# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/81 "2008-04-01T22:53:29Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Could granita not be that trail mix of oats and nuts and raisins and M&M’s that hippies are prone to eat? [/QUOTE] no no no. [spoiler] granola[/spoiler]is the little pieces of sugar in the sugar bowl. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/82 "2008-04-02T00:49:47Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] no no no. granola is the little pieces of sugar in the sugar bowl. [/QUOTE] I’m sorry to inform you but the noun granule you’re thinking about is actually the adverb for something that takes a while to happen and in an evolutionary way ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/83 "2008-04-02T00:59:19Z")
No that’s gradual just like the Fridays when you wear jeans to work. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/84 "2008-04-02T01:12:10Z")
[QUOTE=ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness] No that’s gradual just like the Fridays when you wear jeans to work. [/QUOTE] I believe you are mistaken casual is the response given by a southern clerk when asked what methods of payment are acceptable fell free to side step my answer and work off of **Chock** ’s - I was really reaching there ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/85 "2008-04-02T01:25:09Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] I believe you are mistaken casual is the response given by a southern clerk when asked what methods of payment are acceptable fell free to side step my answer and work off of **Chock** ’s - I was really reaching there [/QUOTE] I really like the Cash Y’all (You all) reply, but have no idea where to go with it. I’ll wait until some brighter bulb has a shot at it. Fun challenge, though. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/86 "2008-04-02T01:45:09Z")
Isn’t that an incredibly soft kind of wool? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/87 "2008-04-02T01:59:02Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Isn’t that an incredibly soft kind of wool? [/QUOTE] Do you mean balsa? (If so, I 1) don’t see the connection and 2) like the notion of cashew (nut) – no idea about the wood better. But I’ll leave it to you and/or whoever knows a soft wood better than my wild guess. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/88 "2008-04-02T11:13:47Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Do you mean balsa? (If so, I 1) don’t see the connection and 2) like the notion of cashew (nut) – no idea about the wood better. But I’ll leave it to you and/or whoever knows a soft wood better than my wild guess. [/QUOTE] twickster said “wooL” as in cashmere but that’s really one of Tampa Bay’s starting pitchers ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/89 "2008-04-02T12:01:36Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] twickster said “wooL” as in cashmere but that’s really one of Tampa Bay’s starting pitchers [/QUOTE] That’s at least 2 “I thought that was a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_” malfunctions of my brain! I guess these glasses might need an update or something! Criminey! Balsa, indeed. And now is when I think of Martin Balsa, the guy that fell down the steps in _Psycho_ among other things. I’m penalizing myself by not even trying to find out about Tampa’s pitching staff. So, carry on gang. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/90 "2008-04-02T13:26:08Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] twickster said “wooL” as in cashmere but that’s really one of Tampa Bay’s starting pitchers [/QUOTE] No, it’s not Scott Kazmir – you’re thinking of the section of Algiers rocked by the Clash, to which Pepe le Pew invited his paramours. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/91 "2008-04-02T13:32:33Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] – you’re thinking of the section of Algiers rocked by the Clash, to which Pepe le Pew invited his paramours. [/QUOTE] Huh? No, that’s the really tacky practice of making your friends and family pay for their own booze at your wedding reception. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/92 "2008-04-02T13:41:41Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] Huh? No, that’s the really tacky practice of making your friends and family pay for their own booze at your wedding reception. [/QUOTE] Real stretch here, but I believe that cash bar is the name that kids (young and old) give to that section of a rock concert where folks are gyrating and bumping into each other and otherwise displaying aggressive and obscene behavior ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/93 "2008-04-02T13:42:57Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] No, it’s not Scott Kazmir – you’re thinking of the section of Algiers rocked by the Clash, to which Pepe le Pew invited his paramours. [/QUOTE] Just a comment: I love how Pepe Le Moko gets to be a skunk in your version. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/94 "2008-04-02T14:50:57Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Just a comment: I love how Pepe Le Moko gets to be a skunk in your version. [/QUOTE] My username is “twickster,” fer cryin’ out loud – you don’t think Looney Tunes are my default cultural touchstone? ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/95 "2008-04-02T14:53:49Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] My username is “twickster,” fer cryin’ out loud – you don’t think Looney Tunes are my default cultural touchstone? [/QUOTE] You’re dethpicable. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/96 "2008-04-02T15:16:25Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] My username is “twickster,” fer cryin’ out loud – you don’t think Looney Tunes are my default cultural touchstone? [/QUOTE] Oh, no. Nothing like that. It’s just that Tony Martin singing _For Every Man There’s A Woman_ from that movie is one of my earliest favorite songs. And Pepe was too cool. Sure, so is the skunk. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/97 "2008-04-02T16:48:24Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] …that section of a rock concert where folks are gyrating and bumping into each other and otherwise displaying aggressive and obscene behavior [/QUOTE] Mosh pit? {note: I’m really not confident about that guess – **Zeldar** , pls. confirm or deny before we move on with the game…, but if I’m right …} No, I think you’re thinking of the tiny malaria-carrying, blood-sucking insect. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/98 "2008-04-02T16:56:03Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] No, I think you’re thinking of the tiny malaria-carrying, blood-sucking insect. [/QUOTE] What a horrible thing for you to say about the place Muslims go to pray! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/99 "2008-04-02T17:02:40Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Mosh pit? {note: I’m really not confident about that guess – **Zeldar** , pls. confirm or deny before we move on with the game…, but if I’m right …} No, I think you’re thinking of the tiny malaria-carrying, blood-sucking insect. [/QUOTE] Confirmed. Thanks for keeping me from looking any more of an idiot than I felt. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404/100 "2008-04-02T17:04:21Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] What a horrible thing for you to say about the place Muslims go to pray! [/QUOTE] Isn’t that a big city in Russia? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404.md?page=6)