# Summertime Sequential Threads

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 1, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983 "2011-06-01T17:41:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 43

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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:** [August 27, 2011, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/842 "2011-08-27T03:22:33Z")

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**So, I bought an orchid.  
Help me go vegetarian!**

Seems like you helped yourself.

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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 27, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/843 "2011-08-27T14:55:15Z")

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**Are pets allowed on US naval ships?  
Andrew Jackson’s parrot  
What does “Oh snap!” mean?**

It means “We’ve just been surrounded by the entire British fleet”. ☹

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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 27, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/844 "2011-08-27T15:32:52Z")

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\*\* Early Chicago albums

“Saturday, in the park, I think it was the 4th of July…”  
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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 27, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/845 "2011-08-27T15:46:56Z")

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**Andrew Jackson’s parrot  
Can anyone land at any airport?**

‘"Pretty Girl’, you are cleared for approach."  
“Brawwwk!”  
“Hold up, “Pretty Girl”, there’s a red-tailed hawk intersecting your flight path, and…damn.”

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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:** [August 27, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/846 "2011-08-27T16:09:27Z")

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\*\* Is baseball player Jim Thome going into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown or not?  
Damn you, Jim Thome! \*\*

All Jim Thome, all the time.

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/847 "2011-08-27T16:23:31Z")

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**What was YOUR first web experience?  
Stick to Irish dancing.**

So, not a great one, then?

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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 27, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/848 "2011-08-27T19:29:35Z")

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**Black hole devours star  
Woody Harrelson’s dad did what!?**

Just sucked him right up.  
**I got “felt up” on my way to work this morning…  
Help me ship a lasagna to Afghanistan**

Ah, sending off another batch of your special “Soylent flavor” lasagna again, eh?

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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:** [August 27, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/849 "2011-08-27T19:54:59Z")

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**How does someone get to be an etymologist?  
Andrew Jackson’s parrot**

He not only had a large vocabulary, but he could give a dissertation on their origins.

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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 27, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/850 "2011-08-27T23:10:06Z")

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\*\*Freezing balls off a brass monkey

Can chronic masturbation lead to impotence?

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how about chronic cold?

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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 27, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/851 "2011-08-27T23:20:52Z")

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\*\*Alien-themed Food?

Horrors and Inconveniences of Cooking in Someone Else’s Kitchen  
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Where does Someone Else live???

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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:** [August 28, 2011, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/852 "2011-08-28T09:25:09Z")

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**Acquaintance refuses to evacuate, Irene coming  
Kids - Sometines they do alright.**

But do you want to risk it?  
**In Gadhafi’s lair, rebels find album filled with photos of his ‘darling’ Condoleezza Rice  
Couples on SDMB**

Awwww, how cute. Also, I didn’t know they were dopers.

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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 28, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/853 "2011-08-28T15:18:07Z")

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**Poll: Can you pay for a $1000 emergency expense without borrowing?  
Help me ship a lasagna to Afghanistan**

You’ve got to read the fine print on those Ebay auctions ($3 for the lasagna sounded good, but $997 for shipping? :eek:).

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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:** [August 28, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/854 "2011-08-28T21:25:41Z")

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Had to fiddle a bit to make this perfect but, …close enough.

\*\*Anybody ever try blue cheese ice cream?

Vile Concoctions\*\*[del]-Hard Alcohol Division[/del]

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**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/855 "2011-08-28T22:38:55Z")

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\*\*My wife thinks I’m cheating on her

Stick to Irish dancing. \*\*

Seems like excellent advice to me.

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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 28, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/856 "2011-08-28T23:44:05Z")

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**Guns in bars  
Atheist vs Believers**

“There’s irrefutable evidence for the literal, historical resurrection of Jesus!”  
“Sez _you_, fundie!”

**BLAM BLAM BLAM**

Uh, I think I’ll just have a quiet beer at home, thanks. ☹

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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 29, 2011, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/857 "2011-08-29T13:14:37Z")

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**question for users of ATMs in Europe  
Can chronic masturbation lead to impotence?**

So _that’s_ why the pound notes are sticking together. :eek:

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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 29, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/858 "2011-08-29T13:34:09Z")

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\*\*A friend disappears

Vietnam Vets – Where Are They Now?

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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:** [August 29, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/859 "2011-08-29T16:38:35Z")

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\*\*Calling all plumbers - need advice quickly  
Did Hurricane Irene unclog my drain?  
How mandatory are mandatory evacuations? \*\*

When it’s storm-related diarrhea, it’s pretty damn mandatory…

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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 29, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/860 "2011-08-29T17:46:50Z")

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\*\*The Congresswoman with the crazy eyes, part II, crazy in the head

Hey, “Crazy Eyes” Michelle, now are you starting to get it?  
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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 29, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-sequential-threads/583983/861 "2011-08-29T18:25:04Z")

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**What if I have no address?  
How Badly Could a Lobster Hurt Me?**

_Never_ hunker down at home when lobsters are massing for an attack. If you keep on the move, they can’t get you.

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