# I thought that was a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 31, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404 "2008-03-31T17:01:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/181 "2008-04-08T18:56:24Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] (watch me jump tracks!) Oh, right, the guy whose last name meant the same as setting people’s stuff on fire. [/QUOTE] You mean whatcha call a waiter in one of them fancy french restaurants? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/182 "2008-04-08T18:56:46Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] (watch me jump tracks!) Oh, right, the guy whose last name meant the same as setting people’s stuff on fire. [/QUOTE] You mean what some folks call their preacher? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/183 "2008-04-08T18:58:54Z")
A triple simulpost! And it had to be here! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/184 "2008-04-08T19:10:53Z")
Assuming y’all aren’t off doing the same thing, I’ll give a shot at pulling arsenic garcon and parson together by saying what was really intended was that crime where you steal stuff ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/185 "2008-04-08T19:13:13Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Assuming y’all aren’t off doing the same thing, I’ll give a shot at pulling arsenic garcon and parson together by saying what was really intended was that crime where you steal stuff [/QUOTE] No – the quality of larceny is not strained… ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/186 "2008-04-08T19:16:08Z")
And to think… all this time, I thought it was the surname of the guy who drew those Far Side comics. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/187 "2008-04-08T19:23:42Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] No – the quality of larceny is not strained… [/QUOTE] Help, please! My mind has hit a brick wall here. All I can think of with “strained” is baby food. ---
**Author:** ![coffinjumper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@coffinjumper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffinjumper)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/188 "2008-04-08T20:54:19Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Help, please! My mind has hit a brick wall here. All I can think of with “strained” is baby food. [/QUOTE] Mercy. It’s a quote from Merchant of Venice. [QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright] And to think… all this time, I thought it was the surname of the guy who drew those Far Side comics. [/QUOTE] No Larson Is the first name of the gay guy who used to help straight men get dressed! Hope I’m doing this right… ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/189 "2008-04-08T21:06:32Z")
[QUOTE=coffinjumper] Mercy. It’s a quote from Merchant of Venice. No Larson Is the first name of the gay guy who used to help straight men get dressed! Hope I’m doing this right… [/QUOTE] Thanks for the help, but the jump from larceny to mercy seems a bit severe. And the reuse of Carson – after the Johnny reference a few posts back – is something to be wary of, if things are to keep moving along. But I’m all for leaving it there and maybe another spin on \_\_arson will jump out at us. Welcome to the game, **coffinjumper** , and thanks again for the help. ---
**Author:** ![coffinjumper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@coffinjumper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffinjumper)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/190 "2008-04-08T21:18:05Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Thanks for the help, but the jump from larceny to mercy seems a bit severe. And the reuse of Carson – after the Johnny reference a few posts back – is something to be wary of, if things are to keep moving along. But I’m all for leaving it there and maybe another spin on \_\_arson will jump out at us. Welcome to the game, **coffinjumper** , and thanks again for the help. [/QUOTE] Thanks! Sorry about that. :smack: This is why I usually tend to avoid long threads, since I always miss something no matter how carefully I try to read. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/191 "2008-04-08T21:25:10Z")
[QUOTE=coffinjumper] No Larson Is the first name of the gay guy who used to help straight men get dressed! [/QUOTE] Glad you’ve joined us, but it’s incumbent on me to state that Carson is the last name of Watergate conspirator-turned-prison ministry advocate Charles. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/192 "2008-04-08T21:47:28Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Glad you’ve joined us, but it’s incumbent on me to state that Carson is the last name of Watergate conspirator-turned-prison ministry advocate Charles. [/QUOTE] Not to rain on your parade, but Colson is that blister-like thing you get on your lip ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/193 "2008-04-08T21:47:41Z")
That’s two simulposts in a row for me, so I’m pulling my guess. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/194 "2008-04-08T21:55:23Z")
[QUOTE=coffinjumper] Thanks! Sorry about that. :smack: This is why I usually tend to avoid long threads, since I always miss something no matter how carefully I try to read. [/QUOTE] I looked back at the Johnny – not Carson specifics above and find that my memory (and not what’s been posted) was why I thought there had been a repeat. There have been a couple before now anyway, and we’ve just kept on trucking. So don’t let that comment slow you down. It’s not like half the Doper population is playing anyway. Maybe a dozen have posted more than once. I still want to know what to call this game so we can get another one started when this one dies down – or we get bored. How does **Cossack** sound to y’all? ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/195 "2008-04-08T23:21:49Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Not to rain on your parade, but Colson is that blister-like thing you get on your lip [/QUOTE] Heavens, no! Cold sore is the name of one of them newfangled bands all those whippersnappers on my lawn are listening to these days. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/196 "2008-04-08T23:25:55Z")
[QUOTE=freckafree] Heavens, no! Cold sore is the name of one of them newfangled bands all those whippersnappers on my lawn are listening to these days. [/QUOTE] Oh. I see your error. I believe you mean Coldplay but that’s the sort of game where everybody is some medieval critter or person with magical powers and stuff and they spend days or years developing these outlandish plots and situations ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/197 "2008-04-09T00:14:43Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Oh. I see your error. I believe you mean Coldplay but that’s the sort of game where everybody is some medieval critter or person with magical powers and stuff and they spend days or years developing these outlandish plots and situations [/QUOTE] Gee! I’m really stooooopit, because I thought Role Play was that American existential psychologist dude. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/198 "2008-04-09T00:23:34Z")
[QUOTE=freckafree] Gee! I’m really stooooopit, because I thought Role Play was that American existential psychologist dude. [/QUOTE] I think you’re on the right track, but Rollo May is just a time when people usually don’t go to work because it’s some special occasion ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/199 "2008-04-09T00:33:10Z")
[sulking]C’mon, “The quality of larceny is not strained” is freakin’ hysterical.[/sulking] As to what it’s called – the only place I remember it from is an old _Electric Company_ bit. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/200 "2008-04-09T00:43:29Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] [sulking]C’mon, “The quality of larceny is not strained” is freakin’ hysterical.[/sulking] As to what it’s called – the only place I remember it from is an old _Electric Company_ bit. [/QUOTE] Thanks for getting my head out of the bricks. I guess I must have missed that episode of _Electric Company_ since I missed all of them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404.md?page=11)