# The Daily Feud: Dihydrogen Monoxide by El\_Kabong \[Game Over\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 30, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720 "2009-01-30T15:36:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/1 "2009-01-30T15:36:51Z")

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**DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS**

**Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer,** to get the most people matching you. Google or other research is allowed, if you desire. Only answers that are “serious” will be scored. Joke answers will not be considered, as it is not fair to other players.

Scoring - Any answer duplicated by anyone else is worth 100 points divided by the number of entrants. For example: 50 entrant game = 2 pts per answer. If 4 people match that means they each get 8 pts for that answer. No matches = 0 points.

If any of you have ideas for Feuds -_and would like me to score them_- PM me and I’ll get you on [The List.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10675538#post10675538)

_ **FORMATTING OF ANSWERS IS IMPORTANT!** _

**Write your answers like this** ; Do not repeat the questions, no periods at the end of answers, no spaces between lines, no comments, no fancy list coding, and no quotation marks. If you need to comment or clarify your answers, do it AFTER the list of answers. Thanks.  
JUST LIKE THIS:

**1. answer \<\<—There is a space after the period!  
2. response  
3. rejoinder**

The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at **4:00 PM Central** on Saturday, 01/31/09 whichever comes first.

Good luck!

1. Name a common saying or proverb involving water. (Don’t use quotation marks, please.)
2. Name a species of sea life (common name, please.)
3. Name a sport played on or in liquid water.
4. Name a sport played on frozen water.
5. Name a well-known lake located entirely outside the USA.
6. Name a body of water known for being polluted.
7. Name a type of precipitation (weather-related.)
8. Give a reason for boiling water.
9. Name a biblical event involving water.
10. Name a famous victim of drowning.

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/2 "2009-01-30T15:42:56Z")

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1. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.
2. Shark
3. Water polo
4. Hockey
5. Lake Victoria
6. Hudson River
7. Rain
8. To purify it
9. Parting of the Red Sea
10. Eric Weiss (Houdini)

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**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/3 "2009-01-30T15:49:37Z")

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1. Blood is thicker than water
2. Great white shark
3. Swimming
4. Ice hockey
5. Lake Baikal
6. Lake Erie
7. Rain
8. Making tea
9. Jesus walking on it
10. Natalie Wood

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/4 "2009-01-30T15:51:59Z")

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1. Water ,water everywhere and not a drop to drink
2. whale
3. water polo
4. hockey
5. Lake Bakal
6. Lake Erie
7. snow
8. purify for drinking
9. Parting Red Sea
10. Natalie Wood

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**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/5 "2009-01-30T15:54:00Z")

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1. Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink
2. Shark
3. Water Polo
4. Hockey
5. Lake Titicaca
6. Lake Erie
7. Rain
8. Cooking
9. Parting of the Red Sea
10. Natalie Wood

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/6 "2009-01-30T15:54:46Z")

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1. You can bring a horse to water but you can’t make him drink
2. Dolphin
3. water polo
4. ice hockey
5. Lake titicaca
6. lake erie
7. rain
8. tea
9. moses parting the red sea
10. Rasputin

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/7 "2009-01-30T15:55:12Z")

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1. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make them drink
2. Shark
3. Water Polo
4. Hockey
5. Lake Victoria
6. Lake Erie
7. Rain
8. Making tea
9. Jesus walking upon it
10. Dennis Wilson  
I was going to go with the Cuyahoga River for #6, but I don’t know how many Randy Newman fans are playing.

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/8 "2009-01-30T15:58:29Z")

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1. Could be worse. Could be raining.
2. Whale
3. Polo.
4. Hockey.
5. Titicaca.
6. Lake Erie.
7. Rain.
8. Childbirth.
9. The Flood
10. Nimue.

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/9 "2009-01-30T15:58:33Z")

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1. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink
2. Shark
3. Water Polo
4. Hockey
5. Lake Titicaca
6. Lake Erie
7. Rain
8. To make tea
9. Parting of the Red Sea
10. Natalie Wood

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/10 "2009-01-30T15:58:43Z")

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1. Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink.
2. Sharks
3. Water Polo
4. Ice Hockey
5. Lake Victoria
6. Hudson River
7. Rain
8. Hard boiled egg
9. Flood
10. Natalie Wood

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/11 "2009-01-30T16:01:01Z")

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1. Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink
2. Blue Whale
3. Swimming
4. Ice Hockey
5. Dead Sea
6. Lake Michigan
7. Rain
8. For coffee
9. Parting of the Red Sea
10. Leo di Caprio in Titanic  
6: No clue, just guessing.  
10: He did drown, right? (I’ve never seen it)

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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/12 "2009-01-30T16:03:05Z")

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1. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.
2. octopus
3. water polo
4. hockey
5. Lake Victoria
6. Lake Erie
7. rain
8. tea
9. parting of the Red sea
10. Mary Jo Kopechne

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**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/13 "2009-01-30T16:03:13Z")

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1. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink
2. whales
3. water polo
4. hockey
5. Titicaca
6. Hudson River
7. rain
8. purify
9. flood (Noah)
10. Natalie Wood

ETA: I was sure I’d be the only one to use Titicaca for #5. Guess I forgot where I was.

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**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/14 "2009-01-30T16:05:31Z")

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1. throw out the baby with the bath water
2. Dolphin
3. Swimming
4. Hockey
5. Lake Victoria
6. Lake Baikal
7. Rain
8. Cooking
9. Flood
10. Leonardo diCaprio

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**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/15 "2009-01-30T16:07:10Z")

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1. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink
2. Shark
3. Water Polo
4. Ice Hockey
5. Lake Victoria
6. Hudson River
7. rain
8. Eggs
9. Parting the Red Sea
10. Natalie Wood

FYI, Houdini did NOT die of drowning - lets stamp out that little bit of ignorance right now. He died of a ruptured appendix, exacerbated - but not actually caused - by receiving multiple blows to the abdomen when not braced/ready for them. His appendix would probably still have ruptured, but the punches just hurried the process up.

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**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:** [January 30, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/16 "2009-01-30T16:08:11Z")

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1. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.
2. Fish
3. Water polo
4. Hockey
5. Lake Victoria
6. East River
7. Snow
8. Making tea
9. Moses parting the Red Sea
10. Rasputin

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**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/17 "2009-01-30T16:08:40Z")

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1. Water under the bridge
2. Shark
3. Swimming
4. Hockey
5. Lake Victoria
6. Hudson River
7. Rain
8. Cook eggs
9. Parting of the Red Sea
10. Natalie Wood

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/18 "2009-01-30T16:11:04Z")

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1. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.
2. Fish
3. Water polo.
4. Hockey
5. Loch Ness
6. The East River
7. Rain
8. Cooking pasta.
9. The Great Flood
10. Jeff Buckley

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/19 "2009-01-30T16:12:54Z")

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> [@critter42](#):
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> FYI, Houdini did NOT die of drowning - lets stamp out that little bit of ignorance right now. He died of a ruptured appendix, exacerbated - but not actually caused - by receiving multiple blows to the abdomen when not braced/ready for them. His appendix would probably still have ruptured, but the punches just hurried the process up.

Oh yeah, that’s right! I had forgotten. I’m not matching anyone anyway… ☹

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-dihydrogen-monoxide-by-el_kabong-game-over/483720/20 "2009-01-30T16:15:41Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> 1. Rasputin

Phew. I thought I was going to be the only one.

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