# What originally brought you to the SDMB?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-originally-brought-you-to-the-sdmb/653669>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 22, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-originally-brought-you-to-the-sdmb/653669 "2013-03-22T18:51:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-originally-brought-you-to-the-sdmb/653669/101 "2013-04-01T04:14:15Z")

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I’m pretty sure I was lured in by the books but I’m not sure. There is a vague memory that a brain teaser about a WWI medal led directly to me finding the website but the bits don’t really fit. I strictly read the archives when I first found the site and didn’t join as a message board member until many years later.

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**Author:** ![Junkman209](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/junkman209/32/5522_2.png) [@Junkman209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junkman209)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-originally-brought-you-to-the-sdmb/653669/102 "2013-04-01T04:38:02Z")

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I started reading The Straight Dope in newspapers, went on to reading his books, and eventually found my way here.

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