# Your first thread! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 29, 2000, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233 "2000-08-29T19:47:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trout_Mask_Replica)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/1 "2000-08-29T19:47:21Z")
Mine was [Stupid things I’m afraid of anyway](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=17533). What was the first thread you posted in? ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/2 "2000-08-30T03:42:50Z")
I can’t remember what it was titled, but it was basically a “I’m a new member. Greet me.” type thread. I double posted my first thread. How embarrassing. –Tim ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/3 "2000-08-30T04:32:09Z")
I’m almost positive my first post was in a thread entitled “Manny and nude threads”, but the search engine isn’t finding it anymore…☹ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/4 "2000-08-30T05:14:05Z")
The first thread I posted in appears to be lost in the mists of time. I believe it was one of Ed Zotti’s “Welcome” threads. I was able to find the first thread I started however. It was “anti-cross-dressing laws” posted on 3-27-99 (under my original screen name). [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=4264](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=4264) I never did get an answer. ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/5 "2000-08-30T05:28:07Z")
I forget the exact title, but my first thread was probably the T-rex one on why it has shorter forearms. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/6 "2000-08-30T05:32:21Z")
I found my first thread, which was also my first post. I had been lurking for well over a month before I finally chimed in. Actually yesterday was my one-year anniversary on the board, yippeee! Anyway, it was a question regarding toothpaste and orange juice, which I still consider an unanswered question, as Cecil has never addressed it. [toothpaste and orange juice](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=6427) ---
**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/7 "2000-08-30T06:37:01Z")
My first post was in the BBQ Pit in a Columbine thread. ---
**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/8 "2000-08-30T06:38:13Z")
As far as I can tell, the first thread I posted to was [Age differences](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=20526) in MPSIMS. After I posted, the thread died–I didn’t realize at the time how common an occurance that would be. The first thread I started–and there haven’t been many–was [Serving Suggestion](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=14831) in GQ. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/9 "2000-08-30T07:30:40Z")
My first post (that the search finds) was in a thread Bratman007 created to bitch about over-time and night-shift. I felt qualified to bitch along with him, since I was also working over-time and night-shift. I think my first _actual_ was in a thread about Wally. Wally’s passing was announced on another board I used to frequent (before SDMB took up all my time 😃 ) and I came here to see what it was all about. I had to join. Any group that was capable of such an outpouring of grief and love was a group I wanted to be part of. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/10 "2000-08-30T07:31:44Z")
> [@](#): > > I think my first actual was in a thread about Wally. Okay, dammit, first actual post is what I meant. ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/11 "2000-08-30T13:14:55Z")
My first post was when I asked something about cats sticking their butts in the air when you rub their backs. 😛 Seriously, on the old AOL board after lurking for a few months I jumped in with both feet on a thread started by Opalcat that had something to do with poopie sheets in a hotel room. From there it turned into a cat fight. On this board I think it was rollcall thread to see who all made it over to the new board. Chris - I remember that Columbine thread. I think me and your husband got into a flame war, didn’t we? ---
**Author:** ![JimmyNipples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/12 "2000-08-30T13:21:03Z")
[The Best Things about America](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=29762) The things we do when we’re young…ah schucks. ---
**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/13 "2000-08-30T14:11:35Z")
This seems to be mine—\> [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=4319&pagenumber=3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=4319&pagenumber=3) ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/14 "2000-08-30T14:28:16Z")
Was about the Q-tip orgasm. It’s still somewhat fresh, too. I only lurked for about a week before posting then another week or so before threading, but, well, I’ve seen this before elsewhere so I felt confident in jumping in w/ both feet. 'Course, I’ve already double posted twice, so I guess I need to check my little inflatable vest, climb out and consider when it might be best to gently wade back in. Or not. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/15 "2000-08-30T14:36:54Z")
[Crabs with samuri on their backs?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=14189) . T’was my first dabbling with the SDMB . ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/16 "2000-08-30T23:50:47Z")
Seems like months ago, but my first thread was only this month: “What’s the wierdest thing you’ve ever seen?” [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=34087](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=34087) The first thread I started, “Clueless newbie sets inadvertant record?” attracted a grand total of three replies. ---
**Author:** ![annalamerino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@annalamerino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annalamerino)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/17 "2000-08-31T05:16:52Z")
\*\* [General Questions\>Multi-colored $$$](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=14574)\*\* > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lamerino \* > \*\*President Kennedy made his first Treasury Secretary a woman. Her first big decision was to make the money multi-colored. The Republicans crowed “Isn’t that just like a woman-all she cares about is fashion.” The proposal was rescinded and the topic was jinxed for 40 years. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/18 "2000-08-31T05:35:06Z")
After a couple of test posts in ATMB, my first real post was in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=19212) I’ll just quote it here for your edification: > [@](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Originally posted by Icerigger: > > Ladies, what do you think of the conservative women in the media. Names such as Dr. Laura, Elaine Donnelly, Schlafly all > > of them advocate a woman’s traditional place is in the home yet they are in the public eye giving opinions on political > > topics. It is my contention conservative women in the traditional sense should not have let alone give political opinions > > especially not in public. > > ``` > This has been a point of debate for a very long time--at least since Catharine Beecher published A Treatise on Domestic Economy in > 1841. This was one of the most influential works of the 19th century. In it, she stressed that a woman's proper place/role was in the > home. She thus would be able to influence and improve society both by her masterful child-rearing and also by providing her husband > with a safe and harmonious domestic haven from the increasingly stressful and confusing outside world. Therefore, she would be helping > her husband have a successful career by providing a place for him to escape the pressures of the developing industrial economy. She > would also be constantly re-affirming his role as "head of household" at a time when more and more men were not able to go into > business for themselves, and thus had to work as subordinate to others. > > So, no, the Surrendered Wife is not really a re-hash of Marabel Morgan--it is a re-hash of the many re-hashes of Catharine Beecher. > > As to the question of whether it is proper for a lady to be in the public eye...Beecher's public explanation was that she felt her message > was so crucial that she was willing to endure the resulting publicity. > > Now, of course that was total horse-hockey because she loved being a famous best-selling author. She was the 19th century equivalent > of a celebrity--and she became annoyed when she was not treated as such. [On a side-note, she was extra-annoyed when her little > sister Harriet published the book that started the Civil War (to paraphrase Mr. Lincoln) and became way more famous that Catharine ever > was] > > Anyway, Dr. Laura, Phyllis Schlafly, and the rest are basically using the same justifications that Catharine Beecher did--and they are > equally hypocritical. They feel that their message is just too important to keep to themselves. > > Well, maybe Catharine Beecher is less of a hypocrite--after all, I don't think that there are any naked pictures of HER plastered across > the internet. > > ``` It’s been downhill from there. ---
**Author:** ![Sn-man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sn-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sn-man)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/19 "2000-08-31T13:49:34Z")
My first post to a thread was about brushing teeth before or after breakfast. My first thread was about hitting one year without smoking. Still a banner day for me. ---
**Author:** ![Breakaleg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/67e7ee/32.png) [@Breakaleg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breakaleg)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2000, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233/20 "2000-09-02T02:48:32Z")
This is my first thread. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-thread/31233.md?page=2)