dig SOA lavoie.sl @8.8.8.8
Works

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; <<>> DiG 9.9.5-3ubuntu0.1-Ubuntu <<>> SOA lavoie.sl @8.8.8.8
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 20696
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 512
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;lavoie.sl.                     IN      SOA

;; ANSWER SECTION:
lavoie.sl.              299     IN      SOA     ns1.linode.com. sebastien.lavoie.sl. 2014080409 14400 14400 1209600 300

;; Query time: 41 msec
;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8)
;; WHEN: Fri Dec 19 16:04:40 EST 2014
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 98