# The BIG Threads at SDMB

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 14, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461 "2009-03-14T23:25:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/1 "2009-03-14T23:25:23Z")

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In order to assist anybody who has had an interest in [The truly great threads in SDMB history,](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508687) I already started [Fun Threads from your first month at SDMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=510091)which has some samples of mine and some hints on how to retrieve your own first month’s goodies.

For further assistance, and to save you some time, I have gathered the following data by forum of all threads still visible since “from the beginning” sorted in descending order of Number of Replies.

No links are provided, but this should help to locate any you remember as being worth consideration for the Truly Great listing.

The BIG ones are any with at least 1,000 Replies.

Add any that fit your own definition of BIG.

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About This Message Board

[Pit rules have been revised](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508033)  
Ed Zotti 03-07-2009 02:29 PM  
by Cougarfang 1,052 33,296

General Questions

[Are scalar weapons for real?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=202225)  
zhlf210 11-15-2003 03:11 AM  
by bibliophage 1,017 44,258

Great Debates

[Fork Hillary 3: The Final Forking](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=460140)  
Diogenes the Cynic 06-04-2008 09:33 PM  
by tomndebb 2,949 104,058

[Contact with the Great Beyond–Psychics like Praagh](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=156629)  
don willard 07-19-2003 09:50 PM  
by PatriotX 1,779 27,378

[McCain not as forked as the McCain Forked thread, but still forked](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=486836)  
waterj2 11-04-2008 04:16 PM  
by tomndebb 1,196 45,304

[Is McCain forked yet?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=469385)  
ElvisL1ves 10-07-2008 07:51 PM  
by MEBuckner 1,088 42,856

[John Kerry and Vietnam](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=269680)  
remisser 09-08-2004 03:23 PM  
by SnakeSpirit 1,084 20,035

[2008 Presidential Election Results Thread. See it here as they come in.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=491112)  
Phlosphr 11-05-2008 07:40 PM  
by tomndebb 1,027 35,313

[Ok, if I shouldn’t _shoot_ the intruder, then…?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=502575)  
Lumpy 01-31-2009 12:42 PM  
by Cuckoorex 1,026 11,306

[Stick a fork in her: Clinton’s done](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=455472)  
Billdo 03-04-2008 12:35 PM  
by ArchiveGuy 1,002 35,226

Cafe Society

[All Diablo2 Talk here…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=176500)  
Madawc 09-13-2004 08:04 PM  
by C K Dexter Haven 2,814 26,595

[If LotR Had Been Written By Someone Else!?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=138905)  
Fingolfin 02-03-2004 04:32 PM  
by Ukulele Ike 2,041 476,338

[Movie Game IV (son of a son of a…)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=324750&)  
twickster 09-03-2005 09:12 PM  
by Sternvogel 2,014 9,835

[The Movie Game](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=249945)  
Nightwatch Trailer 01-03-2005 05:26 AM  
by ShibbOleth 2,010 12,236

[A new song title game](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=338339)  
marque elf 01-16-2006 04:45 PM  
by DfrntBreign 1,837 13,517

[The Movie Game II](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=299667)  
Gfactor 05-27-2005 01:07 PM  
by Maureen 1,713 8,134

[Movie Title Game](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=206954)  
Flamsterette\_X 01-05-2004 04:39 AM  
by detop 1,438 6,382

[The Movie-Link Game](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=328421)  
souroranges 11-16-2005 09:14 AM  
by anyrose 1,291 6,044

[Enterprise Cease Fire spoilers](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=162494)  
carnivorousplant 10-01-2004 09:27 PM  
by Aesiron 1,107 6,919

[Movie Game, Mk 3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=318553)  
Maureen 07-09-2005 09:30 AM  
by ShibbOleth 1,086 4,968

[The Ultimate MST3K Thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=319360)  
CandidGamera 05-09-2008 08:53 AM  
by Uzi 1,061 34,842

[Movie Game Number V is Alive!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=333243)  
Sternvogel 11-17-2005 11:29 AM  
by BigDummy 1,001 5,554

The Game Room

[Mafia V: The Cult of Sekham](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=426256)  
Blaster Master 09-16-2007 12:49 PM  
by DiggitCamara 4,353 85,767

[Werewolf a game Part 2 (this time with MAFIA!)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=414041)  
NAF1138 05-19-2007 03:46 AM  
by dnooman 3,947 90,581

[Mafia: Conspiracy 2: The Cabal Strikes Back! [Game Over]](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471171)  
Pleonast 08-29-2008 08:23 AM  
by NaturalBlondChap 2,663 38,159

[Mafia The Game III: Kinder and Gentler](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=417106)  
Gadarene 06-25-2007 03:16 PM  
by Blaster Master 2,503 54,297

[Mafia: The Conspiracy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436661)  
Pleonast 11-14-2007 01:22 PM  
by Blaster Master 2,125 32,906

[Mafia: The Mob is Recruiting [Game Finished]](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=456652)  
fluiddruid 03-27-2008 06:34 PM  
by Ro0sh 1,983 30,142

[You-Solve-It Mafia Game](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=447411)  
NAF1138 02-25-2008 08:47 PM  
by Rysto 1,804 38,360

[Sdmb mafia](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=490235)  
Hawkeyeop 12-12-2008 01:07 PM  
by ShadowFacts 1,726 23,719

[Mafia–T2: Behind the Scenes](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=481372)  
pedescribe 10-29-2008 09:33 PM  
by Hawkeyeop 1,628 20,034

[U.S. History trivia quiz](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=441644)  
Elendil’s Heir 04-08-2008 10:06 AM  
by Elendil’s Heir 1,547 17,471

[D & D on the Straight Dope setup thread. (In Middle Earth FA63)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=457558)  
What Exit? 03-02-2009 11:39 AM  
by Hoopy Frood 1,497 15,606

[Describe it in three words](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=444051)  
Elendil’s Heir 03-21-2008 03:16 PM  
by Elendil’s Heir 1,461 10,514

[Mafia: Simpletown](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=461435)  
sachertorte 05-12-2008 11:29 AM  
by NAF1138 1,459 21,258

[Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game, Third Adventure, Ered Lithui Mystery Creature](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471422)  
What Exit? 09-19-2008 05:50 PM  
by What Exit? 1,446 12,415

[World of Warcraft questions](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=498145)  
Mister Rik 03-06-2009 07:38 AM  
by InvisibleWombat 1,415 18,676

[Mafia: Cecilvania [Game Over]](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=467815)  
USCDiver 07-04-2008 04:28 PM  
by ShadowFacts 1,409 19,199

[The Celebrity Death Pool 2008](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=446179)  
amarone 01-05-2009 06:49 PM  
by BJMoose 1,374 54,380

[Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game. Fourth Adventure. Journey to Rivendell](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=484150)  
What Exit? 12-05-2008 01:39 PM  
by What Exit? 1,341 9,490

[Let’s play a role-playing game](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=473268)  
tdn 01-05-2009 10:35 PM  
by tdn 1,331 12,477

[Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game: Fifth Adventure - War in Goblin Gate.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=496173)  
What Exit? Today 03:25 PM  
by CatInASuit 1,299 8,882

[Fallout 3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=489989)  
Freejooky 02-08-2009 12:41 PM  
by Gorsnak 1,291 25,271

[Werewolf (Mafia)–The Split [Signups–In progress]](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=506392)  
pedescribe Today 05:25 PM  
by Mahaloth 1,244 11,669

[Family Feud!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=411797)  
Idle Thoughts 04-30-2007 10:24 PM  
by SkipMagic 1,208 14,400

[The “I’ve Never” Game (Game in Progress)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=493410)  
Hockey Monkey 01-13-2009 06:31 PM  
by ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies 1,141 13,322

In My Humble Opinion

[Spit or Swallow? A followup poll TMI?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=173531)  
Davebear 08-24-2003 06:43 PM  
by Davebear 1,032 19,454

Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS)

[a](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=158752)  
Klaatu 03-17-2003 02:21 AM  
by Coldfire 5,337 37,535

[Moved: Mafia V: The Cult of Sekham](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=426256)  
Blaster Master - - -

[Oh, My Freaking God! (Looong!)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=197284)  
Davebear 11-13-2003 04:47 PM  
by UncleBeer 3,964 45,592

[Song Title Game](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=192046)  
Flamsterette\_X 11-13-2003 04:52 PM  
by UncleBeer 3,914 15,758

[Predict The Next Poster!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=208378)  
NoClueBoy 11-13-2003 04:42 PM  
by UncleBeer 3,379 19,973

[Word Association Thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=180874)!  
Philster 10-29-2003 12:51 AM  
by Cajun Man 2,989 11,369

[Word morphing game](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=208378)  
Liberal 12-26-2003 08:23 AM  
by UncleBeer 1,677 12,266

[Call me ThreadKiller™!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=430906)  
An Gadaí 08-28-2007 09:35 AM  
by Cajun Man 1,604 12,215

[Describe it in three words](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=403490)  
Winston Smith 04-30-2007 10:16 PM  
by SkipMagic 1,531 17,644

[Quote… …unquote game]  
([Quote... ...unquote game - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=167985))  
samarm 11-13-2003 05:07 PM  
by UncleBeer 1,513 13,588

[The Celebrity Death Pool 2007](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=398513)  
a35362 02-22-2008 06:35 PM  
by Baker 1,398 62,513

[Werewolf - a game](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=407197).  
Revenant Threshold 03-26-2007 12:03 PM  
by NAF1138 1,385 49,828

[The hijack game. win absolutely nothing but your insanity…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=203232)  
Plankspanker 10-05-2003 07:22 AM  
by EddyTeddyFreddy 1,378 6,586

[Thread titles that will have 0 replies and 0 views](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=450213)  
SSG Schwartz 01-24-2008 03:37 PM  
by SkipMagic 1,359 12,397

[The Celebrity Death Pool 2006](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=347482)  
a35362 02-10-2007 02:18 PM  
by a35362 1,342 62,521

[Good news/bad news – game](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=190878)  
Aholibah 01-23-2004 11:25 AM  
by UncleBeer 1,313 20,760

[Question and Answer thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=177291)  
Diogenes the Cynic 12-07-2003 08:21 PM  
by Sunspace 1,242 10,156

[Outrageous lies about the previous poster.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=177291)  
George Kaplin 06-04-2007 10:18 AM  
by SkipMagic 1,230 15,217

[Word Association (a game)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=223691)  
Chimpy 12-26-2003 08:22 AM  
by UncleBeer 1,220 4,075

[Doperball V–Man, I’m bored](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=333002)  
Draelin 09-14-2005 10:26 PM  
by photopat 1,152 4,593

[The Celebrity Death Pool 2005](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=289505)  
a35362 01-03-2006 10:27 PM  
by Feydeau 1,151 53,340

[Corrupt Wish Game!!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=220970)  
Alex VA 12-26-2003 08:25 AM  
by UncleBeer 1,131 12,989

[Guy Stuff](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=18972)  
Ukulele Ike 08-02-2000 07:07 AM  
by UncleBeer 1,113 3,985

[Threadkillers 2001!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=53434)  
Jester 01-11-2001 05:45 PM  
by Sangria 1,111 6,672

[Truth or Dare?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=343106)  
Idle Thoughts 11-11-2005 05:21 PM  
by Anastasaeon 1,087 12,617

[Surreal continuing story: walking through doors and passageways](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=145385)  
dougie\_monty 01-23-2004 11:11 AM  
by UncleBeer 1,082 9,477

[Brit Dope Winter 2003](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=214772)  
ianzin 12-01-2003 04:08 PM  
by SciFiSam 1,044 8,687

[Who wants to play “Answer a Question with a Question”?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=334823)  
Plynck 10-18-2005 01:25 PM  
by Cajun Man 1,019 6,947

[The last word](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=52997)  
BornDodgy 12-30-2000 06:44 AM  
by Sapphire Bullet 1,007 3,996

[The consecutive number game.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=196140)  
moejuck 11-17-2003 10:33 AM  
by UncleBeer 1,000 7,532

The BBQ Pit

[Lying whore.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=366822)  
BabaBooey 04-14-2007 12:58 AM  
by Huerta88 1,707 67,360

[Let the poor woman die already!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=307479)  
Blalron 04-02-2005 04:30 PM  
by vivalostwages 1,254 43,606

[Scott Plaid, Stand Up or Shut Up](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=323762)  
Frank 07-16-2005 07:06 AM  
by TVeblen 1,073 26,851

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/2 "2009-03-26T14:31:50Z")

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Thanks! Nice to see I’ve got two threads on the list.

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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/3 "2009-03-26T14:37:32Z")

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Ahh. Makes me nostalgic for the old days seeing “Guy stuff” on the list. Thread that crashed the server before the software could handle one that big.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/4 "2009-03-26T16:08:51Z")

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I could add links to that, **Zeldar** , if you like. I don’t think it would be more work for me than compiling those was for you.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/5 "2009-03-26T16:16:30Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> I could add links to that, **Zeldar** , if you like. I don’t think it would be more work for me than compiling those was for you.

That’d be cool, **Marley23**. This thread just sat there for going on two weeks with no replies and few views, so I wasn’t going to press the issue. But since a few have stepped forward, your suggestion seems worthwhile.

Go for it. And thanks!

FWIW, I believe a few threads that were approaching 1,000 replies as I posted the OP may have crossed the border. I’ll check and add them if I can locate them. The searches are relatively cheap in that you don’t have to wait 5 minutes between them.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/6 "2009-03-26T17:04:50Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> FWIW, I believe a few threads that were approaching 1,000 replies as I posted the OP may have crossed the border. I’ll check and add them if I can locate them. The searches are relatively cheap in that you don’t have to wait 5 minutes between them.

It looks like my memory was wrong. No new 1,000+ Replies threads to add. Some got enough more than others to move up the ladder, but no new ones to add yet.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/7 "2009-03-26T17:16:10Z")

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[del]Done through the Great Debates threads. I’ll come back to the others later today if I can, or tomorrow.[/del]

Everything’s done except the MPSIMS threads, which I’ll probably get tomorrow.

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**Author:** ![The\_Batman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@The\_Batman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Batman)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/8 "2009-03-26T17:26:02Z")

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No ask the threads? The **Ask The Gay Guy** thread and **Ask The Cop** were pretty big IIRC.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/9 "2009-03-26T17:42:28Z")

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> [@Tijuana\_Golds](#):
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> No ask the threads? The **Ask The Gay Guy** thread and **Ask The Cop** were pretty big IIRC.

Not big enough in the sense of over 1,000 replies.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/10 "2009-03-26T17:43:46Z")

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Ask the Gay Guy probably isn’t on the list because it was from back in the day when the server couldn’t handle threads that long, so it got split up into 3 or 4 threads. But based on the “other criteria for big” the OP mentioned, it should probably go on the list.

We’ve had a few threads that ended up being widely disseminated across the Internet, despite a relatively small number of posts. The Horror of Blimps is the only one that comes to mind, though. Well, that and _If LotR was written by someone else?_ (the posting of which is actually the most prominent feature on graphs of the server access logs), but that’s already on the list.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/11 "2009-03-26T18:09:46Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> Ask the Gay Guy probably isn’t on the list because it was from back in the day when the server couldn’t handle threads that long, so it got split up into 3 or 4 threads. But based on the “other criteria for big” the OP mentioned, it should probably go on the list.
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> We’ve had a few threads that ended up being widely disseminated across the Internet, despite a relatively small number of posts. The Horror of Blimps is the only one that comes to mind, though. Well, that and _If LotR was written by someone else?_ (the posting of which is actually the most prominent feature on graphs of the server access logs), but that’s already on the list.

Thanks for explaining this, **Chronos** , since those threads were before my time (2003) I guess. I was at the mercy of the current listings when I compiled the list in the OP.

If anybody would like to point to the “Ask the\_\_\_\_” threads that did get split up, that would be a great contribution to this thread. Unfortunately, a keyword search on “ask the” wouldn’t even get started, right?

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/12 "2009-03-26T18:44:34Z")

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> [@Tijuana\_Golds](#):
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> No ask the threads? The **Ask The Gay Guy** thread and **Ask The Cop** were pretty big IIRC.

Using **Chronos** ’s suggestion, and sorting descending on number of Views in the various forums where these had a likelihood of being, here are some “Ask the\_\_\_\_” threads:

Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS)

[Ask the Stripper! ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=423735)  
Indygrrl 08-25-2007 09:37 AM  
by bbs2k 418 28,931

[Ask the cop ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=147494)  
Badge 05-24-2004 04:45 AM  
by Badge 503 25,045

In My Humble Opinion

[Ask the Muslim Guy ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=87474)) [pt I]  
Muslim Guy 10-14-2001 12:36 AM  
by Czarcasm 336 16,484

[Ask the Muslim Guy, Part Deux ( 1 2)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=92968)

[Ask the Former Restroom-Sex Afficionado (in light of the Sen. Craig scandal) ( 1 2 3 4)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=434662)  
jayjay 10-27-2007 10:05 AM  
by bbs2k 174 12,906

Great Debates

[Ask the Gay Guy IV! ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=68530)  
Esprix 12-02-2003 07:30 PM  
by Priam 411 16,607

[Ask the Gay Guy! ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=23047)  
Esprix 05-09-2000 01:43 PM  
by Gaudere 452 9,157

[Ask the Gay Guy III! ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=39308)  
Esprix 04-22-2001 04:07 AM  
by Sterra 303 8,184

[Ask the Gay Guy II! ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 … Last Page)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=24008)  
Esprix 09-21-2000 02:45 PM  
by Gaudere 385 7,142

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Note that the BIG one of these had only 503 Replies.

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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/13 "2009-03-26T18:54:00Z")

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One of my BBQ Pit threads went over 800 not too long ago. Not TRULY BIG though, I guess :(.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/14 "2009-03-26T19:08:43Z")

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> [@Cisco](#):
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> One of my BBQ Pit threads went over 800 not too long ago. Not TRULY BIG though, I guess :(.

Well, the 1,000 cut-off was totally arbitrary on my part, and I did say, “Add any that fit your own definition of BIG.”

The whole point of this thread was to assist in selecting threads for that “Truly Great Threads” thread, if anybody deemed them truly great.

“Great” is a matter of taste, for sure. And so is BIG.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/15 "2009-03-27T13:29:22Z")

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Done.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/16 "2009-03-27T13:34:07Z")

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[Methinks it’s time for another SDMB picture thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=276941)  
by Roland Orzabal

[Gay marriage opponents, listen up: I’ve got a secret to tell you](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=491602)  
by Cisco

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/17 "2009-03-27T13:41:14Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> [Methinks it’s time for another SDMB picture thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=276941)  
> by Roland Orzabal

Good one. Is there a sort of index to the various “Photos of Dopers” threads? A short time ago I got to searching for some of them and gave up when the ones I found had mostly dead links.

Even so, it might be fun to see who all _tried_ to let us know what they look (or looked 🙂 ) like.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/18 "2009-03-27T14:00:53Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
>
> Good one. Is there a sort of index to the various “Photos of Dopers” threads?

I doubt it, but here are a bunch of them.

[I want to know what you look like- Post your photo!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=261528)  
Alice The Goon

[Your worst childhood photo.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=305092)  
Amazon Floozy Goddess

[Another Doper Photo thread. . .](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=302057)  
Tripler

[The unflattering photo thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=359120)  
Idle Thoughts

[(SDMB) Photo album??](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=361834)  
squeekster

[Share a photo of yourself and a parent at the same age!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=395051)  
Mississippienne

[Doper Kid Photo Thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=465639)  
fessie

[Yet Another Photo Thread?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508081)  
Creaky

[SDMB Anonymous photos: Take a photo of your tongue.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=496904)  
Idle Thoughts

[SDMB anonymous photos: Take a photo of your feet.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=495468)  
Idle Thoughts

[Another doper photo thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=480499)  
Lobsang

[Post a photo…of your FEET.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=480541)  
blondebear

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**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:** [March 27, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/19 "2009-03-27T14:00:58Z")

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> [@Tijuana\_Golds](#):
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> No ask the threads? The **Ask The Gay Guy** thread and **Ask The Cop** were pretty big IIRC.

As was **Cervaise’s** telemarketer rant, but I didn’t see that either. It came back over and over again before finally being locked, but I don’t know if it hit 1000 posts.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-threads-at-sdmb/489461/20 "2009-03-27T14:02:22Z")

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> [@Spoons](#):
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> As was **Cervaise’s** telemarketer rant, but I didn’t see that either. It came back over and over again before finally being locked, but I don’t know if it hit 1000 posts.

[The Telemarketer Speaks. I Respond.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=51270) went for 207 posts.

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