# Sequential threads **URL:** \ **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:** 95
**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:** [August 12, 2013, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1881 "2013-08-12T13:03:27Z")
**Russians invite the U.S. to a tank biathlon For a good time, type 1980 …** Yeah, we all miss the Cold War. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1882 "2013-08-12T14:04:26Z")
\*\*OPRAH- It’s Not Because You Were Black! Get the Hell Over It! (lame) I Pit Ignorant Sheltered Elitist Asshats! \*\* but it is not because she’s black. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1883 "2013-08-12T16:42:08Z")
**Best strategy if You’ve Just Killed an Intruder Most beautiful language** “Bonjours, la police? J’ai tué un intrus. Ne pas me punir.” Yeah, like that’ll work. :dubious: ---
**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:** [August 12, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1884 "2013-08-12T16:50:13Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > **Best strategy if You’ve Just Killed an Intruder > Most beautiful language** > > “Bonjours, la police? J’ai tué un intrus. Ne pas me punir.” > > Yeah, like that’ll work. :dubious: You just have to say it with the right accent. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1885 "2013-08-12T19:00:28Z")
\*\*Food is to starve as water is to \_\_\_\_\_\_ ??? Thirst for knowledge \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1886 "2013-08-12T19:15:20Z")
\*\*What culture is the most blunt/rude/selfish? Need to know: does your country have volunteer litter pick up events? \*\* If they don’t, they’re selfish! ---
**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:** [August 12, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1887 "2013-08-12T22:34:33Z")
**has anyone had the pulled pork sandwich from subway Stupid Republican idea of the day** But the Republicans say they’re against pork! ---
**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:** [August 12, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1888 "2013-08-12T22:35:37Z")
**Noise etiquette? Smacking your kids** Yeah, that can result in a _lot_ of noise. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1889 "2013-08-13T03:27:34Z")
\*\*Longest you’ve been on hold? Well, _that_ was an interesting week… \*\* ---
**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:** [August 13, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1890 "2013-08-13T12:03:41Z")
\*\* Best Strategy if You’ve Just Killed an Intruder trampoline for fun \*\* Wheee! ---
**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:** [August 13, 2013, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1891 "2013-08-13T12:24:46Z")
\*\* Has anyone gotten hurt or killed following bad GPS directions? Do lobsters feel pain when boiled alive\*\* “According to the directions, that pot is the Atlantic Ocean. Why don’t you jump in, Floyd, and see if it’s nice and salty?” ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1892 "2013-08-13T13:11:07Z")
\*\*Food is to starve as water is to \_\_\_\_\_\_ ??? Eye of dog \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1893 "2013-08-13T14:39:45Z")
\*\*What’s the best way to keep my lawn weed-free? Mechanical keyboards \*\* If you cover the lawn entirely in mechanical keyboards, you definitely won’t have a weed problem. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1894 "2013-08-13T18:54:04Z")
\*\*Need some career advice Best Strategy if You’ve Just Killed an Intruder \*\* May need a new job soon. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1895 "2013-08-13T19:04:42Z")
\*\* Job Opening – POWERPOINT SPECIALIST How to learn the Internets, circa 1997 \*\* ---
**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:** [August 13, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1896 "2013-08-13T20:48:06Z")
\*\* Recommendations for very casual game Smacking your kids \*\* Only takes a few minutes and you don’t have to play _every_ day ---
**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:** [August 13, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1897 "2013-08-13T20:52:00Z")
\*\* Alien slavery Need some career advice\*\* Well, it does offer good job stability and travel to exotic locales. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1898 "2013-08-13T21:08:45Z")
**What’s the best way to keep my lawn weed-free? Alien slavery** “E.T. phone home” _would_ fit pretty well as lyrics for an old spiritual, too. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1899 "2013-08-13T21:11:59Z")
\*\*What would you have done in Oprah’s place (racism in Switzerland)? What culture is the most blunt/rude/selfish? \*\* Posted a replay of “Swiss” to the second question. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads/644983/1900 "2013-08-13T21:24:57Z")
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