# 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:** [October 24, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/281 "2020-10-24T15:36:53Z")

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My Upstairs Neighbor Has Died- And Nobody Seems To Care  
Two months into new job. I’m not sure…but I think I might hate it

Working from home has its advantages, but that guy is getting _awfully_ ripe.

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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 24, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/282 "2020-10-24T23:42:07Z")

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**Would you rather accept a billion dollars but you die in 5 years or continue living your life as it is now?**  
**Do you have a will?**

Now hold on a minute; I haven’t even said I’d take the billion-for-five years deal yet.

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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 25, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/283 "2020-10-25T00:31:32Z")

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Jeffery Toobin flashed his junk on a Zoom call to other New Yorker staffers  
Working very remotely from home

Just not remotely enough.

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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 25, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/284 "2020-10-25T14:58:52Z")

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Would you rather lose 5 fingers for $100 million, 4 fingers for $10 million or 3 fingers for $1 million?  
Which abilities would you choose in this scenario?

Well, touch typing is _way_ down the list.

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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 25, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/285 "2020-10-25T22:10:01Z")

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**Obama’s speech in Philadelphia**  
**McConnell has bruises on face and hands**

Yep, when it comes to speechifyin’ no one can throw down like Obama.

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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 26, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/286 "2020-10-26T11:47:24Z")

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Phrases/terms that aggravate the hell out of you  
“If you elect Biden, he’ll listen to the Scientists!”

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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 26, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/287 "2020-10-26T14:27:08Z")

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Phrases/terms that aggravate the hell out of you  
Butt-Hurt Trump Takes to Twitter Again

Whar’s me knife? 😡

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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 26, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/288 "2020-10-26T16:51:36Z")

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Sequential ads on Internet speed test website:

Introducing boron nitrite nanotubes  
Simple ingredients, simply delicious - Quaker Oats

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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 26, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/289 "2020-10-26T17:59:47Z")

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**Phrases/terms that aggravate the hell out of you**  
**Trump would like us all to stop talking so much about the pandemic**

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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 26, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/290 "2020-10-26T19:03:37Z")

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Jokes that, nowadays, need explaining  
Murkowski Will Vote to Confirm Barret

Ahhh, yes, to paraphrase the Pythons, America’s great pre-election joke.

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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 26, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/291 "2020-10-26T19:08:15Z")

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Phrases/terms that aggravate the hell out of you  
Have you voted yet?

I voted 2 weeks ago so any time someone asks me that it aggravates the hell out of me!

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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 27, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/292 "2020-10-27T17:44:09Z")

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What do you think about the simulation theory?  
A few questions about “Corpus delicti”

M’lud, this evidence is clearly inadmissible as it is simply the result of a very high-level simulation!

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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 27, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/293 "2020-10-27T19:52:11Z")

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Is This Song Racist/Offensive? (The Wiggles Pappadum Song)  
Out of touch politicians

I dunno, I would’ve enjoyed hearing Joe Biden sing “The Wiggles Pappadum Song” at the last debate.

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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 28, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/294 "2020-10-28T16:09:12Z")

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Cats vs Dogs  
Food Waste

I hate wasting dog liver when I worry if it has too much vitamin A.

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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 28, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/295 "2020-10-28T18:49:08Z")

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Oh Lord won’t you buy me…  
Whiskey Jacks!

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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 28, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/296 "2020-10-28T19:20:32Z")

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**Are there any political youth camps in the USA?**  
**What exactly are Reeducation Camps? Are they concentration camps or just summer camps?**

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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 28, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/297 "2020-10-28T19:45:56Z")

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Thoughts on Interplanetary Intercourse and First Contact  
Is deli roast beef also expensive where you live?

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/298 "2020-10-29T04:32:33Z")

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**NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day  
(ahem)…Donald Trump**

No fair! You used that one yesterday! And the day before that…And the day before that…And the day before that…

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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 29, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/299 "2020-10-29T15:09:16Z")

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Thoughts on Interplanetary Intercourse and First Contact  
Have You Gotten Any Hostility For Wearing (Or Not Wearing) A Mask?

Betelgeusians are rather casual about such things.

What is the worst or most condescending advice you have been given?  
Well, you can’t win ‘em all

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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 30, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/300 "2020-10-30T16:37:29Z")

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Thoughts on Interplanetary Intercourse and First Contact  
Is an Amazon gift card an appropriate wedding present?

It’s rather impersonal. How about a nice set of steak knives, or some cute three-legged baby pajamas?

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