# Let's misinterpret each other's posts **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 23, 2005, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385 "2005-11-23T04:42:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/1 "2005-11-23T04:42:06Z")
I have a good time visiting my family at Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/2 "2005-11-23T04:51:22Z")
> [@ccwaterback](#): > > I have a good time visiting my family at Christmas. Nearly 5,000 posts and I can’t understand a word you say. ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/3 "2005-11-23T04:56:20Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > Nearly 5,000 posts and I can’t understand a word you say. You’re always criticizing! Can’t anything just be good enough for you? ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/4 "2005-11-23T04:59:22Z")
> [@JimSox5](#): > > You’re always criticizing! Can’t anything just be good enough for you? Take it to the Pit, would you? ---
**Author:** ![Feydeau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Feydeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feydeau)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/5 "2005-11-23T05:04:46Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > Take it to the Pit, would you? I’m sorry, I thought I mentioned that those olives were whole. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/6 "2005-11-23T05:10:28Z")
Wood yew? Well, of course - yew is wood. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/7 "2005-11-23T05:11:19Z")
Wood you speak up? I can’t understand yew! ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/8 "2005-11-23T05:12:49Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > Nearly 5,000 posts and I can’t understand a word you say. Actually, less than 4800 posts. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/9 "2005-11-23T05:16:45Z")
> [@ccwaterback](#): > > Actually, less than 4800 posts. Sheesh, 4800 or 5000 posts. What’s the diff? That’s still a helluva long fence. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/10 "2005-11-23T05:18:49Z")
This is an exercise in walking the thin line between being mildly annoyed and totally pissed off. Can you do it? Huh? Can you? I’m talking to you!!! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/11 "2005-11-23T05:18:55Z")
> [@Kolak of Twilo](#): > > Sheesh, 4800 or 5000 posts. What’s the diff? That’s still a helluva long fence. Do you like to fence with Foils or Epees? ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/12 "2005-11-23T05:31:57Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > Do you like to fence with Foils or Epees? No, no, **NO!** I don’t fence. I fight to the death. Only when my foes blood wets the ground does it get interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/13 "2005-11-23T05:32:30Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > Do you like to fence with Foils or Epees? Why would anybody build a tinfoil fence? ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/14 "2005-11-23T05:40:30Z")
My tinfoil hat doesn’t fit. Do I need a larger or a smaller one? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/15 "2005-11-23T05:43:25Z")
A foil fence? What are you, paranoid? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/16 "2005-11-23T05:44:06Z")
> [@Snakescatlady](#): > > My tinfoil hat doesn’t fit. Do I need a larger or a smaller one? Most men prefer larger breast, but I kind of like small ones. But you really should just stay with what genetics provided. ---
**Author:** ![Citizen\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Citizen\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Citizen_Bob)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/17 "2005-11-23T05:45:10Z")
> [@ccwaterback](#): > > I have a good time visiting my family at Christmas. Do you mean “visit” in the biblical sense? ---
**Author:** ![gooftroopag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gooftroopag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooftroopag)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/18 "2005-11-23T05:50:44Z")
> [@Citizen Bob](#): > > Do you mean “visit” in the biblical sense? I agree. The Bible is at time, very contradictory. You might consider taking a class or joining to study group … it might help with understanding the history behind some of the contradictions. ---
**Author:** ![uglybeech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/82dd89/32.png) [@uglybeech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglybeech)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/19 "2005-11-23T05:50:48Z")
> [@Citizen Bob](#): > > Do you mean “visit” in the biblical sense? Look I’m an atheist and I don’t appreciate your lording your religion all over this board. ---
**Author:** ![Citizen\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Citizen\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Citizen_Bob)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/20 "2005-11-23T05:54:24Z")
> [@uglybeech](#): > > Look I’m an atheist and I don’t appreciate your lording your religion all over this board. So, you are an agnostic? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385.md?page=2)