# You don't say **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 15, 2003, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703 "2003-09-15T10:46:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shai\_tan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Shai\_tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shai_tan)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/1 "2003-09-15T10:46:53Z")
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**Author:** ![Spellbound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@Spellbound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spellbound)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/2 "2003-09-15T10:55:57Z")
Great. Now I’m going to go through work wondering what I wasn’t supposed to say. ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/3 "2003-09-15T10:57:13Z")
“…” There, I said it. ---
**Author:** ![fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzygoodmakefeelnice)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/4 "2003-09-15T11:02:40Z")
You say badger, I say mushroom. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/5 "2003-09-15T14:47:13Z")
You talkin’ to ME? ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/6 "2003-09-15T15:09:17Z")
Ok, I’ll bite. Ellipsis. Do I win a prize or something? Or was I NOT supposed to say it? C’mon, tell me! Am I gonna get in trouble?!? Is it a game? Should I come up with another one? Okay. The new thing you don’t say is “&#@”. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/7 "2003-09-15T15:36:51Z")
Ah. Its a 1920s style Death Ray. ---
**Author:** ![Capcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/8 "2003-09-15T15:39:07Z")
guy#1:“i’ve killed four kids…” guy#2:“You don’t say…” ---
**Author:** ![Capcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/9 "2003-09-15T15:42:26Z")
what the hell was that?!! i really should start thinking before posting… ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/10 "2003-09-15T16:22:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by fizzygoodmakefeelnice \* > \*\*You say badger, I say mushroom. \*\* And _I_ say “Ooooo it’s a snake” ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/11 "2003-09-15T17:04:20Z")
Me: “I poked a badger with a spoon. He stole my mushroom in front of my snake. The snake got mad and shot me with his 1920’s style death ray, yelling ‘Gotcha ya!’” Some Other Person: “You don’t say!” ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/12 "2003-09-15T17:13:01Z")
When somebody mutters something uncomprehensible to me, I usually reply, “You don’t say!” ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/13 "2003-09-15T17:21:10Z")
Is that burning pooch I smell in here? I’m not liking it. Not one bit. ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/14 "2003-09-15T17:30:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shai’tan \* > \*\*… \*\* Yes, I do say. And I would suggest that you listen to me, or you know what! ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/15 "2003-09-15T18:00:13Z")
[Obligatory Groucho] \ You don’t say? \ You don’t say. \ You don’t say! \ So, what did he want? He didn’t say. [/OG] ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/16 "2003-09-15T19:00:16Z")
OG SMAH! ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/17 "2003-09-15T20:28:48Z")
I’m not saying… This is me, not saying. ---
**Author:** ![fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzygoodmakefeelnice)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/18 "2003-09-15T22:25:11Z")
Well, I don’t know about you, but I’d rather be gang raped by the House of Lords. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/19 "2003-09-15T23:31:25Z")
Actually, threads about TV programs, including [game shows](http://www.chris-lambert.com/RULES/Youdontsay.html), belong in **Cafe Society**. ---
**Author:** ![Stage\_Manager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stage_manager/32/7267_2.png) [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703/20 "2003-09-15T23:36:35Z")
It wasn’t me. The dog did it. Honest. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-say/201703.md?page=2)