# Somebody with SDMB Search-Fu Skills Help

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-with-sdmb-search-fu-skills-help/403564>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 10, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-with-sdmb-search-fu-skills-help/403564 "2007-05-10T17:28:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-with-sdmb-search-fu-skills-help/403564/1 "2007-05-10T17:28:34Z")

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I am trying to find a thread from a fairly long time ago called something like, “Ask the 50’s dad” but I am having no luck. I have tried writing out the word fifties and still no luck.

Can anybody help.

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-with-sdmb-search-fu-skills-help/403564/2 "2007-05-10T17:36:46Z")

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I believe that Winston Smith started that thread. I was among the first respondants. A key word I may have put in it was “switcheroo”.

I generally serve as my own search engine but you can use those clues because I can’t search for it right now.

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-with-sdmb-search-fu-skills-help/403564/3 "2007-05-10T17:41:26Z")

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Here you go. I just tried my own search terms. Right as usual. You should really just try memorizing all these threads.

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=335904&highlight=switcheroo](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=335904&highlight=switcheroo)

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**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-with-sdmb-search-fu-skills-help/403564/4 "2007-05-10T19:50:55Z")

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And **50’s Dad** is _always_ here for you (if you need me).