# The first 2015 Sequential Threads thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 10, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491 "2015-01-10T18:38:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 15

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**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/281 "2015-02-15T02:26:18Z")

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**Why did you get married?  
Backing up a large music collection**

She’s got HUGE caches of RAM!

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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:** [February 15, 2015, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/282 "2015-02-15T05:29:00Z")

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Sequential from my cable TV lineup:

**Animals in Love  
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?**

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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:** [February 15, 2015, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/283 "2015-02-15T09:33:52Z")

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**How hard would it be to stab yourself to death?  
decades old mystery**

No one is brave enough to find out.

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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:** [February 15, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/284 "2015-02-15T16:31:16Z")

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\*\* How long should you wait to have sex with someone whose had a traumatic exp?  
All these years after the sexual revolution.\*\*

Well, revolutions are traumatic. Better wait another decade until the dust settles.

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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:** [February 15, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/285 "2015-02-15T16:36:52Z")

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In reverse order:

**Special things your parents taught you  
I must be guilty of something**

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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:** [February 15, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/286 "2015-02-15T19:49:30Z")

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\*\*This thread was started Feb. 14, 2015! Do Not Zombie!

February makes us shiver with each new rant it delivers  
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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:** [February 16, 2015, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/287 "2015-02-16T10:51:14Z")

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\*\*All these years after the sexual revolution.  
Do we have less compassion for the poor? \*\*

“The poor? Ah, fuck 'em.”

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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:** [February 16, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/288 "2015-02-16T14:17:02Z")

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\*\* What conditions get you labeled as 4-F in the military  
Egg-laying vertebrates and calcium carbonate\*\*

“I have a hereditary calcium deficiency which makes my eggs unusually fragile, and I will need a special egg-sitter while on duty.” _ **"NEXT!!!"** _

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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:** [February 16, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/289 "2015-02-16T15:32:03Z")

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\*\*My mother hosted Mitt Romney for dinner  
Looks like I may be adopting this little furry bundle of squee. \*\*

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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:** [February 16, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/290 "2015-02-16T16:06:36Z")

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**Are ones 50s a scary time in life  
Antiques**

Get off my lawn, you kids!

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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:** [February 17, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/291 "2015-02-17T03:17:42Z")

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\*\*Recommend some dog training educational materials?

I’m out of sticks and carrots.  
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Oh, so you’re Old School, then?

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**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/292 "2015-02-17T03:30:31Z")

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\*\*Is Steve Martin a time traveler?  
Got my eye on some 20 year old cheddar \*\*

I’d rather he brought back some mint-condition baseball cards, but whatever floats your boat…

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**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/293 "2015-02-17T04:34:20Z")

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**My friend has never watched Seinfeld: What should we start with?  
Got my eye on some 20 year old cheddar**

That sixth season was nothing if not cheesy…

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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:** [February 17, 2015, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/294 "2015-02-17T06:17:38Z")

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\*\*Special things your parents taught you  
Unrequited Love \*\*

Whoa. That’s pretty harsh.

“I wuv you Mommy!”  
“Beat it, kid, or I’m getting a restraining order.”

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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:** [February 17, 2015, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/295 "2015-02-17T13:16:35Z")

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\*\* If the Dinosaurs Hadn’t Been Wiped Out?  
Love, Love, Love!\*\*

“Well Bob, traffic is backed up on I-80 west for 20 miles, due to a pair of Stegosauruses fornicating in the center lane.”

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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:** [February 17, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/296 "2015-02-17T13:37:39Z")

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\*\*What discontinued items do you miss?

I’m out of sticks and carrots.  
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When did they discontinue carrot sticks?

\*\* Got something cool that only true aficionados recognize?

We Have Pigeon Eggs  
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\*\*Teacher resigns After Reading This REALLY RAUNCHY Poem In Freshman Math Class

Looks like I may be adopting this little furry bundle of squee.  
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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:** [February 17, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/297 "2015-02-17T14:32:59Z")

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\*\*Fat women and yoga pants/spandex

I’m out of sticks and carrots.  
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Make up your own story.

(The “sticks and carrots” thread title is The Gift That Keeps On Giving.)

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**Author:** ![Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ac8455/32.png) [@Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Your_Great_Darsh_Face)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/298 "2015-02-17T16:57:07Z")

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**Knife Advice  
Looking for input on when to euthanize a cat**

I think you’re more in need of input on _how to_… :eek:

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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:** [February 17, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/299 "2015-02-17T17:07:40Z")

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\*\* Fat women and yoga pants/spandex  
Unique employer benefits?\*\*

Thanks, but I’d rather have an extra vacation day.

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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:** [February 17, 2015, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-2015-sequential-threads-thread/709491/300 "2015-02-17T17:22:12Z")

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\*\* Why are men attracted to ‘attractive’ women?  
Simple math/physics question \*\*

Yep. Especially the “bodies in motion” part.

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