# Where are the sequential threds of yesteryear? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 11, 2015, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742 "2015-03-11T04:08:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 77
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1521 "2015-10-10T03:53:41Z")
**When Humans Thwart Evolution-What Happens? Engineering The New Movement to Ban Sex Robots. Wait. Sexbots are a thing now?** ---
**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 10, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1522 "2015-10-10T17:15:22Z")
**Do you clear out your medicine cabinet & hide valuables when having large parties in your home? An old friend wished me good luck in hell** See, he was depending on you for Robitussin. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1523 "2015-10-10T17:57:51Z")
\*\*Why do old people drive so slow? Sidewalks, buses, walking and snow So when would you say is it really “winter”? \*\* When people drive slow because of sidewalks, buses, walkers and especially snow. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1524 "2015-10-10T20:32:32Z")
\*\*What exactly is your sexual orientation? I found the keys! And it only took four years! \*\* Wait till you see how long it takes for you to find the Gatekeeper! ---
**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 10, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1525 "2015-10-10T23:37:29Z")
**1st time for eye glasses Pope Francis and the Dalai Lama actually deserve no slack** “Goddamnit, is it better with _this_ lens or with the other one? I haven’t got all day to finish the exam, Pope, so stop screwing around!” ---
**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 11, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1526 "2015-10-11T13:45:47Z")
**How to kill/disable an attacking dog? Search dogs smelling money??** A-_ha!_ The next time a police dog charges me, I’ll toss him a $20. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1527 "2015-10-11T19:00:34Z")
**Who was sacrificed to save Rock Hudson’s career? Gail Zappa died.** How exactly did that work, again? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1528 "2015-10-11T21:35:22Z")
**tracing a phone call Death Penalty & Euthanasia** Rachel/Heather from Cardmember Services, and other spamming scamsters. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1529 "2015-10-12T00:33:35Z")
**Why no breakfast pizza? Salmonella of the Valkyries?** There went the A rating. ---
**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 12, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1530 "2015-10-12T12:58:24Z")
**I’m gonna slip her the pork Foods you like prepared “wrong”.** Turns out I was supposed to serve the salami, not hide 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:** [October 12, 2015, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1531 "2015-10-12T13:10:50Z")
\*\* How small a town did you grow up in? It is a beautiful day here in flyover country\*\* ---
**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:** [October 12, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1532 "2015-10-12T13:43:29Z")
\*\*What’s your most ingenious way to get rid of kittens? I found the keys! And it only took four years! \*\* Reading the latter thread, it sounds like a good way to get kittens out of your way is to hide them with your keys. You’ll never find them! ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1533 "2015-10-12T15:30:37Z")
**Abandon Every Hope. Why do parents feel the need to say such things?** Yeah, no wonder my life turned out the way it did. ---
**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 12, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1534 "2015-10-12T15:46:03Z")
\*\* What in the drug industry allows the price gouging? Is a Profound Lack of Empathy A Symptom of Sociopathy? \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1535 "2015-10-12T15:55:00Z")
\*\*Would you date someone who thought being gay/lesbian is wrong? What does “bi-weekly” mean to you? \*\* I don’t know, but my date probably thinks that it’s wrong. And now I’m running out of things to try to convince her to experiment with. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1536 "2015-10-12T18:13:42Z")
\*\*How to deal with someone who is hyper-obsessed with you Sword-wielding Woman Stops Intruder \*\* That’s one way. ---
**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 12, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1537 "2015-10-12T18:43:56Z")
**How small a town did you grow up in? More Social, Less Free?** Sums it up rather well. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1538 "2015-10-12T21:01:59Z")
\*\*What does “not a punk” mean to you? Should I Stay or Should I Go? \*\* Wow, that’s a harsh opinion about the only band that matters. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1539 "2015-10-12T21:35:41Z")
**Starting a new job This Doesn’t Sound Good, Does It? An old friend wished me good luck in hell** Ah, the modern work ethic… ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742/1540 "2015-10-12T21:40:26Z")
A three-fer: **Restaurants that don’t change their cooking oil regularly. Yuck! I juts had a nice plate of fish & chips Strangest or grossest thing you’ve seen online** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742.md?page=76) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742.md?page=78)