# Respond to a thread without reading more than the title.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [June 13, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805 "2008-06-13T14:38:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/1 "2008-06-13T14:38:55Z")

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[Fishing with Bears](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471660)

My advice is to start with smaller bait - maggots or worms are ideal.

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**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/2 "2008-06-13T14:44:46Z")

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[Web Design Help](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471619)  
Study spiders.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/3 "2008-06-13T14:47:45Z")

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[Barn Swallow help, please.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471660)

Do not attempt to swallow a barn.

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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/4 "2008-06-13T14:49:11Z")

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[What crazy expensive items today used to be cheap?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471568)

I used to be able to be had for a single Miller Lite. Now I work only for Johnny Walker Blue.

Tripler  
Seriously, you want me to move those bricks? Show me the bottle.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/5 "2008-06-13T14:53:01Z")

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[Crafty Dopers - share your projects](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471149).

I’m planning to sneak into changing rooms and steal wallets.

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**Author:** ![masterofnone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@masterofnone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/masterofnone)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/6 "2008-06-13T15:36:19Z")

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[Which way is Timbuktu?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471685).

You can’t get there from here.

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**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/7 "2008-06-13T15:54:48Z")

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[Grammar Question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471686)

How’s he recovering from the heart attack?

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**Author:** ![Pithy\_Moniker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/8 "2008-06-13T15:56:15Z")

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[Kinda stupid question - is this a personal attack?](http://http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471399)

Yes, I would consider calling someone’s question stupid to be a personal attack.

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/9 "2008-06-13T15:59:17Z")

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Please, tell me you can’t do this! (Warm Refrigerator)

Because your food would spoil.

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/10 "2008-06-13T16:00:49Z")

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[Why Didn’t Hitler Resort to Poison Gas?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471461)

Because murder-suicide by pistol was his idea of a romantic evening for two.

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**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/11 "2008-06-13T16:34:50Z")

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[Infallible lie detector](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471322)

If it can be detected, it’s not an infallible lie.

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**Author:** ![nd\_n8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/12 "2008-06-13T17:14:58Z")

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[Obama launches web page to fight the smears](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471618)

Perhaps some OxyClean will help. Either that or buy some new sheets.

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/13 "2008-06-13T17:17:22Z")

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[Fishing with Bears](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471660)

I feel like you’d get more mileage out of worms.

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**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/14 "2008-06-13T17:25:10Z")

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Respond to a thread without reading more than the title.

I can’t do that, it’s rude!

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/15 "2008-06-13T17:30:44Z")

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[Damnit, the neighbors gave us rhubarb.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471377)

Did you know that over 70% of people with rhubarb contracted the vegetable while their neighbor showed no signs or symptoms of having it?

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/16 "2008-06-13T17:59:08Z")

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[What crazy cheap items today used to be worth a fortune?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471547).

Everything, pretty much.

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**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/17 "2008-06-13T18:01:56Z")

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[Automotive question: What the HELL was that noise?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471712)

That as the cat that was spending evenings keeping warm under your hood being mauled when you started the car.

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**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/18 "2008-06-13T18:07:22Z")

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[That’s not what I wanted to catch.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471704) Then you should stop having sex with random strangers.

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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:** [June 13, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/19 "2008-06-13T18:23:53Z")

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[Mean Gin drinks](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=469109)

If Gin didn’t drink, maybe she wouldn’t be so mean.

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**Author:** ![Parthol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-a-thread-without-reading-more-than-the-title/452805/20 "2008-06-13T19:28:12Z")

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[My Karma-O-Meter Just Exploded](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471699)

The Karma Corporation is _known_ for making crappy O-Meters. Seriously, what were you expecting?

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