# 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:** 76

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**Author:** ![Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e47c2d/32.png) [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1501 "2013-07-06T15:41:06Z")

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**Stupid liberal idea of the day  
Happy Independence Day, my American friends!**

A liberal idea, but probably not a stupid one.

**Have you encountered this (new?) scam/pitch?  
I just got offered a job in Antarctica**

Don’t go, it’s a scam.

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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:** [July 6, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1502 "2013-07-06T15:45:15Z")

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Actually, it’s even better:

\*\* Ask the guy in Antarctica

Have you encountered this (new?) scam/pitch?

I just got offered a job in Antarctica

Where is your workplace on the crazy meter?  
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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1503 "2013-07-06T16:02:19Z")

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**LADY! Life is not a Disney Cartoon. With newslink and Lion.  
Woman says she was kicked out of water park because of her bathing suit**

LADY! If you’d been wearing a Disney-standard gown and tiara like the guidebook suggested, the Lion and Security would both have been a lot friendlier.

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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:** [July 6, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1504 "2013-07-06T20:01:46Z")

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\*\* How loony is it to always eat the same thing?  
How would you react if your pastor did this? \*\*

“I’ve tried asking him for spiritual advice, but I can’t stand his horrible vegemite breath.”

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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:** [July 7, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1505 "2013-07-07T03:39:38Z")

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\*\*What is the main threat to global peace?  
French Knight vs Japanese Samurai \*\*

My money is on the Vikings. Or the Huns.

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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:** [July 7, 2013, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1506 "2013-07-07T12:22:36Z")

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\*\*NHL draft and offseason thread  
Poll: French Knight vs Japanese Samurai \*\*

My money would be on the Samurai. More maneuverable on ice

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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:** [July 7, 2013, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1507 "2013-07-07T12:52:18Z")

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\*\*What is the main threat to global peace?  
Those scandalous bicyclists! \*\*

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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:** [July 7, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1508 "2013-07-07T15:25:23Z")

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**Could a person swim in a pool full of oil?  
What is WD40 actually the best for?**

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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:** [July 7, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1509 "2013-07-07T15:46:24Z")

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\*\* What would happen if 90% of people became infertile?  
I am English bring it on ! \*\*

The human race is officially doomed.

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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:** [July 7, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1510 "2013-07-07T15:58:09Z")

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\*\* Woman says she was kicked out of water park because of her bathing suit

Woah, that’s bendy!  
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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:** [July 7, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1511 "2013-07-07T22:17:08Z")

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\*\* Could a person swim in a pool full of oil?  
Do dishwashers actually work?\*\*

It gets the oil off, but it’s one helluva tight squeeze.

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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:** [July 7, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1512 "2013-07-07T23:32:44Z")

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\*\*AMA: Former Walt Disney World Character Performer

LADY! Life is not a Disney Cartoon. With newslink and Lion.

\*\*

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**Author:** ![Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e47c2d/32.png) [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1513 "2013-07-08T03:13:00Z")

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**Paula Deen  
Poll: Are southerners friendlier than northerners?**

No comment

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**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1514 "2013-07-08T03:47:46Z")

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\*\*My olifactory senses seem to have shifted a bit: burnt rubber smell  
Ugh. Dog dumped in my yard tonight. \*\*

😃

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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:** [July 8, 2013, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1515 "2013-07-08T04:32:31Z")

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\*\*Ask the guy in Antarctica  
Australia not quite deadly enough for ya mate? \*\*

“Yeah, venomous snakes, spiders, octopuses, and jellyfish; man-eating crocodiles–it just wasn’t enough anymore. Down here, all I have to do is walk outside and I can freeze to death in _minutes!_”

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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:** [July 8, 2013, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1516 "2013-07-08T06:58:26Z")

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**Australia not quite deadly enough for ya mate?  
Parliamentary democracy in action … Aussie style**

Two Members of Parliament enter…one Member of Parliament leaves!

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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:** [July 8, 2013, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1517 "2013-07-08T12:38:15Z")

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\*\* Does anyone buy powdered eggs or milk anymore? What other powdered foods are available?  
Chanterelles!!!  
\*\*  
Powdered chanterelles, a truly gourmet dish.

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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:** [July 8, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1518 "2013-07-08T13:32:30Z")

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\*\*After nearly 9 years, I’ve met the neighbour.

LADY! Life is not a Disney Cartoon. With newslink and Lion.  
\*\*

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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:** [July 8, 2013, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1519 "2013-07-08T13:35:05Z")

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\*\*A Day at the Beach with the SDMB

Woman says she was kicked out of water park because of her bathing suit  
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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:** [July 8, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1520 "2013-07-08T14:45:28Z")

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\*\*Okay, HOW do dishwashers work?

Do dishwashers actually work?

\*\*

Would be better if reversed, but you go to war with the threads you have.

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