# Fill in the blanks

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blanks/841464>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [October 8, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blanks/841464 "2019-10-08T02:11:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blanks/841464/21 "2019-10-20T21:22:13Z")

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I was working in the deli late one night when my eyes beheld an eerie sight: the lunch meat from the slab began to arise, and suddenly, to my surprise,  
_It did the mash_.  
It did the sandwich mash.

Was that too \_\_\_? I could \_\_\_ if you think I should, but \_\_\_.

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**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blanks/841464/22 "2019-10-20T23:48:01Z")

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Was that too predictable? I could revise it if you think I should, but we’ve already moved on.

Before \_\_\_, Bob Seger \_\_\_, particularly \_\_\_.

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**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blanks/841464/23 "2019-10-30T03:31:53Z")

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Before his celebrity, Bob Seger rambled and gambled, particularly the penny slots.

Whatever you do, never\_\_\_\_\_before you\_\_\_\_\_unless\_\_\_\_\_\_.

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**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blanks/841464/24 "2019-11-09T13:24:26Z")

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Whatever you do, never hit “Send” before you proofread unless you really don’t need that job anyway.

If \_\_\_\_ had gone right to \_\_\_, \_\_\_ would never have happened.

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