# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1122&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:** 1123 --- ## [How Do You Get Over The Fear Of Your Kids Driving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-over-the-fear-of-your-kids-driving/481869)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-over-the-fear-of-your-kids-driving/481869 "2009-01-20T19:03:42Z")
So my oldest son is 18, and doesn’t really drive yet. His dad and I (divorced) both tried to teach him, but in my case I gave up on him because of the anxiety and stress (it was very hard on our relationship) and in my … --- ## [Previous employer wants to meet to discuss re-hiring me. Do I tell them I have another opportunity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/previous-employer-wants-to-meet-to-discuss-re-hiring-me-do-i-tell-them-i-have-another-opportunity/622361)
**Author:** [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/previous-employer-wants-to-meet-to-discuss-re-hiring-me-do-i-tell-them-i-have-another-opportunity/622361 "2012-05-25T23:38:42Z")
The new opportunity is with my old client. I was laid off by company A about three weeks ago; it has been outsourcing work to India for a while now and also lost a major account. I was a victim of the third sizable wave… --- ## [are-pit-bulls-really-all-that-dangerous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-really-all-that-dangerous/638257)
**Author:** [@sznd126](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sznd126)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pit-bulls-really-all-that-dangerous/638257 "2012-11-02T21:29:01Z")
Hi Cecil, As a fighter of ignorance, I just wanted to question your info on this post on pits. “Although there’s some argument over their origin, pit bulls were probably the result of crosses between bulldogs and worki… --- ## [Can someone explain why I wake up with scrapes & cuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-why-i-wake-up-with-scrapes-cuts/364234)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2006, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-why-i-wake-up-with-scrapes-cuts/364234 "2006-07-15T04:14:00Z")
Millions, Ever since I’ve been a kid, I’ll periodically wake up with very thin but sometimes fairly long cuts on my arms, my back, my face, or my neck. I’m not especially troubled by it, and they’re usually mild, surfac… --- ## [Same old nonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-old-nonsense/646297)
**Author:** [@Linguini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linguini)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-old-nonsense/646297 "2013-01-08T19:30:15Z")
You can check in on this board every six months and it will be the same libtards bashing republicans and conservatives. Time to get a life children. Time to grow up. Obama is not god, although you worship him as if he we… --- ## [Quick, sing something else: songs that get stuck in your head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-sing-something-else-songs-that-get-stuck-in-your-head/267132)
**Author:** [@The\_world\_s\_most\_deadliest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_world_s_most_deadliest)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2004, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-sing-something-else-songs-that-get-stuck-in-your-head/267132 "2004-10-10T05:46:41Z")
I endured an 8-hour stint of Madonna’s Borderline during work last week. No idea why it popped in my head, but once it was there, I was humming it all day. (Yes, weep for my co-workers, they deserve it.) I also heard Fe… --- ## [What food have you choked down recently for politeness' sake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-have-you-choked-down-recently-for-politeness-sake/755661)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-have-you-choked-down-recently-for-politeness-sake/755661 "2016-06-03T16:03:43Z")
I am not picky and will eat almost anything - and fortunately, I’m pretty good at eating the few foods I dislike without making a fuss. Oddly enough, twice in recent weeks I’ve been served pears and bleu cheese by hosts… --- ## [You're guilty of a homicide but likely to get off. Morally, should you take your medicine anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-guilty-of-a-homicide-but-likely-to-get-off-morally-should-you-take-your-medicine-anyway/684009)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-guilty-of-a-homicide-but-likely-to-get-off-morally-should-you-take-your-medicine-anyway/684009 "2014-04-01T12:28:13Z")
Here’s the sitch: Imagine if you will that you’re on trial for murder. (I’m not gonna specify the degree because (a) I am not a lawyer, and (b) I am not a lawyer, and © I am not a lawyer.) Now there’s three pieces of go… --- ## [Why does sitting in a car make you so tired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-sitting-in-a-car-make-you-so-tired/643507)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-sitting-in-a-car-make-you-so-tired/643507 "2012-12-10T10:33:01Z")
As the passenger, I mean. I can see how driving takes concentration. But the passengers just sit on their backsides doing nothing. And still, if you sit in a car for a few hours, you end up really tired. Why is that? Is … --- ## [How do molecules stick together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-molecules-stick-together/630910)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-molecules-stick-together/630910 "2012-08-11T09:04:33Z")
To make my question clear, I mean to ask how one molecules stick to other molecules. I do not mean to ask how atoms form molecules. So, how do molecules of iron stick together to make iron ore? How are they rearranged t… --- ## [Dammit, History Channel, will you please just stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-history-channel-will-you-please-just-stop/680980)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-history-channel-will-you-please-just-stop/680980 "2014-02-13T03:44:36Z")
The other day, I was just wasting time watching one of those “Ancient Aliens” shows on the History H2 channel, and putting aside all the other absurdities of such woowoo speculation I found myself contemplating one simpl… --- ## [Does your accent change for your audience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-accent-change-for-your-audience/693801)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-accent-change-for-your-audience/693801 "2014-07-28T18:19:50Z")
I’ve spent most of my life around Chicago, but haven’t entirely lost the Piedmont accent of my youth, saying “core” for “car” and “pin” for both “pen” and “pin,” especially if I’m tired (“tored”). It can also be trigger… --- ## [Paul Ryan Opens the 2016 Presidential Campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-opens-the-2016-presidential-campaign/676250)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2014, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-opens-the-2016-presidential-campaign/676250 "2014-01-18T11:13:08Z")
When the books are written in 2017, the image of Paul Ryan standing with Patty Murphy to announce a budget deal will be considered the true start to the presidential race. Sure, campaigns start the day after the electio… --- ## [Managers: How bad do you feel when an employee quits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/managers-how-bad-do-you-feel-when-an-employee-quits/517426)
**Author:** [@Victory\_Candescence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victory_Candescence)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/managers-how-bad-do-you-feel-when-an-employee-quits/517426 "2009-11-15T05:08:25Z")
I’ve heard that being fired is one of the worst experiences in life. I recall reading somewhere that it’s one of the few life events that can impact happiness in the long-term, a category reserved for events on the leve… --- ## [Do you think it's okay if Obama does it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-its-okay-if-obama-does-it/496408)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2009, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-its-okay-if-obama-does-it/496408 "2009-05-19T22:52:27Z")
I thought long and hard before posting this - because in general I think the absence of a thread on a topic is only an indication that you should start one if you are interested. However, it is time to go past this gene… --- ## [Greatest Myths About Work:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-myths-about-work/619240)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-myths-about-work/619240 "2012-04-25T20:03:14Z")
“at my next job, things will make sense.” --- ## [Will there be a be-liberal-or-else movement among Democrats??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-a-be-liberal-or-else-movement-among-democrats/706507)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-a-be-liberal-or-else-movement-among-democrats/706507 "2015-02-14T16:45:47Z")
It seems to me that the Tea Party was essentially about keeping things as conservative as possible, and punishing Republican politicians who were perceived as being RINOs or not conservative/right-wing enough. In other w… --- ## [VEEP: New HBO series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veep-new-hbo-series/619809)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veep-new-hbo-series/619809 "2012-06-13T18:42:53Z")
I finally watched this last night and was pleasantly surprised. Julia Louis-Dreyfuss is a comedic actor of the first order and they’ve surrounded her with an outstanding cast and some crisp writing. I don’t know how lo… --- ## [President Biden's speech on the virus September 9, 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-bidens-speech-on-the-virus-september-9-2021/950443)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-bidens-speech-on-the-virus-september-9-2021/950443 "2021-09-19T12:15:58Z")
Rather than overwhelming the “breaking news”, I thought it would be useful to have a thread specifically for the President’s speech. (MODs, feel free to move this into politics, but I hope we can keep it in the Quaranti… --- ## [Is Judaism a major world religion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-judaism-a-major-world-religion/674113)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-judaism-a-major-world-religion/674113 "2013-11-21T14:26:49Z")
I was just watching a video about the “Five Major World Religions” (which this video defined as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism). Or there’s a Teaching Company course on the the “Great World Religion… --- ## [Economic question about unemployment benefits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-question-about-unemployment-benefits/563815)
**Author:** [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-question-about-unemployment-benefits/563815 "2010-12-17T21:32:45Z")
Hi all, Wasn’t sure whether to put this here or in GD. I don’t intend to start a debate but if that’s where it ends up I don’t mind. A lot of people have been saying that unemployment benefits help stimulate the econo… --- ## [How would a German-speaking person say "Goodbye forever"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-german-speaking-person-say-goodbye-forever/685532)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-german-speaking-person-say-goodbye-forever/685532 "2014-04-11T13:58:24Z")
Suppose a German man is about to be led off to the guillotine. (Let’s also say he’s an atheist and doesn’t believe in any afterlife.) Or suppose a German woman is saying “It’s over. I don’t love you anymore, and I’m runn… --- ## ["Have you used any illegal drug in the past five years?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-any-illegal-drug-in-the-past-five-years/114469)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2002, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-any-illegal-drug-in-the-past-five-years/114469 "2002-06-22T22:03:13Z")
I recently applied for my medical training license in North Carolina, and the thread title was a question on the application. For obvious reasons, I won’t say what I put there, or how accurate that answer was. However,… --- ## [Do you open the airlock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-open-the-airlock/739852)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-open-the-airlock/739852 "2015-12-11T21:17:09Z")
“You never know true beauty until you see Earth from space, or true terror until you hear someone knocking on the space station door from outside. You look through the porthole and see an astronaut, but all your crew is … --- ## [Why no Sid Caesar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-sid-caesar/676076)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-sid-caesar/676076 "2014-02-13T22:59:25Z")
I enjoy watching old TV comedy shows and the Sid Caesar shows are some of my favorites. I still see Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks on TV now and again, but I can’t remember seeing Sid on any TV show for so many years that I… --- ## [Best and Worst Dean Koontz books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-dean-koontz-books/42833)
**Author:** [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-dean-koontz-books/42833 "2022-02-12T00:35:04Z")
Of course, inspired by the Stephen King thread. I couldn’t really contribute to that one, having read only 5 or so SK books. On the other hand, I’ve read probably 20 Koontz novels. Best: Watchers. I re-read it last yea… --- ## [Homosexual Adoption .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-adoption/145493)
**Author:** [@Sinful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinful)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexual-adoption/145493 "2003-01-22T16:40:00Z")
Someone brought this up in another thread, so here is the question: are you for or against gay couples adopting children? Why or why not? I am all for it. There is a huge problem with homelessness all over the world. Ch… --- ## [In the 1000s: K? M? and MM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-1000s-k-m-and-mm/104455)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2002, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-1000s-k-m-and-mm/104455 "2002-04-21T20:32:34Z")
When dollar figures, and such, are in the thousands, why is it proper to express as EITHER K? or M? and why do we need MM for millions? K is and always has meant 1000s!!! M is millions! Now, we mix in M for K and MM … --- ## [Ten Best Episodes of TV Ever (No Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-best-episodes-of-tv-ever-no-spoilers/452300)
**Author:** [@Pollux\_Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pollux_Oil)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-best-episodes-of-tv-ever-no-spoilers/452300 "2008-06-12T19:19:40Z")
Alright, so I’m a compulsive list-maker. And not like “make a grocery list” type lists. I mean I love ranking things. Ask me my 5 favorite albums, or my 10 favorites movies, or anything like that and I’ll do it. So f… --- ## [COVIDtest.gov is up and taking orders (site for free covid tests - program restarted Sept 2023),)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covidtest-gov-is-up-and-taking-orders-site-for-free-covid-tests-program-restarted-sept-2023/958015)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covidtest-gov-is-up-and-taking-orders-site-for-free-covid-tests-program-restarted-sept-2023/958015 "2023-09-20T21:21:07Z")
I ordered our four free tests today, they are scheduled to be shipped around the end of this month. Mods, I think this post should be here, but if you think it should be somewhere else so more folks can see it and order… --- ## [Tell me you're southern w/o telling me your southern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690 "2023-02-08T02:52:58Z")
I like cheese! --- ## [Worse then Lorena Bobbitt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-then-lorena-bobbitt/729772)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2015, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-then-lorena-bobbitt/729772 "2015-09-20T04:35:55Z")
A wife has done it twice after she caught her husband cheating. Many commentators believe the attack was well deserved: Some men, however made comments I would not dare to repeat. --- ## [Would a TV channel called "White Entertainment Television" be offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-tv-channel-called-white-entertainment-television-be-offensive/101457)
**Author:** [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-tv-channel-called-white-entertainment-television-be-offensive/101457 "2019-06-06T21:39:46Z")
I have noticed that there is a channel called “BET” which stands for “Black Entertainment Television” - I believe. It seems to me that quite a few people would be offended if I were to start a network called “White Ente… --- ## [Where is the phrase "shining me on" in general use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-phrase-shining-me-on-in-general-use/410800)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2007, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-phrase-shining-me-on-in-general-use/410800 "2007-07-08T11:42:19Z")
Today’s Dear Abby column used the phrase “shining me on” which I discovered, by use of Google, means to agree with someone even when you don’t agree with them. What parts of the counrty use this phrase? I live in Ohio, a… --- ## ["Kick his ass, seabass"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kick-his-ass-seabass/233079)
**Author:** [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2004, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kick-his-ass-seabass/233079 "2004-03-08T15:19:31Z")
A few months ago, a colleague of mine received this response from an email bcc: to opposing counsel: Kick his ass, seabass. Catchy, right? But where the hell did it come from? A week or so ago, I heard the same phras… --- ## [Why was Strunk banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-strunk-banned/393763 "2007-02-27T20:17:45Z")
OK the latest and greatest trolling goof, William Strunk Jr was just banned. I don’t know if this is the right place to ask but what was the final straw? What pushed the mods over the edge? In the future, can the final … --- ## [Wanna know who sucks? The new Hostess bakery. That's who.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053 "2015-09-16T04:11:06Z")
Hostess used to be great. Now, they are shit. Every single one of their cupcakes that I’ve had since the new company started manufacturing them is shit. Every fucking one of them has been dry as a bone. Fuck you, new H… --- ## [Violet and purple are totally different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-and-purple-are-totally-different/766492)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violet-and-purple-are-totally-different/766492 "2016-09-23T18:19:53Z")
I had always thought that purple and violet were very similar, just slightly different shades of each other. But Wikipedia says differently: I’m having a lot of trouble understanding the difference between a true spec… --- ## [Why we have jerks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-have-jerks/681030)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-we-have-jerks/681030 "2014-02-16T16:53:48Z")
Why we have jerks. --- ## [Catch any of that storm last night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catch-any-of-that-storm-last-night/626804)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catch-any-of-that-storm-last-night/626804 "2012-07-09T23:58:13Z")
This one that went through from Chicago to the Mid-Atlantic? My GF has been in Scotland the last 2 weeks and of course yesterday is when she was flying back. The last leg of her trip was a quick jump from New York to D… --- ## [Any advice to someone moving to Fairfax, Virginia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-to-someone-moving-to-fairfax-virginia/668452)
**Author:** [@Waxwinged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waxwinged)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2013, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-to-someone-moving-to-fairfax-virginia/668452 "2013-11-01T12:30:39Z")
Long story short: Geneb got promoted, and we get to move to Fairfax in the end of October. (Fair lakes area). He does programming, I do painting (the latter is easy to do and make ends meet in South-west Virginia. Both … --- ## [Can you use a non-activated smart phone as a cheap ipod touch alternative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-use-a-non-activated-smart-phone-as-a-cheap-ipod-touch-alternative/644381)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-use-a-non-activated-smart-phone-as-a-cheap-ipod-touch-alternative/644381 "2012-12-19T03:07:04Z")
My nieces want an ipod touch which new is about $200-300 for 16GB storage. But a used smartphone is about $50 which usually have microSD expansion slots that go up to 32GB. Can’t a used smartphone that isn’t connected t… --- ## [Anybody want a rim job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-rim-job/366124)
**Author:** [@Euthanasiast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euthanasiast)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2006, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-a-rim-job/366124 "2006-08-05T03:43:26Z")
Thanks to the fresh, new and exciting taste of Diet Pepsi, Jazz, Black Cherry & French Vanilla, and for a limited time only, I will be tossing salads like a mother fuck just so I can get the taste of this rancid chipmunk… --- ## [In which countries is football (ok, soccer) not the biggest sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-countries-is-football-ok-soccer-not-the-biggest-sport/499829)
**Author:** [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-countries-is-football-ok-soccer-not-the-biggest-sport/499829 "2009-06-20T13:52:24Z")
I was watching the Confederation Cup yesterday with Iraq playing South Africa and I got thinking about football. It’s the biggest sport in pretty much all of Europe (f.ex. hockey is bigger in Finland and maybe Russia); i… --- ## [Women who don't like other women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-dont-like-other-women/328308)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2005, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-dont-like-other-women/328308 "2005-11-17T10:25:35Z")
I’ve got one coworker – in a different department, luckily – for whom other women are just totally invisible. It’s annoying as hell. I don’t like being invisible. I saw her in a third department, involved in an animated… --- ## [cecil \[Existence of God\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-existence-of-god/632661)
**Author:** [@sjs8710](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjs8710)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-existence-of-god/632661 "2012-08-30T02:01:25Z")
i would have to say that i am very impressed with the objectiveness that you use in your answers on the site. I was hoping that i could give something for you to ponder. you said in conclusion in the “does God exist fol… --- ## [A double ended dildo of a pit thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-double-ended-dildo-of-a-pit-thread/707360)
**Author:** [@Tuxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuxie)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-double-ended-dildo-of-a-pit-thread/707360 "2014-12-21T14:00:21Z")
The first end: There is a man at my gym who has been sniffing the cardio bike seat after I’ve used it. It happened at least 3 times. The first time I thought he was just looking at the seat closely. Second time he was d… --- ## [Thanksgiving - Post your menu.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2009, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-post-your-menu/518867 "2009-11-29T00:04:08Z")
For the 26th year in a row, we are camping in the Mojave for Thanksgiving. The menu for Thursday will be: Shrimp cocktail as an appetizer Turkey - probably deep-fried Cornbread stuffing Hot pea salad Sweet potatoes … --- ## [Can you die from losing your virginity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-die-from-losing-your-virginity/293046)
**Author:** [@MRirian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MRirian)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2005, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-die-from-losing-your-virginity/293046 "2005-03-07T02:33:06Z")
In Sylvia Plath’s autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar, the main character goes to the hospital after having sex for the first time, because her hymen hemorrhaged and she almost bled to death. The doctor there told her … --- ## [Flappy Birds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flappy-birds/680622)
**Author:** [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flappy-birds/680622 "2014-02-17T07:56:34Z")
Has anyone else tried this game yet? I read an article online about it and downloaded it. It’s pretty amusingly horridly frustrating. Yet, it makes me giggle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1121&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1123&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)