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**Author:** [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-canada-goose-coats-worth-it/714505 "2015-03-12T14:57:49Z")
There are three things that are worth serious money; a reliable car, decent cell coverage, and a winter coat that will last 10 years and keep me warm in below zero weather. I’m looking the Canada Goose Women’s Snow Mant… --- ## [Pronounciations that grate: Is it because I'm old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciations-that-grate-is-it-because-im-old/625645)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciations-that-grate-is-it-because-im-old/625645 "2012-07-04T23:42:07Z")
Lately I’ve been noticing people in the media talking in ways that make my teeth itch. Now, I know this is hypocritical coming from a person whose Bronx accent is so thick even her children make fun of her, but I can’t h… --- ## [I like the new TSA pat downs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-the-new-tsa-pat-downs/561788)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-the-new-tsa-pat-downs/561788 "2010-12-13T00:10:34Z")
It’s the only action I’ve gotten all week! :wink: But seriously folks, it seems that there’s a huge population out there that just doesn’t get it. Really? Do you really get it? Because your last paragraph contradict… --- ## [No men will be dipping their wick in this crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-men-will-be-dipping-their-wick-in-this-crazy/677893)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-men-will-be-dipping-their-wick-in-this-crazy/677893 "2022-01-29T19:39:55Z")
http://witchwind.wordpress.com/2013/12/15/piv-is-always-rape-ok/ I swear you can’t make this stuff up --- ## [Some Factual Questions About Events in "A Christmas Story"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-factual-questions-about-events-in-a-christmas-story/522866)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-factual-questions-about-events-in-a-christmas-story/522866 "2015-12-04T02:22:13Z")
Please explain the Old Man’s “Major Award.” Here’s what we know from the movie: \[ul\] \[li\]The Old Man had a thing for entering newspaper contests. This leads me to assume that trivia contests were somewhat commonplace… --- ## [Mystery: What did my hamster die of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-what-did-my-hamster-die-of/651923)
**Author:** [@teddybound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teddybound)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-what-did-my-hamster-die-of/651923 "2016-04-23T17:56:17Z")
This is not something that happened recently, but 2 years ago. My hamster died peacefully 2 years ago. He was still alive and active the night before. The next day evening, I noticed that he was sleeping and as usual, I… --- ## [Will the disparity of weath distribution destroy America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-disparity-of-weath-distribution-destroy-america/578068)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-disparity-of-weath-distribution-destroy-america/578068 "2011-05-24T16:33:31Z")
Although there have been rumblings from time to time about the widening gap between the rich and poor - along with a disappearing middle class - however a recent Vanity Fair article Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1% spell… --- ## [How do I politely get my neighbors to stop mowing my lawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-politely-get-my-neighbors-to-stop-mowing-my-lawn/616556)
**Author:** [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-politely-get-my-neighbors-to-stop-mowing-my-lawn/616556 "2015-12-08T21:25:16Z")
My next door neighbors on both sides aren’t bad people. They’re fairly nice families, one with grandchildren (the grandparents are in their 50s, so not very old), and the other are younger, maybe early 30s, with one youn… --- ## [can't possibly be true? Mother/son sex in Japan.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-possibly-be-true-mother-son-sex-in-japan/379363)
**Author:** [@blackphoenix77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blackphoenix77)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-possibly-be-true-mother-son-sex-in-japan/379363 "2006-11-22T15:06:00Z")
I heard that in Japan it is a common practice for mothers to have sex with their sons to keep them focused on their schoolwork. This is just a sick joke, right? --- ## [Thousands of Scientists are Skeptical of Global Warming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thousands-of-scientists-are-skeptical-of-global-warming/533118)
**Author:** [@Poptech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poptech)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2010, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thousands-of-scientists-are-skeptical-of-global-warming/533118 "2010-03-24T13:02:45Z")
31,478 Scientists Reject ‘Global Warming’ Agenda (Petition Project) 4000 Scientists sign ‘The Heidelberg Appeal’ (Science & Environmental Policy Project) 1500 Scholars, Policy Experts and Theologians sign the ‘Cornwall… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055)
**Author:** [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Replies:** 873\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055 "2023-08-07T11:42:39Z")
We are in year 14 of this grand experiment and going strong. There were some big changes proposed last season that need to be voted on before we get started, so let’s get the important stuff out of the way and get to bus… --- ## [I've been coughing up phlegm for 6 years. How to make it stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-coughing-up-phlegm-for-6-years-how-to-make-it-stop/626535)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-coughing-up-phlegm-for-6-years-how-to-make-it-stop/626535 "2015-01-21T23:59:36Z")
I have been to many doctors about this over the last 6 years, I now turn to anonymous forum users whose medical credentials I can not verify. I am a male in my late twenties. I have suffered mild asthma all my life. I… --- ## [A moment of silence for the athletes killed during "the Munich Massacre"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-moment-of-silence-for-the-athletes-killed-during-the-munich-massacre/629529)
**Author:** [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-moment-of-silence-for-the-athletes-killed-during-the-munich-massacre/629529 "2012-08-08T05:22:21Z")
The 2012 Olympics coming up is also the 40th Anniversary of the infamous “Munich Massacre” where a large number of Israeli athletes were kidnapped and eventually murdered by a number of Palestinian guerillas who were mem… --- ## [Bank of America to Charge for Debit Cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-of-america-to-charge-for-debit-cards/598034)
**Author:** [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Replies:** 313\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-of-america-to-charge-for-debit-cards/598034 "2011-11-01T20:34:57Z")
First, a hearty “fuck you!” to Bank of America. Second, will the banks actually force the U.S. to move back to a cash-based society with this kind of thing? --- ## [The MMP that gets songs stuck in your head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-that-gets-songs-stuck-in-your-head/668386)
**Author:** [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Replies:** 309\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmp-that-gets-songs-stuck-in-your-head/668386 "2013-09-16T04:01:06Z")
Ever get hooked on a song and can’t get enough of it for several days or weeks? Sure, we all do! Especially me. My aim here is to get these songs stuck in your head as well because I watched Sesame Street as a wee kitten… --- ## [I Pit my dad for unironically pointing out that he retired at 50, and that at 36, I've never worked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-dad-for-unironically-pointing-out-that-he-retired-at-50-and-that-at-36-ive-never-worked/682738 "2014-03-11T13:46:34Z")
If he weren’t such a selfish jackass, with a wife who needed him, I would’ve finished college, and maybe even grad school, 10 years ago! But you got what you wanted, so there’s that. --- ## [How do you tell if your car battery needs to be replaced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tell-if-your-car-battery-needs-to-be-replaced/322433)
**Author:** [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tell-if-your-car-battery-needs-to-be-replaced/322433 "2005-10-08T16:34:43Z")
Last week, I noticed it was taking an extra turn or two to turn over my car in the morning. Like an idiot, I ignored this. Then this morning, after sitting unused all weekend, it wouldn’t turn over at all, although the… --- ## [Would the World Have Been Better if Germany Had Won World War I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-world-have-been-better-if-germany-had-won-world-war-i/567183)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-world-have-been-better-if-germany-had-won-world-war-i/567183 "2014-01-06T22:31:19Z")
Would the world have been better off if the German Empire had won early in World War I possibly without Britain getting involved or Germany quickly defeating France and than going on to crush Russia? Consider this: Witho… --- ## [Cutting Off A Girl's Hair: Is This Ever OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-off-a-girls-hair-is-this-ever-ok/543859)
**Author:** [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-off-a-girls-hair-is-this-ever-ok/543859 "2010-06-25T01:11:55Z")
One of my best friends (let’s call her Jen) has, literally, the thickest and most gorgeous hair in the world. It’s her pride and joy. She gets stopped on the street by strangers who comment on it. Even as her best friend… --- ## [Land surveying... how does it work? How precise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/land-surveying-how-does-it-work-how-precise/575709)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/land-surveying-how-does-it-work-how-precise/575709 "2016-09-09T17:26:16Z")
My neighbor got a survey and it appears I have less lake frontage than I’ve thought for the last 20 years. Seems like GPS technology could be used. If so how accurate is it? I just want to make sure it is correct…ever… --- ## [Is Joe Biden's campaign over before it starts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-joe-bidens-campaign-over-before-it-starts/831783)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 387\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-joe-bidens-campaign-over-before-it-starts/831783 "2019-04-25T13:53:59Z")
Pretty sure most reading this are already somewhat aware that Biden has apparently been called out by Lucy Flores, a former Nevada assembly woman, for alleged non-consensual kissing, touching. It’s also being reported… --- ## [WWII Memorial shutdown controversy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-memorial-shutdown-controversy/670354)
**Author:** [@Donald\_Rump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donald_Rump)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-memorial-shutdown-controversy/670354 "2013-10-18T20:58:46Z")
Can anyone explain what’s up with the WWII Memorial shutdown controversy? The narrative in some media outlets is that the Obama administration unilaterally closed the memorial to inflict maximum pain from the shutdown. I… --- ## [The origin of single rogue body hair.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-origin-of-single-rogue-body-hair/655041)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-origin-of-single-rogue-body-hair/655041 "2014-06-09T05:57:47Z")
Now I’m a pretty hirsute guy but I produce dark, almost black, hair. Of course I don’t have body hair (apart from the tiny fluffy hairs) all over. For instance, I’ve no hairs growing out of my rib area. However there is… --- ## [What exempted Bob Dylan from military service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exempted-bob-dylan-from-military-service/406631)
**Author:** [@tchiphead2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tchiphead2)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exempted-bob-dylan-from-military-service/406631 "2024-10-20T05:34:14Z")
That’s my question. It seems that Dylan was the right age for the draft and I wondered how he got out of serving in the military? Thank for you finding out. Thom --- ## [Mamas, don't follow your babies into the men's room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mamas-dont-follow-your-babies-into-the-mens-room/506294)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mamas-dont-follow-your-babies-into-the-mens-room/506294 "2009-08-18T16:59:49Z")
The level of hysteria about molesters who supposedly haunt public restrooms waiting to prey on male kiddies has been reinforced - by that noted guardian of the public welfare, Dear Abby. First, DA advised mommies to sta… --- ## [Maker's Mark or Knob Creek?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makers-mark-or-knob-creek/559762)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makers-mark-or-knob-creek/559762 "2010-11-18T16:21:18Z")
Just askin’. --- ## [WTC7 collapse, new numerical results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc7-collapse-new-numerical-results/840064)
**Author:** [@namahoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/namahoo)\ **Replies:** 389\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtc7-collapse-new-numerical-results/840064 "2019-10-04T17:43:40Z")
Hello all, The long-awaited study from the University of Alaska/Fairbanks was out a few days back, with appropriate media coverage. But if you missed it, here’s a heads up. They seem to rule out NIST’s proposed collaps… --- ## [Which of those "before they were stars" roles do you actually remember seeing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-those-before-they-were-stars-roles-do-you-actually-remember-seeing/493702)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-those-before-they-were-stars-roles-do-you-actually-remember-seeing/493702 "2009-12-02T06:50:29Z")
For some strange reason, I remember Matt Leblanc’s Heinz commercial. I also remember his role in Married, With Children, but the Heinz ad is the more appropriate one. I also remember Zac Efron’s CSI: Miami role before H… --- ## [They're called 'f\*ck me' shoes for a reason!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-called-f-ck-me-shoes-for-a-reason/504463)
**Author:** [@Mom-of-Andrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mom-of-Andrew)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-called-f-ck-me-shoes-for-a-reason/504463 "2009-08-02T02:11:57Z")
They’re called ‘f\*ck me’ shoes for a reason, you idiot! I put on three inch heels, along with a mini-skirt and fire engine red lip dye, and dragged your butt out of the house to a restaurant. I even paid for the meal o… --- ## [YouTube "forbidding" ad blockers. Concerns, if any?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-forbidding-ad-blockers-concerns-if-any/991493)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 640\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-forbidding-ad-blockers-concerns-if-any/991493 "2026-05-24T22:21:50Z")
Well, it finally happened: Youtube is throwing up a think-of-the-poor-starving-megacorporation banner in response to ad blockers. In my experience, this generally happens when the ownership gets a case of runaway hubris … --- ## [Weird toys you vaguely remember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-toys-you-vaguely-remember/183231)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-toys-you-vaguely-remember/183231 "2012-05-19T22:23:36Z")
Back in the late 60s early 70s, I had this odd and probably hazardous toy machine thingy that you put globs of goo in, it heated it up, and went through some vaguely remembered stuff, and out popped warm and slightly sti… --- ## [Scripture debates - Satan, omnipotence, etc. \[split from 'Majority atheist world' thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scripture-debates-satan-omnipotence-etc-split-from-majority-atheist-world-thread/608308)
**Author:** [@Theophane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theophane)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scripture-debates-satan-omnipotence-etc-split-from-majority-atheist-world-thread/608308 "2012-01-07T13:41:18Z")
If Adam and Eve ate the fruit of the Tree of Knowlege of Good and Evil, that was what the Serpent promised them they could achieve. Oh what a colossal lie that was. A colossal lie from the Father of Lies. \[\[These posts… --- ## [Is It Safe To Eat Mouldy Bread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-eat-mouldy-bread/615317)
**Author:** [@Stelios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stelios)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-eat-mouldy-bread/615317 "2012-03-14T16:49:03Z")
Hi all, I’ve just eaten a slice of bread and, when I looked at the rest of the slices in the loaf, I saw that each one had a little mouldy spot right in the middle. Presumably, the one I ate had one too, I just didn’t n… --- ## ["All right, I'm going to say it...I actually LIKED..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-im-going-to-say-it-i-actually-liked/582546 "2011-07-11T18:51:06Z")
I’ll start. You know what, SDMB? I LIKED Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers! Yeah! That’s right. I said it. I didn’t stutter. I also LOVE the Left Behind books, dammit. Wheew. Glad to get those off my chest. Your turn. … --- ## [Why do doctors over prescribe drugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-doctors-over-prescribe-drugs/616575)
**Author:** [@jmiller15](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmiller15)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-doctors-over-prescribe-drugs/616575 "2012-04-03T20:00:55Z")
What is your opinion on this topic? It just seems like so many people these days are on antidepressants and seems like they make up disorders just so the drug companies can make money. I think they are brain washing Amer… --- ## [Why are the media ignoring the protest against the ground zero mosque?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-media-ignoring-the-protest-against-the-ground-zero-mosque/542367)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-media-ignoring-the-protest-against-the-ground-zero-mosque/542367 "2010-06-13T21:05:13Z")
In going around a few sites on the blogosphere today, I was amazed to learn that several thousand New Yorkers showed up for a massive demonstration yesterday, June 6, against plans to build a mosque near ground zero in N… --- ## [The Repurposed MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-repurposed-mmp/697138)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-repurposed-mmp/697138 "2014-09-09T09:14:21Z")
Coasters Moommm’s away. That means coasters do not need to be used under your drinks. (Shhhh! :o) What to do with them? Put 'em under the back of your heel for a nice coffee table ‘air’ hockey game or go outside f… --- ## [How to remove deodorant's waxy buildup from shirts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-deodorants-waxy-buildup-from-shirts/368738)
**Author:** [@Subway\_Prophet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subway_Prophet)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-deodorants-waxy-buildup-from-shirts/368738 "2006-08-15T22:21:34Z")
The subject line pretty much says it all. That, and I’m again switching deodorants. What techniques and/or products do you use to remove the waxy buildup from a shirt? It’s been through the wash a few times, so it’s n… --- ## [The Unofficial Straight Dope Members Picture Pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unofficial-straight-dope-members-picture-pages/115338)
**Author:** [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2004, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unofficial-straight-dope-members-picture-pages/115338 "2004-07-31T20:45:17Z")
Thanks to the inspiration of this thread , I’ve created a simple yet handy little page where you can view a nice selection of the member photos posted in that thread. I’m no professional so don’t expect music and flash … --- ## [Ask your too-stupid-to-be-real cooking questions here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-your-too-stupid-to-be-real-cooking-questions-here/608669)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-your-too-stupid-to-be-real-cooking-questions-here/608669 "2012-01-28T15:18:13Z")
See, I have a too-stupid-to-be-real question and I don’t want to be all stupid-looking by myself. So I’ve started an everything you wanted to know but were to embarrassed to ask thread in order to not be alone in my sham… --- ## [How Long Does It Take to Die from Burning at the Stake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-die-from-burning-at-the-stake/630163)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-die-from-burning-at-the-stake/630163 "2013-01-11T21:42:33Z")
I can’t imagine the agony of dying in such a way. But I also imagine the carbon monoxide fumes will kill you in pretty short order, as in, ~5 minutes. Anyone got the scoop? --- ## [Brick from The Middle whispering.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brick-from-the-middle-whispering/569588)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brick-from-the-middle-whispering/569588 "2015-02-08T01:37:58Z")
Somewhere along the line I missed the joke. On the show The Middle, the youngest kid, Brick, often mutters under his breath a repeat of a word he just said. What’s the joke? --- ## [What the world really needs now is "fire & fury"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-really-needs-now-is-fire-fury/793136)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-world-really-needs-now-is-fire-fury/793136 "2017-08-30T02:33:59Z")
Trump threatens North Korea with ‘fire and fury’ as nuclear fears escalate The US President warns North Korea “will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen” if it continues to threaten the United States,… --- ## [In Your Face Radical Right Happy Dance Gloating Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-face-radical-right-happy-dance-gloating-thread/671414)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-face-radical-right-happy-dance-gloating-thread/671414 "2013-10-19T01:40:35Z")
Caveat the first: it is possible its not going to happen today, but the Senate has reached a deal: Ted “Shit for Brains” Cruz won’t use a bullshit tactic to slow it down. (Chiron of Fox News “Senator Cruz says he … --- ## [Aaaah, aah, aah ah; Eeeee, ee, ee, ee \<-- WTF \*is\* this, on radio??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaaah-aah-aah-ah-eeeee-ee-ee-ee-wtf-is-this-on-radio/231340)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaaah-aah-aah-ah-eeeee-ee-ee-ee-wtf-is-this-on-radio/231340 "2013-03-01T00:09:12Z")
A person in our office has a radio perpetually tuned to one of those “top 40 / pop” type stations in the NY area, and something like 12 times per day this thing comes on. Dunno if it’s a “song” (in the loose sense that … --- ## [I Told You So](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-you-so/272850)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 561\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2004, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-you-so/272850 "2004-11-14T12:25:11Z")
Repeatedly. Consistently. Remember “You People Are Blind - I Told You Bush Would Win”? Remember “Bush Wins Second Term in 2004!” (That one was posted 7-16-2002). Remember explaining to me why I was wrong? (And evil a… --- ## [Does her claim of Satanic influence make her less credible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-her-claim-of-satanic-influence-make-her-less-credible/681549)
**Author:** [@arielburns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arielburns)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2014, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-her-claim-of-satanic-influence-make-her-less-credible/681549 "2014-03-03T11:57:09Z")
A woman and her husband kill a man. She gives an interview to the press and says she’s killed more than twenty two people, and she was the leader of a Satanic cult since age thirteen. I was reading the comments sectio… --- ## [Doctor Who Revival S8E1 -- Deep Breath (boxed spoilers until it airs on the West Coast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-revival-s8e1-deep-breath-boxed-spoilers-until-it-airs-on-the-west-coast/696274)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-revival-s8e1-deep-breath-boxed-spoilers-until-it-airs-on-the-west-coast/696274 "2014-11-14T13:27:28Z")
I guess we’ll see how many posts this gets until we decide one whether or not to do a weekly thread, but this is the discussion thread for Doctor Who Series 8 (34) Episode 1, the first one with the new Doctor! The rule … --- ## [Do Black People Taste Different Then White People?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454)
**Author:** [@AwesomeCyberRobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwesomeCyberRobot)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-taste-different-then-white-people/589454 "2016-07-24T09:58:40Z")
This is a Cannibalism question, I’m not trying to be racist. Do Black People Taste Different Then White People? -Samantha Pohlman --- ## [Attention smokers: everything in your house is ruined.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-smokers-everything-in-your-house-is-ruined/686471)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-smokers-everything-in-your-house-is-ruined/686471 "2014-04-27T14:28:27Z")
This is a public service announcement for smokers. Please be aware that everything in your house is ruined. It is all saturated with a stench that is obvious and offensive to anyone who doesn’t suck on cancer sticks eve… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=106&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=108&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)