# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/121 "2013-07-22T13:20:36Z")
So, PETA came around and staged a sit-in on my lawn. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/122 "2013-07-22T13:22:37Z")
But I recognized three of them as being agents of, respectively, the CIA, the FBI and Interpol. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/123 "2013-07-22T15:16:22Z")
So I outed them all and enjoyed the subsequent bruhaha. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/124 "2013-07-22T15:33:08Z")
But I was forced to seek asylum in Venezuela (ugh). ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/125 "2013-07-22T15:38:01Z")
So I bought a ticket on a flight to Caracas. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/126 "2013-07-22T22:37:20Z")
But just as the plane took off we were hijacked to Indianapolis. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/127 "2013-07-22T22:57:54Z")
So I went to Lucas Oil Stadium and cheered for Andrew Luck ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/128 "2013-07-23T12:04:57Z")
But I was thrown out 'cause there wasn’t a game that day. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/129 "2013-07-23T13:44:41Z")
So, as long as I was in Indiana anyway, I stopped by David Letterman’s Mom’s house for milk and cookies. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/130 "2013-07-23T13:45:51Z")
But she was down at the Indianapolis Speedway, hoping to get in some practice time to qualify for next year’s race. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/131 "2013-07-23T15:16:21Z")
So, I headed to the Brickyard, where I was immediately seduced by Danica Patrick. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/132 "2013-07-23T15:25:24Z")
But we were attacked by race fans who were upset that she’s not driving in the 500 anymore. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/133 "2013-07-23T16:01:01Z")
So, I yelled “Look, a gay wedding,” and the race fans all ran off to protest it, allowing me and Danica to sneak off to Motel 6. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/134 "2013-07-23T20:21:40Z")
But Tom Bodett forgot to leave the light on for us. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/135 "2013-07-23T21:28:05Z")
So, I took that as a sign that I was destined for celibacy, and headed off to join a monastery. ---
**Author:** ![by-tor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/by-tor/32/266_2.png) [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/136 "2013-07-23T23:13:05Z")
But at the last minute I changed my mind and instead hitchhiked to Vegas to win The Grand International Slot Machine Tournament. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/137 "2013-07-24T00:06:44Z")
So when I got there it turns out that flyer on my windshield at the Piggly Wiggly was wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/138 "2013-07-24T01:35:40Z")
But I did win a little on a side bet on how many billboards made a “loosest slots!” joke. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/139 "2013-07-24T12:12:55Z")
So I took a jet to Monte Carlo. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656/140 "2013-07-24T16:03:27Z")
But it was hijacked by a group of Al Quaeda renegades, who took us to Saudi Arabia. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-but/663656.md?page=8)