# Sequential threads

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 24, 2012, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983 "2012-12-24T05:08:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 69

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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:** [June 19, 2013, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1361 "2013-06-19T06:14:38Z")

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\*\*What’s it like living in a war zone?  
Why do you own a gun? \*\*

Well, doh…

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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:** [June 19, 2013, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1362 "2013-06-19T11:01:50Z")

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\*\*How much does a pint cost in a British pub?  
Sex for donation: prostitution? \*\*

Nah, more like a regular night out.

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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:** [June 19, 2013, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1363 "2013-06-19T11:51:38Z")

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\*\*Crop Circles? Really?  
I just want my fucking paycheck!  
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I can’t pay you today, but instead I’ll make weird shapes in your field at night. Deal?

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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:** [June 19, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1364 "2013-06-19T12:03:58Z")

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**You can’t fix stupid  
Ariz. is AZ, dammit**

**Talk me out of getting a motorcycle.  
Unlimited mileage!**

You still have to buy gas.

**Monkey with a Gun (The Movie)  
I was attacked at the movies today**

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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:** [June 19, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1365 "2013-06-19T12:44:12Z")

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\*\* What’s causing folks to be overweight?  
land survey accuracy \*\*

“I don’t care what your bathroom scale reads, ma’am, our surveyor has you at 350 pounds.”

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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:** [June 19, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1366 "2013-06-19T17:52:22Z")

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\*\*How to get rid of wild geese in our pond?  
How much does a pint cost in a British pub?  
\*\*  
A lot more than when we make it an IRISH pub!

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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:** [June 19, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1367 "2013-06-19T19:20:18Z")

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\*\*When someone you vehemently disagree with on every issue…  
How do you decide on car insurance coverage?  
\*\*  
As UNLIKE they do as possible!

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**Author:** ![TheSeaOtter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@TheSeaOtter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSeaOtter)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1368 "2013-06-19T20:03:38Z")

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**How to get rid of wild geese in our pond?**  
**niagra falls**

Maybe a little extreme, but I bet it gets the job done.

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1369 "2013-06-19T20:54:58Z")

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\*\*How do you drain a pond?  
niagra falls \*\*

Niagara Falls: For all your pond-related jobs, it _gets the job done!_

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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:** [June 20, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1370 "2013-06-20T02:58:04Z")

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**You can’t fix stupid  
The Return of Assessment Test Sentence gems!**

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1371 "2013-06-20T05:12:05Z")

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**How to get rid of wild geese in our pond?  
A 2013-style death ray?**

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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:** [June 20, 2013, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1372 "2013-06-20T12:41:17Z")

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**Please help me, I’m falling  
Can you “train” toddlers?**

Toddlers fall all by themselves. No training needed.

**No translation…  
How much does a pint cost in a British pub?**

A squid. What’s a squid?

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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:** [June 20, 2013, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1373 "2013-06-20T12:50:15Z")

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\*\* What to do in the UK on rugby tour  
Why do you think it is wrong to eat dogmeat?\*\*

Nothing _wrong_ with it, I just wish the concession stands carried something other than Kibbles and Bits.

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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:** [June 20, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1374 "2013-06-20T14:01:55Z")

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**No translation…  
Ich bin ein Berliner…**

No, I think that one’s been covered.

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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:** [June 20, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1375 "2013-06-20T14:35:05Z")

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\*\* How does Kindle Fire match up against iPad?  
Samsung Galaxy Tablet vs Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet

Ammo question \*\*

Surprisingly, none of them provide effective defense against anything bigger than a bb pellet.

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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:** [June 20, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1376 "2013-06-20T19:08:48Z")

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\*\*If I Want To Become A Billionaire, What Should I Study?  
A reminder about the dangers of phishing \*\*

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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:** [June 20, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1377 "2013-06-20T19:22:56Z")

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Over on CNN:

**KKK member, accomplice created lethal X-ray system, FBI says  
Actor James Gandolfini dead**

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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:** [June 20, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1378 "2013-06-20T20:37:26Z")

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\*\* You’re not safe in your homes (giant snake opens doors)  
My wife is giving up. (Long, boring, bloggy)\*\*

And who can blame her?

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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:** [June 20, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1379 "2013-06-20T21:01:29Z")

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**A reminder about the dangers of phishing  
The new secret thread. PM me your secret**

Ja. I’ll do that.

**Woman finds bag of cash - turns it into the Bank  
So do you have a completely inexplicable habit, too?**

It’s third time she’s turned cash into a bank. This time she called it 3rd National Bank.

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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:** [June 21, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1380 "2013-06-21T03:09:52Z")

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**The Party’s Over in Sweden  
What the heck is going in Brasil?**

You’re next!

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