# 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\
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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 21, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/281 "2010-12-21T05:40:53Z")

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**First snow in Maine  
I’m giving away my cat and having second thoughts**

No, you’re on the right track. Go down to the pound and adopt three large, warm dogs.

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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 21, 2010, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/282 "2010-12-21T07:30:38Z")

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**Abortion and child support  
Can courts dictate how much money parents spend on their kids?**

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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 21, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/283 "2010-12-21T13:21:25Z")

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\*\*I didn’t make the grade  
So I have a broken ankle. \*\*

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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 21, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/284 "2010-12-21T13:36:07Z")

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**I think I’m F** \*ed (holiday to Europe)

I just ate a triple Whopper \*\*

If you ate a European Whopper, you are truly F\*\*\*ed

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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 21, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/285 "2010-12-21T14:29:21Z")

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**The 4 Most Irresponsible Sex Advice Books of All Time  
I think I’m F**_ed (holiday to Europe)_\*

It wasn’t so bad. The Eiffel Tower photos were a little blurry though.

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**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/286 "2010-12-21T15:02:24Z")

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**Dear Husband,  
I think I’m F**_ed (holiday to Europe)_\*

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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:** [December 21, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/287 "2010-12-21T15:34:00Z")

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\*\*Straight Males and Homosexual Experimentation  
Please explain your embarrassment to me  
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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:** [December 21, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/288 "2010-12-21T15:37:23Z")

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\*\*Dear Husband,  
My boyfriend just broke up with me and I’m heartbroken  
\*\*

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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 21, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/289 "2010-12-21T16:17:20Z")

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\*\* What would real gender equality be like?  
Abortion and child support \*\*

For both genders?

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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 21, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/290 "2010-12-21T16:21:24Z")

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\*\*Stranded in airport for a week…with no money. Now what?

Ghost raising rituals \*\*

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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 21, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/291 "2010-12-21T16:45:33Z")

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\*\*I’m Returning to Modern Music: What’s Goin’ On?  
FOURTH accident at the Broadway show Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark \*\*

Music by Bono and The Edge

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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 21, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/292 "2010-12-21T17:17:34Z")

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**Giving a car to your spouse for Christmas  
How complicated can a Starbucks order realistically get?**

“I’ll have a caramel Frappucino, a slice of reduced-fat coffee cake and a 2011 Ford F-150 pickup truck, blue, hold the floormats.”

If they can’t handle that order, I’d go down the street to Seattle’s Best.

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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 21, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/293 "2010-12-21T17:36:53Z")

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\*\*I got a letter from my ex-girlfriend…from prison!

Why don’t people do crazy things? \*\*

Well, that sounds like at least one person did a crazy thing.

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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 21, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/294 "2010-12-21T17:39:22Z")

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\*\*Why are pharmaceutical sales staff all attractive women?

Menstruating Women \*\*

They can’t _all_ be. Not all the time.

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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 21, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/295 "2010-12-21T20:05:19Z")

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\*\*I got a letter from my ex-girlfriend…from prison!

Dear Husband, \*\*

Well, _that’s_ presumptuous.

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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 21, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/296 "2010-12-21T20:11:42Z")

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**So, I’m the Godfather. Present?  
So I have a broken ankle.**

Messed with the wrong rival mob family huh? Be grateful it wasn’t something worse.

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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 21, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/297 "2010-12-21T20:38:13Z")

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**Have you wrapped your presents yet? If not, check this out  
Time for another funny cat thread**

I’m sure the person getting the wrapped cat won’t find it funny when it explodes out claws raking.

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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 21, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/298 "2010-12-21T20:43:21Z")

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**Post to the Straight Dope from a world where Santa Claus is real.  
I’m no racist, but…**

I don’t want toys that any elf touched. Could you please bring clean toys not touched by your dirty little elves.

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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 21, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/299 "2010-12-21T21:44:25Z")

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**What are your favorite and least-favorite Vegas-area hotels?  
How many times have you been to the emergency room?**

On the plus side it’s comfy. But it’s expensive, the moaning makes it hard to get a good night’s sleep and there’s no Wi-Fi.

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**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-youll-shoot-your-eye-out-kid/561276/300 "2010-12-21T22:01:02Z")

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**My boyfriend just broke up with me and I’m heartbroken  
I got a letter from my ex-girlfriend…from prison!**

She took it way too hard.

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