# (mistake thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 14, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579 "2023-12-14T00:27:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/41 "2023-12-14T14:31:09Z")
I think you are mistaken: spaces are not allowed in user names. Or maybe I am mistaken. But I have a “-” and you have a “\_” and I think we both would be happier without. > [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > My first marriage. Yeah, that too. > [@kayaker](#): > > Never mind. We aren’t in the pit. Another mistake. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/42 "2023-12-14T14:31:27Z")
Does anyone have Miss Givings? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/43 "2023-12-14T15:16:14Z")
Wasn’t she married to Mike Tyson? ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/44 "2023-12-14T16:11:45Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I0AxrOUJ62E/maxresdefault.jpg "Men At Work - It's a Mistake (Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0AxrOUJ62E) ---
**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:** [December 14, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/45 "2023-12-14T16:59:29Z")
No, no that was a Misnomer. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/46 "2023-12-14T17:24:47Z")
Thought I’d pop in here and the perfect _bon mot_ would present itself, and I’d go about my day thinking how clever I am … But I was mistaken. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/47 "2023-12-14T17:45:07Z")
[quote=“John\_DiFool, post:33, topic:994579”]You’d think this would be @Typo_Knig’s kind of thread… [/quote] I’m sorry - I missed this one! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/48 "2023-12-14T18:56:05Z")
_AND_ borked up the reply code … a two-fer mistake! @Typo_Knig ftw! > [@Spiderman](#): > > Do vegetarians miss steak? I believe the conventional wisdom is “bacon.” ETA: but I could be mistaken. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/49 "2023-12-14T18:59:13Z")
Would you rather hang out with Miss Taken or Miss Appropriate? Be honest. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/50 "2023-12-14T19:48:58Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I believe the conventional wisdom is “bacon.” > > ETA: but I could be mistaken. Failure to remove the toothpick from a bacon-wrapped filet would me a missed stake. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/51 "2023-12-14T20:14:28Z")
NQ\_ROOUSE, No room for user on device. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/52 "2023-12-14T20:34:43Z")
Wonder how came that in Japanese Mitsutake became a given name and [matsutake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsutake) a mushroom. Eating a matsutake is one of the tasks still pending in my to-do-list. They seem impossible to buy in Europe. ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/53 "2023-12-14T21:39:40Z")
Miss Appropriate because I would be inappropriate. ---
**Author:** ![TXRebel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6de8d8/32.png) [@TXRebel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TXRebel)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/54 "2023-12-14T22:11:04Z")
I’d just like to be suspended please. Preferably in jello. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/55 "2023-12-14T22:12:28Z")
That’s just an aspic of your delusions @TXRebel. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/56 "2023-12-14T22:24:32Z")
At least there will be some wiggle room. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/57 "2023-12-14T22:31:57Z")
Call for Miss Anthrope on the white courtesy phone! No, the white phone! ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/58 "2023-12-14T22:42:18Z")
I once had a Southern character role as was a prude with a wicked, lewd streak. I named myself Miss Demeanor. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/59 "2023-12-14T23:31:33Z")
There was in Irish poster here called Miss O’Genie, but she was banned. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579/60 "2023-12-16T03:50:57Z")
I’ve heard of books being banned, but posters? That’s off the wall! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistake-thread/994579.md?page=4)