# Fall of the House of Sequential Threads, Part MXLVII **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/321 "2017-11-24T16:23:17Z")
\*\* A different people, same name question Pies pies pies…\*\* I can never tell the Pies brothers apart! ---
**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:** [November 24, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/322 "2017-11-24T20:11:27Z")
\*\*Poll: When you have a cough, what works for you? Fasting \*\* ---
**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:** [November 25, 2017, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/323 "2017-11-25T12:25:04Z")
**Republicans & Conservatism after Trump It’s going to get a lot worse before it gets better** ---
**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:** [November 25, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/324 "2017-11-25T14:33:18Z")
\*\*What defines Punk Rock for you? Songs about WD-40 \*\* Asked and answered ---
**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:** [November 25, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/325 "2017-11-25T15:58:16Z")
\*\* Bald eagle sighted in Long Beach Ca The American Thanksgiving MMP\*\* It was a bit chewy, but not bad with extra gravy. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/326 "2017-11-27T00:42:05Z")
\*\* I just paid $97 for my Thanksgiving turkey How did you learn to manage money?\*\* I paid $26 for our turkey. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/327 "2017-11-27T02:04:48Z")
\*\* How are pump-and-dump schemes illegal? Smoking after sex?\*\* The smoking will cause you to dump after the pump, but that doesn’t explain why it’s illegal. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/328 "2017-11-27T12:29:40Z")
**If I like the political scheming aspect of fantasy more than the dragons and magic, I might like \_\_\_ Alternate versions of stories/performances you’d like to see** I hear the alternate version of Battle of Evermore was about the wrangling over who will be the next Queen of Light. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/329 "2017-11-27T15:25:48Z")
**What are some things that can’t really be taught? Smoking after sex?** ---
**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:** [November 27, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/330 "2017-11-27T16:12:41Z")
\*\*How can I sleep for 24 hours straight Project MK ULTRA \*\* The main drawbacks are that when you do finally wake up you’ll be very, very hungry; you’ll _really_ need to pee; and you’ll be a mind-controlled CIA assassin. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/331 "2017-11-27T16:13:11Z")
**Best mouse trap bait What To Do With LOTS Of Chicken Drumsticks?** Party with your rodent friends? ---
**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:** [November 28, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/332 "2017-11-28T00:45:15Z")
**Nora, Theo, and… The Mystery Bag** Nora and Theo were sad after their daddy went to Heaven. And they were even more sad when their mother married the man who insisted they call ‘Daddy’. He was not Daddy! No, no, never! One day, Nora and Theo went into the garden shed – even though they were warned NEVER to go in there! Hidden in a corner, they found a bag. A Mystery Bag! It was heavy, and had something round inside. And it smelled funny, like the red juice that was leaking out of it… ---
**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:** [November 28, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/333 "2017-11-28T01:03:12Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > **Nora, Theo, and… > The Mystery Bag** > > Nora and Theo were sad after their daddy went to Heaven. And they were even more sad when their mother married the man who insisted they call ‘Daddy’. He was not Daddy! No, no, never! > > One day, Nora and Theo went into the garden shed – even though they were warned NEVER to go in there! Hidden in a corner, they found a bag. A Mystery Bag! It was heavy, and had something round inside. And it smelled funny, like the red juice that was leaking out of it… And then I see [this](https://nypost.com/2017/11/27/mom-arrested-after-newborns-corpse-found-while-decorating-home-for-christmas/). ‘Mom arrested when grandpa finds baby corpse while getting Christmas decorations.’ ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/334 "2017-11-28T02:18:19Z")
**Nora, Theo, and… Prince Harry to marry Meghan Markle** The Royal Family has sure gotten pretty progressive! ---
**Author:** ![Zoom\_Rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecae2f/32.png) [@Zoom\_Rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoom_Rabbit)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/335 "2017-11-28T02:44:06Z")
\*\*Getting ratted out for cheating… Argentine submarine (44 aboard) goes missing\*\* The instructions on the can of Flex Seal said it was waterproof. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/336 "2017-11-28T13:07:43Z")
\*\*What are some things that can’t really be taught? Best mouse trap bait \*\* Young Caine: Master Po, why did you put three sesame seeds and a hot pepper in that mousetrap? How did you know that would be good bait? Master Po: You must learn how to _feel_ what the mouse yearns for, Grasshopper. Some things cannot be taught. . ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/337 "2017-11-28T13:35:11Z")
**Gas stations where you paid after you pumped How are pump-and-dump schemes illegal?** Not sure, but they’re a lot less common where you have to pay before you pump. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/338 "2017-11-28T18:43:53Z")
\*\*Singing about it makes it OK Videos that nearly ruin the song \*\* Evidently one of the things that singing _doesn’t_ make OK is a bad music video ---
**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:** [November 28, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/339 "2017-11-28T22:33:53Z")
**Nora, Theo, and… Invasion of the Space Germs** Nora and Theo were outside, LONG after they should have been in bed! ESPECIALLY after the incident with the Mystery Bag! As they looked up at the stars, something came streaking toward them. It was a meteorite travelling at thousands of miles per hour! BOOM! went the meteorite when it hit the ground in front of them. Nora and Theo didn’t know the meteorite was covered with space germs. And they were hungry! ---
**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:** [November 28, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631/340 "2017-11-28T22:52:15Z")
**My brothers girlfriend had been cheating on him for a long time?? Girlfriend cant walk after orgasm** That’s a pretty big clue for him to have missed. **Media intentionally emphasizing less-inflammatory issues to duck tough topics Have any of your Thanksgiving traditions changed recently?** That IS an inflammatory issue in my family. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads-part-mxlvii/796631.md?page=18)