# 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:** 6
**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:** [January 29, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/101 "2020-01-29T15:45:36Z")
**Sex selective abortion in China and India Is Planters really getting rid of Mr. Peanut?** No, but there won’t be any little Ms. Peanuts. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/102 "2020-01-30T07:26:28Z")
**Overall term to refer to people from the British Isles? Google has Failed Me - Verootje** At least it didn’t tell you they were called “Please fondle my bums”. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/103 "2020-01-30T13:22:57Z")
**I noticed powerade comes in 28oz bottles now instead of 32oz bottles** **Heart attack** Man takes his electrolytes drinks seriously. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/104 "2020-01-30T15:08:02Z")
**How concerned are you about this Coronavirus? Anyone like working in an open office setup?** Hermetically-sealed cubicles are wildly popular all of a sudden. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/105 "2020-01-30T23:01:22Z")
**What in the Huawei 5G technology/protocols is “Huawei-only” (ie, “controllable” by China)? Coffee making a buzzing sound** Don’t drink the coffee - it’s got a tracking device!!! :eek::smack: ---
**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:** [January 31, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/106 "2020-01-31T20:29:09Z")
\*\* How should I respond to strangers insisting on praying for me in my presence? Why does New Jersey get a bad rap?\*\* It’s annoying enough traveling on the N.J. Turnpike, without having toll-takers praying that you’ll reach your destination safely. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/107 "2020-01-31T20:51:09Z")
\*\*How does a 57 year old single man make friends? The Hummer is Coming Back!!! \*\* I suppose that is the quickest way 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 31, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/108 "2020-01-31T22:51:45Z")
**What was the best purchase in history? Poll: I’ve ran out of clean underwear… need answer quick** I guess buying new underwear is a pretty good purchase. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/109 "2020-01-31T23:40:17Z")
**Heart attack** **Hip replacement, dammit** Maybe you should check that your doctor’s license is up to date. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/110 "2020-02-01T11:06:18Z")
\*\* What was the very worst thing you’ve ever seen cooked? Cookies & Cream Twix\*\* Despite their name, you’re not supposed to cook them. ---
**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 1, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/111 "2020-02-01T15:12:27Z")
**Dental Implant Question What was the best purchase in history?** I bought a complete set of real teeth for only $19.99. Sidewalk vendors in New York offer great deals, just don’t ask too many questions. ---
**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 1, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/112 "2020-02-01T22:11:36Z")
\*\* 65 years old, blind, suffering from dementia, and now crippled… I don’t get this license plate\*\* It’s a little _too_ personalized. Also, I wouldn’t tailgate so closely if I was you. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/113 "2020-02-03T12:07:42Z")
**What is the weirdest thing that you have ever mailed? craigslist postings** I mail them to my son who posts them online. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/114 "2020-02-03T19:45:51Z")
**How should I respond to strangers insisting on praying for me in my presence?** **Starter archery kit** Well yes, that’s certainly one possible solution. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/115 "2020-02-03T20:35:13Z")
\*\* Which fresh water aquarium fish? Social “Morays”\*\* Better get a few. ---
**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 4, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/116 "2020-02-04T15:05:03Z")
\*\*WTF bumper sticker. Done with my sons\*\* This makes more sense when you read the first post and learn that it’s about a bumper sticker that reads . … **Don’t Abandon your Babies** “Done with your sons”, indeed ---
**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 4, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/117 "2020-02-04T16:51:26Z")
**No Restroom for the Weary? Is it wrong to remain in the United States?** I hear Switzerland has the cleanest restrooms. But that’s a helluva long way to travel just to take a dump. ---
**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 4, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/118 "2020-02-04T19:19:32Z")
**Key factors for long term success of a species Buying a telescope** If the dinosaurs had bought a telescope they could have seen that asteroid coming, and then they might have been able to do something about it! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/119 "2020-02-05T02:16:06Z")
**Touring Beatles or studio beatles Dumb question to the cooks: Beets!** The Beets are better than both touring _and_ studio beatles. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/120 "2020-02-06T14:41:21Z")
\*\* Whose height surprised you? Kirk Douglas, R.I.P.\*\* Douglas’s longevity surprised me more. He was only 5’9" but lived to be 103. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671.md?page=7)