# That ship has sailed **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 30, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861 "2024-01-30T12:00:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/1 "2024-01-30T12:00:22Z")
Let’s take a saying such as the one in this thread’s title and make it emphatic, more emphatic, and most emphatic, in that order. Please let someone else post the next level after you post one before you post . The addition to the saying must be related to the saying. For example: > Original saying: That ship has sailed. > > Emphatic: That ship has sailed and dropped anchor at destination. > > More emphatic: That ship has sailed, dropped anchor at destination, and the passengers disembarked. > > Most emphatic: That ship has sailed, dropped anchor at destination, the passengers disemparked, and the entire crew deserted. Not only am I looking forward to the “next level” additions from the Teeming Millionstm, I’m looking forward to seeing what old sayings (or even new ones) said TM’s posts. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/2 "2024-01-30T12:29:55Z")
He bit off more than he could chew. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/3 "2024-01-30T12:46:16Z")
He bit off more than he could chew and choked on it. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/4 "2024-01-30T14:35:24Z")
He bit off more than he could chew and choked on it, and the doctor botched the tracheotomy. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/5 "2024-01-30T16:54:45Z")
He bit off more than he could chew and choked on it, and the doctor botched the tracheotomy and then he threw up all over himself. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/6 "2024-01-30T18:40:25Z")
Crashed and burned. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/7 "2024-01-30T18:46:08Z")
Crashed, burned, and scorched the earth. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/8 "2024-01-30T18:57:57Z")
Crashed, burned, and scorched the earth and most of the solar system. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/9 "2024-01-30T19:57:19Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > Crashed, burned, > and scorched the earth > and most of the solar system. And depleted the universe’s oxygen preventing any further combustion. Next: Merkins don’t get irony. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/10 "2024-01-30T20:07:15Z")
Merkins might not get irony. But they could use a curling iron, occasionally. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/11 "2024-01-30T20:20:06Z")
Merkins might not get irony. But they could use a curling iron, occasionally. And they can dye a thousand times. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/12 "2024-01-30T20:29:04Z")
His goose is cooked. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/13 "2024-01-30T20:48:43Z")
His goose is cooked and has been presented to the banquet. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/14 "2024-01-30T21:06:19Z")
His goose is cooked, presented to the banquet, and washed down with a nice Chianti. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/15 "2024-01-30T21:09:07Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > His goose is cooked > and has been presented to the banquet. > washed down with a nice Chianti. with the carcass _désossé_, and the bones fed to the dogs. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/16 "2024-01-30T21:11:04Z")
I can bring home the bacon… ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/17 "2024-01-30T21:39:00Z")
I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in the pan. . . ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/18 "2024-01-30T21:41:29Z")
I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan and [keep the Waffle House open](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index) during a natural disaster. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/19 "2024-01-30T22:00:26Z")
I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan and [keep the Waffle House open](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index) during a natural disaster, and administer the Heimlich Maneuver as needed to customers. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861/20 "2024-01-30T23:58:35Z")
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