# 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:** 26
**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:** [March 8, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/501 "2021-03-08T15:31:51Z")
Good gift ideas for a 14 year old girl who is into alternative culture Is it me or have cat trees gotten popular? ---
**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:** [March 8, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/502 "2021-03-08T18:41:15Z")
**Anyone else kind of disillusioned with America after Trump?** **Best countries to retire to…?** ---
**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:** [March 12, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/503 "2021-03-12T21:49:54Z")
Favorite offbeat teacher or professor? Trump or the Royals? Trump was kinda fun when he taught _Wasting Time On The Internet_\*, but the Royals were a blast doing Home Economics. \*actual course offered at Penn. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/504 "2021-03-14T17:54:34Z")
OK, not sequential thread titles, but I did just happen to notice that the **Squeaky Asian Sex** thread’s post count was at 69. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/505 "2021-03-15T02:06:41Z")
**Suggest a space opera for a person who doesn’t read science fiction** **And you can eat the bowl!** Tempting, but I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/506 "2021-03-15T12:59:16Z")
**Anyone else kind of disillusioned with America after Trump?** **How do you feel about Texas?** ---
**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:** [March 16, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/507 "2021-03-16T11:56:47Z")
**Please recommend a show like Great British Baking Show** **Master and Commander** “You call _that_ a _clafoutis_, Mr. Maturin?” ---
**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:** [March 16, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/508 "2021-03-16T14:40:46Z")
Let’s make Earth the #1 Planet The De-Clutter and Clean Up Support Thread How about getting all that crap out of your attic for Earth Day? ---
**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:** [March 16, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/509 "2021-03-16T16:08:55Z")
**What Makes You Laugh** **The DOL thinks I’m unemployed!** And I’m laughing all the way to the bank. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/510 "2021-03-16T17:28:07Z")
**What Makes You Laugh** **Pope says no to gay marriage** It’s hilarious that anyone even proposed to the old 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:** [March 18, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/511 "2021-03-18T21:05:56Z")
**What could 3D printing look like when the technology reaches maturity** **Pet pictures!** ---
**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:** [March 19, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/512 "2021-03-19T15:02:27Z")
Help me decorate my new apartment in VA Bernie Sanders’ White Privilege Yeah, Bernie glommed on to all the best stuff at the Rent-To-Own. ☹ ---
**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:** [March 19, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/513 "2021-03-19T15:13:52Z")
A difficult and sensitive topic; suicide Let’s talk Alexa (voice operated devices) Alexa has a lot to answer for. > **[Woman Claims Amazon's Alexa Told Her Earth Is on Verge of Destruction](https://www.newsweek.com/amazon-echo-tells-uk-woman-stab-herself-1479074)** > > While studying for an exam, a U.K. woman claimed that her Amazon Echo gave her a disturbing message, advising her to kill herself. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/514 "2021-03-19T15:40:42Z")
**Life lessons learned the hard way** **Self driving cars are still decades away** I’m never getting in one of these blasted things again – ever! > **[Tesla's self-driving Autopilot system under scrutiny after 3 deadly crashes |...](https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tesla-s-self-driving-autopilot-system-under-scrutiny-1.5413931)** > > Three crashes involving Teslas that killed three people have increased scrutiny of the company's Autopilot driving system, just months before CEO Elon Musk has planned to put fully self-driving cars on the streets. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/515 "2021-03-19T23:46:40Z")
What would it take for not tipping to become socially acceptable in North America? The intervention! Let’s begin “Have a seat my boy, and tell us why you think you deserve a gratuity.” ---
**Author:** ![WynterTheCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wynterthecat/32/7104_2.png) [@WynterTheCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WynterTheCat)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/516 "2021-03-20T00:10:00Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > You may be expected too much from our furry friends. Besides, most raccoons are Mac devotees. Well as the cat-obsessed furry ‘round these parts, I can say that I spent half a decade being a Mac sheep. But with the display quality control issues plaguing every retina Mac I had owned and the fact that apple is horribly hypocritical and treats their customers like shit and is a control freak… all it took was a horrific UI update in macOS 11 to make me abandon the Mac. I rather like my Legion, although I still hate windows. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/517 "2021-03-21T12:26:34Z")
When a man converts to Judaism Women? With credit cards? “Sorry ma’am, Jehovah does _not_ take VISA.” ---
**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:** [March 21, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/518 "2021-03-21T16:29:03Z")
**When a man converts to Judaism** **Why do we round cash to two decimal points?** That I can tell you in one word… **TRADITION!** ---
**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:** [March 22, 2021, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/519 "2021-03-22T12:39:52Z")
**Hotel/inn on the French Quarter with cat staircase?** **Pet pictures!** ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/520 "2021-03-22T13:30:40Z")
From the “Latest” view: In ATMB: **A question about socks** In IMHO: **The ol’ sock on a doorknob** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=27)