# Watershed moments in SDMB history; or, the SDMB Anthology Project **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 5, 2002, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436 "2002-06-05T03:49:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Krispy\_Original](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ec9cab/32.png) [@Krispy\_Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krispy_Original)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/201 "2002-12-02T06:10:42Z")
> [@](#): > > Not that I’m excited about giving the guy any attention but I think that the banning of Contestant #3 and his return to form - ever so slightly more well-behaved - as Krispy Original belongs on this list somewhere. …yeah, and I remember when some acronym named himself my behavior evaluator. As I recall, one of the first mega-threads on the post-AOL SDMB was the “Prayer at Graduation” thread started by **Cessandra** …it numbered several pages and was very heated… ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/202 "2002-12-02T06:21:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by zoogirl \* > \*\* > Just plain fun stuff! Online parties, snowball fights, etc. One of the first things I remember is a bunch of Doper’s setting up their virtual lawnchairs to watch a flame war between **Esprix** and another Doper. I think the title was “Hey Esprix” or something like that. It was last fall. > > \*\* [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=88870](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=88870) It was quite a moment ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/203 "2002-12-02T12:52:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Flamsterette\_X \* > \*\*How the heck did you manage to search for _that_ thread? I thought you couldn’t search on anything shorter than four letters… 😕 > > Or wait… you have some sort of secret password that allows you to search for two- and three-letter words, don’t you? > > F\_X \*\* Nah, I just searched all titles with “SDMB” and “likes” in them. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/204 "2002-12-03T05:06:55Z")
The great fatherjohn suv meltdown… [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=60487](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=60487) ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/205 "2002-12-03T06:51:25Z")
So, why did **Satan** get banned? Was it his total disregard for all laws of copyright and intellectual property? ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/206 "2002-12-03T11:54:52Z")
> [@](#): > > So, why did Satan get banned? Self-immolation. > [@](#): > > Was it his total disregard for all laws of copyright and intellectual property? IIRC, Satan got banned because he kept posting when he should have gone to bed. He painted a huge target on his chest and dared the mods to ban him by becoming increasingly angry and defiant. It worked. ☹ More than one person around here has done the same. Hint: If you’re getting all worked up and people are saying, “Dude, take a break.” then you should probably take their advice and go feed some ducks. ---
**Author:** ![aenea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@aenea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aenea)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/207 "2002-12-20T21:49:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ringo \* > \*\*Hey now! There have been some upsides. Great threads have passed through here. One I remember was an OP that asked about our grandfathers. Wow, you remember that one? I’m stunned, as it was my OP. [Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35071) is a link to it. JohnJohn was the one with the “thing” for Hilary Clinton’s fat ass. As for Phaedrus and the Phaedybucks, there is still one mystery left, that NO ONE will answer, and I’d really just like to know the answer. Whatever happened to the Phaedybucks, and **Manhatten**? Truly, I just want to know, I harbor no other feelings than curiosity. Last thing anyone would say was that he could not answer, was in some way restricted from answering. Not, “I don’t wanna” but “I can’t”. Why? Drainbead and Satan are still getting married, last I heard. They are still on my AIM list and I see them once in a while. Hey, who could forget Mike Masterson aka Silo? I forget why he got banned, but he sure was a jerk! Every single thread he started had to do with his dick, the size, the girth, how it flapped in the wind, whatever. :putz: ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2002, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/208 "2002-12-20T22:54:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by aenea \* > As for Phaedrus and the Phaedybucks, there is still one mystery left, that NO ONE will answer, and I’d really just like to know the answer. Whatever happened to the Phaedybucks, and **Manhatten**? Truly, I just want to know, I harbor no other feelings than curiosity. Last thing anyone would say was that he could not answer, was in some way restricted from answering. Not, “I don’t wanna” but “I can’t”. Why? I’m curious about this, too, of course. In the [thread where Phaedrus admits he will pay](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7634), he also states: > [@](#): > > In drawing up the papers I WILL include a proviso stipulating that NO ONE on this board receive a single penny and have the paperwork use language that not only will expressly forbid you from handing out money to other members but will include a fine well in excess of $10,000.00 if you do. From what Phaedrus said, my guess is that he included a provision that restricts people from answering what really happened. Still, though, I wouldn’t complain if manny were to buy a round of drinks in NYC … ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/209 "2002-12-21T01:03:27Z")
Oh, sure! Take all the _easy_ threads. Anyone can read **BBQ, MPSIMS, IMHO, GD**. It takes a village to read **Comments on Staff Reports**. So you might not remember [Mad Hatter](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=63738&highlight=hatter). And I can’t believe that [Up the Butt, Bob](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22386&highlight=butt) starring **Libertarian** hasn’t been mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![stofsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@stofsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stofsky)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/210 "2002-12-21T02:54:13Z")
Yeah, well, here’s where **Esprix** owes his tm : [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=925842#post925842](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=925842#post925842) ---
**Author:** ![stofsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@stofsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stofsky)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/211 "2002-12-21T02:58:49Z")
I was drinking at the moment, BTW 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/212 "2002-12-25T05:39:42Z")
Oh, and fyi, before **DopeFests** , there were **DopeStocks** ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/213 "2002-12-25T05:41:24Z")
Perky Dan. ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/214 "2002-12-25T05:50:27Z")
HAHHAHAAAHAHAHHAHAHA! He had another name before PerkyDan, but I can’t remember what it was. Has the “trained statistician” been mentioned? Or the guy who was 1/16th Indian and never failed to remind everyone of it? God, I hated that guy. ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/215 "2002-12-25T11:59:52Z")
I remember JDT! He made me giggle. And the Nazi groundhog thread was the first thread I ever read on SDMB. I’m curious about the Ms. magazine thing someone mentioned earlier. What was that about? I tried to do a search but Ms is only 2 characters and just using “magazine” didn’t turn up anything. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/216 "2002-12-25T23:46:05Z")
What about …ohhh…what was his name…some guy who had a web site that we would trick each other into opening. Some guy in a…I remember \*\*JaxAshby \*\* or something like that. For those not in the know, JaxAshby was a guy ( 40’s semi-fit) who seemed to think he was God’s Gift To Women and had pictures of himself on his websight that were…well…a little too much. Not a watershed moment, but a part of our sick sense of humor. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/217 "2002-12-26T02:07:38Z")
Our finest hour [Polycarp’s in trouble](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=4c1686ba33ee5d2d)! ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/218 "2002-12-26T03:03:28Z")
[This](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=49621&highlight=polish+british) is one of my favorite threads. It certainly wins the prize for Biggest Hijack Ever. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/219 "2002-12-26T05:25:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 5 time champ \* > \*\*Our finest hour > [Polycarp’s in trouble](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=4c1686ba33ee5d2d)! \*\* I don’t know where this was supposed to go, but it didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![IcicleFuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ba8739/32.png) [@IcicleFuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IcicleFuzz)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436/220 "2002-12-26T14:51:32Z")
> [@](#): > > I don’t know where this was supposed to go, but it didn’t. [Try here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=151588) 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watershed-moments-in-sdmb-history-or-the-sdmb-anthology-project/112436.md?page=12)