# 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:** 99
**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:** [May 15, 2026, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1963 "2026-05-15T08:35:26Z")
**[Questions for Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-christians/1029875)** I guess the biggie here would be that age-old question, “is there really a Santa Claus?”. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1964 "2026-05-16T22:18:55Z")
That question was [answered decades ago](https://www.straightdope.com/21342522/is-there-a-santa-claus) by The Perfect Master. ---
**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 18, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1965 "2026-05-18T13:18:26Z")
[Anyone know the best style pitchfork for tuning a compost pile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-the-best-style-pitchfork-for-turning-a-compost-pile/1030182/2) No joke here-- when I read the word ‘turning’ as ‘tuning’ it threw off my comprehension of the entire question. I then interpreted ‘pitchfork’ as ‘tuning fork’ since, pitch is involved in music, after all. And I sort of read ‘compost pile’ as ‘composition’ or something since my brain was convinced the question was music-related. When I finally did realize it said ‘compost pile’ I then thought 'how do you tune a compost pile?". It took an embarrassing amount of time to properly parse the question. But, it’s still fairly early on a Monday and I’m only on my first cup of coffee. Or, I’m losing my mind… 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1966 "2026-05-18T13:47:45Z")
My train of thought was similar on the pitchfork/tuning/turning/compost/composition thread. ---
**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 18, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1967 "2026-05-18T13:50:10Z")
Thanks, glad to hear it wasn’t just me. ---
**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 18, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1968 "2026-05-18T14:54:58Z")
I know from experience that when a compost pile starts emitting a high “F”, it’s time to run. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1969 "2026-05-18T15:00:00Z")
> [@solost](#): > > I then thought 'how do you tune a compost pile?". Same way you tuna fish. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1970 "2026-05-19T02:02:52Z")
**Small casinos and sexuality** It’s not the size of your casino that’s important, ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1971 "2026-05-19T15:46:08Z")
…it’s how you use it, of course! ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1972 "2026-05-22T19:00:06Z")
[“Wordle,” a strangely compelling word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7) Indeed it is! I’ve misread this one every time I see it for the past four years. Probably because the additional word “game” is on the next line on the main page on my iPad. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1973 "2026-05-22T23:03:17Z")
[Best ambient music for making conversation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ambient-music-for-masking-conversation/1030315) So you want to get into a flirty mood? ---
**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:** [May 25, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1974 "2026-05-25T20:29:41Z")
[What would it be like to raise a child that becomes a teenager in two years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-be-like-to-raise-a-child-that-became-a-teenager-in-two-years/1030388) Like any other eleven-year old, I suppose. Verb tense makes all the difference. ---
**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 26, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1975 "2026-05-26T14:45:08Z")
[Mannikins need tools, not gadgets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manicures-need-tools-not-gadgets/1030266) Don’t allow mannikins access to power tools, they get ideas. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1976 "2026-05-26T19:33:51Z")
**[Tolkien women on TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/token-women-on-tv-shows/1030395)** Well, Liv Tyler was in _The Leftovers_, that’s all I’ve got. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1977 "2026-05-27T17:51:42Z")
[Which is better; donating planets or plasma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-donating-platelets-or-plasma/1030432) I think it depends on whether or not the planet can support life. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1978 "2026-05-28T19:21:59Z")
[From the other thread] > [@Misinterpreted thread titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misinterpreted-thread-titles/978360/420): > > [Smokers: How did you find your favorite brand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-how-did-you-find-your-favorite-brand/1030439) _Seniors, how did you find your favorite band?_ Asking the older gen, as their ways of musical discovery may have differed majorly from how the younger set finds new tunes. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1979 "2026-05-29T07:02:33Z")
[Femdom 250 - The Great American State Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470) I’m not sure what the activates are going to be, but lots of leather is probably involved. ---
**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 30, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1980 "2026-05-30T02:46:02Z")
[Anybody interested in the portable band I saw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-interested-in-a-portable-band-saw/1030484) Portable bands? _I’m_ intrigued. ---
**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:** [May 30, 2026, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1981 "2026-05-30T06:15:29Z")
If a burger drops in my house…can I eat it? ---
**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 30, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1982 "2026-05-30T14:43:39Z")
[Sneakers: How did you find your favorite brand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-how-did-you-find-your-favorite-brand/1030439) The shoe store only sold Keds, so that was it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093.md?page=98) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093.md?page=100)