# Sequential threads - Daily seeing more of the light.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 31, 2010, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934 "2010-12-31T12:23:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 4

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**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/61 "2011-01-06T21:02:58Z")

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Just now, right above this thread…

**Famous Tree Murdered In Nevada**

**Stop stealing my firewood**

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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/62 "2011-01-06T22:01:35Z")

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What should I name my next computer?  
Please explain the compulsion to name objects

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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:** [January 6, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/63 "2011-01-06T22:17:59Z")

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\*\*Fill in the Blank: My Other Car Is…  
A song and a happy memory  
\*\*  
RIP, car.

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**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/64 "2011-01-06T22:27:07Z")

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{Beaten to the punch by Ludovic}

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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:** [January 6, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/65 "2011-01-06T22:30:23Z")

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**The thread on IUD’s got me thinking about differnt form of birth control…  
I’m giving away my cat and having second thoughts**

Maybe you should have declawed it first.

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**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/66 "2011-01-07T02:25:32Z")

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\*\*Stop stealing my firewood  
I think my kindle is buying books on its own. Has anyone else had that \*\*

(Made better since the OP used a small “k” for Kindle. I’m assuming a capital “K” was meant. Or are stacks of firewood buying books now?)

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**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/67 "2011-01-07T02:35:20Z")

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\*\*I am done with my master’s degree!  
So… gay dopers: how did you know? \*\*

Ummm, you just told us?

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**Author:** ![Landshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@Landshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Landshark)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/68 "2011-01-07T03:52:27Z")

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Seen immediately below this thread:

**I just caught my partner smoking again.  
How To Get Yourself In Trouble**

Edit: Whoops, just noticed **GESancMan** had already seen this.

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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/69 "2011-01-07T05:25:11Z")

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**What’s the oldest show you still have on your DVR?  
The original Gremlins movie**

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**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/70 "2011-01-07T09:17:50Z")

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**How To Get Yourself In Trouble  
Remember the finger-circle-punch-in-the-shoulder game?**

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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:** [January 7, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/71 "2011-01-07T13:13:39Z")

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\*\*The thread on IUD’s got me thinking about differnt form of birth control…

John Edwards getting married \*\*

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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:** [January 7, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/72 "2011-01-07T13:40:30Z")

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\*\*Need an adjective referring to hats

Please explain the compulsion to name objects \*\*

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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:** [January 7, 2011, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/73 "2011-01-07T13:49:03Z")

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**Have you had something happen that should’ve hurt you…  
I just met a woman who wasn’t wearing makeup.**

I know, it’s rough. Then you found out she didn’t shave her pits, and you just _swooned_.

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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:** [January 7, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/74 "2011-01-07T15:45:38Z")

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**A very hypothetical question regarding New Year’s resolutions and sex  
I love to watch…**

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**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/75 "2011-01-07T17:29:25Z")

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\*\*Most depressing news story of the new year.  
I just caught my partner smoking again. \*\*

Slow year …

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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:** [January 7, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/76 "2011-01-07T17:40:53Z")

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\*\*So…nongay dopers: how did you know? (not just a parody thread)  
What are YOU looking at?  
How To Get Yourself In Trouble \*\*

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**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/77 "2011-01-07T18:10:08Z")

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From ATMB…

\*\*Here’s a suggestion! \*\*

\*\*Hey everyone! Just to let you know, topic titles rarely need exclamation points! \*\*

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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:** [January 7, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/78 "2011-01-07T19:40:12Z")

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**Can the guards at Area 51 really shoot to kill  
What would happen if you threw bullets into a fire?**

Try it. Maybe the guards will go running off like the Three Stooges, maybe not.

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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/79 "2011-01-07T19:53:37Z")

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\*\*What would happen if you threw bullets into a fire?  
Etymology of ‘dipshit’ \*\*

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-daily-seeing-more-of-the-light/565934/80 "2011-01-07T20:49:36Z")

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**the colloquialism, “burn!”  
What would happen if you threw bullets into a fire?**

**What would happen if you threw bullets into a fire?  
Etymology of 'dipshit’**  
I think the above action could be the source for dipshit.

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