# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1037&period=all&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1038 --- ## [US Government may forgive up to $3.5 Billion in student loans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-government-may-forgive-up-to-3-5-billion-in-student-loans/722067)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-government-may-forgive-up-to-3-5-billion-in-student-loans/722067 "2015-06-16T03:23:30Z")
Story here A summary is that the much-maligned Corinthian colleges group, which 350,000 students took out an average of $10K in student loans to attend, is a sham college with worthless degrees. Apparently enough that t… --- ## [Summertime Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-music/543985)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-music/543985 "2010-07-01T00:12:53Z")
What song says “summer” to you? Y’know-the one playing on the radio when you’re sitting in the shade of that old oak tree early in the afternoon, sipping on a glass of iced heaven. Mine would be “In The Summertime” by … --- ## [Air bubbles in the chest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-bubbles-in-the-chest/169623)
**Author:** [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-bubbles-in-the-chest/169623 "2011-08-02T07:07:03Z")
Well, my son’s in the hospital. He’s 15 years old and has been home all week on Spring Break, playing video games and driving my wife nuts. A couple hours ago he began complaining of pain in his chest. It got worse, so … --- ## [Most nauseatingly cloying pop songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-nauseatingly-cloying-pop-songs/376184)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-nauseatingly-cloying-pop-songs/376184 "2006-10-18T22:27:15Z")
The 70’s music channel on digital cable is a godsend, but on back to back days I caught the two single most sickeningly cutesy sweet songs in the history of music: Clint Holmes- “Playground in My Mind” known to some as … --- ## [No Country For Old Men - Book vs. Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-country-for-old-men-book-vs-movie/538103)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-country-for-old-men-book-vs-movie/538103 "2010-05-05T18:00:42Z")
I hope that many of you have read the book and are able to compare it to the movie by the Cohen Brothers. The book actually cleared up a few questions I had about the movie, but it added a few more. In no particular or… --- ## [McDonald's Restaurant Rest Rooms - AIIIEEE! The FILTH!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-restaurant-rest-rooms-aiiieee-the-filth/548550)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-restaurant-rest-rooms-aiiieee-the-filth/548550 "2010-08-02T14:24:17Z")
I have been in McDonald’s restaurants in Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Arizona. I have also been the rest rooms of most of the McDonald’s I have been in. WHAT THE F… --- ## [Survivor: Cook Islands Ep. 1 - "I Can Forgive Her But I Don't Have To ..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-ep-1-i-can-forgive-her-but-i-dont-have-to/372695)
**Author:** [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2006, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-ep-1-i-can-forgive-her-but-i-dont-have-to/372695 "2006-09-21T22:37:41Z")
“… Because She Screwed With My Chickens.” Whew. New location, new theme, new twist – but same Bat-time and same Bat-channel. I can’t wait! And what is this about the chickens? There are chickens? You guys, I’m so excite… --- ## [Why don’t we (Americans) dye people’s fingers when they vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-we-americans-dye-people-s-fingers-when-they-vote/622925)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-we-americans-dye-people-s-fingers-when-they-vote/622925 "2012-05-28T07:27:39Z")
Full disclosure: I think the current push for voter ID is a sham excuse to limit the vote for members of the Democratic Party. While I think that it is theoretically possible to vote in the name of someone else—and may t… --- ## [What did you think of "Perry Mason"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-of-perry-mason/626438)
**Author:** [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-of-perry-mason/626438 "2012-07-02T00:41:00Z")
I just finished the first half-season’s worth on DVD of Perry Mason, the classic 1957-66 CBS legal series, and I thought that it was kind of slow, but still pretty good. The release wasn’t bad either, in that the menus w… --- ## [Can you devise a district drawing rule that would eliminate gerrymandering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-devise-a-district-drawing-rule-that-would-eliminate-gerrymandering/654667)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-devise-a-district-drawing-rule-that-would-eliminate-gerrymandering/654667 "2013-04-09T13:03:45Z")
I am thinking of a simple Constitutional amendment that dictates how a district must be drawn and not simply making gerrymandering illegal. --- ## [Is pregnancy possible without ejaculation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pregnancy-possible-without-ejaculation/378428)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pregnancy-possible-without-ejaculation/378428 "2006-10-31T13:46:54Z")
Way back in my abstinance-only education, we were taught that the withdrawal method can fail because there is sperm in the prejaculation. I took it to heart at the time, but in the years that followed I’ve become skept… --- ## [Best place to live in the United States with temperature not escaping 50-90 F](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-live-in-the-united-states-with-temperature-not-escaping-50-90-f/614818)
**Author:** [@ClarenceClancy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ClarenceClancy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-live-in-the-united-states-with-temperature-not-escaping-50-90-f/614818 "2012-03-08T11:25:48Z")
Best place to live in the United States with temperature not escaping 50-90 F except for freak occurrences (assuming a 60-80 range will result in too short a list). City Name: Explanation: --- ## [Will Alaska or Hawaii ever get an NFL or MLB team?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-alaska-or-hawaii-ever-get-an-nfl-or-mlb-team/480014)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-alaska-or-hawaii-ever-get-an-nfl-or-mlb-team/480014 "2009-01-07T03:19:22Z")
If not, why not? Has a city in either state ever tried to get an expansion team for NFL or MLB? --- ## [Do Land Surveys Account for the Curvature of the Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-land-surveys-account-for-the-curvature-of-the-earth/727552)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-land-surveys-account-for-the-curvature-of-the-earth/727552 "2015-08-13T05:31:52Z")
I assume they do not. If you have a parcel of land with an irregular surface - or one on a hill - the surface area will be larger than the amount of airspace above the land. It would be overly complex to figure out just… --- ## [Limits on Executive Pay.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-on-executive-pay/471383)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-on-executive-pay/471383 "2008-11-28T04:40:51Z")
Regarding the story found here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27555714/ (I wish to heaven I knew how to create a link\*) the main thrust is that President Obama (I love typing that) and Congress should act to impose a cap o… --- ## [Cleaning a plastic shower surround](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-a-plastic-shower-surround/168644)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-a-plastic-shower-surround/168644 "2013-10-22T22:23:32Z")
We have one of these in our bathroom. I cannot get the damn thing clean! I’ve tried every bathroom cleaner under the sun, it seems, and I’ve also applied liberal amounts of elbow grease with the scrub brush. There are st… --- ## [I was threatened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-threatened/611235)
**Author:** [@Soggot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soggot)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-threatened/611235 "2012-02-24T15:17:17Z")
Okay so I just made this account to ask this question. This kid was walking around school calling me a slut every time he saw me because his friend doesn’t like me. One day, I just snapped and called him a fat ginger. (l… --- ## [Popcorn button on microwave oven. How does it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-button-on-microwave-oven-how-does-it-work/694739)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-button-on-microwave-oven-how-does-it-work/694739 "2023-11-23T04:50:18Z")
Put the bag in, press the “popcorn” button, and the microwave oven knows precisely when to shut off. How does it do this? In this SDMB thread from 2005, Q.E.D. said the oven measures the humidity level in the chamber. … --- ## [Tipping...Am I a weird duck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-am-i-a-weird-duck/534339)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-am-i-a-weird-duck/534339 "2010-04-22T21:08:52Z")
I tip everyone…well, not EVERYONE but: (provoked by a van driver tipping thread in this forum) I tip hotel van drivers…usually $2 per trip. This happens quite a bit because I travel much for business. I tip my hair c… --- ## [Announcement: Domebo.net General Interest and online community board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-domebo-net-general-interest-and-online-community-board/488564)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-domebo-net-general-interest-and-online-community-board/488564 "2009-05-06T07:49:02Z")
(Posted with permission of the staff.) \*\*Capt. Ridley’s Shooting Party \*\*or \*\*CRSP \*\*has set up a new message board, Domebo.netalso currently mofobo.ignorelist.com/forumwhile DNS propagates. Please try the second if the… --- ## [NFL Division Weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534 "2018-01-20T21:37:41Z")
Sat 4:35 et atl @ phi sat 8:15 et ten @ ne sun 1:05 et jax @ pit sun 4:40 et no @ min --- ## [Would you sell your Soul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sell-your-soul/743192)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sell-your-soul/743192 "2018-06-11T12:50:25Z")
I understand that most of people here are Christian, while I am Jewish. Yet like Pascal’s Wager, this can be a universal question. If you had a chance to give up your soul to eternal suffering for a temporary benefit, … --- ## [iPad users...static route](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-users-static-route/575041)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-users-static-route/575041 "2011-03-21T19:06:04Z")
Does anyone here know how to create a static route on an iPad? I’ve tried to find the answer using Google, but I can’t seem to get a straight answer and straight forward description on how to make one (or even if you ca… --- ## [Physician licensure only if MD accepts Medicare patients/payments. Good idea or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physician-licensure-only-if-md-accepts-medicare-patients-payments-good-idea-or-not/541685)
**Author:** [@pinkyvee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkyvee)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physician-licensure-only-if-md-accepts-medicare-patients-payments-good-idea-or-not/541685 "2010-06-16T21:46:46Z")
Massachusetts is considering a new law. What would happen if this sort of requirement to accept a government decided pay scale were to include other professions requiring licensure? If you are a hairdresser who … --- ## ['Pizza Pie' Is NOT Redundant!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pie-is-not-redundant/765177)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-pie-is-not-redundant/765177 "2017-07-19T22:03:48Z")
When I was a child, there were those academic purists. And much as they do today, they were quick to correct people, if they made (in their opinion) a mistake. In grammar, in word usage, and so forth. Anyways, one thing… --- ## [Say you Google image searched your SDMB name. What are some photos that come up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-you-google-image-searched-your-sdmb-name-what-are-some-photos-that-come-up/719741)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-you-google-image-searched-your-sdmb-name-what-are-some-photos-that-come-up/719741 "2015-05-14T01:02:31Z")
Apparently, my username is also the name of a comic. For some of you, results may be interesting (Left Hand of Dorkness) For others, they may be easily predictable (Giraffe) --- ## [Are orcas dolphins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-orcas-dolphins/605199)
**Author:** [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-orcas-dolphins/605199 "2011-12-12T06:06:09Z")
I was leading a conversation group recently and one of the guys said that orcas are dolphins. No, no, I assured him, orcas and dolphins are certainly related, but they are separate species. Nope, he insisted, orcas rea… --- ## [How much do you enjoy a man's ejaculation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-enjoy-a-mans-ejaculation/567617)
**Author:** [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-enjoy-a-mans-ejaculation/567617 "2011-01-20T18:43:40Z")
This is for anyone who has a sexual relationship with a man- women, gay men, sheep with opposable thumbs, whomever. How much enjoyment do you get from the ability of your man to ejaculate? I’m talking ejaculation speci… --- ## [Ass-kicking women in film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ass-kicking-women-in-film/315483)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2005, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ass-kicking-women-in-film/315483 "2005-08-31T17:59:21Z")
This is a tough OP; first I’ll state the purpose of this thread, which is to list all the action/adventure, and from what I can think of right now horror and drama movies we can that have contained what we know as ‘ass-k… --- ## [Ascension on the Scifi channel - open spoilers as it airs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ascension-on-the-scifi-channel-open-spoilers-as-it-airs/707330)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ascension-on-the-scifi-channel-open-spoilers-as-it-airs/707330 "2015-07-06T23:44:27Z")
No, I won’t be calling it Syfy. Anyway, this is a miniseries that apparently has the potential to go to series. IGN saw the first nigh(tonight) and liked it quite a bit. I won’t be catching it until all of it aired, bu… --- ## [It's that time of year: clean off your car windows, asshole!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-of-year-clean-off-your-car-windows-asshole/708491)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-of-year-clean-off-your-car-windows-asshole/708491 "2015-01-06T20:37:47Z")
Frost. Frost all over all the windows on your car. You get in the car and you can’t see shit. Do you . . .? a) start the car, fire up the front defroster, hit the button for the rear window defroster, grab your ice scr… --- ## [What's the most important event or person that nobody's made a movie about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-important-event-or-person-that-nobodys-made-a-movie-about/719814)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-important-event-or-person-that-nobodys-made-a-movie-about/719814 "2015-05-16T20:42:31Z")
Just curious – I want to write a screenplay that doesn’t have to be compared to the earlier version. :rolleyes: --- ## [Stephen A Smith suspended 1 week.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-a-smith-suspended-1-week/694366)
**Author:** [@chicagowhitesox1173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicagowhitesox1173)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-a-smith-suspended-1-week/694366 "2014-08-02T03:11:06Z")
Apparently he said something about how women shouldn’t provoke men in a fight. I remember watching this and I really didn’t see anything he said that was really out of line. I could be wrong. I’m curious on what others m… --- ## [When did English start using native names for places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-english-start-using-native-names-for-places/488258)
**Author:** [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2009, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-english-start-using-native-names-for-places/488258 "2009-03-10T05:01:25Z")
Peking is now Beijing, Bombay is Mumbay, Burma is Myanmar (but that was a political decision by the junta), Ayers Rock is Uuluru and I even see Roma, Milano and Napoli on US/British maps of Italy. So when did this pract… --- ## [Occupations, A to Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupations-a-to-z/785428)
**Author:** [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupations-a-to-z/785428 "2017-08-16T19:22:26Z")
Ant colony alleyway analyst --- ## [The aftermath of a narrow Trump electoral defeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aftermath-of-a-narrow-trump-electoral-defeat/766191)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aftermath-of-a-narrow-trump-electoral-defeat/766191 "2016-09-24T16:12:24Z")
In this election, it’s not just important as to who wins, but also by what the margin of victory will be. Despite the recent polls showing Trump closing within Clinton’s lead, it’s all but certain that he will still los… --- ## [Why does Mexican (or Tex-Mex) food suck so bad in most of America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-mexican-or-tex-mex-food-suck-so-bad-in-most-of-america/226022)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2004, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-mexican-or-tex-mex-food-suck-so-bad-in-most-of-america/226022 "2004-01-31T17:31:41Z")
I love outstanding Tex-Mex, Mexican, Guatamalan, and especially Southwestern food, but it’s hard as hell to find The Good Stuff in America’s southeast, mid-Atlantic, midwest, or north. Fact is, most such food served is m… --- ## [down n dirty oral sex ranting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-n-dirty-oral-sex-ranting/84810)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2001, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-n-dirty-oral-sex-ranting/84810 "2001-10-05T00:27:42Z")
This post is rated MA for strong language, sexual content and possible lizard abuse. Saturday Night in Chicago: Jarbaby and her good friend Amy attend a bachelorette party at Club Lucky. We’ve been informed ahead of tim… --- ## [Are you familiar with the term ‘granny parking’ and if so, how would you define it? (Upd name: Batman parking)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-familiar-with-the-term-granny-parking-and-if-so-how-would-you-define-it-upd-name-batman-parking/955513)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-familiar-with-the-term-granny-parking-and-if-so-how-would-you-define-it-upd-name-batman-parking/955513 "2021-12-29T16:24:32Z")
Or if you’re not familiar with the term, what would you guess it to mean? My wife and I were in the car with our younger son who was driving on his learner’s permit, when my wife told him to ‘granny park’. I asked her w… --- ## [Ask the cancer patient (again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-cancer-patient-again/549648)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-cancer-patient-again/549648 "2011-09-04T17:28:15Z")
A couple of years ago, I started an “ask the cancer patient” thread. A couple of months ago, I was diagnosed with a different kind of cancer. So, what the heck? Let’s do it again. As before, I heartily encourage anyone … --- ## [Alliterative Porn Stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-porn-stars/638302)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-porn-stars/638302 "2014-11-13T20:01:50Z")
Asa Akira Brianna Banks Courtney Cummz… We can probably skip X, Q and Z unless you can come up with a name. --- ## [Rock bands that stayed around too much or not enough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-bands-that-stayed-around-too-much-or-not-enough/818371)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2018, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-bands-that-stayed-around-too-much-or-not-enough/818371 "2018-07-29T04:47:50Z")
Which rock band s you think should break up or ones they quit way too soon. --- ## [American Civil War: Did the UNION have any allies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war-did-the-union-have-any-allies/108037)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2002, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-civil-war-did-the-union-have-any-allies/108037 "2002-12-04T05:33:05Z")
Pardon me for posting, but I was wondering…during the American Civil War, did the Union have any allies? I recall that the Confederacy was somewhat “cozy” with Britain and France, to the point that the Confederate Navy h… --- ## [Glee - gay propaganda gone mad. \[Open Spoilers for Theatricality\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-gay-propaganda-gone-mad-open-spoilers-for-theatricality/542375)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-gay-propaganda-gone-mad-open-spoilers-for-theatricality/542375 "2010-06-27T23:35:15Z")
… … … …No, not really, but something is genuinely bothering me about it. Firstly, I don’t really watch Glee so it is entirely possible that I missed something important here. Basically, I was watching the episode ‘T… --- ## [Referring to characters by last name only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referring-to-characters-by-last-name-only/655295)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/referring-to-characters-by-last-name-only/655295 "2013-04-15T15:35:24Z")
I’ve noticed a huge number of TV and movies have the characters referring to each other by their last name only. Why is this? It’s not real life, especially women, unless it’s sports or military. Everyone I know eithe… --- ## [Tell me about cheap eyeglasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-cheap-eyeglasses/585369)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-cheap-eyeglasses/585369 "2011-08-02T18:42:01Z")
So far I’ve been using the optometrist attached to my eye doctor’s office, but they’re expensive. I want to get a pair of backup glasses, so quality isn’t a huge deal, but I do wonder about stuff like fitting and gettin… --- ## [Ask the ex-Furry (please don't spit on me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-ex-furry-please-dont-spit-on-me/354351)
**Author:** [@MrJackboots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrJackboots)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-ex-furry-please-dont-spit-on-me/354351 "2006-04-27T16:13:55Z")
So… yeah. The furries. Bosda identifies as an anthrofan, and Enola Straight as a casual fan (or at least they did back in late '02), but that’s only the surface. Get much deeper and suddenly you hit the Untouchables of t… --- ## [30 Rock ends next season, Parks & Rec renewed, Community gets at least 13 more episodes \[ed. title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-ends-next-season-parks-rec-renewed-community-gets-at-least-13-more-episodes-ed-title/621552)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-ends-next-season-parks-rec-renewed-community-gets-at-least-13-more-episodes-ed-title/621552 "2012-05-13T23:18:00Z")
Bad news for Thursday nights --- ## [Trivia event last night - how would you answer this final question? PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS FIRST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-event-last-night-how-would-you-answer-this-final-question-please-read-instructions-first/572069)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-event-last-night-how-would-you-answer-this-final-question-please-read-instructions-first/572069 "2011-02-26T05:22:29Z")
The trivia team I was on last night was in first place going into the final question (which is like final Jeopardy - you can risk any portion of your points). We had quite the animated discussion as the clock was ticking… --- ## [Has anyone read Howie Mandel's book and can explain his sex life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-read-howie-mandels-book-and-can-explain-his-sex-life/549933)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-read-howie-mandels-book-and-can-explain-his-sex-life/549933 "2010-08-11T21:54:37Z")
I don’t have the patience to read the whole thing, but I’m curious about how Howie Mandel overcomes his OCD issues to have a physically intimate relationship? How does anyone with those issues? How do they raise snot-n… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1036&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1038&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)