# The thread title **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 26, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556 "2010-02-26T19:28:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**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:** [March 2, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/141 "2010-03-02T21:38:03Z")
The unnecessarily long, vague and pointless artsy response: A stick, a stone, It’s the end of the road, It’s the rest of a stump, It’s a little alone It’s a sliver of glass, It is life, it’s the sun, It is night, it is death, It’s a trap, it’s a gun The oak when it blooms, A fox in the brush, A knot in the wood, The song of a thrush The wood of the wind, A cliff, a fall, A scratch, a lump, It is nothing at all It’s the wind blowing free, It’s the end of the slope, It’s a beam, it’s a void, It’s a hunch, it’s a hope And the river bank talks of the waters of March, It’s the end of the strain, The joy in your heart The foot, the ground, The flesh and the bone, The beat of the road, A slingshot’s stone A fish, a flash, A silvery glow, A fight, a bet, The range of a bow The bed of the well, The end of the line, The dismay in the face, It’s a loss, it’s a find A spear, a spike, A point, a nail, A drip, a drop, The end of the tale A truckload of bricks in the soft morning light, The shot of a gun in the dead of the night A mile, a must, A thrust, a bump, It’s a girl, it’s a rhyme, It’s a cold, it’s the mumps The plan of the house, The body in bed, And the car that got stuck, It’s the mud, it’s the mud Afloat, adrift, A flight, a wing, A hawk, a quail, The promise of spring And the riverbank talks of the waters of March, It’s the promise of life It’s the joy in your heart A stick, a stone, It’s the end of the road It’s the rest of a stump, It’s a little alone A snake, a stick, It is John, it is Joe, It’s a thorn in your hand and a cut in your toe A point, a grain, A bee, a bite, A blink, a buzzard, A sudden stroke of night A pin, a needle, A sting, a pain, A snail, a riddle, A wasp, a stain A pass in the mountains, A horse and a mule, In the distance the shelves rode three shadows of blue And the riverbank talks of the waters of March, It’s the promise of life in your heart, in your heart A stick, a stone, The end of the road, The rest of a stump, A lonesome road A sliver of glass, A life, the sun, A knife, a death, The end of the run And the riverbank talks of the waters of March, It’s the end of all strain, It’s the joy in your heart. Antonio Carlos Jobim ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/142 "2010-03-02T21:50:31Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > The unnecessarily long, vague and pointless artsy response: > > And the riverbank talks > of the waters of March, > It’s the end of all strain, > It’s the joy in your heart. > > Antonio Carlos Jobim Perfect! Well played, sir. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/143 "2010-03-02T22:08:45Z")
Which is followed by A more eloquent haiku- Brevity is peace ---
**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/144 "2010-03-02T22:15:14Z")
Nevermind ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/145 "2010-03-02T22:29:06Z")
Post to say that **Kyrie** wins the thread. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/146 "2010-03-02T22:30:09Z")
Post to point out the post/username irony/humor. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/147 "2010-03-03T02:29:19Z")
> [@Rysdad](#): > > Post claiming that the Nazis did the same thing. Post to complain that somebody else used the joke that I was planning to use. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/148 "2010-03-03T02:41:20Z")
Post to express admiration for how much the poster loves the Dope for these sorts of threads. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/149 "2010-03-03T02:43:10Z")
Post apologizing for the multiposting but the poster clearly had a different idea to share this time. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/150 "2010-03-03T02:43:32Z")
I didn’t read the thread, but… (am I first? 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/151 "2010-03-03T02:46:01Z")
New Page! ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/152 "2010-03-03T02:47:19Z")
The I haven’t read the thread post but I thought I’d reply anyway post. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/153 "2010-03-03T03:47:32Z")
The post noting the ironic relation of the thread topic to the content of one of the Google ads at the bottom of the page. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/154 "2010-03-03T03:50:44Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > The post noting the ironic relation of the thread topic to the content of one of the Google ads at the bottom of the page. The post to say the ads are not seen by this poster. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/155 "2010-03-03T03:56:53Z")
Frantic post to the effect that power is out for the entire county and there’s no hope of getting this post posted. ETA: Second try ETA: Third try ETA: I give up. There’s no power here. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2010, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/156 "2010-03-03T04:00:15Z")
## The post that is so self-referential that it collapses into a black hole. The post that is so self-referential that it collapses into a black hole. The post that is so self-referential that it collapses into a black hole. … . ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/157 "2010-03-03T04:00:59Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > The post noting the ironic relation of the thread topic to the content of one of the Google ads at the bottom of the page. Post telling the poster to get [adblocker](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865)for Firefox. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/158 "2010-03-04T14:18:01Z")
The most recent post to date. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/159 "2010-03-04T14:36:21Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > The most recent post to date. A refutation post with a smiley. 😉 ---
**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:** [March 4, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556/160 "2010-03-04T14:47:44Z")
A note that today is Antonio Vivaldi’s birthday, and here we sit fiddling about with our computers. d&r [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-title/530556.md?page=9)