# Free Association v2.0 (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 1, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734 "2025-05-01T01:56:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 85
**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:** [April 17, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1681 "2026-04-17T19:57:56Z")
_Slumdog Millionaire_ ---
**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:** [April 18, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1682 "2026-04-18T00:39:31Z")
“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” _— apocryphal quote attributed to Senator Everett M. Dirksen_ _ **-“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:** [April 18, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1683 "2026-04-18T00:55:06Z")
“Just imagine what he could have done if he was rich!” Apocryphal quote by John D. Rockefeller at the funeral of Andrew Carnegie ---
**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:** [April 18, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1684 "2026-04-18T04:16:49Z")
Q: What’s the best way to simulate yachting? A: Stand in a cold shower, tearing up hundred-dollar bills. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1685 "2026-04-18T13:04:41Z")
Q: How do you make a small fortune farming? A: Start with a large fortune. _ **-“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:** [April 18, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1686 "2026-04-18T15:00:39Z")
Q: Why did the baby cross the road? A: It was stapled to the chicken. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1687 "2026-04-18T16:37:31Z")
Red swingline stapler ---
**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:** [April 18, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1688 "2026-04-18T17:55:15Z")
[Swing Time](https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTXCOOcE-z-aU-99Q6nQUTX0l6GW8tc5g5aSeZydpO4roN0APZ4) ---
**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:** [April 18, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1689 "2026-04-18T19:38:06Z")
It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1690 "2026-04-19T00:17:32Z")
We’re In the Money ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1691 "2026-04-19T20:39:32Z")
Money for Nothing ---
**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:** [April 20, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1692 "2026-04-20T01:39:26Z")
Money isn’t everything _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1693 "2026-04-20T12:21:10Z")
…but it sure is way ahead of whatever’s in second place. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1694 "2026-04-20T14:50:01Z")
The love of money is the root of all Trump. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1695 "2026-04-20T16:42:05Z")
Filthy lucre! …. and money is evil too! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1696 "2026-04-20T17:04:01Z")
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn ---
**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:** [April 20, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1697 "2026-04-20T17:11:42Z")
Klaatu… Barada… N…necktie… Nectar… Nickel… It’s an ‘N’ word, it’s definitely an ‘N’ word! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1698 "2026-04-20T18:21:25Z")
Uh-oh! You’re not supposed to say the N-word. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1699 "2026-04-20T23:12:47Z")
Is dropping the F-bomb allowed? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734/1700 "2026-04-21T23:51:16Z")
I dunno, but I crop-dusted my boss the other day. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association-v2-0-part-2/1017734.md?page=86)