# Screen shot of SDMB usable on TV? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 17, 2002, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-shot-of-sdmb-usable-on-tv/104100 "2002-04-17T06:55:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bad_Astronomer)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-shot-of-sdmb-usable-on-tv/104100/1 "2002-04-17T06:55:05Z")
O Great Powers That Be: I will be on the television network Tech TV on Friday the 26th, talking about the science in movies. I’ve done this a couple of times before, but for this outing I asked the opinions of Dopers to get a list of possible movies to review, given a theme of paranoia of technology ([here’s the thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=108582)). I was wondering if it would be okay if I could show a shot of the SDMB on air, with the page in question shown. I would say “I threw this question to the good folks and weirdos who habitiate the SDMB, a board that lets people dispell ignorance” or some such. Is that kosher? If not, I understand, and would not be at all paranoid. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bad_Astronomer)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-shot-of-sdmb-usable-on-tv/104100/2 "2002-04-17T06:57:18Z")
Nuts. That’s the first time I have started a thread with a typo in the title. Could a mod fix the obvious misspelling of “screen”, please? Feh. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-shot-of-sdmb-usable-on-tv/104100/3 "2002-04-17T07:08:51Z")
Lemme ask the Reader guys, I’ll alert them to this thread. Fixed your title too. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-shot-of-sdmb-usable-on-tv/104100/4 "2002-04-17T15:35:41Z")
The Bad Astronomer: I give you full permission to show my web page (with the picture of me) on any broadcast show, including the superbowl. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-shot-of-sdmb-usable-on-tv/104100/5 "2002-04-17T19:49:22Z")
I should get approval from the Big Bananas, but what the hell. Go ahead. -Ed ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-shot-of-sdmb-usable-on-tv/104100/6 "2002-04-18T00:07:28Z")
Ah Ha! I knew it! This place is run by giant tropical fruit. All hail the Mighty Mangoes. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-shot-of-sdmb-usable-on-tv/104100/7 "2002-04-18T19:31:10Z")
How about the Perfect Pineapples? ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-shot-of-sdmb-usable-on-tv/104100/8 "2002-04-19T12:38:05Z")
Somehow I think more of the ugli fruit. Not sure why. pan