# 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:** 48
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/941 "2023-12-13T22:38:47Z")
Also not a misread title, but an experience here on the Dope… I first joined the Dope in 2017, and lurked for some time before I started posting. I perused a large number of threads during that period, and I would occasionally come across an acronym that I had never seen before and I didn’t know what it meant. When I first saw it, my mind pronounced one way, and I’ve not ever been able to see that acronym without continuing to pronounce it that way. The acronym? IANAL Which my warped mind always says ‘I Anal’. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/942 "2023-12-13T22:45:24Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > The acronym? IANAL > > Which my warped mind always says ‘I Anal’. You’re not the only one… 😁 ---
**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:** [December 13, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/943 "2023-12-13T23:57:33Z")
[Wanted: Shade Analysis For Baloney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-shade-analysis-for-balcony/994574) ---
**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:** [December 15, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/944 "2023-12-15T16:49:41Z")
[Let’s talk pains!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-talk-pans/994643) Given how various aches and maladies and such seem to be such a hot topic for all the geezers here, this one seemed like a natural… ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/945 "2023-12-15T17:30:44Z")
[Work slacks keep wearing out between the legs --oh you pervert!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-slacks-keep-wearing-out-between-legs-how-to-prevent/977769) ---
**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:** [December 15, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/946 "2023-12-15T18:10:54Z")
I keep seeing “[Cat reading advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-rearing-advice/993059)”. Pay attention to the position of the tail. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/947 "2023-12-16T18:47:54Z")
[The Economics of Amazon Returns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economics-of-amazon-returns/994677) I didn’t know they’d been away. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/948 "2023-12-16T18:54:22Z")
They’re coming back. And boy are they mad! ---
**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:** [December 16, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/949 "2023-12-16T19:17:00Z")
**[Is there a danger that the universe could eventually be overwhelmed by the vastly greater population of Russia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-their-a-danger-that-ukraine-could-eventually-be-overwhelmed-by-the-vastly-larger-population-of-russia/994695)** I knew there were a lot of Russians, but I didn’t think they were taking over interstellar space! 😲 (I think the damn cataracts in my left eye are getting worse.) ---
**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:** [December 16, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/950 "2023-12-16T19:23:01Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > This isn’t a thread title, but I didn’t want to start a new thread for this, and it sorta fits. > > I was going into a store in a mall a couple of days ago, and I looked up and saw a sign I’d never noticed before. It said > > **MYTH READING SALON** > > A Salon for reading myths? Why had I never heard of or noticed this before? I LOVE Myths. > > A couple of seconds later my mind re-adjusted things. I hadn’t gotten the letters wrong at all, but the sign really read: > > **MY THREADING SALON** > > That made a lot more sense. Bjt I was bummed out, nonetheless. We could use more Myth Reading places. Locally we have a doc in a box franchise called “Doctor’s Care”. I always prefer to think of it as “Doctor Scare”. (Similarly there is a restaurant “Master’s Wok” that will always be “Master Swok” to me.) ---
**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:** [December 16, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/951 "2023-12-16T19:24:22Z")
Who Reads-whore ads From saturday night live Jeopardy skit. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/952 "2023-12-16T19:30:51Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > [The Economics of Amazon Returns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economics-of-amazon-returns/994677) > > I didn’t know they’d been away. It’s a sequel to _The Economics of Amazon_, a poignant drama about a farmer trying to eke out an existence in the rainforests of Brazil. In _The Economics of Amazon Returns_, the farmer’s rainforest plantation is now well established, and the plot gets a more comedic twist when the farmer gets a visit from a traveling salesman whose car broke down, and introduces him to his gorgeous but innocent daughter. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/953 "2023-12-16T20:16:34Z")
Two words: [Handy Nasty](https://www.handynasty.net/). ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/954 "2023-12-16T20:23:33Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > (Similarly there is a restaurant “Master’s Wok” that will always be “Master Swok” to me.) We have a regional chain of big-box stores selling discounted second rate and last year’s electronics and housewares: “BrandsMart”. Which I always read and pronounced as “Brand Smart”. > **[Buy top brand TVs, Home Appliances, Washers, Dryers & more | BrandsMartUSA](https://www.brandsmartusa.com/)** > > Explore best deals & Shop from huge selection of home appliances & housewares, tv & home theater, computers & tablets, smart home, furniture, Washer, dryers & more at BrandsMartUSA. They recently tagged the “USA” onto their name, perhaps to break up the mistake I (and many others) often made. Great, just great. Now I’ve got this stuck in my head! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wTP2RUD_cL0/maxresdefault.jpg "Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTP2RUD_cL0) You’re welcome. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/955 "2023-12-16T20:24:47Z")
This one is font-dependent: the infamous Megaflicks. [![](https://i.insider.com/5654a9478430761f008b5213?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp) ](https://i.insider.com/5654a9478430761f008b5213?width=600&format=jpeg&auto=webp) ---
**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:** [December 16, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/956 "2023-12-16T20:39:40Z")
How about we have some FuKing Chinese tonight? [![](https://i.imgur.com/Hvdwrn4.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Hvdwrn4.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/957 "2023-12-16T20:53:21Z")
This one works only if you pronounce “pho” correctly. [![](https://usmenuguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/phokimlongfront.jpg) ](https://usmenuguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/phokimlongfront.jpg) ---
**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:** [December 18, 2023, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/958 "2023-12-18T03:38:17Z")
[Dudes you wish would (or could have) exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duets-you-wish-would-or-could-have-exist/994740) A decent Red Sox starting pitcher. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2023, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/959 "2023-12-19T04:24:56Z")
[Can somebody explain Oprah Winfrey to us non-Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-oprah-winfrey-to-non-us-americans/994778) It just scans better. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2023, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/960 "2023-12-19T06:33:03Z")
[Having a raisin bran muffin recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halving-a-raisin-bran-muffin-recipe/994797/1) You can’t have your bran muffin and eat it too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093.md?page=47) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093.md?page=49)