# Free Association

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048>\
**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\
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**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 15, 2016, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24069 "2016-10-15T03:38:25Z")

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“When I’m 64”

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**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 15, 2016, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24070 "2016-10-15T07:08:19Z")

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Eligible for Medicare at 65.

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24071 "2016-10-16T22:10:50Z")

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66 lbs is about 29.9 kg

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**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 17, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24072 "2016-10-17T00:57:13Z")

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(You missed Route 66.)

Expo 67

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**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 17, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24073 "2016-10-17T04:31:48Z")

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I graduated from high school in 68. (Yes, I’m old)

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**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 17, 2016, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24074 "2016-10-17T09:48:54Z")

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Deep Space 69

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24075 "2016-10-17T22:05:45Z")

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I can legally drive 70 mph on I-40 and I-140 in North Carolina.

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24076 "2016-10-18T04:23:59Z")

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['71](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/71_2015/) is a movie

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**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 18, 2016, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24077 "2016-10-18T10:17:03Z")

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What’s 72?

69 with three people watching.

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**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 18, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24078 "2016-10-18T19:18:58Z")

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73 is the atomic number of Tantalum

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24079 "2016-10-18T21:21:35Z")

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U.S. 74 ends in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

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**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 18, 2016, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24080 "2016-10-18T22:03:07Z")

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Learjet 75

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**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 18, 2016, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24081 "2016-10-18T22:19:05Z")

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76 Trombones

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24082 "2016-10-19T00:18:47Z")

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77 Sunset Strip

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**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 19, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24083 "2016-10-19T00:30:55Z")

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78 rpm records

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**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 19, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24084 "2016-10-19T02:50:05Z")

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79 and its reverse, 97, are both prime numbers, meaning they are [emirps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirp).

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**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 19, 2016, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24085 "2016-10-19T05:06:49Z")

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Around the World in 80 Days

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24086 "2016-10-19T23:07:35Z")

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A two-mile section of Interstate 81 has reopened after a fiery crash this morning in Cumberland County, near Mechanicsburg, PA.

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**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 19, 2016, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24087 "2016-10-19T23:54:24Z")

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On October 17, Cleveland tied the record high of 82 degrees.

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**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 20, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/24088 "2016-10-20T03:32:28Z")

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When somebody reaches 83 years old, they can celebrate their second bar mitzvah.

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