# 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:** ![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 27, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2782 "2026-06-27T17:58:21Z")

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Evil. Too poor. Don’t give a shit. Wasn’t thinking. Just don’t care  
Your feel-good story of the day

🎵 🎷 You light up my life…🎶

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2783 "2026-07-03T02:33:04Z")

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Mitch McConnell falls twice in Capitol  
Messages of hope in a dark time

Too soon?

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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:** [July 5, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2784 "2026-07-05T18:19:06Z")

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What’s the most impressive thing 1,000 random people could build in 20 years, trapped in a terrarium with raw elements and a library?  
Stupidest product design you’ve experienced

That’d be the collapsible ladder that collapsed when we were trying to climb out of the \*#!©¥@?! terrarium. 😡

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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:** [July 7, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2785 "2026-07-07T17:28:33Z")

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Mitch McConnell falls twice in Capitol  
Who are our current “Abe Vigodas”? (people you might be surprised to learn are still alive)

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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:** [July 9, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2786 "2026-07-09T20:42:18Z")

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What do you want people to say about you at your funeral?  
What became ubiquitous then went away in your lifetime?

“He’s gone now, but he sure was ubiquitous.” Nah, I’ll take the standard eulogy.

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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:** [July 17, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2787 "2026-07-17T00:01:43Z")

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Where’s the blue? (reflecting pool)  
Spirulina Farts?

Goddamn woke algae! 😡

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**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:** [July 20, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2788 "2026-07-20T19:08:12Z")

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**Recommendations For a Beard Trimmer**  
**What products do you endorse?**

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**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:** [July 22, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2789 "2026-07-22T13:43:34Z")

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**Your feel-good story for the day**  
**The Onion is taking over Infowars**

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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:** [July 30, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2790 "2026-07-30T17:48:09Z")

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Did a recruiter (job, school or military) lie to you?  
Claude admitted lying to me

You cain’t trust no one no more.

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**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:** [July 31, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2791 "2026-07-31T17:55:22Z")

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**The Kix Atomic “Bomb” Ring**  
**Mass Killings in The United States**

Sounds like a critical mass killing.

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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:** [August 5, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2792 "2026-08-05T04:01:38Z")

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Could a warp drive escape a black hole?  
Who is responsible for this windshield crack in a rental car?

The _Enterprise_ is probably long gone, but you could still sue the Federation, I suppose.

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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:** [August 10, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2793 "2026-08-10T15:53:41Z")

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Ants! (parenthetical used to reach minimum topic length)  
Flies, how to get rid of

Unless there are fleas too, it’s customary to leave a five-star review on your Airbnb rental.

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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:** [August 10, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2794 "2026-08-10T20:29:31Z")

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Flight Is Canceled After a Child Refuses to Be Seated”  
Up, Up and Away in the MMP

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**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:** [August 11, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2795 "2026-08-11T01:17:06Z")

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**Can ai’s play boardgames?**

**Do they still demolish buildings with cranes and wrecking balls?**

That’s a pretty big leap from Mousetrap…  
[![](https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2023NJ1572/full/735,/0/default.jpg) ](https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2023NJ1572/full/735,/0/default.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2796 "2026-08-12T16:45:50Z")

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**Tell me about home solar**  
**Do you think practical nuclear fusion energy will ever be a thing?**

Yeah, but I don’t think the grid will be able to buy back that much power, plus keeping your house cool will be a real bitch.

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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:** [August 18, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2797 "2026-08-18T19:32:48Z")

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Rich people and white carpet  
Flies, how to get rid of

They’re almost impossible to remove from deep pile white carpeting without our space-age fusion technology. $20,000 for a one-time treatment, $50,000 annually for service that includes a deworming every six months.

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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:** [August 29, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2798 "2026-08-29T18:09:26Z")

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What do you get in an auto parts store?  
Bronze Age Enigma Tablets–Unreadable Messages From Pre-History

Y’know, most owners’ manuals can be downloaded from the Internet now.

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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:** [August 30, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2799 "2026-08-30T14:30:56Z")

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What do you get in an auto parts store?  
More Jokes

Did you hear about the mechanic who got addicted to drinking brake fluid? He said he could stop anytime he wanted. Haw!

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**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 2, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2800 "2026-09-02T16:22:26Z")

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**What do you get in an auto parts store?**  
**Rabbit rabbit!**

Only for certain models of Volkswagen…

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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:** [September 3, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2801 "2026-09-03T13:34:24Z")

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Democratic Party Official Position is to Abolish ICE  
Sudden infestation of very large ants. Help!

Connect the dots, woke-sters! 🤬

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