# Son of the return of the revenge of sequential threads

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 1, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582 "2009-12-01T14:09:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**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 11, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/121 "2009-12-11T16:28:46Z")

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You do need to know about the second thread itself for this one:

**Happy Hanukkah!  
How would you like to have one of these in your backyard?**

A 10-foot alligator for the backyard! Thank you, that’s just what I wanted for Hanukkah! I think I’ll call 911 now, or maybe Animal Control…

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/122 "2009-12-11T16:30:21Z")

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\*\*Disasters on TVs Little House on the Prairie cursed by Satan?  
I’d swear it was Andy Garcia… \*\*

Andy Garcia! Beware his malevolent powers!  
**Carol Stream banned?! You bastards…  
The Jews of the world don’t like you either, Sevastopol**

The Jews banned **Carol Stream** , and they’re coming after **Sevastopol** next!

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**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/123 "2009-12-11T17:49:52Z")

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\*\*Salami Use By

Radio & TV Stations in Minnesota \*\*  
That’s a damned obscure topic for a Master’s thesis…

\*\*What’s that white stuff in my coffee?

Tall, Conical Italian Trees \*\*  
Sorry, I can’t hear you. I’ve got these tall conical Italian trees in my coffee

\*\*Do People Live In the Forests?

Is that how it’s spelled? ( 1 2) \*\*  
It’s been spelled that way for years! Get with the program awready!

\*\*What’s the story behind poisonous food preparation?

Big Lots Price Tags \*\*  
[Dana Carvey’s Johnny Carson] I did not know that![/DC’s JC]

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**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/124 "2009-12-12T03:13:34Z")

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\*\*Hot new stuff in the area of nail polish?  
If you wear that, I’ll disown you. \*\*

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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 12, 2009, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/125 "2009-12-12T04:22:13Z")

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**What to do with $30k in cash?  
Buying food on a calorie per dollar basis**

Let’s see, I think the RDA is 2,000 calories per day, so 30,000/2,000 = 15, so I guess you could feed yourself for 15 days.

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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 12, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/126 "2009-12-12T13:58:29Z")

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\*\*How do med students learn to do a digital-rectal exam?  
Dog Bleeding From Vagina - Need Answer Fast  
\*\*  
Bhutcheks - ur doin it rong

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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 12, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/127 "2009-12-12T21:36:26Z")

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**Alberta Dopers: Did you make it through the storm?  
Disappearing towns**

:eek: Maybe Alberta doesn’t exist any more.

ETA:

**Letters to Santa  
Michigan finally passed a smoking ban!**

Huh, and here I thought Santa only dealt in small consumer goods.

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**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/128 "2009-12-13T01:41:36Z")

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\*\*Phrases you’d think people would know  
Happy Hanukkah! \*\*

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/129 "2009-12-13T02:13:37Z")

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\*\*Where [is nuclear waste currently stored?]  
Evil twins trying to get out of a DUI. \*\*

That’ll teach 'em to not be scofflaws!  
\*\*What does it cost to get your yard surveyed?  
People String \*\*

“Don’t have any? That’s OK, we brought a people squeezer along. You have any kids?”  
**View inside the eye of a hurricane?  
Most isolated population center in the world**

Yeah, I bet that really cuts down on travel.

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**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 13, 2009, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/130 "2009-12-13T09:19:40Z")

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**Michigan finally passed a smoking ban!  
Good on you, citizens of Houston**

:dubious:

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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 13, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/131 "2009-12-13T19:17:35Z")

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\*\*Who Is This Soothsayer?  
Susan Boyle \*\*

I predict I’ll go on American Idol and become a star!

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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 13, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/132 "2009-12-13T19:25:44Z")

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**So we have a 20 year old bottle of Irish Creme  
Good on you, citizens of Houston**

That’s not much to go around, though.

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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 13, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/133 "2009-12-13T21:16:00Z")

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\*\* Smoke a rope

Do People Still Do Old Drugs?  
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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 14, 2009, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/134 "2009-12-14T10:04:48Z")

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**Worst logos ever.  
My GF likes “bad boys”–what’s up with that?it’**

Yeah, that’s pretty bad alright.

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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 14, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/135 "2009-12-14T19:17:19Z")

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**Music making software - what to buy?  
Susan Boyle**

Yes, the Susan Boyle music making software. The interface design doesn’t meet modern western standards of beauty, so when you discover that it actually works well, you’ll be blown away.

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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 14, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/136 "2009-12-14T21:25:10Z")

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**What constitutes a Christmas song?  
Songs that sound happy but are actually dark**

Yup.

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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 14, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/137 "2009-12-14T23:25:37Z")

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**Does the concept of “No Child Left Behind” really make sense?  
Should Children Walk To/From School**

If the bus leaves them behind, I guess.

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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 15, 2009, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/138 "2009-12-15T00:01:45Z")

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\*\*What is Google counting down?  
Bathrobes (Need Answer Fast!)  
\*\*

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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 15, 2009, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/139 "2009-12-15T13:32:31Z")

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\*\*22 MILLION, that’s right, MILLION, Bush-era emails found  
And baby makes 21…Duggars have 19th baby  
So we have a 20 year old bottle of Irish Creme  
\*\*

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-the-return-of-the-revenge-of-sequential-threads/519582/140 "2009-12-15T16:41:23Z")

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\*\*Michigan finally passed a smoking ban!  
I Lost My Smokey Cat Today \*\*

OK, I don’t like smoking but that’s going too far!  
\*\*What could cause persistent yeast infections despite lifestyle changes?  
I am an EVIL uncle \*\*

That’s…pretty evil all right. Tacky, but evil.  
\*\*Uninsured people who oppose healthcare reform  
Stop this \*\*

Right now!

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