# When in discourse of sequential threads

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906>\
**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\
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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:** [September 22, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/201 "2020-09-22T15:49:44Z")

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Rough bars and bar fights  
Emotions prompted by fonts

“Your Times New Roman is so boring!” “Oh yeah? You know where you can stuff your Comic Sans?”

(bedlam ensues)

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**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/202 "2020-09-22T19:04:20Z")

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Oooh. Those serifs have _got_ to hurt.

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/203 "2020-09-23T01:58:27Z")

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**Mysterious things you found in your own house**  
**“Terrible Maps”**

They lead you straight to HELL!

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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:** [September 23, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/204 "2020-09-23T02:05:04Z")

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Last known surviving Nazi Party member?  
Selling used books on Amazon

Rolf is still hoping to sell his autographed copy of _Mein Kampf_ for $99,000 with free shipping.

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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:** [September 23, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/205 "2020-09-23T13:24:35Z")

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What Could Superman Do to Fight Wildfires?  
Expand the court

If he expands it quick enough it will cool down the fire and become an oxygenless vacuum.

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**Author:** ![RollOutTheBarrel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rolloutthebarrel/32/1649_2.png) [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/206 "2020-09-23T17:33:35Z")

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**Suppose the 2020 election is “stolen.” What would you do about it?**  
**Store Returns**

If you don’t like your new President, just take him back! Be sure to keep your receipt.

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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:** [September 23, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/207 "2020-09-23T19:52:28Z")

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Could California Become 5 States If…? (see post)  
Bad, bad, bad Beck has once again arisen from the depths. (My latest travails in healthcare)

Given bad, bad, bad aeons, even state boundaries may die.

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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:** [September 24, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/208 "2020-09-24T12:24:36Z")

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Suggestion for new business name  
Seeing a man about a horse in Chicago

Maybe for inner-loop portapotties.

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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:** [September 24, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/209 "2020-09-24T14:08:44Z")

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How has President Trump pissed you off today?  
Flag Origami

…if you know what I mean.

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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:** [September 24, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/210 "2020-09-24T19:59:12Z")

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Seeing a man about a horse in Chicago  
I’ve Fallen! And I need to MMP!

Wait, were you actually riding a horse and fell off or were you using as a euphemism for having to MMP?

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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:** [September 24, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/211 "2020-09-24T20:28:34Z")

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The concept of “Left” and “Right”  
Bigotry versus genuine religious belief

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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:** [September 25, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/212 "2020-09-25T04:12:56Z")

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What’s the “Eighties-est” song?  
16 Candles

Don’t you mean “movie” rather than “song”?

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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:** [September 25, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/213 "2020-09-25T14:32:31Z")

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Selling used books on Amazon  
Diarrhea: Deadly and Not

It’s a tough sell, but easier than “Cooking With Stuff I Forgot In The Back Of The Refrigerator”.

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**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:** [September 25, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/214 "2020-09-25T15:59:41Z")

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**Today in nature I saw**  
**Lunar eclipses on Mars**

You must have a GREAT telescope!

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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:** [September 26, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/215 "2020-09-26T00:47:56Z")

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Amazon scam I’m not familiar with  
What causes people to toss and turn while trying to fall asleep?

Why, oh WHY did they send me 345,000 used condoms?

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**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:** [September 26, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/216 "2020-09-26T02:07:50Z")

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From the front page:

**What would you do with absolute power?**  
**Expand the court**

"Yes! _Yes!_ I will increase the number of justices from nine to…_thirteen!_ POWER! _ **UNLIMITED POWER!!!"** _

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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:** [September 26, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/217 "2020-09-26T14:52:40Z")

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Today in nature I saw  
Glaucoma and exercise

I definitely have to stop eating at the Golden Corral.

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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:** [September 26, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/218 "2020-09-26T19:18:30Z")

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Rough bars and bar fights  
Are you ready to fight for democracy?

No, only if someone talks trash about the Steelers.

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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:** [September 27, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/219 "2020-09-27T15:13:43Z")

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I think I just discovered Bob Dylan’s inspiration for writing “Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts”  
A recipe for burgers

He got really bored, and there was nothing to read but Betty Crocker…

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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:** [September 27, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/220 "2020-09-27T21:07:46Z")

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Has there ever been a book where  
Your childhood TV crushes  
Commercials you don’t hate

I _used_ to like those eSurance commericals before my childhood TV crushed them 😠

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