# Reclassification

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reclassification/19772>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 17, 2000, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reclassification/19772 "2000-05-17T17:53:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MetallicAsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@MetallicAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MetallicAsh)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reclassification/19772/1 "2000-05-17T17:53:47Z")

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I was in Barnes and Noble the other day, and I noticed that their Humor section was entirely devoid of Straight Dope. Having seen it there in the past, I decided this must simply be another example of massive consumer demand outpacing supply (why else would the Fed be raising rates?) and offered my humble assistance to the store manager to help correct the oversight.

It was then that he informed me that, in fact, The Straight Dope was currently housed in the _Reference_ section.

My fellow Dopes, we have arrived. 🙂

Next stop…the Religion section…  
(King James, Pentatuch, Triumph of the Straight Dope, Koran, …)

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**Author:** ![ultress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ultress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultress)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reclassification/19772/2 "2000-05-17T18:19:57Z")

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Just as long as we don’t end up in the mental health section

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**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reclassification/19772/3 "2000-05-17T18:33:52Z")

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How cool.

I must say, I have seen SD in both sections in various book stores.

How about the “lifestyles” section? After all, this is a way of life,… isn’t it?

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2000, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reclassification/19772/4 "2000-05-17T20:22:32Z")

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In the “Worlds’ Biggest Bookstore” in Toronto (yes, that’s what it’s called), the _Straight Dope_ books are in the reference section… next to the books on how to write. 🙂

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**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reclassification/19772/5 "2000-05-18T06:06:16Z")

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Well, I’m going to spend my days off searching my local bookstores and see how they classify them!

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**Author:** ![DAYIUZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DAYIUZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAYIUZ)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2000, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reclassification/19772/6 "2000-05-18T06:43:15Z")

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That makes me feel all warm and fuzy… 😃