# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1099&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:** 1100 --- ## [8th Annual Shot Glass Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8th-annual-shot-glass-exchange/657959)
**Author:** [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8th-annual-shot-glass-exchange/657959 "2013-08-03T20:56:58Z")
It’s about that time again. The rules are simple: \[ul\] \[li\]Reply to this thread expressing your interest in the exchange.\[/li\]\[li\] Email me at sdmbshotglassexchange @ gmail.com . Say whether or not international sh… --- ## [Love, actually? why not call it Shit, Actually](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-actually-why-not-call-it-shit-actually/214087)
**Author:** [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-actually-why-not-call-it-shit-actually/214087 "2013-02-02T12:46:38Z")
This is what I refer to . Why does every ‘major’ british film have to have Hugh fucking Grant in it? Films such as this, 4 weddings and a Funeral & Notting Hill get right on my nipple ends. The end result being most of … --- ## [A Use-Up-the-Pantry January...anyone with me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-use-up-the-pantry-january-anyone-with-me/608305)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-use-up-the-pantry-january-anyone-with-me/608305 "2012-01-21T22:12:58Z")
All right, I’ll admit right up front that I’m planning a trip to Penzy Spices and Trader Joes in the next week or so. Otherwise, though, I’m going to try to severely curtail the grocery shopping this month. I’m a good f… --- ## [Worst ideas for tattoos you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-ideas-for-tattoos-youve-seen/52841)
**Author:** [@seriousart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seriousart)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2001, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-ideas-for-tattoos-youve-seen/52841 "2001-03-03T05:58:45Z")
Pal of mine dated a girl with the “RATT” logo tattooed on her ankle, in BIG letters back in 86’. Cause, you know when you’re dealing withthat sort of raw talent, you’ll like the band to your grave. And you also won’t mi… --- ## [Open letter to western governments re: NSA and related topics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-western-governments-re-nsa-and-related-topics/668266)
**Author:** [@The\_Antichrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Antichrist)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-western-governments-re-nsa-and-related-topics/668266 "2015-02-23T17:02:32Z")
Hi, I’ve lurked here a bit, but I don’t think I’ve ever posted before. I just felt I really had to say something on these matters and this board seems to have fairly open-minded moderation and a sizable readership. I’ve … --- ## [Why did plasma TV's lose out over LCD and LED?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-plasma-tvs-lose-out-over-lcd-and-led/677177)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-plasma-tvs-lose-out-over-lcd-and-led/677177 "2014-01-03T14:45:19Z")
Apparently Panasonic and Samsung are getting out of the plasma TV business. Pioneer already has. What happened? I know that plasmas use more electricity but I have yet to see an LCD that can hold a candle to my plasma f… --- ## [My brilliant solution for metal shower curtain hooks that get stuck on the bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brilliant-solution-for-metal-shower-curtain-hooks-that-get-stuck-on-the-bar/632372)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brilliant-solution-for-metal-shower-curtain-hooks-that-get-stuck-on-the-bar/632372 "2025-07-18T02:44:46Z")
It has happened a few times in my life where I install a new shower curtain and hooks, and then constantly struggle trying to pull it open, because the metal hooks get kind of stuck on the metal bar. When I moved into m… --- ## [Breaking Bad 5/30 This is what we buy, err you, this is what you buy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-30-this-is-what-we-buy-err-you-this-is-what-you-buy/541350)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-30-this-is-what-we-buy-err-you-this-is-what-you-buy/541350 "2010-06-02T22:57:47Z")
So I guess we know what Skylar’s plans are going forward. Though I feel like I missed something. She went from being totally against it to all for it. It almost feels like watching the Sopranos in reverse (at least wit… --- ## [Why so many non-Americans play Americans now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-non-americans-play-americans-now/653742)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-non-americans-play-americans-now/653742 "2015-02-06T09:45:42Z")
Maybe it’s not new but seems like I’ve noticed a lot of British and Australian actors playing Americans on TV and in movies lately. Is this a new trend or did it happen a lot in the past and I missed it? --- ## [Building a basement in an area w/a high water table](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-basement-in-an-area-w-a-high-water-table/96217)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2001, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-basement-in-an-area-w-a-high-water-table/96217 "2001-12-03T21:49:36Z")
I live in Savannah, GA and the area is situated on marshlands. This gives us a very high water table. Dig just a few feet and you’ll hit water. Basements are rare except in the downtown area (which is just built up over … --- ## [I pit people who are loud late at night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-are-loud-late-at-night/617690)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-are-loud-late-at-night/617690 "2012-04-11T20:10:51Z")
The dorm room adjacent to mine has lots of cheerful, gregarious people in it. I know this because my bed is against the wall dividing our rooms, and I can hear them being cheeful and gregarious as I’m trying to fall asle… --- ## [Belly Dancing: Specifically a Sexually Charged Entertainment or not Necessarily?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belly-dancing-specifically-a-sexually-charged-entertainment-or-not-necessarily/576946)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belly-dancing-specifically-a-sexually-charged-entertainment-or-not-necessarily/576946 "2011-04-03T17:50:41Z")
Upon the few occasions that I’ve dined at Moroccan restaurants (in the U.S.), when the belly dancer comes around I can’t help but think “My! Isn’t this a bit sexually charged for a casual dining experience!” No value j… --- ## [Online Gold Farming (in China)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-gold-farming-in-china/408560)
**Author:** [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2007, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-gold-farming-in-china/408560 "2007-06-23T14:36:01Z")
From this New York Times article : That’s only a small portion of the article (which runs 7 pages). I don’t really know how to feel about this. On the one hand, the wages they’re making (3-4 RMB an hour) compare to th… --- ## [Possible disconnect between hot female chefs and eating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-disconnect-between-hot-female-chefs-and-eating/489213)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-disconnect-between-hot-female-chefs-and-eating/489213 "2009-03-15T15:05:33Z")
Okay, this thread might win for most poorly-thought out and inelegantly explained this week . . . but . . . So, I was thinking about the star presence of hot, thin women as star chefs, such as Padma on Top Chef or Giada… --- ## [Trump's Possible Crimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-possible-crimes/928853)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-possible-crimes/928853 "2021-01-09T16:58:59Z")
In a Salon.com article, Amanda Marcotte says As is generally true of Marcotte, there is a lot of truth in what she writes. But there is a problem with her article: she doesn’t mention a single prosecutable crime that … --- ## [WTF dialogue on the old "Room 222" show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-dialogue-on-the-old-room-222-show/754785)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-dialogue-on-the-old-room-222-show/754785 "2025-08-19T04:58:48Z")
I just watched an episode of the late 1960’s comedy-drama “Room 222” on youtube. The show takes place at a high school, and deals with the interactions of the faculty with each other and the students. Its outlook was ge… --- ## [\#safetytipsforladies TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safetytipsforladies-trigger-warning-sexual-assault/655985)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safetytipsforladies-trigger-warning-sexual-assault/655985 "2013-04-24T07:14:46Z")
Found this last night http://hilaroar.tumblr.com/post/45957899437/safetytipsforladies-or-why-victim-blaming-is I am at the point where I need to redirect how I feel about my own assault I’m gonna try laughing because I… --- ## [Have you ever explored an abandoned place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-explored-an-abandoned-place/620989)
**Author:** [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-explored-an-abandoned-place/620989 "2012-05-07T19:50:50Z")
Have you ever explored somewhere abandoned, ie an old cinema or an old factory that has perhaps given you the creeps? Also, does the abandoned place actually still exist, ie it is still abandoned and disused or has been… --- ## [Student-Loan Defaults](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-loan-defaults/628210)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-loan-defaults/628210 "2012-09-01T13:02:45Z")
Myself and a buddy recently renewed our passports here in Bangkok. Discussing passport renewals one evening – such be common topics of conversation in expat communities, along with other matters such as diarrhea rates – … --- ## [Convervative news channels censoring Ron Paul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convervative-news-channels-censoring-ron-paul/403467)
**Author:** [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convervative-news-channels-censoring-ron-paul/403467 "2007-05-19T05:32:32Z")
I give up. You beat me, republican party. The never ending deluge of filth has finally gotten to me, and disgusting acts like this don’t even get me worked up anymore. A hearty “get fucked” to Karl Rove for knowing we… --- ## [Did I say Iraq? I meant Iran!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-say-iraq-i-meant-iran/607708)
**Author:** [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-say-iraq-i-meant-iran/607708 "2012-01-06T12:54:07Z")
Judge: Iran, Taliban, al Qaeda liable for 9/11 In some other countries, you have to work really hard to start a war. When I read it’s a 100 billion dollar lawsuit I couldn’t but LOL for I saw Dr. Evil from Austin Power… --- ## [The best Shakespeare play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-shakespeare-play/563620)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-shakespeare-play/563620 "2011-02-16T14:53:35Z")
As the title. I’ve tried to include all the biggies from his comedies, tragedies and histories - as well as included the mandatory ‘other’ option and an option for those who don’t care for old Bill. Say what you like ab… --- ## [Japanese attack Russia in 1941,What if?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-attack-russia-in-1941-what-if/512563)
**Author:** [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-attack-russia-in-1941-what-if/512563 "2009-10-09T19:59:12Z")
Just before the end of WW2 the Russians attacked the Japanese and routed them. But basically the German forces were already out of the war,the Japanese knew that the war was virtually over so that undermined their will … --- ## [What do you do when you accidently touch someone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-you-accidently-touch-someone/93777)
**Author:** [@llamasex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llamasex)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2001, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-you-accidently-touch-someone/93777 "2001-11-19T00:51:43Z")
I am not a toucher, it makes me very Uneasy when I am touched, so I usaully assume other people feel the way I do. A while back after a class where we had the chairs in a circle for a class discussion, We started putting… --- ## ["Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (SDMB Musicals Group)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers-sdmb-musicals-group/477288)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers-sdmb-musicals-group/477288 "2008-12-30T16:20:23Z")
Although a lifelong lover of movie musicals, I’ve only started to grok the MGM films of the ‘50s over the last five or ten years. Since I was born in 1954, I was too young to see them when they first came out (my movie-g… --- ## [A morbid question about gang rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-question-about-gang-rape/583865)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-question-about-gang-rape/583865 "2011-06-01T22:36:39Z")
I have read, mostly in fiction but occasionally non-fiction, about how brutal gang rapes can eradicate or severely reduce the possibility of having few children. I admit I don’t understand why. I understand major damage… --- ## [Overtly religious Top 40 hits.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overtly-religious-top-40-hits/843130)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overtly-religious-top-40-hits/843130 "2019-11-12T18:30:45Z")
Listening to Ocean’s Put Your Hand in the Hand and contemplating the lines: My mama taught me how to pray before I reached the age of seven. She said: There’ll come a time when there’ll probably be room in heaven. And… --- ## [What's the deal with SWTOR anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-swtor-anyway/594803)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-swtor-anyway/594803 "2011-09-30T03:28:05Z")
I know that a lot of MMOs have come and gone, and despite optimistic predictions, none of them have yet knocked WoW off its pedestal. But there seems to be a perfect storm brewing in this case, with SWTOR around the corn… --- ## [Are there lonely good-looking people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-lonely-good-looking-people/390472)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-lonely-good-looking-people/390472 "2007-02-16T23:10:34Z")
I am a big fan of movie reviewer James Berardinelli, but his review of the film Because I Said So contains this paragraph: "The movie starts with a premise that’s in Santa Claus territory. Mandy Moore plays Milly, a be… --- ## [Why are Canadians thinner than Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-canadians-thinner-than-americans/304136)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-canadians-thinner-than-americans/304136 "2005-05-24T16:50:44Z")
In a GD thread I started, “Canadopers: Are you satisfied with your single-payer health care system?” – http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=314534 – Eva Luna posted the following: Why is that? We Yanks… --- ## [Hannibal crossing the Alps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hannibal-crossing-the-alps/790617)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hannibal-crossing-the-alps/790617 "2017-08-09T06:04:08Z")
Are there any traces of the crossing- Carthaginian graves, weapons, elephant bones? --- ## [Is it EVER a good idea to suggest someone strip for extra cash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ever-a-good-idea-to-suggest-someone-strip-for-extra-cash/636474)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ever-a-good-idea-to-suggest-someone-strip-for-extra-cash/636474 "2012-10-04T20:28:51Z")
I have a very attractive friend who is very down on her luck right now, as many people are. She’s one rent payment away from being homeless, and her family is in no position to help (they don’t even live in the same time… --- ## [Mattress Firm says 8 yrs and your mattress is full of skin/dust mites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mattress-firm-says-8-yrs-and-your-mattress-is-full-of-skin-dust-mites/551628)
**Author:** [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mattress-firm-says-8-yrs-and-your-mattress-is-full-of-skin-dust-mites/551628 "2010-08-28T14:44:24Z")
Have ya’ll seen these commercials? They say that after 8 years, your mattress is basically disgustingly full of skin cells and dust mites. It’s bad enough that the new mattresses cannot even be flipped over–is this all m… --- ## [Collect call to US from foreign country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collect-call-to-us-from-foreign-country/542580)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collect-call-to-us-from-foreign-country/542580 "2016-11-16T15:01:18Z")
To make a long story short I need to know how to make a collect call to the US from a foreign country. The call is most likely to originate from a cell phone with a local SIM card. So I dial +1, and then what? 0? 0 then … --- ## [What is containing the universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-containing-the-universe/120646)
**Author:** [@Beastal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastal)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2002, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-containing-the-universe/120646 "2002-08-21T23:55:28Z")
Seeing as the universe is finite, something infinite must be containing it, no? --- ## [Should underage porn become legal with consent of models once they become of age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-underage-porn-become-legal-with-consent-of-models-once-they-become-of-age/652542)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-underage-porn-become-legal-with-consent-of-models-once-they-become-of-age/652542 "2013-03-13T02:16:35Z")
This question came up because of a rather famous gay actor known by his stage name of Brent Corrigan. He lied and provided false documentation to some porn producers and shot a film or two when he was 16 or 17, before hi… --- ## [Why are women's college allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-womens-college-allowed/539020)
**Author:** [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-womens-college-allowed/539020 "2010-05-14T08:03:31Z")
Ok, I know this might sound sexist, but why are all-women’s colleges allowed (based on this article: College remains defiantly women-only: ‘Better dead than co-ed’ Archive blogs ) legally? Women have sued to make men’s c… --- ## [How many first lines from books do you have memorized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-first-lines-from-books-do-you-have-memorized/516382)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-first-lines-from-books-do-you-have-memorized/516382 "2009-11-19T01:32:15Z")
There are a couple new biographies out on Ayn Rand. I read both The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged when I was a teenager. NPR, Slate, the NY Times…all have featured recent segments about the biographies, and I realize… --- ## [Lyrics To The Popeye Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-to-the-popeye-song/403755)
**Author:** [@Zambini57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zambini57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2007, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-to-the-popeye-song/403755 "2007-05-13T22:33:30Z")
Nearest I can come up with is: Skiddly eye do do re bim da bo Reet skat doodly do ree bim da bob Skiddly eye do do rum di bim da bee Reet skay diddly eye doo rim da bob Skeetin scattin skiddlyeye diddoo rop Skiddly… --- ## [Re-define currency denominations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-define-currency-denominations/769691)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-define-currency-denominations/769691 "2016-10-31T02:47:09Z")
Your country has decided to completely re-design their currency system. For whatever reason, they’ve tasked YOU with deciding what denominations will be minted/printed. You have complete authority here; if you want 43 … --- ## [Women are more privileged than men (At least, in the West)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-more-privileged-than-men-at-least-in-the-west/760076)
**Author:** [@ILikeForeignLanguages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ILikeForeignLanguages)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-more-privileged-than-men-at-least-in-the-west/760076 "2016-07-23T05:09:10Z")
Men are definitely more privileged than women in many parts of the world; however, in Western Europe, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, women are not oppressed, nor are they less privileged than men. Here’s proo… --- ## [Criteria for determining if a woman is "high maintenance"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criteria-for-determining-if-a-woman-is-high-maintenance/546623)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criteria-for-determining-if-a-woman-is-high-maintenance/546623 "2010-07-15T21:32:37Z")
The term is tossed around a lot, but what does it entail exactly? What are some criteria for determining if a woman is “high maintenance”? --- ## [I'm going to have Waffle House this week!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-have-waffle-house-this-week/673554)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-have-waffle-house-this-week/673554 "2015-04-06T16:38:12Z")
Next week will be a bit strange. I’ll be driving from Tampa, Fl to Chicago, via a weird route through South Carolina and Virginia to allow me to see as many family members and friends as possible. I want Waffle House fo… --- ## [Michael Gove, UK Education Secretary and raving ideologue, removes American classics from curriculum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-gove-uk-education-secretary-and-raving-ideologue-removes-american-classics-from-curriculum/689279)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-gove-uk-education-secretary-and-raving-ideologue-removes-american-classics-from-curriculum/689279 "2014-06-01T22:47:23Z")
Story here. Of all the ridiculous policies to ooze forth from the de facto Tory government, this one gets to me the most. Like Iain Duncan Smith (Work and Pensions Secretary), Michael Gove appears to be driven not by a… --- ## [What can I do to stop getting canker sores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-to-stop-getting-canker-sores/546754)
**Author:** [@Cort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cort)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-to-stop-getting-canker-sores/546754 "2010-07-18T17:40:15Z")
I’ve got five of the little cunts at the moment. I’m always fucking getting them. HELP!! --- ## [Favourite Box office bomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-box-office-bomb/535737)
**Author:** [@Estilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Estilicon)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-box-office-bomb/535737 "2010-04-12T23:32:09Z")
I was listening to an old episode of one of my favourite podcasts, filmspotting, where they did a “Top 5 favourite box office bombs”. That’s the inspiration for this thread. Please check Wikipedia’s “List of biggest off… --- ## [You ain't never heard me speak, I gather.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-never-heard-me-speak-i-gather/283455)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2005, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-never-heard-me-speak-i-gather/283455 "2005-01-12T13:29:53Z")
It’s not the poster, it’s the attitude that I’m pitting. Nice points, but the main thing that gets to me is that I never hear anyone who strikes me as having a brain using this type of language… Surely this means that i… --- ## [Naked 8 year old: guess I should knock :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-8-year-old-guess-i-should-knock/569192)
**Author:** [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-8-year-old-guess-i-should-knock/569192 "2011-01-28T03:52:37Z")
:smiley: I’m leaving for work this morning so I go to my daughters room to give her a kiss. I open the door and she squeals and tries to cover her non-existent goodies. :smiley: I had a huge grin on my face all the way … --- ## [Time to start criticizing Jill Biden's wardrobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-start-criticizing-jill-bidens-wardrobe/939484)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-start-criticizing-jill-bidens-wardrobe/939484 "2021-05-06T17:24:25Z")
Let me just say that if I EVER in my life had or could have legs like that I would totally wear that outfit. Who cares if she’s 69. She looks amazing! --- ## [Who is your most macho actor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-most-macho-actor/635975)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-most-macho-actor/635975 "2012-10-03T02:32:38Z")
Just a little husband and wife debate. She says it’s a toss-up between Richard Castellano and Samuel Jackson Jr. Mine’s James Coburn (after the Carlsberg commercial, the beer drinking world was never the same.) People I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1098&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1100&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)