# 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:** 67
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1322 "2022-08-18T02:12:47Z")
**Say something that is true to a person in 1985 that will make you sound like a crazy person** **Two different security confirmation codes failed to come through on my email today** ---
**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 18, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1323 "2022-08-18T16:08:47Z")
**Say something that is true to a person in 1985 that will make you sound like a crazy person** **Japan Wants Young People to Drink More Alcohol** I’ll drink to that, even though I’m not a young person! [From different forums (IMHO and MPSIMS), but they showed up together under “Latest” on the home page.] ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1324 "2022-08-19T00:01:57Z")
**Differences in the usage of “bore”, etc., between American and U.K. English** **Instructional Associate Professor?** Ouch, that’s harsh. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1325 "2022-08-19T00:52:56Z")
This is probably just an old joke, but supposedly the Yellow Pages once contained an entry that read “Boring: See civil engineers.” ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1326 "2022-08-19T02:09:40Z")
I used to live a couple blocks from “Boring Insurance”. Turns out the guy’s last name was “Boring” and, really, what other kinds of business could he get into? Boring House Design? Boring Automobile Sales? Boring Landscapers? Looks like he got himself some partners: > **[Boring-Johndrow-Leveroni-Vreeburg, Inc. Insurance Services in Redwood City , CA](https://www.yellowpages.com/redwood-city-ca/mip/boring-johndrow-leveroni-vreeburg-inc-insurance-services-3357890)** > > Share your own tips, photos and more- tell us what you think of this business! ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1327 "2022-08-19T13:17:35Z")
I used to regularly pass thru [Boring, Oregon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-strange-about-a-town-you-know/843588). Its sister cities are Dull, Scotland and Bland, Australia. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1328 "2022-08-19T13:47:48Z")
And I once found an old map at my office titled, “Boring Locations in [NAME] County.” To be honest, it would be easier to show the places that weren’t boring. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1329 "2022-08-19T18:08:27Z")
**Superheroes sometimes called “The … Movies you’ve seen recently** There are a lot of superheroes sharing names with the movies I’ve seen recently. ---
**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 20, 2022, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1330 "2022-08-20T02:54:18Z")
How does a professor build his esteem? Please recommend a doorbell that does this The Ring Ego Inflater Doorbell provides a gratifying welcome for self-doubting academic visitors. (presses button) “Congratulations, you’ll soon have papers published in top-tier journals, and you’re a cinch for tenure!” ---
**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 20, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1331 "2022-08-20T12:52:25Z")
Why are hospitals so devilishly uncomfortable? Couple Caught Having Sex on a Ferris Wheel The MRI scanner was too doggone cramped. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1332 "2022-08-20T18:30:59Z")
**Can you sell somebody else’s soul to the devil?** **Crypto bro wants divorce settlement reconsidered after his ex-wife’s sensible finances hold up better than his crashing coins** This is definitely a movie plot. Crypto bro needs money. Decides to sell ex-wife’s soul to the devil. But the Devil will only pay with Terra Luna coin. ---
**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 20, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1333 "2022-08-20T21:27:10Z")
Anti-Homeless Benches with Armrests - Do they really prevent sleeping? Armchair psychologists, have at it! ---
**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 20, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1334 "2022-08-20T23:43:49Z")
**Storage Wars - body parts version** **Who’s missing that you really want to see on the Board** Is that why they haven’t been posting lately? ---
**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 21, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1335 "2022-08-21T14:02:01Z")
Cause of Death Intranasal odor of acetaminophen Almost as deadly as tasting cilantro. 😬 ---
**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 21, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1336 "2022-08-21T23:34:30Z")
Morbid: What would be the effect of electrocuting someone for 20 years? Space-based solar power? _Bubba, with your glow so bright_ _You can fuel our shuttle flight_ ---
**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:** [August 22, 2022, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1337 "2022-08-22T00:39:21Z")
**Is a dating red flag the same as a deal-breaker?** **What’s “stupid”?** I’d call it a deal-breaker. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1338 "2022-08-22T12:56:44Z")
**How Many First Cousins Do You Have? Is a dating red flag the same as a deal-breaker?** …and is being a first cousin a deal-breaker, or just a red flag? ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1339 "2022-08-22T13:55:31Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > This is probably just an old joke, but supposedly the Yellow Pages once contained an entry that read “Boring: See civil engineers.” It’s true. I’ve seen it. (in the uk if that makes any difference) ---
**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 22, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1340 "2022-08-22T18:17:11Z")
Industrial noises common to residents of North America Is a dating red flag the same as a deal-breaker? If she’s producing “industrial noises” during dinner (or other activities) then yeah, it should be a deal-breaker. ---
**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:** [August 23, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1341 "2022-08-23T01:16:21Z")
**Cell Phone Use and PSAs Against Distracted Driving: What Seems Excessive to You?** **Getting into Vatican Museum - Oops** I just looked down to send one text, and suddenly the Apollo Belvedere crashed through my windshield… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=66) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=68)