# 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:** 97
**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 8, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1923 "2026-04-08T18:53:12Z")
[Should Plano Be Banned From University Courses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-plato-be-banned-from-university-courses/1026460) Yeah, and while you’re at it, ban McKinney, Frisco and Flower Mound. They’re all too dumb to make it past high school. \*a misread thread title for Texans. ---
**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 11, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1924 "2026-04-11T12:49:27Z")
[Tell me about curses, especially more laid-back, “educational” ones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-cruises-especially-more-laid-back-educational-ones/1029178) That wicked fairy was just trying to teach you a lesson. ---
**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 11, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1925 "2026-04-11T23:46:19Z")
[When teaching Religion, Math and Legend as Literature, should it be labeled as Fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-teaching-religion-myth-and-legend-as-literature-should-it-be-labeled-as-fiction/1029156) You’ve definitely got something there. Not even a week into my calculus class, I was convinced it was Fantasy. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1926 "2026-04-12T01:00:24Z")
No, myth! MYTH! “Yeth?” ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1927 "2026-04-12T03:39:46Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Not even a week into my calculus class, I was convinced it was Fantasy. You should try [QCD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_chromodynamics) sometime. ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1928 "2026-04-12T14:25:36Z")
[Mahatma Yellow Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mahatma-yellow-rice/1029211) I’ve heard of yellow snow, but not yellow ice. Is it from Gandhi? ---
**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 12, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1929 "2026-04-12T17:42:30Z")
[Win 11 not seeing old Hardee’s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-11-not-seeing-old-hardrives/1029220) Try renaming it to Carl’s Jr. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1930 "2026-04-13T01:41:46Z")
Who thought [this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minute-steaks/1029191) was a thread about really, really small steaks? ---
**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:** [April 13, 2026, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1931 "2026-04-13T02:04:55Z")
Well, in your defense, minute steaks are pretty darn small as steaks go. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1932 "2026-04-13T04:12:06Z")
[Hungry after the 2026 elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hungary-after-the-2026-elections/1029223/27) I doubt it. They’re likely to turn my stomach. ---
**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 15, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1933 "2026-04-15T14:10:09Z")
[What practical jokes are AIs already good at today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-practical-tasks-are-ais-already-good-at-today/1028737) That would at least make them minimally useful. ---
**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 15, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1934 "2026-04-15T16:55:16Z")
[What could be wrong with my fuck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-wrong-with-my-truck/1029287) I just can’t give it anymore… ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1935 "2026-04-15T18:07:18Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > What practical jokes are AIs already good at today? Heh! That would be highly amusing. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1936 "2026-04-17T08:15:08Z")
**Dave Bowman** : Open the pod bay doors, HAL. **HAL** : I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that. **Dave Bowman** : What’s the problem? **HAL** : No problem. It’s just funny. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1937 "2026-04-17T17:29:32Z")
Just like [TARS’s humor setting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1__1kc6cdo) 🙂 ---
**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 17, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1938 "2026-04-17T17:35:00Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > [What practical jokes are AIs already good at today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-practical-tasks-are-ais-already-good-at-today/1028737) > > That would at least make them minimally useful. In actuality, AIs are terrible at practical jokes: > **[Get working on your April Fools Eiffel Tower](https://www.aiweirdness.com/get-working-on-your-april-fools-eiffel-tower/)** > > Elevator Surprise: Place a tiny camera in the elevator, and when someone gets in, snap a photo saying, "Welcome to Space Station!" Or build a miniature model of the Eiffel Tower next to it for a dramatic effect. > > Tower of Pancakes: Create a giant... ---
**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 21, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1939 "2026-04-21T15:17:49Z")
[On the Significance of Hepatic Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-significance-of-historic-names/1029455) You might think it’s cute to name your twins “Liver” and “Onions”, but they’ll be ragged unmercifully in school. ---
**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 22, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1940 "2026-04-22T15:42:07Z")
[What became obsequious then went away in your lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-became-ubiquitous-then-went-away-in-your-lifetime/1029180) Trump’s cabinet members and advisers, hopefully. ---
**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:** [April 23, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1941 "2026-04-23T01:40:06Z")
[What candy could you identify by feet alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-candy-could-you-identify-by-feel-alone/1029448) Hmmm…Tootsie rolls? ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1942 "2026-04-23T03:03:39Z")
I didn’t know that Coyote had a problem with his complexion. Maybe order up a supply of benzoyl peroxide from Ac…oh. Never mind. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093.md?page=96) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093.md?page=98)