# Randall Munroe just referenced the SDMB in today's XKCD What-If **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 18, 2015, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randall-munroe-just-referenced-the-sdmb-in-todays-xkcd-what-if/715262 "2015-03-18T04:10:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randall-munroe-just-referenced-the-sdmb-in-todays-xkcd-what-if/715262/1 "2015-03-18T04:10:57Z")
See his [column today](http://what-if.xkcd.com/133/)which referenced [this old SDMB thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=515612). Shame we didn’t have an answer for him. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randall-munroe-just-referenced-the-sdmb-in-todays-xkcd-what-if/715262/2 "2015-03-18T04:27:31Z")
This is so cool! He’s done this at least once before. There was an off-board discussion on the possibility that Munroe is a Doper. I’m sure this will add fuel to fire. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randall-munroe-just-referenced-the-sdmb-in-todays-xkcd-what-if/715262/3 "2015-03-18T04:56:14Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > This is so cool! > > He’s done this at least once before. There was an off-board discussion on the possibility that Munroe is a Doper. I’m sure this will add fuel to fire. He could be of course but I don’t think the fact that’s he’s now referenced the boards a couple of time means much. Since the SDMB has become searchable it’s not that uncommon for it to be at the top of Google search results for a number of obscure questions. ---
**Author:** ![Askthepizzaguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askthepizzaguy/32/9405_2.png) [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randall-munroe-just-referenced-the-sdmb-in-todays-xkcd-what-if/715262/4 "2015-03-18T07:24:39Z")
xkcd what if is probably one of the very best things on the internet. Yes, better than cat videos. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randall-munroe-just-referenced-the-sdmb-in-todays-xkcd-what-if/715262/5 "2015-03-18T07:28:31Z")
The what if book is superb by the way and has some stuff not on the website. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randall-munroe-just-referenced-the-sdmb-in-todays-xkcd-what-if/715262/6 "2015-03-18T08:23:13Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > He could be of course but I don’t think the fact that’s he’s now referenced the boards a couple of time means much. Since the SDMB has become searchable it’s not that uncommon for it to be at the top of Google search results for a number of obscure questions. I’m pretty sure that’s because Google favours results from sites you already visit, non-Dopers won’t see SMDB results as high up in the search rankings. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randall-munroe-just-referenced-the-sdmb-in-todays-xkcd-what-if/715262/7 "2015-03-18T15:36:00Z")
Has anyone seen Randall and Cecil in a room together? ---
**Author:** ![Askthepizzaguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askthepizzaguy/32/9405_2.png) [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randall-munroe-just-referenced-the-sdmb-in-todays-xkcd-what-if/715262/8 "2015-03-18T19:17:02Z")
Yes, but they were doing very un-biblical things to each other. I stayed and watched, but that’s not to suggest I was approving. It’s research! It’s research. I’m doing a paper on… uh… I’m doing a paper. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randall-munroe-just-referenced-the-sdmb-in-todays-xkcd-what-if/715262/9 "2015-03-18T23:20:27Z")
> [@Askthepizzaguy](#): > > xkcd what if is probably one of the very best things on the internet. > > Yes, better than cat videos. {Gasp!} Sacrilege!