# Talking SDMB Outside the Shop **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 26, 2017, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341 "2017-09-26T09:19:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341/1 "2017-09-26T09:19:32Z")
How often do you talk about what you read or discuss on SDMB, in your personal conversations with your real-life associates? I do, with very close people, maybe once a week. Very rarely, might discuss what I intend to post with someone, or ask an opinion to help formulate my own . ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341/2 "2017-09-26T10:12:27Z")
If a conversation comes up IRL that I’ve previously had on the Dope, I will reference stories or opinions that I’ve heard here. That said, I don’t mention this place by name, nor do I mention the fact I’m referencing people oin a message board. If I reference someone on this board, I typically (for the ease of conversation) say something like: “A friend of mine…” I realize that’s stretching the definition of “friend”, but there you have it. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341/3 "2017-09-26T10:36:17Z")
My husband and son hear about SDMB comments, information and stories probably 2-3 times a month. I think they both believe I’m a lot more addicted to this place than I actually am 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341/4 "2017-09-26T15:05:14Z")
I’m like Grr! - I do reference “Something I read online…” or “I was participating in a discussion online…” but I don’t reference the group name. Sometimes I say it was a messageboard discussion but most people don’t even seem to know what a messageboard is. I think I reference it quite a bit, to be honest. I work from home by myself so the SDMB is my de-facto watercooler. For me it’s the same as sharing a discussion I heard at work. My brother and maybe a few of my friends know I participate in one particular messageboard. They know I’m a nerd. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341/5 "2017-09-26T15:11:21Z")
It’s not uncommon for me to say “on my forum…” and relate something that someone wrote here. I will also sometimes just credit “a friend” or similar when referencing something I read here. My close friends know that this one of my online homes, so it’s not unusual to them to hear me reference the place or a discussion here. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341/6 "2017-09-26T15:28:13Z")
I thought Charlie McGee wiped out The Shop. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341/7 "2017-09-26T15:48:40Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > I think they both believe I’m a lot more addicted to this place than I actually am 🙂 I’m not addicted either. I can quit any time I want. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341/8 "2017-09-26T17:11:30Z")
My family knows. Sometimes they will ask if I can “ask on the Straight Dope” on some questions or another. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341/9 "2017-09-26T17:31:13Z")
^ same…I am a newbie so the Wrekked-up bunch are very interested in what I am saying or hearing here. I don’t think they know the name of the forum although the reason I know about the ‘Straight Dope’ books is my son was reading them. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341/10 "2017-09-26T18:15:37Z")
My wife is familiar with my interest in SDMB, so I reference it by name when I mention something I have read here. Among friends and co-workers, I just refer to “a discussion forum I read” when I want to mention where I read about something. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341/11 "2017-09-26T19:35:29Z")
I am actually quite famous in my circle of IRL friends because of my “internet friends”. And that’s what I call ya’ll, my internet friends. If they want to know more I reference the SD as a message board I go to, which everyone understands, but never really delves into. Ms. Cups is the most familiar with the inner-workings of the board and recognizes only a handful of names (mostly the people from the wrestling thread). I hesitate to say the actual name of the board because most people here “dope” and just assume it’s about drugs. They’ll generally understand the reference once I explain the phrase, but there’s always a small bit of time that I get a :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341/12 "2017-09-26T19:39:43Z")
Daily, but that’s because I live with a long-term Doper. Outside of that, it really only comes up when I’m talking about how I met my wife. But I don’t generally reference the board by name. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341/13 "2017-09-27T19:37:17Z")
Here is the extent of all my interaction with humankind in real life: Wife enters room: “I heard this really interesting thing on NPR today, about…” Me: “Yeah, I read that on The Dope yesterday” Wife leaves room, I got back to Hearts. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341/14 "2017-09-27T20:00:29Z")
My mentions usually fall into 2 groups: detailed discussions with my family, who know about the board, and more casual discussions with other folks, who get “I was reading the other day” or I was discussing this the other day". I do sometimes also use the phrase, “a friend of mine said…”. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341/15 "2017-09-28T18:39:12Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > My mentions usually fall into 2 groups: detailed discussions with my family, who know about the board, and more casual discussions with other folks, who get “I was reading the other day” or I was discussing this the other day". I do sometimes also use the phrase, “a friend of mine said…”. ^^That’s me. Wife knows who and what y’all are. And gets to hear about some of the better topics and comments every day. To everybody else all y’all are a “discussion” or a “conversation” I was having. When, where, how, and with who remains mysterious. ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-sdmb-outside-the-shop/797341/16 "2017-09-29T07:00:16Z")
“News.” Mostly, unless conversation comes into play, here and Reddit is stuff I read on the “news.”