# 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:** 722
**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:** [August 4, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14423 "2013-08-04T21:52:41Z")
Operators are standing by! ---
**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:** [August 4, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14424 "2013-08-04T22:02:04Z")
smooth operators ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14425 "2013-08-04T22:30:23Z")
point of discontinuity ---
**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:** [August 4, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14426 "2013-08-04T22:33:05Z")
You are not here. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14427 "2013-08-04T22:35:24Z")
singularity ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14428 "2013-08-04T23:23:41Z")
Black Hole ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14429 "2013-08-05T00:58:52Z")
event horizon ---
**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:** [August 5, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14430 "2013-08-05T01:13:29Z")
the point of no return ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14431 "2013-08-05T01:16:32Z")
Heart of Darkness ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14432 "2013-08-05T01:41:25Z")
Up the river ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14433 "2013-08-05T01:44:14Z")
without a paddle ---
**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:** [August 5, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14434 "2013-08-05T01:48:00Z")
That’s just like you, always sticking your oar in. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14435 "2013-08-05T01:54:40Z")
That’s just like you, dipping your stick in first, then thinking about the “Should I have…?” later. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14436 "2013-08-05T04:01:02Z")
_deja vu_ all over again ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14437 "2013-08-05T04:02:31Z")
room with a view ---
**Author:** ![nion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@nion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nion)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14438 "2013-08-05T04:03:50Z")
Have we met before? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14439 "2013-08-05T05:09:13Z")
We’ve met. We’re the voices that talk to each other in my head and thankfully we all get along pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14440 "2013-08-05T06:16:12Z")
Free Dissociation ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14441 "2013-08-05T06:29:14Z")
free radicals ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14442 "2013-08-05T06:39:31Z")
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