# Poll - Best unintentionally funny thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-unintentionally-funny-thread/194827>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 13, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-unintentionally-funny-thread/194827 "2003-08-13T04:21:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
**Page:** 2

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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:** [August 16, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-unintentionally-funny-thread/194827/21 "2003-08-16T14:00:56Z")

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[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=48886&highlight=rudolph](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=48886&highlight=rudolph)

This thread started out as a simple one in General Questions and disintegrated into a SDMB Holiday Tradition.

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**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-unintentionally-funny-thread/194827/22 "2003-08-16T14:39:58Z")

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[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=182547](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=182547)

The Grapist lives!

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**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-unintentionally-funny-thread/194827/23 "2003-08-16T15:25:07Z")

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This current one definitely took a turn that the OP didn’t intend.

[And verily, the Lord of Hosts shalt stick his arm up your ass](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=204862)

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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-unintentionally-funny-thread/194827/24 "2003-08-16T15:52:43Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Lobsang \*  
> \*\*[a](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=158752) \*\*

Now that’s funny! It’s so great to read all these posts. I was affraid that there wouldn’t be many, but I’m glad to see that I was wrong.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-unintentionally-funny-thread/194827/25 "2003-08-16T19:10:46Z")

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These are classics:

[war declaration on hitler??? why?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=49621)

[Abraham Lincoln. Who did he think he was?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=95345)

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**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-unintentionally-funny-thread/194827/26 "2003-08-16T20:14:22Z")

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There was a _series_ of threads back in early 2002 by **deeward** who was apparently besotted with **Engelbert Humperdink**.

They were absolute pissers. Alas, we never saw **deeward** again.

😛

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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-unintentionally-funny-thread/194827/27 "2003-08-16T22:50:13Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Colibri \*  
> \*\*These are classics:
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> [war declaration on hitler??? why?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=49621)
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> [Abraham Lincoln. Who did he think he was?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=95345) \*\*

The first one’s pretty good, kind of silly, but the second one…😃

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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:** [August 18, 2003, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-unintentionally-funny-thread/194827/28 "2003-08-18T13:06:50Z")

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[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=195955&highlight=clown](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=195955&highlight=clown)

\*\* Eve \*\* and I have a great time here.

I realize a lot of these theads ended up making Threadspotting.

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-unintentionally-funny-thread/194827/29 "2003-08-18T15:29:00Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Joel \*  
> \*\*Wow, who knew that there could be so many whore jokes? 🙂 \*\*

They closed it before I could call myself **Whored Out**. 😃

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-unintentionally-funny-thread/194827/30 "2003-08-18T15:32:56Z")

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This totally unintentional [hijack](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=195329) was humorous.

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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-unintentionally-funny-thread/194827/31 "2003-08-18T15:34:37Z")

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That’s a **Whore** able joke.

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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-unintentionally-funny-thread/194827/32 "2003-08-18T15:36:42Z")

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My last post was for Knowed Out.

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**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-unintentionally-funny-thread/194827/33 "2003-08-21T05:29:48Z")

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Might as well post my very genuine GQ about the meaning of [Klaatu Barada Nikto](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41135&highlight=klaatu).

I’ve tried humorous threads before, and _this_ is the one that makes Threadspotting. ::sigh::

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