# Reply to this topic as if you were 10 years old.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 5, 2005, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583 "2005-02-05T23:23:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/101 "2005-02-07T05:29:01Z")

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> [@Priam](#):
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> We’re forming our own pre-homo book club. Wanna join?

_giggles_

You said “hobo”!

_giggles again_

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**Author:** ![Nvme77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/102 "2005-02-07T06:58:40Z")

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Lets play some music and dance around! We can mak eup dance routines!!

(this is what I hear from my ten year old niece, I hope it fits in.)

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**Author:** ![Necro\_Romancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@Necro\_Romancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necro_Romancer)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/103 "2005-02-07T07:07:14Z")

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> [@](#):
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> Reply to this topic as if you were 10 years old…and if you don’t I’m taking my toys and going home.

Horosha, edee asooda! Yoptivamat!

I was a mean ten year old.

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**Author:** ![Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/104 "2005-02-07T07:33:59Z")

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I guess I’d have to _be_ gay _now_ to join, but can I be an ally? I’ve got some great books…

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**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/105 "2005-02-07T11:46:38Z")

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you said gay…you must be one…eww…  
creeps up behind JaynNewell and snaps her bra strap. Hard.

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**Author:** ![Priam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@Priam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Priam)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/106 "2005-02-07T14:56:03Z")

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> [@DarkSideoftheFloyd](#):
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> I guess I’d have to _be_ gay _now_ to join, but can I be an ally? I’ve got some great books…

Got any of the Chronicles of Narnia? I’m missing some of those. Oh yeah, and what about anything on the history of the Roman Empire?

That would be cool.

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**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/107 "2005-02-07T15:30:02Z")

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Sorry, my English not bery good.

¿Qué está diciendo este tío?

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**Author:** ![mlerose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@mlerose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlerose)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/108 "2005-02-07T15:38:49Z")

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Oh my gawd. Like, you guys are sooooo immature.

_picks up book, reads it, secretly glad that she got skipped a grade and is with all the cool and mature 6th graders_

_also secretly wishing for a training bra, and also wishing she weren’t too “mature” to play with toys_

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/109 "2005-02-07T15:53:23Z")

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Are we there yet?

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**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/110 "2005-02-07T15:55:21Z")

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_turns around to see **Iceland Blue** doing something to her shirt_ What are you doing?\*

Eeeew, that must mean that you, you…you _like_ me. Go away!

[sub]\*I didn’t wear bras at 10[/sub]

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/111 "2005-02-07T20:09:59Z")

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> [@eleanorigby](#):
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> Liar, liar, pants on fire!

HEY! I said that FIRST in here. Copy cat, Copy cat!

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**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/112 "2005-02-07T21:02:41Z")

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Stop _touching_ me!  
_ **MOM!!!** _

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/113 "2005-02-07T21:24:04Z")

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> [@Priam](#):
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> Got any of the Chronicles of Narnia? I’m missing some of those. Oh yeah, and what about anything on the history of the Roman Empire?
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> That would be cool.

_comes up to you quietly after class_

uh…

ever read Madeleine l’Engle?

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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/114 "2005-02-07T21:48:39Z")

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**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/115 "2005-02-07T23:18:26Z")

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Hey, do you girls want to start a secret club? We could have our own secret code and everything!

Robin

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**Author:** ![Q.N.Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3da27b/32.png) [@Q.N.Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.N.Jones)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/116 "2005-02-07T23:23:55Z")

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> [@MsRobyn](#):
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> Hey, do you girls want to start a secret club? We could have our own secret code and everything!
> 
> Robin

Only if Ashley Reynolds isn’t in it.

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**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/117 "2005-02-08T13:01:09Z")

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> [@Jayn\_Newell](#):
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> _turns around to see **Iceland Blue** doing something to her shirt_ What are you doing?\*
> 
> Eeeew, that must mean that you, you…you _like_ me. Go away!
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> [sub]\*I didn’t wear bras at 10[/sub]

Yeah right…when we were playing Kiss Chase you were chasing after me. You like me back…we’re gonna get married and have kids…

Just jealous cos melrose likes me too. Likes me more than you do so there

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**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/118 "2005-02-08T13:15:02Z")

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> [@Iceland\_Blue](#):
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> Yeah right…when we were playing Kiss Chase you were chasing after me. You like me back…we’re gonna get married and have kids…
> 
> Just jealous cos melrose likes me too. Likes me more than you do so there

She can have you. Boys are gross. _sticks out tongue_

C’mon girls, lets go skip rope.

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**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/119 "2005-02-08T13:18:31Z")

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_gives Jayn a little daisy chain necklace,then runs off to play football with the lads_

Jayn,Jayn…over here

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**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-this-topic-as-if-you-were-10-years-old/288583/120 "2005-02-08T13:23:39Z")

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Jayn,Jayn…  
_kicks ball at her_  
Oops… 😛

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