# 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:** 141
**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:** [September 4, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2802 "2026-09-04T15:56:57Z")
**So, what made you smile today?** **The far-Right AfD may win a state government** Answer a simple question and all of a sudden I’m being Pitted! ---
**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 7, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2803 "2026-09-07T16:18:11Z")
Cutting the US down to (its true) size So tell me about visiting my New Mexico in the fall Good news! The map revision means you can visit all of the state’s attractions without walking more than two blocks. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2804 "2026-09-08T17:32:14Z")
OK, this is from my email inbox, not the SDMB, but just had to share: **How to use your hobbies to create passive income** **Writing half-drunk on a typewriter in a noisy bar** I’ve found my dream career! ---
**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 8, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2805 "2026-09-08T19:09:49Z")
**So tell me about visiting New Mexico in the fall** **We get a signal from a distant advanced civilization** Aliens give Roswell ‘51’ thumbs up ---
**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 10, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2806 "2026-09-10T16:30:44Z")
Songs they made you sing in elementary school No mustache, no broken leg, all silence, could John Wilkes Booth have gotten away with it? It was a hellacious nursery rhyme they had the kiddies sing at Jefferson Davis Academy. ---
**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, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2807 "2026-09-16T16:57:03Z")
Songs they made you sing in elementary school Cutting the US down to (its true) size I hear that’s a popular tune in Greenland schools these days. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2808 "2026-09-16T19:46:19Z")
This board really is full of old hippies. Or old hips. [Is it time for a hip replacement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-a-hip-replacement/1030282/7) [Second Hip Replacment, 8 years on. Comparison/Contrast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-hip-replacment-8-years-on-comparison-contrast/1033070/5) ---
**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 16, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2809 "2026-09-16T20:10:57Z")
**I just realised I am old** **Any opinions on what are very good earplugs to be used at loud concerts (or loud places)?** I guess no lawn seats for you, geezer, because you’d need to get off of 'em! ---
**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 22, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2810 "2026-09-22T18:31:59Z")
**Searching for title of German movie** **Boiled hot dogs?!** Das ist ein horror film! ---
**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 22, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2811 "2026-09-22T20:32:01Z")
General car talk Is it time for a hip replacement? Sure, trade in your Buick. But replacing it with a Cybertruck is bound to bring you nothing but scorn and heartbreak. ---
**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 24, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2812 "2026-09-24T14:02:47Z")
Vicarious Trauma From a 20 Year Old Case Is it time for a hip replacement? ---
**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 25, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2813 "2026-09-25T01:08:43Z")
Prompt your chatbot to build a profile of your SDMB user account Let AI assess your personality Sorry, we’d prefer to go the old-fashioned way and be raked over the coals by Pit denizens. ---
**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 27, 2026, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2814 "2026-09-27T01:50:06Z")
**What fads in history can you name?** **Tangled ropes and cables** I was so mad when my parents bought me a Tickle Me Elmo instead… ---
**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:** [September 28, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2815 "2026-09-28T20:53:52Z")
**So - I’ve started my medical transition last week** **Back to Sentience** Dr. Frankenstein says my prognosis is excellent. ---
**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, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2816 "2026-09-30T00:14:26Z")
What are the Strongest Scientific Consensuses That Turned Out to Be Possibly, or Definitely, Wrong? Why isn’t space cold? Great, now I can sunbathe in orbit around Mercury. ---
**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 2, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2817 "2026-10-02T13:14:42Z")
My religious tourism Your new furniture purchases thru the years The bully pulpit has come in handy for disciplining the children. On the other hand, the Ark of the Covenant turned out to be an inconvenient place for storing old copies of _National Geographic_, and the baptismal font makes people uncomfortable when they come over to play bridge. ---
**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 6, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2818 "2026-10-06T21:39:39Z")
A question about Christian religions that believe a Rapture is coming Fabric softener/conditioner…yes/no? Absolutely yes. You don’t want eternal bliss to be ruined by harsh, scratchy clothes. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2819 "2026-10-07T18:45:46Z")
Don’t raptured people ascend naked, and leave a pile of clothes behind? ---
**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 7, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2820 "2026-10-07T20:48:58Z")
An even better reason to use fabric softener – you don’t want to be held down by scratchy, clingy clothes. “Use Snuggle, and be sure you’ll be SAVED!” ---
**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, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/2821 "2026-10-16T17:17:06Z")
So, Has NOAH’s ARK Been Found? So what will our AI civilization of the future look like? It depends on how many species Elon Musk is willing to stuff into his SpaceX rocket. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=140) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=142)