# These sequential threads see in 2020 **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 16
**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:** [April 22, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/302 "2020-04-22T17:30:19Z")
**Do you Know Where Brussel Sprouts Come From? The Ant-Farm Theory** “I for one welcome our new insect overlords. I’d like to remind them that as a trusted TV personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground Brussels sprouts farms.” ---
**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:** [April 23, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/303 "2020-04-23T11:53:09Z")
\*\*Irreplaceable Instruments in a Band? Fiona Apple, Fetch the Bolt Cutters\*\* No one can play the Bolt Cutters like Fiona. ---
**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:** [April 23, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/304 "2020-04-23T14:48:15Z")
\*\*Quarantine Diversions – What’s the Creepiest Thing in your Museum’s Collection? The Ant-Farm Theory\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/305 "2020-04-23T15:32:03Z")
**Any good news re: COVID-19? First confirmed cases of Covid-19 in house cats.** Now that’s mean. A lot of people like cats. ---
**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:** [April 23, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/306 "2020-04-23T15:34:15Z")
**Pandemic opens the door to the mark of the beast in Revelation What other serious issues is the world not qualified to deal with** Well, the E.U. has specific rules codifying the behavior of the beast in Revelation, so there’s nothing to worry about. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/307 "2020-04-23T23:20:09Z")
**Who is not working? Essential workers** Uh oh! ---
**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:** [April 25, 2020, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/308 "2020-04-25T06:47:14Z")
**Why is toilet paper always measured in bizarre non-euclidean formats? So … about black holes** I do _not_ want to go there. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/309 "2020-04-26T10:52:58Z")
**Perfect Name For a Gay Bar. Switching Bodies** ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/310 "2020-04-26T18:53:00Z")
**Why am I getting ads for… When did you last pay with cash since this began?** If you always paid with cash, you’d get fewer targeted ads! ---
**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:** [April 27, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/311 "2020-04-27T12:26:21Z")
\*\* 20 Years on the SDMB - almost half my life Everyone around you is dying Well, guess I’m gonna retire now… \*\* ---
**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:** [April 27, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/312 "2020-04-27T16:04:24Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > **Why is toilet paper always measured in bizarre non-euclidean formats? > So … about black holes** > > I do _not_ want to go there. **So … about black holes Are bidets really better than toilet paper?** ---
**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:** [April 27, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/313 "2020-04-27T18:35:14Z")
**Do you have post-coronavirus vacation plans? Well, guess I’m gonna retire now…** ---
**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:** [April 27, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/314 "2020-04-27T18:45:13Z")
\*\* Perfect Name For a Gay Bar. Snakes Alive! Are you afraid of snakes? \*\* ---
**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:** [April 28, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/315 "2020-04-28T12:47:06Z")
**Very old food , still good? Using 25 Year Old Cotton Balls and Swabs.** They’re delectable served _en croute_. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/316 "2020-04-28T15:08:02Z")
\*\* Behaviours still done though they’re no longer needed Double Space After a Period\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/317 "2020-04-28T23:12:11Z")
\*\* Do animals generally prefer salty and sweet tastes, like humans? Goldfish food, present and 1800\*\* Goldfish in 1800 didn’t survive very long in captivity until they figured out they needed to add salty and sweet tastes to their food. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/318 "2020-04-29T00:51:35Z")
**It says “Perishable. Keep refrigerated” but what could possibly be perishable in this coffee bottle? Goldfish food, present and 1800** The 1800s-style “goldfish food” might be a wee bit past its expiration date. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/319 "2020-04-29T01:10:33Z")
**That “too late” feeling Are bidets really better than toilet paper?** If you’re too late, neither is going to do the job. Best hop in the shower. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/320 "2020-04-29T13:15:20Z")
\*\*Are bidets really better than toilet paper? Overcoming Solipsism\*\* I Poop, Therefore I Am. But does anything else truly exist? Besides my bidet, that is. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/321 "2020-04-30T14:04:51Z")
\*\* It says “Perishable. Keep refrigerated” but what could possibly be perishable in this coffee bottle? Very old food , still good?\*\* Uh, thanks for the invitation, but we’ve got other dinner plans. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671.md?page=17)