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**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bulb-ban-is-on-hold-whew/606600 "2011-12-20T13:09:26Z")
The do nothing Congress finally pulled its thumb out and did something. Not a lot, but they did put the light bulb ban on hold for 9 months. In other words it CYA time until after the election. They know just how enra… --- ## [Corrosion inside electrical outlet box. What should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrosion-inside-electrical-outlet-box-what-should-i-do/680987)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrosion-inside-electrical-outlet-box-what-should-i-do/680987 "2014-02-11T16:26:16Z")
Background: So we repainted our family room. It is in the the “basement,” but technically most of this room is at ground level. I was changing the outlets and light switches to white instead of the cream color that we… --- ## [Anyone remember Op (Ocean Pacific) clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-op-ocean-pacific-clothes/446523)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-op-ocean-pacific-clothes/446523 "2008-04-25T02:39:11Z")
Whatever happened to them? Screenprinted shirt…cuordoroy shorts… they were all the rage in 1983, then they just disappeared. I get the feeling they continued to sell clothes, but for some reason they and middle Americ… --- ## [Wikipedia shutting down for 24 hours on January 18.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-shutting-down-for-24-hours-on-january-18/609765)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-shutting-down-for-24-hours-on-january-18/609765 "2012-01-18T23:23:55Z")
To protest the anti-piracy, web blocking bill in Congress. --- ## ["Upstate New York" What does it mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upstate-new-york-what-does-it-mean-to-you/430681)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upstate-new-york-what-does-it-mean-to-you/430681 "2007-12-26T20:54:07Z")
If you say Upstate New York what region are you referring to? I suspect this will break down into two different responses: (1) The incorrect version which classifies anything other than New York City as Upstate New Yor… --- ## [Is it wrong to remain in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-remain-in-the-united-states/847339)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-remain-in-the-united-states/847339 "2020-02-26T06:20:09Z")
We’re heading downhill faster and faster, away from democracy and toward oligarchy. If my employer was as corrupt as our leadership, I’d change jobs, I wouldn’t want to be a part of such a thing. But what about when it’s… --- ## [I am infatuated with my German professor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-infatuated-with-my-german-professor/602715)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-infatuated-with-my-german-professor/602715 "2011-11-16T20:46:32Z")
She is cool and cute and funny. And German that is a plus. She is so good at German and English but I am only fluent at English. I am jealous. She often makes funny jokes in class and laughs at all my jokes. Hopeful… --- ## [Why were there silent movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-there-silent-movies/683698)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-there-silent-movies/683698 "2014-03-18T17:07:02Z")
There was already technology for recording sound and music – why didn’t film companies record the sound at the same time they filmed, and then play both recordings simultaneously? Or, if the audio quality would have bee… --- ## [Drugs that nobody does anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drugs-that-nobody-does-anymore/633912)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drugs-that-nobody-does-anymore/633912 "2012-09-07T19:35:28Z")
I was reading this thread, and it got me to thinking about drugs of yesteryear. What illegal drugs were popular in the day but are no longer common? Do people still do quaaludes? I remember a few years ago there was a… --- ## [Fuck Joe the Plumber and his anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-joe-the-plumber-and-his-anger/476783)
**Author:** [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2009, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-joe-the-plumber-and-his-anger/476783 "2009-03-05T04:15:54Z")
From CNN: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28160772/ It seems Joe is angry at McCain for backing the 700 billion dollar and I quote: I just want to know.. WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?? It’s been way longer than 15minutes, why a… --- ## [Let's say Russia launches a full-scale invasion of all Ukraine.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-russia-launches-a-full-scale-invasion-of-all-ukraine/693633)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-russia-launches-a-full-scale-invasion-of-all-ukraine/693633 "2014-07-27T21:32:08Z")
Let’s say you’re President of the United States. Let’s say the current ongoing situation in the Ukraine suddenly takes a drastic new turn: Russia launches a full-scale land invasion, intending to capture all of the Ukra… --- ## [Muscial instruments that annoy you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscial-instruments-that-annoy-you/753557)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscial-instruments-that-annoy-you/753557 "2016-05-07T05:50:59Z")
accordion - something depressingly rustic about it. I tend to stereotype it to polkas, or some French boulevardier honking away on it. pan-flute - jeebus christ in the 80’s my Zamfir hate-on was legendary and gigantic. … --- ## [How long will old UK banknotes stay in circulation after QE2's death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-old-uk-banknotes-stay-in-circulation-after-qe2s-death/645515)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-old-uk-banknotes-stay-in-circulation-after-qe2s-death/645515 "2012-12-31T15:44:35Z")
Reading this thread about HM’s tipping habits (or lack thereof), I started thinking: When the Queen dies, new banknotes will be issued with King Chuck’s smiling phiz on them. But how long do the old Elizabeth notes sta… --- ## [Share your funny/bizarre/infuriating stories about "Realtors"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-funny-bizarre-infuriating-stories-about-realtors/460427)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-funny-bizarre-infuriating-stories-about-realtors/460427 "2015-06-11T17:22:36Z")
I quoted and capitalized Realtor because apparently it’s a trademark, and I find it funny. In another thread complaining about care salesmen someone mentioned they never got irritating sales pitches from real estate age… --- ## [What are the most common astrological signs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-common-astrological-signs/214103)
**Author:** [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-common-astrological-signs/214103 "2013-06-12T11:17:16Z")
My company wants to sell shot glasses with zodiac signs on them and we want to order an appropriate amount of each sign. I offered to research common birth months and/or zodiac signs on the net, but I’m not a good Googl… --- ## [Is this flirty joke offensive or just dorky? \[Said to a black lady\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-flirty-joke-offensive-or-just-dorky-said-to-a-black-lady/711596)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-flirty-joke-offensive-or-just-dorky-said-to-a-black-lady/711596 "2015-02-08T04:07:23Z")
I know, I know, if ya have to ask, the general rule of thumb is “it’s offensive”. Indulge me if you will… This was said by me, to a girl in a group of three. (2 Black, 1 white) Standing with me is another white guy. Me… --- ## [I want your youtube videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-your-youtube-videos/604532)
**Author:** [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-your-youtube-videos/604532 "2013-05-20T03:15:29Z")
I was just looking through my favorites on youtube and noticing how long it’s been since I’ve added any new videos. Perhaps I’ve grown jaded or my subscriptions have become stagnant, but I’d like to know what you all ar… --- ## [The Art of being a jerkoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-being-a-jerkoff/181283)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-being-a-jerkoff/181283 "2003-06-27T22:06:44Z")
I used to enjoy going to school. Well, I still enjoy going to school, for some classes but not nearly as much as I used to. Now the thought of school makes me feel sick, both physically and mentally. And this was a dire… --- ## [The Expanse Season 6 episode discussion (spoilers as they air)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-6-episode-discussion-spoilers-as-they-air/955841)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-6-episode-discussion-spoilers-as-they-air/955841 "2025-06-10T22:40:08Z")
The final season of The Expanse starts today, with a new episode each Friday. Open spoilers as each episode airs. Comparison to the books is also fine, but please no book spoilers for anything that hasn’t happened in the… --- ## [Unessential kitchen equipment that you are lusting over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unessential-kitchen-equipment-that-you-are-lusting-over/578366)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unessential-kitchen-equipment-that-you-are-lusting-over/578366 "2011-10-05T14:54:03Z")
So we’ve got Essential Kitchen Equipment and Most useless kitchen gadget/utensil/appliance you got suckered into buying?, so we obviously need another thread on kitchen equipment. I’ve got a pretty good collection of ki… --- ## [Could you write a book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-write-a-book/752429)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-write-a-book/752429 "2016-05-02T00:16:31Z")
I have written my first book in 1999 – 2006, and my second book in 2008 – 2014. I have started writing my third book in January 2016. I have written my first book in September – October 2015, and my second book in Nove… --- ## [GOPers - Are you happy with Bush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gopers-are-you-happy-with-bush/231384)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gopers-are-you-happy-with-bush/231384 "2004-03-12T21:49:30Z")
Maybe this topic has been beaten to death here, but I rarely go into GD, as I find it scary at times. However, having read a gazilllion threads in the Pit I just wanted to ask this question: I understand that having a … --- ## [NFL Week 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/737406)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-10/737406 "2015-11-18T17:13:07Z")
Thursday, November 12th 8:25 PM EST : Buffalo ( 3 ) at NY Jets ( -3 ) Sunday, November 15th 1:00 PM EST : Jacksonville ( 6.5 ) at Baltimore ( -6.5 ) 1:00 PM EST : Detroit ( 11.5 ) at Green Bay ( -11.5 ) 1:00 PM EST … --- ## [Did you vote? Was it busy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-vote-was-it-busy/559206)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-vote-was-it-busy/559206 "2010-11-03T10:00:47Z")
I just got back. Was stunned at the difference between this year and presidential year. I walked in and immediately got to vote - no line at all. --- ## [Help me make Chile Verde, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-chile-verde-please/639559)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-chile-verde-please/639559 "2012-11-23T03:04:24Z")
There’s a Mexican place over in Aptos (that’s near Santa Cruz, CA) that I’ve stopped in a few times lately, and it makes some killer Chile Verde. Now that it’s getting cool outside, seems like a good time to attempt mak… --- ## [Fred Phelps does it again! New flyer about Pope in Hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-phelps-does-it-again-new-flyer-about-pope-in-hell/297485)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-phelps-does-it-again-new-flyer-about-pope-in-hell/297485 "2005-04-05T20:33:29Z")
http://www.godhatesfags.com/fliers/apr2005/20050401\_pope.pdf :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: --- ## [The Leftovers - I don't understand the praise \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leftovers-i-dont-understand-the-praise-open-spoilers/843398)
**Author:** [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leftovers-i-dont-understand-the-praise-open-spoilers/843398 "2021-07-27T22:53:33Z")
Based on the amazing mentions of The Leftovers in this thread I just finished watching all 3 seasons of The Leftovers over the past week. I just need to say…what the fuck? I must be missing the magic. Why even bring Kev… --- ## [Please recommend dystopian novels.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-dystopian-novels/505451)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-dystopian-novels/505451 "2009-08-13T01:28:10Z")
I’ve read Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, and Nineteen Eighty-Four. My next two books are Animal Farm and Logan’s Run. Can you recommend some others you’ve read? --- ## [Solar powered car fans - do any of them actually work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-powered-car-fans-do-any-of-them-actually-work/494725)
**Author:** [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-powered-car-fans-do-any-of-them-actually-work/494725 "2009-04-30T19:05:58Z")
My cousin is thinking of getting a solar powered fan, but it doesn’t look to me like they work. Here is an example product. Has anyone here tried one? I know nothing about them. Thanks! --- ## [Why do people read on the toilet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-read-on-the-toilet/114146)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2002, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-read-on-the-toilet/114146 "2002-06-16T22:26:23Z")
I’ll be the first to admit that I do keep a magazine in my bathroom, for that rare occasion when I feel the urge to go but it ends up taking a few minutes to come out. But that doesn’t happen often. Normally, I want to… --- ## [It's her birthday. Should I do anything for her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-her-birthday-should-i-do-anything-for-her/540616)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-her-birthday-should-i-do-anything-for-her/540616 "2010-05-26T17:42:25Z")
On Friday I met a woman in line at a sandwich shop. We talked for all of three minutes, and I asked her for her e-mail address. Since then, we’ve sent maybe a dozen e-mails each to each other. The dynamic is definitely m… --- ## [Religious, but non-Islamic, terrorist organizations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-but-non-islamic-terrorist-organizations/690913)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-but-non-islamic-terrorist-organizations/690913 "2014-06-20T14:11:31Z")
This is not a thread to debate religion, politics, or sociology. Also, whether or not terrorism, or any specific form of terrorism, constitutes acceptable behavior according to any specific religion is also out of scope … --- ## [Why don't modern toilets have garbage disposals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-modern-toilets-have-garbage-disposals/614841)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-modern-toilets-have-garbage-disposals/614841 "2012-03-09T00:32:36Z")
It’s better than getting out the plunger. --- ## [Blue Balls (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-tmi/478122)
**Author:** [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-balls-tmi/478122 "2009-02-13T01:04:35Z")
Do you get it? How bad is it? I get it every time I get sufficiently aroused without a climax promptly following. It’s really uncomfortable, painful actually. Not unlike the '“afterglow” of getting hit in the nuts, but … --- ## [Is Yellow Cake With Chocolate Frosting, Chocolate Cake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yellow-cake-with-chocolate-frosting-chocolate-cake/573257)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yellow-cake-with-chocolate-frosting-chocolate-cake/573257 "2011-03-04T04:29:09Z")
I have been watching Hazelon AntennaTV and one thing I noticed is Hazel will say: “Do you want some chocolate cake?” OK fine, except the cake is yellow and the frosting is dark. You can tell 'cause the cake always has … --- ## [Smokers, do you relight cigarettes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-do-you-relight-cigarettes/567538)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-do-you-relight-cigarettes/567538 "2011-07-10T18:36:05Z")
I don’t mean relighting the new fire-safe cigarettes when they go out after you haven’t had a puff for a minute. If you prematurely butt a smoke for whatever reason–dinner’s ready, maintenance knocks on the door, you’ve… --- ## [Obama administration systematically and illegally spied on Americans for years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-administration-systematically-and-illegally-spied-on-americans-for-years/787930)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-administration-systematically-and-illegally-spied-on-americans-for-years/787930 "2017-06-06T16:26:41Z")
http://circa.com/politics/barack-obamas-team-secretly-disclosed-years-of-illegal-nsa-searches-spying-on-americans "The National Security Agency under former President Barack Obama routinely violated American privacy pro… --- ## [Areola size?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/areola-size/337661)
**Author:** [@Rhinocerous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhinocerous)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2005, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/areola-size/337661 "2005-12-31T04:58:03Z")
My girlfriend is self conscious of her nipples. Her areolas are about nickel-size, and she thinks they are too small. She does have very large breasts, by the way, just relatively small areolas. Anyway, I never really… --- ## [Did someone go through my clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-someone-go-through-my-clothes/590544)
**Author:** [@MitchellOH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MitchellOH)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-someone-go-through-my-clothes/590544 "2011-07-29T17:44:09Z")
I think someone might have been gong through my underwear. My room is kind of a mess, so I can’t be sure, but I think I noticed my drawer in a slightly different position than how I left it. Normally I might just think I… --- ## [Democrat Party vs Democratic Party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-party-vs-democratic-party/749397)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-party-vs-democratic-party/749397 "2016-03-22T22:57:44Z")
Why is it a put down for someone to call the Democratic Party the Democrat Party? --- ## [Insult-noun combos aren't funny anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insult-noun-combos-arent-funny-anymore/482745)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insult-noun-combos-arent-funny-anymore/482745 "2009-01-27T17:25:34Z")
And they were just barely on the edge of funny in the first place. Shitfarm. Vaginalibrary. e: that was supposed to say bad word-noun. Or insult-noun. But not noun-insult. That’s wrong. Whoops. --- ## [What would have to be true for "UFO" aliens to be real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-to-be-true-for-ufo-aliens-to-be-real/659459)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-to-be-true-for-ufo-aliens-to-be-real/659459 "2013-06-14T23:47:07Z")
That is to say, not the scientists/astronomers idea of extraterrestrial life, but UFO aliens as portrayed in popular culture and urban myth? If the following general scenario were true: \[ul\] \[li\]Disk-shaped craft capab… --- ## [Most mundane of pits -- McDonalds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-mundane-of-pits-mcdonalds/585028)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-mundane-of-pits-mcdonalds/585028 "2011-06-15T00:15:19Z")
I’m on the Atkins diet – all meat, no carbs. I get a lot of my meals from McDonalds. I usually order two sausage mcmuffins (no muffin) for breakfast, and 2 cheeseburgers (plain, no bun) for lunch or dinner. And I usually… --- ## [Violence, Poverty, and Ancestry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violence-poverty-and-ancestry/714554)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violence-poverty-and-ancestry/714554 "2015-03-13T21:14:56Z")
I am not a racist, and I am here only to ask a question not make a statement, and that question is- , are some ancestries of humans more likely to have genetic traits that lead toward certain behaviors? In subsaharan A… --- ## [Is it really greener to put toilet paper in the trash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-greener-to-put-toilet-paper-in-the-trash/591725)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-greener-to-put-toilet-paper-in-the-trash/591725 "2011-08-10T14:08:50Z")
Actually, I have two questions. I was recently in Costa Rica and many places asked people to put their toilet paper in the trash rather than in the toilet. I understand that many places in Central and South America ask… --- ## [Names of the opposite (or same) sex that usually indicate hotness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652 "2011-10-07T18:10:27Z")
By which I mean that people who have that name are \*usually \*good looking, or the inverse. Maybe you just prefer the name or maybe in your experience it adds a certain je nais se quoi. Just for fun, of course. I’ve foun… --- ## [AB+ blood type](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ab-blood-type/623557)
**Author:** [@zameria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zameria)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2012, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ab-blood-type/623557 "2012-06-02T04:22:29Z")
My question is this…my younger brother who just passed away and was an organ donor had AB+ blood, whereas, my Father was O+ and my Mother is O-…is this possible? Or is it true about the mailman scenario??? --- ## [Questions about Vegemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-vegemite/530999)
**Author:** [@HotSmoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotSmoke)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-vegemite/530999 "2010-03-06T16:50:33Z")
I am curious about Vegemite. I know it is a yeast based spread and Australians are apparently crazy about it. I have also heard that it tastes and looks like roofing tar. So,what’s the dope on Vegemite?what does it tast… --- ## [Are there any studies that show a causal link between violent video games and agression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-studies-that-show-a-causal-link-between-violent-video-games-and-agression/537530)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-studies-that-show-a-causal-link-between-violent-video-games-and-agression/537530 "2010-05-06T18:28:23Z")
I see that the Supreme Court is going to hear a case where the lower court overturned a California ban on sales of rated “M” games to minors. According to the article, legislators pointed to “studies showing children wh… --- ## [Watership Down proununciation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watership-down-proununciation/584312)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watership-down-proununciation/584312 "2011-06-11T01:28:37Z")
If we have folks well versed in Elvish, surely we have some versed in Lapine? :wink: Bigwig’s name in Lapine is Thlayli, meaning “fur-head.”. One would assume that fur is “Thlay” since Hyzaenthlay’s name means “fur shin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1102&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1104&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)