# Nothing says 'Christmas' like sequential threads

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 19, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848 "2008-12-19T02:16:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/81 "2009-01-03T15:36:35Z")

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**John Travolta’s son dies**  
**The Dead are touring!!!**

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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:** [January 3, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/82 "2009-01-03T18:23:02Z")

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\*\*Where do the hormones in oral contraceptives come from?  
Colony on Venus? \*\*

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/83 "2009-01-03T19:24:40Z")

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> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#):
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> \*\*My latest fantasy  
> Can I get a serious horn for my Corolla? \*\*
> 
> Looks like 2009 is going to be the year of lowered expectations.

But that IS my fantasy! 😃

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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/84 "2009-01-03T21:10:18Z")

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\*\*Suggest a good facial moisturizer for dry skin?  
Food Poisoning or Gastro-enteritis? \*\*

:eek: I wouldn’t try either of those.

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/85 "2009-01-04T07:10:18Z")

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**Have you ever gone on a long journey/trip to “find yourself”?  
Handy tip: Do not dress like a Nazi and run around shooting guns in public.**

I’ll definitely keep that in mind.

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**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/86 "2009-01-04T14:38:00Z")

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In GQ:

**What is That Up in the Sky?**

and  
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Colony on Venus?\*\*

(You can SEE that from here???)

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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:** [January 5, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/87 "2009-01-05T13:22:43Z")

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\*\*My Nephew Was Scalped  
I have hair! \*\*

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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:** [January 5, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/88 "2009-01-05T15:58:44Z")

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**AAUUUUGGGGGGH! I have hiccups.  
Well that’s not a very good way to start the new year…**

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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:** [January 6, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/89 "2009-01-06T14:19:56Z")

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**If you were the first human to walk …  
Offbeat Places You’d Like To Visit**

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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:** [January 6, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/90 "2009-01-06T14:37:02Z")

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**One nice thing about the economic crisis…  
Yellowstone’s gonna blow! We’re all doooooooooomed!**

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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:** [January 6, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/91 "2009-01-06T16:48:40Z")

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\*\*We just called the pound . . .  
Ask The Guy Who Owned an Exotic Pet Store.  
Olive had her puppies!  
The nameless kitten may be named at last (or maybe not)  
\*\*

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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:** [January 6, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/92 "2009-01-06T18:18:25Z")

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**Mysterious computer part! Oooooh!  
babymaker 3000**

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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:** [January 6, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/93 "2009-01-06T19:00:43Z")

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**What Can I Do With Leftover Mashed Potatoes?  
My latest guitar build**

I can’t decide whether to call it a Strato-tater or a Tater-caster.

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**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/94 "2009-01-06T21:53:22Z")

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In MPSIMS:

**Just Quit My Job  
Is Canada Short Of Workers?**

If so, just give him a shout out.

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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/95 "2009-01-06T23:55:24Z")

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\*\*If you were the first human to walk …  
Would you consider dating a recovering Alcoholic?  
\*\*

Hmmm, I don’t know how to begin to answer that.

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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:** [January 7, 2009, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/96 "2009-01-07T05:24:16Z")

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\*\*Anyone want to talk?  
US Regional Vocabulary Differences \*\*

**I Cram verything Into the Dishwasher When you’re Not Here…  
How do people end up married to "the crazy"**

**What’s this thing on this drill?  
Settling disputes back in the olden days.**

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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:** [January 7, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/97 "2009-01-07T14:30:16Z")

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\*\*I just received the most hateful message of my life on Facebook and it got to me.  
“There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” \*\*

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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:** [January 7, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/98 "2009-01-07T17:36:25Z")

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**To everyone who hates the Star Wars prequels, how would YOU have done it better?  
Mary Sue characters**

Uh-huh.

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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:** [January 7, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/99 "2009-01-07T18:30:19Z")

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\*\*Who was the Most Important Person in History?  
Pat Buchanan  
\*\*

A&A.

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**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-christmas-like-sequential-threads/477848/100 "2009-01-08T08:07:15Z")

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\*\*Aussie Lunatic on a Rampage!  
“Don’t worry, I’m not really crazy.” Uh…yeah, right. \*\*

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