# I Don't Like The Phrase "Food For Thought"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-the-phrase-food-for-thought/490955>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 27, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-the-phrase-food-for-thought/490955 "2009-03-27T03:26:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-the-phrase-food-for-thought/490955/21 "2009-03-27T23:21:49Z")

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_rim-shot - cymbal-crash_🙂

Touche’, **Z**!  
Actually, you **know** I have plans to the first stand-up comic with Alzheimer’s, right?

I could show up late for shows n’ shit!😉

Q

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**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-the-phrase-food-for-thought/490955/22 "2009-03-28T00:00:12Z")

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I don’t mind the phrase itself, but it’s a bit annoying when attached to ignorant opinions.

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**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-the-phrase-food-for-thought/490955/23 "2009-03-28T00:02:20Z")

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> [@Quasimodem](#):
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> Who would wanna eat something’s **brain** (other than Hannibal, that is)?

Zombies, obviously.

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**Author:** ![Kricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f14d63/32.png) [@Kricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kricket)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-the-phrase-food-for-thought/490955/24 "2009-03-28T10:14:57Z")

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> [@Quasimodem](#):
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> _rim-shot - cymbal-crash_🙂
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> Touche’, **Z**!  
> Actually, you **know** I have plans to the first stand-up comic with Alzheimer’s, right?
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> I could show up late for shows n’ shit!😉
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> Q

Is forgetting the punchlines going to be part of the act? 😉

So check it out! My doctor’s office called today to tell me when they schedualed my MRI for and it’s on April 1st.

If I have to have surgery you can come on up and lay some of those jokes on me.

And Riley has nothing to say atm as we are not talking since he won’t keep off my keyboard. Roxi is somewhere gestating.

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-the-phrase-food-for-thought/490955/25 "2009-03-28T11:39:45Z")

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I am not sure that I agree with the OP but it is certainly a comestible for consideration.

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-the-phrase-food-for-thought/490955/26 "2009-03-28T12:41:29Z")

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I just flashed on a cartoon of a bunch of really well-dressed but stupid looking people on a sidewalk with that written on a sign in front of a table laden with all kinds of exquisite expensive little sandwiches on it.

No I am not trying to be Steven Wright.

I think it’s the meds.

I get these “bursts” sometimes.

Q

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