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It's a . . . it's all about . . . dang, I forgot. submitted by GopherGod72
It's beginning to look a lot like . . . Halloween.
Worst in show? submitted by Baker
Shines like the son. submitted by javajulie
Cursed?
Signals from the mother ship? submitted by (Thanks to Una Persson, who 'splains it all for us)
Jump down, turn around, dodge a ball of cotton. submitted by JoeyP
May the sauce be with you. submitted by Brian Esterson
Bad words.
The ultimate battle between good and evil. submitted by Shirley Ujest
Then pigs fly. submitted by Tastes of Chocolate, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
Car Talk for heathens. submitted by TellMeI'mNotCrazy, who also wrote the tag, thanks!
Attack of the ear worms.
Smart enough to cross the road.
Why there are few elephant actuaries. submitted by VunderBob
Sail away.
What you know is not always what you do.
Read a banned book this week.
The unreal dangers of uranium. submitted by Gaudere
It must be Punday. submitted by TellMeI'mNotCrazy
It just . . . flipped out. submitted by Jellyblue
Catchy slogan. submitted by TellMeI'mNotCrazy
From one of you to all of us. submitted by blomquis
Wooden you know it, another wardrobe malfunction. submitted by Thinks2Much
A killer science fiction story.
Inmate Johnson, the doctor will see you now. submitted by Daniel Chait
Everybody sing along! submitted by silenus
A really trivial thread.
Mr. Johnson, the doctor will see you now. submitted by ggurl
A thread to scream about. submitted by (Suggested by Ukulele Ike)
It's not just the wheels on the bus that go round and round. submitted by Zebra
Play "didja know? submitted by the music trivia game.
Some lines from the old jokes home. submitted by Shirley Ujest
The science of spin dry. submitted by Annie-Xmas
I love ya, man. submitted by nocturnal_tick
Listen to what Little Ed says. submitted by Annie-Xmas
Our ever-helpful Dopers clear things up for you.
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the FLACOD! submitted by Annie-Xmas
The Joy of Flapjacks.
More than enough to alter reality. submitted by screech-owl
Meat the land dolphin. submitted by Kat
Okay, it's not the Straight Dope Message Board and Rocket Scientist Society. submitted by Maastricht
Some news stories and etc. just write themselves. submitted by Missy2U
Cuppycake! submitted by Patty Marvel
Wedding bell blues. submitted by Earthpuppy13
Naming our cake and eating it too. submitted by Lynn Bodoni, who also wrote the tag
Fractured fairy t--news.
A plan that's full of hot air. Among other things. submitted by Annie-Xmas
The Titan Arums are in bloom again ... at Camp Grenada. submitted by Millenium159
Minimal maxims. submitted by TellMeI'mNotCrazy
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