# Resolved, SDMB should discourage use of “star-bellied sneetch” **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 11, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-sdmb-should-discourage-use-of-star-bellied-sneetch/988408 "2023-08-11T14:25:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-sdmb-should-discourage-use-of-star-bellied-sneetch/988408/4 "2023-08-11T15:08:40Z")
Funny seeing this now. I just posted yesterday my very first reference to sneetches since childhood, while riffing off the idea of a “cat convertor”. > [@What is this creature crawling on my utility meter at 5:00 this morning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-creature-crawling-on-my-utility-meter-at-5-00-this-morning/988100/73): > > Now I’m imagining some Dr. Seuss contraption, like the machine that put the stars on the bellies of the sneeches. There’s a long line of cats going in and dogs coming out. Of course, just like with the sneeches, there was a machine to remove the stars. A long line of dogs going in and cats coming out! Now I see the OP. I didn’t realize I was walking so close to the line! --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-sdmb-should-discourage-use-of-star-bellied-sneetch/988408)._