# I saw it this way

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-it-this-way/29680>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 17, 2000, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-it-this-way/29680 "2000-08-17T04:29:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Brood\_McEto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@Brood\_McEto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brood_McEto)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2000, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-it-this-way/29680/1 "2000-08-17T04:29:39Z")

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A few months ago there was a thread about the way the threads showed up… Usually in some sort of comic way.

Tonight I see this…

Hey Silver Fire!!!  
What are you doing exactly now?  
What do you take me for?  
My mother the bigot

I thought it was a rather interesting conversation… or am i just dumb?

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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2000, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-it-this-way/29680/2 "2000-08-17T17:32:14Z")

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This phenomenon is called “Sequential Threads.” From time to time a “Best Sequential Thread Nominations” thread will run in MPSIMS.