# www.straightdope.com How did you hear about us? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 9, 2004, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-straightdope-com-how-did-you-hear-about-us/228228 "2004-02-09T04:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![The\_Batman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@The\_Batman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Batman)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2004, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-straightdope-com-how-did-you-hear-about-us/228228/41 "2004-02-09T19:52:34Z")
I was browsing the [urbanlegends.about.com](http://urbanlegends.about.com) site, and noticed that it quoted Cecil and refered to the site on many of its debunking articles, so I followed one of the links and was turned to the dope side of the force instantly. ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-straightdope-com-how-did-you-hear-about-us/228228/42 "2004-02-09T21:26:31Z")
From the voices in my head. No, really I was a religious reader of the column in the Bay Area’s wonderful free publication _The Metro_ and looked up the www site it listed. Much enjoyment of the archives ensued and eventually I started lurking the MB. Registered a year later and wander aimlessly amongst the smartest and wittiest posters on the planet daily. ---
**Author:** ![YellowTail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@YellowTail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YellowTail)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2004, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-straightdope-com-how-did-you-hear-about-us/228228/43 "2004-02-09T23:07:09Z")
Someone in the office asked why the sky was blue. I started searching and wound up there. I don’t remember when I discovered the MB. ---
**Author:** ![DEVA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@DEVA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DEVA)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2004, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-straightdope-com-how-did-you-hear-about-us/228228/44 "2004-02-09T23:20:43Z")
I learned about this site from another message board when someone posted a link to straightdope. I was fascinated to find a site that allows curse words. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-straightdope-com-how-did-you-hear-about-us/228228/45 "2004-02-10T00:00:11Z")
I was a regular reader of the SD in my local weekly. However, when I moved to England to get my MA, I found myself yearning for a Cecil fix. So I thought I’d try to google the articles and, well, here I am. ---
**Author:** ![Iacob\_Matthew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Iacob\_Matthew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iacob_Matthew)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-straightdope-com-how-did-you-hear-about-us/228228/46 "2004-02-10T00:29:53Z")
I was led here, and to the Landover Baptist site, by links from [Dark Icon](http://www.darkicon.com), which houses sub-par scifi and pretty damn good horror and fantasy stories, along with other interesting links. I was lead there, in turn, by the site of my friend “The Flying Jinx,” which is now defunct, relocated, dead again, and merged with another site. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-straightdope-com-how-did-you-hear-about-us/228228/47 "2004-02-10T08:41:50Z")
I knew about the website several years ago, but I didn’t spend too much time there. Then a couple months ago I read Cecil’s column about whether 0.999… = 1? I think in that column he says this issue was hotly debated on the SDMB. I figured if people talk about stuff like that on SDMB, I better check it out. ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-straightdope-com-how-did-you-hear-about-us/228228/48 "2004-02-10T11:03:11Z")
I heard about it on Fox news. Sometimes I’d visit these boards. I was suprised just how witty forumites were. In some threads in seemed like ever poster was capable of writing for a tv show. I later registered when I read Soapbox Monkey’s “I’m just about to give up hope” thread, since 99% of the advice given out could be applied to my life. That thread really did help me, and made me take a look at my dwindling social life. I felt pretty damn lonely the day I read that thread. ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-straightdope-com-how-did-you-hear-about-us/228228/49 "2004-02-10T13:45:28Z")
I was a casual viewer of the television show. I liked it, but I never knew when it would air, so I only caught it sporadically. I was bummed when I finally figured out the schedule only to have it cancelled shortly thereafter. Then a couple of years back I saw a link to the SDMB on **MsWhatsit** ’s website. I recognized the Straight Dope as being related to Cecil Adams, so I came and spent a couple of hours perusing things on the main SD site, then on the boards. I found the waters to my liking, so I jumped right in, and I’ve found it to be one of my favorite websites and pastimes. So some 2000+ posts later than polite, let this post serve as thanks to **MsWhatsit** for that link. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-straightdope-com-how-did-you-hear-about-us/228228/50 "2004-02-10T17:31:24Z")
Being invisible runs contrary to his sense of Fair Play. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-straightdope-com-how-did-you-hear-about-us/228228/51 "2004-02-10T17:32:47Z")
I found the books while perusing the humor section of my local Barnes & Noble. When I got connected to the internet, [www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com) was one of the first things I tried, and what do you know…it worked! ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-straightdope-com-how-did-you-hear-about-us/228228/52 "2004-02-10T17:37:03Z")
Please ignore that previous post that mentions “invisibility.” I accidentally cut-and-patsed into the wrong Internet Explorer window. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/www-straightdope-com-how-did-you-hear-about-us/228228.md?page=2)