# I thought that was a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404>\
**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:** 10\
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**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, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/241 "2008-04-09T21:11:47Z")

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[QUOTE=Zeldar]  
I’m so sorry to have to say, but

crust

is that stuff you get under your nails  
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Bad link = crud

Let’s go with:

a toothpaste like the top of a hill

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**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, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/242 "2008-04-09T21:15:35Z")

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[QUOTE=Zeldar]  
Bad link = crud

Let’s go with:

a toothpaste like the top of a hill  
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I actually was guessing that but unsure.

But in anycase, crest is actually that thing knights used to go on for advenutres.

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/243 "2008-04-09T21:16:31Z")

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[QUOTE=coffinjumper]  
thing knights used to go on for advenutres  
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Nope, it’s the side of the sky the sun sets in.

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**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 9, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/244 "2008-04-09T21:19:36Z")

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[QUOTE=OneCentStamp]  
Nope, it’s the side of the sky the sun sets in.  
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“Judge ye not, west ye be judged”?

That doesn’t make a lick of sense.

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**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, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/245 "2008-04-09T21:23:50Z")

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[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright]  
“Judge ye not, west ye be judged”?

That doesn’t make a lick of sense.  
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It does make sense if you realize it’s a garment for the upper body

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**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, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/246 "2008-04-09T21:45:25Z")

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[QUOTE=Zeldar]  
It does make sense if you realize it’s a garment for the upper body  
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and even more so when you further realize that they’re garments worn by the clergy.

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**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, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/247 "2008-04-09T21:53:31Z")

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[QUOTE=coffinjumper]  
and even more so when you further realize that they’re garments worn by the clergy.  
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You know what? We could finish the circle if we take vest to vestment to cassock to Cossack! Want to? We could start a new thread and all that sort of thing.

Your call…

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**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, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/248 "2008-04-09T23:28:50Z")

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[QUOTE=Zeldar]  
You know what? We could finish the circle if we take vest to vestment to cassock to Cossack! Want to? We could start a new thread and all that sort of thing.

Your call…  
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Works for me.

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**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, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/249 "2008-04-09T23:29:58Z")

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[QUOTE=twickster]  
Works for me.  
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New thread already up and called The Cossack Game – Thread #2

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**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, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/250 "2008-04-09T23:46:58Z")

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[QUOTE=Zeldar]  
New thread already up and called The Cossack Game – Thread #2  
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Yeah, I just found it. My bad.

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