# One Word. **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 2, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266 "2013-12-02T03:51:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 141
**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:** [June 5, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2803 "2014-06-05T18:41:00Z")
Apnea ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2804 "2014-06-05T18:52:33Z")
“taaft” ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2805 "2014-06-05T18:56:43Z")
TANSTAAFL. x (Note to **CheshireKat:** Hit “Reply” on my post for a trick to defeat the AllCaps-blocker.) ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2806 "2014-06-05T19:00:35Z")
[Do you mean the “quick reply to this message” button on the right, that looks like a letter and pen? 'Cause I hit the blue Post Reply button and that didn’t work] ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2807 "2014-06-05T19:02:50Z")
> [@CheshireKat](#): > > Is this a trick? Didyoupostinthewrongthreadagain? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2808 "2014-06-05T19:08:12Z")
NO I POSTED THAT ORIGINALLY IN ALL CAPS AFTER HITTING THE “POST REPLY” BUTTON LIKE YOU ADVISED. Itcameoutproperlylowercase so I edited it out. But I see now that the button on the right is the correct one, thank you. 😃 And in answer to TANSTAAFL, in play: terflaffle ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2809 "2014-06-05T19:11:45Z")
_De nada._ (And now I see the button says “QUOTE”, not “Reply” – d’oh!) :smack: In play: Kerfuffle ---
**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:** [June 5, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2810 "2014-06-05T19:16:00Z")
😕 ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2811 "2014-06-05T19:22:20Z")
haha, is that your reply to kerfluffle? =8-O ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2812 "2014-06-05T19:36:56Z")
@@@@🙂 [Marge Simpson emoticon] ---
**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:** [June 5, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2813 "2014-06-05T19:45:37Z")
Balls-up (“kerfuffle” is a word, “kerfluffle” is a word; they mean the same thing. :smack: ) (What is =8-O ?) ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2814 "2014-06-05T21:20:10Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > (What is =8-O ?) Look at it sideways. It’s the old-timey emoticon for YIKES. Like this :eek: but with hair standing up. In play: Balzak ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2815 "2014-06-05T21:56:02Z")
Cromwell ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2816 "2014-06-05T22:34:37Z")
Oliver ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2817 "2014-06-05T23:36:52Z")
gruel ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2818 "2014-06-05T23:54:03Z")
more ---
**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:** [June 5, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2819 "2014-06-05T23:55:09Z")
MOAR! ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2820 "2014-06-06T00:25:27Z")
ROAR! ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2821 "2014-06-06T02:13:32Z")
meow. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/2822 "2014-06-06T02:55:14Z")
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