# The new and improved mostly politically correct word association game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-and-improved-mostly-politically-correct-word-association-game/461142>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 24, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-and-improved-mostly-politically-correct-word-association-game/461142 "2008-08-24T22:47:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-and-improved-mostly-politically-correct-word-association-game/461142/301 "2008-10-04T01:55:35Z")

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Make it so.

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**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-and-improved-mostly-politically-correct-word-association-game/461142/302 "2008-10-04T08:38:44Z")

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Enterprise

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-and-improved-mostly-politically-correct-word-association-game/461142/303 "2008-10-04T13:17:55Z")

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Hertz.

(for our furrin pals – “Enterprise” is a big car rental firm in the US)

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-and-improved-mostly-politically-correct-word-association-game/461142/304 "2008-10-04T13:25:47Z")

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Scientist

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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-and-improved-mostly-politically-correct-word-association-game/461142/305 "2008-10-04T13:42:01Z")

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Mad.

Those fools at the Acadmey called me _ **mad** _! _ **Mad** _! I’ll show them all what true madness is!

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-and-improved-mostly-politically-correct-word-association-game/461142/306 "2008-10-04T14:06:29Z")

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deranged

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-and-improved-mostly-politically-correct-word-association-game/461142/307 "2008-10-06T22:03:32Z")

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> [@Jragon](#):
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> [Out of wonder, how do you pronounce “Sídhe” I’ve only seen it written. By my limited knowledge of the source lanugage I’d guess “Shee” (i.e. Bean Sídhe got brought over as “Banshee” I believe) but that’s probably off.]

According to [this page,](http://www.geocities.com/rev_pagan_minister/sbr08_gsf.html) it’s pronounced “Shea” – as in the New York Mets’ now-former stadium, I presume.

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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:** [October 7, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-and-improved-mostly-politically-correct-word-association-game/461142/308 "2008-10-07T19:44:05Z")

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> [@Sternvogel](#):
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> …presume.

Innocent.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-and-improved-mostly-politically-correct-word-association-game/461142/309 "2008-10-07T19:51:07Z")

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[Pope](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Innocent)

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-and-improved-mostly-politically-correct-word-association-game/461142/310 "2008-10-07T20:29:45Z")

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

(a line by poet Alexander Pope)

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