# 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:** [December 8, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2322 "2024-12-08T02:24:57Z")

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Left handed dentists  
Drones over New Jersey

Connect the dots!

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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:** [December 9, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2323 "2024-12-09T12:13:54Z")

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**Patent question?  
Is there a humane way to muzzle a human?**

If not, I have a new invention called the Kiddie Muzzler, great for holiday gatherings. Also comes in adult size for those nonstop political yappers.

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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:** [December 9, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2324 "2024-12-09T13:03:31Z")

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I just realised I am old  
Explain “retirement” to me

Well, to begin with, your key card won’t open the door at work anymore…

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**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:** [December 10, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2325 "2024-12-10T02:33:17Z")

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**Anyone here been voluntarily circumcised?**  
**Non-US Dopers: Is package theft a problem in your country?**

🤭

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**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2326 "2024-12-10T13:27:12Z")

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**Increasingly, people are being killed over smaller and smaller things**

**Advice for choosing a new washing machine**

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**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:** [December 10, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2327 "2024-12-10T13:43:59Z")

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**Several kinds of aliens plan to conquer mankind, and they have offices to do their planning**  
**Anyone here been voluntarily circumcised?**

It was that or being anally probed…

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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:** [December 10, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2328 "2024-12-10T18:58:18Z")

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How stressful is it to “hang” a jury?  
More polite to leave bathroom fan on or off?

No matter what you do, the bailiff will catch on sooner or later.

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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:** [December 11, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2329 "2024-12-11T17:55:32Z")

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**Things that infuriate you well beyond their actual importance**  
**More polite to leave bathroom fan on or off?**

Jeez, just light a candle.

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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:** [December 12, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2330 "2024-12-12T15:19:06Z")

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**Tell me about Illinois toll roads**  
**Tell us about your wardrobe malfunctions**

Well, this one time I was on the Skyway when I looked down and noticed …

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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:** [December 12, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2331 "2024-12-12T17:47:00Z")

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See Spot run  
Hitler’s Single Testicle

You drop it, boy! Right now!

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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:** [December 13, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2332 "2024-12-13T15:59:46Z")

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Is there a SF alien invasion story told from the aliens’ point of view?  
Drones over New Jersey

_We were over Hoboken late one night_  
_when our thousand eyes beheld an eerie sight_

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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:** [December 16, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2333 "2024-12-16T16:12:30Z")

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Things that infuriate you well beyond their actual importance  
Do you have an inner voice?

No, I don’t! yes, you do. SHADDUP!

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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2334 "2024-12-16T17:52:26Z")

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**Found a can of gasoline out in the middle of nowhere. Is there any way to test it to determine if it’s OK to use in my vehicle?**

**Car Engine Won’t Start. Two hours later Does**

Just took some time to test the new gas.

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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:** [December 17, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2335 "2024-12-17T17:03:12Z")

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Why aren’t assassinations more common? (not advocating)  
Why did all the McDonaldland characters disappear

Except for Mayor McCheese (gunned down by the Burger King), the rest were done in by saturated fats and E. coli.

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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:** [December 17, 2024, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2336 "2024-12-17T19:44:41Z")

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**I just realised I am old**  
**Explain “retirement” to me**

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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:** [December 17, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2337 "2024-12-17T22:17:40Z")

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_Why did all the McDonaldland characters disappear_  
_Why does Kroger have so many aliases?_

Coincidence. . . or **CONSPIRACY**?

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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:** [December 18, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2338 "2024-12-18T23:43:11Z")

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Dumb question for you corn farmers out there  
Shouldn’t a drone the size of an SUV be easily tracked on radar?

[It’s not a drone](https://youtu.be/sIY7BQkbIT8?feature=shared&t=0m14s).

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2339 "2024-12-19T19:09:14Z")

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[Is the McRib really worth eating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-mcrib-really-worth-eating/1011749)

[Sandwiches nobody eats anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714)

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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:** [December 19, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2340 "2024-12-19T20:34:43Z")

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Who is responsible for this windshield crack in a rental car?  
Drones over New Jersey

Yes! And my high-speed Internet keeps going out too. Bastards!

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**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2341 "2024-12-20T10:56:56Z")

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**I’d support the right to arm bears, but**

**They swipe your ID if you want to buy booze or medicine now**

The bears have way too much power now, IMHO

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