# 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:** 71

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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:** [November 8, 2018, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1401 "2018-11-08T01:58:17Z")

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**The car ahead of me just paid for my Starbucks order  
Tesla reliability**

Do Tesla’s _always_ pay for the person behind them?

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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:** [November 8, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1402 "2018-11-08T02:01:41Z")

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**Battle for control of the wand of power (aka the tv remote)  
What do you think is the most useless development/invention of the last 50 years?**

It’s only useless when someone else is holding it. ☹

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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:** [November 8, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1403 "2018-11-08T13:41:40Z")

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\*\* When your son discovered girls…  
Poll: Is Trump a symptom or a cause?\*\*

Trump’s been an inspiration to a whole generation of young men. :eek:

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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:** [November 8, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1404 "2018-11-08T13:44:01Z")

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\*\* Do you attend high school reunions?

How Old were You before Your Parents let You Go Out by Yourself?  
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I must have been 27 or so, because I went to my ten-year reunion.

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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:** [November 8, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1405 "2018-11-08T13:48:44Z")

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\*\*Cool things you know that you wish you didn’t

Oh, Thank Goodness! I have Plantar Fascciitis!

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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:** [November 8, 2018, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1406 "2018-11-08T14:57:09Z")

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\*\* Way to prevent mattress from moving?  
Move or stay put? \*\*

I said “stay put” _dammit_

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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:** [November 8, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1407 "2018-11-08T15:51:38Z")

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\*\* Every time I see Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s name in the news, I am scared.  
An unfortunate ship name \*\*

I don’t think “Ruth Bader Ginsberg” is such an unfortunate name for a ship.

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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:** [November 8, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1408 "2018-11-08T16:56:07Z")

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\*\* Every time I see Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s name in the news, I am scared.  
Oumuamua: Aliens! \*\*

C’mon, she’s not _that_ funny-looking.

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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:** [November 8, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1409 "2018-11-08T18:36:00Z")

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**Oumuamua: Aliens!  
Earthlink is down**

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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:** [November 9, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1410 "2018-11-09T13:08:41Z")

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\*\* Tackling a shooter  
Why do people attend church?\*\*

For the aerobic exercise?

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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:** [November 9, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1411 "2018-11-09T13:29:08Z")

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\*\*Oh, Thank Goodness! I have Plantar Fascciitis!

Good News Thread

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I shudder to think of the Bad News

\*\*Mario grabs a pussy

Stuck in a chair  
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I’m sure he was just helping the cat get out of the chair. Nothin’ to get excited about.

\*\* Oumuamua: Aliens!

An unfortunate ship name  
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Why? I’m sure the Hawaiians like it.  
You just have to broaden your outlook, and learn how to pronounce it.

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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:** [November 9, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1412 "2018-11-09T14:36:18Z")

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**True Caller Ap  
Ancestors that were killed in battle**

My ancestor, _Truecaller ap Ludovic_, was killed in Wales in 940.

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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:** [November 9, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1413 "2018-11-09T14:36:46Z")

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**What are the arguments against Medicare for all?   
Suicide**

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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:** [November 9, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1414 "2018-11-09T14:43:57Z")

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**Why do people attend church?  
Tackling a shooter**

Sadly, some churches have been the place of shootings.

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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:** [November 9, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1415 "2018-11-09T19:47:21Z")

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\*\* Undocumented immigrants crossing border - what _should_ be the response?  
So, are we ready for a land invasion?  
Let’s compare Operation Barbarossa to the Migrant Caravan.\*\*

Or better yet, chill out with a Corona.

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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:** [November 9, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1416 "2018-11-09T23:40:02Z")

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\*\*Just bought my first house! Unsolicited advice… Um… Solicited.

That’s the last one of THOSE I’ll ever buy!  
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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:** [November 10, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1417 "2018-11-10T14:32:05Z")

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\*\* Is there a normal distribution of intelligence among bears?  
How bright would a lightsaber be in real life?  
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What’s brighter: a bear or a lightsaber?

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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:** [November 10, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1418 "2018-11-10T14:33:12Z")

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**If you were to surprise your parents with a dream car…  
Small manual sports car under 5k**

Buy them an old, beat-up Triumph and they’ll be dreaming of ways to get even.

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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:** [November 10, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1419 "2018-11-10T15:59:04Z")

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\*\* Things that are tricky to Google

Oumuamua: Aliens!  
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…only because it’s hard to remember how to spell it properly.

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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:** [November 10, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1420 "2018-11-10T16:54:38Z")

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**Things that are tricky to Google  
Textures that you find unappealing**

It’s hard to find pictures of ‘feel’.

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