# 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:** 1202
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24029 "2016-10-06T00:51:38Z")
eight balls ---
**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 6, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24030 "2016-10-06T04:31:10Z")
(missed earlier) \* The Four Seasons\* ---
**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:** [October 6, 2016, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24031 "2016-10-06T04:48:47Z")
Nine lives ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2016, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24032 "2016-10-06T05:41:45Z")
ten pins ---
**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 6, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24033 "2016-10-06T15:27:42Z")
Elevenses > **[Elevenses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevenses)** > > Elevenses /ɪˈlɛvənzɪz/ is a short break taken at around 11:00 a.m. to consume a drink or snack. The names and details vary among countries. > In Australia and New Zealand have "morning tea" and occurs at approximately 10:30 am. Many workplaces organize morning teas for staff to welcome new employees, for special occasions such as a birthday, or simply as a regular event. Food will sometimes be provided by the business, but often employees will be expected to bring food to share. > Farmers, shearer... ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24034 "2016-10-06T16:04:30Z")
Twelfth Night ---
**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:** [October 6, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24035 "2016-10-06T18:43:58Z")
Baker’s dozen ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24036 "2016-10-06T22:34:56Z")
Fearless Fourteen ---
**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 7, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24037 "2016-10-07T03:09:19Z")
15-year mortgage ---
**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:** [October 7, 2016, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24038 "2016-10-07T06:04:28Z")
Sixteen Tons ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24039 "2016-10-07T09:40:19Z")
17-year cicadas ---
**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 7, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24040 "2016-10-07T20:30:04Z")
18-wheeler ---
**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 7, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24041 "2016-10-07T21:08:29Z")
Nineteen Eighty-Four > **[Nineteen Eighty-Four](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four)** > > Nineteen Eighty-Four (also published as 1984) is a dystopian social science fiction novel and cautionary tale by English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, it centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance and repressive regimentation of people and behaviours within society. Orwell, a democratic socialist, modelled the authoritarian state in the novel on Stalin T... ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24042 "2016-10-08T03:52:20Z")
20/20 vision ---
**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 8, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24043 "2016-10-08T03:54:27Z")
Century 21 ---
**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:** [October 8, 2016, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24044 "2016-10-08T04:34:46Z")
Catch 22 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24045 "2016-10-08T08:30:25Z")
23 skidoo ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24046 "2016-10-08T22:52:53Z")
One, two, buckle my shoe. ---
**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 9, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24047 "2016-10-09T00:57:01Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > One, two, buckle my shoe. Take another look at the thread up to now, **Dendarii**. 24/7 ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24048 "2016-10-09T01:06:03Z")
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