# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1075&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:** 1076 --- ## [Which are the beethoven songs from 'A Clockwork Orange'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-are-the-beethoven-songs-from-a-clockwork-orange/252464)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2004, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-are-the-beethoven-songs-from-a-clockwork-orange/252464 "2004-06-28T19:20:00Z")
I know this may be an amateur/hermit question. What are the songs from A Clockwork Orange? Particularly the one re-worked using synthesisers. Great film BTW. I can’t believe Stan had it banned until after his death.… --- ## [Breast-feeding and Homesexuality. Grow Up!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breast-feeding-and-homesexuality-grow-up/214648)
**Author:** [@L11CFR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/L11CFR)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2003, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breast-feeding-and-homesexuality-grow-up/214648 "2003-12-12T02:49:11Z")
Guys and Gals, Shall we try and get with the program here? I’m not sure if you can Pit an already Pitted thread but for all of you whiney assed morons in the breast feeding at BK and ‘homophobic reactions’ threads - wo… --- ## [Does modern technology make life more convenient?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-modern-technology-make-life-more-convenient/651240)
**Author:** [@TheCrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCrow)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-modern-technology-make-life-more-convenient/651240 "2013-02-27T15:10:57Z")
Or was life better when technology was simpler? I know not. For me, technology offers a way to escape from life: Video games, films etc. It helps me forget life’s negativity for a while. Plus, I’m kind of tech-savvy per… --- ## [B17 B24 Defensive weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b17-b24-defensive-weapons/746587)
**Author:** [@bubba001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubba001)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b17-b24-defensive-weapons/746587 "2016-02-28T17:36:21Z")
How effective were the .50 caliber machine guns, the turrent and waist gunners? Would they have been better off carrying more fuel and bombs? --- ## [Babby Questions - Need Answers (relatively) Fast! \[warning: long\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babby-questions-need-answers-relatively-fast-warning-long/577396)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babby-questions-need-answers-relatively-fast-warning-long/577396 "2011-04-13T03:46:01Z")
I have been pranked by the universe. On April 1st I had a hunch that a fetus might have sneaked into my uterus without asking me so I bought a pregnancy test on the way home from work. When it came up positive I scream… --- ## [Surprising Celebrity Couples That seem Far Fetched](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-celebrity-couples-that-seem-far-fetched/776929)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-celebrity-couples-that-seem-far-fetched/776929 "2017-01-18T05:25:10Z")
Ever read about a big name celebrity, and found out they are coupled to someone else whom you have heard about, but they are too obscure that you would never have imagined it? Case in point, Mandy Moore of NBC’s “This I… --- ## [Top-Of-Head, Bottom-Of-Gut, Direct-From-Rectum: 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-of-head-bottom-of-gut-direct-from-rectum-2016/723875)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-of-head-bottom-of-gut-direct-from-rectum-2016/723875 "2015-10-22T11:11:23Z")
I’m sleep-deprived, caffeine-saturated, and Xanax may still be an issue, I don’t know. Let’s do this. By the middle of the primaries, it’s going to be Hillary versus Jeb. There’s no last names or doubt about it: The In… --- ## [Why are clawfoot tubs highly regarded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-clawfoot-tubs-highly-regarded/562065)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-clawfoot-tubs-highly-regarded/562065 "2010-12-01T17:49:18Z")
They suck! I have one in my new apartment. Yes, it looks nice, but otherwise it’s a PIA. Does anyone have any idea what it’s like getting into a wet tub that doesn’t have a flat surface? I have a window beside it and… --- ## [How do you read this sentence (no spaces)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-this-sentence-no-spaces/588139)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-read-this-sentence-no-spaces/588139 "2011-07-12T21:52:24Z")
Reply before reading the other replies. Read this sentence and put spaces in it where you first think/notice they should go. Loveisnowhere Interesting bit of trivia: \[spoiler\]Apparently those who are more optimistic … --- ## [Is it ever OK to declaw a cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ever-ok-to-declaw-a-cat/517794)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ever-ok-to-declaw-a-cat/517794 "2009-11-23T18:59:05Z")
Do you think it is ever OK to declaw a cat? Is it based on the age of the cat, how intensely the cat claws things, the type of declawing method used, etc? Or is it always wrong? --- ## [Pronunciations even experts disagree on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciations-even-experts-disagree-on/977898)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciations-even-experts-disagree-on/977898 "2023-03-15T14:58:44Z")
I’m talking mainly about pronunciation of technical or jargon terms used in a profession, where different people, equally experienced in the area, disagree about the pronunciation. As anti-examples, in my experience in s… --- ## [NFL question involving video review, penalties, and the Detroit Lions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question-involving-video-review-penalties-and-the-detroit-lions/642028)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question-involving-video-review-penalties-and-the-detroit-lions/642028 "2012-11-28T20:00:56Z")
I admit that I watch very little football. And while my understanding of the basic rules is just fine, my understanding of the NFL rulebook is very weak. So it’s possible I’m completely misunderstanding what happened in … --- ## [Do you have to remind yourself to eat? Or make yourelf eat when you don't feel like it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-remind-yourself-to-eat-or-make-yourelf-eat-when-you-dont-feel-like-it/628934)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-remind-yourself-to-eat-or-make-yourelf-eat-when-you-dont-feel-like-it/628934 "2012-07-25T22:48:33Z")
I’ve heard a number of older relatives mention that if they’re not careful, they might weaken their constitutions by forgetting to eat anything during the day, or just disregarding meal time 'cause they don’t feel like i… --- ## [Why Was This Thread Closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/513002)
**Author:** [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/513002 "2009-10-20T19:12:04Z")
Here. I clearly and specifically was \*\*not \*\*asking for advice on how to break the law. I was stating my position on whether a particular action should be legal, and asking how to do it once it is legalized. I made it… --- ## [The downside to legalizing marijuana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-downside-to-legalizing-marijuana/715210)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-downside-to-legalizing-marijuana/715210 "2015-03-19T13:15:19Z")
This morning I was trapped walking on the sidewalk behind someone stinking up the world with his skanky, skunky weed. Cigarettes were bad enough. Blech. --- ## [What did you think of Putin's NYT OP-ed letter addressed directly to the American people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-of-putins-nyt-op-ed-letter-addressed-directly-to-the-american-people/668673)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-of-putins-nyt-op-ed-letter-addressed-directly-to-the-american-people/668673 "2013-09-20T19:53:55Z")
Re thisletter in the NYT Putin addresses the Syria situation and tangetially America’s conception of itself as “exceptional” being a dangerous fantasy. What did you think of this letter? For those blocked by the Times … --- ## [Supreme Court rules for LGBTQ right to sue!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-rules-for-lgbtq-right-to-sue/855699)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-rules-for-lgbtq-right-to-sue/855699 "2020-06-26T15:12:01Z")
I think I’m surprised! Pleased, but surprised. WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court rules gay and lesbian people can sue for workplace bias under landmark civil rights law. 7:05 AM · Jun 15, 202 --- ## [Star Wars: Do Jedis not have a problem with lying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-do-jedis-not-have-a-problem-with-lying/693265)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-do-jedis-not-have-a-problem-with-lying/693265 "2014-07-21T01:17:34Z")
Because… they sure do seem to lie a lot. You’d think for such an enlightened group of people, they would take lying a little more seriously. :slight\_smile: --- ## [In your mind, is Daisy Duke blonde or brunette?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-mind-is-daisy-duke-blonde-or-brunette/600986)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-mind-is-daisy-duke-blonde-or-brunette/600986 "2011-11-04T21:23:39Z")
When someone says Daisy Duke, do you immediately picture a brunette a la Catherine Bach, or a blonde a la Jessica Simpson? Feel free to debate which one is “right,” but I’m more interested in which one springs to mind m… --- ## [Men: Do you own a suit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-own-a-suit/432826)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-own-a-suit/432826 "2008-01-28T16:29:43Z")
Inspired by this thread, where the question came up: do most men own at least one suit that they can wear to weddings/funerals/formal occasions? I instinctively assumed that they do, IME. Diogenes says no. I’m just wo… --- ## [Convince me to switch to Android and give up my iPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-switch-to-android-and-give-up-my-iphone/696006)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-switch-to-android-and-give-up-my-iphone/696006 "2014-08-25T06:37:11Z")
I read in many places that Android phones like the LG G3 are better but I’m afraid – how hard will it be? How better will my day-to-day existence be? --- ## [Quarterback v. Out Half (Rugby) and other questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarterback-v-out-half-rugby-and-other-questions/518725)
**Author:** [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarterback-v-out-half-rugby-and-other-questions/518725 "2009-11-30T21:44:27Z")
I was having a discussion with my rugby playing friends about the differences between rugby and American football. They all held the belief that rugby is the “tougher” sport. However, of particular interest to me were … --- ## [Things you wish you hadn't seen, but did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-you-hadnt-seen-but-did/361940)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-you-hadnt-seen-but-did/361940 "2006-07-03T19:43:22Z")
Today was a two-fer for me. This past spring, a professor in my department left suddenly for parts unknown. The rest of the faculty knew why he left, but for various reasons, couldn’t tell us. Today, we found out why. … --- ## [Do photons exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-photons-exist/554215)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-photons-exist/554215 "2010-09-21T06:04:30Z")
From the reference frame of the photon, its trip from A to B takes zero time and covers zero distance. So wouldn’t it make more sense to think of emission/transmission/absorption as a single instantaneous event between … --- ## [Stupid coworker stories thread number 984,345,043](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-coworker-stories-thread-number-984-345-043/468554)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-coworker-stories-thread-number-984-345-043/468554 "2008-10-22T21:55:54Z")
One of my coworkers wants me to stop checking my blood sugar at work. Let me explain. I have diabetes, and as my diagosis involved almost dying I take it seriously. So I’m on tight control, which means checking my glu… --- ## [3. Don't say or imply that someone is on your ignore list.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-dont-say-or-imply-that-someone-is-on-your-ignore-list/133662)
**Author:** [@bj0rn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bj0rn)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2002, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-dont-say-or-imply-that-someone-is-on-your-ignore-list/133662 "2002-11-05T00:18:21Z")
Pit Rules interesting rules… does that include posts like: “check your spelling” and “shut up”? i guess rule number 3 doesnt mean people have to read what i have to say…but one can always hope :wink: anyway…there i… --- ## [Can you smell sneezes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-smell-sneezes/375601)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-smell-sneezes/375601 "2011-05-15T21:08:36Z")
I have always asserted that I can smell when someone has been sneezing a lot in a room but friends and family tell me that sneezes have no smell at all. Have I gone crazy or can some of you smell other people’s sneezes … --- ## [I just glued my fingers together. How do I get them unstuck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-glued-my-fingers-together-how-do-i-get-them-unstuck/175150)
**Author:** [@slice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slice)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-glued-my-fingers-together-how-do-i-get-them-unstuck/175150 "2003-05-17T02:42:17Z")
:smack: That’ll teach me to try to be crafty! The glue in question is Aleene’s Premium Bond Super Gel. (Instant Adhesive! Prise Immediate! Adhesivo Instantaneo!) The main ingredient is ethyl cyano acrylate. The pac… --- ## [Zucchini-what to do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zucchini-what-to-do/728506)
**Author:** [@Bonnie14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonnie14)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zucchini-what-to-do/728506 "2015-08-27T16:33:48Z")
My friend gave me 2 zucchini from her garden. I have never dealt with zucchini. I have enjoyed it, mostly battered and fried. So what am I to do with this fresh, home grown vegetable? Simple, please. It is only me and t… --- ## [Florida man repeatedly arrested for trespassing- at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-repeatedly-arrested-for-trespassing-at-work/674715)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2013, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-repeatedly-arrested-for-trespassing-at-work/674715 "2013-12-03T05:04:51Z")
This is the kind of story where you tell yourself there must be a lot more to it: a Florida man is arrested for trespassing over 50 times, at work, over the objections of his boss. How the arrests can be defined as tresp… --- ## [Universal Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-love/560512)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-love/560512 "2011-02-08T13:41:58Z")
Should human beings love all of their fellow human beings or at least the vast majority excepting such people as Hitler or Stalin? --- ## [Why do cars still have blind spots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cars-still-have-blind-spots/783527)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cars-still-have-blind-spots/783527 "2017-04-27T00:42:11Z")
I keep seeing ads for cars with “Blind Spot warnings” as a feature. Could cars be engineered to not have a blind spot at all? --- ## [Interacial relationships on Dr. Who/Torchwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interacial-relationships-on-dr-who-torchwood/572486)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interacial-relationships-on-dr-who-torchwood/572486 "2011-02-26T14:56:17Z")
So I’m working my way through the first few seasons of Torchwood and Dr. Who, and I am noticing that there appears to be an extraordinary number of inter-racial relationships, at least relative to what I see in my day to… --- ## [Do you believe Glenn Beck has any liability in the Poplawski murders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-glenn-beck-has-any-liability-in-the-poplawski-murders/492450)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-glenn-beck-has-any-liability-in-the-poplawski-murders/492450 "2009-04-11T23:25:09Z")
This is referenced in the Pit Threads on the Pittsburgh shootings but I wanted to make it the focal point of a debate. Since this is in G.D. I’ll be dispassionate and refrain from rhetoric and profanity. For those who … --- ## [Got home last night and found my DVR had deleted all my saved programming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-home-last-night-and-found-my-dvr-had-deleted-all-my-saved-programming/696107)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-home-last-night-and-found-my-dvr-had-deleted-all-my-saved-programming/696107 "2014-08-21T23:37:51Z")
I turned on my TV and pulled up the DVR to see what was scheduled for the night and found that all the programming I’d saved for a rainy day (like next week when I’m on vacation) was gone. I talked to the Dish Network fo… --- ## [How do some people graduate from college without understanding the fundamentals of their major?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-some-people-graduate-from-college-without-understanding-the-fundamentals-of-their-major/1002119)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-some-people-graduate-from-college-without-understanding-the-fundamentals-of-their-major/1002119 "2024-07-23T11:04:09Z")
Case #1: Last May I was interviewing people for an electrical engineering position at our lab. I came up with what I thought was an easy written test for each of them to take. It consisted of three questions. The first … --- ## [I've decided to stop lighting my cigars with $100 bills.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-decided-to-stop-lighting-my-cigars-with-100-bills/343544)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2006, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-decided-to-stop-lighting-my-cigars-with-100-bills/343544 "2006-02-12T21:23:10Z")
I’ve decided in these tight times that I will stop lighting my cigars with $100 dollar bills. I figure the money could be better spent on the kids college fund or some other such nonsense. Plus, I never really understo… --- ## [Possible Real ID problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-real-id-problem/1017664)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 329\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-real-id-problem/1017664 "2025-08-09T03:05:50Z")
So I am following procedure to get my birth certificate from Guam, which means I have to snailmail a $5 money order to them and wait. The trouble is that this birth certificate will have the last name from my first fath… --- ## [When one of your kids is lying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-one-of-your-kids-is-lying/154828)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2003, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-one-of-your-kids-is-lying/154828 "2003-02-22T00:25:33Z")
Would appreciate your input on a currently frustrating situation in casa D. We have 3 kids, girl, boy, girl, ages 15, 13, 11. We have several fringed blankets in our TV and living rooms to use while reading, atching TV… --- ## [penis... too big? TMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-too-big-tmi/185794)
**Author:** [@Mith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mith)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-too-big-tmi/185794 "2003-07-08T14:54:34Z")
This is mildly embarrassing, but I’m ALSO feeling fortunate I have a place, such as this, where I can ask, since I don’t have any close girl friends. I’ve been friends with a man for months now, and we have recently dec… --- ## [Guys - do you like long hair on girls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-do-you-like-long-hair-on-girls/169707)
**Author:** [@Honeydew\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honeydew_1)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-do-you-like-long-hair-on-girls/169707 "2014-03-21T17:11:50Z")
I’ve been wondering… men seem to really like long hair on girls… its one reason I grew mine in the first place. My bf loves it (though not yet had the pleasure of doing anything with it lol)… I love the feel of it mysel… --- ## [READ Fuckers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-fuckers/462293)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-fuckers/462293 "2008-09-10T01:07:29Z")
My name is NOT Shiver!\* What does it say? S-I-L-V-E-R. Which spells? That’s right! I realize my name is uncommon, but still, it’s PHONETIC. Read what it says, not what you think it says! Fuckheads. examples changed fr… --- ## [Dear friend, my tolerance is reaching its limits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-friend-my-tolerance-is-reaching-its-limits/508364)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-friend-my-tolerance-is-reaching-its-limits/508364 "2009-09-03T01:47:23Z")
You know that joyous moment when you reconnect with an old friend, someone with whom you share countless childhood memories, family secrets, feelings of closeness? Such is the magic of Facebook. This joy becomes more a… --- ## [Emily Gets Her Gun: blog about getting a gun in DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-gets-her-gun-blog-about-getting-a-gun-in-dc/610572)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-gets-her-gun-blog-about-getting-a-gun-in-dc/610572 "2012-01-28T20:49:11Z")
An ongoing series of articles about the hoops someone trying to legally own a gun in Washington DC has to go through. You don’t have to be pro-firearm to appreciate Emily’s bureaucratic ordeal: Guns - Washington Times T… --- ## [There's a turtle in my front yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-turtle-in-my-front-yard/590272)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-turtle-in-my-front-yard/590272 "2011-07-28T18:07:21Z")
I went to put something in the mailbox this morning, and came back to this in my front yard. A couple more views: The other side Not quite so close Scared the crap out of me. WTF is this thing doing in my yard? Yes, … --- ## [re: the closing of the "Ask the Self-Injurer" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-the-closing-of-the-ask-the-self-injurer-thread/364338)
**Author:** [@Waenara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waenara)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-the-closing-of-the-ask-the-self-injurer-thread/364338 "2006-07-17T20:22:07Z")
Link to the thread in question is here. TubaDiva closed the thread, saying: The thing is, my impression was that they weren’t “seeking medical help.” This wasn’t a “medical advice” thread (those are understandably f… --- ## [I Don't Tell My Friends That I'm a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-tell-my-friends-that-im-a-____________/521774)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2009, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-tell-my-friends-that-im-a-____________/521774 "2009-12-25T14:23:09Z")
Although this thread was spawned by a comment about not wanting to lose Facebook friends by revealing one’s atheistic leanings, the example I’m going to use is my wife. She is, if anything, more conservative than I. But… --- ## [Dry shaving legs and pits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-shaving-legs-and-pits/405344)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-shaving-legs-and-pits/405344 "2012-05-26T16:11:57Z")
Yesterday, not wanting to shower after just getting my hair colored, I dry-shaved my legs and armpits, just dipping the razor in water every now and then. I had always heard that this is just WRONG, perhaps painful and … --- ## [Will bigots cost Obama the presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-bigots-cost-obama-the-presidency/464503)
**Author:** [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-bigots-cost-obama-the-presidency/464503 "2008-09-24T13:34:37Z")
That’s the question posed by an AP-Yahoo poll. For myself, I don’t think anti-black sentiment will factor significantly in the election. I realize that there are a number of Clinton supporters who won’t vote for Obama … --- ## [Is the interior of Antarctica knee-deep in dead penguins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-interior-of-antarctica-knee-deep-in-dead-penguins/364777)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2006, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-interior-of-antarctica-knee-deep-in-dead-penguins/364777 "2006-07-19T08:42:49Z")
Ok, so I exaggerate, but still… I’m thinking about those penguins as seen in March of the Penguins and how they trek inland into Antarctica each year. And that many of them freeze to death. And that it’s really, reall… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1074&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1076&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)