# Finish my sentence, and start a new one!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1384 "2019-06-21T03:47:44Z")

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…it exceeded the pecuniary limits of the jurisdiction of the court.

When it comes to putting a curb on…

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**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:** [June 21, 2019, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1385 "2019-06-21T04:15:25Z")

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… the sidewalk, Joe’s Contracting does a pretty good job.

But you don’t want to get Joe to …

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**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1386 "2019-06-21T04:30:06Z")

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renovate a room where you keep your books.

One time he took my thesaurus home with him and after that…

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1387 "2019-06-21T05:38:53Z")

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…my participation in SDMB Thread Games was described as the greatest linguistic debacle.

I may not be apt…

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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:** [June 23, 2019, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1388 "2019-06-23T04:35:29Z")

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…to tell a tree from a streetlight

But I sure as hell know the difference between a booger and …

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**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:** [June 23, 2019, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1389 "2019-06-23T12:44:14Z")

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… an Ogre.

“Revenge of the Nerds” is one movie that …

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**Author:** ![Tatchings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Tatchings](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatchings)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1390 "2019-06-25T13:39:04Z")

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it was funny.  
I wanna take…

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1391 "2019-06-25T14:38:57Z")

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my own sweet time in writing this post, but Sarge just said we gotta go run around the base with rifles and full packs _again_.

Nobody ever told me that boot camp…

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**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:** [June 26, 2019, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1392 "2019-06-26T04:35:00Z")

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… had more footwear options than just boots.

For example, in the shower, boots are apparently inappropriate, so …

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1393 "2019-06-26T18:42:31Z")

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…the head honcho recommends flip-flops and vouches for their efficiency.

He also exhorts…

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**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:** [June 28, 2019, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1394 "2019-06-28T04:06:14Z")

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… athletic shoes for the gym.

But athletic shoes are entirely inappropriate when …

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1395 "2019-06-28T04:10:26Z")

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taking my niece Brunhilde around the neighborhood selling Girl Scout cookies, or so she told me.

That little girl has some definite opinions on…

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**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:** [June 30, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1396 "2019-06-30T21:38:59Z")

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… the people who buy her Girl Scout cookies.

For example, the family down the street who …

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**Author:** ![LennieB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8dc957/32.png) [@LennieB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LennieB)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1397 "2019-07-02T00:32:41Z")

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…keep badgering her to find them some Mango Cremes, dammit!

Some people don’t cope well with…

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**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:** [July 2, 2019, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1398 "2019-07-02T01:12:13Z")

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The insanity of it all.  
They, therefore apply a little\_\_\_\_.

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**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:** [July 3, 2019, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1399 "2019-07-03T05:23:03Z")

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… Jergen’s lotion to their dry skin.

Then they kick back and …

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1400 "2019-07-04T00:13:00Z")

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… fall out of the canoe.

When you’re up the creek without a boat…

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**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:** [July 4, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1401 "2019-07-04T04:37:12Z")

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… a paddle won’t do you much good.

What you really need is …

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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:** [July 7, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1402 "2019-07-07T22:18:23Z")

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… Possessive Boater’s Insurance.

I saved a bundle by…

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**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:** [July 8, 2019, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-my-sentence-and-start-a-new-one/817050/1403 "2019-07-08T05:07:36Z")

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… switching to Geico.

Something about that gecko just …

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