# Sequential Threads 2000 (and 18)!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697>\
**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:** 58

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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:** [September 9, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1141 "2018-09-09T15:44:15Z")

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\*\* What happens once you’re reported to law enforcement by a psychiatrist?  
Quantum Entanglement\*\*

You’ll be held for up to 72 hours, unable to free yourself due to quantum entanglement.

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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:** [September 9, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1142 "2018-09-09T18:37:55Z")

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\*\* About Protection Rackets (US Mafia Specifically)  
When did delivered newspapers start to be bagged in plastic? \*\*

“Be a shame if your paper got all soggy, you know, from the rain. For a small weekly fee Aldo and me’ll wrap it nice, in plastic. Otherwise, the next time you open up your paper there’ll be a dead mackerel in the sports section.”

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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:** [September 9, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1143 "2018-09-09T18:53:46Z")

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\*\* Grown adult neighbour bullying me  
I bought a Walther PPK/S today.\*\*

I don’t think I like where this is going :eek:

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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:** [September 9, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1144 "2018-09-09T19:11:32Z")

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> [@Ludovic](#):
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> \*\* Grown adult neighbour bullying me  
> I bought a Walther PPK/S today.\*\*
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> I don’t think I like where this is going :eek:

He’ll be sorry. Very sorry.

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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:** [September 10, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1145 "2018-09-10T00:41:34Z")

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\*\*I bought a Walther PPK/S today.  
Yes, I can see you \*\*

Trouble brewing.

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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:** [September 10, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1146 "2018-09-10T14:02:09Z")

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\*\* Are car dealer scams and games a thing of the past?  
Buying a car through Costco, is it worth it? \*\*

No. And no.

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1147 "2018-09-10T14:41:23Z")

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**65 years old, blind, suffering from dementia, and now crippled…  
Goodbye, Driving**

No doubt a sound decision at this point.

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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:** [September 10, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1148 "2018-09-10T19:53:45Z")

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\*\* Unsolved mysteries and murders  
Should I be paranoid about this home buyer? \*\*

If he’s asking about whether the crawl spaces have enough room to store his trunks, how deep the backyard well is, and whether the basement floor is resistant to ground-penetrating radar, I might be a bit uneasy.

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1149 "2018-09-10T22:00:35Z")

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**65 years old, blind, suffering from dementia, and now crippled…  
What music are you listening to now?**

Not dance music, that would just be mean.

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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:** [September 11, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1150 "2018-09-11T13:21:47Z")

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\*\* What happens once you’re reported to law enforcement by a psychiatrist?  
Should I be paranoid about this home buyer? \*\*

Don’t report your paranoia to the cops.

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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:** [September 11, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1151 "2018-09-11T13:44:06Z")

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\*\* What To Do About Loud Co-Worker?  
suggest a job for a mute \*\*

Get rid of loud co-worker, hire mute. Two problems solved!

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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:** [September 11, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1152 "2018-09-11T14:38:43Z")

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\*\* What’s the problem with US evangelical Christianity?  
Is Diversity Our Strength? \*\*

Note diversity in religion, at least to the US evangelical Christians I’ve talked to.

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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:** [September 11, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1153 "2018-09-11T18:48:29Z")

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Main page title/last poster combo:

**Shooting for Sweden, Hitting…**  
Cheesesteak

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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:** [September 12, 2018, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1154 "2018-09-12T04:16:05Z")

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\*\*A skunk just came to the back door  
Critter Cam out back. \*\*

Alas, no camera!

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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:** [September 12, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1155 "2018-09-12T12:15:11Z")

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\*\* 70’s novelty country song  
How do I wash a new white shirt that has red sleeves? \*\*

_My red sleeves turned my undies pink  
Lawd what can I do?  
They razz me at the redneck bar  
My carefree life is through_

☹

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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:** [September 12, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1156 "2018-09-12T15:22:45Z")

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\*\* The Tune Distorts the Lyrics  
Soundtrack for a mental breakdown\*\*

Everything I hear has tunes and distortions!

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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:** [September 12, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1157 "2018-09-12T15:29:08Z")

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> [@Annie-Xmas](#):
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> \*\* The Tune Distorts the Lyrics  
> Soundtrack for a mental breakdown\*\*
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> Everything I hear has tunes and distortions!

I nominate _They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haa!_ by Napoleon XIV  
[They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They%27re_Coming_to_Take_Me_Away,_Ha-Haaa)!

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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:** [September 12, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1158 "2018-09-12T15:31:32Z")

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**Dealing with the death of an abusive parent.  
A skunk just came to the back door**

Reincarnation is a bitch.

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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:** [September 12, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1159 "2018-09-12T17:40:58Z")

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\*\*Kids speaking in questions  
Should I be paranoid about this home buyer? \*\*

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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:** [September 12, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1160 "2018-09-12T19:59:55Z")

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\*\* If Kavanaugh gets in and Roe v. Wade is overturned, what do you think that will look like?  
Christians opposed to social justice \*\*

Sums it up

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