# 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:** 75
**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 22, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1481 "2018-11-22T03:04:07Z")
\*\* Anyone use CarShield? D B Cooper - still? \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1482 "2018-11-22T04:48:10Z")
\*\* The Camp Fire Thread -or- Northern Cali Is Like SOOO Hot Right Now I’ve got camphor! What can I do with it? \*\* Er… “camphor” and “camp fire” are NOT the same thing. Really. Spreading the wrong one around California would appear to be a very bad idea. ---
**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 22, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1483 "2018-11-22T15:47:58Z")
\*\* Hearing issues on the phone Who should I talk to? \*\* \*\* Unhelpful responses Being the last poster of a thread and then it dies \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1484 "2018-11-22T23:14:05Z")
**What’s your usual GET A HOT MEAL ON THE TABLE ASAP meal? Cranberry Sauce** Just plop it out of the tin and nuke it! (eww) ---
**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 23, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1485 "2018-11-23T14:18:05Z")
\*\* Woohoo, finally got a bag of crap! When did the first 24/7 day anything open in your area?\*\* Back in the '80s we could go to the 24-hour Dung-A-Rama in Toledo, but these days everyone orders shit over the Internet. ☹ ---
**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 23, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1486 "2018-11-23T15:56:19Z")
**I need an electrician’s help Why were gliders not invented WAY earlier?** The extension cords weren’t long enough, duh. ---
**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 24, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1487 "2018-11-24T16:23:36Z")
\*\* Question regarding a cruel Viking practice. Got the bill for the “free” colonoscopy screening…WTF?\*\* Ulf told me if I liked my health plan, I could keep it. ☹ ---
**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 24, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1488 "2018-11-24T18:55:04Z")
\*\* Am I the only one who like their sweet potatoes UNSWEETENED? The pumpkin pie edict. How do you eat your turkey sandwiches the day after thanksgiving\*\* Now I’m hungry. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1489 "2018-11-25T04:15:52Z")
**should we intervene with the Sentinelese under any circumstances? Elevator Safety.** It’s the Otis pledge: neither rain nor sleet nor hail of arrows will stop them from delivering a recall notice, even on 40,000 year old equipment. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1490 "2018-11-26T02:16:23Z")
**Do you still have to pay the mortgage if your house burns down? How long can you leave things in lockers?** I keep all my stuff in lockers so I don’t have to take out a huge mortgage. ---
**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 26, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1491 "2018-11-26T13:01:25Z")
\*\* Cat owners: Do you always keep the toilet lid down so cat doesn’t fall in? I believe that the universe is teeming with life. What say you?\*\* I say it’s long past time for you to clean your toilet. :eek::smack: ---
**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 26, 2018, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1492 "2018-11-26T13:07:18Z")
\*\* What ethnic customs / superstitions do you follow/do? How are school lockdowns these days?\*\* Joyous occasions with song and merriment. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1493 "2018-11-26T23:57:28Z")
\*\* When and how did green grapes get so big and plump and tight? Is there a PVC pipe cementing system that fits this description?\*\* Oh yeah baby, my pipe is big and plump and tight and … green. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1494 "2018-11-27T11:14:56Z")
**How is someone like Christine Ford supposed to prove her case? Simply Giving Money to the US Government.** If an investigation is blocked, try good ol’ bribery! ---
**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 27, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1495 "2018-11-27T13:35:19Z")
\*\* So… what’s new? Horse-drawn Wagons and Pick-up Trucks \*\* It takes Arkansas awhile to adopt new technology, but they’re rolling now. ---
**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 27, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1496 "2018-11-27T14:40:16Z")
**Unhelpful responses I Had a Telemarketer Hang Up On Me!** Well, that wasn’t very helpful, was it? ---
**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 27, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1497 "2018-11-27T16:17:45Z")
\*\* Do You Own a “Car?” Ran my car over a concrete parking block \*\* ---
**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 27, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1498 "2018-11-27T21:54:20Z")
\*\* I’m going to be boarding my cat. What should I do to make it comfortable? Stores/Merchants you stopped business with due to Moral or Political reasons \*\* It just didn’t feel right, sending Fluffy to “It’s Just A Cat Fer Crying Out Loud Boarding Service”. ---
**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 28, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1499 "2018-11-28T15:56:48Z")
**I just had Brussel Sprouts at a restaurant - how did they make them taste great? Any Sugary Liquid That CAN’T Be Fermented?** Fermentation improves Brussel Sprouts! ---
**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 28, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1500 "2018-11-28T21:09:21Z")
\*\* Is it odd for an adult American to never use stove, oven, or microwave I believe that the universe is teeming with life. What say you?\*\* Well yeah - Norovirus, Salmonella, Clostridium botulinum and fungus have as much right to live as you, so just eat all your food raw and hope for the best. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697.md?page=74) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697.md?page=76)