# So Why Do Dopers Know This Stuff Long Before The Rest Of The Planet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 17, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-do-dopers-know-this-stuff-long-before-the-rest-of-the-planet/521667 "2009-12-17T20:47:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-do-dopers-know-this-stuff-long-before-the-rest-of-the-planet/521667/1 "2009-12-17T20:47:56Z")
Many, many times I read stuff here and other forums that show up in the news weeks, and sometimes, months later. In fact, some of the news articles and opinions bear an uncanny resemblance to well-thought out views and opinions found on the SDMB. Other times, we are just frickin’ way ahead of the general population. Case in point … > [@](#): > > **Bacon: it makes the recession taste better.** That’s our theory, anyway, after reading an article on [Burgerbusiness.com](http://Burgerbusiness.com) with original research showing that menu items containing bacon at all restaurants are up 26.5% since 2005. [http://consumerist.com/2009/12/research-shows-that-people-really-love-bacon.html](http://consumerist.com/2009/12/research-shows-that-people-really-love-bacon.html) Recession or not, we have bacon experts here coming out of the woodwork. So why are we so good at this?? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-do-dopers-know-this-stuff-long-before-the-rest-of-the-planet/521667/2 "2009-12-17T21:14:06Z")
I take full credit. You’re welcome. Honestly though I think it’s just the vibe of this place. Lots of people here with a very broad scope of interests who like to share neat things they’ve recently discovered. Plus I have to admit I think there’s a bit of the internet “FIRST!!!” meme going on - it’s cool to be the first to bring something up. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-do-dopers-know-this-stuff-long-before-the-rest-of-the-planet/521667/3 "2009-12-17T21:18:53Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I take full credit. > You’re welcome. > > Honestly though I think it’s just the vibe of this place. Lots of people here with a very broad scope of interests who like to share neat things they’ve recently discovered. > Plus I have to admit I think there’s a bit of the internet “FIRST!!!” meme going on - it’s cool to be the first to bring something up. We shouldn’t sprain a wrist patting ourselves on the back. We’re rarely the first to discover something on the internet here. We’re more the frontier city, getting stuff that’s been discovered by the mountain men, handed off to the frontier forts, and brought to us by pony express. We then pack it into the train and send it to the coastal big cities of the general population. We’re squarely in the middle of the chain. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-do-dopers-know-this-stuff-long-before-the-rest-of-the-planet/521667/4 "2009-12-17T21:30:36Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > We shouldn’t sprain a wrist patting ourselves on the back. We’re rarely the first to discover something on the internet here. We’re more the frontier city, getting stuff that’s been discovered by the mountain men, handed off to the frontier forts, and brought to us by pony express. We then pack it into the train and send it to the coastal big cities of the general population. We’re squarely in the middle of the chain. Good point ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-do-dopers-know-this-stuff-long-before-the-rest-of-the-planet/521667/5 "2009-12-17T21:57:45Z")
Fark. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-do-dopers-know-this-stuff-long-before-the-rest-of-the-planet/521667/6 "2009-12-17T22:31:48Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > We shouldn’t sprain a wrist patting ourselves on the back. We’re rarely the first to discover something on the internet here. We’re more the frontier city, getting stuff that’s been discovered by the mountain men, handed off to the frontier forts, and brought to us by pony express. We then pack it into the train and send it to the coastal big cities of the general population. We’re squarely in the middle of the chain. Fair enough. And hilarious. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-do-dopers-know-this-stuff-long-before-the-rest-of-the-planet/521667/7 "2009-12-17T23:19:39Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > We shouldn’t sprain a wrist patting ourselves on the back. We’re rarely the first to discover something on the internet here. We’re more the frontier city, getting stuff that’s been discovered by the mountain men, handed off to the frontier forts, and brought to us by pony express. We then pack it into the train and send it to the coastal big cities of the general population. We’re squarely in the middle of the chain. In which case, I’ma changin’ ma Dopername to **Al Swerengen** , and I’ma gonna open me up a virtual saloon and cat house. On second thought, I guess **Giraffe** has already done that. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-do-dopers-know-this-stuff-long-before-the-rest-of-the-planet/521667/8 "2009-12-17T23:22:28Z")
> [@](#): > > So Why Do Dopers Know This Stuff Long Before The Rest Of The Planet? The vast psychic powers that our giant brains grant us.