# The sequential threads; give me some, uh, pointers **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 6, 2006, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373 "2006-07-06T15:36:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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:** [July 18, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/121 "2006-07-18T19:48:14Z")
\*\*Hanes is up to something. But what? Seventy-five dollars a carton? \*\* How many underpants in a carton anyhow? ---
**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:** [July 18, 2006, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/122 "2006-07-18T21:27:39Z")
\*\* What do you look forward to above all else? Inadvertently raunchy comments \*\* ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/123 "2006-07-18T21:37:37Z")
**Bush, you’re not at a frat party, you dick Keep Your Goddamn Anal Beads Out Of The Dishwasher!** ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/124 "2006-07-18T21:58:23Z")
\*\*Why the fuck is Lynn involved in… Wal-Mart security measures \*\* Hey, you don’t think modding the Dope is gonna pay the bills, do you? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/125 "2006-07-19T00:26:07Z")
From MPSIMS: (Bolded in part to convey meaning) **Would you rather be** … (game!) **Underpants?** No, I think I’d rather not be underpants if it’s all the same to you. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/126 "2006-07-19T00:58:29Z")
From MPSIMS: **9 Ways to Meet a Man Keep Your Goddamn Anal Beads Out Of The Dishwasher!** Let’s hope the other eight work better. ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/127 "2006-07-19T02:11:10Z")
\*\*It rained last night!!! Underpants? \*\* Probably not. \*\*100ºF? I’m in England, dammit, not Nevada! Ha, ha, ha! All your heatwaves are belong to us! \*\* Good! I’m sure most of the US would happily hand over theirs. \*\*I got a letter from Canada today… That’s it, I’m moving to San Diego \*\* Then you might start getting mail from Mexico. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/128 "2006-07-19T05:03:53Z")
a four-fer \*\*Ha, ha, ha! All your heatwaves are belong to us! How hot is it? It’s SO hot that … 100ºF? I’m in England, dammit, not Nevada! Go Fug Yourself \*\* Heat makes you cranky. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/129 "2006-07-19T13:07:04Z")
From MPSIMS: **Is Fidel Castro dead? Darwin Award Nominee or Man Flunks Electrical Safety 101** I guess we know exactly what got him if he is dead. **9 Ways to Meet a Man Underpants?** Nope, that one’s no good. From IMHO **Is my wife going to cheat on me? Apocalypse Impending, yes or no?** Chances of cheating _do_ go up dramatically when the world is ending. **Okay, are we supposed to be all offended because Bush cursed? Inadvertently raunchy comments** **Hanes is up to something. But what? what are my chances for surviving in the US?** Pretty good as long as they don’t get their Hanes on you. From Cafe Society **If these poker stars had real jobs… Eating alum and shrinking heads** Now those are some interesting jobs. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/130 "2006-07-19T13:08:24Z")
Oh and just for good measure: **Oh, my God, I’m twenty today When is this feeling like an adult thing supposed to begin?** ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/131 "2006-07-19T14:21:14Z")
\*\*What’s the dumbest thing you’ve done recently? For the first time ever, I didn’t leave a tip \*\* No, posting about it was dumber. You know those threads never end well. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/132 "2006-07-19T16:32:32Z")
Going Abroad for the First Time Ever–What Do I Need? Hitler’s Mustache ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/133 "2006-07-19T18:00:17Z")
From GQ: \*\*Hitler’s Mustache Translate this to Hebrew or Yiddish \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/134 "2006-07-20T09:20:07Z")
\*\*When is this feeling like an adult thing supposed to begin? Oh, my God, I’m twenty today \*\* Bad news. Today’s the day! ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/135 "2006-07-20T09:46:36Z")
\*\*How best to approach a girl at work? Inadvertently raunchy comments \*\* Bad advice! In a bar, you may just get your face slapped. At work - ever heard of “sexual harrassment”? ---
**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:** [July 20, 2006, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/136 "2006-07-20T13:32:01Z")
\*\* Is there an easy way to figure out how much I can spend on a house? Can I Steal My House? \*\* Now, now – I’m sure we can figure out a workable financing plan… ---
**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:** [July 20, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/137 "2006-07-20T13:37:37Z")
\*\* Update on our baby One down, seven to go.\*\* Ambitious! **Who all is in your Doper Gang? What’s its name? Scary Pan.** Sounds like a good name for the group in the “Who’s your favorite mythological character?” thread. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/138 "2006-07-20T13:39:38Z")
From MPSIMS: **Yeah, this marriage will end well. 9 Ways to Meet a Man** Ahh, somebody’s planning ahead. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/139 "2006-07-20T17:17:21Z")
\*\* What’s the dumbest thing you’ve done recently? When you’re just so sick of it that you’ve gotta say something… Keep Your Goddamn Anal Beads Out Of The Dishwasher! \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373/140 "2006-07-20T21:06:18Z")
\*\*How hot is it? It’s SO hot that … Blind people, guns and chicken don’t mix \*\* * * * \*\* Broccoli Water I gave blood today \*\* You might want to see a doctor about that. * * * \*\*I got a letter from Canada today… The Happiest, Most Disappointing Day of My Life \*\* ## C’mon, Canada’s not _that_ bad. \*\*Mundane Pointless Loser Hey, Sarahfeena At least I didn’t actually jump up on a chair . . . \*\* ## Now now, be nice. And finally … \*\*When you want your chicken really fresh… hoawoawoawoawoawoaowowawaaolllllly shhheeeeeaaat mothathaaaaaa… Channel Four to air Wank-a-thon. \*\* The things they will depict on TV these days. Sheesh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373.md?page=8)