# Free Association v2.0 (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 23, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581 "2020-06-23T23:46:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 214
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4261 "2022-12-02T21:43:01Z")
Cliff Richard ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4262 "2022-12-02T22:28:38Z")
Orson Bean ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4263 "2022-12-02T23:04:39Z")
Beany & Cecil ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4264 "2022-12-02T23:19:42Z")
Cecil and Slug ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4265 "2022-12-02T23:26:48Z")
Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4266 "2022-12-03T02:09:40Z")
> [@Ignatz](#): > > .Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent Wouldn’t that be the same character as in ‘Beany and Cecil’, two entries above? In play: Dishonest John _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4267 "2022-12-03T12:49:32Z")
Captain Horatio Huffenpuff ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4268 "2022-12-03T14:44:05Z")
H.R. Puffenstuf ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4269 "2022-12-03T17:02:09Z")
Witchiepoo ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4270 "2022-12-03T23:15:39Z")
Cockapoo ---
**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:** [December 4, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4271 "2022-12-04T01:09:15Z")
cockatoo ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4272 "2022-12-04T12:13:36Z")
Fred . ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4273 "2022-12-04T15:34:36Z")
Caboose explanation … most railroads have done away with the caboose at the end of the train and now use, in its place, an automatic sensor attached to the last car that features, among other things, a single flashing red light to indicate the end of the train to anything coming up from behind. [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/FRED_cropped.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/FRED_cropped.jpg) This device is known among railroaders as a [FRED, or **F** lashing **R** ear **E** nd **D** evice.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-of-train_device) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4274 "2022-12-04T18:05:44Z")
Conjunction Junction, what’s your function? ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4275 "2022-12-04T23:22:56Z")
F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. [My spell checker says this is an error; an acronym is not an error.] ---
**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:** [December 5, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4276 "2022-12-05T15:43:42Z")
Duly noted. ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4277 "2022-12-05T17:00:39Z")
Done and done. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4278 "2022-12-05T17:04:08Z")
Re-done-dant. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4279 "2022-12-05T17:34:05Z")
tautologous ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/4280 "2022-12-05T21:42:40Z")
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