# Thesaurus **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 19, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309 "2016-07-19T12:24:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/541 "2019-12-04T19:48:21Z")
1. An integer less than two but more than a placeholder representing a _deficit_ of my two parental unit’s parent of the female gender got trampled to a lifeless sovereign political entity by a homicidal cervine commonly found in the arctic and sub-arctic regions of the third planet from our local star. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/542 "2019-12-04T19:54:05Z")
1. An integer less than two but more than a placeholder representing a deficit of my two parental unit’s parent of the female gender got trampled to a lifeless sovereign political entity by a homicidal cervine commonly _discovered_ in the arctic and sub-arctic regions of the third planet from our local star. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/543 "2019-12-04T19:57:03Z")
1. An integer less than two but more than a placeholder representing a deficit of my two parental unit’s parent of the female gender got trampled to a lifeless sovereign political entity by a homicidal cervine commonly discovered in the arctic and sub-arctic regions of the third _astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity_ from our local star. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/544 "2019-12-04T20:35:49Z")
1. An integer less than two but more than a placeholder representing a deficit of my two parental unit’s parent of the female gender got trampled to a lifeless sovereign political entity by a \*murderous \*cervine commonly discovered in the arctic and sub-arctic regions of the third astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity from our local star. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/545 "2019-12-04T23:19:41Z")
1. An integer less than two but more than a placeholder representing a deficit of my two parental unit’s parent of the female gender got trampled to a lifeless sovereign political entity by a murderous cervine commonly discovered in the arctic and sub-arctic regions of the third astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity from _the nearest_ star. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/546 "2019-12-04T23:25:50Z")
I hereby decree that until what time, if any, that I return, the Scarecrow, by virtue of his highly superior brains, shall rule in my stead, assisted by the Tin Man, by virtue of his magnificent heart, and the Lion, by virtue of his courage. 1. I hereby decree that until what time, if any, that I _come back_, the Scarecrow, by virtue of his highly superior brains, shall rule in my stead, assisted by the Tin Man, by virtue of his magnificent heart, and the Lion, by virtue of his courage. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/547 "2019-12-05T02:23:32Z")
1. I hereby decree that until what time, if any, that I come back, the Scarecrow, by virtue of his highly superior _grey matter_, shall rule in my stead, assisted by the Tin Man, by virtue of his magnificent heart, and the Lion, by virtue of his courage. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/548 "2019-12-05T02:38:00Z")
1. I hereby decree that until what time, if any, that I come back, _Professor Richard Dawkins_, by virtue of his highly superior grey matter, shall rule in my stead, assisted by the Tin Man, by virtue of his magnificent heart, and the Lion, by virtue of his courage. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/549 "2019-12-05T04:13:18Z")
1. I hereby decree that until what time, if any, that I come back, Professor Richard Dawkins, by virtue of his highly superior grey matter, shall rule in my stead, assisted by the Tin Man, by virtue of his magnificent _pumplike, muscular organ of blood circulation_, and the Lion, by virtue of his courage. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2019, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/550 "2019-12-05T10:40:08Z")
1. I hereby decree that until what time, if any, that I come back, Professor Richard Dawkins, by virtue of his highly superior grey matter, shall rule in my stead, assisted by the Tin Man, by virtue of his magnificent pumplike, muscular organ of blood circulation, and _Chancellor Angela Merkel_, by virtue of her courage. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/551 "2019-12-05T12:10:50Z")
1. I hereby decree that until what time, if any, that I _return to this coordinate in space-time_, Professor Richard Dawkins, by virtue of his highly superior grey matter, shall rule in my stead, assisted by the Tin Man, by virtue of his magnificent pumplike, muscular organ of blood circulation, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, by virtue of her courage. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/552 "2019-12-05T13:27:56Z")
1. I hereby decree that until what time, if any, that I come back, Professor Richard Dawkins, by virtue of his highly superior grey matter, shall rule in my stead, assisted by the Tin Man, by virtue of his _nifty_ pumplike, muscular organ of blood circulation, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, by virtue of her courage. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/553 "2019-12-05T13:52:31Z")
1. I hereby decree that until what time, if any, that I come back, Professor Richard Dawkins, by virtue of his highly superior grey matter, shall rule in my stead, assisted by the Tin Man, by virtue of his nifty _throbbing, powerful_ organ of blood circulation, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, by virtue of her courage. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/554 "2019-12-05T14:08:50Z")
1. I hereby decree that until what time, if any, that I return to this coordinate in space-time, Professor Richard Dawkins, by virtue of his highly superior grey matter, shall rule in my stead, assisted by the Tin Man, by virtue of his nifty throbbing, powerful organ of blood circulation, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, by virtue of her courage. Fixing my screw-up here. I somehow missed panache45’s #6. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/555 "2019-12-05T14:21:45Z")
1. I hereby decree that until what time, if any, that I return to this coordinate in space-time, Professor Richard Dawkins, by virtue of his _remarkably adept_ grey matter, shall rule in my stead, assisted by the Tin Man, by virtue of his nifty throbbing, powerful organ of blood circulation, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, by virtue of her courage. Why is Dawkins called “Scarecrow”? Google has failed me. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/556 "2019-12-05T14:24:10Z")
#6 again? I give up 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/557 "2019-12-05T14:57:53Z")
1. I hereby decree that until what time, if any, that I return to this coordinate in space-time, Professor Richard Dawkins, by virtue of his remarkably adept grey matter, shall rule in my stead, assisted by _a giant sentient spaceship in Star Trek: TNG_, by virtue of his nifty throbbing, powerful organ of blood circulation, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, by virtue of her courage. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/558 "2019-12-05T17:45:11Z")
1. (6 was repeated) I hereby decree that until what time, if any, that I return to this coordinate in space-time, Professor Richard Dawkins, by virtue of his remarkably adept grey matter, shall rule in my stead, assisted by a giant sentient spaceship in Star Trek: TNG, by virtue of his nifty throbbing, powerful organ of blood circulation, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, by virtue of her _cowardly dog_. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/559 "2019-12-05T18:33:56Z")
1. I hereby decree that until what time, if any, that I return to this coordinate in space-time, Professor Richard Dawkins, by virtue of his remarkably adept grey matter, shall rule in my stead, assisted by a giant sentient spaceship in Star Trek: TNG, by virtue of his nifty throbbing, powerful organ of blood _making the rounds_, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, by virtue of her cowardly dog. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/560 "2019-12-05T20:40:24Z")
1. I hereby decree that until what time, if any, that I return to this coordinate in space-time, Professor Richard Dawkins, by virtue of his remarkably adept grey matter, shall _replace me as head honcho_, assisted by a giant sentient spaceship in Star Trek: TNG, by virtue of his nifty throbbing, powerful organ of blood making the rounds, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, by virtue of her cowardly dog. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309.md?page=29)