# WHAT did he say?!?

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**Created:** [July 5, 2000, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-he-say/24602 "2000-07-05T00:39:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2000, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-he-say/24602/1 "2000-07-05T00:39:29Z")

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In another thread, I was scanning down through the responses and saw ChiefScott say:

> [@](#):
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> I dig demure fat chicks.

My first thought was “What the?!?” I scrolled back up and looked again. What he had actually said was

> [@](#):
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> I dig demure chick tats.

Well. That’s a whole different kettle of fish!

Does anyone else read things “funny” when you’re scanning through text? I’ve done this before, and wonder how common it is?

~~Baloo