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  1. Sticky thread Sticky: Welcome to Mellophant

    Welcome to Mellophant that was Domebo. We are a general interest message board and welcome all. We will attempt to answer General Factual Questions, hold debates, talk sports and games or play games, discuss the arts from the cultural to reality TV...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 16 Sep 2009 10:29 AM
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  1. It seems a shame, to kill a thread on this new board

    I'm really good at it, it's such a shame. I read an interesting thread, feel compelled to add my two cents to the topic, and there it goes to the bottom. Sunk. I don't mean to kill threads, I swear, it just, sorta, happens. Anyways, I'm sure no...

    Started by beebs‎, 04 Mar 2009 10:04 AM
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  2. Questions you need the answer to.

    Why does the laundry always end up on the floor next to the laundry basket, rather than in the laundry basket?

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 11 May 2011 10:59 AM
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  3. Ask Me About Marsilia (for post padding)

    Mostly, I just want to pad my post count, and I'm not creative enough to do it without help! Ask me stuff about me, or random stuff I might or might not know. It doesn't matter! Just, give me stuff to answer. :dumbo:

    Started by Marsilia‎, 11 Aug 2010 10:34 PM
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  4. In which we announce our arrival here.

    Hello!

    Started by Mangetout‎, 26 Feb 2009 05:06 PM
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  5. 1,000,000 Posts (Post Party)

    Get off your lazy asses guys.

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 13 Sep 2009 10:02 AM
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  6. The funny RL observations and anecdotes thread RPG omnibus

    Yeah, so like RPG because the rules are one RL anecdote or observation per post, limit is one paragraph. Or whatever. And totally obey the rules, because whatever, something bad or something and it's totally super serious. And also try to...

    Started by Jizzelbin‎, 15 Mar 2014 12:36 PM
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  7. Picture association game

    Obvious rules, just like word association, but with images! First: Away you go.

    Started by CRSP‎, 03 Mar 2009 08:29 AM
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  8. The Help Sarahfeena Catch Back Up to Oliveloaf Thread

    He's leaving me in the dust. So...ask me anything, I'll answer it.

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 27 Nov 2010 10:59 PM
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  9. In the mind of spitz - as suggested by Roo.

    Not just for my random spittings; also for anyone wanting to put stuff into my brain are most welcome. NB - My brain is quite dense, so conprehension is by no means guaranteed.

    Started by Trojan Man‎, 26 May 2010 01:13 AM
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  10. Give Yourself A Title (Not Moderator)

    If you could give yourself a title below your name, what would it be? jali Queen of the Cougars

    Started by jali‎, 07 Apr 2009 12:37 PM
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  11. 100,000 Posts (Post party)

    We're nearly there! I'm thinking we can make it by sometime tomorrow if we try. As of writing this, we've got 1556 posts to go. C'mon! We can do it.

    Started by Zuul‎, 08 Sep 2009 10:45 AM
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  12. Rate the avatar above you!

    Alright, this was pretty popular on another forum, so I'll start it here. Rate the avatar above you on a scale of 10/10; the rating can be serious or whimsical. Also, mention why you chose your avatar. Although this could go in another forum, I...

    Started by Vox Imperatoris‎, 01 Mar 2009 01:59 AM
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  13. THE OLD MUSIC THREAD OMNIBUS -- NO ROCK AND ROLLERS ALLOWED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE!!!!!!

    Sociological commentary optional. Yeah, and whatever, define "old" however you want. I hate that shit, like "eh bleh this is *my* thread I'm so special!" After all, isn't it forbidden to forbid, in an egalitarian society? Yeah, so what I was...

    Started by Jizzelbin‎, 22 Feb 2014 09:02 PM
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  14. Amazing.....?Why?????

    I invite Western people who do not know the Prophet Mohammed and deal dishonorable and absurd qualifiers, read the comments of European scientists and research related to the Koran and the Prophet; The prophet peace be upon him says: (day of...

    Started by eninn‎, 16 Feb 2017 09:20 AM
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  15. Is your Avatar a picture of you?

    Well, is it? At the moment, mine is not. It is currently a picture of a Ginger blossom. I may switch it to a picture of myself at some point, or one of my kids, or a spong monkey or whatever catches my fancy.

    Started by GingerOfTheNorth‎, 07 Mar 2009 09:53 AM
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  16. My husband is dying

    My husband, RickQ on the dope, is dying. He was diagnosed with renal cell cancer on 1/1/09. He had surgery 2 weeks later. The oncologists had hope at first, but his cancer, a rare subtype, is like a forest fire out of control. He has no appetite,...

    Started by Brynda‎, 09 Mar 2009 12:03 PM
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  17. Which SDMB posters would you really like to see here?

    This is the flipside of the ongoing Pit thread about posters you really hope don't come here. Top of my list is WhyNot. I don't think I've ever seen her make a bad post. Dead Badger's cool-headed and spot-on contributions to the Pit Rules...

    Started by TheFlame‎, 28 Feb 2009 10:28 AM
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  18. My pretend Twitter thread. (Mostly to keep my post count ahead of Sarahfeena's)

    Wow. McDonald's must go through a lot of yellow paint--and toilet paper.

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 30 Mar 2011 10:58 AM
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  19. The Random Pointless Observations about Things You Did Today Thread

    Meh. Went all the way out to a Walmart at just-before-midday in an exurb/suburb. Freeway driving all the way. Which I hate. But, I haven't forgotten how. I suppose it wasn't fruitless -- I desired a second mattress/boxspring cover to...

    Started by Jizzelbin‎, 08 Sep 2018 03:33 PM
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  20. Explain your user name!

    I haven't done this on the 'old' boards until now, so here's K.K. Fusion!

    Started by kk fusion‎, 27 Feb 2009 05:52 PM
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  21. The ominbus when-the-frak-does-it-start-again TV thread

    Yeah, so now I'm seriously anti-anti-anti-anti-mellow about new seasons of TV shows. I'll even include some ones still-on-the-radar-but-not-that-much-care. THIS IS AN OFFICIAL THREAD ABOUT REAL STUFF SO DON'T FUCK UP!!!!! Robot Chicken Bob's...

    Started by Jizzelbin‎, 22 Feb 2014 10:14 PM
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  22. Bring the funny

    Started by Cluricaun‎, 03 Mar 2009 01:24 PM
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  23. What did you do that no other Domer did today?

    Today, I harvested a large amount of catnip from my garden and hung it up to dry. My cats are indifferent to it, but it does make a nice, mildly sedating tea. I will be quite surprised if any other Domers harvested catnip today. But what did you...

    Started by Hatshepsut‎, 17 May 2009 05:31 AM
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  24. Clothing advice thread for non-tools

    I've decided to augment the correct use of an umbrella, in rainy weather, with some sort of hat. I'm not going to wear a fedora, nor anything that looks too-outdoorsy...when I go hiking, I use my own gear, which is not, IMO, appropriate gear for a...

    Started by Jizzelbin‎, 18 Jan 2015 12:18 AM
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  25. Terrifel's shameless post-padding thread

    Because what do you want from me anyway? So here it is, on account of the fact that I have absolutely nothing to say lately, yet am urged to increase my post count in order to acquire various forum-based privileges and/or candy. It begins,...

    Started by terrifel‎, 21 Oct 2010 09:49 AM
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  26. Amazing.....?Why?????22222

    According to the latest research from WHO (the World Health Organization), there are more than a million people who die each year because of smoking. - 90% of people who die of lung disease died because of smoking, - 70% of people who die of...

    Started by eninn‎, 19 Jun 2020 07:03 AM
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  27. The official pad fachverwirrt's post count thread

    I need more posts. I posted a lot here when the board was young, then life and shit got in the way. Now I need to boost my post count so I can be all mello and stuff. And edit chats. So help me pad my posts. Ask me stuff. Or just join in the...

    Started by fachverwirrt‎, 20 May 2010 11:14 PM
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  28. Who has the highest post count?

    Not me by a long shot, although my 75 posts in just over a month is better than my first year at another well known message board that shall remain nameless. The person that I've seen with the highest post count to date is Ivan Astikov with 1261....

    Started by Walker in Eternity‎, 03 Apr 2009 06:13 AM
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  29. Ask me stuff I don't know!

    So, my main area of expertise is classical music and opera. So don't ask me about those. Ask me stuff about things I probably don't know, and I'll answer. If you fail to ask me something I'm ignorant of, I'll probably answer correctly. ...

    Started by fachverwirrt‎, 16 Aug 2010 06:50 PM
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  30. Describe it in three words

    Time for another round of everybody's favorite, Describe it in three words! I'll get us started... Bologna It's like meat. Next: Rugby

    Started by Winston Smith‎, 18 May 2009 09:06 AM
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  31. The poster you want to share a beer with

    Which one would it be and how come?

    Started by Zuul‎, 19 May 2009 08:49 AM
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  32. Poll Poll: Should pictures be allowed in chat and if so what standards should apply? (Please vote for two)

    A second poll has replaced the original: Please vote on allowing images in Chat. (What Exit?) The current rules for chat are as listed here. As I said elsewhere* I feel that our chat has had very little snarking about or at other posters...

    Started by Myrnalene‎, 09 May 2009 08:21 PM
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  33. Decluttering Anyone?

    Stuff. We have stuff everywhere, and as we are now four, and the house has not miraculously grown to accomodate us, I need to get rid of stuff. I'm no great cleaner either but I have realised that I look at a room and think, "I really should...

    Started by Butterscotch‎, 09 Apr 2009 03:55 AM
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  34. What caused the Straight Dope's decline ?

    I was/am a very casual paid member on the Straight Dope's boards and joined when I was at university in Edinburgh, the recommendation came from a classmate who you know as CRSP. Recently I was speaking with CRSP, he mentioned this place and that I...

    Started by Chew Barker‎, 05 May 2009 10:19 AM
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  35. Fashion No-No's.

    # 1. Turtleneck sweaters Anybody wearing one of these is nowhere near as cool as they think they are.

    Started by ivan astikov‎, 10 Apr 2009 07:45 AM
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  36. The Oliveloaf Diet Accountability Thread.

    So, last week Sunday I started a diet. This was on my birthday as a gift to myself. For the record, I have always been a big guy, but for the past 10 years, I've been too big. I was once fairly athletic, but being overweight, I wildly overtaxed...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 11 Feb 2012 03:29 PM
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  37. Poll Poll: Our parent to childless ratio

    I remember the horrors of child hating threads over in that other place, so I don't really want to revisit all of that. This is just a simple question I was curious about: what's the ratio between parents and non-parents around here? I know we've...

    Started by Zuul‎, 20 May 2009 07:35 AM
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  38. Forum competition: logo and catchphrase

    We're in dire need of a logo, so I propose a competition to design one. You may also propose a catchphrase, at the same time to go with your logo (an analogue of "Fighting ignorance since ..."). However, other people may also propose catchphrases...

    Started by CRSP‎, 01 Mar 2009 05:25 AM
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  39. The situation's bad if it starts with the words...

    "...we need to find a bucket."

    Started by Zuul‎, 07 Mar 2010 09:25 PM
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  40. The Forgotten Stuff *Quik-E-List(tm)* Part II

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 28 Nov 2010 08:55 PM
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  41. So, how shall we determine the elite here?

    Instead of '99'ers, I say everyone who registered Thursday, February 26th should be the new elite. We can call ourselves Thursdayers. :mrgreen: Poor Fridayers - you just didn't make the cut.

    Started by featherlou‎, 02 Mar 2009 07:17 PM
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  42. What did you buy today?

    A question purely in the interest of sharing our love of consumerism!

    Started by Panther Squad‎, 17 Aug 2010 10:52 AM
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  43. What do you do?

    ... for a living, or for entertainment, or for anything. What do you do? Do you enjoy it? Why or why not? I'm an IT consultant and all around dork. I play video games, Magic, and DnD with my husband. I'm a bit of an artist when the mood strikes,...

    Started by XJETGIRLX‎, 02 Mar 2009 10:41 AM
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  44. Santo Rugger

    I don't know many details but Ordigger just posted this thread on the SDMB saying that Rugger was in a bad motorcycle accident last week. He was someone I always thought of as a friend and I know others around here did too, so I thought I would...

    Started by NAF1138‎, 06 May 2009 03:26 PM
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  45. What is your political stance, according to the Political Compass?

    I've just retaken the Political Compass test for the first time in years. I remember last time I took it, I was economically far right and extremely socially libertarian. I've just scored Economic Left/Right: 0.25 and Social...

    Started by CRSP‎, 20 Mar 2009 08:08 AM
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  46. An MMP for the approaching spring

    Finally a warm weekend, but the wind! It won't stop! I'm starting to feel like I live in the plains. "O-o-o-o-o-hio where the wind comes knocking down the trees, and rising floods and rains and muds and blooming weeds can make me sneeze!" ...

    Started by Julie‎, 08 Mar 2009 10:52 PM
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  47. Ask the Explosives Guy

    I've thought about starting this thread on the Dope before, but this seems like the perfect opportunity. Hopefully guys like Tripler and dynamitedave will show up to help me out. Here's my background: I started working for an explosives...

    Started by Santo Rugger‎, 27 Feb 2009 04:01 PM
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  48. Mr. Nerbles Chat Megathread

    So apparently either this place is circling the drain or somebody's going to pull the plug on chat or we're all going to be taken out back and shot or some other ZOMGCATASTROPHE. I like this place. I dunno if I'd like anywhere else. But, if chat...

    Started by Nrblex‎, 21 Aug 2009 01:33 PM
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  49. Holiday Gift Exchange

    Anyone up for a Mellophant gift exchange? I have no clue how to organize something like this, so post here if you are interested / have ideas.

    Started by Myrnalene‎, 29 Oct 2009 12:36 AM
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  50. Make up a user name *Quik-E-List(tm)* (a service to new members!)

    Wacka Woo

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 29 Oct 2010 07:47 PM
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