# Springing the new Sequential Thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 11, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531 "2012-02-11T17:40:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 36

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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:** [May 27, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/701 "2012-05-27T04:19:47Z")

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**Why did T-Rex have such teeny arms?  
California Vehicle law**

“Sorry Rexy, if your arms won’t fit in the car, you can’t drive. You’ll have to adapt.”

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/702 "2012-05-27T08:38:13Z")

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**bald man being pestered for sex  
Unusual things found on Google Maps**

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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:** [May 27, 2012, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/703 "2012-05-27T10:55:47Z")

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**"Go eat a dick." “Ok, don’t mind if I do.”  
Things You Never Thought You’d See**

And I could quite happily have lived the rest of my life\* without \*seeing it…  
**Who’s up for some immortality?  
What do you pay for health insurance?**

A _lot_ less, now.

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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:** [May 27, 2012, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/704 "2012-05-27T12:50:44Z")

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\*\*Ear cartilage pain?  
What disease is this?  
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I’d say it’s probably ear disease.

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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:** [May 27, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/705 "2012-05-27T14:07:56Z")

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**Help me name a god?  
Ask the chick getting baptized**

Isn’t a bit premature to get baptized then? You should probably name the god _first_.  
**When Will We See a Woman POTUS?  
When Will We See a Woman POTUS?  
When Will We See a Woman POTUS?**

Speak three times, and she shall appear!

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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:** [May 27, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/706 "2012-05-27T16:14:20Z")

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**Things You Never Thought You’d See  
bald man being pestered for sex.**

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**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/707 "2012-05-27T16:20:05Z")

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\*\* Rumbling in my ears  
I really, really want to know the word for this.  
Yikes! Earwigs!!\*\*

Be careful what you wish for. :eek:

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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:** [May 27, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/708 "2012-05-27T17:30:46Z")

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**What would it take to cause the collapse of the US?  
Stand Your Ground hypotheticals**

OK, in this scenario the US threatens China and Russia to the point where they both launch nuclear missiles at us.

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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:** [May 28, 2012, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/709 "2012-05-28T05:44:39Z")

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**Ask the chick getting baptized  
Ninja chicken panic!!!**

You shouldn’t have tried to baptize the Ninja Chicken’s kid without permission. Now you will suffer a fowl demise.

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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:** [May 28, 2012, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/710 "2012-05-28T07:19:58Z")

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**Trayvoning.  
Stupid liberal idea of the day**

Not to mention insensitive! :mad:

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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:** [May 28, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/711 "2012-05-28T19:51:23Z")

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**I pit chewing on people’s faces  
Why Obama Will Probably Lose**

Ouch! Sir please, this is highly undignified.

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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:** [May 28, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/712 "2012-05-28T23:17:24Z")

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\*\*Cannibal in South Beach - Someone buy this dude a Big Mac  
“Go eat a dick.” “Ok, don’t mind if I do.”  
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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:** [May 29, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/713 "2012-05-29T01:48:19Z")

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**Looks like it’s time to visit the fertility specialist.  
“Go eat a dick.” "Ok, don’t mind if I do."**

Uh, are you _sure_ this guy’s board-certified?

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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:** [May 29, 2012, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/714 "2012-05-29T10:34:55Z")

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\*\*Ask the UK civil servant/central government official  
Recommend me a discreet “adult toy” vendor \*\*

Hey, it’s less likely to get one in trouble than dealing with a [call girl](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profumo_Affair).

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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:** [May 29, 2012, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/715 "2012-05-29T12:47:49Z")

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\*\*What are “yellow bile” and “black bile”?  
How did people lube bikes in the olden days?  
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Probably more the black bile than the yellow bile.

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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:** [May 29, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/716 "2012-05-29T14:13:58Z")

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\*\* Julia Louis-Dreyfuss…Smoking!  
Thank You For Smoking (Book vs Movie, spoilers)  
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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:** [May 29, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/717 "2012-05-29T18:00:04Z")

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**So, I was having brunch with Olivia de Havilland in Paris last week . . .  
Recommend me a discreet “adult toy” vendor**

Olivia sounds like she’s rather lively for an old bat.

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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:** [May 29, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/718 "2012-05-29T18:25:58Z")

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\*\*What was your dream job when growing up?  
Ask the UK civil servant/central government official  
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“Nobody as a little kid says ‘I wanna grow up to be a civil servant/central government official’.” “Actually, I did.”

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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:** [May 29, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/719 "2012-05-29T19:15:07Z")

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\*\*What does “laying some pipe” mean to you?  
What was your dream job when growing up?  
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When I was growing up, it was laying some pipe. Now, it’s laying some pipe.

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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:** [May 29, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springing-the-new-sequential-thread/612531/720 "2012-05-29T22:18:25Z")

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\*\*Which unarmed martial art would be most effective against an enraged chimp?  
Ask the Girl in the Wheelchair \*\*

Because it worked so well for you, right?

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The pain scale; highest rating you ever gave  
Do you use yelp?\*\*

It was more cursing, actually.

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