# Who you gonna call? (doper specialist subjects) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 15, 2003, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570 "2003-03-15T08:45:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/41 "2003-03-17T12:57:48Z")
Legal Matters **Billdo** , **Zappo** , **minty green** There are others, too, but these spring to mind most immediately. Health and medicine **Qadgop the Mercotan** Judaica **zev\_steinhardt** , **cmkeller** , **C K Dexter Haven** , **Arnold Winklereid** Again, there may be others, but these four have provided much enlightenment. Business and investing **Manhattan** ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/42 "2003-03-17T13:00:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scotticher \* > \*\*Pest Control > > **DAVEW007** > > \*\* Thanks, hon, but you forgot my last numeral. I guess that means we’re on a first-name basis? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/43 "2003-03-17T13:11:18Z")
Marks & Spencers undergarments **Nostradamus** Historical Musicology Yours truly ---
**Author:** ![Harli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c0e974/32.png) [@Harli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harli)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/44 "2003-03-17T13:19:24Z")
Since they’ve not yet been claimed, I’ll offer up **myself** for the following categories: Theatre Vampire Lore E-Commerce ---
**Author:** ![Kwyjibo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kwyjibo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kwyjibo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/45 "2003-03-17T13:26:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Harli \* > \*\*Since they’ve not yet been claimed, I’ll offer up **myself** for the following categories: > > Theatre > Vampire Lore > E-Commerce \*\* What about Dragons? 😛 ---
**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:** [March 17, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/46 "2003-03-17T13:45:14Z")
I know more about \*\* Andrew Lloyd Webber \*\* than Andrew Lloyd Webber does. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/47 "2003-03-17T14:43:50Z")
I’m hurt I haven’t yet been mentioned for Trucking **RickJay** ISO 9000 and other standards **RickJay** Baseball **RickJay** ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/48 "2003-03-17T14:51:34Z")
I’ll second **Ringo** for Geophysics. Vintage Motorcycles **Unclvinny** If anyone has even heard of Extended Reach Drilling then I’ll offer myself. No one else knows what this, so I’m safe. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/49 "2003-03-17T14:53:35Z")
Messing up vB coding **Tapioca** ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/50 "2003-03-17T14:58:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Annie-Xmas \* > \*\*I know more about \*\* Andrew Lloyd Webber \*\* than Andrew Lloyd Webber does. \*\* Are you boasting or complaining? For information, past or present on **NYC** turn to **stuyguy**. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/51 "2003-03-17T15:16:36Z")
Evolution **CalMeacham** ---
**Author:** ![CRorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CRorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CRorex)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/52 "2003-03-17T16:41:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NinetyWt \* > \*\*simian virology > **CRorex** It’s actually retroviruses that I work with. The primates are more or less incidental. And to be honest, I’m more or less your guy for basics of virology. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/53 "2003-03-17T17:01:58Z")
Ethiopian Judaism Kyla You don’t know it yet, but that is, indeed, her area of expertise. Who is an expert in landscape architecture? I need a consult. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/54 "2003-03-17T17:04:25Z")
I’ll nominate myself for a few things: Marx Brothers lore (although **Eve** is the expert on Margaret Dumont) Firesign Theatre Graph Theory and Combinatorics (my mathematical specialties, i.e. the niches where I know more than **ultrafilter** ) ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/55 "2003-03-17T17:06:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by whuckfistle \* > \*\*Electrical theory - **crafter\_man** \*\* Appreciate the nomination, **whuckfistle**. ;j But IMHO **Sailor** probably has me beat. ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/56 "2003-03-17T17:09:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lieu \* > \*\*Evolution > **CalMeacham** \*\* Also **Ben** is good at evolution. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/57 "2003-03-17T17:19:00Z")
Baking **Baker** ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/58 "2003-03-19T18:49:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by brachyrhynchos \* > \*\*And don’t forget **Colibri** who can also answer things ecological. > \*\* Thanks for the mention. I also try to tackle questions in Zoology generally. And I’d say History of Exploration and Discovery as a sideline. I’d say that **Tamerlane** does well on zoological questions too, especially for a bloodthirsty Central Asian Despot. A few other nominations: Linguistics: **Jomo Mojo** Mountaineering: **tsunamisurfer** (is he still around?) ---
**Author:** ![tsarina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@tsarina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsarina)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/59 "2003-03-19T19:52:21Z")
Microbiology Third Reich and Holocaust history Anne Frank Michigan State lore **me!** ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-gonna-call-doper-specialist-subjects/161570/60 "2003-03-19T20:00:08Z")
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