# No E **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 1, 2017, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709 "2017-10-01T08:22:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/21 "2017-10-02T14:53:19Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I don’t want to fight but think it’s obvious what Biotop was saying. Don’t wimp out! I can kick your sorry butt now, tomorrow, in a month… pick a spot and a day! (You do know this is all a goof, right?) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/22 "2017-10-02T15:55:30Z")
Oh, it’s so on. I will knock you down, pick you back up, and knock you back down again. (Mods: I am also joking.) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/23 "2017-10-02T16:19:16Z")
Alas, I am a coward. I bow out of any fisticuffs. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/24 "2017-10-02T17:20:06Z")
This book may draw our brains in. I plan to scan my ocular organs upon words found on its’ papyrus. Not at all awkward sounding! > **[Gadsby (novel)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsby_(novel))** > > Gadsby is a 1939 novel by Ernest Vincent Wright which does not include any words that contain the letter E, the most common letter in English. A work that deliberately avoids certain letters is known as a lipogram. The plot revolves around the dying fictional city of Branton Hills, which is revitalized as a result of the efforts of protagonist John Gadsby and a youth organizer. > Though vanity published and little noticed in its time, the book has since become a favorite of fans of constrained wri... ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/25 "2017-10-02T20:26:06Z")
Lipograms, hurray! ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/26 "2017-10-02T20:43:08Z")
I am thinking of losing many grams of fat via lipo. But why is that important? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/27 "2017-10-02T20:50:51Z")
Not lipo as in sucking fat out with a vacuum (which sounds yucky), but lipo as in writing with unusual constraints (which sounds odd) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/28 "2017-10-02T20:56:47Z")
Why not try Atkins? Avoid sugar and carbs- that’s all. And soon fat will vanish from your gut. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/29 "2017-10-02T21:45:04Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > I am thinking of losing many grams of fat via lipo. But why is that important? Thin is in. All fashionistas say so. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/30 "2017-10-03T01:20:09Z")
Who wants to pop all his pants buttons? Who wants to balloon up to a Ton? Not I, nor should you. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/31 "2017-10-03T01:24:19Z")
Too rich or too thin? No such thing. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/32 "2017-10-03T03:11:23Z")
Too bad I can’t stand jogging, biking or any similar activity that might inhibit my girth. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/33 "2017-10-03T04:13:31Z")
I’m with you. I’m not into all that physical activity. I always say too much straining of any kind is bad for you. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/34 "2017-10-03T04:19:17Z")
William Banting, 1800s London mortician and coffin constructor, was an innovator who thought up a low-carb food plan, AKA “to bant” or “banting”. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/35 "2017-10-03T04:43:40Z")
A quick brown fox can jump across lazy dogs if that is its wish. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/36 "2017-10-03T05:00:54Z")
Not that many (but a non-insignificant amount of folks) champion a low-crab food consumption program to discard surplus fat. Avoiding such outwardly hard animals from briny habitats may bring about a surprisingly thin look and also ward off harm from malicious snapping claws. I don’t think this btw. This simply an “anti-crab” crowd talking point. I just post about it. I say swallow snow crab (or snoring dog or fast moving fox) if you want. No skin off my back. ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/37 "2017-10-03T05:02:52Z")
Do fun things with vigor (or consort of your option). Go out and gain wisdom. Motion is not its own goal, but a way to obtain goals. …Huh. That sounds awfully profound. Or awful, right. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/38 "2017-10-03T07:19:09Z")
Jeezus I’m really terrible at this game. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/39 "2017-10-03T11:04:34Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > Jeezus I’m really terrible at this game. You suck, man. And you plainly do not grasp what this group is all about. Our group stands for killing off a virtual monopoly that just 1 solitary symbol holds. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/40 "2017-10-03T11:57:28Z")
Most probably would not do too good at this. Not only is it a brain strain, but additionally is frustrating and has scant payback. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709.md?page=3)