# Summertime...and the sequential threads are sleazy

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 20, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788 "2012-06-20T21:21:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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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:** [August 8, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/321 "2012-08-08T11:55:12Z")

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\*\*Just got job at gay bar. Anything to expect?  
Yesterday I Restrung My Ukulele  
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If you know what I mean.

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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:** [August 8, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/322 "2012-08-08T12:02:49Z")

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\*\* Lion vs Bear who has won more in the past?  
Artistically-Inclined Dopers…\*\*

My money’s still on the lion or the bear.

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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:** [August 8, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/323 "2012-08-08T15:16:57Z")

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\*\*Why do people miss the Fs in this sentence?  
100m sprinters upper body  
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When you see it, you’ll shift bricks.

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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:** [August 8, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/324 "2012-08-08T17:51:21Z")

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\*\* “Can I pet your dog?” No.

Driving cross-country with a cat

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Won’t let me pet your dog, eh? I’ll show YOU

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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:** [August 8, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/325 "2012-08-08T21:18:38Z")

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**Most Effective Movie Speeches  
McDonald’s may expand breakfast hours**

“And the winner is…Michael Douglas’ character from _Falling Down_!”

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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:** [August 8, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/326 "2012-08-08T22:07:11Z")

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**When will the new mars rover start doing interesting things?  
Naming New Critters**

I hate to break this to you, but whatever you’ve been hearing about searching for life on Mars, it may have been overstated.

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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:** [August 8, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/327 "2012-08-08T22:11:14Z")

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\*\* Let’s predict what the Curiosity rover will discover on Mars

My Indomitable Cowlick  
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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:** [August 8, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/328 "2012-08-08T22:13:10Z")

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\*\* Electronic birds

Feeding a stray cat \*\*

And for dessert it ate the mouse.

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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:** [August 8, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/329 "2012-08-08T23:04:26Z")

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**How many members have to die before the SDMB admins ask you to be a mod?  
What would you guess 6000 rounds of ammunition weighs?**

(Am I going to Hell for this one?)

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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:** [August 8, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/330 "2012-08-08T23:08:01Z")

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**Everybody has a topic they can bore people to death talking about…  
How many members have to die before the SDMB admins ask you to be a mod?**

I don’t know, but I’ll keep going on about Norwegian cuisine for as long as it takes.

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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:** [August 8, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/331 "2012-08-08T23:33:49Z")

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> [@Martian Bigfoot](#):
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> **How many members have to die before the SDMB admins ask you to be a mod?  
> What would you guess 6000 rounds of ammunition weighs?**
> 
> (Am I going to Hell for this one?)

OK, now I actually got around to reading that first thread, and the first post starts:

> [@How many members have to die before the SDMB admins ask you to be a mod?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-members-have-to-die-before-the-sdmb-admins-ask-you-to-be-a-mod/630812/1):
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> 😃
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> Let’s see. Currently, about 136,00 members, around 6,000 active (Not sure what that means.)

:eek:

I’m a bit worried now…

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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:** [August 9, 2012, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/332 "2012-08-09T01:22:29Z")

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\*\* Please help! I am beyond terrified. There is a mouse in my apt.  
Fastest way to lose fat\*\*

I don’t think you burn much fat standing on the dresser.

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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:** [August 9, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/333 "2012-08-09T01:41:11Z")

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**Stuff that took you too long to realize  
I don’t care about the Olympics**

And now I’ve watched the whole thing.

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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:** [August 9, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/334 "2012-08-09T03:06:21Z")

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**OK, what IS this gurgle in my throat?  
Toilet-paper klingons: is this really a problem???**

Now where’s that barf smiley?

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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:** [August 9, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/335 "2012-08-09T03:12:14Z")

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**How many members have to die before the SDMB admins ask you to be a mod?  
Would you be a reasonable suspect in anyone’s murder?**

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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:** [August 9, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/336 "2012-08-09T04:10:49Z")

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**Let’s predict what the Curiosity rover will discover on Mars  
Bright and Shiny!**

Bright and shiny _what_?

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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:** [August 9, 2012, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/337 "2012-08-09T04:12:49Z")

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**What is the perfect first question to strangers?  
If You Oppose SSM, How Will You Feel When It’s Allowed?  
Should Obama Revive the NRA?  
What is your favorite cologne or perfume?  
Do men really think women pee out their vagina?**

From _that_ list, I guess I’d have to go with #3.

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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:** [August 9, 2012, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/338 "2012-08-09T09:58:45Z")

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**What is a button?  
The nightmare next door**

_Don’t_…push…the button!  
**Just got job at gay bar. Anything to expect?  
Olfactory memories**

OK, we’re getting into TMI territory here.

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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:** [August 9, 2012, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/339 "2012-08-09T11:18:52Z")

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Separated by two:  
\*\*“I’m a Marvel…and I’m a DC”

How do you have any clue where to start on comic books?  
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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:** [August 9, 2012, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-and-the-sequential-threads-are-sleazy/625788/340 "2012-08-09T11:32:03Z")

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Separated by one, but definitely worth it:  
\*\*Poll: Has anyone ever been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

Knowledge that could drive people insane–possible? Real (or fictional) examples?

\*\*

Looks like it already has.

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