# 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:** ![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:** [November 25, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16006 "2013-11-25T14:58:16Z")

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anagrammer

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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:** [November 25, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16007 "2013-11-25T15:15:40Z")

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_Avatar_

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**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:** [November 25, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16008 "2013-11-25T19:54:47Z")

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unobtanium

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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:** [November 25, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16009 "2013-11-25T19:59:13Z")

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upsidaisium

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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:** [November 25, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16010 "2013-11-25T20:26:06Z")

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heave ho!

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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:** [November 25, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16011 "2013-11-25T20:41:20Z")

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Ho ho ho!

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**Author:** ![Fluke\_Starbucker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3e96dc/32.png) [@Fluke\_Starbucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluke_Starbucker)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16012 "2013-11-25T23:36:11Z")

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yo ho ho

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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:** [November 26, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16013 "2013-11-26T00:04:25Z")

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Who are you callin’ a 'ho?

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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:** [November 26, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16014 "2013-11-26T01:08:19Z")

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yo, ho, blow the man down

_just what does that mean, anyway?_

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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:** [November 26, 2013, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16015 "2013-11-26T01:31:55Z")

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Man overboard!

[The usual answer is that _blow the man down_ means to knock someone down with blows from your fist.]

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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:** [November 26, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16016 "2013-11-26T01:35:38Z")

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life saver  
(thanks, Professor)

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16017 "2013-11-26T03:20:12Z")

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Peppermint Pastilles

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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:** [November 26, 2013, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16018 "2013-11-26T04:17:39Z")

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Peppermint Twist

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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:** [November 26, 2013, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16019 "2013-11-26T12:57:55Z")

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Licorice Twist

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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:** [November 26, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16020 "2013-11-26T13:41:26Z")

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whip

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**Author:** ![Fluke\_Starbucker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3e96dc/32.png) [@Fluke\_Starbucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluke_Starbucker)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16021 "2013-11-26T13:44:28Z")

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whip it

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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:** [November 26, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16022 "2013-11-26T13:46:31Z")

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Whip it good

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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:** [November 26, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16023 "2013-11-26T13:49:48Z")

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Whipped Cream and Other Delights  
(I was 4 years old when this album came out in 1965. I remember it to this day – as, I expect, many of us here do, too:  
**\<NSFW NSFW NSFW\>**  
[https://www.google.com/search?q=whipped+cream+and+other+delights+cover&client=safari&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ZKaUUq\_LNsaK2gWE6IGIAQ&ved=0CAkQ\_AUoAA&biw=1024&bih=644](https://www.google.com/search?q=whipped+cream+and+other+delights+cover&client=safari&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ZKaUUq_LNsaK2gWE6IGIAQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAA&biw=1024&bih=644)

And, an article on that model today. She recently turned 76: [http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2018926566\_whippedcreamlady16m.html](http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2018926566_whippedcreamlady16m.html)  
**\</NSFW NSFW NSFW\>** )

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**Author:** ![Scholar\_Beardpig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16024 "2013-11-26T14:11:10Z")

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Porn

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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:** [November 26, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/16025 "2013-11-26T14:14:14Z")

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