# 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:** 18
**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 27, 2009, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/341 "2009-11-27T05:55:49Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > “NFM is so good at this game, yet somehow skipped from _l_ to _n_,” Sternvogel **marveled**. “NFM is so brilliant at this game that he made \*implicit \*use of **omitted** ,” maserschmidt **pointed out**. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/342 "2009-11-27T06:01:36Z")
“‘Never try to teach a pig to sing,’” **quoted** Ponder. You probably know the **rest**. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/343 "2009-11-27T06:23:17Z")
" … it wastes your time and annoys the pig," \*\*recited \*\*Jinn, in an inexplicable trance. ---
**Author:** ![Rala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@Rala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rala)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/344 "2009-11-27T13:29:10Z")
“The pig can damn well put up with it!” **snarled** Rala. ---
**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 27, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/345 "2009-11-27T14:05:05Z")
“You could talk nice to the pig for once, you swine,” maserschmidt\*\* threw out\*\*. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/346 "2009-11-27T15:30:08Z")
“Can’t we all just get along?” twicks **unanimitized**. ---
**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 27, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/347 "2009-11-27T15:39:56Z")
“That would be nice twicks” **validated** NG. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/348 "2009-11-27T15:41:39Z")
“I have worked my ass for this game, and what do I get? Criticisim for skipping a letter, compared to pigs and swine. I don’t deserve this abuse” **wooed** 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 27, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/349 "2009-11-27T16:40:13Z")
“This game is starting to make me a little queasy,” maserschmidt yarked. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/350 "2009-11-27T16:48:10Z")
“If we keep this thread going, we can make the post count get larger” NFM\*\* augmented\*\*. ---
**Author:** ![blinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/43a26b/32.png) [@blinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkie)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/351 "2009-11-27T17:29:20Z")
“Sure enough!” blinked Blinkie. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/352 "2009-11-27T17:58:31Z")
(Damn, you’ve been sitting there waiting for us to get back around to B, haven’t you? :p) “Is everyone comfy? Shall I make some turkey sandwiches?” **clucked** twicks. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/353 "2009-11-27T20:00:56Z")
“I am going to avoid making turkey puns, cliches and other references” **ducked** 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 27, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/354 "2009-11-27T22:02:47Z")
“I think I ate too much to talk turkey,” maserschmidt **egested**. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/355 "2009-11-27T22:26:20Z")
“I saw Maserschmidt eating the stuffing that twickster had put in a special Tupperware container just for herself,” Sternvogel **finked**. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/356 "2009-11-27T22:34:11Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > “I am going to avoid making turkey puns, cliches and other references” **ducked** NFM. “I lied” **gobbled** 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 27, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/357 "2009-11-27T22:43:21Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > “I lied” **gobbled** NFM. “You’re such an ass,” maserschmidt **hee-hawed**. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/358 "2009-11-27T22:49:34Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > “You’re such an ass,” maserschmidt **hee-hawed**. “What makes you say that” **interrogated** Detective NFM. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/359 "2009-11-27T22:57:30Z")
“The animal puns are really funny,” twickster **jollied along** her fellow Io"S"ers. ---
**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 27, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104/360 "2009-11-27T23:07:20Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > “The animal puns are really funny,” twickster **jollied along** her fellow Io"S"ers. “But tragically I’m running out of them,” \*\*keened \*\*maserschmidt. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104.md?page=19)