# When in discourse of sequential threads **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906 "2020-06-22T17:57:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 102
**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 29, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2022 "2024-02-29T13:47:25Z")
Would you consider living on a cruise ship for three years? Self driving cars are still decades away I have to say, I’m not too enamored of a self-sailing cruise. “Why are there icebergs on our Caribbean trip?” ---
**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 1, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2023 "2024-03-01T02:46:17Z")
How damaging would a cannonball be today? Why did all the McDonaldland characters disappear? 🤔 🤯 😥 ---
**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 1, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2024 "2024-03-01T14:25:04Z")
Dining out a la carte - yea or nay? Is self-immolation an effective means of protest? If you don’t like the food or service, they’d prefer if you just leave a smaller tip. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2025 "2024-03-01T23:19:08Z")
**Dining out a la carte - yea or nay?** **When did potatoes and fruit become part of an Englsh Breakfast?** That’s a damn good argument for ordering a la carte, right there. ---
**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 2, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2026 "2024-03-02T15:12:28Z")
Things That Bother Me in Science Fiction Movies Being the last poster of a thread and then it dies Then you probably won’t enjoy _Threadkiller: A Spaced-Out Odyssey_. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2027 "2024-03-02T20:11:54Z")
**Are You A Dunker?** **Frosting or icing?** Either, as long as it’s decaf. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2028 "2024-03-03T22:32:39Z")
**What is an alternative to iTunes?** **Frosting or icing?** I’m partial to icing myself, but I have friends who swear frosting is better ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2029 "2024-03-06T03:17:54Z")
**Weird stuff your pet does?** **Taking the keys away from elderly parents** That’s one talented goldfish! ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2030 "2024-03-07T02:26:57Z")
**Funniest AI Legos** **National Air Cargo 747-400 crashes at Bagram AFB Afghanistan {April 30, 2013}** We can construct an algorithm for humor, but not for good taste. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2031 "2024-03-07T14:58:43Z")
**Mark Robinson condemns TV shows** **About Dreams** “_Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol_ is the work of Satan!” ---
**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 8, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2032 "2024-03-08T15:25:37Z")
So, apparently AI can create amazing optical illusions Do you still see a lot of Covid “Ghost Artifacts”? ---
**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 9, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2033 "2024-03-09T01:30:41Z")
Why did all the McDonaldland characters disappear Why Are There Razor Blades in My Walls? Don’t give me that “amnesia” stuff, buster. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2034 "2024-03-10T02:41:04Z")
**Today 9 March is National Meatball Day** **Track Ball vs. Traditional Mouse** If you insist on playing with your food, making a meatball into a track ball makes a little more sense. ---
**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 10, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2035 "2024-03-10T23:13:43Z")
Trip advise - how unsafe is SF & Oakland One of my small toenails just came completely off. Should I be concerned? Will it grow back? Goddamn, the Bay Area is worse than I thought. 🤯 ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Krupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2036 "2024-03-12T16:14:44Z")
**So, what made you smile today?** **Mass Killings in the US (2024)** Damn, you’re a sick bastard! ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2037 "2024-03-15T04:21:58Z")
**The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other)** **Looking For Icarus** ---
**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 16, 2024, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2038 "2024-03-16T03:24:19Z")
**You can’t watch Pornhub in Texas (for the time being)** **Gluing silicone to plastic** ---
**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, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2039 "2024-03-17T14:59:50Z")
Are Realtors/real estate agents REALLY worth 6% of the sale price of my home? Autonomous robot people could be constructed right now …and would probably do a better job, though not as good as [Karen Bark](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckr2Ky1zq5g). ---
**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, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2040 "2024-03-18T13:30:51Z")
Now that those of us in the land of Daylight Savings Time have lost an hour . . What should be done about Haiti? We’ll have to wait to fix Haiti until we get that hour back in November. ---
**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 21, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2041 "2024-03-21T13:17:33Z")
Headed to Vegas, what to do? Intermittent fasting Something about Vegas just screams self-denial. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=101) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=103)