# Searching for text by a specific poster?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-text-by-a-specific-poster/312693>\
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**Created:** [July 15, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-text-by-a-specific-poster/312693 "2005-07-15T19:09:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-text-by-a-specific-poster/312693/1 "2005-07-15T19:09:25Z")

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Is there a way to search for threads containing a specific string of words posted by a specific user?  
For example, can I search for posts by **lieu** containing the word “bathroom”?

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**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-text-by-a-specific-poster/312693/2 "2005-07-15T19:30:01Z")

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When you go to search, click on “advanced search” under the text box. On the next page, enter your keyword on the left and the user on the right. Then submit your search.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-text-by-a-specific-poster/312693/3 "2005-07-15T20:50:30Z")

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Make sure that you designate whether you’re looking for posts or titles and how you want them displayed. Also, enter your time frame and whether the search should be for before or after.  
Bathroom?

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**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-text-by-a-specific-poster/312693/4 "2005-07-15T20:54:54Z")

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> [@lieu](#):
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> Make sure that you designate whether you’re looking for posts or titles and how you want them displayed. Also, enter your time frame and whether the search should be for before or after.  
> Bathroom?

Possibly in reference to the “no, you can’t use my bathroom” thread?

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-text-by-a-specific-poster/312693/5 "2005-07-15T21:27:58Z")

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> [@CapnPitt](#):
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> Possibly in reference to the “no, you can’t use my bathroom” thread?

Or the [Is your wake-up set to Alarm, Music or Fart?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=2105402&highlight=bathroom#post2105402) thread.  
**Lieu** ’s posted the word ‘bathroom’ 37 times since 4/22/2002.

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**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-text-by-a-specific-poster/312693/6 "2005-07-15T21:28:29Z")

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> [@CapnPitt](#):
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> When you go to search, click on “advanced search” under the text box. On the next page, enter your keyword on the left and the user on the right. Then submit your search.

Thanks. I swear I tried this a couple of times in the past, and it didn’t work. It works fine now.  
bathroom + lieu: 33 threads  
toilet + lieu : 28 threads

And, no, that wasn’t actually the reason I was asking.