# 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:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14864 "2013-09-03T16:52:34Z")

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Pillsbury Dough Boy

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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:** [September 3, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14865 "2013-09-03T18:58:22Z")

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WWI

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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:** [September 3, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14866 "2013-09-03T18:59:13Z")

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Verdun

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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:** [September 3, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14867 "2013-09-03T19:36:21Z")

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Lord Kitchener

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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:** [September 3, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14868 "2013-09-03T20:50:58Z")

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Boer war

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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:** [September 4, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14869 "2013-09-04T00:29:15Z")

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Bay of Pigs invasion

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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:** [September 4, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14870 "2013-09-04T02:46:12Z")

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time zone

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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:** [September 4, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14871 "2013-09-04T03:22:12Z")

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The Time Tunnel

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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:** [September 4, 2013, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14872 "2013-09-04T12:09:32Z")

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The Wayback Machine

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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:** [September 4, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14873 "2013-09-04T12:44:50Z")

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Florence and the machine

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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:** [September 4, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14874 "2013-09-04T14:01:17Z")

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_Deus ex machina_

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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:** [September 4, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14875 "2013-09-04T14:01:58Z")

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The Excessive Machine, from _Barbarella_

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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:** [September 4, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14876 "2013-09-04T15:28:53Z")

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Oh my:)

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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:** [September 4, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14877 "2013-09-04T16:04:42Z")

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orgasmatron

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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:** [September 4, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14878 "2013-09-04T16:49:08Z")

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Sleeper

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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:** [September 4, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14879 "2013-09-04T18:35:05Z")

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“That’s a big chicken.”

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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:** [September 4, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14880 "2013-09-04T19:47:38Z")

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What came first?

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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:** [September 4, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14881 "2013-09-04T20:27:15Z")

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To get to the other side.

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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:** [September 4, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14882 "2013-09-04T20:38:01Z")

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To hold his pants up.

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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:** [September 4, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/14883 "2013-09-04T22:01:25Z")

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Fireman

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