# On the 200th sequential thread of Christmas...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 22, 2009, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180 "2009-12-22T08:10:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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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 5, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/101 "2010-01-05T20:01:46Z")

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\*\*how does the Chinese criminal justice system work?  
“Clearing House” For (Seemingly) Random Shootings/Killings?  
\*\*  
Well I wouldn’t go _that_ far…

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**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/102 "2010-01-05T20:29:22Z")

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\*\* How Newspapers Used To Describe Anal Sex  
OMG New Shoes!! \*\*

“The accused was charged with giving the defendant a pair of new shoes, which left him walking funny for days …”

(Oh my Og, I think I just invented a euphemism … )

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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 5, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/103 "2010-01-05T22:54:48Z")

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\*\*So, is your pet Rapture-ready?  
My dog tried to murder me tonight.  
\*\*  
The real question is are _you_ Rapture-ready?

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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:** [January 6, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/104 "2010-01-06T13:24:00Z")

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\*\* What are some red flags that your potential partner will be inhibited in the sack?

Do you get bored easily? \*\*

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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:** [January 6, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/105 "2010-01-06T13:55:06Z")

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**You hit a dog on an interstate. What’s the right thing to do?  
New puppy!**

☹

**Old people should bathe more often  
Rush Limbaugh Rushed to Hospital**

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**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/106 "2010-01-06T14:18:22Z")

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\*\*I’ve got a crockpot! What now?  
I want a wok  
\*\*

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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:** [January 6, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/107 "2010-01-06T15:29:49Z")

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\*\* How Newspapers Used To Describe Anal Sex

Ask the housecleaner who specializes in squalor recovery\*\*  
Sounds pretty squalid to me!

By the way, I don’t need someone who who specializes in “squalor recovery”. I can not only recover my own squalor, I can easily surpass it in squalidness.

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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 6, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/108 "2010-01-06T15:31:53Z")

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**Mama’s little baby loves shortening–but what does it shorten?  
Wieners and weiners**

Shortbread: The Anti-Viagra.

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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 6, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/109 "2010-01-06T18:04:40Z")

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\*\*Was Europe (1500-1789) a black civilisation?   
No, you ignoramuses, this _isn’t_ racist (or, “Here we go again…”) \*\*

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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, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/110 "2010-01-06T19:21:22Z")

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**I pit Obama  
The system worked**

Which system did he break? The federal government overall or a specific department?

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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:** [January 6, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/111 "2010-01-06T19:44:11Z")

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\*\* New puppy!  
I met a dog on the interstate – what would you have done? \*\*

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**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/112 "2010-01-06T20:09:27Z")

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\*\*Help Us Name Our New Cat

How Newspapers Used To Describe Anal Sex\*\*

I don’t think that’s a very good name.

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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:** [January 6, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/113 "2010-01-06T21:52:21Z")

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\*\* I Destroyed a Book Today  
They blew up real good!  
\*\*

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**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/114 "2010-01-06T23:14:05Z")

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\*\*What’s the most you’ve ever given to a panhandler, and why?

Unpleasant Pleasantries\*\*

I don’t think that’s what they’re after.

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**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/115 "2010-01-07T03:50:25Z")

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\*\*   
Suppose we survive 2012, what’s the next predicted doomsday?

I’m generally not a total idiot. But this one time…\*\*

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/116 "2010-01-07T03:54:19Z")

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\*\*(Derogatory) Regional Stereotypes Around the Globe

Redheads, Readheads, everywhere! \*\*

Sounds like it’s universal 😃

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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 7, 2010, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/117 "2010-01-07T07:23:13Z")

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**I’m generally not a total idiot. But this one time…  
I got new glasses, and lost a friend**

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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, 2010, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/118 "2010-01-07T07:39:05Z")

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> [@Nobody](#):
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> **I’m generally not a total idiot. But this one time…  
> I got new glasses, and lost a friend**

_shakes fist_

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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 7, 2010, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/119 "2010-01-07T08:16:51Z")

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😃

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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:** [January 7, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-200th-sequential-thread-of-christmas/522180/120 "2010-01-07T13:46:45Z")

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**Music that goes straight to your groin  
Dayum! “Sesame Street” really used to Rock & Roll!**

Alright, we’re going to keep an eye on _you_.

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