# What was your finest moment on the SDMB? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 11, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963 "2003-01-11T15:48:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/1 "2003-01-11T15:48:46Z")
**Vix** and I were talking a bit last night, and she convinced me to take a foray back into MPSIMS, from which I have been absent for a while. So, y’all can blame her if this thread crashes and burns. A few days back in the Pit, there was a thread that required me to link back to a post of mine from two years ago. On rereading it, I got the same chuckles I had when I wrote it, so in a massive episode of rampant egotism, I’m reposting it [here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=989981#post989981) That’s right, folks, my finest moment on the Boards is a dick joke. My mother is very proud. 😃 Now, as cover for my narcissism, I ask that the rest of you post a link to your personal highlight reel, your best moment on the Boards, be it humorous, poignant, or devastating. I look forward to reading them. Sua ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/2 "2003-01-11T16:00:09Z")
Actually, **Sua**. . . this is better suited for IMHO. I’ll move it for you. * * * **Cajun Man** - SDMB Moderator ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/3 "2003-01-11T16:08:56Z")
I have the 21st most replied to thread in the Pit, which also ranks 6th in number of views: “[What is the Dumbest Thing You’ve heard anybody say?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=111513)” Of course, it was closed for no reason by Lynn Bodoni, who seems to be the most… enthusiastic of thread closers. ---
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/4 "2003-01-11T16:32:36Z")
Thanks, **Cajun,** like I said, it’s been a while since I’ve been around these parts. Sua ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/5 "2003-01-11T16:37:28Z")
Part of the reason I periodically drop out of sight is because I know I’ll never be able to top [this one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=47197&highlight=Circumscientology). I mean, you just don’t get good troll material like JDT anymore. So yeah, my finest moment on the Board is a dick joke too 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Roadwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@Roadwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadwalker)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/6 "2003-01-11T16:50:28Z")
I have to say the outpouring of love and support when my daughter passed away. Perhaps the fine moment wasn’t exactly mine, but I never felf better reading anything else on the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/7 "2003-01-11T18:08:28Z")
This _is_ a bit narcistic (is that the word? It is now!), but what the heck. I’ve posted a lot on these boards, as you can see, and I’m not stopping just yet. But it’s absolutely _certain_ that I’ll never write as good an OP as in this thread: [May 5, 1945 - We shall remember.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=23572) It’s a great thread. But to a large extent, that’s because of the many fantastic responses in that thread. So many stories of almost forgotten heroes - incredible. I merely started the thread, admittedly with a damn good OP, but the still continuing addition of touching stories to the thread is what makes it stand out above just about any other thread on these boards, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/8 "2003-01-11T18:22:50Z")
Heck, _all_ of my posts here are triumphant victories! Nah, not really. But I do count just about any thread where I actually help someone, like [this one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=2464009#post2464009), as a job well done. That being said, one of my personal favorites was [this one in the “Fat People” Pit thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1059357#post1059357). ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/9 "2003-01-11T19:31:45Z")
For me, I believe it was winning the Iron Chef Battles: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=53588&perpage=50&highlight=Iron%20Chef&pagenumber=1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=53588&perpage=50&highlight=Iron%20Chef&pagenumber=1) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=65611&perpage=50&highlight=Iron%20Chef&pagenumber=1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=65611&perpage=50&highlight=Iron%20Chef&pagenumber=1) ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/10 "2003-01-11T19:42:26Z")
I don’t think anyone noticed, but in this thread ([here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=99090&highlight=Poser+Wiccans)), I managed to coherently explain some stuff. I actually looked back at it the other night (I wanted to retract my cursory defense of PWs due to a BAD experience that night), and realized I’d done a damned good job, at least in my own eyes. Which, really, is all that matters. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/11 "2003-01-11T20:20:04Z")
The thread that means the most to me is from last September, when my wife and I lost two babies and a family member. My favourite funny (IMO anyway) posts have been: The reply to **Coldfire** in this [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=123095) The reply to **Libertarian’s** post [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2648447#post2648447) - I’ll show him parody, dammit! I’m astounded that I got away with my post in this GD [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=145354) And this [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=145357) shows what happens when I’m on new pain meds. It had it all: Speak and Spell, Pancakes, Bacon and Sweet, sweet, lovin’. Occasionally, some people would even try and keep the thread on topic. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/12 "2003-01-11T21:05:22Z")
The joke I made on page 2 of [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=149605) thread was, IMHO, absolutely brilliant on so many levels. Some people got it, but I don’t think anyone truly appreciated the sheer genius it displayed. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/13 "2003-01-11T21:20:50Z")
A couple months ago I started a thread in MPSIMS titled “Murphy’s Laws for the SDMB” (too lazy too look up the link for it now). It made it into “Threadspotting.” ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/14 "2003-01-11T21:21:59Z")
And dammit, I’m also too lazy **to** proofread my posts! ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/15 "2003-01-11T22:16:04Z")
My finest moment on the SDMB has yet to come. Don’t worry, I’ll get to it once I get all of my crappy moments out of the way. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/16 "2003-01-12T02:46:18Z")
Off the top of my head I can only come up with my thread “Hey, Seuss!” that made it into Threadspotting. Also the “Without any pants on” thread was popular, so while it wasn’t specificly about dicks, there was potential for it to be! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/17 "2003-01-12T03:58:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kal \* > > I’m astounded that I got away with my post in this GD [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=145354) **Kal** , that second post had to be the funniest thing I’ve read in… well, a couple of days at least. Good job! ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/18 "2003-01-12T04:51:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > \*\*This _is_ a bit narcistic (is that the word? It is now!), but what the heck. > > I’ve posted a lot on these boards, as you can see, and I’m not stopping just yet. But it’s absolutely _certain_ that I’ll never write as good an OP as in this thread: [May 5, 1945 - We shall remember.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=23572)\*\* BTW, Coldfire. I just wanted you to know that is the thread I thought of as I was reading _this_ thread and saw your reply. It was damn nice. I wish I was there to see the scene, although you describe it well enough I can imagine it. ---
**Author:** ![Potter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Potter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potter)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/19 "2003-01-12T12:55:22Z")
For whatever reasons he had in his little fluffy head, **matt\_mcl** found my post to the [Stereotype yourself](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=129997) thread so overwhelmingly alluring that he emailed me to say hello. Five months later, I’m off to see him in a few weeks (EEEE!), and have long-term plans involving emigration and a proper down-on-one-knee-in-a-restaurant proposal. I should post more often. Nice things happen. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-finest-moment-on-the-sdmb/147963/20 "2003-01-12T14:52:47Z")
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