# Deck The Halls With Sequential Threads!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 9, 2013, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879 "2013-12-09T08:01:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 6

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/101 "2013-12-20T22:42:01Z")

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\*\*Need a clever Business Name Fast  
Felons you have known \*\*

The reviews on Angie’s List are pretty brutal.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/102 "2013-12-20T22:58:05Z")

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\*\* Why is my daughter’s abdomen tinted green?  
Why Do cars “Go Out of Alignment”?\*\*

♫ _They long to be  
Close to you_ ♬

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/103 "2013-12-21T00:41:53Z")

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**Just say “Mr. \_\_\_\_”  
I’m sick of this Global Warming!**

Okay. “Mister, I’m sick of this Global Warming!” There, you happy?

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/104 "2013-12-21T06:57:34Z")

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\*\*Why is American healthcare so expensive?  
Multivitamins \*\*

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**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/105 "2013-12-21T11:59:51Z")

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\*\*Rudolph, you’ll go down in history (like \_\_\_)  
The biggest wimp in the movies \*\*

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/106 "2013-12-21T13:13:14Z")

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**Your favorite personal Walter Mitty fantasy  
Bus robber taken down by his victims.**

The bus token rattled down into the farebox, _pocketa-pocketa-pocketa_…

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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:** [December 21, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/107 "2013-12-21T17:01:06Z")

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\*\* What weird-ass movie was this?  
“Rudolph” T.V. Special \*\*

If you read that whole 14 year old thread, “weird-ass” doesn’t begin to cover it.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/108 "2013-12-21T23:43:15Z")

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\*\* Is Kim Jong Un a puppet?  
Shaking Your Family Tree\*\*

And an uncle fell out…

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/109 "2013-12-22T05:35:39Z")

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\*\* Smoking – the No. 1 cause of death for stupid people?  
Oh those wacky heroin dealers\*\*

I hear that heroin is pretty deadly for stupid people as well.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/110 "2013-12-22T16:13:15Z")

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\*\* How practical is calculus for day-to-day living?  
Why are many flight plans not straight lines?\*\*

Sheldon proves to be a big hit at the Delta ticket counter.

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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:** [December 23, 2013, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/111 "2013-12-23T08:13:10Z")

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\*\* Post your list of things you will never again do  
“Porn” on the Weather Channel website?\*\*

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**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:** [December 23, 2013, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/112 "2013-12-23T09:31:12Z")

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**Tom Clancy errors?  
Pussy Riot will topple Putin; mark my words!**

That one was pretty wide of the mark.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/113 "2013-12-23T11:37:38Z")

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**Ask the guy who knows everything**  
**What??? No MMP???**

Still awaiting his response.

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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:** [December 23, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/114 "2013-12-23T12:23:59Z")

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\*\*Giant Goat Erection

Medieval Vignettes, or Amusing Tales of Ye Olde Times

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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:** [December 23, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/115 "2013-12-23T12:33:19Z")

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**How is the battle between Bayesians and Frequentists going? And is it a war or a friendly squabble?  
Fabricating metal plates for skulls?**

Uh-oh.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/116 "2013-12-23T13:21:53Z")

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\*\* Sympathy VS Empathy - I don’t get it  
Gifts your pets left you \*\*

“I’m sorry I took a big steaming dump on the carpet. I feel your displeasure. So, when’s suppertime?”

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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:** [December 23, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/117 "2013-12-23T13:59:40Z")

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\*\*What was this young adult fantasy book I read?  
Dr. Seuss’ Beowulf

Post your list of things you will never again do  
Giant Goat Erection

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/118 "2013-12-23T19:43:48Z")

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\*\*You opinion of British Airways  
Why are many flight plans not straight lines? \*\*

I hate British Airways! They don’t fly in straight lines!

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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:** [December 23, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/119 "2013-12-23T20:34:38Z")

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\*\* Gift Ideas for Girlfriend Student Teaching in Sheffield England - March

Finding a naked woman tied up (or guy if you prefer)  
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…for when you can’t think of anything else to give.

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-halls-with-sequential-threads/675879/120 "2013-12-24T01:32:17Z")

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**Help me ship a package to Denmark, please!  
Could you launch an Exocet from an A-1 Skyraider?**

Problem, meet solution.

(Note: Catching the incoming delivery is left as an exercise for the reader.)

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