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**Author:** [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-transition-to-poly-has-been-rough/678016 "2014-01-12T18:37:04Z")
31 Female Married Bisexual Me and my husband has recently decided to “open” our marriage. So far, I have been pursuing women. I would like to pursue men also, but my husband is not down for that. First of all, I get … --- ## [You Moronic, Fucking, Irresponsible, Spoiled Cuntscab](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-moronic-fucking-irresponsible-spoiled-cuntscab/447582)
**Author:** [@Maui\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maui_Lion)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-moronic-fucking-irresponsible-spoiled-cuntscab/447582 "2008-05-11T12:46:49Z")
Okay bitch, I’m getting pretty sick and tired of you. When your ex-boyfriend was a complete prick to you, who was always there for you to chat with online and to be there for you? My boyfriend (who shall be called Z fo… --- ## [Eating Hamburgers Upside Down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-hamburgers-upside-down/688246)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-hamburgers-upside-down/688246 "2014-05-14T13:06:26Z")
So in Mad Men one of their new clients is Burger Chef. I’m watching some old Burger Chef TV spots on YouTube, and I come across a really odd way these two are eating hamburgers. First, the dad picks up a hamburger that… --- ## [49ers' Chris Borland retiring at 24 - say what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/49ers-chris-borland-retiring-at-24-say-what/715242)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/49ers-chris-borland-retiring-at-24-say-what/715242 "2015-07-12T07:47:33Z")
This guy is making a bad mistake. He’s trained himself for 7 years (counting high school and college) to play professionally. All the NFL cases of severe brain trauma that I’ve seen; were for Veteran players with more t… --- ## [Chain places I miss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-places-i-miss/947721)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2021, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chain-places-i-miss/947721 "2021-08-28T06:17:09Z")
Recently the only Great Steak and Potato closed their only local location (NE Ohio), which I miss their steak and egg sandwiches and hone fries. I also miss, in no particular order, White Castle, Qdobo, Ponderosa, Hardee… --- ## [The Watch Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-watch-thread/579573)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-watch-thread/579573 "2011-05-05T11:18:00Z")
How about a new watch thread? I guess everyone knows I like them. Friday I wore one of my 1974 (year, not number in the collection!) blue-dial Seiko Bell-Matics. Pretty watch, but a PITA to set the date. You set the … --- ## [Is there a hard problem without a simple solution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-hard-problem-without-a-simple-solution/604265)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-hard-problem-without-a-simple-solution/604265 "2011-11-28T17:16:21Z")
I postulate that every problem has a head-slappingly obvious and blindingly simple answer that either hasn’t been thought of or for various reasons just hasn’t been implemented. But are there any real problems of signif… --- ## [The use of shame to change income inequality (Through the Wormhole spoiler alert)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-use-of-shame-to-change-income-inequality-through-the-wormhole-spoiler-alert/690091)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-use-of-shame-to-change-income-inequality-through-the-wormhole-spoiler-alert/690091 "2014-06-09T20:24:51Z")
I was watching Through the Wormhole tonight (spoiler alert…unboxed spoilers ahead, so turn back now if this distresses you), and at the very end they talked about using shame to redress income inequality and fairness. A… --- ## [George R.R. Martin's querky English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-r-r-martins-querky-english/588248)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-r-r-martins-querky-english/588248 "2013-06-01T21:14:31Z")
I generally like George R.R. Martin’s works, but sometimes his quirky English gets a bit too contrived. Examples: “Ser” instead of “Sir” for knights- for no particular reason (why call them knights instead of Naights?) … --- ## [Songs that begin with: And](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-begin-with-and/51423)
**Author:** [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2001, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-begin-with-and/51423 "2001-01-27T05:24:24Z")
Many years ago, I came upon a list of songs that begin with the word and. It was a very short list. The ones I remember: \[ul\]\[li\]Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel: “And here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson…”\[/li\]\[li\]Closer t… --- ## [Intelligent Design banned...right or wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-design-banned-right-or-wrong/336508)
**Author:** [@OliverTwistofLime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OliverTwistofLime)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2005, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-design-banned-right-or-wrong/336508 "2005-12-25T22:29:00Z")
A federal judge banned a Pennsylvania public school from teaching Intelligent Design as a desguised name for creationism…stating that this was NOT separation of church and state. I happen to agree with his decision in t… --- ## [I'm offended by the Christmas offended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-offended-by-the-christmas-offended/478212)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-offended-by-the-christmas-offended/478212 "2008-12-22T22:14:10Z")
This rant is strictly for those that are offended by Christmas cards and Christmas salutations, including those who are offended on behalf of the offended. It pisses me off that I’m expected to walk on eggshells with re… --- ## [(Old) Can You Hear that Cranberry "Schloop"? - A Thanksgiving MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-can-you-hear-that-cranberry-schloop-a-thanksgiving-mmp/993412)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-can-you-hear-that-cranberry-schloop-a-thanksgiving-mmp/993412 "2023-11-27T06:46:11Z")
So are you Team Can, or are you one of those whole berry people? And do they even have the canned stuff in Canada when they celebrate Metric Thanksgiving? Anyways, up, caffeinated, and off to start Peak Season heaving. … --- ## [Are the examples of UK and Australia gun bans applicable to the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-examples-of-uk-and-australia-gun-bans-applicable-to-the-us/681425)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-examples-of-uk-and-australia-gun-bans-applicable-to-the-us/681425 "2014-02-18T04:33:59Z")
In the never-ending gun debate are arguments for and against the notion that eliminating guns from the USA could ever be practical. The gun control advocates claim that the virtual elimination of firearms from the UK an… --- ## [Did your parent(s) consider it their responsibility to keep you entertained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parent-s-consider-it-their-responsibility-to-keep-you-entertained/664021)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parent-s-consider-it-their-responsibility-to-keep-you-entertained/664021 "2013-07-27T02:00:17Z")
Did your parent(s) “play with” you/your siblings? I don’t mean playing catch, Monopoly, cards, or going fishing occasionally, but play with you the way children play. When I was a kid (born 1948), parents and children w… --- ## [Well, I just read the Harry Potter series (thoughts, questions, SPOILERS aplenty)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-just-read-the-harry-potter-series-thoughts-questions-spoilers-aplenty/255751)
**Author:** [@Hamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamish)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2004, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-just-read-the-harry-potter-series-thoughts-questions-spoilers-aplenty/255751 "2004-08-07T01:52:37Z")
I avoided it for years because of all the hype, but I finally got around to reading it this week, and it was damn good. Sort of like Enid Blyton + JRR Tolkien + Charles Dickens – a good mix of the best of British childr… --- ## [What Makes "Himalayan Salt" Pink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-himalayan-salt-pink/655318)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-himalayan-salt-pink/655318 "2018-03-09T21:51:05Z")
I wold have though iron oxide (rust)-but the contents don’t indicate any extra Fe. At any rate, what’s the big attraction of this stuff? Exotic location? Connection with Buddhism? I like my regular table salt-mined … --- ## [24: Season 8: Episodes 3-4 (6:00pm - 8:00pm)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episodes-3-4-6-00pm-8-00pm/525487)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episodes-3-4-6-00pm-8-00pm/525487 "2010-01-26T01:48:12Z")
FAQ Bauer (aka Thread Rules) 1) What can be discussed in plain text, unboxed? A: Any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast – as well as any speculation based on these already-aired events. 2) What should I … --- ## [Could Australian Funnelweb Spiders Survive in The USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-australian-funnelweb-spiders-survive-in-the-usa/264538)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2004, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-australian-funnelweb-spiders-survive-in-the-usa/264538 "2004-09-19T00:10:35Z")
I just saw the NATURE show on Austalian poisonous critters…scarey! In p\[articular, the Funnelweb Spider sounds nasty-those suckers are both agressive and very poisonous. Plus, they seem to like living in and around peopl… --- ## [Saw boyfriend of SJW friend chowing on some Chick-fil-a. What should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-boyfriend-of-sjw-friend-chowing-on-some-chick-fil-a-what-should-i-do/801050)
**Author:** [@DkTrdGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DkTrdGuy)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-boyfriend-of-sjw-friend-chowing-on-some-chick-fil-a-what-should-i-do/801050 "2017-12-12T20:43:41Z")
I was at a mall eating Subway, while watching people taking years off their lives by eating food from restaurants like Sbarro and Sarku of Japan. I glanced over to Chick-fil-a and I couldn’t believe my eyes! I saw “Henry… --- ## [MS Access: Display ALL records form BOTH tables in a query](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-access-display-all-records-form-both-tables-in-a-query/143901)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2002, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-access-display-all-records-form-both-tables-in-a-query/143901 "2002-12-19T22:56:34Z")
Is there a way to design a query in MS Access that will display the results of two (multiple) tables whether the records match or not? To clarify lets suppose I have table1 that looks like: ID1 - - CUST - - CONT# 1 - … --- ## [Ever have auditory hallucinations while sleeping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-auditory-hallucinations-while-sleeping/597980)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-auditory-hallucinations-while-sleeping/597980 "2011-09-30T20:23:10Z")
Well, I have. They have increased in frequency over the past couple of years; I never used to get them at all. This morning, at 4am, I was abruptly awakened by a loud phone ringing. But it was not my home phone or cell… --- ## [Why Did USSR, Czechoslovakia, & Yugoslavia Break Up So Easily](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-ussr-czechoslovakia-yugoslavia-break-up-so-easily/564321)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-ussr-czechoslovakia-yugoslavia-break-up-so-easily/564321 "2010-12-20T03:44:47Z")
Why did the USSR, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia break up so easily when communism fell considering all those countries had been unified before the communist parties of the respective nation-states took over? For instanc… --- ## [Child labor in Alabama Hyundai factory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-labor-in-alabama-hyundai-factory/968383)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-labor-in-alabama-hyundai-factory/968383 "2023-10-31T04:52:32Z")
Apparently children were out there stamping and pressing metal for Hyundai instead of going to school. This particular factory makes parts used in a third of all U.S. Hyundai sales. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/excl… --- ## [Lottery-Number-Picking Question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-number-picking-question/659608)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2013, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-number-picking-question/659608 "2013-06-04T13:00:00Z")
In 1997, I came up with this wonderful idea for picking numbers. Chart which numbers come up more frequently, and play them. Only problem is, 16 years later and I have not won a thing! Then I heard about this guy on TV.… --- ## [Mad-Men: 4.06 "Waldorf Stories" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-06-waldorf-stories-open-spoilers/551940)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-06-waldorf-stories-open-spoilers/551940 "2010-09-03T19:40:38Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Peggy clashes with her new creative partner and Don pitches under unusual circumstances. \[/QUOTE\] Well, it looks like Peggy’s going to get to do more than random sight gags this episode. AMC’s sneak pe… --- ## [Mission Accomplished, my Rosy Red Ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-accomplished-my-rosy-red-ass/384076)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-accomplished-my-rosy-red-ass/384076 "2006-12-18T19:41:37Z")
The president said he would present soon a “new way forward” in Iraq,… He has a secret plan. It’s buried, in a jar, in his back yard. I have fucking had it. Even given that the invasion of Iraq was wrong, for reasons v… --- ## [Raiders of the Lost Ark- Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-questions/451014)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-questions/451014 "2008-06-28T19:29:26Z")
Rewatched this for the umpteenth time the other day and have some nagging questions that probably have been answered decades ago but I never got the memo on. -What kind of time elapsed while retrieving the ark from the … --- ## [What's the worst spoiler you've ever uttered? (There may be spoilers in this thread.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-spoiler-youve-ever-uttered-there-may-be-spoilers-in-this-thread/524454)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-spoiler-youve-ever-uttered-there-may-be-spoilers-in-this-thread/524454 "2010-01-15T02:15:46Z")
My delightful wife has started reading the book that I just finished, and it has reminded me of an incident that lives in infamy at our house. On that grim occasion, my wife was reading a book that I had read much earli… --- ## [Ken Lay's Death is BOGUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-lays-death-is-bogus/363793)
**Author:** [@TheFonz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFonz)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-lays-death-is-bogus/363793 "2006-07-13T13:26:01Z")
I don’t know what happened, but this death is just too convenient. Lay was friends with the most powerful men in the world and could have taken a lot of very powerful people with him if he wanted to make a plea bargain a… --- ## [Ceremonial Deism, or Maybe Not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceremonial-deism-or-maybe-not/672845)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceremonial-deism-or-maybe-not/672845 "2013-11-11T01:55:44Z")
In November, SCOTUS will hear argument in Town of Greece v. Galloway, a case that involves a challenge to a town council’s practice of having Christian ministers open meetings with Christian prayers. SCOTUS previously ru… --- ## [Random misspellings you've encountered in the wild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-misspellings-youve-encountered-in-the-wild/826339)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-misspellings-youve-encountered-in-the-wild/826339 "2019-07-25T03:39:18Z")
Just post whatever misspelled words you’ve seen, no explanation necessary. That said, I’ll explain that this was inspired by the following misspelling I just encountered on Facebook: empravise --- ## [Help me with my battery charger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-battery-charger/191276)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-battery-charger/191276 "2015-01-21T06:39:18Z")
I have a cordless drill, Black and Decker, model 9089, Type 1. The next line says “6V” and then has a symbol which looks like a very wide dash with three shorter lines under it. Imagine “= = =”, but with the three top … --- ## [Books you thought you'd love, but didn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-you-thought-youd-love-but-didnt/577529)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-you-thought-youd-love-but-didnt/577529 "2011-04-18T03:40:04Z")
I really, really liked Joseph Ellis’s Founding Brothers, and was looking forward to his biography of George Washington, His Excellency, but it was just meh. Didn’t have nearly the lively style and engaging storytelling … --- ## [Movie reviews by the clueless...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-reviews-by-the-clueless/565583)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-reviews-by-the-clueless/565583 "2011-04-22T03:42:58Z")
What movie reviews have you read in which it is obvious that the reviewers had no idea what the movies were about or had preconceived notions which they were determined to stick in the reviews? Three stick in my mind wh… --- ## [Hillary Clinton: Moral of "1984" is "trust your leaders".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-moral-of-1984-is-trust-your-leaders/796323)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-moral-of-1984-is-trust-your-leaders/796323 "2017-09-20T21:40:55Z")
Quoted from “What Happened”: (emphasis mine) :smack: I can say this has given me something new to think about: namely the possibility that Hillary Clinton sincerely believes that the poor benighted masses are too stup… --- ## [Customers exploiting the customer-satisfaction-guaranteed loophole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customers-exploiting-the-customer-satisfaction-guaranteed-loophole/717026)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customers-exploiting-the-customer-satisfaction-guaranteed-loophole/717026 "2015-04-11T01:36:27Z")
There are many food products that say something to the effect of, “your satisfaction as a customer is guaranteed, or we’ll give you your money back.” With that sort of loophole, what prevents a customer from buying many… --- ## [The Bond Crotch Shot (and I don't mean Daniel Craig's)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bond-crotch-shot-and-i-dont-mean-daniel-craigs/475555)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bond-crotch-shot-and-i-dont-mean-daniel-craigs/475555 "2008-12-05T05:28:55Z")
I don’t think this has been discussed at much length, even outside the Dope (shocking, I know), though it’s briefly mentioned in the Quantum thread… What the hell was up with the brief-but-clear shot of the hotel attend… --- ## [Could an adult human male win in a hand to hand fight with an adult male baboon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-adult-human-male-win-in-a-hand-to-hand-fight-with-an-adult-male-baboon/281640)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-an-adult-human-male-win-in-a-hand-to-hand-fight-with-an-adult-male-baboon/281640 "2012-04-16T05:42:26Z")
Man - 175 lbs 25 years old in good shape Baboon - 95 lbs 18 years old in good shape Hand to hand - No sticks or other weapons Arena - On the Savannah --- ## [D&D 5th Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-5th-edition/689269)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-5th-edition/689269 "2014-06-03T20:45:19Z")
We have release dates. July 15 - Starter Set August 19 - PHB and first module (Horde of the Dragon Queen, which does not sound like the name of a 1st level module) September 30 - Monster Manual October 21 - Module: T… --- ## [Getting Used to Contact Lenses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-used-to-contact-lenses/644980)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-used-to-contact-lenses/644980 "2014-03-15T06:24:14Z")
My eyesight is very poor, to put it mildly. (I cannot see the big E at the very top.) Over the years, I’ve been to many eye doctors and eyeglasses makers, in both Thailand and the US, and it’s next to impossible to get a… --- ## [Sharps containers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharps-containers/668847)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharps-containers/668847 "2013-09-15T02:40:45Z")
I take an injectable medication. In the past I’ve always put the used syringes in a 2 liter soda bottle and screwed the cap back on. I was instructed to do this years ago. I just got my latest refill. I have a new insur… --- ## [How I Met Your Mother - Is Barney no longer acceptable/funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-is-barney-no-longer-acceptable-funny/963425)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-is-barney-no-longer-acceptable-funny/963425 "2022-05-01T22:24:11Z")
My wife and I have recently been binging HIMYM. We never watched it regularly before, and are really enjoying it. The other day we mentioned it to our son who said something like, "The character of Barney would be cons… --- ## [Speaking of Darth Vader's corpse...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-darth-vaders-corpse/705876)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-darth-vaders-corpse/705876 "2014-12-11T16:52:10Z")
In Return of the Jedi, Luke drags Vader’s corpse back to Endor, then lobs it onto a funeral pyre. As you will recall, Vader’s corpse was still wearing his really cool Darth suit. My question: wouldn’t Vader’s suit be no… --- ## [As A Progressive, I Found Voting This Year A Disgusting, Vile, Unpleasant Experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-progressive-i-found-voting-this-year-a-disgusting-vile-unpleasant-experience/640136)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-progressive-i-found-voting-this-year-a-disgusting-vile-unpleasant-experience/640136 "2012-11-15T10:52:43Z")
I voted for the civil rights violating, Wall Street suckup who would NOT attack women’s freedom of choice to avoid electing the civil rights violating Wall Street suckup who WOULD attack women’s freedom to choose. In sho… --- ## [Any mods on duty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750 "2019-11-02T01:30:00Z")
Some shitstain is stalking Leaffan in all and any threads he’s started folks. It’s been reported, but you’re being a bit tardy in responding. And how the hell does ‘LEAFFY THE CUNT’ get accepted as a new username? REA… --- ## [On the Use of Rough Language in the Title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-rough-language-in-the-title/393809)
**Author:** [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2007, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-use-of-rough-language-in-the-title/393809 "2007-03-12T13:03:23Z")
This is just a short note on a topic that I have seen come up before. The use of “vulgar language” in thread titles makes it difficult for those not wishing to see such things to not be subjected to them. Such suggestio… --- ## [How often do you guys get haircut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-guys-get-haircut/637111)
**Author:** [@CEOofPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CEOofPolar)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-guys-get-haircut/637111 "2012-10-13T06:52:44Z")
i like to go once a week its 15$ and i give 5$ tip so 20$ a week not too bad my i don’t work my mom pays for them im only 18 and i like the way it look. but i might finally miss a day tommorw because my mom wouldn’t buy … --- ## [Brilliant THE DAILY SHOW moment: "When the Nazis came for you, they left with you..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-the-daily-show-moment-when-the-nazis-came-for-you-they-left-with-you/612803)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-the-daily-show-moment-when-the-nazis-came-for-you-they-left-with-you/612803 "2012-02-17T01:43:24Z")
It won’t change a single mind of course, but nevertheless this is the most brilliant Daily Show bitch slap in a long time. So much so I’ll let it speak for itself at first. --- ## [The Return of Fascism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-fascism/740298)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-fascism/740298 "2015-12-22T00:35:26Z")
Saw this article and thought I’d share it here. The author gives the best explanation of the social mechanics of fascism I’ve ever read: My only quibble is his claim that 1980s Reaganomics created the “stagnation” fir… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1030&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1032&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)