# A sequential thread is for life, not just for Christmas

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783>\
**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:** 7

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/121 "2009-01-29T16:27:50Z")

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A gem of a lineup in New Posts  
\*\*OK bacon lovers, I have…  
World of Warcraft questions  
How much gun is too much for…  
OK, PETA Now I’m listening! \*\*

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**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/122 "2009-01-29T20:27:12Z")

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\*\*Can you fart through your dick?

Do I have to pay for unrequested services?  
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No, farting through your dick is free of charge!

\*\*What’s the best way to give my mom a bunch of songs for her new iPod?

Good feet warmers? \*\*  
No, I don’t think that’ll work. Try something else.

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What kind of cake should I make for a SuperBowl Party?

The Next Al Qaeda Attack?  
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Didn’t I see that cake on Ace of Cakes?

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**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 30, 2009, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/123 "2009-01-30T09:05:24Z")

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**Calling anyone with any type of video camera and an imagination for tall tales!  
I’ve been told to write my own letter of recommendation**

Aren’t you kind of overdoing it? In several ways?

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**Author:** ![Joey\_Tightlips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@Joey\_Tightlips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_Tightlips)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/124 "2009-01-30T13:09:57Z")

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\*\*Why do some dogs eat cat poop?  
Technique for getting ice off the windshield \*\*

That’s a visual I can’t shake. Better than using a scraper to do it yourself I suppose…

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/125 "2009-01-30T13:47:55Z")

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\*\* OK, PETA Now I’m listening!  
I’m still grossed out from deer brain splat \*\*

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**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 30, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/126 "2009-01-30T15:09:31Z")

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**Hep me, Dopers: tongue issue  
Sensitivy INCREASES With Age?**

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**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 31, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/127 "2009-01-31T03:09:15Z")

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\*\*Stories in which unrequited love becomes requited?

Worst sex scene of all time (R rated movies)  
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**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 31, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/128 "2009-01-31T03:28:45Z")

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\*\* Is this the most terrifying horror film idea ever?

Will there be a US version of Absolutely Fabulous?  
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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/129 "2009-01-31T04:34:36Z")

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**Are you smarter than an 8th grader? (math)  
What exactly is a “single-bodied woman” ?**

Uhm, a woman who isn’t double-bodied?

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**Author:** ![Jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/130 "2009-01-31T05:15:24Z")

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**For all you guys coping with freezing snows about now…  
Houston meeting in January?**

Current Saturday forecast for Houston? 71F. 😛

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**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 31, 2009, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/131 "2009-01-31T09:06:37Z")

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**What would you sacrifice your child for?  
some job advice**

You know times are tough when…

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/132 "2009-01-31T18:42:16Z")

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In the Pit:

**Kanicbird. Yeah, It’s probably pointless, but…  
Fuck Australians**

Well, some of the Australians would probably enjoy it…

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/133 "2009-01-31T18:45:53Z")

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\*\*How the hell did this fit in my ear? (Way TMI)  
We Have Pigeon Eggs \*\*

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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/134 "2009-01-31T18:54:10Z")

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**"Lobbyists Won’t Find A Job in My White House!"  
Is it troubling that Blagojevich was permanently banned from political office?**

Wait, what? I thought it was the Illinois legislature that banned Blagojevich from office because he was corrupt, not Obama because Blago was a lobbyist.😕  
😃

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/135 "2009-01-31T19:25:37Z")

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**A sequential thread is for life, not just for Christmas  
Passed over again**

Yeah, it’s all about the timing.

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**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/136 "2009-01-31T23:49:07Z")

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\*\*What is the Legal Status of the Undead?  
Passed over again \*\*

\*\*Advice for someone going to Hawaii?  
Recommend a .22 bolt-action rifle \*\*

:eek: _cancels ticket_

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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/137 "2009-02-01T01:11:21Z")

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**Turning a scarf into socks! Hurrah!  
Get creative with Thing-a-Day 2009**

Yeah, that’s pretty creative.

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**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:** [February 1, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/138 "2009-02-01T01:45:40Z")

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\*\* NRA Members, Would You Want Ted Nugent as President?

Gun owners…how bad is it, how bad could it be?  
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**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/139 "2009-02-01T02:43:43Z")

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Just spotted in IMHO:  
\*\*Fathers of daughters: Do you think all men are scum till proven otherwise?  
Help me choose a .22 rifle. \*\*  
Guess that answers the question!

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**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:** [February 2, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sequential-thread-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/480783/140 "2009-02-02T01:33:32Z")

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\*\*Convince me not to give up on Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

Burn After Reading  
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