# 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\
**Page:** 31

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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:** [May 9, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/602 "2021-05-09T23:08:00Z")

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What Foodstuffs causes the Smelliest Farts?  
What is this federal building?

Best guess would be the Dept. of Agriculture, Cow Methane Research Division.

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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:** [May 10, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/603 "2021-05-10T00:55:09Z")

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**What is the most interesting bar/pub addition**

**My Math Theory**

Welcome to the SDMB, Cliff Clavin!

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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:** [May 10, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/604 "2021-05-10T12:46:59Z")

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**Just in case you haven’t had enough bagpipes in your life lately**  
**What to make with a chicken**

_Chicken with shredded bagpipes -_- Yum!

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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:** [May 10, 2021, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/605 "2021-05-10T12:55:29Z")

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**Who should be the next host of “Jeopardy!”?**  
**Van Helsing - my favorite disaster of a show (open spoilers)**

“I’ll take _Vampires_ for $1000”

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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:** [May 10, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/606 "2021-05-10T18:45:02Z")

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**the physical geography of the world and our historical timeline are being supernaturally changed as i type this**

**A Belgian farmer moved the border between France and Belgium**

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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:** [May 10, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/607 "2021-05-10T19:07:12Z")

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**Hey, guys named Bill**  
**Making Fun of Someone’s Name?**

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/608 "2021-05-11T05:24:58Z")

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**What is this federal building?**

**Why did all the McDonaldland characters disappear**

You really don’t want to know.

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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:** [May 11, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/609 "2021-05-11T21:59:22Z")

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**Today in nature I saw**

**Woman gives birth to 9 babies**

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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:** [May 12, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/610 "2021-05-12T01:52:03Z")

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Is there a way to live without working?  
Identifying Odd Structures in Parking Lots

“It’s a traffic cone.”  
“Wow, thanks! Here’s $500!”

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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:** [May 12, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/611 "2021-05-12T14:28:18Z")

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**Making Fun of Someone’s Name?**  
**These Karens have taken things too far**

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**Author:** ![RollOutTheBarrel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rolloutthebarrel/32/1649_2.png) [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/612 "2021-05-12T18:51:35Z")

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**Can we play another round of “What the hell were Mom and Dad thinking when they named the kid?”**  
**Doxie Dog. You all know him and Love Him!**

That is a weird name for a kid.

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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:** [May 13, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/613 "2021-05-13T15:36:24Z")

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How to deal with anti-vax relatives who want to hang out?  
Get off my dick about not getting a vaccine yet (not anti-VAXX)

Worst family reunion since the time we got into a huge fight about meibomian glands.

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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:** [May 13, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/614 "2021-05-13T20:36:10Z")

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**I-40 Bridge (into Memphis) closed for emergency inspection**  
**Jetpacks in action**

That would be so cool if they were inspecting the bridge using jetpacks.

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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:** [May 14, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/615 "2021-05-14T14:18:19Z")

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Should Elizabeth Holmes get jail time?  
Criminals With Apt Names…

It would have been more apt for her to be named Elizabeth Moriarty.

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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:** [May 14, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/616 "2021-05-14T22:08:20Z")

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Things that could be more acceptable to the other side if “sold” differently  
No, you don’t need a semiautomatic rifle

See, that’s the wrong thing to say to gun owners. Try a softer approach. “Would you like this cute teddy bear holding a tiny stuffed AK-47?”

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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:** [May 15, 2021, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/617 "2021-05-15T04:13:11Z")

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Dressed like a pimp  
What dressing gown do you prefer?

Funny you should ask.

> **[Amazon.com : Royale Pimp Bath Robe : Bath Rugs : Sports &amp; Outdoors](https://www.amazon.com/Royale-Pimp-SPPC045-Bath-Robe/dp/B0065TDI6I)**
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> "In this robe, I could conquer the globe." A man of leisure couldn't ask for more in a plush bathrobe-- embroidered crown logos and stylish zebra print trim on the sleeves, collar and belt. A robe so luxurious, they'll hate you on the street. Great...

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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:** [May 15, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/618 "2021-05-15T17:29:58Z")

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**What’s a quick and simple way to explain “passive aggressive?”  
Don’t call your mother “she”**

I’m not going to tell you _which_ pronoun you should use, if you were a really loyal child you would just know.

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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:** [May 16, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/619 "2021-05-16T01:47:54Z")

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Can’t jump a millimeter in the Syrian desert?  
Puffballs in the Mohave Desert

And hardly any good barbecue in the Kalahari Desert. 🥵

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/620 "2021-05-17T06:43:06Z")

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**How has Former President Trump pissed you off today?**

**Proof of alien life?**

I wish the mother ship would come pick him up already.

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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:** [May 17, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/621 "2021-05-17T19:16:00Z")

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So snakes can hear?  
What does rubbing eyes accomplish, physiologically?

While rubbing them, you can’t see snakes anxiously awaiting the next sound you make.

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