# Straight Dope: Best of 2009

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-best-of-2009/523335>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 1, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-best-of-2009/523335 "2010-01-01T21:41:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-best-of-2009/523335/1 "2010-01-01T21:41:26Z")

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What was your favorite thread of 2009? Your favorite single post? The funniest? The most informative?

NOTE: This is a “best of” thread. If you want to list stuff you did _not_ like, go start your own thread.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-best-of-2009/523335/2 "2010-01-01T21:59:38Z")

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I posted this to **Tripler’s** [The SDMB 2009 Awesome-est Post of the Year](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=542467) thread.

> [@The SDMB 2009 Awesome-est Post of the Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-2009-awesome-est-post-of-the-year/519938/2):
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> **Best one-liner.**
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> Original thread title.  
> [Crying, drunk, naked, vaseline covered woman in the shower with a pissed off, oil covered cat.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=519656&highlight=post+year)

> [@Crying, drunk, naked, vaseline covered woman in the shower with a pissed off, oil covered cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crying-drunk-naked-vaseline-covered-woman-in-the-shower-with-a-pissed-off-oil-covered-cat/498409/8):
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> Most unusual solution to Clue ever.

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**Author:** ![Gleena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@Gleena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gleena)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-best-of-2009/523335/3 "2010-01-02T11:13:50Z")

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Scylla’s Wal\*Mart thread.

[Hamsters razor blades and eyebolts](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=542473&highlight=Scylla+walmart)