# 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:** ![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 18, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/161 "2020-02-18T15:07:13Z")

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**Do some races smell…stronger than others?  
Passive Zombies**

They do get a wee bit rank.

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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:** [February 18, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/162 "2020-02-18T15:35:56Z")

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**What does it mean when a woman says “I’m comfortable with you.”  
Bathroom scales are worthless in the MMP**

Hey now, men can be so comfortable they don’t feel the need to check their weight, too!

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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 18, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/163 "2020-02-18T16:33:49Z")

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\*\* What does it mean when a woman says “I’m comfortable with you.”

A quick little English grammar lesson…  
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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:** [February 19, 2020, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/164 "2020-02-19T11:17:38Z")

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**Doctors and Prostitutes - What’s with the red light?  
Universal symbols**

Oh, really, I couldn’t have guessed? :dubious:

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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:** [February 19, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/165 "2020-02-19T14:18:38Z")

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**Betelgeuse is more than 700 light-years away, so …  
How long can a virus survive outside of a host?**

Why can’t the Betelgeusites just fax their viruses to us like normal aliens?

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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 20, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/166 "2020-02-20T02:54:38Z")

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\*\* Why did the Founding Fathers use such flowery prose?  
1800(?)s Insult\*\*

Verily, all Experience hath shewn that thou art possessed of immense Stupidity, such as to constitute a Flaming Twit.

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**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/167 "2020-02-20T03:06:01Z")

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**Did tall races of 8’ ever exist?  
Airline passenger etiquette: reclining your seat**

They used to exist, but were all wiped out in airplane seat-reclining skirmishes.

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**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 20, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/168 "2020-02-20T15:41:39Z")

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\*\*Mass Killings in the United States, 2020  
Atheists and Satanists sabotage Twitter poll  
Alternatives to Teen sex - hey kids, try toe sucking instead.  
Anyone know people who play relationship games like playing hard to get or have sex?  
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I think that could be a new movie franchise.

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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 20, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/169 "2020-02-20T15:59:19Z")

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\*\* Who are you, O Cat?  
New species of bird found in LV, the Western pigeon\*\*

Better figure out the cat thing fast, if you want to stick around.

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**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 20, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/170 "2020-02-20T16:18:46Z")

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\*\* top of the mornin’ to you  
Rush Limbaugh Has Lung Cancer  
Too clever for his own good  
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Nelson Muntz voice: HA! ha!

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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 21, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/171 "2020-02-21T03:40:58Z")

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\*\* What music are you listening to now?

Songs about Rainbows\*\*

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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:** [February 21, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/172 "2020-02-21T18:09:31Z")

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**Other than salt in the water, what other things do ocean fish need in captivity?  
Rabbits & Carrots**

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**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:** [February 21, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/173 "2020-02-21T20:15:27Z")

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**What made you sad today?  
The problem with the dark craft beer situation these days.**

:(:(:(:(☹

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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 22, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/174 "2020-02-22T15:23:26Z")

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**Drinking nitroglycerin  
Would you die from 11 meters drop**

Maybe you should stop following the 2020 Presidential campaign. ☹

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**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:** [February 23, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/175 "2020-02-23T18:49:55Z")

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**A mundane victory, please add yours  
Flat-Earther builds a rocket**

The flight, however, was not.

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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:** [February 24, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/176 "2020-02-24T12:37:49Z")

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**Have you ever heard of these attraction/seduction programs?  
Tell me about your skydiving experiences (especially first-timers)**

“Attraction programs” while skydiving? When I was a kid we just called it “gravity”.

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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 24, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/177 "2020-02-24T15:10:45Z")

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\*\*What are Your Mantras to Get You Through Anxiety, Panic, Stress, Despair and/or Impending Doom?  
Define “lying”.  
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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:** [February 24, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/178 "2020-02-24T21:46:01Z")

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**Betelgeuse is more than 700 light-years away, so …  
Could polar bears survive in Antarctica?**

Once it blows up, they could because the supernova will be so hot amirite?

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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 25, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/179 "2020-02-25T12:34:58Z")

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\*\*What’s a fatal dose of tooth paste?

Drinking nitroglycerin\*\*  
I’m going to kill myself by mouth, one way or the other!

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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 25, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671/180 "2020-02-25T15:29:23Z")

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**How concerned are you about this Coronavirus?  
APTs, Solzhenitsyn, insects – the future is dire. Very very dire.**

With patter like that, it’s no wonder you never get a second date. ☹

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