# 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:** 11
**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, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/201 "2008-04-09T00:48:43Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] 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 [/QUOTE] Are you quite sure? Because I’m certain that a holiday is a tall, flowering biennial. ---
**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, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/202 "2008-04-09T00:53:34Z")
[QUOTE=freckafree] Are you quite sure? Because I’m certain that a holiday is a tall, flowering biennial. [/QUOTE] That’s close, but hollyhock is the place where they make a lot of movies and TV shows ---
**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, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/203 "2008-04-09T01:13:10Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] That’s close, but hollyhock is the place where they make a lot of movies and TV shows [/QUOTE] Blasphemy! Hollywood is a sacred relic of the True Cross! ---
**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, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/204 "2008-04-09T01:28:11Z")
[QUOTE=freckafree] Blasphemy! Hollywood is a sacred relic of the True Cross! [/QUOTE] Surely you can’t be trying to say Holy Rood because that’s what you get on top of your house after a storm with basketball sized hail (not all that often, I admit) ---
**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, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/205 "2008-04-09T02:01:54Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Surely you can’t be trying to say Holy Rood because that’s what you get on top of your house after a storm with basketball sized hail (not all that often, I admit) [/QUOTE] How did anyone measure hail before the invention of modern sports? Alas, I must inform you that holey roof is that elite group of male singers from Yale. “We are poor little lambs who have lost our way…” Paging **Hal Briston**! ---
**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, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/206 "2008-04-09T02:09:43Z")
[QUOTE=freckafree] How did anyone measure hail before the invention of modern sports? Alas, I must inform you that holey roof is that elite group of male singers from Yale. [/QUOTE] I suppose they must have referenced fruits and veggies and small animals. I can just hear it now: possum sized hail. But I must point out that whiffenpoof really refers to the game you see them playing on the deck of ships and also on tables in bars where you have a layout similar to curling but a smaller stone to work with ---
**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, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/207 "2008-04-09T02:26:59Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] But I must point out that whiffenpoof really refers to the game you see them playing on the deck of ships and also on tables in bars where you have a layout similar to curling but a smaller stone to work with [/QUOTE] I’m so sorry to correct you, but it’s from one of my favorite books. Mayella asked Tom to bust up a shuffle board. ---
**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, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/208 "2008-04-09T02:30:52Z")
[QUOTE=freckafree] I’m so sorry to correct you, but it’s from one of my favorite books. Mayella asked Tom to bust up a shuffle board. [/QUOTE] Well, I didn’t read the book, but I did see the movie, and chifforobe is one of those pesky little bugs that get on you and itch like forty hells ---
**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, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/209 "2008-04-09T02:37:50Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Well, I didn’t read the book, but I did see the movie, and chifforobe is one of those pesky little bugs that get on you and itch like forty hells [/QUOTE] Oh, yeah! A definite hazard when picking blackberries. We used to paint the bites over with clear nail polish to smother them. But you’re confused. Chigger was Roy Rogers’ horse. ---
**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, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/210 "2008-04-09T02:43:27Z")
[QUOTE=freckafree] Oh, yeah! A definite hazard when picking blackberries. We used to paint the bites over with clear nail polish to smother them. But you’re confused. Chigger was Roy Rogers’ horse. [/QUOTE] I truly believe you mean well, but Trigger is that branch of mathematics that deals with triangles and the relationships of their various angles and such ---
**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, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/211 "2008-04-09T02:55:28Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] I truly believe you mean well, but Trigger is that branch of mathematics that deals with triangles and the relationships of their various angles and such [/QUOTE] ::shudders:: OMG!!1! Trigonometry is an STD. You didn’t know that??? ---
**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, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/212 "2008-04-09T03:06:14Z")
[QUOTE=freckafree] ::shudders:: OMG!!1! Trigonometry is an STD. You didn’t know that??? [/QUOTE] Relax. Don’t allow your confusion to frighten you. Surely you know that Trichomoniasis is nothing more than the sort of flag that France uses, although I did suspect you may have meant chlamydia which is closer to Calculus than Trigonometry ---
**Author:** ![coffinjumper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@coffinjumper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffinjumper)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/213 "2008-04-09T03:12:33Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Relax. Don’t allow your confusion to frighten you. Surely you know that Trichomoniasis is nothing more than the sort of flag that France uses, although I did suspect you may have meant chlamydia which is closer to Calculus than Trigonometry [/QUOTE] No, no tricolor Is that thing they used to take reading on planets in Star Trek. Didn’t you learn anything growing up? ---
**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, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/214 "2008-04-09T03:18:54Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Relax. Don’t allow your confusion to frighten you. Surely you know that Trichomoniasis is nothing more than the sort of flag that France uses, although I did suspect you may have meant chlamydia which is closer to Calculus than Trigonometry [/QUOTE] I can’t say I’m reassured, when I know that so many people have died from tri-color in refugee camps and the like. ---
**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, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/215 "2008-04-09T12:11:03Z")
[QUOTE=coffinjumper] No, no tricolor Is that thing they used to take reading on planets in Star Trek. Didn’t you learn anything growing up? [/QUOTE] Almost, but not quite. The tricorder is that flutelike instrument they play at Renaissance Festivals ---
**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, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/216 "2008-04-09T12:18:43Z")
[QUOTE=freckafree] I can’t say I’m reassured, when I know that so many people have died from tri-color in refugee camps and the like. [/QUOTE] Ah, yes, the common misunderstanding rears its head again. You must have heard that trichinosis is just a fancy word for a trial ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/217 "2008-04-09T13:40:49Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Almost, but not quite. The tricorder is that flutelike instrument they play at Renaissance Festivals [/QUOTE] I see I’ve rejoined this game just in time to correct your misperception and to state that recorder is a dairy product (not technically a cheese) often used in Italian cooking. ---
**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, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/218 "2008-04-09T13:52:33Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] I see I’ve rejoined this game just in time to correct your misperception and to state that recorder is a dairy product (not technically a cheese) often used in Italian cooking. [/QUOTE] Welcome back, **Sternvogel** , to the realization that ricotta – pronounced ri-GOTT on _The Sopranos_ is just another name for a faucet ---
**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, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/219 "2008-04-09T13:53:20Z")
No, ricotta is an actor who starred in _Goodfellas_. ---
**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, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/220 "2008-04-09T13:59:21Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] No, ricotta is an actor who starred in _Goodfellas_. [/QUOTE] No, ma’am, a Liotta is a yacht race [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404.md?page=12)