# 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:** 23

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### Author: ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/441 "2022-07-09T20:52:14Z")

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Does it take reservations?

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### Author: ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/442 "2022-07-09T21:47:22Z")

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“Do you have reservations?”  
“Yes, but when you’re as hungry as I am, you throw caution to the wind!”

from an old _Wizard of Id_ cartoon

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### 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 10, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/443 "2022-07-10T00:38:24Z")

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[“Too randy” for GD or IMHO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-ranty-for-gd-or-imho/967682/6)

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### Author: ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/444 "2022-07-12T19:15:59Z")

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**Football Concussions, the next Big Bang?**

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### Author: ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/445 "2022-07-13T18:36:36Z")

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Interesting idea for a garden bitch.

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### 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 14, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/446 "2022-07-14T12:22:06Z")

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[Carpenters, woodpeckers, handymen: most durable finish for exterior threshold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpenters-woodworkers-handymen-most-durable-finish-for-exterior-threshold/967917)

Make sure your project is peck-friendly.

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### Author: ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/447 "2022-07-14T13:50:41Z")

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D’oh!

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### Author: ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/448 "2022-07-14T23:21:51Z")

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Self driving cats are still decades away. Toonces!

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### Author: ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/449 "2022-07-16T18:53:33Z")

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[Vets - do you “vet” clothing? Why or why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vets-do-you-wear-vet-clothing-why-or-why-not/967778)

I’m not a vet, but I vet clothing to make sure it will fit me at least.

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### Author: ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/450 "2022-07-18T01:21:33Z")

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I keep reading that one thread title as “Why has Donald Trump not been Decapitated or Subpoenaed by the January 6 committee?”

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### Author: ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/451 "2022-07-18T07:30:11Z")

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**[Can you please advise me about garden hoses and also my genitalia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-advise-me-about-garden-hoses-and-also-my-gardenia-plant/968049)**

Sounds like a kinky experiment gone painfully wrong!

Also, although not a misread thread title, dang it, this has to be recorded somewhere. The thread in IMHO, “How Do You Know You’re Drunk?”, was revived after 12 years by a new post containing this informative observation that helps answer the question:

> The 190 proof I have rn i very clean, very clean

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### 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 18, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/452 "2022-07-18T21:15:19Z")

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Talk To Me About Rationing In Vancouver

The poutine supply chain has been massively disrupted. You’ve just gotta be patient.

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### Author: ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/453 "2022-07-18T21:43:58Z")

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Traveling to Spain, onions requested.

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### Author: ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/454 "2022-07-20T15:37:40Z")

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**Catching a Skunk in the house**

If you succeed, is it worth it?

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### Author: ![Limmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/455 "2022-07-20T17:11:42Z")

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**Caitlin Jenner Paralyzed…**

Actual title: “Caitlin Jensen Paralyzed…” Who is that? Apparently not anyone famous. Well, she wasn’t before.

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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: [July 20, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/456 "2022-07-20T17:56:56Z")

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[Catching a Stink in the house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catching-a-skink-in-the-house/968262)

I initially thought this was an oddly phrased request for help tracking down the source of a foul odor.

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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: [July 20, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/457 "2022-07-20T20:12:45Z")

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And also (Sorry about the double post but it’s too late to edit):

[Status of Breaking Bad’s Walter White and Jesse Pinkman to go up in Albuquerque](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statues-of-breaking-bads-walter-white-and-jesse-pinkman-to-go-up-in-albuquerque/968211/4)

I would have thought they already had fairly high status, given how popular their show was.

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### 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 20, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/458 "2022-07-20T20:36:12Z")

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> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#):
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> Traveling to Spain, onions requested.

Dammit, since I read this entry, now very time I see that thread, it’s about onions! 😟

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### Author: ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/459 "2022-07-20T21:23:14Z")

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What was your favorite cat?

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### Author: ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/460 "2022-07-20T21:40:02Z")

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Spanish onions, of course.

mmm

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