# When did the Straight Dope jump the shark?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 5, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-straight-dope-jump-the-shark/549260 "2010-08-05T13:09:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-straight-dope-jump-the-shark/549260/21 "2010-08-12T15:51:41Z")

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It always surprised me when I come across a column in Google search results that is ancient.

Seems like a ton from 1983, which was 27 years ago. I get a bit dubious reading answers from that old.

How about this one on the SAT that was just reposted recently? The SAT has changed a lot since then.

> **[Is it possible to score more than 800 on your SATs?](https://www.straightdope.com/21341534/is-it-possible-to-score-more-than-800-on-your-sats)**

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