# 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:** 129
**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 12, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2562 "2025-06-12T21:21:51Z")
Well, I am at the hospital So what does ChatGPT think of you? It’s diagnosed a heat rash, multiple personality disorder and a genu varum. On the positive side, ChatGPT left a mint under my pillow. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2025, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2563 "2025-06-14T06:56:29Z")
**Is There Any Practical Way to Increase the Birthrate?** **The physics of sucking spaghetti (NEW DATA)** I’d take some convincing, but have fun trying! **Real-world examples of ‘Ummm, acktually, It’s X, not Y’ nitpicks, and discussion about them** **What else to do in Montreal?** _Oh God, Oh Montreal!_ ---
**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 14, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2564 "2025-06-14T20:46:13Z")
Finding old unexploded WWII era bombs: preferred to defuse it in place or move it first? “Praise to the Good Christ and Kind Virgin” — Anyone? Not bad. But most prefer “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil”. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2565 "2025-06-16T01:14:42Z")
**Accidentally using regular gas in a “premium required” car** **Self driving cars are still decades away** I will not move from this garage until you fill my tank with something _decent_, dammit! ---
**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 17, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2566 "2025-06-17T16:39:02Z")
The physics of sucking spaghetti (NEW DATA) When time appears to slow down The minutes just _crawl_ by at a restaurant when someone is sucking down spaghetti at the next table. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2567 "2025-06-18T17:05:43Z")
**What’s the Best Accidental Freebie You’ve Ever Gotten?** **MacGuffins** And I tell you, _everybody_ was just trying to get their hands on them. ---
**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 19, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2568 "2025-06-19T17:14:26Z")
I Forget How Old I Am Phantosmia / Phantom Smells / Olfactory Hallucinations / Parosmia The Starry Decreps message board is always a fun read. ---
**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 20, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2569 "2025-06-20T13:03:31Z")
Getting our kicks on Route 66 I Need Advice To Ensure I Get A Barbie Before It Sells Out One of the great episodes. Tod wants a Barbie, but Buz holds out for a G.I. Joe. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2570 "2025-06-20T19:07:43Z")
**Favorite ways you reward yourself?** **I Forget How Old I Am** ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2571 "2025-06-21T01:55:29Z")
**How not to react after you pull off a baby’s head Surprises coming for voters for the Leopards-Eating-Faces Party** When your head gets pulled off by the leopard, don’t act surprised. ---
**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 21, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2572 "2025-06-21T14:38:01Z")
Surprises coming for voters for the Leopards-Eating-Faces Party Toothache AND busted toilet! ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2573 "2025-06-21T17:18:42Z")
Oh please, oh please… ---
**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 24, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2574 "2025-06-24T12:06:08Z")
Mowing the lawn with a Weed Eater? Why do cowboys say “Yippee Ki Yay”? It’s traditional. They also sing “Sunset On The Sage”, but it’s hard to hear them over the leaf blowers. ---
**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 25, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2575 "2025-06-25T15:18:41Z")
Would you press this magic button? Flea resistant dogs In a heartbeat. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2576 "2025-06-25T23:29:08Z")
**What would be in a Hell masquerading as Heaven?** **Scary toys** ---
**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:** [June 30, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2577 "2025-06-30T15:29:55Z")
**It’s my 25th anniversary!** **Dealing with stress / anxiety / depression** ---
**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:** [July 2, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2578 "2025-07-02T15:47:10Z")
Air Force One question Why all the push for Jobs Building Submarines? It’s safer to transport the President in Submarine One. The logistics of getting him to a rally in Kansas are complicated though. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2579 "2025-07-03T21:15:07Z")
Never been to Costco? What huge businesses/experiences have you foregone? Those stealth bombers and Iran Yeah, I could’ve gone on the mission in tourist class for only 600K, but for that kind of money, I’d rather book a submersible trip to the Titanic. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2580 "2025-07-04T01:12:31Z")
**Scary toys** **What if the population of Ethiopia vanished?** Not for children under six years old, obviously. ---
**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:** [July 7, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2581 "2025-07-07T22:42:39Z")
Famous people with animal names “I really REALLY hate that” Tough luck, Skunky. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=128) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=130)