# March sequential threads - an ill wind that blows nobody any good

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 1, 2016, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584 "2016-03-01T00:56:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/41 "2016-03-05T00:36:27Z")

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\*\*Big Job Cuts at IBM in the U.S.  
The ultimate I hate my job moment. \*\*

Yup, when I got called to the meeting w/ my boss & HR is the ultimate in hating my job.

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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:** [March 5, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/42 "2016-03-05T15:23:35Z")

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\*\* Quick, what’s your current earworm?  
Puff the Magic Dragon \*\*

lived by the sea, and frolicked in the autumn mist…

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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:** [March 5, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/43 "2016-03-05T18:58:25Z")

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\*\* Things that make you look old  
Does Anyone Read the Fine Print?\*\*

Not being able to read it makes you look old.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/44 "2016-03-05T20:16:50Z")

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**What’s the most underated Sci-Fi movie?  
Aslan/Garfield Slashfic**

Wouldn’t that be fantasy instead of Sci-Fi?

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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:** [March 6, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/45 "2016-03-06T17:45:42Z")

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**Teaching the Birds and the Bees Is Going to Be Tough!  
South High Marathon Dance-2016**

The Humpty Dance?

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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:** [March 6, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/46 "2016-03-06T19:02:47Z")

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\*\* Nancy Reagan dead at age 94.  
Teaching the Birds and the Bees Is Going to Be Tough!\*\*

Yeah, she put on a fabulous puppet show for second graders.

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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:** [March 6, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/47 "2016-03-06T20:50:28Z")

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**Who is responsible for the Lizard-On-A-Rock shot required in all desert scenes?  
Wizards**

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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:** [March 7, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/48 "2016-03-07T13:21:55Z")

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**What is wrong with my lightbulbs?**  
**Ask the Firearms Historian**

Why, has someone been shooting them out?

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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:** [March 7, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/49 "2016-03-07T13:42:02Z")

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\*\* Another “Was I a jerk?” thread

Jerkish friend, borderline verbally abusive to wife -what to do? \*\*

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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:** [March 7, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/50 "2016-03-07T15:15:18Z")

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\*\*Is the entertainment industry controlled by the Illuminati?  
Wizards  
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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:** [March 7, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/51 "2016-03-07T15:53:56Z")

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\*\* wearing green on thursdays

Why does this trigger so much anger \*\*  
Because Hulk Green!

Hulk not like to be Mocked by Puny Humans!

Make Hulk Angry!

(Hulk also not like Puny Humans who don’t capitalize _Thursday_)

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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:** [March 7, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/52 "2016-03-07T16:05:36Z")

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**Anyone been to a snake-handling/drink poison church service?  
Skald the Rhymer AKA Henry is in the hospital**

Poll to follow.

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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:** [March 7, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/53 "2016-03-07T17:36:14Z")

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\*\* So, say that North Korea actually carries out its nuclear threat  
Why does this trigger so much anger\*\*

It shouldn’t, really. A nuclear bombing _might_ result in delays for commuters in the Seoul area for a couple of days, but it’s just a minor inconvenience.

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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:** [March 7, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/54 "2016-03-07T19:05:46Z")

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\*\* Geese are horrifying  
Shame on 60 Minutes!\*\*

This would never have happened if Morley Safer was still around. :mad:

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**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/55 "2016-03-07T23:18:42Z")

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\*\*Is my Roku failing?  
Ask the Firearms Historian \*\*

“If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a million times, you point the REMOTE at it, not the Luger!”

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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:** [March 8, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/56 "2016-03-08T13:21:22Z")

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\*\* Advice on men’s suits  
Bidet toilet seat or shower toilet \*\*

Definitely the shower toilet with the trouser press option.

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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:** [March 8, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/57 "2016-03-08T15:54:54Z")

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\*\* Ladies - cloth menstrual pads?

Best Friend In The World \*\*

Some people are really _sold_ on some products

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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/58 "2016-03-08T17:38:10Z")

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**For what, exactly, was Galileo threatened with torture?  
High schools, YMCAs, and nude swimming**

Fortunately, their threats didn’t stop the rise of YMCAs, and people can continue to do whatever they feel at wedding reception dances everywhere.

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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:** [March 8, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/59 "2016-03-08T19:31:11Z")

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\*\* Jokes that take time to sink in

College gives sombreros to students, punishes students for wearing sombreros \*\*

I understand that a lot of the students _still_ haven’t gotten the joke.

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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:** [March 9, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-sequential-threads-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good/747584/60 "2016-03-09T12:59:58Z")

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\*\* Your sartorial pet peeves?  
How has Angela Merkel been able to hold on to power? \*\*

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