# It's my birthday, so I get to start a new Sequential Thread thread!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 3, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798 "2010-06-03T17:17:58Z")\
**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:** [June 23, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/221 "2010-06-23T16:44:28Z")

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\*\* What to see and do in Prague?  
Women: a poll regarding male gynecologists and male medical students\*\*

**What to see and do in Budapest?  
Poll: How seriously do you take phone sex or cybersex?**

(crosses eastern Europe off travel itinerary)

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**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/222 "2010-06-23T18:05:41Z")

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\*\* I think I just felt an earthquake!

Earthquake?!?!!?! \*\*

For a bonus, the second thread was started by **Nature’s Call**.

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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:** [June 23, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/223 "2010-06-23T18:25:25Z")

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\*\*I think I just felt an earthquake!  
Reaching Climax: More Than Just a Feeling MMP \*\*

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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:** [June 23, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/224 "2010-06-23T19:45:44Z")

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\*\* What Does The Word “Brandish” Make You Think Of?

Relatives. _sigh_ \*\*

I _brandished_ my sword at the in-laws, but they still refused to leave.

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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:** [June 23, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/225 "2010-06-23T20:50:55Z")

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\*\*The SPAM thread  
Is there a recipe website like this? \*\*

Actually, I have two [SPAM](http://www.amazon.com/Hawaiis-Spam-Cookbook-Kondo-Corum/dp/0935848495/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277326162&sr=8-3) [Cookbooks](http://www.amazon.com/Hawaiis-2nd-Spam-Cookbook-Corum/dp/1573061352/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277326162&sr=8-4) somewhere in the house.

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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:** [June 23, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/226 "2010-06-23T21:42:09Z")

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\*\* I think I just felt an earthquake!  
Online dating in the stone age\*\*

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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:** [June 23, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/227 "2010-06-23T22:36:45Z")

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**How to drive cross-country with a cat?  
Hormonal anger?**

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**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/228 "2010-06-24T00:25:48Z")

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> [@Annie-Xmas](#):
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> \*\*I think I just felt an earthquake!  
> Reaching Climax: More Than Just a Feeling MMP \*\*

“Did the earth move for you, too?”

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**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/229 "2010-06-24T01:22:23Z")

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**Dear Sprint,  
Tell me about getting old**

Well, if you’re a member of our Old Friends and Family plan, we can assist you for a nominal service fee, if you’re on our “Everything” plan, you should know “everything” about it anyway…

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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:** [June 24, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/230 "2010-06-24T13:24:59Z")

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**Someone I know has borderline personality disorder  
Well, it’s not like he’s going on active duty**

Yeah, there’s enough drama in Afghanistan as it is.

> [@MacTech](#):
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> **Dear Sprint,  
> Tell me about getting old**
> 
> Well, if you’re a member of our Old Friends and Family plan, we can assist you for a nominal service fee…

Short-term plans are available.

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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:** [June 24, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/231 "2010-06-24T13:31:16Z")

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**Can Activia do harm?  
How to drive cross-country with a cat**

Terrific idea! Plenty of Activia will assure that your cat is nice and regular during the trip.

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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:** [June 24, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/232 "2010-06-24T13:41:23Z")

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Going straight to Hell for this one, I am.

I reversed the order of these sequential threads  
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A question to those who think Oswald killed Kennedy.

Could YOU Serve on a Firing Squad? \*\*

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**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/233 "2010-06-24T14:57:39Z")

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\*\*What causes people to be this cruel? (YouTube video of rat being drowned)

People who can do really good Donald Duck impressions \*\*

Something snapped in Evan after one “Quack quack quack” too many. He hated animals and he hated waterfowl and the combination of animals and water sent him into a crazed rage.

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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:** [June 24, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/234 "2010-06-24T18:28:33Z")

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**Again With the Animal Rescues!  
My cat makes veterinary medical history!**

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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:** [June 24, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/235 "2010-06-24T19:22:06Z")

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\*\* Is there a convenient drug a layman can use to knock somebody out very quickly?

Why does my tongue taste funny? \*\*

(Sound of unconscious body hitting floor)

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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:** [June 24, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/236 "2010-06-24T19:34:28Z")

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**Is there a convenient drug a layman can use to knock somebody out very quickly?  
Can Activia do harm?**

‘Uh, Vyvyan, can you actually kill yourself with laxatives?’  
‘I don’t know, Neil, but I’m gonna stay and find out!’

Yeah, I know. But it’s the first thing I thought of.

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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:** [June 24, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/237 "2010-06-24T20:37:20Z")

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**Whoa, what a strange little thunderstorm that was…  
My cat makes veterinary medical history!**

“When the lightning struck, Fluffy coughed an 30-pound hairball out her nose!”

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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:** [June 24, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/238 "2010-06-24T21:25:39Z")

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**Praise for Kim Jong-il  
The Silly Bandzwagon**

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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:** [June 24, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/239 "2010-06-24T21:36:04Z")

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**BP burning turtles - any truth to this story?  
How do I narrow down what I ate made me sick?**

My money’s on the turtle flambé.

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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:** [June 24, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-birthday-so-i-get-to-start-a-new-sequential-thread-thread/541798/240 "2010-06-24T22:24:49Z")

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**Is there a convenient drug a layman can use to knock somebody out very quickly?  
What’s the sturdiest thing in a standard house to handcuff somebody to?  
How to remove the stench of decomposition?**

Finally! I get a three-fer! And a sinister one, to boot!

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