# Random Thoughts **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 29, 2002, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/134462 "2002-10-29T23:13:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/134462/1 "2002-10-29T23:13:44Z")
The City of Atlantis isn’t actually lost. It’s just been mislaid. They’ll probably find it next time they dust the continental shelf, fallen behind the collectible tectonic plates. Vandals- Of all the barbarian hordes that swept through Europe during the Dark Ages, how come the Vandals ended up lending their name to doers of miscellaneous property damage? Why not the Huns or the Ostrogoths? How do you sail a garage? ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/134462/2 "2002-10-30T05:39:45Z")
> [@](#): > > Vandals- Of all the barbarian hordes that swept through Europe during the Dark Ages, how come the Vandals ended up lending their name to doers of miscellaneous property damage? Why not the Huns or the Ostrogoths? Because the police officers had trouble spelling “Ostrogothism” when they were writing their incident reports? ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/134462/3 "2002-10-30T06:29:45Z")
I thought it was because the Vandals used to literally “paint the town red” when they passed through on the way to a pillaging… [sub]Weren’t the Ostrogoths the tribe that refused to wear any color other than black?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/134462/4 "2002-10-30T06:35:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Monstre \* > \*\* > > Because the police officers had trouble spelling “Ostrogothism” when they were writing their incident reports? \*\* [ul]😉 [sup]And calling them “Huns” sounds like a gang of sissies.[/sup][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/134462/5 "2002-10-30T17:45:45Z")
In 1977, Elvis died. In 1987, Chrysler takes over AMC. Coincidence? I think not. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/134462/6 "2002-10-30T17:48:00Z")
Did the Vandals wreck the Ottoman Empire? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/134462/7 "2002-10-30T18:15:07Z")
A whole empire based on the idea of putting your feet up… [/Seinfeld] ---
**Author:** ![Breezy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Breezy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breezy)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/134462/8 "2002-10-31T17:06:18Z")
Can I give a random thought today? Wool sweaters are really much too warm to wear inside. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts/134462/9 "2002-10-31T17:51:00Z")
That’s why sheep don’t make good indoor pets.