# The Recurring Threads Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 8, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822 "2013-12-08T15:30:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/1 "2013-12-08T15:30:56Z")
I thought it would be fun to try to assemble a list of the “recurring” threads (by Forum) that occur here on the Dope. For purposes of this thread, I’m deliberately leaving off the episode threads associated with a TV show since they tend to be inconsistent. Feel free to add to this, but let’s try to keep it to threads that have a two or three year history. So: **Elections** [ul] [li]The Presidential Election - quadriennally [/li][/ul] **The Game Room** [ul] [li]The Steelers March to the Super Bowl - annual[/li][li]Botticelli - monthly (sometime two per month)[/li][li]Poker Results - monthly[/li][li]NFL - weekly during the season[/li][li]Oak’s NFL Fantasy Football\* - annual[/li][li]MLB - monthly during the season[/li][li]CFB Top10 losers pool - weekly during the season[/li][li]CFB Football Belt - annual[/li][li]NHL - monthly during the season[/li][/ul] **MPSIMS** [ul] [li]The MMP - weekly[/li][/ul] **The BBQ Pit** [ul] [li]Mini Rants - monthly[/li][li]The various Stupid Idea of the Day threads should probably get an Honorable Mention[/li][/ul] ---
**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:** [December 8, 2013, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/2 "2013-12-08T22:08:54Z")
Isn’t the champion recurring thread the “Why can’t I get laid” series? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/3 "2013-12-08T22:20:52Z")
There’s been a deathpool thread every year since 2000. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/4 "2013-12-08T22:45:06Z")
General Questions: Could someone be President for more than 8 years if they just ran for Vice President and had the President resign each time? ATMB: Whyyyyyyy can’t the admin do something about zombie threads? ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/5 "2013-12-08T23:01:25Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Isn’t the champion recurring thread the “Why can’t I get laid” series? No, the champion would be determined by a cage match between the airplane on a treadmill and the Monty Hall question. 😉 > [@Munch](#): > > General Questions: > Could someone be President for more than 8 years if they just ran for Vice President and had the President resign each time? > > ATMB: > Whyyyyyyy can’t the admin do something about zombie threads? 🙂 You know, I should have put a note that “recurring” in the sense of “we get something on that subject every so often” doesn’t count (at least for my purposes). > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > There’s been a deathpool thread every year since 2000. Good catch! That’s Game Room, right? Once we get a couple more, I’ll repost the corrected list. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2013, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/6 "2013-12-09T01:00:47Z")
In other words, what you want is a scheduled recurring thread. There used to be a weekly Feud thread in the Game Room, but it’s been inactive for a while now. Does that count? ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/7 "2013-12-09T01:47:01Z")
Well, there _is_ rape month, and all… ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/8 "2013-12-09T02:19:17Z")
Colonoscopies are [an ever-popular topic](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16322153&postcount=43). (ETA: In fact, there’s yet another colonoscopy thread going on in IMHO right now.) (And haven’t we also had some recurring threads threads before? I just did a quick search and didn’t find anything obvious, but I’m sure we’ve had some.) ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/9 "2013-12-09T03:08:53Z")
**Khadaji** ’s Whatcha Reading in Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/10 "2013-12-09T03:20:58Z")
Race “realism”… ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/11 "2013-12-09T03:49:22Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > In other words, what you want is a scheduled recurring thread. > > There used to be a weekly Feud thread in the Game Room, but it’s been inactive for a while now. Does that count? Bingo! And sure, why not, but I’ll mark it that way. > [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > **Khadaji** ’s Whatcha Reading in Cafe Society. Thanks! **Elections** [ul] [li]The Presidential Election - quadriennally [/li][/ul] **Café Society** [ul] [li] **Khadaji** ’s Whatcha Readin’ - monthly[/li][/ul] **The Game Room** [ul] [li]The Steelers March to the Super Bowl - annual[/li][li]Botticelli - monthly (sometime two per month)[/li][li]Poker Results - monthly[/li][li]NFL - weekly during the season[/li][li]Oak’s NFL Fantasy Football\* - annual[/li][li]MLB - monthly during the season[/li][li]CFB Top10 losers pool - weekly during the season[/li][li]CFB Football Belt - annual[/li][li]NHL - monthly during the season[/li][li]_Feud - weekly (inactive)_[/li][/ul] **MPSIMS** [ul] [li]The MMP - weekly[/li][/ul] **The BBQ Pit** [ul] [li]Mini Rants - monthly[/li][li]The various Stupid Idea of the Day threads should probably get an Honorable Mention[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/12 "2013-12-09T07:58:16Z")
For CS, would the threads like the _Order Of The Stick by book_ discussion count? And the Bible readthrough ones? ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/13 "2013-12-09T12:15:26Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > For CS, would the threads like the _Order Of The Stick by book_ discussion count? And the Bible readthrough ones? I personally would say no on the OOTS since it’s not scheduled and is “episodic” and thus similar to a TV thread, but certainly willing to hear argument for inclusion. The Bible thread is a definite yes. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/14 "2013-12-09T12:53:49Z")
In the Game Room, I’ve done an NCAA basketball tournament pool thread the last 3, maybe 4 years, and someone else was doing them before I picked it up. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/15 "2013-12-09T14:26:13Z")
In MPSIMS, I’d suggest the CanaDoper Cafe. It’s a place for Canadian Dopers to discuss national and local matters affecting them (i.e. matters that probably would not be understood by anybody _not_ Canadian). A new thread is begun every January 1, making it an annual thread; and the thread grows through the year. This year’s is up to over 2900 posts. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/16 "2013-12-09T15:02:49Z")
There are at least four other fantasy football threads each year: He Hate Me (going on 11 years now) SDMB Big League All-Pro League Dynasty League Plus the fantasy baseball threads: SDMB Big League Auction League Melting Pot League ---
**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:** [December 9, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/17 "2013-12-09T15:47:08Z")
[quote=“Zakalwe, post:11, topic:675822”] [li]MLB - monthly during the season[/li][/QUOTE] In addition to the monthly threads during the season, there are annual threads about the playoffs and World Series, as well as the Hot Stove League during the offseason. There may also be a Spring Training thread. There are also annual threads about the Hall of Fame selections, and the awards (Cy Young, MVP, Rookie of the Year). ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/18 "2013-12-09T17:17:57Z")
Great suggestions, all! Here’s the reformatted (and improved) current list: **Elections** [ul] [li]The Presidential Election - quadriennally [/li][/ul] **Café Society** [ul] [li] **Khadaji** ’s Whatcha Readin’ - monthly[/li][li]SDMB Weekly Bible Study - weekly[/li][li]SDMB Short Fiction Contest - monthly (but somewhat inconsistent)[/li][/ul] **The Game Room** College FB [ul] [li]AP Top10 losers - weekly during the season (Zeldar)[/li][li]CFB Football Belt - annual (Zeldar)[/li][li]Bowl Picks - annual (Oakminster)[/li][/ul] MLB [ul] [li]Discussion - monthly during the season - includes playoff/world series threads[/li][li]Hot Stove League Offseason Discussion - annual[/li][li]Fantasy - SDMB Big League - annual[/li][li]Fantasy - Auction League - annual[/li][li]Fantasy - Melting Pot League - annual[/li][li]Hall of Fame Discussion - annual[/li][li]Various Awards (Cy Young, Rookie OTY, MVP, etc) - annual[/li][/ul] NFL [ul] [li]Discussion - weekly during the season[/li][li]Fantasy - Oak’s NFL Football - annual[/li][li]Fantasy - He Hate Me - annual[/li][li]Fantasy - SDMB Big League - annual[/li][li]Fantasy - All-Pro League - annual[/li][li]Fantasy - Dynasty League - annual[/li][li]The **Khadaji** Memorial Steelers March to the Super Bowl - annual[/li][/ul] Other Sports [ul] [li]NCAA March Madness - annual[/li][li]NHL - monthly during the season[/li][li]SI Sportsman of the Year - annual[/li][/ul] General Games [ul] [li]Botticelli - monthly (sometime two per month)[/li][li]Poker Results - monthly[/li][li]_Feud - weekly (inactive)_[/li][/ul] **MPSIMS** [ul] [li]The MMP - weekly[/li][li]CanaDoper Cafe - annual[/li][/ul] **The BBQ Pit** [ul] [li]Mini Rants - monthly[/li][li]The various Stupid Idea of the Day threads should probably get an Honorable Mention[/li][/ul] ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/19 "2013-12-10T18:45:54Z")
Another annual NFL thread: [Which team will go 0-16 this year?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=701720) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822/20 "2013-12-10T19:29:15Z")
You forgot the “I _know_ the origin of the whole nine yards” which pops up at least annually in the Comment on Cecil’s Column. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-recurring-threads-thread/675822.md?page=2)