# 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:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17106 "2014-02-16T01:08:30Z")

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Do the hokey-pokey.

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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:** [February 16, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17107 "2014-02-16T01:14:59Z")

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You put your thing in, you pull your thing out, you put your thing in, and you shake it all about.

That’s what it’s all about.

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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:** [February 16, 2014, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17108 "2014-02-16T03:21:04Z")

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Shake your groove thang

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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:** [February 16, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17109 "2014-02-16T03:40:23Z")

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I like to move it, move it.

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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:** [February 16, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17110 "2014-02-16T04:54:20Z")

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Movin’ on up to the East Side

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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:** [February 16, 2014, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17111 "2014-02-16T05:42:50Z")

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We finally got a piece of the pie.

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17112 "2014-02-16T05:56:51Z")

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When come back, bring pie.

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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:** [February 16, 2014, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17113 "2014-02-16T06:15:24Z")

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Bring bacon

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17114 "2014-02-16T16:00:58Z")

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64 slices of American cheese.

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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:** [February 16, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17115 "2014-02-16T16:12:35Z")

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Velveeta

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17116 "2014-02-16T16:41:33Z")

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Muenster

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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:** [February 16, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17117 "2014-02-16T16:49:07Z")

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Camembert

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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:** [February 16, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17118 "2014-02-16T16:54:06Z")

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Gruyère

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17119 "2014-02-16T16:55:43Z")

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Stilton

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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:** [February 16, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17120 "2014-02-16T17:01:32Z")

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Monterey Jack

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17121 "2014-02-16T17:07:26Z")

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Edam (I do)

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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:** [February 16, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17122 "2014-02-16T17:09:52Z")

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> [@carnut](#):
>
> Pubic Sale!
> 
> (long story, but was a typoed car ad in the local newspaper. Roll with it.)

I knew a guy who worked at [Name] Public Hospital, and had a macro in his word processing program to change the word “pubic” to “public” every time he wrote, it was so frequent a typo.

In play:

Goddamn

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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:** [February 16, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17123 "2014-02-16T17:12:57Z")

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Hoover Dam

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17124 "2014-02-16T17:14:06Z")

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Götterdämmerung

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**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-association/621048/17125 "2014-02-16T18:33:52Z")

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Wagner

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