# Instead of ''Said'' **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 10, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104 "2009-11-10T22:09:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/281 "2009-11-21T13:26:48Z")
> [@stuthehistoryguy](#): > > “But gender is such an ephemeral thing,” \*\*followed \*\*Stu. “Should I ask him what interesting species he comes from? Yes…no…yes…no…” maserschmidt **hemmed and hawed**. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/282 "2009-11-21T14:19:13Z")
“Should I ask him what interesting species he comes from?” twickster **ingeminated**. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/283 "2009-11-21T15:36:03Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > “Should I ask him what interesting species he comes from?” twickster **ingeminated**. “Can’t you tell what species I am under my suit of shiny armor?” **NFM jousted**. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/284 "2009-11-22T04:06:32Z")
“I going to put a red condiment on my hotdog.” **ketchupped NFM**. Yes, its cheating, Sue me!! Go ahead I dare you. And yes I wasn’t next either. But apparently everybody was stumped by the K word, so I made one up. And I have an “L” word, too so there. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/285 "2009-11-22T05:00:30Z")
“NFM is losing it” **laughed** NG. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/286 "2009-11-22T13:55:29Z")
“Yup, sure is. Of course, we’ve seen evidence of this before. Well, hints, anyway. Do hints count as evidence? I’m not talking like in a court of law or anything. I’ve only been in a court on jury duty, of course, it’s not like I am a lawyer. Or that I play one on TV. Yanno what TV show I like? _The Good Wife_. Great freaking cast, good overall story arc, and the individual cases each week are good also. It’s been picked up for a whole season, yay. _Glee_ has been also, which is another show I like…” **maundered** twickster. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/287 "2009-11-22T15:31:12Z")
“NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Amongst our weaponry,” **numerated** Ximinez, “are such diverse elements as fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope, and nice red uniforms - Oh damn!” ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/288 "2009-11-22T15:47:45Z")
“I think you are trying to confuse me” **obfuscated NFM**. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/289 "2009-11-23T15:39:24Z")
“Help! The thread is dying!” **panicked** fish42. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/290 "2009-11-23T15:45:23Z")
“Is there an echo in here?” **quacked** twicks. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/291 "2009-11-23T15:52:06Z")
“Echos aren’t all that they are quacked up to be” **responded NFM**. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/292 "2009-11-23T16:04:20Z")
“Bwahahaha. I got an easy one” **spoke** NG. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/293 "2009-11-23T17:53:44Z")
“This game is losing momentum, we should stop playing the it, righ…” **terminated the Governator.** ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/294 "2009-11-23T18:02:46Z")
“Ya think? Nah, let me give it a boost,” **upsy-daisied** twickster. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/295 "2009-11-23T18:21:23Z")
“Can we use words that Douglas Adams made up?” **vollued** Zem floopily. (See “Life the Universe and Everything,” Chapter 7) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/296 "2009-11-23T18:47:13Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > “Can we use words that Douglas Adams made up?” **vollued** Zem floopily. > > (See “Life the Universe and Everything,” Chapter 7) “{sniff} Why use made-up words, when they are so many legitimate [sniff} words to use” **weeped NFM**. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/297 "2009-11-23T19:20:38Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > “{sniff} Why use made-up words, when they are so many legitimate [sniff} words to use” **weeped NFM**. “‘To weep’ is an irregular verg and should be treated as such!” **'xclaimed** maserschmidt. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/298 "2009-11-23T20:27:59Z")
“When asked if I thought we should be able to use verbs that aren’t even defined yet on [urbandictionary.com](http://urbandictionary.com), I indeed replied in the affirmative”, Sternvogel [**yesed**](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yesed). ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/299 "2009-11-23T20:45:21Z")
“Any Scooby-Doo fans here?” twickster **zoinksed** excitedly. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/300 "2009-11-23T20:54:20Z")
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