# 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:** 99
**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 3, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1962 "2024-01-03T17:31:27Z")
**How do we feel about teachers fired for posting homemade porn?** **How Bad Was Claudine Gay’s Plagiarism? [She resigned, Jan 2, 2024]** At least she didn’t plagiarize someone else’s porn ---
**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 3, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1963 "2024-01-03T21:57:17Z")
**Why do houses explode?** **Cleanliness** I always knew Marie Kondo had sinister motives… ---
**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 3, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1964 "2024-01-03T23:33:24Z")
Happy New Year 2024 MMP “Nobody loves me…” Buck up, 2025 will be here before you know it. ---
**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 4, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1965 "2024-01-04T16:37:30Z")
Serious Questions About the Collapse of Civilization Just how badly is downtown San Francisco doing? ---
**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 6, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1966 "2024-01-06T14:23:17Z")
**Serious Questions About the Collapse of Civilization** **Why Aren’t People Working? (Personal anecdotes only)** ---
**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 7, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1967 "2024-01-07T03:09:56Z")
Serious Questions About the Collapse of Civilization Help me fix my floors, please Well, that’s what you get for inviting Civilization over for dinner. ---
**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 7, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1968 "2024-01-07T03:34:28Z")
**What’s in the toll plaza service buildings?** **Cleanliness** All those exhaust fumes leave them practically gleaming. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1969 "2024-01-09T18:45:16Z")
**How should I die?** **Could you withstand a Claymore mine strapped to your chest (facing outwards)?** **Do a second PhD?** I’d go for the second PhD. It’ll take longer, but it’s more likely to kill you. ---
**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 9, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1970 "2024-01-09T22:56:18Z")
**A sudden crisis – how did you react?** **My minivan gets stuck on a railroad crossing, daughter saves the day** But how did YOU react? ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1971 "2024-01-12T14:07:13Z")
**Online dating advice requested** **Well, so much for that furnace** It’s only good manners to give them a chance before you start thinking about how to dispose of them. ---
**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 12, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1972 "2024-01-12T21:03:07Z")
How old are the oldest bones Stretching those food dollars ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1973 "2024-01-13T14:17:55Z")
In Factual Questions. **How much gold was given to Jesus?** **Do you have to explain where you got a bunch of cash** ---
**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 14, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1974 "2024-01-14T02:46:24Z")
**If an everlasting gobstopper existed, how could it be best used?** **Nuclear fission / fusion?** ---
**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 17, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1975 "2024-01-17T21:34:33Z")
Our newly adopted kitten doesn’t meow. What’s the deal? Not Racism… Religionism? “I don’t meow for atheists.” ---
**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 18, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1976 "2024-01-18T14:56:42Z")
**Words one can get confused** **Houthi Rebels and Shipping** “Just $10.99, plus $2.99 Houthi rebels and handling!…D’oh!” ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1977 "2024-01-18T15:01:31Z")
Is this a solution to the Kobyashi Maru test? Stretching those food dollars I don’t think getting two-for-one on jars of peanut butter or clipping coupons will impress the Romulans. ---
**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 20, 2024, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1978 "2024-01-20T05:17:15Z")
**Nikki Haley announces US presidential run for 2024** **And Vivek is out** _sniff_ They grow up so fast! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1979 "2024-01-22T01:55:11Z")
**Three men freeze to death in a friend’s backyard and aren’t found for three days Heading to the land of penguins in the MMP** “Daddy, where’s Uncle Mike?” “He’s heading to the land of penguins. He may be some 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 22, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1980 "2024-01-22T19:26:03Z")
What methods could possibly be used to achieve time travel? Anyone ever take a Scandinavian cruise? Getting them to take you across the International Date Line costs extra. ---
**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 23, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906/1981 "2024-01-23T14:34:13Z")
How can I prove that two songs don’t sound the same? Birds, smell taste, vision If birds suddenly appear, it’s obvious you copied the song from The Carpenters. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=98) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-discourse-of-sequential-threads/911906.md?page=100)