# Sequential Threads 2000 (and 18)! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 1, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697 "2018-01-01T18:27:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/521 "2018-04-16T20:14:05Z")
\*\* For Dopers Who Have Hired “Help” In Poorer Countries If You Were Wealthy, Would You Hire Servants? \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/522 "2018-04-16T21:36:24Z")
\*\* How do libertarians deal with inelastic demand? “It should be classified as illegal, but shouldn’t be treated as illegal.”\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/523 "2018-04-17T12:10:02Z")
**Explain to how my husband arranged for all these escorts _I_ Invented Cell Phones and Hand Sanitizer!** Which was both lucrative and useful for the arrangement. ---
**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:** [April 17, 2018, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/524 "2018-04-17T12:27:55Z")
\*\*Why did the Federal judge make Cohen name his clients in open court? “May it please the court…” \*\* I guess it pleased the court when he named them. You never know what will please a court. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/525 "2018-04-17T14:43:47Z")
**What are the differences between large cities and midsize cities? The Persistence of Godzilla** Godzilla attacks those large cities all the time. ---
**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:** [April 17, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/526 "2018-04-17T15:14:18Z")
\*\* The Weirdest Geocache Canadian landscaper serial killer \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/527 "2018-04-17T19:50:40Z")
\*\* Is Fox News really all that bad? “It should be classified as illegal, but shouldn’t be treated as illegal.”\*\* I guess it’s pretty bad, then. ---
**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:** [April 17, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/528 "2018-04-17T20:05:55Z")
**Cheerful-sounding songs with surprisingly dark lyrics Harry Anderson Dead at 65.** Can you link to the tune? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/529 "2018-04-17T22:19:39Z")
**Sexual Assault - We need to expand the vocabulary "It should be classified as illegal, but shouldn’t be treated as illegal."** Looks like you’ll need a new word for that! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/530 "2018-04-18T14:13:05Z")
**"Police shoot black man" - what’s your first reaction/conclusion to the headline? About fucking time. The Sandy Hook families are suing Alex Jones for defamation** I’m glad you clarified after your first sentence! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/531 "2018-04-18T19:18:28Z")
**Why do people get annoyed by…** **ZIP codes** Stupid Damn zip code why do I have to include it on every…Damn…letter. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/532 "2018-04-18T20:01:10Z")
\*\* Gentrification is bad What is the Jewish Messiah Supposed to Do Exactly?\*\* Didn’t Jesus already cast the wealthy millennials out of the temple in Matthew 21:12? ---
**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:** [April 19, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/533 "2018-04-19T15:42:31Z")
This one needs the Doper ID: \*\*Happy Anniversary, Clothahump! I have jury duty . Clothahump \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/534 "2018-04-19T17:48:24Z")
**How can I stop my dogs from barking at random times? Use a sock puppet? That’s an instaban.** Awww, but they just work! ---
**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:** [April 19, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/535 "2018-04-19T18:06:04Z")
\*\* Is it possible to train a dog to pick a delicious treat to instigate an undesirable task (do nails) How to bury an elephant? \*\* “Hey, Rex! C’mere, boy! Have a Dog Treat! Have another treat! That was good, wasn’t it, Rex? Want another one? Of course you do…Yes you do… You’re a Good Dog! Okay, Rex, all you have to do is bury something for me. You can do that, can’t you? Just bury this, and you can have all the Treats you want!” ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/536 "2018-04-19T18:42:47Z")
\*\* A Complicated Question About Salaries In The TV/Movie Industry Why is Tony Soprano so much richer than everyone else?\*\* Connections. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/537 "2018-04-20T12:32:24Z")
\*\* Lies you tell your pets Given: Reincarnation is Real -or- Who Were You in 1862? \*\* I suppose you could convince your cocker spaniel that he was General Braxton Bragg, but no good would come of it. :dubious: ---
**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:** [April 20, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/538 "2018-04-20T12:47:21Z")
\*\* Phone number spoofing How dangerous are cows? \*\* If your own number pops up on caller ID but all you hear is lowing, _hang up immediately_. :eek: ---
**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:** [April 20, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/539 "2018-04-20T13:46:15Z")
\*\*You’re going to fight a duel- what weapon do you choose? Why babies on the Senate floor? \*\* “I warn you – this baby is loaded – and I’m a father” ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/540 "2018-04-20T14:00:58Z")
**Another Battle of Hastings Question Does this Count as a Mass Killing?** Add it to the “mass killings of 1066” thread. When bows are normalized, only Normans will have bows! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697.md?page=28)