# Why Is This Sequential Thread So Slow?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 21, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893 "2007-05-21T05:12:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/1 "2007-05-21T05:12:00Z")

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From MPSIMS:

**What’s the most interesting thing you’ve EVER done?**  
**Kif, I have made it with a woman.**  
**So, what’s the most interesting thing you’ve done lately?**  
**Outrageous lies about the previous poster**  
IMHO:

**What are your favorite non mainstream tourist attractions in the U.S.A.?**  
**Great Dopers of Yesteryear**

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**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:** [May 21, 2007, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/2 "2007-05-21T13:42:39Z")

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\*\* What’s the most interesting thing you’ve EVER done?

So, what’s the most interesting thing you’ve done lately?  
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People are so ephemeral these days.

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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:** [May 21, 2007, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/3 "2007-05-21T17:12:19Z")

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GQ:  
\*\*So what DOES happen when you mix Pop Rocks and soda?  
Craps (non-casino version)  
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**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/4 "2007-05-21T17:14:25Z")

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Just below this thread at the moment:

**The Honeymoon is Over  
My Wife Is Pregnant, And The Baby Isn’t Mine…**

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**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:** [May 21, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/5 "2007-05-21T18:13:57Z")

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\*\* Exotic animals do not make good pets.

How do you stop a Snore Monster?  
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That’s pretty exotic!

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**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:** [May 21, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/6 "2007-05-21T19:05:29Z")

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\*\*My Wife Is Pregnant, And The Baby Isn’t Mine…  
What’s the most interesting thing you’ve EVER done?  
Did you have a UFO experience? \*\*

Next on Jerry Springer…

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**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/7 "2007-05-21T20:39:59Z")

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**Why Is This Sequential Thread So Slow?**  
**SDMB Slob Reform Club - May Edition**

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**Author:** ![NE\_Texan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@NE\_Texan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NE_Texan)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/8 "2007-05-21T20:43:43Z")

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\*\*Kif, I have made it with a woman.  
My Wife Is Pregnant, And The Baby Isn’t Mine…  
\*\*

Well, I think we know whose it is now…

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**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/9 "2007-05-21T22:04:29Z")

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\*\*   
What happens when you flush a MetroCard down the toilet?

So, what’s the most interesting thing you’ve done lately? \*\*

Boy, some people _really_ lead boring lives!! 😉

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**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/10 "2007-05-22T00:38:53Z")

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From ‘New Posts’

**My Wife Is Pregnant, And The Baby Isn’t Mine…**

**Satan sez: microwave your baby!**  
:eek:

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**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:** [May 22, 2007, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/11 "2007-05-22T02:48:28Z")

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\*\*My Wife Is Pregnant, And The Baby Isn’t Mine…

You Beautiful, Beautiful Babe…  
\*\*

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**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:** [May 22, 2007, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/12 "2007-05-22T12:01:32Z")

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\*\* I Pit people who use nicknames at work!

It pains me, Mr. Idle, to pit you, but pit you I must.  
\*\*

Yeah, I know. But it’s funny.

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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:** [May 22, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/13 "2007-05-22T15:11:21Z")

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\*\*Pastors’ husbands  
How can you tell if a girl actually digs you and isn’t just an attention whore? \*\*  
Well, as long as it’s not a guy and you’re not buying meth off of him you’re probably okay.

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**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/14 "2007-05-22T15:27:23Z")

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What is this couch ashamed of?  
Cheap yet fun date ideas

He’s basically an atheist  
Will AG Gonzalez have to resign?

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**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:** [May 22, 2007, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/15 "2007-05-22T15:42:08Z")

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\*\* Foods you just can’t get enough of

Good, cheap, accessible starter wines?  
\*\*

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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:** [May 22, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/16 "2007-05-22T16:52:52Z")

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\*\*Kif, I have made it with a woman.

You Beautiful, Beautiful Babe… \*\*

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**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:** [May 22, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/17 "2007-05-22T17:48:03Z")

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\*\* Like having a small, spic/fag/kike etc child.  
Satan sez: microwave your baby! \*\*

That one is bad on so many levels

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/18 "2007-05-22T19:38:16Z")

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**mswas, polymorph yourself into an asshat**

because

**I’m ashamed to be related to you right now**

as part of the human race.

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**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:** [May 22, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/19 "2007-05-22T21:38:31Z")

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\*\*I found a clutch of turkey eggs

Let the meeting of the Bird Clique Now Come to Order  
\*\*

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**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-sequential-thread-so-slow/404893/20 "2007-05-22T21:49:56Z")

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MPSIMS

**My Wife Is Pregnant, And The Baby Isn’t Mine…**

**Very Strange Pet Peeve**  
I think it’s a valid concern.

New Posts  
**Little things that have made you happy recently**

**The decline of skilled trades**  
Party-pooper.

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