# 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:** ![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:** [October 15, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/261 "2020-10-15T18:46:56Z")

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**My unexpectedly perfect evening**  
**How it started….how it’s going**

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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:** [October 16, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/262 "2020-10-16T01:26:31Z")

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My unexpectedly perfect evening  
Satan in the flesh

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/263 "2020-10-16T19:00:32Z")

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**Cows would rather Talk to you in Person, Study Finds**  
**October 15, 2020, the Day I Became an Atheist**

What can I say? I found the cows’ arguments compelling.

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/264 "2020-10-16T21:19:52Z")

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Cool Words

Bra In The Freezer

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/265 "2020-10-17T01:44:29Z")

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**Cat Problems - need advice**  
**Should I change the colour of my motorcycle?**

Trust me, the cat doesn’t care.

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/266 "2020-10-17T01:48:10Z")

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**What are you gonna be for Halloween?**  
**Priest caught having sex with 2 women in church**

Oh, yeah, that’s gonna go over real well during trick or treat.

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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:** [October 17, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/267 "2020-10-17T16:22:12Z")

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What are you gonna be for Halloween?  
Satan in the flesh

“Better give me _all_ of your candy corn. And Cerberus wants steak.”

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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:** [October 19, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/268 "2020-10-19T00:55:49Z")

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How do you plan to spend election night?  
A strenuous but heartwarming 2 days

Election night will definitely feel like two whole days but I’m not sure it will be heartwarming.

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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:** [October 19, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/269 "2020-10-19T16:15:56Z")

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**1 can of Pinto beans plus ½ pound of sweet Italian sausages**  
**How to make eggs taste not eggy?**

Better if reversed, but I’ll still take it.

Adding that many Pinto Beans and that much Italian Sausage certainly ought to keep the eggs from tasting “eggy”.

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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:** [October 19, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/270 "2020-10-19T16:58:42Z")

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**Today in nature I saw**

**Just saw the first fluffy flakes of winter**

**October 15, 2020, the Day I Became an Atheist**

Sometimes all it takes is the Miracle of Nature to make you Not Believe

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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:** [October 19, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/271 "2020-10-19T17:16:19Z")

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What, for you, were the most unexpected things about aging?  
Would you rather lose 5 fingers for $100 million, 4 fingers for $10 million or 3 fingers for $1 million?

I was surprised that things started dropping off, but no one is offering me money for them. ☹

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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:** [October 20, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/272 "2020-10-20T15:01:30Z")

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Random Star Trek Quotes  
Mangle a term from the sciences

That’s what most Star Trek quotes are amirite?

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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:** [October 20, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/273 "2020-10-20T15:26:16Z")

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Would you rather lose 5 fingers for $100 million, 4 fingers for $10 million or 3 fingers for $1 million?  
Did Obamacare help you?

Yes, thanks to Obamacare I was able to get all of my fingers removed for only $7500, after paying the deductible.

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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:** [October 20, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/274 "2020-10-20T16:59:54Z")

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**Today in nature I saw**  
**Jeffery Toobin flashed his junk on a Zoom call to other New Yorker staffers**

"Look! It’s the rare Jeff Toobin!  
In full display!

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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:** [October 21, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/275 "2020-10-21T17:32:08Z")

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Simmering liver- what’s the “scum”?  
What is the most “transgressive” food you’ve eaten?

Eating scum is pretty transgressive.

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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:** [October 22, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/276 "2020-10-22T15:08:14Z")

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What, for you, were the most unexpected things about aging?  
Black hole ramblings

The good thing is that people keep their distance at Kroger.

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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:** [October 22, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/277 "2020-10-22T19:43:54Z")

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What is the worst or most condescending advice you have been given?  
Resolved: Gorilla Glue IS The Shit!

Especially since I was asking for help with dog grooming. ☹

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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:** [October 22, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/278 "2020-10-22T21:07:35Z")

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What’s the alternative to an arms race?  
The Atoz Game

Or a nice game of chess.

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/279 "2020-10-23T00:30:52Z")

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**My mother fell and broke her hip**  
**Resolved: Gorilla Glue IS The Shit!**

Note: not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

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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:** [October 23, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/280 "2020-10-23T14:29:02Z")

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Pope Francis is a Living Saint  
Making a Windows 7 laptop “safe”

Exorcising Norton antivirus is no easy task.

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