# Sequential Threads - It's May now warm up.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 2, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514 "2011-05-02T21:11:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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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:** [May 6, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/41 "2011-05-06T20:56:21Z")

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\*\*Etiquette question: How to politely word this invitation?

Do you still use cash?\*\*

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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:** [May 6, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/42 "2011-05-06T21:00:06Z")

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\*\*In the event of an emergency, the first animals Wellington Zoo will shoot are…

Philly Dopers – Natural History Dopefest? \*\*

You’re gonna need a bigger gun.

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/43 "2011-05-06T22:04:31Z")

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\*\*Abortion-clinic picketers  
The American Public is Fucking Gruesome \*\*

You got that right.

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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:** [May 7, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/44 "2011-05-07T02:49:56Z")

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**Older people: amuse me with tales of your hardships in pre-tech days that would seem trivial today  
Do you still use cash?**

Hell no, I’m no Luddite.

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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:** [May 7, 2011, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/45 "2011-05-07T06:56:57Z")

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**Obama announcing death of Osama bin Laden [edited title]  
Last Male WW1 Veteran Passes Away**

😕 I thought Osama was only in his 50s.

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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:** [May 7, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/46 "2011-05-07T19:54:04Z")

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**So, tell me about Louisville  
Talk about some of the rotten things you did as a kid**

Well, one night before the Kentucky Derby we broke into some stalls at Churchill Downs and spiked the horses’ feed with Ex-Lax. Man, that turned out to be a sloppy track…

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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:** [May 7, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/47 "2011-05-07T19:57:44Z")

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\*\* If Cat-girls really existed  
Help Name my Baby \*\*

Minna? Missy? Tiger? Bustopher Jones? General Sterling Price?

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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:** [May 7, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/48 "2011-05-07T21:46:47Z")

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**Where do hamburgers come from?  
Karl’s Disco Wiener Haven**

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/49 "2011-05-08T13:20:55Z")

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\*\*How to ground my computer?  
Cat box in dishwasher \*\*

I’m no expert, but I don’t think that would work.

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**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/50 "2011-05-08T13:34:16Z")

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**Clueless Scared People**  
**So…My Wife Wants To Get Baptized**

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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:** [May 8, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/51 "2011-05-08T15:25:53Z")

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**Man, Did I Ever Step In It This Time  
Inviting an Adolescent Friend for a Day of Fun**

On the positive side, you get to be the lead on Eyewitness News.

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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:** [May 8, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/52 "2011-05-08T16:00:10Z")

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**Is there any conceivable way to separate Splenda & sugar that have been mixed together?  
Can a dog run marathon in ~2-3 hrs?  
Can you diagnose this car problem?**

No. No. No.

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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:** [May 8, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/53 "2011-05-08T17:44:12Z")

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**Ladies… a guy unexpectedly gives you his name/number… flattering? or creepy?  
Poll: Married Dopers: if your partner suggested a three-way, would you be worried?**

Hey honey, some guy at the bar gave me his number. You wanna have three-way with him?

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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:** [May 9, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/54 "2011-05-09T00:22:28Z")

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**My tomato plants died.  
May weight loss thread.**

So, tomatoes are all you eat? And you can’t buy any at the store?

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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:** [May 9, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/55 "2011-05-09T01:40:52Z")

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\*\* Older people: amuse me with tales of your hardships in pre-tech days that would seem trivial today  
Cat box in dishwasher \*\*

Yep, you young’uns with your self-cleaning cat boxes, you don’t know what it’s like having to run 'em through the dishwasher along with your baby bottles, dentures, used auto parts, golf clubs, and suchlike. We used to spend $200 a month on detergent alone. And another thing…

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/56 "2011-05-09T05:58:51Z")

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**So now we’re assassinating our own citizens?  
Are we alone?**

That depends on how many people we’ve assassinated.

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/57 "2011-05-09T13:21:47Z")

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\*\*Things you find pretentious  
Those wood-grain office storage boxes: why? \*\*

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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:** [May 9, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/58 "2011-05-09T14:48:06Z")

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\*\* Why do people stay in non-perfect relationships?  
Men’s inseam measurements\*\*

How superficial. What you should be looking at is hat size.

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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:** [May 9, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/59 "2011-05-09T14:48:57Z")

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\*\* I Don’t Understand People That Take Their Dogs With Them EVERYWHERE They Go.  
I killed my dog today.\*\*

Please don’t be taking it everywhere you go anymore.

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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:** [May 9, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-its-may-now-warm-up/580514/60 "2011-05-09T16:32:51Z")

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\*\*The word “crudités”  
Things you find pretentious

Am I an idiot for being bothered by this?  
Men’s inseam measurements \*\*

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