# 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\
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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:** [October 7, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1402 "2022-10-07T14:39:33Z")

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What would the media label this hypothetical President’s “special” friend  
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Her superpowers dissolve all subpoenas.

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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:** [October 11, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1403 "2022-10-11T11:10:36Z")

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**The perplexing appeal of Florida  
Sea minerals for health?**

That’s one theory.

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**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:** [October 12, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1404 "2022-10-12T01:16:07Z")

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**Have you ever visited a Trump property?**  
**Yearning for Frugality**

All it takes is one glance at the gold-plated toilet…

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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:** [October 12, 2022, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1405 "2022-10-12T02:06:44Z")

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**Weirdest names you’ve ever heard  
General car talk**

It was also pretty weird back when it was just Private Car Talk.

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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:** [October 15, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1406 "2022-10-15T11:08:25Z")

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Can insects get drunk?  
The perplexing appeal of Florida

Wasps will find plenty of booze there, but can’t get a stinger until they’re 21.

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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:** [October 15, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1407 "2022-10-15T13:44:07Z")

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Where do you draw the line as to what is or is not cultural appropriation?  
Can insects get drunk?

When box elder bugs start singing “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer”, _then_ I’ll be offended.

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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:** [October 17, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1408 "2022-10-17T23:36:57Z")

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How much of the periodic table can you recite?  
Are your folks smart?

No, they think “periodic table” is something you put next to an occasional chair.

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**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:** [October 21, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1409 "2022-10-21T15:47:18Z")

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**Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter**

**Elon Musk is a Russian stooge**

To be fair, I think he was a Russian stooge long before he bought Twitter…

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**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:** [October 22, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1410 "2022-10-22T01:55:52Z")

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**Low-effort Halloween costumes?**  
**Quote from film Pixels**

Just write “I ate a Tic Tac!” on a white T-shirt and you’re all set.

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**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:** [October 22, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1411 "2022-10-22T23:34:26Z")

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**I need advice for working at 7-Eleven**  
**Strep throat as an adult sucks**

…so don’t drink the leftover Slurpees.

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**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1412 "2022-10-23T16:48:31Z")

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**Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter  
Recommend a Garment Bag**

Um… What exactly are you planning to do to Elon Musk?

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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:** [October 23, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1413 "2022-10-23T21:06:42Z")

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Question about gay lifestyle  
Do people actually break into cars specifically to steal baseball hats?

No, but they say it’s risky to leave your Village People CDs out in plain sight.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1414 "2022-10-24T01:01:31Z")

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**Question regarding the Battle of Carhampton 836 AD King Ecgbehrt of Wessex vs. Viking Raid**

**Should I answer telephone political polls?**

_That’s_ your question?

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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:** [October 24, 2022, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1415 "2022-10-24T11:53:45Z")

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**How High Can I Get in NYC?  
Commercials may have finally hit rock bottom**

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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:** [October 24, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1416 "2022-10-24T15:35:19Z")

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**Today in nature I saw**  
**Beyond the Local Group of galaxies**

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

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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:** [October 24, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1417 "2022-10-24T15:37:49Z")

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My God - it’s full of galaxies!

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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:** [October 24, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1418 "2022-10-24T19:17:51Z")

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[Military meaning of “In Country”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-meaning-of-in-country/973673)  
[Beyond the Local Group of galaxies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beyond-the-local-group-of-galaxies/973660)

A rather inclusive meaning.

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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:** [October 26, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1419 "2022-10-26T14:37:25Z")

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When you’re old enough for your dental fillings to go bad  
Gluing your self down for protest

“Oh, don’t mind Mr. Horowitz. He’s been stuck to the waiting room floor for like, _ages_.”

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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:** [October 27, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1420 "2022-10-27T21:59:31Z")

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What is this animal that visited my front porch at 3:30 AM today?  
How often does taking psychedelics turn someone into a better person?

It depends on whether encountering [a fluorescent talking raccoon](https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/leading-figures/kary-mullis-the-genius-of-scientist-the-eccentricity-of-celebrity/) makes you a better person.

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**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:** [October 29, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1421 "2022-10-29T01:51:57Z")

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**Facts Which Sound Fake**  
**I haz a chonk**

No, you doezn’t.

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