# The truly great threads in SDMB history **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 1, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879 "2009-03-01T15:31:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/161 "2014-01-26T00:57:11Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > Why ChiefScott is Afraid of Toilets. > > This was one that I read when I needed a laugh during my long illness. It was one of the few things that I could always chuckle about. The adventure is in a safety manual for one of the armed forces too. YAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! Watch out Chief!! Toilets on a rampage!! :eek::eek::eek::eek: Tillie the Toilet! ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/162 "2014-01-26T03:24:19Z")
More truly stupid than great, but the [colander thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=602719) changed my views on kitchen equipment forever. It starts off as an average pit but then somehow transcends into 10 pages of awful colander-as-a-basis-for-wealth-and-privilege jokes. After awhile the word “colander” loses all meaning. > [@lindsaybluth, please provide a cite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsaybluth-please-provide-a-cite/576575/243): > > I’m sorry, but you lose points for effort. You and your absurd “bowl” are just going to have to leave. Bowl. Who the fuck needs a bowl when they have a beautiful colander? There’s beauty in sieving, and in sieving, beauty. > [@lindsaybluth, please provide a cite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsaybluth-please-provide-a-cite/576575/456): > > Personally, I just make the help cup their hands over the sink while I pour the water out of the pot. Once you’ve tasted authentically hand-strained, you’ll never go back. I swear all other pasta tastes metallic to me now. > [@lindsaybluth, please provide a cite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsaybluth-please-provide-a-cite/576575/541): > > I wish people without colanders or people who only have old colanders would stop talking. I was in the same room with a colander once. I know a lot about this. > > I hope that annoying person over there has a horrible miscolander and her spaghetti goes all over the floor. > [@lindsaybluth, please provide a cite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsaybluth-please-provide-a-cite/576575/510): > > I think the humor here is beginning to get a little strained. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/163 "2014-10-10T20:01:51Z")
Since I threatened to add [Mongolian BBQ and semen](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=736858) if it continued to blossom, and since it’s been a long time since the most recent post, here’s that bump. If you have a thread that ought to be here, please link to it. This is just a glorified archive of sorts. It’s fun reading no matter what, IMHO. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/164 "2015-05-30T13:49:02Z")
In case you’re a movie buff, and more particularly one who favors organized governmental violence, you may delight in the 299+ movies already listed at [Best All-Time Military Movies – Pre-Poll Data Gathering](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=757774), along with the spinoff polls coming from it. This “truly great threads” thread has been sitting idle for too long, so this is a glorified bump. Add some from the recent past if you have some. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/165 "2015-05-30T14:05:37Z")
It’s just a long slow train wreck, but active until a couple of days ago is [How were the pyramids in Egypt built?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508687&page=4) You have to get started with post 152 where ramps are debunked. Watch out for geysers!!! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/166 "2015-05-30T14:31:36Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > It’s just a long slow train wreck, but active until a couple of days ago is [How were the pyramids in Egypt built?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508687&page=4) > > You have to get started with post 152 where ramps are debunked. Watch out for geysers!!! I think the links should be [How were the pyramids in Egypt built? - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=742823) for Page 1 How were the pyramids in Egypt built? [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=742823&page=4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=742823&page=4) for Post 151 ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/167 "2015-05-30T15:22:52Z")
Thanks. Linking back to this page wasn’t going to help. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/168 "2015-05-30T15:28:23Z")
> [@tripolar](#): > > thanks. Linking back to this page wasn’t going to help. I must have tried three times before I saw I was in a tight loop. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/169 "2015-05-30T20:01:43Z")
The Allan Sherman [“Something Called _Ulysses_”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=736861) thread is my favorite. Never in my life have I seen someone argue so fervently and strenuously for such an obviously wrong position. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/170 "2015-05-30T20:37:56Z")
Thanks for the bump, **Zeldar**. When this thread shows up, I lose literally hours of my life in a very enjoyable manner. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/171 "2015-05-30T23:50:49Z")
> [@jimbuff314](#): > > Thanks for the bump, **Zeldar**. When this thread shows up, I lose literally hours of my life in a very enjoyable manner. Ain’t it fun? We have had some crazy times here over the years. I do get lost in it myself from time to time. So many of these great wits stepped on their own dicks and got banned. Too sad. ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/172 "2015-06-01T18:05:57Z")
I enjoyed Sauron’s scathing encounter with [Emperor of the World](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=152737). I am quite certain that I too met similar dignitaries. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/173 "2015-06-01T18:10:31Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > It’s just a long slow train wreck, but active until a couple of days ago is [How were the pyramids in Egypt built?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508687&page=4) > > You have to get started with post 152 where ramps are debunked. Watch out for geysers!!! I’m holding out hope that this one is finally dead. Amazingly, the King has actually posted in other threads. I’m stunned that he didn’t stick to just preaching his pet theory. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/174 "2015-06-01T19:22:14Z")
Not funny like the others here, but a very entertaining and thought-provoking read for a history buff: the “Worst Military Leader (game thread)”. > **[Worst Military Leader (game thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=585694)** > > Setup thread here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=584794. The five-word (or longer) descriptions have been edited as necessary for accuracy, clarity and/or consistency. In the first elimination round, each player has five votes... It was recently bumped, which reminded me of it. [The ‘winner’ was Luigi Cadorna - read the thread and see why he deserved his hard-won title …] ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/175 "2015-06-01T19:56:30Z")
My life was immeasurably enriched by the thread where a Doper (no longer with us, sadly) was convinced that all the royal families of Europe were actually black. His evidence was a Photo-shopped picture of Obama and the fact that some obscure duke-or-other was referred to as “So-and-so the Black”. ETA: [here we are](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=544874&highlight=Shodan+codpiece). Every time I read it, I hear one or more of the crowned heads of Europe taking off her earrings and saying “Oh no you dint!” Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/176 "2015-06-01T21:00:15Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > I’m holding out hope that this one is finally dead. Amazingly, the King has actually posted in other threads. I’m stunned that he didn’t stick to just preaching his pet theory. [No such luck.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18406261&postcount=2436) ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/177 "2015-06-02T01:06:41Z")
[I will always treasure the thread about men going pantsless, and **Mockingbird** ’s defense.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=3198068&postcount=4) The phrase “scrotumy goodness” has stayed with me, lo these ten years and more. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/178 "2015-06-02T03:23:06Z")
[Are scalar weapons for real?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=202225) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/179 "2015-06-02T11:08:27Z")
> [@erysichthon](#): > > The Allan Sherman [“Something Called _Ulysses_”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=736861) thread is my favorite. Never in my life have I seen someone argue so fervently and strenuously for such an obviously wrong position. Wow. There is “overthinking” and then there is whatever is going on in that thread, which is a few orders of magnitude greater. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879/180 "2016-03-16T17:59:51Z")
Time for a bump! I came here looking for a specific thread that I would have thought I had mentioned before, but I must not have. If I find it I will! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truly-great-threads-in-sdmb-history/487879.md?page=10)