# 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:** 6
**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:** [August 7, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/101 "2020-08-07T13:31:51Z")
Ever know a family member who became a non-person? (from grief or being disowned) Is a fart just a fart or is there more to it? It was bad enough when Uncle Harold shook the walls at Thanksgiving dinner, but after the ensuing mushroom cloud turned the mashed potatoes black, no one in the family ever spoke of him again. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/102 "2020-08-09T19:35:04Z")
**Bad, bad, bad Beck is cleanin’ house!** **Oh, Cecil. Where are you? Beckdawrek summons you** I don’t think you’re going to be able to get Cecil to do your windows. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/103 "2020-08-09T19:37:43Z")
**Why do we have to put up with Religious People?** **Is There Really Such a Thing As ‘Evil’?** Here we go again… ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/104 "2020-08-10T11:48:38Z")
Hello to all members Women - how often do you experience catcalls? If I heard “hello to all members” I’d think it was someone catcalling a guy. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/105 "2020-08-10T18:26:53Z")
How much gravitational force can a pizza (in your standard pizza box) withstand? Why do some cannons not require swabbing after firing? The Domino’s Self-Cleaning Delivery Cannon doesn’t require swabbing after use, unless you order double cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/106 "2020-08-12T10:28:37Z")
How to swim for exercise? Hernia anyone? Probably not like that. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/107 "2020-08-12T14:54:45Z")
**So what was the North fighting for?** **Stand Up Comics and Cancel Culture** ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/108 "2020-08-12T16:26:20Z")
Why Are Some Lesbians So Mean? Hernia anyone? I think a lot of the ones that are mean have painful hernias. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/109 "2020-08-12T17:23:08Z")
I suspect that asking the question creates a hernia risk. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/110 "2020-08-13T13:04:20Z")
What’s the worst thing that Antifa has ever done? Have You Gotten Any Hostility For Wearing (Or Not Wearing) A Mask? They’re getting pissy now that everyone is wearing a mask. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/111 "2020-08-13T17:37:39Z")
**What would be the best chemical elements for a shapeshifter to turn into?** **Is a fart just a fart or is there more to it?** ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/112 "2020-08-14T19:10:50Z")
“Make like a \_\_\_\_\_\_, and [leave].” Do you plan on voting early? Make like you’re voting early and … queue 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:** [August 14, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/113 "2020-08-14T19:50:47Z")
In light of the pandemic’s effect on schools is it appropriate to discuss Barron Trump now? Are youngsters\* getting snarkier? Since he just posted “You Dopers can all fuck off”, it looks like he’s getting the hang of that snark thing. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/114 "2020-08-14T20:12:11Z")
**What sort of op-eds should news outlets publish and not publish? Stand Up Comics and Cancel Culture** ---
**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:** [August 15, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/115 "2020-08-15T23:29:56Z")
Disasters that never materialized Am I the only guy who hasn’t gotten a haircut since February? ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/116 "2020-08-16T20:16:25Z")
**How do Cats Know Who is a “Cat Person”?** **My mouse is unresponsive in the morning** j ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/117 "2020-08-17T00:25:54Z")
**What happened this week to renew your hope** **“Gun Nut Blows Own Nuts Off, Is Hailed As Hero By Group Of Men Who Point Guns At Their Nuts”** You’re a hard case, aren’t you? ---
**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:** [August 17, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/118 "2020-08-17T13:07:45Z")
Separated by five, but I couldn’t resist: **Gun Nut Blows Own Nuts Off, Is Hailed As Hero By Group Of Men Who Point Guns At Their Nuts** **So Did I Miss out Big Time, or did I just Dodge a Bullet?** ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/119 "2020-08-17T13:39:13Z")
**The king is coming for dinner; how do you impress him?** **Disasters that never materialized** The soufflé didn’t fall! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/120 "2020-08-17T15:36:49Z")
Is anyone seriously preparing for the end of America right now? Prediction: Postal Service shutdown If only one plucky person could restart the postal service after the end of America, it might be worth making a movie about. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=7)