# Things in common...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 18, 2000, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084 "2000-03-18T15:29:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![abderian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@abderian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abderian)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2000, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/61 "2000-03-19T21:45:00Z")

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Soup - Shell - Box= turtle

Lightning - Lady - Volkswagen

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2000, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/62 "2000-03-19T21:52:00Z")

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> Helicopter - distributer - brake …thats a tought one…I’m going to guess ‘Pad’. ( I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a distributer pad though) :::shrug:::

Nope!

lightning - lady - volkswagen = **bug**

Okay, this one’s still up:

**helicopter - brake - distributor**

And a new one (what they have in common. Not necessarily one word! ;))

**bad comedian - chicken - platypus**

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“I must leave this planet, if only for an hour.” – Antoine de St. Exupéry

Are you a turtle?

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2000, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/63 "2000-03-19T21:55:00Z")

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bad comedian - chicken - platypus =\> They all lay eggs.

(Just to add something 🙂

Cupid - Tie - Violin

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**Author:** ![neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neuro-trash_grrrl)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2000, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/64 "2000-03-19T21:55:00Z")

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helicopter - brake - distributor

Beats the bejeezus outta me.

bad comedian - chicken - platypus

Lays eggs.

Here’s mine:

Shot - stained - looking

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Heck is where you go when you don’t believe in Gosh.

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2000, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/65 "2000-03-19T21:56:00Z")

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> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by neuro-trash grrrl:  
> Shot - stained - looking  
> \*\*

Glass

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**Author:** ![mega\_the\_roo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mega\_the\_roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mega_the_roo)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2000, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/66 "2000-03-19T22:20:00Z")

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helicopter - brake - distributor = pad

😕

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if wishes were fishes, we could walk on the ocean.

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**Author:** ![mega\_the\_roo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mega\_the\_roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mega_the_roo)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2000, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/67 "2000-03-19T22:22:00Z")

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oh. and:

bass - ear - oil

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**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 19, 2000, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/68 "2000-03-19T23:12:00Z")

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bass-ear-oil=drum

toe - session - paper

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**Author:** ![mega\_the\_roo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mega\_the\_roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mega_the_roo)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2000, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/69 "2000-03-19T23:18:00Z")

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toe - session - paper = jam  
switch - show - neon

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if wishes were fishes, we could walk on the ocean.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2000, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/70 "2000-03-19T23:18:00Z")

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Okay, I’ll give. Helicopters, brakes and distributors all have rotors.

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“I must leave this planet, if only for an hour.” – Antoine de St. Exupéry

Are you a turtle?

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**Author:** ![neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neuro-trash_grrrl)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2000, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/71 "2000-03-19T23:51:00Z")

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switch - show - neon =\> light.

movie - dog - sixty-nine

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Heck is where you go when you don’t believe in Gosh.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/72 "2000-03-23T06:25:00Z")

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> movie - dog - sixty-nine

I don’t know? What is it?  
Emperor - Chinstrap - Humbolt

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“I must leave this planet, if only for an hour.” – Antoine de St. Exupéry

Are you a turtle?

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**Author:** ![TheUnforgiven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TheUnforgiven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheUnforgiven)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2000, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/73 "2000-03-22T21:27:00Z")

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This one was forgotten:

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> Cupid - Tie - Violin

Bow

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2000, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/74 "2000-03-22T22:06:00Z")

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> Originally posted by neuro-trash grrrl:  
> **movie - dog - sixty-nine**

Star.

touch - whet - philosopher’s

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_Eschew Obfuscation_

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2000, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/75 "2000-03-22T22:17:00Z")

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Cupid - Tie - Violin = bow  
Hm. I was thinking it. I guess I forgot to post it!

touch - whet - philosopher’s = **stone**

emperor - chinstrap - humbolt

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“I must leave this planet, if only for an hour.” – Antoine de St. Exupéry

Are you a turtle?

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**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2000, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/76 "2000-03-22T23:32:00Z")

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emperor + chinstrap + humbolt = **penquin** (my father just got back from antarctica)

child - tainted - rollercoaster

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**Author:** ![mega\_the\_roo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mega\_the\_roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mega_the_roo)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/77 "2000-03-23T00:40:00Z")

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child - tainted - rollercoaster = love  
butt - house - head

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if wishes were fishes, we could walk on the ocean.

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/78 "2000-03-23T01:32:00Z")

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butt - house - head = Out.

accoustic - mah jongg - ceiling

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_Eschew Obfuscation_

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**Author:** ![dekayx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@dekayx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dekayx)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/79 "2000-03-23T02:09:00Z")

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tiles

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**Author:** ![dekayx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@dekayx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dekayx)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-common/15084/80 "2000-03-23T02:22:00Z")

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