myself at all [I did that years ago.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=526551) ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/26 "2017-10-11T03:19:58Z")
This one: Such a challenging time, in my life. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=303851&highlight=sneaks](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=303851&highlight=sneaks) ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/27 "2017-10-11T05:16:26Z")
Well, I am worm food soon, so I am unafraid: > **[Interesting/Clever Street and Subdivision Names!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=548784)** > > I have a subdivision near where I live that has a name I really like: Seldom Seen. I like it because its fairly unique as far as subdivision names go, which are usually called something like “King’s Ridge” or “Martin’s Landing” or something like... ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/28 "2017-10-11T05:17:26Z")
> **[Interesting/Clever Street and Subdivision Names!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=548784)** > > I have a subdivision near where I live that has a name I really like: Seldom Seen. I like it because its fairly unique as far as subdivision names go, which are usually called something like “King’s Ridge” or “Martin’s Landing” or something like... ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/29 "2017-10-11T05:18:28Z")
> **[I Don't Understand People That Take Their Dogs With Them EVERYWHERE They Go.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=607805)** > > I just don’t get it. I understand taking your dog(s) for a ride in the car on occasion, and not just to the vet, but to the park, the lake, etc. But some people have to take their dog(s) with them on every single flipping errand they run. I have a... ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/30 "2017-10-11T05:23:41Z")
> **[I Don't Understand People That Take Their Dogs With Them EVERYWHERE They Go.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=607805)** > > I just don’t get it. I understand taking your dog(s) for a ride in the car on occasion, and not just to the vet, but to the park, the lake, etc. But some people have to take their dog(s) with them on every single flipping errand they run. I have a... ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/31 "2017-10-11T17:44:08Z")
I’m not much of a writer, but I thought I achieved a certain atmosphere in this short post [about remembering Dad](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=669973). …and I worked hard to give a good feel for the experience of [driving a Model T Ford](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=826185). ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/32 "2017-10-11T17:51:13Z")
I was also proud of [a literary quiz](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=597375) I made up. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/33 "2017-10-11T18:05:41Z")
There aren’t many of my posts that I’m proud of. Sadly far more that I regret. This one I think earned a notch. In the thread [“Is there anyone alive today who knew Robert Lincoln?”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=650088) I uncovered the answer[in this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15022046&postcount=28). A few posts later the OP pointed out that my post corresponded to an event I guess I’m not supposed to mention but it also makes it memorable for me. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/34 "2017-10-11T18:54:07Z")
I posted a thread that had hundreds of views (maybe thousands?) but only one person replied which tells me I came up with an awesome title for a horrible thread 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/35 "2017-10-11T22:53:31Z")
I can’t really think of any particular one, but I do find that whenever someone resurrects an ancient thread and I run across one of my own posts from 10 or more years ago, I always think to myself, “I used to write some good stuff. What the hell happened?” ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/36 "2017-10-12T02:07:39Z")
“Holding two cats in your arms nose-to-nose to get them to stop fighting is a bad idea” – Facebook some years ago ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/37 "2017-10-12T21:19:29Z")
[This](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saturday_Evening_Post#/media/File:1921-6-4_No_Swimming_-_Norman_Rockwell.jpg) one is a long time favorite. ---
**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 12, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/38 "2017-10-12T21:46:43Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Never mind **Qadgop the Mercotan** ’s erudite and perspicacious essay on his philosophy of opioid prescriptions. Yes, that was a valuable contribution, of course. But I’m still particularly partial to his cautionary anecdote about [his patient’s bizarre penis](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=273825). > > (Note, the bagel dog link is long defunct, but here’s another one with several pics that are just as good.) > > [Bagel dog - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia](https://alchetron.com/Bagel-dog-1820472-W) Some long memories around here. I’ve seen many equally or more interesting patients since, but every time I posted anything about it, I got accused of HIPAA violations. As if I don’t know the rules, and follow them . . . :mad: So it was easier to just stop. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/39 "2017-10-13T01:37:14Z")
All of them\*. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437/40 "2017-10-13T02:10:15Z")
[This](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15171791&postcount=23) is probably mine. I’m not even sure it’s the _funniest_ thing I’ve posted here, but it did prompt a couple of respected posters to comment appreciatively and inspired a little larnin’ to boot. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-youre-proud-of/798437.md?page=3)