# Ten years of the Dope: a history **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 26, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189 "2009-10-26T15:51:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/161 "2009-10-29T16:30:18Z")
Well, she had to be a real person to post, but whether or not the stories were true is another discussion. I think I missed that one. ---
**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:** [October 29, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/162 "2009-10-29T16:44:08Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > No, this was awhile ago. **TubaDiva** , IIRC, outed him on another board, signing her name along with her title, implying that she was doing it on behalf of SDMB. Quite the controversy, and I think she was suspended for a bit. **Stage Manager** ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/163 "2009-10-29T17:07:03Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > As far as the tranny faker, I think that was a long time poster who “outed” himself, but there were a lot of holes in the story, and when people started poking, the whole thing fell apart. The infamous **Kaitlyn** who started as **Number 6**. There was a sock puppet named (IIRC) **Can of Pineapples** who came back from the Board that Must Not Be Named with a bunch of links that destroyed the story. It was brutal to watch someone being dissected like that. On a related note, there was **RedFury** ’s outing of **Chumpsky** ’s fairly blatant [plagiarism](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=154878&page=4). Not to mention one of the most notorious prankings in SDMB history - **december** and his “Did the President Lie?” thread in GD. **december** posted some statements about Iraq and WMDs and asked if it was an example of the President lying. Everyone then chimed in agreeing that, sure enough, it was lies from beginning to end. Then it turned out that the President in question was Clinton, and there was back-peddling and “I knew that all along!” like only the SDMB can do. That wasn’t the reason they gave for banning **december** , but from then on he had a big fat target painted on his ass. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/164 "2009-10-29T17:07:35Z")
> [@Bacon\_Salt](#): > > **Giraffe**. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/165 "2009-10-29T17:08:46Z")
The faked transsexual story was **Number Six/Kaitlyn**. That was not as long ago as I remembered: the archive is [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-294480.html). Speaking of classic SDMB hoaxes, anyone else remember Pajama Pants Girl? ETA: [Link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=116085&highlight=Pajama+pants+girl) ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/166 "2009-10-29T17:12:28Z")
FWIW, [the december thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=205995) Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/167 "2009-10-29T17:37:04Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Everyone then chimed in agreeing that, sure enough, it was lies from beginning to end. Then it turned out that the President in question was Clinton, and there was back-peddling and “I knew that all along!” like only the SDMB can do. Not to hijack but after the quote was outed at Clinton’s I see nobody doing anything like you describe. Maybe you could make a case for **An Arky** but it wouldn’t be very strong IMO. One way or the other you are way off base with your description. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/168 "2009-10-29T17:53:05Z")
Another moderator for the list is **fluiddruid**. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/169 "2009-10-29T18:00:58Z")
> [@yojimbo](#): > > Not to hijack but after the quote was outed at Clinton’s I see nobody doing anything like you describe. Maybe you could make a case for **An Arky** but it wouldn’t be very strong IMO. > > One way or the other you are way off base with your description. The backpeddling happened in the inevitable Pitting. I believe the title of one of them was something about post-modernism. I have used up my searches for the next five minutes - perhaps I will dig it up later. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/170 "2009-10-29T18:03:16Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Another moderator for the list is **fluiddruid**. She still moderates The Game Room. **Colibri** was listing retired mods, although **SkipMagic** is still on board as a utility administrator, without a specific assignment to one forum. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/171 "2009-10-29T18:22:14Z")
This thread has been really interesting so far. It would be a shame for it to get derailed with political bickering. Anyway, back on topic, speaking of **Homer** , I’ve always been partial to [a monkey that i wish for](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=37864) ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/172 "2009-10-29T18:27:36Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Thanks! (There’s another one, the kitchen fire was started by a can of hair spray too close to the oven.) The things I do for you… 😉 [Kitchen Disasters](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=2737610&postcount=50) Actually found that through [The Top 101 StraightDope Threads…Of All Time](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=346360) Most of that thread applies to this thread. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/173 "2009-10-29T18:40:25Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > The things I do for you… 😉 > > [Kitchen Disasters](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=2737610&postcount=50) And I love you for it. Now, do you want gingersnaps or chocolate chip cookies? (Baked from scratch, of course.) ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/174 "2009-10-29T18:49:50Z")
Please forgive me if this one has been mentioned but I seem to remember a guy who wrote a very involved story about meeting some girl and pursuing her for dates. The tale became more and more outlandish until he was with her on a beach when out of the blue a bunch of wild horses ran past them. Did I imagine this? ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/175 "2009-10-29T18:59:32Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > The backpeddling happened in the inevitable Pitting. I believe the title of one of them was something about post-modernism. I have used up my searches for the next five minutes - perhaps I will dig it up later. > > Regards, > Shodan Use Google with the **site** modifier, like this example: post-modernism site:boards.straightdope.com Note that there is no space after the colon so it won’t get “site” confused with a keyword. That’s how I’ve been finding threads with greater ease. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/176 "2009-10-29T18:59:38Z")
He may be a little too recent to warrant mention in the list (in other words, too recent to be remembered as a piece of board history in the sense that **The Grapist** or **december** were), but I’ll throw the idea out anyway: **SmashTheState** He was not at all afraid of letting people know he was a Wobbly, to know about his efforts to organize a panhandlers union in Ottawa, and to refuse to use the letter C in names like “Kanada” and “Amerika.” Unfortunately, in a few very entertaining threads, he ran up against the debating power of the Dopers. Some of his more interesting threads: [Promotion of illegal activity – an activist’s view](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=528120) [Ask the Organizer of the Ottawa Panhandlers’ Union](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=526595) [So any of you know what “science” is?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=525888) To his credit, he was not a one-trick-pony, and did contribute a number of reasonable and interesting posts to non-political threads in IMHO, CS, and MPSIMS; but I’d suggest it was his OPs and subsequent posts in the above threads (among others) that he would be best-remembered for. Still, he was fairly recent, so I don’t know if it’s too soon to say that he belongs in the list. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/177 "2009-10-29T19:06:01Z")
Do you remember **King Nifty**? He had a particularly fabulous flame-out, as I recall. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/178 "2009-10-29T19:12:45Z")
> [@Icerigger](#): > > Please forgive me if this one has been mentioned but I seem to remember a guy who wrote a very involved story about meeting some girl and pursuing her for dates. The tale became more and more outlandish until he was with her on a beach when out of the blue a bunch of wild horses ran past them. Did I imagine this? I think this was the Pajama Pants Girl thread. The ensuing Pit thread was already linked, but [here’s the original thread that started it.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=111990) ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/179 "2009-10-29T19:14:01Z")
[King Nifty’s flame-out.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=153491) (Good memory, **ivylass**!) ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189/180 "2009-10-29T19:20:01Z")
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