# 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:** 51

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### 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: [January 20, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1001 "2024-01-20T03:23:55Z")

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Come, lay upon me your hands and pray.

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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: [January 20, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1002 "2024-01-20T19:55:01Z")

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Thank you. I was trying desperately to think of a good joke for the topic, but I couldn’t think of any.

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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: [January 21, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1003 "2024-01-21T21:12:55Z")

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Anyone ever take a Scandinavian curse?

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### Author: ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1004 "2024-01-23T15:34:06Z")

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[How do you routinely use fistfights in and around your home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-routinely-use-flashlights-in-and-around-your-home/986640)

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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: [January 23, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1005 "2024-01-23T19:34:51Z")

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[Animals that might be candidates for full documentation and why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-that-might-be-candidates-for-full-domestication-and-why/996508/13)

I’m imagining a 100 page technical document detailing the anatomy of the white tailed deer in its entirety.

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### 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: [January 23, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1006 "2024-01-23T22:04:37Z")

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Yeah, but the exploded diagrams get real messy.

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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: [January 23, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1007 "2024-01-23T22:54:15Z")

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😀😵‍💫😀

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### Author: ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1008 "2024-01-24T02:32:57Z")

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[Raising Pigeons for Fools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-pigeons-for-food/996446)

A sequel to the “For Dummies” series…

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### Author: ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1009 "2024-01-24T07:31:25Z")

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```auto
Is it in poor taste to crave celebrities?

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Yeah, kinda… according to who, what, where or why.

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### 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: [January 25, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1010 "2024-01-25T00:07:44Z")

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If you put enough ketchup on them, they might be tasty.

For some of the worst celebs, you might need something stronger, maybe a serious scotch bonnet- or reaper-based hot sauce to kill their off-putting taste.

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### Author: ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2024, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1011 "2024-01-25T04:32:35Z")

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Soak them in scotch or rum, then slow smoke them to dissolve the connective tissue so they won’t be so chewy.

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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: [January 25, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1012 "2024-01-25T14:04:32Z")

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[Butting heads with the Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butting-heads-with-the-director/996618)

Ow!

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### 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: [January 25, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1013 "2024-01-25T15:14:51Z")

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[Barely soup question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barley-soup-question/996602)

Makes me wonder what the substance in question would have to do to qualify in the first place…

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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: [January 26, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1014 "2024-01-26T01:42:37Z")

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I just came to post the same thing.

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### Author: ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1015 "2024-01-26T13:10:57Z")

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[Johnny Blizzard Season is here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-blizzard-season-is-here/995831)

Ooh, I love Johnny Blizzard-- he’s my favorite action hero!

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### 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: [January 27, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1016 "2024-01-27T00:07:27Z")

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> [@John\_DiFool](#):
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> [Barely soup question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barley-soup-question/996602)
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> Makes me wonder what the substance in question would have to do to qualify in the first place…

> [@Darren\_Garrison](#):
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> I just came to post the same thing.

No, no, no.

That’s **[_Battery_ soup question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barley-soup-question/996602)**.

You’re welcome. 🤪

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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: [January 27, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1017 "2024-01-27T17:28:58Z")

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[Help me make some award-winning child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-some-award-winning-chili/996739)

Well, a big part of it is natural aptitude, but encouraging the child to study hard and develop good work ethics will go a long way. Were you thinking maybe a spelling bee championship?

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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: [January 27, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1018 "2024-01-27T18:46:32Z")

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The initial stage is quite pleasurable, but the finishing process can be lengthy and gruelling.

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### Author: ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1019 "2024-01-27T19:56:03Z")

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> [@wolfpup](#):
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> [Help me make some award-winning child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-some-award-winning-chili/996739)
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> Well, a big part of it is natural aptitude, but encouraging the child to study hard and develop good work ethics will go a long way. Were you thinking maybe a spelling bee championship?

Thanks for the advice, but I already have an award-winning child!

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### 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: [January 28, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1020 "2024-01-28T12:16:00Z")

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Of course there’s this recent winner:

> [@Ever wanted to own the false teeth of a great me? HERE'S YOUR CHANCE! (NEWSLINK)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wanted-to-own-the-false-teeth-of-a-great-me-heres-your-chance-newslink/996697):
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> Yes, boys & girls, you now can own Winston Churchill’s choppers! [HO-HO-HO! We shall chew em in the hills, in the landing ground, we shall never, never gum our beans & toast! (NEWSLINK)](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-own-a-set-of-winston-churchills-false-teeth-180983638/)

Every time I read about a “great me” I get the wrong idea from what the OP meant. 😉

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