# Fred Flintstone

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-flintstone/119556>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 18, 2002, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-flintstone/119556 "2002-07-18T05:17:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2002, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-flintstone/119556/1 "2002-07-18T05:17:53Z")

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As a break from all the stock market pillaging, I ask you…  
If Fred Flintstone knows those bronto ribs will tip his car, why does he continue to order them every time? Must be some real good ribs! - Jinx

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2002, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-flintstone/119556/2 "2002-07-18T05:20:36Z")

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And why doesn’t Fred keep a spare housekey? Then that damn cat wouldn’t keep locking him out.

And while we’re at it, why doesn’t Jane stop that crazy thing? Jane!

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**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2002, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-flintstone/119556/3 "2002-07-18T06:34:23Z")

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I wonder what their monthly budget was for car tops. I mean they must have been putting the auto repair guy’s kids through college on their very own!

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2002, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-flintstone/119556/4 "2002-07-18T06:55:13Z")

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Continuing the Jetsons semihijack, who else has the indelible image of Ozzy on that “crazy thing” stuck in their head?

“SHAROOOOOOOON!”

jayjay

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**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2002, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-flintstone/119556/5 "2002-07-18T07:37:14Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Bryan Ekers \*  
> **And why doesn’t Fred keep a spare housekey? Then that damn cat wouldn’t keep locking him out.**

Getting another key would be a sign of weakness; Fred prefers to remain optimistic. Someday, maybe Fred will win the fight, then that cat will stay out for the night.

The thing I always wondered was, if Wilma was always going on crazed shopping sprees with Betty, how come she always wore the same dress and same rock necklace? She’s got to be the dullest woman in pre-history.