# 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:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14504 "2013-08-09T15:56:26Z")

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carnival barker

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**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 9, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14505 "2013-08-09T16:01:53Z")

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> [@echo7tango](#):
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> Do you mean this?
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> [Truth or Consequences, New Mexico - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_or_Consequences,_New_Mexico)

Yes, thanks. Don’t know why my link dropped the final period.

cotton candy

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**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 9, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14506 "2013-08-09T16:02:36Z")

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baseball!

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**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 9, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14507 "2013-08-09T16:06:26Z")

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Derek Jeter

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**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 9, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14508 "2013-08-09T16:14:48Z")

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Alex Rodriguez  
(and here, we can turn this thread to a very different direction)

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14509 "2013-08-09T17:22:53Z")

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King Felix (Hernandez) (Both Mariners one good one bad)

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**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 9, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14510 "2013-08-09T17:28:34Z")

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Felix the Cat (the wonderful, wonderful cat)

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**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14511 "2013-08-09T17:35:50Z")

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Fritz the Cat

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**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14512 "2013-08-09T22:18:38Z")

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X-rated

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**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14513 "2013-08-09T22:35:36Z")

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X rayed

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14514 "2013-08-09T23:16:06Z")

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X-men.

("…but…Professor Xavier… am i _good_ enough to be an X-man…?")

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**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 10, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14515 "2013-08-10T00:02:13Z")

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Captain Comet (the first declared-at-the-time mutant superhero, he was from DC Comics)

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**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 10, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14516 "2013-08-10T02:49:12Z")

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Halley’s Comet

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**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 10, 2013, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14517 "2013-08-10T04:05:01Z")

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orbital period 75.3 years; semi-major axis 17.8 AU; size 15 km X 8 km

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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:** [August 10, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14518 "2013-08-10T04:06:36Z")

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classroom period - 50 minutes

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**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 10, 2013, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14519 "2013-08-10T04:15:24Z")

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degrees, minutes, seconds: latitude & longitude

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**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14520 "2013-08-10T14:46:39Z")

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GPS

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**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 10, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14521 "2013-08-10T14:58:13Z")

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UPS

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**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 10, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14522 "2013-08-10T15:01:45Z")

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Seattle

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14523 "2013-08-10T15:16:28Z")

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