# 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:** 132
**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 2, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2622 "2025-09-02T23:14:17Z")
At what point does it become unethical to work for the US Government? Head injuries and criminal behavior Hell, I thought those were _requirements_. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2623 "2025-09-05T17:48:14Z")
**What non-canon novels were you assigned to read in High School English?** **Books you had read in high school that you absolutely loved** **Books that should have been read in high school** **Books you had read in high school that you absolutely hated** I’m sensing a theme… ---
**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:** [September 7, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2624 "2025-09-07T14:24:06Z")
**Quirky/Oddly Specific Things You’re Attracted To** **Waving at trains and boats** “Hello, sailor!” ---
**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 8, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2625 "2025-09-08T02:25:56Z")
Lisbon suggestions for November Waving at trains and boats Shaking hands with random diners at sidewalk cafes and offering cigarettes to children are also good ways to make friends in a foreign land. ---
**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 9, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2626 "2025-09-09T20:25:59Z")
Alternatives to Android / Google and escaping the AI deluge Strippers and blow Old fashioned, but always a good time. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2025, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2627 "2025-09-11T01:57:25Z")
**Toronto tourist advice** **Strippers and blow** Just wait till she takes off her overcoat! ---
**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 11, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2628 "2025-09-11T15:00:22Z")
Mayflower Voyage Question How to tell what fuses to use? It depended on whether A/C and heat were available in all staterooms, and if they offered free Wi-Fi. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2629 "2025-09-15T23:13:45Z")
[I’m going to undertake a six-month occult ritual - ask me anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-undertake-a-six-month-occult-ritual-ask-me-anything/1016475) [How much cash do you typically carry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-cash-do-you-typically-carry/1022656) I might want to rip you off … ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2630 "2025-09-16T01:14:25Z")
It’d be an honor. So many aspire to Bloard, so few achieve… ---
**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 16, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2631 "2025-09-16T13:40:35Z")
Quirky/Oddly Specific Things You’re Attracted To How often do you poop? It’s a great conversation starter. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2025, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2632 "2025-09-19T23:21:53Z")
_Analyzing AI for accuracy of God(s) of various faiths, and AI honesty_ _Do you believe in demons and is pornography sinful?_ _Historical myths DEBUNKED!_ So, AI demon denialism. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2633 "2025-09-25T16:42:45Z")
**Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates into 2026, with strings attached** **Another colonoscopy under my belt (so to speak)** 😳 ---
**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, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2634 "2025-09-26T14:40:11Z")
You can pick Only One: what’s your favorite Robert Redford movie? Corn sticks! I preferred Biscuits & Gravy. Highly processed, yet satisfying. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2635 "2025-09-28T11:34:07Z")
**What have you won by calling into a radio show?** **Corn sticks!** ---
**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:** [September 29, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2636 "2025-09-29T14:01:52Z")
**President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints passed away** **What Hobbies Are Going to Experience a Demographic Crunch?** Duh, that’s simple, the [Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1365) ---
**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:** [September 29, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2637 "2025-09-29T15:16:24Z")
**WTF is this contraption my neighbor has in their front yard?** **Ubiquitous items from relatively recently youngsters may not recognise** Do we need to spell it out for you, youngster? ---
**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 30, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2638 "2025-09-30T20:26:36Z")
How many kitty cats would it take to kill a person? Did this person commit a crime? Failed to fill the bowl on time. 😱 ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2639 "2025-10-02T23:16:18Z")
**Outside of English, does your language have an equivalent to “rolling in [one’s] grave”?** **Tony Blair is back** ---
**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:** [October 5, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2640 "2025-10-05T16:08:08Z")
How often do you poop? Tony Blair is back Now it’s three times a day. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2641 "2025-10-06T14:00:47Z")
**What happens if there isn’t enough money to satisfy a will’s provision?** **Can I still use CAT5 in the house after upgrading my service to Fiber?** Guess you gotta stay on DSL if the decedent didn’t have enough money for your upgrade [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=131) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=133)