# Sequential threads - You'll shoot your eye out, kid. **URL:** \ **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:** 12
**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, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/221 "2010-12-15T16:43:01Z")
**You Know You’re Getting Older When … [Canadian] Senate committee recommends killing the penny Make it stop!** Eh, them young people don’t care about the coins no more. ---
**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 15, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/222 "2010-12-15T16:56:08Z")
\*\*Electric blanket + Urine? Can I train myself to be efficient on less sleep? \*\* First, get an Electric Blanket … ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/223 "2010-12-15T17:26:20Z")
\*\*Violating my rights Make it stop! \*\* Help! I’m being repressed! ---
**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 15, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/224 "2010-12-15T19:09:19Z")
\*\*You are present to witness the downfall of civilization. What’s your witty one-liner? I’m going to have a gay/straight/open marriage \*\* And you didn’t believe gay marriage would cause the downfall of civilization. ---
**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, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/225 "2010-12-15T19:59:48Z")
**Men dating women who are pregnant and the baby isn’t theirs… Is Asking for Child Support Always the Best Thing To Do?** I’d wait until the second date before asking. ---
**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, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/226 "2010-12-15T21:05:15Z")
\*\* What should be on your family crest? Make it stop!\*\* To be displayed prominently at family get-togethers. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/227 "2010-12-15T21:19:06Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > \*\* What should be on your family crest? > Make it stop!\*\* > > To be displayed prominently at family get-togethers. I didn’t know you were a relative of mine. Hi, cousin! ---
**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 16, 2010, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/228 "2010-12-16T02:34:10Z")
\*\*Are you hot? (not spam) And so, as Expected, My Life Prepares to Descend into Hell Yet Again… \*\* Are you hot yet? ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/229 "2010-12-16T03:45:08Z")
**Funny vanity plates you’ve seen lately And so, as Expected, My Life Prepares to Descend into Hell Yet Again…** I guess it’s kind of funny if the car’s owned by Lucifer. Although it makes a better bumper-sticker than a license plate. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/230 "2010-12-16T07:26:23Z")
**Poll: Poll: How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa Claus?** 7 **Poll: Have you ever been treated for depression?** Yes, when I was 7. ---
**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 16, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/231 "2010-12-16T14:42:40Z")
\*\*Who (or what) were you named after? Humming noise from TV \*\* Little Ommmmmmmmmm just _loves_ the Upanishads. ---
**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 16, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/232 "2010-12-16T14:52:54Z")
**Ho-fucking-ho: Christmas Season mini-rants New chick tract!** ---
**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 16, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/233 "2010-12-16T16:23:58Z")
\*\*If the Dinosaurs Hadn’t Been Wiped Out? Poll: Your boundaries with pets in your home \*\* No way I’d consider dinosaurs as anything but outside pets. It’d be hell stopping T. Rex from counter cruising. ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/234 "2010-12-16T18:50:23Z")
\*\*I am on Vacation Make it stop! \*\* ---
**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 16, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/235 "2010-12-16T18:52:05Z")
**What should be on your family crest? You’ve been un-invited!** Oh, if only… ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/236 "2010-12-16T19:14:17Z")
**Why is Gasoline so damn expensive right now ($3.00 US, approx) Abortion and child support** This ought to be interesting hearing how they all tie together. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/237 "2010-12-16T21:07:40Z")
\*\*You are present to witness the downfall of civilization. What’s your witty one-liner? Is my niece going to get my present? \*\* Yup, that’s what I’d say. ---
**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 17, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/238 "2010-12-17T00:01:24Z")
**Baby Names!!! Christmas Worries aka the onslaught of the toys** Not a bad name for a rambunctious three-year-old. Even better for a three-year-old horse. _“And in the backstretch, it’s Christmas Worries by a neck over Mohammed’s Radio, Pleistocene and See You Later Alligator!!!”_ I got lots more horsie names, just ask. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/239 "2010-12-17T00:35:45Z")
**OMG, They actually had “stag” movies back in the 1920’s… Strange actor cameos** Alright! _Clara Bow-chicka-wow-wow!_ ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/240 "2010-12-17T01:29:15Z")
**And the heavens opened. . . The most unusual bottle of wine I ever had** Did they at least ask first? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276.md?page=13)