# Donotthinkaboutapinkelephant **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 20, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donotthinkaboutapinkelephant/220184 "2003-12-20T16:19:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alterego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donotthinkaboutapinkelephant/220184/1 "2003-12-20T16:19:59Z")
bahahahahh! such a weak mind! =) ---
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donotthinkaboutapinkelephant/220184/2 "2003-12-20T17:07:42Z")
mmmmmmmmm yellow monkey ---
**Author:** ![torie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donotthinkaboutapinkelephant/220184/3 "2003-12-20T17:22:26Z")
Actually when I first saw the subject line, I didn’t think of a pink elephant. The force is strong with me. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donotthinkaboutapinkelephant/220184/4 "2003-12-20T17:45:04Z")
Yup, I went straight to a polar bear in a snowstorm. Heh. You picked the wrong crowd for your cheesy tricks. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donotthinkaboutapinkelephant/220184/5 "2003-12-20T17:48:18Z")
I immediately thought of Donuts on a Pink Planet. ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donotthinkaboutapinkelephant/220184/6 "2003-12-20T17:50:55Z")
I’m thinking about not thinking about a pink elephant. ---
**Author:** ![Macrophage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@Macrophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macrophage)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donotthinkaboutapinkelephant/220184/7 "2003-12-20T18:23:46Z")
I do not think about them. They come to me after my 15ish drink. ---
**Author:** ![alterego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donotthinkaboutapinkelephant/220184/8 "2003-12-20T20:07:58Z")
yeah yeah…don’t lie i _know_ you did hehe 😉 _holds his pink elephant up triumphantly_ ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donotthinkaboutapinkelephant/220184/9 "2003-12-20T20:08:58Z")
Actually I just thought about Barney guzzling down a beer… ---
**Author:** ![KP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9adbd/32.png) [@KP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KP)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donotthinkaboutapinkelephant/220184/10 "2003-12-21T01:20:22Z")
I wasn’t thinking about my pink elephant (well, that’s what my GF nicknamed it) I wasn’t even thinking about _any_ pink elephant. I’m notoriously thoughtless of them. I never call, I never write. The less said about child support the better, and I don’t even try to hide the fact that I’m traipsing all over town with that cheap floozy (Hi, Honey!)… ---
**Author:** ![phraser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e4f/32.png) [@phraser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phraser)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donotthinkaboutapinkelephant/220184/11 "2003-12-21T01:41:01Z")
She calls it the pink elephant KP??? :eek: :eek: :eek: Ok, now I’m _really_ trying not to think about the pink elephant… ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donotthinkaboutapinkelephant/220184/12 "2003-12-21T04:48:15Z")
I’m thinking of blue hippopotamuses. ---
**Author:** ![BuckleberryFerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donotthinkaboutapinkelephant/220184/13 "2003-12-21T04:54:35Z")
Isn’t it “blue sloth” and “yellow trout?” [/pathetic Kim Possible reference] ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donotthinkaboutapinkelephant/220184/14 "2003-12-21T13:56:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by torie \* > \*\*Actually when I first saw the subject line, I didn’t think of a pink elephant. > > The force is strong with me. \*\* Whoa! Midichlorians **off the chart** and off da hook!