# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=106&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:** 107 --- ## [The Gold Standard - Actually prefferable to fiat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gold-standard-actually-prefferable-to-fiat/749639)
**Author:** [@Zero-syde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zero-syde)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gold-standard-actually-prefferable-to-fiat/749639 "2016-04-26T13:58:59Z")
Alright, assumptions and acknowledgements: –Fiat currencies always go to zero, with 100% certainty given sufficient time, usually with a period of wealth-destroying hyper inflation and chaos –Fiat currencies are inflat… --- ## [What did Vicky Lawrence say??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-vicky-lawrence-say/66077)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-vicky-lawrence-say/66077 "2018-03-06T02:47:18Z")
I was watching that Blooper show last night and once again saw the “classic” scene from the Carol Burnett show. Tim Conway had broken up the cast by going on about a pair of Siamese elephants. When Carol tries to get the… --- ## [Does chewing tobacco contain fiberglass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-chewing-tobacco-contain-fiberglass/355769)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-chewing-tobacco-contain-fiberglass/355769 "2006-05-08T17:32:07Z")
There appears to be a widely-believed and long-standing rumor that manufacturers of smokeless tobacco (a.k.a. “chewing tobacco”, “dip”, “snuff”, “chew”) put fiberglass in their products. According to this rumor, the pur… --- ## [Is JK Rowling transphobic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jk-rowling-transphobic/845105)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 431\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jk-rowling-transphobic/845105 "2020-01-02T17:20:53Z")
Her tweet. According to The Guardian, the Maya in question is Maya Forstater, a UK citizen who was fired from her job for a series of tweets that included such nuggets as Men cannot change into women. Rowling would se… --- ## [Is High-Speed Rail a good idea for California?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-high-speed-rail-a-good-idea-for-california/628457)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-high-speed-rail-a-good-idea-for-california/628457 "2019-02-13T23:02:15Z")
Here in the Golden State, there is a push to build the California High Speed Rail. It is supposed to be able to whisk people from San Francisco to L.A. in under 3 hours (it takes a good 5-6 hours to drive). It is suppose… --- ## [Platonic friends spoon, he gets a boner she gets upset..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/platonic-friends-spoon-he-gets-a-boner-she-gets-upset/640011)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/platonic-friends-spoon-he-gets-a-boner-she-gets-upset/640011 "2012-11-22T20:46:42Z")
This story came from a coworker of mine. And quite frankly, to here her tell it, cracks me the hell up. We’ll call my coworker ‘Jane’ and the guy in question ‘John’. Over the weekend Jane and John went to a house party.… --- ## [Whitman against Brown in California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitman-against-brown-in-california/554022)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitman-against-brown-in-california/554022 "2010-10-28T16:17:05Z")
Whitman must really want the job badly. She has set a new record by spending 119 million dollars of her own money on the Governorship campaign. Brown has spent practically nothing , yet they are tied. How many Whitman … --- ## [Uninsured people who oppose healthcare reform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uninsured-people-who-oppose-healthcare-reform/520855)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uninsured-people-who-oppose-healthcare-reform/520855 "2009-12-21T21:12:13Z")
I was on the phone with an old friend last night. The guy has been unemployed for about a year and is without health insurance. He had a herniated disc and said he wanted to get surgery, but didn’t have the 50 grand to p… --- ## [BBC's The Thick of It - Nutters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbcs-the-thick-of-it-nutters/634592)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbcs-the-thick-of-it-nutters/634592 "2012-12-01T21:11:13Z")
A few months ago, articles about Veep led me to In the Loop, which I loved, especially the explosively foul-mouthed Malcolm Tucker (for some reason for a while I confused Peter Capaldi with Michael Sheen; makes no sense,… --- ## [I don't like Islam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-islam/779277)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-islam/779277 "2017-02-23T02:46:13Z")
There, I said it. I think of myself as a liberal humanist, so although I don’t much care for any religion this is a jarring admission for me. The first thing that needs to be said is that I have no problem with individu… --- ## [Simple question, Hairy Porn or Shaved Porn ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-question-hairy-porn-or-shaved-porn/600033)
**Author:** [@studmuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/studmuffin)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-question-hairy-porn-or-shaved-porn/600033 "2014-11-05T17:31:43Z")
The question on everyone’s lips. Who decided that we needed hairless genitalia in our Porn Movies ? --- ## [The Arkansas Executions, or More Evidence that Prison for Murderers Doesn't Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arkansas-executions-or-more-evidence-that-prison-for-murderers-doesnt-work/784648)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arkansas-executions-or-more-evidence-that-prison-for-murderers-doesnt-work/784648 "2021-03-10T21:38:50Z")
Arkansas is trying to execute some people who have been wasting oxygen for many years (cite). Most of them are standard-issue lowlifes, but two of the cases are somewhat more interesting. One was previously convicted o… --- ## [I Pit Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-magiver/937851)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 475\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-magiver/937851 "2026-09-01T03:22:26Z")
Hey, @Magiver, I know you’re a fucking idiot who doesn’t know how to start a new thread, so I figured I could help you out. To create a new topic, there’s a button that says “+ New Topic” on the upper right of the page.… --- ## [A question where 'yes' and 'no' both mean the same thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-where-yes-and-no-both-mean-the-same-thing/617842)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-where-yes-and-no-both-mean-the-same-thing/617842 "2012-04-14T15:30:57Z")
So as I was laying awake in bed the other night, I was thinking about the question, “Can you hear me?” If the person responds yes, then they were answering truthfully and can hear you. If they respond with no, they are … --- ## [\[T-shirt Design\] Ed, please answer this question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-shirt-design-ed-please-answer-this-question/490722)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2010, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-shirt-design-ed-please-answer-this-question/490722 "2010-12-19T06:34:31Z")
Ed I personally would spend cold hard cash, American Dollars, for a nice Straight Dope T Shirt. With the mast head and ‘it’s taking longer than we thought’ on the front, and ‘Cite’ on the back. Decent quality, available… --- ## [Why is a dating preference for Asian women so readily disparaged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-dating-preference-for-asian-women-so-readily-disparaged/660506)
**Author:** [@mil0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mil0)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-dating-preference-for-asian-women-so-readily-disparaged/660506 "2013-06-23T23:54:57Z")
It seems unfairly pathologized in American culture, in the liberal north at least, where we pride ourselves on getting over the fear of miscegenation. But the criticisms aren’t really from cloaked Mississippians, or the… --- ## [Frances Bavier aka "Aunt Bea"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frances-bavier-aka-aunt-bea/634939)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frances-bavier-aka-aunt-bea/634939 "2017-06-29T17:32:53Z")
Watching the posts about “The Andy Griffith Show” reminds me of actress Frances Bavier who was most famous for playing the lovable matron Aunt Bea. However my understanding is that she was not very pleasant to work with… --- ## [The Best of all Possible Worlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-all-possible-worlds/553190)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-all-possible-worlds/553190 "2010-10-15T08:54:59Z")
Over in this thread discussing problems with the notion of an omnimax creator god, a bit of a tangent has developed discussing Leibniz’ answer to the so-called problem of evil, which essentially has him positing the crea… --- ## [Not having children and your outlook on life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-having-children-and-your-outlook-on-life/556075)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-having-children-and-your-outlook-on-life/556075 "2010-10-16T05:19:16Z")
Some things the last couple days got me to thinking about this. Between various threads lately; like the ones about child support or having a kid with different religious views, and running life insurance quotes calcula… --- ## [Is there any evidence that Cocaine used in moderation is bad for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-that-cocaine-used-in-moderation-is-bad-for-you/31906)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Shabasson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel_Shabasson)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2000, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-that-cocaine-used-in-moderation-is-bad-for-you/31906 "2000-09-12T16:25:48Z")
I’ve heard a lot recently about how using the drug ecstasy even once can change your brain chemistry and lead to long term depression and personality disorders. Is there any problem of this magnitude with occasional coca… --- ## [Breakfast restaurant - ideas for name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-restaurant-ideas-for-name/693094)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-restaurant-ideas-for-name/693094 "2014-07-22T17:40:45Z")
Ma and I are in the exploratory phases of opening a restaurant, including all of the boring background crap (financials, finding a location, getting tax number, sourcing ingredients, etc.) We have the experience, we have… --- ## [Great but obscure quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-but-obscure-quotes/9510)
**Author:** [@Konrad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Konrad)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-but-obscure-quotes/9510 "2015-11-19T17:56:42Z")
Anybody have any quotes that are really good but not widely known? “We start every day with a prayer: ‘Oh God, please don’t let me die today. Tomorrow would be so much better.’” -Fwiffo of Spathiwa --- ## [Best reason for leaving a job (interview)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-reason-for-leaving-a-job-interview/445665)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2008, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-reason-for-leaving-a-job-interview/445665 "2008-04-19T02:40:50Z")
So I have an interview tomorrow. Inevitably they ask why you are leaving your current position. What do you think is the best reason to give? (Likely saying that I want to choke the shit out of my boss almost every si… --- ## [What the hell did you just do, you moron?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-you-just-do-you-moron/510249)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-you-just-do-you-moron/510249 "2010-02-12T14:30:29Z")
Everyone occasionally does something that he hopes nobody else notices. It’s even worse when it’s something that your training and experience should prevent. Even more worser when you’ve warned your spouse about that v… --- ## [Go back into the cardboard tube you crawled out of, Starving Artist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-back-into-the-cardboard-tube-you-crawled-out-of-starving-artist/670670)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-back-into-the-cardboard-tube-you-crawled-out-of-starving-artist/670670 "2013-10-16T16:42:44Z")
Defender of pedofiles and champion of pederasts. Defiler of truth. Wearer of the finest, most sheer veils that barely covers the ass of your bigotry. Go to the nearest insane asylum and give yourself to science. Surely t… --- ## ["Cloverfield"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloverfield/431565)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2008, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloverfield/431565 "2008-02-10T05:33:30Z")
As movie secrets go, “Cloverfield” is about as well kept a secret as any movie ever. All anyone kinows so far, aside from who made it and when it’s coming out, is that a monster shows up in New York City and starts kick… --- ## [Raging cunt gets TSA employee fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raging-cunt-gets-tsa-employee-fired/601155)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raging-cunt-gets-tsa-employee-fired/601155 "2011-11-08T17:15:28Z")
This is the original tweet This is a site where she shows righteous indignation Here is a story with more details Basically, this cunt with a website went through customs with a vibrator. This fact was not made publi… --- ## [Mafia Reunion Day 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-6/779855)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 359\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-6/779855 "2017-02-22T03:12:23Z")
No color today, sorry. I’m already running late for valentines day. Paul, sorry you are dead as disco. Go have some chocolate. You will feel better. Paulwhoisaghost - vanilla town Is dead. Everyone else go get so… --- ## [Is religion just wish-fulfillment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-religion-just-wish-fulfillment/527775)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-religion-just-wish-fulfillment/527775 "2010-02-19T21:35:45Z")
Let’s simplify: if you were to invent a system by which people would be able to justifying positing the most blatant of wish-fulfillments, wouldn’t you have to invent something that looked an awful lot like religion? W… --- ## [Fiction which is misrepresented in pop culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiction-which-is-misrepresented-in-pop-culture/661683)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiction-which-is-misrepresented-in-pop-culture/661683 "2013-11-16T01:03:32Z")
Star Trek TOS- The pop culture image of Captain Kirk is something like the obvious satire character on Futurama Zapp Branagan. The actual Kirk as depicted on the show is nothing like that at all, the recent Trek movie… --- ## [Sarah Palin smoked weed, did blow and banged Glen Rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-smoked-weed-did-blow-and-banged-glen-rice/596310)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-smoked-weed-did-blow-and-banged-glen-rice/596310 "2011-09-15T17:31:04Z")
Leaks from Joe McGuinness’ upcoming book about Sarah palin will allegedly reveal that she engaged in all kinds of illegal drug use, had a one night stand with NBA star, Glen Rice (a friend is quoted as saying Sarah “had … --- ## [I don't think Hillary can win.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-hillary-can-win/716184)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-hillary-can-win/716184 "2015-04-10T13:49:52Z")
It’s March of 2015, so naturally the 2016 election season is well underway. Pundits are pondering the tough questions. Can anyone stop the Martin O’Malley juggernaut? Will Bernie Sanders make his opponents quake in th… --- ## ["you have beautiful eyes" in different languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-beautiful-eyes-in-different-languages/343606)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2007, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-beautiful-eyes-in-different-languages/343606 "2007-01-31T13:42:07Z")
I am compiling a list of this line in different languages, which should be useful for meeting foreign girls. Maybe you ppl could add some. Here is what I have so far: (though the girls I learned it from might have been… --- ## [drad dog: Fuck you, you smug, douchebag troll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drad-dog-fuck-you-you-smug-douchebag-troll/798965)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drad-dog-fuck-you-you-smug-douchebag-troll/798965 "2018-07-15T22:45:51Z")
drad dog, I’ve had enough. The last straw is in your “I think Tom Petty is overrated” thread when you say, in response to someone commenting that some folks might think Prince is overrated, you reply: To be clear: N… --- ## [Game of Thrones 6.05 "The Door" 5/22/16 \[Show discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-6-05-the-door-5-22-16-show-discussion/755426)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-6-05-the-door-5-22-16-show-discussion/755426 "2016-05-30T01:01:31Z")
6.01 The Red Woman 6.02 Home 6.03 Oathbreaker Book of the Stranger The books do not exist in this thread. This is the thread for open discussion about the books and show. One thing I’d like to suggest - if somethin… --- ## [Changing your look for the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-your-look-for-the-mmp/693653)
**Author:** [@piespies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piespies)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-your-look-for-the-mmp/693653 "2014-07-28T03:31:23Z")
Blurf. Sat on the fast train to work for The Man. Eating fruit, going for a run later and walking the pup when I get home. Life is good. --- ## [What Britishisms most baffle Americans? What Americanisms most baffle Brits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-britishisms-most-baffle-americans-what-americanisms-most-baffle-brits/1008941)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 1237\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-britishisms-most-baffle-americans-what-americanisms-most-baffle-brits/1008941 "2025-06-12T11:51:58Z")
On the TV show Slow Horses (set in the UK), a character announced he was going to get some kip, and the meaning completely eluded me. Likewise when, ages ago in a bar, some friends mentioned totty. We are truly separat… --- ## [Tipping in America: the insult tip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-in-america-the-insult-tip/794226)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-in-america-the-insult-tip/794226 "2017-09-05T14:31:14Z")
I’m disappointed to say that I had to use it this morning, but thanks to the Dope for telling me about it. I was staying at a place in Jackson. The prior evening I had supped well at the grill there but this morning I t… --- ## [No mechanical car door key. Battery dead as a doornail. How open door?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-mechanical-car-door-key-battery-dead-as-a-doornail-how-open-door/667798)
**Author:** [@ombre12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ombre12)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-mechanical-car-door-key-battery-dead-as-a-doornail-how-open-door/667798 "2018-08-26T19:55:32Z")
This hasn’t happened yet, but a friend of mine just bought a 2007 Lincoln Town Car and asked me about this because I work at auto auctions in my semi retirement, and am supposed to be an “expert” on this kind of stuff. … --- ## [Happy New MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-mmp/708430)
**Author:** [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Replies:** 342\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-mmp/708430 "2015-01-05T23:07:36Z")
Really? Nobody’s started the MMP yet? Y’all knew I had to go to work today so you left it for me, didn’t you? Okay, then, I’ll start it. Here’s a bit of hilarity for you guys today (especially Bobbio): Mark Trail is in… --- ## [Aussie slang and Men at Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussie-slang-and-men-at-work/585967)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussie-slang-and-men-at-work/585967 "2011-06-22T06:20:58Z")
I was just listening to the old “Men at Work” song Down Under, and some of the lyrics have me puzzled. Can anyone explain these (see full lyrics for context)? I assume we’re talking about smoking marijuana here. Is tha… --- ## [What is it with men and sexual abuse of children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595)
**Author:** [@LadyMadonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LadyMadonna)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-sexual-abuse-of-children/628595 "2012-08-22T02:47:22Z")
Still reeling from the charges placed against Jerry Sandusky for child rape and sexual abuse, I find myself wondering when something will be done to help protect the children more. Are things getting to the point where … --- ## [10th generation Americans claiming they're Irish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-generation-americans-claiming-theyre-irish/199736)
**Author:** [@brainfizz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainfizz)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-generation-americans-claiming-theyre-irish/199736 "2017-10-21T02:41:32Z")
What the heck is it with some Americans? I’ve heard it said so often, especially on this board, where some American person will get all high and mighty about how his great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great… --- ## [Courts unwinding Chris Hansen style net sex sting convictions without actual victims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/courts-unwinding-chris-hansen-style-net-sex-sting-convictions-without-actual-victims/479929)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/courts-unwinding-chris-hansen-style-net-sex-sting-convictions-without-actual-victims/479929 "2009-01-11T15:58:54Z")
Rulings target Internet sex stings - Appeals court says there must be an actual victim Adults trying to hook up with teenyboppers is not acceptable, but on the other hand it seems a lot of these net “sex sting” convicti… --- ## [Do any movie theaters still show porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-movie-theaters-still-show-porn/556456)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-movie-theaters-still-show-porn/556456 "2011-02-17T02:39:29Z")
The question is pretty much self-explanatory. Up until the late 1980s it wasn’t all that uncommon to find a real movie theater, usually in a run-down part of town, that screened XXX flicks on the big screen. I grew up in… --- ## [Will Harry Reid be forced to step down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-harry-reid-be-forced-to-step-down/524394)
**Author:** [@Paleface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paleface)\ **Replies:** 357\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-harry-reid-be-forced-to-step-down/524394 "2010-01-19T04:18:45Z")
President Obama said, No, he wasn’t talking about Harry Reid, he was talking about Trent Lott. And what did Harry Reid say concerning Sen. Lott? Well Harry, we’re about to see how you play. Ya gotta love it. --- ## [Let's play the 'the ABC band name" game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 944\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2006, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-the-the-abc-band-name-game/340726 "2006-02-15T04:53:53Z")
It’s very simple. We go in alphabetical order. Each poster names a band whose name begins with the next letter of the alphabet. (When we reach ‘Z’ we simply start over with ‘A’, but of course we cannot repeat band na… --- ## [Actor's teeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-teeth/480556)
**Author:** [@SeanArenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeanArenas)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-teeth/480556 "2022-12-21T20:17:21Z")
Why would a lead actor (who is one of the main stars in multiple movies or multiple TV shows) not make their teeth look at least decent, or even great? It’s somewhat bothersome to be watching an actor or actress who is … --- ## [Obama must be allowed to nominate the next SCOTUS Justice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-must-be-allowed-to-nominate-the-next-scotus-justice/746061)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-must-be-allowed-to-nominate-the-next-scotus-justice/746061 "2016-02-19T01:33:05Z")
With the unfortunate passing of Justice Scalia, if the Republicans refuse to allow Barack Obama to nominate the next Supreme Court Justice, we might as well blow up this country and start all over again with a new Consti… --- ## [Coolest fighter aircraft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-fighter-aircraft/498189)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-fighter-aircraft/498189 "2009-06-03T21:18:45Z")
I thought about ‘coolest plane’ but that occupies too much airspace; so let’s limit this to fighter aircraft. Which are the coolest? I’m watching a show on the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. The ‘missile with a man in it… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=105&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=107&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)