# Unrelated sequential posts that somehow go well together

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 11, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrelated-sequential-posts-that-somehow-go-well-together/948469 "2021-08-11T20:11:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrelated-sequential-posts-that-somehow-go-well-together/948469/1 "2021-08-11T20:11:42Z")

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Today in [7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/)  
we have on the topic of giving the U.S. citizenship test to students, post#2701:

> [@7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2071):
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> Probably not.
> 
> But then most Americans didn’t storm the capital on January 6.

Followed immediately by (a non-reply):

> [@7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2072):
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> I did, it was part of my 5th grade requirements. I like that idea, every HS should make that a requirement.

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**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrelated-sequential-posts-that-somehow-go-well-together/948469/2 "2021-08-12T02:33:13Z")

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Yeah that was chuckly-wuckly.  
Spose I’ll bookmark this if I come across such a perhaps not super common occurence.

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**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unrelated-sequential-posts-that-somehow-go-well-together/948469/3 "2021-08-17T00:57:59Z")

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I was amused when I noticed this post…

> [@Things You Shouldn't Need To Tell People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/344):
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> No such ambiguity on the highway the other day. I was stuck behind a left lane hog as he went to pass the semi in the right lane at a speed differential of .0000001 MPH. A guy in a pickup comes up behind me and starts flashing his highbeams at me. Last I checked my car wasn’t invisible (thus only I could see the flashes). Yeah, even if I get out of your way Jack, you’ll still have to deal with the bozo that was in front of me. Of course, as soon as I was clear of the semi (the hog natchera…

…was right after this post.

> [@Things You Shouldn't Need To Tell People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/343):
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> Me sitting down in the break room and pulling out a book is not an invitation for you to start a conversation with me. If I’m reading, it’s because I want to read. Not talk to you.

It wasn’t the actual content of the post, but the fact that a post complaining about a slow driver came right after a post by @Slow_Moving_Vehicle.