# The SDMB Serial Killer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-serial-killer/438844>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 23, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-serial-killer/438844 "2008-02-23T13:38:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-serial-killer/438844/41 "2008-02-24T15:05:25Z")

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[QUOTE=Spatial Rift 47]  
What about a poster like **j666**?  
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My assumption: Since “posters whose usernames began and ended with the same letter would have been safe”, and since “j” is technically the first and last letter of his username, I’m going to guess he’s have been safe.

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**Author:** ![George\_Kaplin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-serial-killer/438844/42 "2008-02-24T15:49:16Z")

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**J666** would have been safe for the reason Hal noted. **Spatial Rift 47** would also have been safe because S is before T in the alphabet. Numbers weren’t counted in the rule.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-serial-killer/438844/43 "2008-02-24T16:21:21Z")

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I just feel bad for **enipla** and [c]nivlac\*\*, who effectively made themselves targets. 😉

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