# Free Association **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 6, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048 "2012-05-06T04:21:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1091
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21809 "2015-05-12T19:37:32Z")
The Antikythera Mechanism ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21810 "2015-05-12T21:16:49Z")
Ada Lovelace ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21811 "2015-05-13T02:15:28Z")
Charles Babbage ---
**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:** [May 13, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21812 "2015-05-13T02:58:05Z")
Joseph Marie Jacquard ---
**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:** [May 13, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21813 "2015-05-13T04:15:45Z")
Jacquard weave ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21814 "2015-05-13T04:19:56Z")
Woofer and tweeter ---
**Author:** ![eulalia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eulalia/32/457_2.png) [@eulalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eulalia)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21815 "2015-05-13T08:03:05Z")
Turner and Hooch ---
**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:** [May 13, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21816 "2015-05-13T16:37:29Z")
Starsky and Hutch ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21817 "2015-05-13T18:37:46Z")
Dumb and Dumber ---
**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:** [May 14, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21818 "2015-05-14T02:22:15Z")
Richy Rich ---
**Author:** ![eulalia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eulalia/32/457_2.png) [@eulalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eulalia)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21819 "2015-05-14T07:37:47Z")
Scrooge McDuck ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21820 "2015-05-14T11:54:32Z")
Carl Barks ---
**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:** [May 14, 2015, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21821 "2015-05-14T13:36:31Z")
Clarence Nash ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21822 "2015-05-14T14:00:12Z")
Pinto Colvig ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21823 "2015-05-15T06:32:58Z")
Cole slaw ---
**Author:** ![eulalia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eulalia/32/457_2.png) [@eulalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eulalia)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21824 "2015-05-15T07:48:46Z")
Fried catfish and hush puppies ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21825 "2015-05-15T20:09:15Z")
Thom McAn ---
**Author:** ![eulalia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eulalia/32/457_2.png) [@eulalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eulalia)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2015, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21826 "2015-05-17T09:10:39Z")
Kmart ---
**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:** [May 17, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21827 "2015-05-17T12:54:03Z")
Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/21828 "2015-05-17T21:22:26Z")
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