# Fall of the House of Sequential Threads, Part MXLVII

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 18, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631 "2017-09-18T13:16:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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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:** [September 18, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/1 "2017-09-18T13:16:57Z")

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**Do you say “su-PREM-a-cist” or “su-PREM-ist”?  
What were your high school’s colors?**

Confederate gray. Booor-ing.

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/2 "2017-09-18T16:57:17Z")

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**Can chihuahuas be taught where to piss and shit?  
Scheduling the MMP**

Monday Morning Pee?

**Stupid Masturbation Question**  
**Hot Flashes, AKA, is this FINALLY menopause?**

How exactly are you masturbating?:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

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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:** [September 18, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/3 "2017-09-18T18:29:35Z")

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**Anyone back to buying their music? (as opposed to subscription services)  
Bond and Blofeld**

Okay, but besides them, is anyone back to buying their music?

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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:** [September 19, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/4 "2017-09-19T17:23:17Z")

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\*\*I would like for my remains to be used as a…  
Dog identification question (model related)  
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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:** [September 19, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/5 "2017-09-19T18:08:55Z")

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\*\*What uncommon/unusual jobs have you had?

German Firefighters remove 2.5 kilogram weight from man’s penis

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The problem is that it’s not steady work. It relies on an unending succession of Stupid People to be rescued. And there just aren’t enough of them, believe it or not.

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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:** [September 19, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/6 "2017-09-19T19:15:07Z")

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**I would like for my remains to be used as a…  
dog poop disposal**

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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:** [September 19, 2017, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/7 "2017-09-19T19:58:18Z")

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**Here’s another thing young whippersnappers are doing to annoy me.  
Visiting Switzerland?**

I HATE it when they do that!

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/8 "2017-09-20T11:00:42Z")

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\*\*Generalisations/Memes you hate?

Karma: the pure horseshit concept \*\*

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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:** [September 20, 2017, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/9 "2017-09-20T12:10:11Z")

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**How brave do I need to be in order to remove a car steering wheel?  
Does the CIA have a “badass” training program**

Once you graduate from their badass training program you should be able to remove a car steering wheel.

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/10 "2017-09-20T13:25:28Z")

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**Mexico City earthquake  
is there a word for that?**

Yes, “earthquake”.

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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:** [September 20, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/11 "2017-09-20T15:08:16Z")

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\*\* I pit a Starbucks barista

Don’t leave her at the mercy of barbaric 20th-century medicine!

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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:** [September 20, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/12 "2017-09-20T17:21:53Z")

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**dog poop disposal  
Information Encoded in DNA.**

23andMe says it was _your_ malamute, so pay up, buster. :mad:

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/13 "2017-09-21T11:11:29Z")

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\*\*Favorite documentary about fonts?  
TV review sites like AV Club used to be?  
I just got a dinner invite… \*\*

…to discuss writing a TV documentary about the history of Comic Sans.

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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:** [September 21, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/14 "2017-09-21T13:31:59Z")

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**Farting in front of a significant other. Fart stories.  
Here’s another thing young whippersnappers are doing to annoy me.**

“Hey, old-timer! Pppbbbbppththth!! Ha-ha!!!”

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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:** [September 21, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/15 "2017-09-21T14:38:55Z")

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\*\* Eating Raoul (1982 cult film)

What Do Truffles Taste Like?  
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A lot like Raoul. But not as gamey.

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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:** [September 21, 2017, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/16 "2017-09-21T14:51:06Z")

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\*\* Favorite documentary about fonts?  
Eating Raoul (1982 cult film)\*\*

About _fonts_? I don’t think so.

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/17 "2017-09-21T15:04:12Z")

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**Does your boss make you work for free?  
What are some of your nifty money savers?**

I make my employees work for free. You won’t believe the money I save!

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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:** [September 21, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/18 "2017-09-21T22:38:15Z")

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\*\* Butt-Hurt Trump Takes to Twitter Again  
Damn you to hell, Varicella Zoster!\*\*

If only we could trust him to bomb shingles back to the stone 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:** [September 22, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/19 "2017-09-22T12:59:51Z")

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\*\*is there a word for that?

Hurricane Irma [and Maria]

Out-of-round-abouts  
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I suppose “Out-of-Round-Abouts” _could_ be a word for those hurricanes, but they’re actually pretty round.

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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:** [September 22, 2017, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/20 "2017-09-22T13:10:10Z")

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**How cynical can you be about karma?  
Thoughts on attending memorial service**

“He got what was coming to him” will certainly spice up the eulogy.

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