# SDMB unofficial "Official Visual Motto"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-unofficial-official-visual-motto/438580>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 21, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-unofficial-official-visual-motto/438580 "2008-02-21T16:23:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-unofficial-official-visual-motto/438580/1 "2008-02-21T16:23:32Z")

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We all know the SDMB motto, shown on every page:

> [@](#):
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> Fighting ignorance since 1973 (It’s taking longer than we thought)

Ringing Words for the Ages.

But for this modern visual age I think we need a picture or something to capture the same idea.

I found this while looking for something else & thought it’d serve nicely.

> **[Duty Calls](https://xkcd.com/386/)**

Comments?

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**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-unofficial-official-visual-motto/438580/2 "2008-02-21T17:58:32Z")

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[QUOTE=LSLGuy]

Comments?  
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Only that [someone beat you to it.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=456476)

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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-unofficial-official-visual-motto/438580/3 "2008-02-21T18:02:26Z")

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I’ve always considered this our unofficial logo:  
:dubious:  
**Cite?!**