# The Fall Of The House Of Sequential Threads

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 2, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806 "2013-09-02T15:33:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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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:** [October 20, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/401 "2013-10-20T13:27:57Z")

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\*\*What unexplained things have happened in your house/apartment?  
I got promoted! \*\*

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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:** [October 20, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/402 "2013-10-20T14:21:18Z")

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\*\*Life Lessons: What have you learned that you wish you knew when you were younger?

Let’s talk about socks.

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When you’re pairing socks, just remember that from six feet up, most people can’t really tell if two dark socks match.

I can’t believe how much of my life I’ve spent looking for the EXACT other match.

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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:** [October 20, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/403 "2013-10-20T16:20:39Z")

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\*\* Perhaps A Stupid Question For Women…  
How much is your monthly cell phone bill?\*\*

It’s not a stupid question, if you don’t mind sleeping on the couch.

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/404 "2013-10-20T16:47:23Z")

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\*\*What unexplained things have happened in your house/apartment?  
I got promoted!  
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I guess you work at home.

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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:** [October 21, 2013, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/405 "2013-10-21T00:12:32Z")

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\*\* Help! What to talk about to someone dying of cancer?  
Do you believe in ghosts?\*\*

I can see this one backfiring big time.

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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:** [October 21, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/406 "2013-10-21T12:23:31Z")

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\*\*The word ‘fag’ = cigarette… Still in use?  
English words foreigners often get confused \*\*

Make sure of which side of the ocean you’re on before you start throwing that word around.

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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:** [October 21, 2013, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/407 "2013-10-21T13:00:39Z")

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\*\* Does anyone else not care at all about clothes and shoes?  
Perhaps A Stupid Question For Women…\*\*

Yes, it is.

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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:** [October 21, 2013, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/408 "2013-10-21T13:03:01Z")

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**13-year-old wanting a nose ring  
Deal breakers in relationships**

The fact that she’s 13 should have been a deal breaker in the first place.

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/409 "2013-10-21T13:44:28Z")

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\*\*Congrats! You’ve Won 1,500,000 GBP!!!  
What Is Attractive To Females \*\*

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/410 "2013-10-21T13:52:27Z")

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\*\*Friends with Benefits – WTF?  
Deal breakers in relationships \*\*

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/411 "2013-10-21T16:26:38Z")

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**Where Is The Best Desert?**  
**Sleepy Hollow**

Huh. Who’da thought?

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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:** [October 21, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/412 "2013-10-21T17:23:02Z")

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**It’s a dirty job but somebody has to do it MMP  
NJ Gov. Christie drops opposition to same sex marriage  
Dropped something in the toilet just as it was flushing  
Out Magazine’s 2013 list of the 50 most powerful gay people in the US**

So dropping opposition to gay marriage in the toilet is a dirty job but makes you powerful?

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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:** [October 21, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/413 "2013-10-21T19:23:05Z")

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\*\* Dropped something in the toilet just as it was flusbing  
It’s a dirty job but somebody has to do it MMP\*\*

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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:** [October 21, 2013, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/414 "2013-10-21T23:27:39Z")

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\*\*Thinking about moving to Nevada  
What to do with my van? \*\*

Have you thought about using it to move your stuff to Nevada?

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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:** [October 22, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/415 "2013-10-22T01:23:13Z")

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**What unexplained things have happened in your house/apartment?  
New mystery cat**

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2013, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/416 "2013-10-22T02:28:58Z")

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**What creative work of your own are you most proud of?**  
\*\*RickRoll-The Next Generation \*\*

You should be ashamed of yourself!

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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:** [October 22, 2013, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/417 "2013-10-22T06:33:30Z")

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\*\* Apps you really, really want, but don’t exist  
Girl you can never have\*\*

Anyone want to make an app that will make me a girlfriend?

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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:** [October 22, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/418 "2013-10-22T16:17:33Z")

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\*\* Phrases that sound “dirty” but aren’t…  
Literally now literally means figuratively\*\*

You…you PERVERT!!!

> [@Sunspace](#):
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> Anyone want to make an app that will make me a girlfriend?

[They’re way ahead of you](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wetproductions.mvg&hl=en).

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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:** [October 22, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/419 "2013-10-22T17:13:42Z")

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\*\*An open letter to the public about my noisy kids  
Gypsies taking children. A old bogeyman brought back to life. \*\*

Keep 'em quiet or they’re off to the Roma.

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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:** [October 23, 2013, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-sequential-threads/667806/420 "2013-10-23T12:11:48Z")

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\*\* Are a person’s farts unique enough and consistent over time for ID by a dog or instrument?  
Question regarding the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain\*\*

“Dog say many Frisians over next hill! Or Bob had too many helpings of bean casserole again.”

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