# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/61 "2005-11-23T15:58:51Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by missbunny > Squeal like a pig! > [@Spiff](#): > > Moo! Are you calling me fat? Huh? Huh? What have you got against fat people anyway? What are you, some kind of fat bigot? Or are you just preaching your anti-vegetarianism on us? ---
**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, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/62 "2005-11-23T16:02:09Z")
> [@missbunny](#): > > Are you calling me fat? Huh? Huh? What have you got against fat people anyway? What are you, some kind of fat bigot? Or are you just preaching your anti-vegetarianism on us? Who are you calling a faggot, don’t you know how insulting that is? ---
**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, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/63 "2005-11-23T16:05:41Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > Who are you calling a faggot, don’t you know how insulting that is? I’m sure she really meant to type maggot. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/64 "2005-11-23T16:07:01Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > Who are you calling a faggot, don’t you know how insulting that is? Faggots? Into the oven with them! ---
**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, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/65 "2005-11-23T16:12:21Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > Faggots? Into the oven with them! I find Oak faggots make for the best heating in a wood Stove. Disclaimer: Please note that Faggot means “a bundle of sticks and branches bound together” ---
**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, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/66 "2005-11-23T16:16:17Z")
> [@ccwaterback](#): > > I’m sure she really meant to type maggot. There are really three types of maggot – those who can count, and those who can’t. ---
**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 23, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/67 "2005-11-23T16:20:19Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > Disclaimer: Please note that Faggot means “a bundle of sticks and branches bound together” Liar. It means some kind of pork pie. Mr. Brain’s is a popular brand. Fighting Ignorance indeed. ---
**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, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/68 "2005-11-23T16:23:24Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Liar. It means some kind of pork pie. Mr. Brain’s is a popular brand. > > Fighting Ignorance indeed. Why would you attack the ignorant with guns, you should try to help them. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/69 "2005-11-23T16:28:32Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Liar. It means some kind of pork pie. Mr. Brain’s is a popular brand. > > Fighting Ignorance indeed. No, “liar” doesn’t mean some kind of pork pie; that’s “lie”. People who aren’t born and bred to rhyming slang shouldn’t try to use it. ---
**Author:** ![Seren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@Seren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seren)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/70 "2005-11-23T16:36:55Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > No, “liar” doesn’t mean some kind of pork pie; that’s “lie”. People who aren’t born and bred to rhyming slang shouldn’t try to use it. Yes, lye is dangerous and shouldn’t be used. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/71 "2005-11-23T16:37:36Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > No, “liar” doesn’t mean some kind of pork pie; that’s “lie”. People who aren’t born and bred to rhyming slang shouldn’t try to use it. Like jrfranchi said Cheney is making a bundle with his pork pie projects. ---
**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, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/72 "2005-11-23T16:38:35Z")
> [@Harmonious Discord](#): > > Like jrfranchi said Cheney is making a bundle with his pork pie projects. I can’t believe you accused me of that, I don’t even like mince meat. ---
**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 23, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/73 "2005-11-23T16:54:02Z")
[hijack] We’re confusing the crap out of Google [/hijack] ---
**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, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/74 "2005-11-23T16:57:38Z")
> [@Mr Bus Guy](#): > > \*\*[hijack] \*\* We’re confusing the crap out of Google [/hijack] Ahhhh, I don’t want this plane to go to Cuba, I just want to get to Atlanta. ---
**Author:** ![Seren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@Seren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seren)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/75 "2005-11-23T17:28:14Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > Ahhhh, I don’t want this plane to go to Cuba, I just want to get to Atlanta. Like, the lost city? I didn’t realize they had an airport. ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/76 "2005-11-23T17:36:53Z")
> [@Seren](#): > > Like, the lost city? I didn’t realize they had an airport. What, are you telling me it takes an airport before you can like a city? There’s many fine cities around without ait transport, and you would do yourself a favour not to forget it. ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/77 "2005-11-23T17:42:10Z")
> [@Futile Gesture](#): > > ait transport **air** transport. :rolleyes: ---
**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 23, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/78 "2005-11-23T17:54:04Z")
Hair transport to Atlantis? Is that something like hauling coal to Newcastle? ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/79 "2005-11-23T17:56:17Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Hair transport to Atlantis? Is that something like hauling coal to Newcastle? I prefer Boddington’s, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385/80 "2005-11-23T18:08:51Z")
> [@Daithi Lacha](#): > > I prefer Boddington’s, thanks. I’ve never been to Boddington’s. What’s it like? Do they have any good pubs there? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-misinterpret-each-others-posts/332385.md?page=5)