# Misread thread titles **URL:** \ **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:** 11
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/201 "2021-07-02T21:56:22Z")
The Hard Part of Monkey Laundering thread contains a lot of interesting information related to financial stuff, but surprisingly little about monkeys. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/202 "2021-07-02T22:35:04Z")
I just send mine out for dry cleaning. Much easier. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/203 "2021-07-02T22:36:20Z")
**Small mennonites.** I am opposed to discrimination based on religion or size, so this is a rather offensive thread. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/204 "2021-07-02T23:19:00Z")
I decided not to open “How do you become a minister of the SDMB?” because services would be way too raucous and probably involve snakes. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/205 "2021-07-09T21:45:30Z")
I legit thought this said **Frog Attacks** when I first glanced it. > [@Frag Attacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frag-attacks/946111): > > I Have a NETGEAR Nighthawk Cable Modem Wi-Fi Router Combo Ac 1900 purchased this year. How secure is it? I changed the password to 14 random, letters, numbers, and symbols. Anything else I need to do?[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2021/5/12/22433134/fragattacks-wi-fi-vulnerabilities-update-security](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2021/5/12/22433134/fragattacks-wi-fi-vulnerabilities-update-security) ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/206 "2021-07-16T14:59:07Z")
[I hate having to ask for OTC medals!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-having-to-ask-for-otc-meds/946520) ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/207 "2021-07-17T21:49:58Z")
“Beloved Childhood Friends You Would Never Eat Today” seems unusually pro-cannibalistic for this message board. Btw, I have never eaten a beloved childhood friend; do they taste good? ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/208 "2021-07-17T22:32:50Z")
Dammit **Dropo** I had read that one the exact same way… ---
**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:** [July 18, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/209 "2021-07-18T23:46:27Z")
[How do you feel about samurai?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-surimi/946776/4) I think we probably overly romanticize the Japanese warrior class in modern pop culture, in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/210 "2021-07-19T03:21:25Z")
**I pit the Russian government and their Pad Thai!** It’s always better in Bangkok. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/211 "2021-07-20T19:04:45Z")
Vulvar hiatus: The Game of Thrones Offseason Thread sounds a bit racy for Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/212 "2021-07-21T16:47:09Z")
Farting while making out. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thegunismightierthanthepen/32/2981_2.png) [@TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheGunIsMightierThanThePen)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/213 "2021-07-22T21:47:40Z")
From the General Questions forum ([link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-this-trope-originate-vamp-enters-private-eyes-office-with-a-case-for-him/947086)) **Where does this trope originate: vampire enters private eye’s office with a case for him** ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/214 "2021-07-22T22:06:13Z")
I was gonna post in that thread, but I guess I won’t derail it - I had to look up what a “vamp” is because I’d never heard the term and assumed he WAS asking about vampires. _Is this the new Urban Fantasy cliche? Vampires and Private Detectives? Did that originate with the Dresden books or are they not as original as I thought?_ ---
**Author:** ![TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thegunismightierthanthepen/32/2981_2.png) [@TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheGunIsMightierThanThePen)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/215 "2021-07-22T22:20:43Z")
I had to look it up too, and was surprised to find that it _was_ a real word, although the intended meaning of “seductive woman” in the case of that thread title, appears to be an antiquated slang usage of the term. ---
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/216 "2021-07-22T22:29:06Z")
> [@TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](#): > > From the General Questions forum ([link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-this-trope-originate-vamp-enters-private-eyes-office-with-a-case-for-him/947086)) > > **Where does this trope originate: vampire enters private eye’s office with a case for him** > [@Babale](#): > > I was gonna post in that thread, but I guess I won’t derail it - I had to look up what a “vamp” is because I’d never heard the term and assumed he WAS asking about vampires. _Is this the new Urban Fantasy cliche? Vampires and Private Detectives? Did that originate with the Dresden books or are they not as original as I thought?_ I had the same initial reaction to the thread title, but figured it out when I read the OP. As it happens, I’ve actually written this short story. Sadly unpublished. (This was many years ago when I actually tried to get some short fiction published. I never got anything more than a perfunctory rejection letter). > [@TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](#): > > I had to look it up too, and was surprised to find that it _was_ a real word, although the intended meaning of “seductive woman” in the case of that thread title, appears to be an antiquated slang usage of the term. It’s a slang term that was current and widely used during noir’s heyday. In context, it’s exactly the correct word to use in describing the trope. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/217 "2021-07-22T22:34:47Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Vulvar hiatus: The Game of Thrones Offseason Thread sounds a bit racy for Cafe Society. But appropriate for GoT but for the CGI blurring. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/218 "2021-07-22T22:51:48Z")
> [@TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](#): > > appears to be an antiquated slang usage of the term Careful who you’re calling antiquated 😏 ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/219 "2021-08-02T00:07:47Z")
Not misread, but I can’t see the “Spackling the Crack of Dawn” thread title without my mind wanting to go down inappropriate paths regarding the series _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_… ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/220 "2021-08-09T12:27:55Z")
I just saw “Beloved Childhood Friends You Would Never Eat Today”, and figured that Discourse had inexplicably revived an old Jeffrey Dahmer thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093.md?page=12)