# These sequential threads see in 2020

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 31, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671 "2019-12-31T15:51:28Z")\
**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:** [March 15, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/241 "2020-03-15T16:57:19Z")

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**UK attacked France in 1940 in WW 2  
This is Why We Have No Hand Sanitizer**

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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:** [March 15, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/242 "2020-03-15T17:07:45Z")

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\*\* Words that have suddenly become very popular

Vegas, Baby\*\*

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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:** [March 16, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/243 "2020-03-16T19:38:09Z")

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\*\* US national lockdown coming…as early as Tuesday  
I will never use Travelocity again\*\*

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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:** [March 17, 2020, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/244 "2020-03-17T09:54:27Z")

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**Entertaining yourself while staying inside- recommendations?  
Vegas, Baby**

Technically, a casino is “inside”.

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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:** [March 17, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/245 "2020-03-17T13:31:41Z")

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**Being banned from forums.  
Other forums.**

Not _this_ forum! God, no! _Other_ forums.

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/246 "2020-03-17T16:35:54Z")

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Right now, in MPSIPMS:

\*\*How are you personally affected by the Corona Virus?  
Atlantic City Casinos shutting down  
Any good news re: COVID-19? ( 1 2)  
Coronavirus Having a Negative Impact on Blood Donations  
Coronavirus–I don’t get it.[hoarding toilet paper]  
Coronavirus is going to make Americans EVEN MORE LONELY  
Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - Breaking News  
COVID-19 closures, postponements and cancellation \*\*

That’s an 8-fer run.

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/247 "2020-03-17T19:14:34Z")

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Well, that 8-fer run didn’t last long. There’s now a forum with 47 threads on the topic.

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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:** [March 17, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/248 "2020-03-17T20:51:40Z")

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\*\* Being banned from forums.  
WHO would actually evict Trump from the White House?\*\*

That might be a little beyond the moderators’ pay grade. Better call on **TubaDiva**.

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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:** [March 18, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/249 "2020-03-18T14:47:22Z")

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**People On Respirators Face Down  
Help with Spanish, please**

And speak up, huh? You’re all muffled. 😕

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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:** [March 18, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/250 "2020-03-18T17:55:43Z")

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\*\* Atlantic City Casinos shutting down

Prostate, again\*\*  
Must be a heluva enlarged prostate

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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:** [March 19, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/251 "2020-03-19T01:43:54Z")

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**What’s a gallon of regular gas going for where you live (state or country)?  
Amputation**

Talk about an arm and a leg!

Somewhat undercut by the fact that the price of gas is actually plunging.

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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:** [March 19, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/252 "2020-03-19T16:47:22Z")

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\*\* Tell me about your craziest coincidences  
Being banned from forums\*\*

And right after posting scatological rants about the mods! It’s the darndest thing. 😕

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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:** [March 20, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/253 "2020-03-20T21:04:15Z")

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\*\* The World is shutting down…last time?  
Is this a census scam?\*\*

They’re a lot easier to count when they’re all stuck at home. hee, hee.

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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:** [March 21, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/254 "2020-03-21T23:13:37Z")

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**Doctors and Prostitutes - What’s with the red light?  
Is it possible to explain “sticky contents” without using computer terminology?**

Absolutely. Sticky contents is what doctors and prostitutes deal with.

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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:** [March 22, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/255 "2020-03-22T15:54:41Z")

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**I just learnt what the word ‘SARS’ means in Turkish  
I want a kitten**

Unfortunately no one in Turkey took the “I want a kitten” virus seriously.

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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:** [March 23, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/256 "2020-03-23T18:47:08Z")

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**Can you fight Nihilism?  
Axe handle**

My favorite weapon, aside from laughter.

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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:** [March 24, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/257 "2020-03-24T21:28:10Z")

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**If Washington DC became a state, what would it be called?  
Axe handle**

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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:** [March 25, 2020, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/258 "2020-03-25T11:11:40Z")

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**So, what IS the worst game?  
The Atoz Game**

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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:** [March 26, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/259 "2020-03-26T11:43:28Z")

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\*\* I want a kitten

I can sew\*\*  
Kitten Sewing sounds almost as cruel as Kitten Origami.

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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:** [March 26, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/260 "2020-03-26T17:30:44Z")

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**What have you accidentally trained your pets to do?  
Persistent Obsession**

“Ball! Ball! Throw the ball, Dad!! Again! Again! Ball!!!”

:smack:

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