# What if the SDMB were . . . older? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 6, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056 "2007-12-06T18:34:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Eolbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@Eolbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eolbo)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/101 "2007-12-08T01:46:21Z")
> [@](#): > > 1780 > > AP: _Her Majesty’s Government today described in the House of Lords continuing Progress in the War on Terror. General Cornwallis announced the capture of Charleston and said the end was in sight for the increasingly desperate Anti-American forces led by the terrorist mastermind Washington. He also told the Times “I dont know where George Washington is and frankly I don’t care. He can stay in his cave and may God damn his britches Sir for he is no gentleman.”_ Lord BrainGlutton would with exquisite penmanship copy the words of this latest pamphlet and read them out to our gathering asking that it be discussed. Great calumny would descend upon his head and in the Blackest of Pits he would be chastised as a Cur by his critics and esteemed by his friends. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/102 "2007-12-08T02:13:22Z")
Posted in 1000 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1100 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1200 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1300 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1400 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1500 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1600 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1700 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1800 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1900 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/103 "2007-12-08T02:39:37Z")
**Posted By ADAM~N~EVE~4EVA** **Computer Question Not In The Stickies** Hi, new poster here. You guys seem smart. Our computer keeps fucking up. Adam and I are trying to keep our own blog about our experiences in The Garden. Every time I post, the dates come out all screwed up often by tens of thousands of years and they are just stuck there for the whole world to see. I wouldn’t want our family getting confused about who we were 20 years from now. I think it is the BIOS or the motherboard itself but every time I pray for an answer, I get a reply that there is no technical support at that address. There is this weird guy that comes around here I just call “The Snake” because he was an original Hell’s Angel but claims he has now found God. He says he can get me another one on the cheap but you know what they say, “Never buy electronics from a fruit vendor”. We barely have money for clothes so I would prefer a do it yourself job if at all possible. E-mail responses to me because Adam is on bed rest complaining about his side but that will be a thread for another day. ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/104 "2007-12-08T02:40:55Z")
**IMHO** : The ‘fighting ignorance’ thing, okay, but it’s not going to take very long, is it? What will we do after that? (Posted some time in 1973) ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/105 "2007-12-08T04:14:29Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] Posted in 1000 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1100 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1200 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1300 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1400 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1500 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1600 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1700 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1800 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** Posted in 1900 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** [/QUOTE] Post of the year. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/106 "2007-12-08T05:39:44Z")
Please, for the love of God, tell me Columbus landed in the new world. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/107 "2007-12-08T09:17:06Z")
**MPSIMS** : **Ask the Chirurgeon** Posted by **JakBlak** **Ask the Royal Ratcatcher** Posted by **I’mBeingRepressed** : **Expecting Guests - Help me liven up my porridge!** **Fiery Pit of Hades** : Posted by **Achilles01** : **Patroclus is just a good friend! Also, my foot hurts.** Posted by **Ajax** **My roommate expects me to do all the scrubbing around here!** Posted by **Hector’s Dad** **What in Hades am I supposed to do with a giant, wooden horse?** ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/108 "2007-12-08T10:40:15Z")
Has anyone tried Mrs Lovats pies? They are fantastic and full of meat, her shoppe is right next door to Mr Todds, the barber of Fleet street ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/109 "2007-12-08T13:39:56Z")
Posted 27 years ago today: OMIGOD! Howard Cosell just said that John Lennon’s been shot. Any NYC posters know anything about this? Please keep us posted!!! ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/110 "2007-12-08T14:29:11Z")
Columbus never found ANYTHING! His entire trip took place in the Mediterranean. His ships couldn’t cross the English Channel. All his “sailors” were bought off by the Queen. The “natives” he “brought back” are just Italians with body paint. I have drawings to prove it! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/111 "2007-12-08T16:22:14Z")
1775, Great Debates: [Freemasonry: Threat or Menace?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=447035) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/112 "2007-12-08T16:29:54Z")
Ok, you might not believe it, but this burning bush told me to slash my baby son’s throat on an altar. I’m inclined to do it – what say you? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/113 "2007-12-08T16:52:56Z")
Queen Elizabeth must needs marry **someone;** who ought it to be? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/114 "2007-12-08T17:28:24Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] Queen Elizabeth must needs marry **someone;** who ought it to be? [/QUOTE] Posted thirty years later: Prince Charles must needs to marry **someone;** who ought it to be? ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/115 "2007-12-08T17:32:25Z")
[QUOTE=Musicat] Columbus never found ANYTHING! His entire trip took place in the Mediterranean. His ships couldn’t cross the English Channel. All his “sailors” were bought off by the Queen. The “natives” he “brought back” are just Italians with body paint. I have drawings to prove it! [/QUOTE] I saw those drawings. The shadows are all wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/116 "2007-12-08T17:55:21Z")
Posted by **Oedipus Rex** I’m masturbating like a motherfuck (or is it the other way around?). And I’ve gone blind. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/117 "2007-12-08T18:23:44Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] Posted thirty years later: Prince Charles must needs to marry **someone;** who ought it to be? [/QUOTE] No, the original would have been posted in 1558. Should’ve specified. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/118 "2007-12-08T18:37:45Z")
June 28th 1914: Somebody called Franz Ferdinand has been assassinated in a place called Sarajevo. Austria is pissed off but I don’t think it’ll amount to much ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2007, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/119 "2007-12-09T03:15:16Z")
Franklin flies kite in storm: what an idiot! ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2007, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/120 "2007-12-09T05:17:10Z")
[QUOTE=Sapo] [QUOTE=davidm] Bell’s new invention: Will it replace the internet? [/QUOTE] Very funny in its own meta way. Bravo. [/QUOTE] Imagine it. No more tedious typing. All spoken voice! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056.md?page=7)