# 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:** 10
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/181 "2005-11-26T21:49:38Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > I’ll be happy to check the spelling and verify the grammar of any poster who asks, as long as that **Doper** refrains from calling me a “tool” or other insult that belongs in the **Pit**. Now, now. He didn’t mean to insinuate anthing. Nobody belongs on the Pennsylvania Interstate Transit Authority. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/182 "2005-11-26T22:11:19Z")
**Transvestite Authority**? OMG the Government is regulating EVARy-thing now. Next they’ll be coming for our Julie Newmar Photos !! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/183 "2005-11-27T01:34:20Z")
> [@NinetyWt](#): > > **Transvestite Authority**? OMG the Government is regulating EVARy-thing now. Next they’ll be coming for our Julie Newmar Photos !! :eek: ::hurriedly rinding off my waterproof Julie Newmar photos as the doorbell rings:: dadadadadadadadada BAT MAN!!! ---
**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 27, 2005, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/184 "2005-11-27T01:44:36Z")
> [@Mr Bus Guy](#): > > ::hurriedly rinding off my waterproof Julie Newmar photos as the doorbell rings:: > > dadadadadadadadada BAT MAN!!! You know I don’t really like the guy, but I have to admit Barry Bonds does wield a might bat. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/185 "2005-11-27T01:59:02Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > You know I don’t really like the guy, but I have to admit Barry Bonds does wield a might bat. I like dogs and cats, but I don’t see how anyone could ever bond with a bat. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/186 "2005-11-27T03:59:48Z")
> [@ccwaterback](#): > > I like dogs and cats, but I don’t see how anyone could ever bond with a bat. I’ve been known to lick dogs, too, but they always look better in the bar. You misspelled “Abbott.” ---
**Author:** ![CheapBastid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@CheapBastid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheapBastid)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/187 "2005-11-27T04:21:41Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > I’ve been known to lick dogs, too, but they always look better in the bar. You tend to be better off if you pet them first. …or so I hear at least. No, really. Why are you looking at me that way? ---
**Author:** ![gooftroopag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gooftroopag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooftroopag)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/188 "2005-11-28T00:50:24Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > But fishion _is_ a viable long-term energy source, and I’m strongly in favor of relaxing the restrictions on bulding more reactors. How is fishin’ considered a long-term energy source? Please provide a source? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/189 "2005-11-28T01:36:25Z")
> [@CheapBastid](#): > > You tend to be better No, I don’t tend to be a bettor! Even where gambling is legal, it’s a fool’s idea of a viable financial strategy! ---
**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 28, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/190 "2005-11-28T01:41:23Z")
> [@gooftroopag](#): > > How is fishin’ considered a long-term energy source? Please provide a source? I don’t know about friction being a long term energy source, but it certainly could warm things up temporarily. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/191 "2005-11-28T02:15:21Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > No, I don’t tend to be a bettor! Even where gambling is legal, it’s a fool’s idea of a viable financial strategy! your fiancé took Viagra? Just how old is he? ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/192 "2005-11-28T03:38:45Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > your fiancé took Viagra? Just how old is he? He has a vagina? Shouldn’t that be “she”? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/193 "2005-11-28T03:48:11Z")
> [@gooftroopag](#): > > How is fishin’ considered a long-term energy source? Please provide a source? A source of fishin’ energy? Eels, of course; that is, if we’re careful not to use them all up making eelastic bands. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/194 "2005-11-28T05:10:54Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > A source of fishin’ energy? Eels, of course; that is, if we’re careful not to use them all up making eelastic bands. Didn’t the Elastic Band record **Rubberband Man**? ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/195 "2005-11-28T07:25:33Z")
**Rain Man** , now that was a GREAT movie. One day all of the Idiot Savants will rule the world. That is, if they’re not allready. Do you like Tom Cruise? He’s ok except for his teeth … his teeth scare me. They should have their own Zip code. And Dustin Hoffman… what ws that other great movie he was in? Weren’t the Beatles in that one? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/196 "2005-11-28T07:28:52Z")
> [@NinetyWt](#): > > **Rain Man** , now that was a GREAT movie. One day all of the Idiot Savants will rule the world. That is, if they’re not allready. Do you like Tom Cruise? He’s ok except for his teeth … his teeth scare me. They should have their own Zip code. And Dustin Hoffman… what ws that other great movie he was in? Weren’t the Beatles in that one? well, of course teeth would scar you when you allow yourself to be bitten by a beetle ---
**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 28, 2005, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/197 "2005-11-28T13:24:15Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > well, of course teeth would scar you when you allow yourself to be bitten by a beetle Boy, I don’t like Tom Cruise much either, but why compare him to a dung Beetle? ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/198 "2005-11-28T14:13:55Z")
Ah, more pipe-dreaming about alternative fuel sources. Face facts, Beetles are going to be gas-powered until every last drop of oil runs out. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/199 "2005-11-28T16:11:26Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > Boy, I don’t like Tom Cruise much either, but why compare him to a dung Beetle? Did you just call me a short jerk? _Did 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 28, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/200 "2005-11-28T16:18:31Z")
> [@Dung Beetle](#): > > Did you just call me a short jerk? _Did you?!_ Isn’t the Short Jerk going to be a new olympic weight lifting event? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385.md?page=11)