# What was your very first thread on the SDMB about and how did it work out for you?

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**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-very-first-thread-on-the-sdmb-about-and-how-did-it-work-out-for-you/484836/54 "2009-02-09T13:33:13Z")

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> [@3acresandatruck](#):
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> [This is the oldest of your threads that I could find.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=241802#post241802) It’s from October 13, 1999, about “Ode to Billy Joe”. It’s just a matter of going to the search page and setting up the parameters you need. But that seems kind of natural to me, since I used to be a computer guy before I retired.

Smoothly done, that man. 🆒

From that thread:

> [@Billy Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joe/9286/9):
>
> My first thread - and I put it in the wrong category (sorry Ukulele Ike).
> 
> Anyway I found ‘Ode to Billy Joe’ in the movie database (thanks Mjollnir!), where it said it was based on a mysterious song. Also I’ve got a fair idea of the plot from your answers - so well done the Teeming Millions  
> (or at least the 4 of you)!
> 
> Now all I need to know is the name of the Saints quarterback (are they still New Orleans? - I can’t keep track of the city changes).
> 
> Also I used a signature for the first time (chest swells with pride)
> 
> * * *
> 
> I just had deja vu, and I’m sure it’s happened before…

But what parameters did you use in the search screen? 😕  
As I said, the longest option under advanced search was 4 years (and I’ve posted a lot of threads before then).  
I too used to be a computer guy…

Now if you want to tackle the tricky question of where my signature came from, I’d be doubly grateful! (I think it was to do with sneezing.)

Arnold Winkelried:  
‘glee, I take my hat off to you… at first I thought you were kidding with your cite but I looked it up and it was indeed accurate. (Still in awe at the magnificent answer)’

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