# 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:** 77
**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:** [January 23, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1522 "2023-01-23T23:52:39Z")
What cliff? why has Florida Man left his low-altitude state? So many questions… ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1523 "2023-01-24T00:02:46Z")
It’s really the edge of a sinkhole that hasn’t had a chance to fill with water yet. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2023, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1524 "2023-01-24T09:04:29Z")
**Equivalent expressions in different languages** **The perplexing appeal of Florida** “L’attrait déroutant du Languedoc-Roussillon” ---
**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:** [January 25, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1525 "2023-01-25T00:59:56Z")
Driving while high How do you feel about converting to the Metric system? Ooooh, _kilometers_. They just fly on by… ---
**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:** [January 27, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1526 "2023-01-27T03:31:58Z")
**ID this Laurel & Hardy Movie** **Digital art creator algorithm website** They truly were ahead of their time… ---
**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:** [January 27, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1527 "2023-01-27T13:40:33Z")
Driving while high? Help Me With This Sign Does “Four Way Stop” mean we’re, like, stuck here _forever_, man? ---
**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:** [January 28, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1528 "2023-01-28T18:44:51Z")
Dangerous to be on a battleship when 16” guns are fired? Asymetrical Animals? Poor Buddy got a bit too close to the 16" guns. ☹ ---
**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:** [January 29, 2023, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1529 "2023-01-29T03:21:23Z")
**Why don’t you lift weights?** **Earth’s core spinning more slowly** You don’t miss that centrifugal force until it’s gone. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1530 "2023-01-31T15:28:51Z")
**What do childless old people do when they decline in health?** **Covid has a silver lining I guess** ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1531 "2023-02-01T19:10:49Z")
In MPSIMS: Where’s the best place to end up if you’re old with dementia? Third World Countries? At least they’re more affordable. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1532 "2023-02-03T17:24:32Z")
What do childless old people do when they decline in health? Let the water wars begin I enjoy tossing water balloons out of upper story windows on hapless millennials below, while cackling insanely. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1533 "2023-02-04T17:00:10Z")
Who likes Flex Jeans? How do you feel about converting to the Metric system? You don’t feel as fat when you measure your waist size in meters, instead of feet. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1534 "2023-02-05T23:28:03Z")
A three-fer **Cataract Surgery** **I’m in the ER** **Hospital pricing makes no sense** ---
**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:** [February 6, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1535 "2023-02-06T01:29:37Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > **Cataract Surgery** > **I’m in the ER** > **Hospital pricing makes no sense** It’ll be less confusing once you’re able to see the bill. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1536 "2023-02-06T01:59:02Z")
**Why were Google such dicks about this round of layoffs?** **Intermittent fasting** Sometimes a light snack or a piece of fruit can take away that “hangry” feeling ---
**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:** [February 6, 2023, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1537 "2023-02-06T03:39:23Z")
**Say something that is true to a person in 1985 that will make you sound like a crazy person** **Unlimited Summer Flights? $399?** “This is 1985! That amount of money doesn’t even exist!” ---
**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:** [February 6, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1538 "2023-02-06T23:57:31Z")
Unlimited Summer Flights? $399? Drone recommendations? I _knew_ there had to be a catch. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1539 "2023-02-09T10:59:13Z")
**Say something that is true to a person in 1985 that will make you sound like a crazy person** **Covid has a silver lining I guess** ---
**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:** [February 12, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1540 "2023-02-12T14:16:30Z")
**User D\_Anconia has been banned** **Resolved: Moderators shouldn’t moderate threads they are actively participating in** Moderation is getting extremely strict these days. 😉 ---
**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:** [February 12, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1541 "2023-02-12T23:08:19Z")
**Trudeau: Warplane shot down object over northern Canada [2/11/2023]** **The Great Ongoing General Aviation Thread** Remember when you could just fly your ultralight in peace without anyone being bothered? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=76) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=78)