# 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:** 127
**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:** [May 15, 2025, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2522 "2025-05-15T01:34:19Z")
**What else to do in Montreal?** **24 hours, 24 beers** ---
**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 15, 2025, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2523 "2025-05-15T11:38:58Z")
**Recommend some horror books with unusual premises** **Quickly! Mixing Jello Gelatin with Jello Pudding: Brilliant or Disastrous?** It’s a new version of The Blob. Only Stephen King could do it justice ---
**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 15, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2524 "2025-05-15T13:04:12Z")
Air Force One question What is a Witching Signal? A buzzer sounds in the cockpit when Trump wants to stop off at McDonald’s. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2525 "2025-05-15T18:55:12Z")
**Is There Any Practical Way to Increase the Birthrate?** **Question for those who text a lot** Why not get off the damn phone, and on the job? ---
**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 18, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2526 "2025-05-18T00:28:53Z")
Is There Any Practical Way to Increase the Birthrate? Four days in Barcelona in August If you’re serious about helping out, plan on at least a two-week stay. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2025, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2527 "2025-05-18T10:57:53Z")
**Melania Trump is gone (largely missing in public, not deceased)** **Any New Theories on the “Mary Celeste”?** Erm… ---
**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 19, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2528 "2025-05-19T01:26:30Z")
What Should I Do On My Trip To Japan? Whatever happened to semicolons? They used to be featured attractions in the Ginza; now they’re relegated to museums. Apostrophes’ popularity has been waning too. 😥 ---
**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 19, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2529 "2025-05-19T13:03:51Z")
Any thoughts on how we can protest better? The Mexican Navy rams the Brooklyn Bridge ---
**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 22, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2530 "2025-05-22T12:59:09Z")
**Ladies: Pantyhose or Stockings?** **Do women like pantyhose?** **Stockings and suspenders** I left out one among these, but I don’t think anyone will object. Well, do women prefer pantyhose to stockings and suspenders? Prurient minds want to know! ---
**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 22, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2531 "2025-05-22T13:28:46Z")
Do women like pantyhose? Stockings and suspenders Suggest a source for FUNCTIONAL fully fashioned stockings and garter belts? How much did your wedding cost? It adds up when you figure in the entire wedding party and guests. ---
**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 23, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2532 "2025-05-23T21:21:24Z")
Acid reflux woes An expression of love It’s your stomach showing affection after being sent a large, fatty meal washed down with booze. 🥰 [![](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/77/5c/f7/775cf74cebdeee0784e86748a8624283.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/77/5c/f7/775cf74cebdeee0784e86748a8624283.jpg) ---
**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:** [May 24, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2533 "2025-05-24T14:12:09Z")
**What’s cheaper? Thermostat on 76 and the fans on or** **Chemical castration?** That’s a rather drastic way to deal with hot flushes ---
**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 25, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2534 "2025-05-25T17:46:10Z")
Why did we evolve finger- and toenails? What purpose do they serve? Park in one country and fly from another? “When I get back, if I find out that you’ve messed with my Volvo, you’re gonna be sorry.” ---
**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 26, 2025, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2535 "2025-05-26T04:20:40Z")
[AI image generation is getting crazy good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-generation-is-getting-crazy-good/1017203) [Flying cats and no news is good news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-cats-and-no-news-is-good-news/1018778) Let me know when the flying cats start attacking the Wicked Witch’s winged monkeys. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2536 "2025-05-28T23:57:26Z")
**Stupidest product design you’ve experienced** **Starship keeps exploding** ---
**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 30, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2537 "2025-05-30T14:21:48Z")
Feasibility and practical consequences of the 2025 “golden dome” missile interception project Converting German Bolt Action Rifles to Semi-automatic Fire That’s old news. The latest DOGE proposal says using trebuchets and cauldrons full of boiling oil will get the job done lots cheaper. ---
**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 30, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2538 "2025-05-30T16:11:08Z")
**What did people think clouds were before the scientific explanation?** **[Roman] Dodecahedrons** ---
**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 31, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2539 "2025-05-31T14:23:30Z")
Do professional, non state affiliated assassins really exist? Paul Reubens (posthumously) comes out Only now can the true story be told. 😱 ---
**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 31, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2540 "2025-05-31T14:58:02Z")
Pee-Wee’s Playhouse … of **DOOM**! ---
**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:** [June 1, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2541 "2025-06-01T16:16:18Z")
What’s the biggest thing in your household that you don’t even use? MAGA women and their hair extensions We got a couple to deter burglars but they’re too noisy and garish, and besides they require a really big fenced yard. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=126) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=128)