# A sequential thread is for life, not just for Christmas **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 11, 2009, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783 "2009-01-11T08:49:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/21 "2009-01-13T23:59:36Z")
\*\*Do American Businesses Have… Proper English \*\* Based on my experience, no. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/22 "2009-01-14T00:07:54Z")
\*\*“I’m so old!” “You’re not old!” “He’s from the future!” \*\* ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/23 "2009-01-14T08:27:33Z")
**What did my acting professor mean when she suggested this? Paying with change… or low denominations…** I would guess she was referring to using coins or small bills to make a purchase. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/24 "2009-01-14T14:52:43Z")
**Words that are funny if you say them over and over and over Commenting on the News, On the News** Let’s see “on the news”, “on the news”, “on the news”…I guess I find it mildly amusing to say it over and over again. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/25 "2009-01-14T20:03:29Z")
**Tell me about trying to have a baby. Girls who have sex with relative strangers** That’s one approach, certainly. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/26 "2009-01-15T08:16:00Z")
**Just received really good news I broke my ankle. (long, but with x-ray!) It seems I need knee surgery** Sheesh… what’s the _bad_ news?! ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/27 "2009-01-15T08:18:31Z")
**crazy gunman starts shooting up your school or workplace. What’s your plan? Guns: M1911** A particularly good choice for the crazy-gunman situation, I shouldn’t wonder. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/28 "2009-01-15T09:45:38Z")
\*\*Looking for a good cornbread recipe Medical marijuana and interstate prescriptions \*\* Add some grits or something and it might just work! ---
**Author:** ![seodoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/29 "2009-01-15T14:56:12Z")
\*\*3-Day Weekend and I know I’m going to be bored–What should I do Naked man molests shoe salesman with trout \*\* Well, at least it got him out of the house. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/30 "2009-01-15T15:01:18Z")
**Dangerous Forms of Recreation** and **Tell Me About Trying to Have a Baby** ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/31 "2009-01-15T15:33:16Z")
\*\*No More Monkeys Jumping On The Bed! It seems I need knee surgery \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/32 "2009-01-15T16:49:41Z")
**Please read if you remember Reeder I like her – a lot. She likes me. She’s taken. Should I stop seeing her?** Psst…Reeder is a guy… ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/33 "2009-01-15T19:17:49Z")
\*\*For 20 million would you… Tell me about Vegas \*\* Sure. It’s big. It’s got slots. It’s in the desert. Say, why was your email sent from Nigeria? ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/34 "2009-01-15T19:24:57Z")
**How to Avoid Looking Like an American Tourist The snipers must be hating life today** Thus, we see the importance of not being seen… \*\*How to keep me as a customer Orlandope, Kissimmee style \*\* It would work on me. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/35 "2009-01-15T21:30:57Z")
\*\*Larry, Curly, Shemp, and Joe Cast the Obama Movie \*\* ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/36 "2009-01-15T21:54:25Z")
\*\* Which of today’s actors are “class acts” or genuine nice guys? Larry, Curly, Shemp, and Joe \*\* ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/37 "2009-01-15T22:07:45Z")
\*\*Name the TV show Larry, Curly, Shemp, and Joe \*\* 60 Minutes I’m getting a lot of mileage out of those Stooges. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/38 "2009-01-16T00:32:46Z")
**Dangerous forms of recreation Tell me about Vegas** and **Kitchen appliance for a budding chef? Will electric/hybrid bicycles be the new thing?** How will those help you cook? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/39 "2009-01-16T01:04:10Z")
**What are you vain about? Nuclear Powered Cadillac** I hope your vanity is moderated. **What is the Legal Status of the Undead? Why You Should Always Check Your Kid’s Homework** Oh Billy, history class isn’t any easier when you raise Abraham Lincoln’s corpse. [You know Zombriham Lincoln thinks only of rape.](http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Image:Lincoln_rape.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/40 "2009-01-16T01:17:23Z")
**Naked man molests shoe salesman with trout EU countries have no sense of humor** If he’d only used snails, the French would have stuck up for him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783.md?page=3)