# 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:** 323
**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:** [October 1, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6441 "2023-10-01T20:54:46Z")
Radar O’reilly ---
**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:** [October 1, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6442 "2023-10-01T21:19:26Z")
Radar Love _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6443 "2023-10-02T00:52:50Z")
radar blip ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6444 "2023-10-02T04:03:50Z")
a blip on the horizon ---
**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:** [October 2, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6445 "2023-10-02T10:58:18Z")
Fading in the rearview mirror ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6446 "2023-10-02T14:26:38Z")
Objects in mirror are closer than they appear ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6447 "2023-10-02T17:53:34Z")
Through the Looking Glass ---
**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:** [October 2, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6448 "2023-10-02T18:49:24Z")
Alice ---
**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:** [October 2, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6449 "2023-10-02T20:29:26Z")
Where are you going? ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6450 "2023-10-02T23:16:37Z")
Down a rabbit, whole! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6451 "2023-10-03T02:26:24Z")
I’m late! ---
**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:** [October 3, 2023, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6452 "2023-10-03T10:47:51Z")
Hope it’s a boy! ---
**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:** [October 3, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6453 "2023-10-03T15:06:38Z")
A big, boy howdy to you! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6454 "2023-10-03T15:15:33Z")
Union Pacific Big Boy (4-8-8-4) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6455 "2023-10-03T16:46:42Z")
Thomas and Friends ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6456 "2023-10-03T22:33:12Z")
California Zephyr ---
**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:** [October 3, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6457 "2023-10-03T22:45:55Z")
_Aeolus_ [![](https://www.bnsf.com/news-media/images/rt-lacrosse-story-4.jpg) ](https://www.bnsf.com/news-media/images/rt-lacrosse-story-4.jpg) CB&Q #4000, it was a Baldwin 4-6-4 ‘Hudson’ that was shrouded in stainless steel _(as shown above)_ and assigned to the early steam-power ‘Zephyr’ trains that pre-dated the diesel-powered articulated trainset. This engine still exists and has been on static display _(minus the shrouding, which was removed and contributed to the war effort during WWII)_ in Copeland Park on the north side of La Crosse, WI since the early 1960s. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6458 "2023-10-04T02:14:48Z")
Three sheets to the wind. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6459 "2023-10-04T20:13:26Z")
HMS _Surprise_ ---
**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:** [October 4, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-1/912581/6460 "2023-10-04T22:54:57Z")
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