# 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:** 76
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1501 "2018-11-28T22:15:18Z")
**What is the legality of businesses _secretly_ recording people on company property (e.g spy cams)? Weighing a package** They’re also secretly weighing their package. ---
**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 29, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1502 "2018-11-29T14:45:58Z")
\*\* Ho-ho-hold up! Giant Santa Claus terrorizes Cambridgeshire motorway! Satan Baby\*\* Remember “Santa” and “Satan” are anagrams ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1503 "2018-11-29T15:18:48Z")
**Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman, and…? The Meg vs JAWS** My money’s still on JAWS ---
**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 29, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1504 "2018-11-29T17:54:42Z")
\*\* Are there food items that you automatically say you do not like… Does anyone like Brie cheese? \*\* No ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1505 "2018-11-29T19:51:03Z")
**Can more colleges become “free” by being work/stody? Poll: Where should I work? For Science!** At a free work/stody college, of course! ---
**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 30, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1506 "2018-11-30T13:34:07Z")
\*\* Instant bridge–just add disaster. Hickory Dickory Dock \*\* “The clock strikes one, the bridge falls down Hickory Dickory Dock!” You know, I was hoping for a bit more from the investigation. ☹ ---
**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 30, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1507 "2018-11-30T14:22:41Z")
**So, they’re making a sequel to Frozen The Grinch - again** Disney - again with the sequels ---
**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:** [December 1, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1508 "2018-12-01T16:55:56Z")
**Major earthquake hits Anchorage, AK George H.W. Bush Has Passed** In Anchorage? ---
**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:** [December 2, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1509 "2018-12-02T15:53:00Z")
\*\* If an unmarried person dies in their house, how is their death discovered? The Straight Dope On Ghosts. \*\* “Iiiiii’mmmmm DEAD! Next door!” ---
**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:** [December 3, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1510 "2018-12-03T13:03:46Z")
\*\* How do you count the books you’ve read? Spot-on covers \*\* “Since I started using Spot-on[sup]TM[/sup] covers, I have no trouble counting up my books.” ---
**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:** [December 3, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1511 "2018-12-03T13:39:23Z")
\*\* Life’s little victories. Getting off public transport\*\* Charlie finally [escaped from the M.T.A.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Jw_v3F_Q0)? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1512 "2018-12-03T13:39:49Z")
**Life’s little victories. Getting off public transport** Especially at rush hour. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1513 "2018-12-03T14:03:10Z")
\*\* More men killed by someone close than women? Would squealing to the press help? \*\* “Pull that trigger, and I’ll spill my guts to the Washington Post! Wait, let me rephrase that…” ---
**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:** [December 3, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1514 "2018-12-03T14:33:21Z")
\*\* Cataract Surgery Things you’re expected to know/do, but don’t… \*\* I don’t know how to darn a sock, either. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1515 "2018-12-03T18:12:41Z")
**Mornington Crescent Getting off public transport** That part of the journey is addressed in “Mind The Gap: endgame options for Mornington Crescent, Vauxhall Edition, 1953.” ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1516 "2018-12-03T20:12:25Z")
**Things you’re expected to know/do, but don’t… Remember, Kids, Google Image Search Is Just A _First Step_** I should know that, but I can never remember! ---
**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:** [December 4, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1517 "2018-12-04T19:56:05Z")
Not from the boards - but from my notifications emails: **Eye Surgery jokes / music needed! What do you do with poultry giblets?** Huh - nah, I think I’ll stick with the acrylic lens implants. **Eye Surgery jokes / music needed! Problems with Amazon’s own delivery service?** See, this is an example of why you should shop at brick-and-mortar shops for all your surgical needs! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1518 "2018-12-04T22:52:27Z")
**How quickly and pervasively would the “butterfly effect” happen after a time travel intervention? Dramatic plunge in flying insect populations** …even butterflies? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1519 "2018-12-05T01:44:32Z")
**When Trump dies – responses? Dramatic plunge in flying insect populations** As the world’s supply of bullshit catastrophically crashes. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697/1520 "2018-12-05T02:54:43Z")
\*\*What happens to the world if Saudi Arabia runs out of oil? Dramatic plunge in flying insect populations \*\* It’s a little-known fact that bumblebees only get about 9 MPG. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697.md?page=75) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-2000-and-18/805697.md?page=77)