# 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:** 139
**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:** [May 4, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2762 "2026-05-04T14:41:38Z")
**How were things different when you were a kid?** **American car headlights of yesteryear** Simple to change when the bulb died, just open the hood, unscrew the old one, pull it out & put the new one in & then screw it back in & close the hood. No going up thru the fender, or removing the bumper, or the battery, or… ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2763 "2026-05-13T13:57:03Z")
**What became ubiquitous and then went away in your lifetime? Bogus info from ChatGPT** If only… ---
**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 13, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2764 "2026-05-13T16:14:23Z")
**Does your marriage have its own version of the “same old argument that never resolves,” and if so, what is it?** **TMJ disorder vs. Meniere’s** It’s like a more gruesome version of those Miller Lite commercials. ---
**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, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2765 "2026-05-15T00:37:21Z")
Questions for Christians Why don’t you lift weights? Weightlifting has been replaced by body sculpting. ---
**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, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2766 "2026-05-18T17:38:51Z")
Small casinos and security What Might This Cast Iron Pipe/Flue/Fitting Have Been For? So you been stealin’ chips and countin’ dem cards? Well buster, we got ways of takin’ care of wise guys like you. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2767 "2026-05-19T19:15:15Z")
**What is your favorite Nicolas Cage movie?** **Who greenlighted this cinematic shitshow?** Yes, I think that’s a pretty standard response to most Cage movies ---
**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 21, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2768 "2026-05-21T04:19:44Z")
How does air traffic control work in Vancouver harbor? What do you see when you close your eyes? In my mind I picture a radar screen with all the planes passing each other safely, and that works pretty well most of the time. ---
**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 2, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2769 "2026-06-02T14:05:13Z")
Freedom 250 - The Great American State Fair Transgender for everyone Should be the most popular attraction at the fair, aside from the MAHA booth selling deep-fried butter on a stick. ---
**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 4, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2770 "2026-06-04T17:17:09Z")
Driving a rental car to Canada - anything I should beware of? Meeting your remote colleagues 😱 Definitely wear a hoodie and fake beard, and keep those noseglasses handy. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2771 "2026-06-11T05:14:37Z")
**What’s your most unfortunate bowel or bladder malfunction?** **How to protect my 401k and 403b from the upcoming bear-market crash under Trump?** (almost any thread title after the first one is bound to be funny) ---
**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 11, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2772 "2026-06-11T13:45:08Z")
Going overseas for the first time in decades What should I do with some unwearable clothing? Definitely ditch the bermuda shorts, sandals with black socks and MAGA hat. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2773 "2026-06-12T00:48:06Z")
**TV Binge Watch (Part 3)** **What’s Your Most Unfortunate Bowel or Bladder Malfunction?** I love that show! ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2774 "2026-06-12T01:59:42Z")
**[Trump is dying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/2973)** **[bmalion-has-died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmalion-has-died/1030815/14)** Dammit, got the wrong guy! ---
**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 13, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2775 "2026-06-13T19:11:09Z")
**Is There Any Practical Way to Increase the Birthrate?** **Ongoing Prostate Cancer Treatment** It couldn’t hurt… ---
**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:** [June 15, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2776 "2026-06-15T15:15:57Z")
**Is There Any Practical Way to Increase the Birthrate** **What’s new in Vegas these days?** If you’re coming home pregnant I guess what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas; therefore, what should be new in Vegas is their marketing slogan. ---
**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 15, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2777 "2026-06-15T19:49:01Z")
What jobs really require a humanoid form? What is the best breed of cat? My money’s on the Maine Coon for Secretary of State. Big and imposing, but laid-back and peace-minded. ---
**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 16, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2778 "2026-06-16T14:46:28Z")
**What’s your most unfortunate bowel or bladder malfunction** **Water, water, everywhere?** ---
**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 16, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2779 "2026-06-16T20:41:14Z")
**Today in nature I saw** **Water, water, everywhere?** ---
**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 18, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2780 "2026-06-18T03:57:07Z")
Radio stations playing slightly altered versions of songs - _not_ censored versions 71 teenage girls emerge from manhole in NYC That’s a hell of an alteration of “76 Trombones”. ---
**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, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2781 "2026-06-25T13:01:13Z")
Best single lines in rock lyrics When you are stuck in a room that won’t move Well, it’s the best line Yoko Ono ever came up with. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=138) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=140)