# So has the SDMB ever been the origin of a broader cultural phenomena?

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**Created:** [December 18, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-has-the-sdmb-ever-been-the-origin-of-a-broader-cultural-phenomena/676647 "2013-12-18T14:42:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-has-the-sdmb-ever-been-the-origin-of-a-broader-cultural-phenomena/676647/33 "2013-12-19T21:12:35Z")

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[An article in The Atlantic online](http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/05/why-do-npr-reporters-have-such-great-names/275493/) linked to [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=665984&highlight=names) about NPR reporters having great names.

> [@The best name ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-name-ever/635171/99):
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> [In \*The Atlantic \*online: “Why Do NPR Reporters Have Such Great Names?”](http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/05/why-do-npr-reporters-have-such-great-names/275493/) Do you suppose they got the idea from us? (I think there was another SDMB thread on NPR names, but I didn’t search for it.)
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> ETA. They DID get the idea from here. The article links to this thread. Cool.

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