# Misinterpreted thread titles

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 17, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misinterpreted-thread-titles/978360 "2023-01-17T17:58:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misinterpreted-thread-titles/978360/259 "2025-09-04T19:50:56Z")

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[I just had a square birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-a-square-birthday/1022735)

Before I opened the thread, I took “square” to mean “uncool” in hipster speak. Although… nerding out over a piece of mathematical trivia actually _is_ kind of square. You guys are, like, totally square, man.

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