# 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:** 106
**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:** [May 6, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2102 "2024-05-06T12:59:07Z")
**Stupidest product design you’ve experienced** **Penis in the popcorn. Ever happen for real?** “What if we put the penis _outside_ the popcorn container?” ---
**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:** [May 7, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2103 "2024-05-07T02:42:41Z")
Haiku Madness Part Deux One of my frogs died and I tried to dissect him _The frog passed away I attempted dissection Pond is silent 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:** [May 7, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2104 "2024-05-07T22:13:15Z")
Mysterious Nazi skeletons Pet pictures! The New York Times is desperate to attract readers. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2105 "2024-05-08T15:31:16Z")
**Need a decent free AI image/video generator that will do this** **Spot the American!** [Done!](https://www.bing.com/images/create/uncle-sam-covered-in-spots2c-norman-rockwell-style/1-663b9a4298624f90927398f26c4e1fda?id=ydlQQS3dGFSmlrXSPZSkww%3d%3d&view=detailv2&idpp=genimg&thId=OIG4.cBqUAN7eWwSLRb8u41rD&FORM=GCRIDP&ssp=1&setlang=en&cc=US&safesearch=moderate) ---
**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:** [May 8, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2106 "2024-05-08T16:20:14Z")
> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > Done! That’s not “Norman Rockwell” style. It’s James Montgomery Flagg style ---
**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:** [May 8, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2107 "2024-05-08T16:22:42Z")
Yeah, but Bing thinks “James Montgomery Flagg style” looks like [this](https://www.bing.com/images/create/uncle-sam-covered-in-spots2c-james-montgomery-flagg/1-663ba668ef834c92994140c663e9bb48?id=Q87BQ28wJZYZPEw4wBkCjQ%3d%3d&view=detailv2&idpp=genimg&thId=OIG3.J_OvN3gsY5b.Dh_21Eck&FORM=GCRIDP&ssp=1&setlang=en&cc=US&safesearch=moderate). ---
**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:** [May 8, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2108 "2024-05-08T16:26:25Z")
What to shoot a cat with that won’t hurt it Sheetrock / Plastering Advice Invite the cat down to the basement to sample your cask of Amontillado. Works every time. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2109 "2024-05-08T18:32:03Z")
**Spot the American!** **Today in nature I saw** Did you get a photo? ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2110 "2024-05-08T19:27:52Z")
**How do you find a workplace that’s fun?** **What to shoot a cat with that won’t hurt it** Office cat, meet [Patriot missle battery](https://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/usb-rocket-launcher/) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2111 "2024-05-08T22:40:12Z")
For the love of God, Montresor…… mroooooowwwww! ---
**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:** [May 9, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2112 "2024-05-09T11:45:10Z")
No, no, no – you’re conflating Poe’s _Cask of Amontillado_ with his _The Black Cat_. Or else you’ve seen the Roger Corman movie _[Poe’s] Tales of Terror_, which already does it for you. (With Peter Lorre and Vincent Price. And Joyce Jameson, who showed up again in Corman’s _Comedy of Terrors_) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2113 "2024-05-09T18:28:30Z")
**Is ‘Student Driver’ code for something? Word For Male Mistress?** I like it, evokes yet a second term from the blues in addition to back door man. But “student driver” does imply a bit of inexperience and/or youth, so maybe not the exact right fit. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2114 "2024-05-10T01:02:35Z")
**[Walmart makes the best tiramisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-makes-the-best-tiramisu/1001322/1)** **[Let’s talk about Food Network](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-food-network/1001281/1)** It’s really hard to get a Walmart store into the tv studio to demonstrate tiramisu baking skills. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2115 "2024-05-11T13:01:08Z")
What discontinued fast food item would you bring back? Hallucinations in people lacking certain senses I’d bring back the 50-foot lobster roll at Captain D’s. 😵‍💫 ---
**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:** [May 13, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2116 "2024-05-13T17:08:45Z")
**Things you do just because that’s how your parents did it** **Have robins evolved to follow lawn mowers?** No, they just do it because that’s how their parents did it. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2024, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2117 "2024-05-14T02:31:23Z")
**Woman found living in grocery store sign** **Do you see me?** **So I Have Shingles** Got ’em off the roof. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2118 "2024-05-14T13:46:43Z")
**Non-USers: how familiar are you with this speech?** **I’m getting a little sick of everyone having their hand out!** That was Reagan, right? ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2119 "2024-05-17T17:34:31Z")
**Identifying off-duty police** **Things you do just because that’s how your parents did it** Who do you think taught me to not trust the fuzz ---
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2120 "2024-05-17T23:03:06Z")
A question about service dogs Why do people hate on Canada geese? I’d stick with the dog. Geese are notoriously hard to train as service animals, make a hell of a racket and leave slimy poop all over the place. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2121 "2024-05-17T23:57:11Z")
**Trump will (probably) go to prison if he’s found guilty** **Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene MUST GO** Too? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=105) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=107)