# What were you THINKING?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532>\
**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:** 1\
**Showing post:** 6287

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/6287 "2026-01-27T23:01:15Z")

</div>

41 posts were split to a new topic: [Compound words that make you say “What?!” including ones that make you wince](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compound-words-that-make-you-say-what-including-ones-that-make-you-wince/1027104)

---

_[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532)._
