# So ... But ... **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 16, 2013, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656 "2013-07-16T11:49:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/421 "2020-02-17T05:11:37Z")
But a sentence that trails off that way can’t really be followed with a “but,” as required by the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/422 "2020-02-17T05:17:31Z")
So…thanks **EH**. I’ve learned a new thing today. I’m always happy to learn, late in my life as it may be. (:)) So… I’m making a promise to do better. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/423 "2020-02-17T14:32:12Z")
But let’s be honest here, we don’t actually expect to see any change in Beckdawrek’s writing style. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/424 "2020-02-17T16:37:37Z")
So we can expect to see more of the same in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/425 "2020-02-17T17:43:47Z")
But… I promise, I will endeavor to do better, in future. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/426 "2020-02-17T18:22:30Z")
So speaking of promises, we’re still waiting for Mexico to pay for that wall construction. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/427 "2020-02-17T21:35:52Z")
But in any event I think we can be pretty sure that, at the end of **Beckdawrek** ’s drive, is not a border wall funded by the Mexican Government. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/428 "2020-02-19T11:10:22Z")
So it’s possible that **Beck** can continue walking from her drive, all the way into Mexico. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/429 "2020-02-19T14:29:56Z")
But who would want to? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/430 "2020-02-19T16:31:46Z")
So much for philosophical conundrums; meanwhile, at this very moment, just outside El Paso, three ugly men are driving 'way too fast in a 2003 Cadillac without a rear bumper. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/431 "2020-02-19T18:57:30Z")
But if they’re driving way too fast, do they really need a rear bumper? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/432 "2020-02-19T20:39:35Z")
So… The lisc. plate is missing, as well. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/433 "2020-02-21T11:59:28Z")
But there’s a paper license number taped to the read window. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/434 "2020-02-26T06:35:34Z")
So…they kept to the backroads. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/435 "2020-02-26T06:37:56Z")
But then that pesky bear returned and stood in their way. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/436 "2020-02-26T06:45:11Z")
So…they put it in reverse. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/437 "2020-02-26T06:48:31Z")
But they didn’t look first, and killed one of the bear’s cubs. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/438 "2020-02-26T09:26:23Z")
So…Mama bear thinks this is grounds for a homicide charge, she dialed 911. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/439 "2020-02-26T13:28:49Z")
But the dispatcher stated they only respond to human calls. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/440 "2020-02-26T13:30:58Z")
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