# The last ever post to the SDMB **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 21, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643 "2006-05-21T16:39:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/1 "2006-05-21T16:39:29Z")
The Chicago Reader is sued into oblivion for intimating that…(pick your favourite)… They announce that midnight Sunday (some months hence) the SDMB will cease to exist. What will the last post say - not DA DA DA on a bugle. I think it will be: **Goodnight John Boy** ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/2 "2006-05-21T16:40:53Z")
**Did anyone ever figure out the third word that ends in -gry?** ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/3 "2006-05-21T16:42:04Z")
[Paul Harvey] “…and that’s the rest of the story.” [/Paul Harvey] ---
**Author:** ![Zachlee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Zachlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zachlee)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/4 "2006-05-21T18:12:47Z")
No Lawyer Jokes, Please! ---
**Author:** ![Zachlee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Zachlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zachlee)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/5 "2006-05-21T18:15:10Z")
Will the last Doper to leave the Forum turn out the lights? But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. Cecil loved Big Brother. Ignorance won. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/6 "2006-05-21T18:19:09Z")
Cite? Or, from a Mod, “This is closed.” ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/7 "2006-05-21T18:20:17Z")
Ever hit the POST button and then think of something much better as the post is posting? The last post will be: Bye Opal! ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/8 "2006-05-21T18:32:10Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] Ever hit the POST button and then think of something much better as the post is posting? The last post will be: Bye Opal! [/QUOTE] Then we’ll all move over to Opal’s Fathom forum. Or Una’s board! ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/9 "2006-05-21T18:35:07Z")
[QUOTE=Zachlee] Ignorance won. [/QUOTE] Beautiful! Just beautiful! ---
**Author:** ![Merhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Merhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merhouse)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/10 "2006-05-21T19:15:35Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] The last post will be: Bye Opal! [/QUOTE] Hey, that was **MINE**! If I were you, I’d be very afraid that your mind thinks anything like mine does 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/11 "2006-05-21T20:05:57Z")
[QUOTE=don’t ask] The Chicago Reader is sued into oblivion for intimating that…(pick your favourite)… [/QUOTE] Because the NSA or FBI notices one of those “let’s annoy the NSA” threads and everybody gets taken away. The last two posts are > [@penultimate](#): > > Will we have internet access at Gitmo? > [@ultimate](#): > > No, but we won’t need it - we’ll just have to yell, and the fora will be organized based on where our cells are. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Clam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Happy\_Clam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Clam)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/12 "2006-05-21T20:20:07Z")
“So, it does end with a whimper.” ---
**Author:** ![TheOnlySaneOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/13 "2006-05-21T21:34:01Z")
**Will I dream?** ---
**Author:** ![Ragiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6de8d8/32.png) [@Ragiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ragiel)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/14 "2006-05-21T21:50:03Z")
Don’t be **silly,** they can’t do that! This is **Amer** ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/15 "2006-05-21T22:00:58Z")
How about: **Mod note:** Consider your posting privileges under review. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/16 "2006-05-21T22:27:01Z")
Do not go gently into that good night. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/17 "2006-05-21T22:30:10Z")
That’ll do pig. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/18 "2006-05-21T22:40:24Z")
**Lynn Bodoni:** You’re all banned. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/19 "2006-05-21T22:43:49Z")
Daisy… ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643/20 "2006-05-21T22:49:58Z")
[QUOTE=CynicalGabe] Daisy… [/QUOTE] Rosebud… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-ever-post-to-the-sdmb/357643.md?page=2)