# A random thoughts thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 30, 2010, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809 "2010-12-30T07:10:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/1 "2010-12-30T07:10:10Z")
It occurred to me that while we have a thread for random rants and complaints, we don’t have anything similar for random thoughts that are not thread-worthy, but may nevertheless be interesting. It could be argued that this entire subforum is intended for just these sorts of thoughts, but even here, I don’t think most people will start a new thread just to toss out some odd, disjointed thought that goes larking by. This may be stupid idea and may simply be a reflection of my own disorganized consciousness (and I use the word loosely). But I hope it catches on - especially in a place like this. Not to sound cloying but I think that a lot of the thoughts dopers toss out every day could make for some very rewarding dumpster diving. My only regret is that I don’t have any random thoughts at the moment that are even worthy of this thread. But it’s not like anyone ever reads the OP - right? 😃 This is the best I can do at the moment. For a cat, waiting is happiness. Like Frank N. Furter, they live for the antici…pation. I always thought that they were hopelessly bored, but they’re not. They just don’t want to spoil the fun by destroying me too quickly. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/2 "2010-12-30T07:28:04Z")
How do my cats know not to eat the dog kibble? ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/3 "2010-12-30T07:40:25Z")
velociraptor has both speed and direction ---
**Author:** ![poornormajeane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@poornormajeane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poornormajeane)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/4 "2010-12-30T09:29:33Z")
Speaking of _Naked Lunch…_ ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/5 "2010-12-31T07:29:56Z")
However much you may dislike pickles, just remember there are only so many other things you can make out of cucumbers. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/6 "2010-12-31T07:34:29Z")
Pete Williams still owes me 75 cents. ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/7 "2010-12-31T15:13:55Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > How do my cats know not to eat the dog kibble? They’ve tried a couple of times and it’s too hard and not fun to eat. Still good to bat around like a hockey puck though. > [@movingfinger](#): > > However much you may dislike pickles, just remember there are only so many other things you can make out of cucumbers. :: bow-chicka-wow-wow :: ---
**Author:** ![OldnCrinkly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@OldnCrinkly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldnCrinkly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/8 "2010-12-31T16:43:18Z")
Why does sour cream have an expiration date? Isn’t it already soured? Also, why are some words impolite? Why would it be more polite to say, for example, “I have a pimple on my behind” than “I have a pimple on my ass.” Not that either one is a great conversation starter or anything, but, they’re just words. Why is one okay but not the other, both are referencing the same thing? Curtains or drapes, couch or sofa, ass or behind, what makes a word vulgar? ---
**Author:** ![Rich\_Mann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@Rich\_Mann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_Mann)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/9 "2011-01-01T01:24:30Z")
A flock of about 10 wild turkeys walked down my street today. I live in El Cerrito, CA, across the Bay from S.F. I assume that they escaped someone’s backyard pen and started a breeding colony in the nearby hills. Further East there is a large colony of peacocks living on the shore of Honker Bay (Sacramento River). ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/10 "2011-01-01T02:49:25Z")
Not sure how random this is, but tomorrow is 1/1/11. That hasn’t happened for, oh, a century. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/11 "2011-01-01T02:54:14Z")
It’s a good thing that my husband and I are already sleeping in separate rooms. I just wiped the floor with him in Munchkin. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/12 "2011-01-01T03:11:23Z")
I won a $100 bet today. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/13 "2011-01-01T03:24:19Z")
The wind must be pretty strong this evening, I can hear it. ---
**Author:** ![limegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/14 "2011-01-01T05:04:51Z")
It’s pouring rain, and both dogs got soaked, so mow the whole bedroom smells like funky wet dog. How romantic. ---
**Author:** ![Walmarticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/15 "2011-01-01T05:59:08Z")
My coffee thermos is so huge. Quite frankly, it’s embarrassing. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2011, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/16 "2011-01-01T09:45:06Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > How do my cats know not to eat the dog kibble? I tricked them and fed the dog and the cats all from the same can of dog food tonight. The cats didn’t even know the difference, yet they still leave the dog kibble alone and eat the cat kibble. And still they bring me fleas and dead animals. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2011, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/17 "2011-01-01T11:18:41Z")
Gen. Giap moved to Germany and had a daughter named Fulda. No, Europeans, today _isn’t_ 1/1/11; it’s 1/1/11. Dustin Hoffman was the only Jew at the Little Big Horn. [This has been done before](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=192520), kind of. ---
**Author:** ![dzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/18 "2011-01-01T22:45:13Z")
I’m having a \*Ménage à cats \*as we speak.Are you jealous? ---
**Author:** ![wisernow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/19 "2011-01-01T23:51:47Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > Gen. Giap moved to Germany and had a daughter named Fulda. > > No, Europeans, today _isn’t_ 1/1/11; it’s 1/1/11. > > Dustin Hoffman was the only Jew at the Little Big Horn. > > [This has been done before](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=192520), kind of. Another 10 days and it will be 1/11/11 or 11/1/11 and 10 months later in this year we will have 11/1/11 or 1/11/11… ---
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809/20 "2011-01-02T00:05:16Z")
Why do bandaids only come in one “flesh” tone? Shouldn’t African-Americans (and others) have a right to bandaids that match their own flesh tone(s)? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-random-thoughts-thread/565809.md?page=2)