# 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:** 79
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1563 "2025-04-21T16:23:49Z")
My brain really wants to change “The Ziz Cult” to “The Zyn Cult.” I see a compound full of bros stuffing nicotine pouches between the cheek and gums. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1564 "2025-04-21T20:23:13Z")
I occasionally perceive it as “The Zit Cult.” ---
**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:** [April 22, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1565 "2025-04-22T16:25:10Z")
[Why the hate for diary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-dairy/1017285) Yeah, such a self-indulgent habit, it’s all about me, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1566 "2025-04-22T22:04:22Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > [Who is palpable right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-papable-right-now/1014475) > > I mean, to a doctor, everyone is palpable, right? Now that it’s been bumped, I’m starting to read it that way too. ---
**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:** [April 23, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1567 "2025-04-23T17:20:24Z")
[Lateral Thinking Puppies - third time is best](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214) “If I go to the window and bark loudly, eventually he’ll get up and go look out to see what the fuss is about, and I can sneak over and snag the sandwich off his plate!” ---
**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:** [April 24, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1568 "2025-04-24T16:25:10Z")
[Help me defend my cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-defeat-my-cat/1017369/34) Maybe not the most amusing misreading, but that’s what I keep seeing every time see that 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:** [April 24, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1569 "2025-04-24T17:12:29Z")
I read that as “Help me defund my cat”. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1570 "2025-04-24T19:53:45Z")
I can support that. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1571 "2025-04-26T20:02:25Z")
[How did I get dumped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-get-duped) The dumpee never sees it coming… ---
**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:** [April 26, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1572 "2025-04-26T22:16:04Z")
Irony is that there is another thread on basically that, tho technically can go in either direction: [Why is your ex your ex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-your-ex-your-ex/1017536) ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1573 "2025-04-27T04:10:23Z")
[California: Governor dissolves Parliament, Carney drops the writ, and the election is on!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-govgen-dissolves-parliament-carney-drops-the-writ-and-the-election-is-on/1015985) Even though I’ve seen the thread multiple times and despite the fact that California neither _has_ a Parliament nor a governor named Carney, my brain keeps insisting on seeing it that way when I’m skimming over the page. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1574 "2025-04-27T17:14:45Z")
“Dropping the writ” seems like a screwball thing that Art Carney’s character would do in anything he is in… ---
**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:** [April 27, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1575 "2025-04-27T21:13:52Z")
It comes from the writs of election that go to the Returning Officer for each federal electoral district, or riding. It’s their authority to begin the election. The writs are issued in the name of the King, but Chuck doesn’t have any personal involvement. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1576 "2025-05-05T14:26:19Z")
_[What would your paper name be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-papal-name-be/651114/)_ One Hundred Percent Rag. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1577 "2025-05-06T17:27:20Z")
[As Trump’s policies worry scientists, Franco and others put out a welcome mat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-trump-s-policies-worry-scientists-france-and-others-put-out-a-welcome-mat/1016334). It’s a sad day in history when your country is outscienced by not merely a European dictator, but a European dictator that is, presumably, still dead. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1578 "2025-05-07T14:52:05Z")
[Am I draining blood wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-donating-blood-wrong/1017809) Experienced vampires always choose the jugular vein. Going for the median cubital vein in the arm is much slower and makes you look silly. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1579 "2025-05-07T22:40:35Z")
[Racist Developments in Memphis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-developments-in-memphis/979302) Perfectly cromulent title anyway. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1580 "2025-05-13T12:58:21Z")
[Avicii rebound remix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anvil-rebound-redux/1018257) ---
**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:** [May 13, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1581 "2025-05-13T15:40:13Z")
[How to sell a metronome.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sell-a-motorhome/1018331) I’m not sure, just leave it there going “click, click, click, click” until someone walks by and realizes that’s the thing they need? ---
**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:** [May 13, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1582 "2025-05-13T16:27:09Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > How to sell a metronome. Timing is everything. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093.md?page=78) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093.md?page=80)