# Sequential threads -  You'll shoot your eye out, kid.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 19, 2010, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276 "2010-11-19T23:25:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 11

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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:** [December 13, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/201 "2010-12-13T15:57:09Z")

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\*\*Things to do in Paris during Xmas?  
Poll: So… have you killed anybody? \*\*

I try to avoid the touristy stuff, myself.

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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:** [December 13, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/202 "2010-12-13T21:03:43Z")

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\*\* How do theists reconcile the supposed immortal consciousness of the soul, with deep sleep?  
What bodily functions / traits would be a deal-breaker on a date?\*\*

Falling into a deep sleep is near the top of the list.

**I thought my German final was on Wednesday but it was today  
Calm down, dude. Have a (picture of a) steak**

Can I have a (picture of a) wiener schnitzel instead?

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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:** [December 13, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/203 "2010-12-13T21:40:14Z")

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Not quite a sequential thread, more of a hilarious thread title/user name combo, coupled with thread title truncation on the main page:

**Were the Founding Fathers…**  
by **Really Not All That Bright**

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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:** [December 14, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/204 "2010-12-14T00:01:25Z")

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\*\* I took out my neighbor’s trash…  
A pig’s clitoris is inside the vagina\*\*

Huh, they threw out the best part.

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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:** [December 14, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/205 "2010-12-14T04:21:32Z")

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**No doctor, I do not have “depression.”  
Rudest car on the road!  
So I’m Going To Drive Across The Country By Myself And I’m Going To Die**  
**John Boehner, Crier of the House?  
Seriously, what is with all the bitching?**

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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:** [December 14, 2010, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/206 "2010-12-14T08:49:31Z")

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**My girlfriend is secretly trying to turn me into a cat-lover.  
We can haz railgun?**

Looks like she’s succeeded.

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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:** [December 14, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/207 "2010-12-14T12:51:28Z")

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\*\*Spanish and US governments conspired to squash prosecution of soldiers who killed Reuters journalist  
Capt. Ridley’s Shooting Party \*\*

Title and user name

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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:** [December 14, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/208 "2010-12-14T14:30:24Z")

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**I’m visiting Nuremburg (Germany) in December. What to see/do?  
Ever put action figures in the Nativity scene?**

It’s more fun to do this at the Vatican.

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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:** [December 14, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/209 "2010-12-14T14:50:37Z")

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\*\*John Wayne would have kicked Chuck Norris’s ass  
Anyone else anxious to see True Grit? \*\*

I heard in the original, Wayne kicked Norris’s ass.

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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:** [December 14, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/210 "2010-12-14T15:30:15Z")

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**How do you prefer to die?  
Christmas tree, or not?**

Depends, I guess. Are we talking impalement? Bludgeoning? Or just having one fall on you?

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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:** [December 14, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/211 "2010-12-14T17:30:08Z")

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\*\*A possible reason as to why we have not found any extra-terrestrials

Why is O’Hare so uniquely screwed up? \*\*

They’re all in “Lost Luggage”

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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:** [December 14, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/212 "2010-12-14T17:32:18Z")

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\*\*What separates a good piano player from a great one?

Boiled Peanuts \*\*

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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:** [December 14, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/213 "2010-12-14T20:19:43Z")

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\*\*Essential condiments/seasonings/luxuries for vegan cooks  
Boiled Peanuts \*\*

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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:** [December 14, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/214 "2010-12-14T20:53:50Z")

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\*\*I pit guys who ask you to move 1500 miles for them and then dump you

Workplace griping, anyone?\*\*

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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:** [December 14, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/215 "2010-12-14T22:54:58Z")

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**Titles with misleading connotations  
Flat cookies**

This is really a coming of age story set in the Czech Republic.

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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:** [December 14, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/216 "2010-12-14T23:36:38Z")

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\*\*Blackberry problem  
Potatoes, anyone? \*\*

You can’t really substitute one for the other in recipes.

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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:** [December 14, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/217 "2010-12-14T23:37:59Z")

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\*\*That’s it I am done with movies

Casting bias against busty actresses?  
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Would’ve been better reversed, but you go to war with the sequential threads you have.

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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:** [December 15, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/218 "2010-12-15T03:32:12Z")

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**Who (or what) were you named after?  
Nordstrom’s made-to-order shirts?**

Huh. And all this time I thought “Long Sleeves” meant you were a Native American.

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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:** [December 15, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/219 "2010-12-15T14:00:27Z")

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\*\*Teledildonics: So, it apparently exists…  
I am not looking forward to going to bed \*\*

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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:** [December 15, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/220 "2010-12-15T15:35:43Z")

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**You are present to witness the downfall of civilization. What’s your witty one-liner?  
Tinfoil? Not likely-**

Not bad. Reminds me of the tombstone epitaph: “I TOLD you I wasn’t a hypochondriac”.

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