# No E

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709>\
**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\
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**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:** [January 8, 2018, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/61 "2018-01-08T02:02:42Z")

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> [@gkster](#):
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> Now is an hour for a good man to rush to aid his party

> [@CairoCarol](#):
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> But which party - GOP? I say “no way!” to that.

So how about saying it this way:  
Now is an hour for a good man to rush to aid his country

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**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/62 "2018-01-08T02:28:50Z")

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I don’t know why I am trying this activity. Oh, it is a stimulus but will I find it gratifying?  
Wow, I posit so.

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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/63 "2018-01-08T02:31:16Z")

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> [@gkster](#):
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> So how about saying it this way:  
> Now is an hour for a good man to rush to aid his country

Which was not an option in 2016. You could pick not a man or not good.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/64 "2018-01-08T14:37:57Z")

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Gary Johnson is a man, and got a million-plus folks (including this guy posting) to opt for him.

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/65 "2018-01-08T15:33:46Z")

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Johnson was a poor option; Trump won.

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/66 "2018-01-09T05:47:02Z")

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Trump did win. But how much work is Trump doing on his many golf outings?

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/67 "2018-01-09T06:55:00Z")

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> [@gkster](#):
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> So how about saying it this way:  
> Now is an hour for a good man to rush to aid his country

I concur, with this modification: _Now is an hour for a good individual [man or woman] to rush to aid our country._

A

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**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:** [January 10, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/68 "2018-01-10T01:59:02Z")

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My apology for unconsciously posting in a misogynistic way.

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/69 "2018-01-12T06:06:11Z")

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> [@gkster](#):
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> My apology for unconsciously posting in a misogynistic way.

I applaud your skillful and touching post.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/70 "2018-01-12T14:42:02Z")

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I would say such words as “touching” only with utmost caution in discussions of misogyny.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/71 "2018-01-12T18:31:09Z")

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Misogynists, having no morals, malign woman-kind.

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**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:** [January 12, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/72 "2018-01-12T19:22:53Z")

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hashtag this girl also

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/73 "2018-01-12T21:19:58Z")

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Hashtags pain my brain; stop it.

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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/74 "2018-01-12T23:10:49Z")

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Smartass post:

2.71828182845904523536028747135266249775724709369995…

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/75 "2018-01-13T14:13:07Z")

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A shirt I got for Christmas says “My password is … last 8 digits of pi.”

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/76 "2018-01-13T18:44:13Z")

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Christmas is also my birthday.

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**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/77 "2018-01-13T18:50:24Z")

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My birthday is in April. Can’t wait for gifts!

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/78 "2018-01-13T19:27:09Z")

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My birthday is in May. Looking forward to a long road trip!

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/79 "2018-01-13T19:48:40Z")

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Having your birthday on Christmas can amount to No “L.”

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-e/797709/80 "2018-01-15T21:27:15Z")

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Wasn’t that how playwright Coward was known?

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