# 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
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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 28, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1463 "2025-01-28T01:43:19Z")

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Trump and retribution  
Lego question

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### Author: ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2025, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1464 "2025-01-29T01:36:55Z")

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[Fleshlight recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashlight-recommendations/1013208)

I’m privy to black

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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: [January 31, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1465 "2025-01-31T01:10:03Z")

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Old thread time!

[Is Texas increasing police violence, not decreasing it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tasers-increasing-police-violence-not-decreasing-it/546511). These days, probably increasing it.

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### Author: ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2025, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1466 "2025-01-31T01:25:20Z")

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Tallest and shortest TV cats

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### Author: ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2025, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1467 "2025-02-01T08:02:48Z")

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[Morse problem, adding extra letters quickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-problem-adding-extra-letters-quickly/1013468/10)

You just gotta learn to do those dah-dah-dits faster! So, “get up off of them dah-dah-dits!”

And if anybody here recognizes that last bit, let me know; we might share a bit of background. 🎌 (mutters, “why are they _Japanese?_”)

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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: [February 2, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1468 "2025-02-02T15:04:46Z")

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[Planning a One-Week Stay in New York with my Dodgers - Summer 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-one-week-stay-in-new-york-with-my-daughters-summer-2024)

Did Mookie Betts enjoy his trip to the zoo?

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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: [February 3, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1469 "2025-02-03T20:32:59Z")

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[Is this a legally binding otter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-legally-binding-offer/1012681/)

Always read the fine print when making a purchase at the Aquatic Mammals Shoppe.

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### Author: ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1470 "2025-02-04T15:47:35Z")

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[Should we try out our coffee maker before adding filter & coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-dry-out-our-coffee-maker-before-adding-filter-coffee/1013770/1)

Well, I suppose if you just wanted to heat a pot of plain water, and you didn’t have some other method?

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### 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: [February 4, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1471 "2025-02-04T17:44:33Z")

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[Is anything made out of actual cell phones anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anything-made-out-of-actual-cellophane-anymore/1013848/3)

Well, I heard they get partly recycled.

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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: [February 5, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1472 "2025-02-05T14:22:46Z")

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Windows 11 disabled my auto insurance.

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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: [February 5, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1473 "2025-02-05T17:20:07Z")

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Sadly, with the extensive grasp of MS products, I could see that happening somehow.

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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: [February 5, 2025, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1474 "2025-02-05T23:24:08Z")

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[OMGosh, FOETUS just announced US to sponsor ethnic cleansing in Gaza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898/45)

Are you sure? That doesn’t sound like something [Jim Thirllwell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JG_Thirlwell) would do, and I’m not sure how you arrived at the conclusion he controls the US.

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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: [February 7, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1475 "2025-02-07T14:44:39Z")

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[Fess up… Have you used a dictionary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fess-up-have-you-used-ai-deliberately/1004124)

Yes. Yes! I did it, and I liked it!!

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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: [February 10, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1476 "2025-02-10T00:51:27Z")

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[The Great Ongoing Space Explosion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-space-exploration-thread/925703)

Why does _everything_ have to be about Elon Musk?

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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: [February 10, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1477 "2025-02-10T18:53:37Z")

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[The Zit cult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ziz-cult/1014103/1)

It’s just a bunch of pimply faced teens worshiping the cult of Clearasil.

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### Author: ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1478 "2025-02-10T22:07:44Z")

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Surprises coming for voters for the [Leopards-eating-feces-party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/9)

Thought that was more of a _dog_ thing.

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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: [February 11, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1479 "2025-02-11T15:17:45Z")

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[Do you think we could train or tame doctors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-we-could-train-or-tame-dinosaurs/1014140/15)

Some, perhaps, as they tend to be food-driven. But even after years of training, you should be wary around urologists and general surgeons.

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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: [February 14, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1480 "2025-02-14T14:47:05Z")

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[What are YOUR important margarita(ish) duties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-important-marital-ish-duties/1014267)

1. Ask for salt around the rim. 2. On the rocks, not frozen. 3. Enjoy.

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### 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: [February 14, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1481 "2025-02-14T15:02:21Z")

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[What are YOUR important martial(ish) duties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-important-marital-ish-duties/1014267)

Keep the peace, at all costs.

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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: [February 14, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1482 "2025-02-14T21:13:07Z")

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[Locked in school corridors… TV Trope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lockers-in-school-corridors-tv-trope/1011547).

That must be either about the Backrooms or, not a generic thread about lockers, but about being _locked_ in lockers by a bully.

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