# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1137&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:** 1138 --- ## [people who write checks at the grocery store in the 21st century.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-write-checks-at-the-grocery-store-in-the-21st-century/245809)
**Author:** [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2004, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-write-checks-at-the-grocery-store-in-the-21st-century/245809 "2004-05-20T19:47:31Z")
you know, the ones who can’t even find the damn checkbook let alone figure out how to fill one out correctly? when the 50 people in front and the 10 people behind ALL use debit cards. the ones who, all by their lonesome… --- ## [Ever been groped by a stranger? What were you wearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-groped-by-a-stranger-what-were-you-wearing/818677)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-groped-by-a-stranger-what-were-you-wearing/818677 "2018-07-29T03:04:19Z")
Over in this thread SaneBill tries to defend a groper by pointing out what the gropee was wearing. This is a common misconception “Yeah, but she was looking hot” or sending signals or whatever. So if you (male or female… --- ## [Has anyone ever downsized and regretted it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-downsized-and-regretted-it/598198)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-downsized-and-regretted-it/598198 "2011-10-02T05:35:07Z")
My family of 4 (me, my husband, a 5 year old and a 2 year old) currently live in a 4 bedroom house (similar to this). Both kids have very large bedrooms, and we have a very big, nicely finished basement currently set up… --- ## [Do "cool" names for military weapons really make a difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cool-names-for-military-weapons-really-make-a-difference/983887)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cool-names-for-military-weapons-really-make-a-difference/983887 "2024-07-01T13:36:22Z")
I assume it’s for intimidation or morale, but is naming your missiles “Storm Shadow”, for example, really needed or helpful? Or is it one of those nebulous “couldn’t hurt” traditions? --- ## [Favorite fake bands from TV & Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-bands-from-tv-movies/560099)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-bands-from-tv-movies/560099 "2010-11-14T19:34:55Z")
What are your favorite fake bands from TV / Movies? I’ll start the ball rolling: Wycked Sceptre - Mr. Show Creation - Freaks & Geeks Scrantonicity - The Office Dr. Fünke’s 100 Percent Natural Good Time Family Band S… --- ## [will dried beans grow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-dried-beans-grow/536421)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-dried-beans-grow/536421 "2010-04-18T02:05:18Z")
I bought two packets of dried beans from the supermarket, one packet of red kidney beans, and a packet oif rose coco beans. What would happen if I tried planting them? Would they be likely to grow? Could I get my own kid… --- ## [The People Pages \*UPDATES\* Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-people-pages-updates-thread/25790)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2000, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-people-pages-updates-thread/25790 "2000-10-12T08:41:10Z")
I thought it best to start a separate thread to let everyone know about updates to the People Pages as they happen. Techchick finished the pictures and I just finished the pages for 23 NEW people + 3 REVISIONS. For tho… --- ## [Terminated vs. Laid Off vs. Fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminated-vs-laid-off-vs-fired/205201)
**Author:** [@Oktberfest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oktberfest)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminated-vs-laid-off-vs-fired/205201 "2003-10-03T19:08:38Z")
What is the difference between these terms? Can they be used interchangeably? Can any of these terms legally be used on a résumé if a person has been dismissed or do they have different meanings? --- ## [Screw It, Or Me (Apologetic and Flirt Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-it-or-me-apologetic-and-flirt-thread/58642)
**Author:** [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2001, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-it-or-me-apologetic-and-flirt-thread/58642 "2001-03-23T19:54:22Z")
Okay, I’m feeling a little crappy right now. A few people have given me some compliments in the past two days, even started a couple of threads, but due to recent events, I went into “humble” mode and didn’t want to come… --- ## [Did Thanksgiving originate as a slur against Muslims?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-thanksgiving-originate-as-a-slur-against-muslims/588517)
**Author:** [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-thanksgiving-originate-as-a-slur-against-muslims/588517 "2011-11-26T17:55:37Z")
I was recently listening to a song, “Ras Kass - The Nature of the Threat”, which gives a somewhat revisionist account of history. At one point the rapper claims that: “On November 25th, 1491 Santiago defeats the last M… --- ## [Favorite regional foods from outside your region](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-regional-foods-from-outside-your-region/802323)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2018, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-regional-foods-from-outside-your-region/802323 "2018-04-02T22:39:05Z")
You know you are guilty of this. What regional foodstuffs do you crave from outside the region you currently live? What stuff do you mail order/Amazon because you just have to have it? Inspiration for this thread: Dorot… --- ## [Libertarian, is there no limit to your hypocrisy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-is-there-no-limit-to-your-hypocrisy/66443)
**Author:** [@Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2001, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-is-there-no-limit-to-your-hypocrisy/66443 "2001-08-13T13:46:55Z")
Libertarian recently tore into me with this little rant: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=71504&pagenumber=2 Now, what horrible, “bigotted” comment did I make? I pointed out that Libertarian… --- ## [What happens to old hookers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-old-hookers/95250)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-old-hookers/95250 "2015-05-13T21:42:06Z")
Like the legendary dead pigeons you rarely if ever see an elderly prostitute for obvious market demand reasons. I’m assuming they have no reported earnings or social security to speak of and I’ve never heard of a home fo… --- ## [Euthanizing a pet dog.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euthanizing-a-pet-dog/584641)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euthanizing-a-pet-dog/584641 "2011-06-12T02:36:06Z")
First, let’s clear this up right now so I don’t have to deal with it: I have not one iota of feeling(s) for pets. There is no emotional attachment. My wife and I are tied at “0” on a scale of 0-10, wherein “0” is the… --- ## [Are You A Poster Nobody Wants To Get To Know Better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-poster-nobody-wants-to-get-to-know-better/368045)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2006, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-poster-nobody-wants-to-get-to-know-better/368045 "2006-08-15T14:32:32Z")
I am the founder, chief executive and marketing director of this thread. I am on a recruitment drive, and currently wish to headhunt new members who have a low popularity quotient in the SD virtual community. This threa… --- ## [How would you handle daily calls to prayer starting at 6 am?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-handle-daily-calls-to-prayer-starting-at-6-am/738317)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-handle-daily-calls-to-prayer-starting-at-6-am/738317 "2015-11-28T14:31:52Z")
I wouldn’t have a problem with a mosque being built in the neighborhood, but I would consider it to be the height of inconsideration to blast calls to prayer announcements starting at 6 am five times a day, 365 days a ye… --- ## [Ease up on the ads, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ease-up-on-the-ads-please/750176)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ease-up-on-the-ads-please/750176 "2016-04-13T22:55:38Z")
See this thread. Salon keeps freezing up my computer. I can’t hardly read a single article without several times getting “Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close.” I can only attribute this to t… --- ## [Birthday card from an ex-friend, not sure what to do now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-card-from-an-ex-friend-not-sure-what-to-do-now/575721)
**Author:** [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthday-card-from-an-ex-friend-not-sure-what-to-do-now/575721 "2011-03-24T14:37:57Z")
From junior high until halfway through college I had a best friend who in a lot of ways was like a sister to me, but things started going south in the last few years for a bunch of reasons (some her fault, some mine.) T… --- ## [I think there's a drug dealer in my apartment building](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-theres-a-drug-dealer-in-my-apartment-building/733976)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-theres-a-drug-dealer-in-my-apartment-building/733976 "2017-08-05T01:42:02Z")
I’m sheltered enough to have never wondered this before. There are 11 units; one unit has been converted into a laundry room. I like to sit out on my porch and read, and my place faces the street. The parking lot, whi… --- ## [College dorm life...did I miss out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-dorm-life-did-i-miss-out/418974)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-dorm-life-did-i-miss-out/418974 "2007-09-16T22:04:37Z")
My girlfriend is moving to college soon, and staying in a nice apartment/dorm type thing at UC Santa Cruz. For some stupid reason, I am green with envy about this. why? When I went to San Jose State University, I lived … --- ## [How do you pronounce "aunt"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-aunt/547077)
**Author:** [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-aunt/547077 "2010-07-25T18:24:27Z")
I was listening to a story on the radio today that used this word, and the pronunciation was so drawn out that I almost didn’t recognize it. I’ve always pronounced it like “ant” and felt that people who say “awnt” or ev… --- ## [Zombies and Vampires are dead. What's the next movie monster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-and-vampires-are-dead-whats-the-next-movie-monster/552689)
**Author:** [@Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siddhartha_Vicious)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-and-vampires-are-dead-whats-the-next-movie-monster/552689 "2010-09-11T01:01:18Z")
So zombies are starting to get a touch on the played-out side in Hollywood, and Vampires have long since outstayed their welcome, leaving only the real die hard vampire fans around to read their books and watch their mov… --- ## [Paul Ryan fired the House Chaplain. Why do we have a House Chaplain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-fired-the-house-chaplain-why-do-we-have-a-house-chaplain/813448)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-fired-the-house-chaplain-why-do-we-have-a-house-chaplain/813448 "2019-01-11T14:21:45Z")
I’m not anti-religion and I’m not anti-religious people serving in Congress. But, I don’t understand why we taxpayers are footing the bill for an official Chaplain for the House of Representatives. I assume that he has… --- ## [How to get cat urine smell out of the house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-cat-urine-smell-out-of-the-house/242233)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2004, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-cat-urine-smell-out-of-the-house/242233 "2004-04-28T21:09:21Z")
The elder of my two cats generally uses the litter box in the basement. Unfortunately she peed in the dining room a few times last year because she’s a bit of a bitch. It smells awful when it rains. We’ve had her checke… --- ## [So I finally watched an episode of How I Met Your Mother...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-watched-an-episode-of-how-i-met-your-mother/610453)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-watched-an-episode-of-how-i-met-your-mother/610453 "2012-01-27T22:12:44Z")
and I have these observations: Not sure I get, or care for, the premise of the show, but it really doesn’t matter that much. The Barney character is preposterous. It makes me want to change the channel any time he is o… --- ## [Tom Cruise, you are an ass.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-you-are-an-ass/183000)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-you-are-an-ass/183000 "2003-06-25T15:06:50Z")
Here --- ## [Animals getting caught in plastic 6-pack rings-true or urban legend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-getting-caught-in-plastic-6-pack-rings-true-or-urban-legend/381596)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2006, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-getting-caught-in-plastic-6-pack-rings-true-or-urban-legend/381596 "2006-11-26T13:50:57Z")
So I was helping myself to a can of ginger ale earlier today and as I pulled it out of the plastic ring thingy, I got to wondering-is it REALLY true that animals get caught in them? I always make sure to cut them up bef… --- ## [Welsh, Cornish, Irish, Scottish, and Manx Dopers: how important is Celtic language revival to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welsh-cornish-irish-scottish-and-manx-dopers-how-important-is-celtic-language-revival-to-you/530227)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welsh-cornish-irish-scottish-and-manx-dopers-how-important-is-celtic-language-revival-to-you/530227 "2010-02-28T23:50:00Z")
I’m interested in linguistics, language death, and language revival, and there’s some exciting things going on with regard to the revival and promotion of the surviving Celtic languages in Britain: Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge)… --- ## [Another Obama Giveaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-obama-giveaway/513911)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-obama-giveaway/513911 "2009-10-21T03:49:55Z")
OK, Obama is now moving steadily towards my dumbass politician list. For the first time in umpteen years, there will not be a COLA increase for Social Security recipients in 2010, because consumer prices actually fell o… --- ## [Co-worker you barely know asks you to pick up lunch for them - do you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-you-barely-know-asks-you-to-pick-up-lunch-for-them-do-you/446569)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-you-barely-know-asks-you-to-pick-up-lunch-for-them-do-you/446569 "2008-04-27T15:05:27Z")
I just had a weird situation here at work - a co-worker I sit close to but am not at all friendly with beyond saying good morning just asked me to pick up lunch for her since I was going myself. After I stared at her in … --- ## [Yearly tax on car...why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yearly-tax-on-car-why/428587)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yearly-tax-on-car-why/428587 "2007-12-12T16:10:52Z")
I just received a “bill” in the mail for a tax on my car. It calculated out the assessed value of the car (half of what I bought it for a year ago, BTW), and multiplied that by around 8 or 9%. Apparently I owe the govern… --- ## [Why is a bench-press harder than a push-up for a given load?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-bench-press-harder-than-a-push-up-for-a-given-load/377757)
**Author:** [@trupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trupa)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2006, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-bench-press-harder-than-a-push-up-for-a-given-load/377757 "2006-10-30T18:37:53Z")
I was curious about how much weight I was lifting when doing a push-up, so I got into a push-up position on the bathroom scale, measuring the load on my feet and arms. It turns out that for me, a 250lb guy, I have 190 l… --- ## [My toenail fell out-anything I should do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-toenail-fell-out-anything-i-should-do/319010)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-toenail-fell-out-anything-i-should-do/319010 "2005-08-29T19:21:47Z")
Okay, as detailed in this thread, I hurt my toe, leaving it black and blue. Well, today, I started to trim the nail to relieve some of the pressure, and the whole thing just kind of broke off down to the root, (and a lo… --- ## [Oooooohhhhh.... Now I get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oooooohhhhh-now-i-get-it/131894)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2002, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oooooohhhhh-now-i-get-it/131894 "2002-11-05T20:13:16Z")
I was commuting to school the other day on I-5 listening to Talk of the Nation on NPR when I suddenly realized “Wait a minute… I don’t think Bob Dylan was actually singing about everyone getting hit with rocks…” Anyone… --- ## [\[Blood Bowl\] The Dopest Cup Registration Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-bowl-the-dopest-cup-registration-thread/554059)
**Author:** [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-bowl-the-dopest-cup-registration-thread/554059 "2010-10-25T18:35:58Z")
What a wonderful day for another bloodbath ! Since quite a few of us in the BloodBowl thread have expressed interest in playing in a Doper league, I figured I’d get the ball rolling to get this show on the road. \[SIZE=… --- ## [What are some good novels with lots of factual information?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-novels-with-lots-of-factual-information/518841)
**Author:** [@Mr.Lahey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Lahey)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-novels-with-lots-of-factual-information/518841 "2009-11-30T15:40:18Z")
I feel a bit guilty reading novels because often it doesent help me learn new things. There have been a few exceptions ( such as Unintended Consequences by John Ross, which taught me more about firearms than any non fict… --- ## [Egyptian History: Were the Hebrews ever slaves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egyptian-history-were-the-hebrews-ever-slaves/509012)
**Author:** [@bri1600bv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bri1600bv)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egyptian-history-were-the-hebrews-ever-slaves/509012 "2009-09-10T16:00:33Z")
A big part of Judaism and Christianity is the exile from Egypt, etc, where God saved his Chosen people from slavery (why did he allow them to be slaves, not sure) and brought them to the promised land. What do Egyptians… --- ## [Remember those satanic acronyms for '80s metal/hard rock bands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-those-satanic-acronyms-for-80s-metal-hard-rock-bands/158135)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-those-satanic-acronyms-for-80s-metal-hard-rock-bands/158135 "2013-03-30T05:22:23Z")
Does anyone else remember when horrified fundamentalists used to start rumors in the late '70s and '80s that certain heavy metal/hard rock groups names were actually clever acronyms revealing satanic worship? Here’s som… --- ## [How affirmative action hurts race relations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-affirmative-action-hurts-race-relations/50528)
**Author:** [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2001, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-affirmative-action-hurts-race-relations/50528 "2001-01-21T20:39:00Z")
In order to keep the debate focused I am speaking about affirmative action in college admissions. Consider the following scenario: Three students A, B, and C. A is one year older than B and C and is the best student. B … --- ## [Are strippers sex workers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-strippers-sex-workers/806917)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-strippers-sex-workers/806917 "2018-01-21T15:55:17Z")
I was in a conversation recently with a younger person and they mentioned the singer Cardi B. (I’ll concede I’m officially an old fogy because I had never heard of Cardi B before this conversation.) During the conversati… --- ## [The Party's Over in Sweden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-partys-over-in-sweden/661064)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-partys-over-in-sweden/661064 "2013-06-24T14:45:50Z")
They’ve finally gone and done it, made bestiality illegal. So I know some of you will be changing your vacation plans. But hold on! The loophole that made sex with animals legal won’t be closed until next year. So there… --- ## [Toxins released from massage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toxins-released-from-massage/533582)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toxins-released-from-massage/533582 "2010-03-28T16:42:13Z")
My wife had her first ever professional massage, and it was absolutely wonderful. I had one a few years ago and completely agree. There is one thing that was told to both of us though that I just can’t believe is actual… --- ## [Are there diseases that will never be cured?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-diseases-that-will-never-be-cured/634923)
**Author:** [@lizlizliz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizlizliz)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-diseases-that-will-never-be-cured/634923 "2012-09-20T22:53:06Z")
A co-worker told me she had a conversation with a guy who runs a charity for kids with alopecia and he said to her that there will never be a cure for it. Not, “It’s currently incurable,” but that there is zero chance of… --- ## [Things you notice that others don't.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-that-others-dont/484439)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-notice-that-others-dont/484439 "2009-02-09T15:05:41Z")
I always notice when people are writing or doing something very one-hand orientated with their left hand. It’s probably because I’m left-handed myself. I also think I’m pretty visually observant in general. And I am q… --- ## [Please spoil THE VILLAGE for me..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-spoil-the-village-for-me/257451)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-spoil-the-village-for-me/257451 "2004-08-10T02:44:30Z")
I’ve seen speculations on this film’s twist; so somebody please give me the true plot twist; I never get to see movies in the theatre anymore. --- ## [Ralph Nader...Seriously, STFU!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ralph-nader-seriously-stfu/454198)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ralph-nader-seriously-stfu/454198 "2008-11-07T04:14:51Z")
Well here’s the quote: Seriously, Ralph, you attention-whoring, egomaniac, just SHUT THE FUCK UP!!! How is it someone who proclaims to be so progressive can be playing racial politics like this? ALso, do a little re… --- ## [What if all professed Muslims disappeared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-professed-muslims-disappeared/678162)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-professed-muslims-disappeared/678162 "2014-01-11T14:13:12Z")
At 12 midnight Greenwich Mean Time on January 2nd all those who profess to be Muslim disappear from the face of the Earth, never to be seen again. Qiyāmah, aliens or something else entirely-we will never know. What chan… --- ## [Newsflash! Latin phrases don't make your argument stronger.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-latin-phrases-dont-make-your-argument-stronger/577704)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-latin-phrases-dont-make-your-argument-stronger/577704 "2011-04-15T02:21:38Z")
I am not talking about\* et al. \*or et cetera or habeus corpus or ante bellum. Second only to armchair experts (aka chronic Googlers), THIS irritates me: Logical fallacy + poor grammar + factual errors + “ad hominem” … --- ## [St. Louis pizza is good! (Relatedly, TV critic Alan Sepinwall is a jerk.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-pizza-is-good-relatedly-tv-critic-alan-sepinwall-is-a-jerk/801733)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-pizza-is-good-relatedly-tv-critic-alan-sepinwall-is-a-jerk/801733 "2017-12-05T19:01:50Z")
To understand WTH I’m talking about, there is really no substitute for reading this tweet, which contains three screenshots that will make all clear. But to set that up, I’ll quickly explain (even though you could proba… --- ## [Starvation- Is Eating Your Own Poop Advisable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starvation-is-eating-your-own-poop-advisable/213040)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starvation-is-eating-your-own-poop-advisable/213040 "2003-11-16T14:23:20Z")
In a recent thread here, it was revealed that that humans continue to defecate even after they have stopped eating altogether. This raises an interesting possibility. If you are starving and have absolutely nothing to e… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1136&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1138&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)