# Misread thread titles
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [September 11, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093 "2017-09-11T22:38:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 103
### Author:  [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2043 "2026-08-10T21:47:29Z")
> [@Flies, how to get rid of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flies-how-to-get-rid-of/1032258):
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> The thread on ants reminds of the fact that we have been invaded by flies. Any thoughts on how to deal with them? What happened is that our air conditioner has stopped working. Try to get an air conditioner repairman to come in early August; we actually have an appointment with one on Thursday. So we have had to open the door to the balcony of our condo overnight to get some cooling. And there is no screen on that door; who needs if if you have air confitioning? Then the flies invaded. Buggers…
I saw this as, **"FILES,** how to get rid of."
In my office, they usually get lost–_misfiled_–on their own.
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### Author:  [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2044 "2026-08-10T22:13:09Z")
While I just misread it as “fleas”…
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### Author:  [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2045 "2026-08-11T04:08:03Z")
Hehehe, I kept misreading it as “files”, as well. I kept thinking “Throw it in the bitbucket or use the shred command, or if it’s physical just shred it and burn the confetti?”
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### Author:  [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2046 "2026-08-11T11:27:08Z")
[Roger Bannister has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggie-bannister-from-phantasm-series-and-other-horror-movies-has-died/1032288) I was probably prepared to misread this due to the recent thread on the mile run record being broken.
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### Author:  [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2047 "2026-08-11T16:05:55Z")
> [@Ludovic](#):
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> Roger Bannister
He actually died 8 years ago.
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### Author:  [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2048 "2026-08-12T12:54:51Z")
[The great 1950s, as depicted in Father Knows Beef](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-1950s-as-depicted-in-father-knows-best/1032308)
Sponsored by the American Cattlemen’s Association, this fondly remembered sitcom followed the madcap adventures of a typical American family that rejected vegetables and grew healthy and strong on various cuts of steak.
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### Author:  [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2049 "2026-08-12T13:18:30Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#):
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> > [@Ludovic](#):
> >
> > Roger Bannister
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> He actually died 8 years ago.
I had to look it up before I made that post. Otherwise I would have spoilered it to make sure people didn’t get a temporary shock.
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### Author:  [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2050 "2026-08-14T17:19:46Z")
[Digesting my home filing system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digitising-my-home-filing-system/1032334)
If it’s on paper it’s gonna add a lot of fiber to your diet.
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### Author:  [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2051 "2026-08-17T01:37:49Z")
[Disguising my home filing system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digitising-my-home-filing-system/1032334)
I’m not sure whether to attach fabric to make it look like a futon, or pile wood in front of it in the hope that burglars will think it’s a Franklin stove.
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### Author:  [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2026, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2052 "2026-08-17T03:13:16Z")
[Disgusting my home filing system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digitising-my-home-filing-system/1032334)
“Don’t jam those folders in every which way. Get organized, you fool!”
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### Author:  [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2053 "2026-08-17T13:39:00Z")
[Has anybody tried Reba?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-tried-rebm-zero-calorie-sweetener/1032360)
I like her music, and she’s quite talented and pretty, but I don’t think she would appreciate being sampled.
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### Author:  [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2054 "2026-08-19T14:31:53Z")
**[Hayden Planetarium passes away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hayden-panettiere-passes-away/1032372)**
Nope, still doing fine, though it’s been substantially renovated and is now part of the American Museum of Natural History in NYC!
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### Author:  [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2055 "2026-08-19T16:31:22Z")
Don’t forget that there’s also a Hayden Planetarium in Boston at the Museum of Science.
Having grown up visiting the old Hayden Planetarium in NYC, I still miss the signs that said pointed down the staircase and read “To Solar System and Restrooms”
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### Author:  [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2056 "2026-08-20T16:52:23Z")
**[Al Dente Centers–how many being built, and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-data-centers-how-many-being-built-and-why/1031452)**
Whatever the number, it’s probably not enough-- overcooked pasta is a downright crime.
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### Author:  [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2057 "2026-08-22T14:54:59Z")
Not to be a loathsome pedant, but the Hayden Planetarium [has been part of the American Museum of Natural History](https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/hayden-planetarium-early-days) from its inception in 1935.
I remember going there on an elementary school class trip, way back when Pluto was still a planet. 😥
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### Author:  [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2058 "2026-08-22T17:34:27Z")
**[How do people with eating disorders (specifically not eating enough) [deal with] mange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-with-eating-disorders-specifically-not-eating-enough-manage/1032465)**
As if they didn’t have enough to deal with!
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### Author:  [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2059 "2026-08-22T18:23:14Z")
> [@solost](#):
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> **[Al Dente Centers–how many being built, and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-data-centers-how-many-being-built-and-why/1031452)**
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> Whatever the number, it’s probably not enough-- overcooked pasta is a downright crime.
As a big fan of properly cooked spaghetti, I’d like to see as many of these specialty food centers built as possible, especially if they deliver. I don’t understand all the fuss about water and electricity use. They could just re-use the pasta water, and cook on a gas stove if electricity is such a big deal!
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### Author:  [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2060 "2026-08-24T22:10:50Z")
[Is ape sign language completely deaf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ape-sign-language-completely-dead/1027824/144)
I don’t think apes need to be deaf to sign…
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### Author:  [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2061 "2026-08-27T15:37:49Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#):
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> I keep seeing a thread about the “[World’s Largest Service Pizza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buc-ees-worlds-largest-service-plaza/986309)” and getting excited about it, because I like pizza better than I like gas stations.
Here a year+ after your comment that thread is still going strong.
And despite reading the title just fine ever since it was posted 3 years ago, my brain decided today is the day to start reading it as “service pizza”, not “service plaza”.
Stoopit brain.
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### Author:  [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/2062 "2026-08-27T17:31:39Z")
[Ramekins- good or not so good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-good-or-not-so-good/1032563)
Well, if you’re making crème brûlée, then good.
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