# Compound words that make you say "What?!" including ones that make you wince \[ spun off from What Were You THINKING Pit thread \] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 26, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compound-words-that-make-you-say-what-including-ones-that-make-you-wince-spun-off-from-what-were-you-thinking-pit-thread/1027104 "2026-01-26T16:11:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 36
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compound-words-that-make-you-say-what-including-ones-that-make-you-wince-spun-off-from-what-were-you-thinking-pit-thread/1027104/36 "2026-01-27T17:59:48Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Every one of those cuts has a “Do Not Pass” sign. All named after the famed Colonel DoNot who was an itinerant roads engineer in the late 1800s. And a raging egomaniac. > [@More Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-jokes/848629/7219): > > Once, long ago there was an Indian tribe with a princess, Rising Moon. There were two braves who loved her, Running Bear and Falling Rocks. For over a year she dithered about which she preferred and as you can imagine things were getting pretty intense between the two rivals. Finally, her father’d had enough. “Since she cannot make up her mind,” he said, “I shall decide for her: The brave who can provide for her best shall have her hand. You, Running Bear go that way and you, Falling Rocks… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compound-words-that-make-you-say-what-including-ones-that-make-you-wince-spun-off-from-what-were-you-thinking-pit-thread/1027104)._