# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/121 "2007-12-09T20:46:12Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] Posted in 1000 AD: **The Moslems and Christians Are Fighting Again!** … [/QUOTE] Posted in 1000 AD: How to attract (and keep) a man? Posted in 1100 AD: How to attract (and keep) a man? Posted in 1200 AD: How to attract (and keep) a man? Posted in 1300 AD: How to attract (and keep) a man? Posted in 1400 AD: How to attract (and keep) a man? Posted in 1500 AD: How to attract (and keep) a man? Posted in 1600 AD: How to attract (and keep) a man? Posted in 1700 AD: How to attract (and keep) a man? Posted in 1800 AD: How to attract (and keep) a man? Posted in 1900 AD: How to attract (and keep) a man? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/122 "2007-12-09T22:37:18Z")
Posted on October 20, 1963 in **General Questions** by **MontyHall** : Howdy folks! I’m the host of a TV show that’s going to debut in a few months, but **Cafe Society** isn’t the place for this, because what I have is a math/probability question. On my show, people will be given such choices as whether they want what’s in a big box or a little one. The big box may contain a refrigerator – or a pile of rotted lumber! The small one could have just a paperback book – or a diamond ring! The person who ends up with the biggest prize will get a chance to win a brand-new car at the end of each episode! However, there will be three curtains. Behind one will be a Pontiac Tempest, Ford Galaxie, or other fine automobile. However, behind the others will be nothing but live goats or donkeys! We’re going to call these “prizes” _zonks_. Now here’s where my question comes in. Let’s say the car is behind Door #2, and the contestant picks #3. To heighten the suspense (and prolong the agony), I think it would be a good idea to show him the zonk behind Door #1, and then ask him if he wants to switch his original pick to Door #2. In this case, if he does, he wins – if he sticks with his first impression, all he gets is livestock! Some of the performers and production staff members think that once there are only two doors left, the odds will be 50-50 that the contestant picks right. However, others say that there’s a mathematical advantage to switching. We decided to test this, and played 10 sample games using each strategy. The guy who stuck with his original pick won 4 of his 10 times, while the one who switched won 6 of 10. However, this may be just a coincidence, as we all know it’s possible to get “heads” on 10 straight tosses of a penny even though the odds of “tails” are 50-50 each time. So what we want to know is if there’s a mathematical theory that explains why the switcher was using good strategy, or was just lucky. You Dopers are a smart bunch, and I just know one of you mathematicians or physicists will come up with the answer right away, so this thread can be closed after just a couple of posts! ---
**Author:** ![Eolbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@Eolbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eolbo)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/123 "2007-12-10T01:20:59Z")
I am tired of posters that wont support the King. This place is nothing but one great big whig circle-jerk. ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/124 "2007-12-10T05:08:27Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] 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 [/QUOTE] Good God, man, I hope that it does! How else will our boys grow up into men if there isn’t a good war for them to fight? It builds character, I say! ---
**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 10, 2007, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/125 "2007-12-10T13:23:33Z")
Posted by **DoubleW** on December 16, 1903: My brother and I are working on a new invention, but it doesn’t fly. Would it help if we put it on a treadmill? ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/126 "2007-12-10T13:24:51Z")
I think Adam Weishaupt is secretly a Doper! ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/127 "2007-12-10T14:46:18Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] Posted by **DoubleW** on December 16, 1903: My brother and I are working on a new invention, but it doesn’t fly. Would it help if we put it on a treadmill? [/QUOTE] Good one! ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/128 "2007-12-10T16:02:14Z")
Posted September 1515: Finally! I think Anne of Cleves is the one. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/129 "2007-12-10T16:12:28Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Borgia] Please, for the love of God, tell me Columbus landed in the new world. [/QUOTE] Just once, and only for 20 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/130 "2007-12-10T18:01:26Z")
The Pit, 1865 **So the Nigras Want to Be Called “Colored”: PC Strikes Again!** ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/131 "2007-12-10T19:05:51Z")
Cafe Society 1599: So about this playwright, Shakespeare, anyone think he’s a bit over the top Great Debates 1666: Who do you think started that bloody big fire, terrorists? Great Debates 1789: Who do you think is the cause of The Reign of Terror, terrorists? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/132 "2007-12-10T22:44:33Z")
Posted in **Cafe Society** on May 17, 1873 by **Jim Crow** : Minstrelsy Thread! Seeking all Doper participants in minstrel shows to discuss techniques of burnt cork application; how to play Mr. Interlocutor, Tambo. or Bones; where you stand on the great Stephen Foster/Dan Emmett debate (this particular discussion may have to be moved to **GD**!); and your experiences with overzealous fans and/or hecklers. ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/133 "2007-12-10T22:58:12Z")
This is probably the most engaging thread of 2007. ---
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/134 "2007-12-10T23:05:34Z")
Originally Posted by **Onan** [QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] Posted by **Oedipus Rex** I’m masturbating like a motherfuck (or is it the other way around?). And I’ve gone blind. [/QUOTE] :rolleyes: Kids. And get off my sesame fields, dammit! ---
**Author:** ![enigm4tic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@enigm4tic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enigm4tic)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/135 "2007-12-11T00:02:28Z")
**The Pit** **Monotheism my ass** The fools seems to think “Yahweh” is the only god! I can’t wait until Baal and strikes down his unholy ass. Contest between gods scheduled for this week, will keep you posted! ---
**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 11, 2007, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/136 "2007-12-11T03:39:03Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] Posted in 1000 AD: How to attract (and keep) a man? [/QUOTE] Posted in 1000 AD: Why do girls go for jerks? Posted in 1100 AD: Why do girls go for jerks? Posted in 1200 AD: Why do girls go for jerks? Posted in 1300 AD: Why do girls go for jerks? Posted in 1400 AD: Why do girls go for jerks? Posted in 1500 AD: Why do girls go for jerks? Posted in 1600 AD: Why do girls go for jerks? Posted in 1700 AD: Why do girls go for jerks? Posted in 1800 AD: Why do girls go for jerks? Posted in 1900 AD: Why do girls go for jerks? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/137 "2007-12-11T03:57:23Z")
posted Two Moons Past Harvest: **SDMB Solstice Gift Exchange?** Who’s in? Please respond before the New Moon. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/138 "2007-12-11T09:06:04Z")
The Pit: 1500BC (or thereabouts) These fucking Druids are really getting on my tit. I mean what’s the point of carting stones all the way from Wales and building a circle on Salisbury plain. Great Debates: January 1st 1933. This bloke Hitler, good for Germany or a raving nutter? ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/139 "2007-12-11T09:19:36Z")
[QUOTE=you with the face] The Pit, 1865 **So the Nigras Want to Be Called “Colored”: PC Strikes Again!** [/QUOTE] Reply #2 by **Good Ol’ Southern Boy** : Y’all are never satisfied! It’s just hardly five years we’ve been saying “nigra”. 😛 Posted by **StarryEyedBill** in **The BBQ Pit** on 19th April 1792: Well, thank you so very much! There goes my peerage, I’ll be bound. The damned Buggers ask me to name my planet and then complain when I title it _Georgium Sidus_ after our noble monarch! I suppose the arguing will go on for years now. I tried to explain that the practice of naming planets after Roman gods has had its day, and we should reflect the era of my planet’s discovery, but they will not have it. Still, at least if they settle upon a good time-honoured Roman name there will be no schoolboyish giggling over it in years to come. ---
**Author:** ![jovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jovan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056/140 "2007-12-11T10:20:13Z")
A major trainwreck from 1520: **mluther83, we know you hate the mods, but do you really need to post it on every forum?** Wittenburgman This was eventually followed by the announcement: **mluther83 has been banned.** leo10 Eventually, mluther83 ended up setting up his own message board and taking several posters with him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-were-older/429056.md?page=8)