# Help 'the dude" find his new thread titles.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 17, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206 "2017-06-17T15:09:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/321 "2017-06-28T04:02:08Z")

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What’s the difference between a megalomaniac and a megacolon?

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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:** [June 28, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/322 "2017-06-28T14:09:37Z")

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Why don’t we drop the “New” on New England, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York? They are not new anymore.

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/323 "2017-06-28T14:14:35Z")

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Why can’t I pronounce Arkansas “Ark-KAN-siss” or Kansas “Kan-SAW”?

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**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/324 "2017-06-28T14:44:09Z")

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Why is there always more gum than kale on the ground in parking lots?

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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/325 "2017-06-28T16:24:27Z")

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[**dude** -on-AI](http://inspirobot.me)

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**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/326 "2017-06-28T16:42:09Z")

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[Is it safe to drive while wearing sandals?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=829795)

I even helped by writing the OP!

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/327 "2017-06-28T18:01:07Z")

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He’s got another [one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=829796) that has to be read to be believed. Notice that I did not say “understood”.

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/328 "2017-06-28T18:10:33Z")

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> [@Shodan](#):
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> He’s got another [one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=829796) that has to be read to be believed. Notice that I did not say “understood”.
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> Regards,  
> Shodan

I did my best to answer in his native language.

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**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/329 "2017-06-28T18:15:55Z")

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If yesterday it was raining, and there is a priori 15% chance that on any given day it will rain, and Dave carries his umbrella when the chance of rain is 50% or more, and today Dave is carrying his umbrella. What are the odds that a common domestic cat can beat a tiger if the tiger has no fangs or claws and the cat has a 1920’s style death ray strapped to its back but no means to fire it?

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/330 "2017-06-28T18:16:09Z")

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> [@iiandyiiii](#):
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> I did my best to answer in his native language.

It was a good try, but nuclear snakes beat mutant sheep every day of the week. You almost saved it with the “what toilet paper would we use on Venus”, though, because it did capture the spirit of the thing.

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/331 "2017-06-28T20:07:11Z")

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> [@Rick\_Sanchez](#):
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> Absolutely ATROCIOUS beef and gravy pie! Should I fuck it?

I literally laugh out loud every time I read this. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/332 "2017-06-28T22:02:13Z")

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Uh oh, there’s competition. [How do you adult?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=829824)

But I think we already knew about that one.

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/333 "2017-06-28T22:58:41Z")

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[Who would win in a fight–Rob Lowe or Bigfoot](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rob-lowe-bigfoot_us_595333bce4b0da2c731f9140)?

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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/334 "2017-06-29T00:16:06Z")

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Who would win in a fight, JJ Abrams or an Abrams tank? What if instead of a director JJ was a colonial war general and had 1/4th dragon blood, and the tank was kind of low on fuel?

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/335 "2017-06-29T00:17:04Z")

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How well would my car run if I literally put a tiger in my tank?

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/336 "2017-06-29T01:12:23Z")

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How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a groundhog could hog ground?

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/337 "2017-06-29T02:44:27Z")

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What would happen if every single American ate $1 million

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/338 "2017-06-29T03:41:10Z")

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If I x-ray my dominos, what interesting things will I find in the photos?

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/339 "2017-06-29T15:50:43Z")

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If I accidentally build an atomic bomb in my garage, can I collect Superfund money from the E.P.A.?

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**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-dude-find-his-new-thread-titles/789206/340 "2017-06-29T17:46:21Z")

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Mouse, mice. Louse, lice. Why not House, hice?

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