# Finish my sentence, and start a new one! **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 30, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050 "2018-06-30T16:06:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 66
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1304 "2019-05-23T08:18:02Z")
He ran away with the lady scarecrow. Knowing full well her head was full of\_\_\_\_\_. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1305 "2019-05-23T08:23:39Z")
… straw. But at least she had … ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1306 "2019-05-23T08:25:02Z")
fibre in her character. Which enabled her to … ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1307 "2019-05-24T07:41:05Z")
… build civilizations. Which she didn’t, because … ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1308 "2019-05-24T07:48:18Z")
Why not? Lady Leaders are always\_\_\_\_. ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1309 "2019-05-24T08:04:48Z")
down for a game of online poker. Before online poker was invented, they… ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1310 "2019-05-24T09:24:09Z")
… played online contract bridge. That didn’t work so well because … ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1311 "2019-05-24T12:09:11Z")
unfinished games could not be saved in those days. They never could finish a game in one sitting, therefore… ---
**Author:** ![LennieB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8dc957/32.png) [@LennieB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LennieB)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1312 "2019-05-24T12:37:38Z")
…they invented Stand-Up Comedy, beginning with “Did you hear the one about the Farmer and the Lady Scarecrow?” Some credit this sudden progression in human entertainment to… ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2019, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1313 "2019-05-25T10:22:02Z")
excessive face to face human interaction. Yet stand-up comedy is more relevant than ever in this digital age, thanks to… ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1314 "2019-05-25T13:13:17Z")
The ability to steal material quickly. Then you can\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2019, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1315 "2019-05-26T05:26:03Z")
…insult everyone in social media not using your real name or you own material. Hmm, I fondly remember the day an anonymous poster called me… ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1316 "2019-05-26T15:58:35Z")
a cereal plagiarist. Little did this anonymous one know… ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1317 "2019-05-27T07:45:52Z")
You were cuckoo for cocoa puffs. All that puffery\_\_\_\_\_. ---
**Author:** ![LennieB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8dc957/32.png) [@LennieB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LennieB)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1318 "2019-05-27T13:21:05Z")
…went against the grain. However, even Mikey said he liked… ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1319 "2019-05-27T16:15:05Z")
Cocoa Butter. Give 'em an inch and they’ll take a… ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1320 "2019-05-28T01:06:35Z")
… furlong. The great thing about archaic measurements is … ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1321 "2019-05-28T08:42:49Z")
Horse racing, that’s all you need to know. Go to the betting window and\_\_\_\_\_. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1322 "2019-05-29T05:34:25Z")
… ask for a two-dollar exacta part-wheel, number 5 on the bottom, with numbers 2 and 6 on top, and watch the mutuel teller’s reaction. Seriously, anybody who can actually read the _Daily Racing Form_ knows that … ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1323 "2019-05-29T07:56:40Z")
…a horse is a horse, of course, of course, and very few bet on a winning horse, unless, of course, that winning horse would earn very little bread. Because betting on a sure thing is about as worthless as… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050.md?page=65) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050.md?page=67)