# What were you THINKING? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 342
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7211 "2026-05-08T22:51:45Z")
I think if you don’t like spirited away, the style isn’t for you. I liked that one enough that i watched a bunch of others. And i liked princess mononoke. But i don’t think it’s amazingly more attractive or accessable than spirited away. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7212 "2026-05-08T23:42:28Z")
Yup. Oh, you just haven’t had the right recipe! You’ll love it! ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7213 "2026-05-08T23:46:37Z")
Just wanted to make sure it wasn’t the other modern meaning of that term. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7214 "2026-05-09T00:02:11Z")
Still not my preference, but better than the vegetable. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7215 "2026-05-09T00:04:19Z")
Gotcha! ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7216 "2026-05-09T00:14:57Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Oh, you just haven’t had the right recipe! You’ll love it! I have been known to say that of Brussels sprouts. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7217 "2026-05-09T00:21:40Z")
I’m not sure, but I think something went right over my head. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7218 "2026-05-09T00:26:37Z")
[![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreic7ngegpswpd554rbymn7soflqkj4twrbhu3iemuorez2xir3jhqm) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreic7ngegpswpd554rbymn7soflqkj4twrbhu3iemuorez2xir3jhqm) ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7219 "2026-05-09T00:39:18Z")
That’s a delightful sketch, but shouldn’t the point be riding the rocket while the stick figure should be where the point is? ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7220 "2026-05-09T01:26:12Z")
Aw, now you’re just nitpicking. (I thought so too) ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7221 "2026-05-09T01:26:47Z")
I was just about to say that! ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7222 "2026-05-09T01:58:27Z")
Me, three, but I suppose it could be simply missing the point. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7223 "2026-05-09T01:58:51Z")
Love the drawing @EddyTeddyFreddy. I find it hard to believe an eggplant comment was the point of any kind. Somehow I am at a loss. 🤔 . ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7224 "2026-05-09T02:16:23Z")
Some people have noticed that the “eggplant” emoji 🍆 resembles something that is not an eggplant. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7225 "2026-05-09T02:22:40Z")
Speak for yourself ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7226 "2026-05-09T02:24:29Z")
I always thought about this meme: the color doesn’t fit, or else you should immediately go see a doctor! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7227 "2026-05-09T03:45:35Z")
Ooohhhhh…so sorry for my ignorance. 😊 ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7228 "2026-05-09T04:08:21Z")
> **[Eggplant Emoji 🍆 | Know Your Meme](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/eggplant-emoji-%F0%9F%8D%86)** > > The Eggplant Emoji, often referred to as the aubergine, is an ideogram depicting a narrow, oblong species of Japanese eggplant, often used in online and te ---
**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:** [May 9, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7229 "2026-05-09T04:10:16Z")
The anemone of my anemone is my frond. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/7230 "2026-05-20T15:11:58Z")
In the Confronting racism thread in GD, the claims being made by Wesley are, again, extraordinarily inane. He keeps writing based on antiquated Western imperialist ideology that has been obsolete since the 1980s at least. If this were Civ, I’d strongly advise him to build Libraries, Universities, and Research Labs to advance up the tech tree faster, to finally reach the 21st century. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532.md?page=341) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532.md?page=343)