# The Verbless Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 2, 2001, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555 "2001-04-02T22:45:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/1 "2001-04-02T22:45:51Z")
No verbs. None at all. Anywhere. Not even helper verbs. Tough, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/2 "2001-04-02T22:50:39Z")
Me so horny. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/3 "2001-04-02T23:00:43Z")
The Verbless Thread Definitely Hard Harder than ice Cold. Sentence without verbs thoughts completed. Grammer lessons soon. BBQ style. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/4 "2001-04-02T23:06:25Z")
Spelling. ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/5 "2001-04-02T23:25:25Z")
Okay… ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/6 "2001-04-02T23:25:41Z")
“completed” = verb, past tense, right or wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/7 "2001-04-02T23:27:08Z")
Silly thread. Too many problems. Probably no worthwhile posts, either. ---
**Author:** ![Jenericho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Jenericho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenericho)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/8 "2001-04-02T23:28:48Z")
What the hell? No verbs? No way. Oh… no verbs here. Strange but true. Jings! Crivens! ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Sang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Le\_Sang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Sang)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/9 "2001-04-02T23:36:30Z")
Why no verbs? Ridiculous! Not enough concepts available for clear speaking… then again… ok. by the way: orange in the dark - what color? (w/ thanks to reprise) ---
**Author:** ![Jenericho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Jenericho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenericho)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/10 "2001-04-02T23:39:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by racinchikki \* > \*\*“completed” = verb, past tense, right or wrong? \*\* Mmm. And “=” verb also. “Complete” possibly adjective, possibly verb - better than “completed”. AAARgh! Bloody stupid me - header with “posted” - but not my fault. ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/11 "2001-04-02T23:41:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by racinchikki \* > \*\*“completed” = verb, past tense, right or wrong? \*\* Right. But “=” also doubtful! Maybe: “completed” – verb, past tense? Better, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/12 "2001-04-02T23:42:07Z")
“available” - verb. “=” - symbol. ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/13 "2001-04-02T23:44:39Z")
“Complete” not consistent with rhyme scheme. “Not consistent with” – allowable? ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/14 "2001-04-02T23:46:14Z")
Next few posts: argument over verb definition. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2001, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/15 "2001-04-02T23:52:46Z")
“not consistent with”: allowable. “consistent” adjective here. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2001, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/16 "2001-04-03T00:11:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cerowyn \* > \*\*Silly thread. Too many problems. Probably no worthwhile posts, either. > \*\* Really? Not so fast! ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2001, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/17 "2001-04-03T00:14:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by racinchikki \* > \*\*“not consistent with”: allowable. “consistent” adjective here. \*\* Please :rolleyes:! No more semantics! Time for some good content here! Now! ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2001, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/18 "2001-04-03T00:27:15Z")
**rastahomie** – upset? But semantics FUN! Good content - Sex? ---
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2001, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/19 "2001-04-03T00:40:25Z")
Imagination useful for verbless sentence like below: Nuclear weapon gay whale Jesus. Strange sentence, no? On a pin from a hippie store in Denton. This thread fun. Words of Marx like those of cliched Indians. Thanks. MarxBoy ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2001, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555/20 "2001-04-03T00:49:05Z")
Why no verbs? Verbs good. Oh well. Goodbye. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-verbless-thread/60555.md?page=2)