# 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:** 32
**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 18, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/622 "2021-05-18T02:29:32Z")
**You’ve been kidnapped. 30 mins later the kidnapper dumps you on the street because you won’t stop talking about what?** **What’s the most interesting car you saw today?** And then I saw a 2014 Honda Accord with custom rims, and then I saw a 2019 RAV-4, but get this, it was painted red instead of a neutral color, and then I saw. . . ---
**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 18, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/623 "2021-05-18T16:56:34Z")
When a cop is doing a George Floyd in front of you, what should be the appropriate response? Topic Playlist! For such occasions you should always have a music player with the appropriate topic playlist ready to go. “I Fought The Law”, “Police On My Back” and “Caught By The Fuzz” are natural choices. Add some playful rap tunes if you’re feeling lucky. ---
**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 19, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/624 "2021-05-19T14:24:33Z")
**What would you do if you had the Flash’s powers for a week?** **Going to Maui** ---
**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 19, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/625 "2021-05-19T22:57:51Z")
Medical Question - Complete Inability to Sleep Dressed like a pimp It might help if you at least took off the platform heels. ---
**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 20, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/626 "2021-05-20T19:05:06Z")
**Turn your Poop Blue!** **Open up the windows in the MMP!** It smells like Blue Poop in here! ---
**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 22, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/627 "2021-05-22T16:16:32Z")
Scam call this morning Hitler’s alligator dies in Moscow I’ll never forgive myself for not wiring $5000 to the vet. 😰 ---
**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 23, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/628 "2021-05-23T13:37:19Z")
When your pets attempt murder Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram, is dead That’s what happens when you’re stingy with treats. ---
**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 23, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/629 "2021-05-23T16:36:10Z")
Why are you always late? The cicadas are here! Goddamnit, I thought they weren’t coming until 2038. I’ll have to stop off to buy snacks. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/630 "2021-05-24T10:27:59Z")
**Why are you always late? EV spotting** I need to spot at least one a day, which made me extremely late in the 90s. ---
**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 24, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/631 "2021-05-24T14:19:58Z")
The cicadas are here! I believe I have discovered the worst “food” item in existence Nonsense. When broiled, the crunch makes them delectable. ---
**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 24, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/632 "2021-05-24T14:28:46Z")
**My hand feels like a balloon** **NOVA program on Hindenburg explosion - Harbor Freight connection** Oh, the digitality! ---
**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 25, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/633 "2021-05-25T13:20:16Z")
**I wish to live off the government dole. Tell me how** **Things you’ve been surprised you’ve had to explain at work** . . . **Why are you always late?** **People of Zoom** ---
**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 25, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/634 "2021-05-25T14:08:58Z")
**What’s the cheapest mainstay of your diet?** **What is poutine?** ---
**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 25, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/635 "2021-05-25T23:22:06Z")
You’ve been kidnapped. 30 mins later the kidnapper dumps you on the street because you won’t stop talking about what? My new apartment has a high pitched noise “What do you think it is? It sounds like eeeeeeeeeeeeueuue eeeueuueueueueuueeeueeueueueueueueuueueueeeueueueueueeeeueue eeeeeueueeueeueeeueeueeueeeueeeeueeueueeeeeueeeeueeee” ---
**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 26, 2021, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/636 "2021-05-26T12:55:06Z")
**The cicadas are here!** **Noise mysteries you’ve solved** ---
**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 27, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/637 "2021-05-27T15:59:01Z")
Dramatic increase in hair growth Another thing to worry about: your meibomian glands Ever get the feeling you’re sharing a bit too much on dating sites? ---
**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:** [May 28, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/638 "2021-05-28T00:24:42Z")
**Ever been adored by an animal whose affections you don’t reciprocate?** **The cicadas are here!** ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/639 "2021-05-28T03:28:07Z")
Again with the annoying commercials Vintage commercials ---
**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 29, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/640 "2021-05-29T13:08:49Z")
Things where prices have skyrocketed during the pandemic What conspiracy theory about the Pandemic do you think is plausible? Extraterrestrials plotting with Bill Gates to corral the world supply of vegemite. 💀 ---
**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 29, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/641 "2021-05-29T13:49:18Z")
Alternatives to “Atlas Shrugged” The Home Bathroom Sink Dilemma In this little known but compelling Ayn Rand novel, the Revernon Corporation develops a revolutionary plumbing system that runs on Qi energy, but the federal government nationalizes it. A secretive force called “The Men Of The Pipes” stages hit-and-run raids on water treatment plants and a struggle for the soul of America ensues. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=33)