# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1153&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:** 1154 --- ## [Do Americans talk louder in public than other English speakers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-americans-talk-louder-in-public-than-other-english-speakers/453514)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-americans-talk-louder-in-public-than-other-english-speakers/453514 "2008-06-24T20:25:54Z")
I was in the airport in Edinburgh today and was surrounded by American tourists waiting for the flight to Dublin. I could clearly hear the conversations of many of these tourists across this rather large lounge. I reall… --- ## [Scumpoop, take your puny little toy and shove it up your ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpoop-take-your-puny-little-toy-and-shove-it-up-your-ass/474569)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpoop-take-your-puny-little-toy-and-shove-it-up-your-ass/474569 "2008-11-28T18:00:28Z")
See if that makes you fell more of a man. In this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10492874&postcount=218 The Scum drops this gem: I really think this should not get lost in the morass of t… --- ## [Any relief for healing itch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-relief-for-healing-itch/355647)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-relief-for-healing-itch/355647 "2006-05-08T17:08:54Z")
I had a mole excised two days ago (eleven stitches!), and now the wound itches-itches-itches. Is there any generally accepted way of stopping the itching? Putting hydrocortisone cream on an incision doesn’t seem like qui… --- ## [No pain and suffering is worth $175 million.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-pain-and-suffering-is-worth-175-million/359123)
**Author:** [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-pain-and-suffering-is-worth-175-million/359123 "2006-06-06T18:40:05Z")
Funny how the tire manufacture was not mentioned in the suit. Additional damages? Is like that shipping and handling? It must really suck to lose two limbs, but I just don’t see how Moore using this footage is even… --- ## [Bush circulates staff memo on what to say about his Admin's record](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-circulates-staff-memo-on-what-to-say-about-his-admins-record/476473)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-circulates-staff-memo-on-what-to-say-about-his-admins-record/476473 "2008-12-16T09:58:17Z")
Story here. I have no idea whether this is unprecedented, or routine for an outgoing administration. But what gets me is the content: :p:p:p:p:p Oh, it’s just too rich! --- ## [Can we limit the removal of statues to the Confederacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-limit-the-removal-of-statues-to-the-confederacy/793744)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-limit-the-removal-of-statues-to-the-confederacy/793744 "2017-08-19T18:15:58Z")
Can we limit the changing of names, and removal of statues, to blatantly racist phrases, or Confederates? Because I have seen desires to tear down a statue of Theodore Roosevelt from the Museum of National History. I ha… --- ## [To those LOTR fans who hate Jackson's LOTR cycle, how would YOU have done it better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-lotr-fans-who-hate-jacksons-lotr-cycle-how-would-you-have-done-it-better/479300)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-lotr-fans-who-hate-jacksons-lotr-cycle-how-would-you-have-done-it-better/479300 "2009-01-06T16:55:17Z")
In reading various LOTR threads etc. online I see there’s still a lot of disappointed bellyaching from a number of hardcore LOTR fans about how awful or lame they thought Peter Jackson’s films were re his interpretation… --- ## [WHY don't you have a boyfriend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-have-a-boyfriend/235579)
**Author:** [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2004, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-have-a-boyfriend/235579 "2004-03-25T19:42:37Z")
I was going to put this in QN Jones thread about people asking about boyfriends, but it turned into more of a rant than I thought, and didn’t want to hijack the thread too badly. Anyway, the question that inevitably fol… --- ## [The best and worst movie franchises](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-and-worst-movie-franchises/671985)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-and-worst-movie-franchises/671985 "2013-10-30T10:47:48Z")
Here’s what I’m looking for. Any movie franchise you want to nominate MUST have at least 3 movies to it, and to nominate it for the best of all time, ALL movies have to be taken into consideration. You have to be willi… --- ## [Monitor Displays Every Possible Combination Of Pixels (And Thus Images Of Everything)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitor-displays-every-possible-combination-of-pixels-and-thus-images-of-everything/309280)
**Author:** [@Nobody\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody_Special)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitor-displays-every-possible-combination-of-pixels-and-thus-images-of-everything/309280 "2011-12-21T05:49:40Z")
In a recent thread, someone noted that a computer monitor programed to display random combinations of pixels will eventually produce an image of absolutely everything. So, just by chance, the monitor will reproduce the M… --- ## [Is "The Taming of the Shrew" too misogynistic to be performed today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-taming-of-the-shrew-too-misogynistic-to-be-performed-today/687729)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-taming-of-the-shrew-too-misogynistic-to-be-performed-today/687729 "2014-05-08T00:20:32Z")
Here in Memphis there’s a theatre troupe called the Tennessee Shakespeare Company whose specialty I shall not name unless someone asks, and even then I’ll just be mocking the inquirer. Their most recent production was Th… --- ## [Pass the salt in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pass-the-salt-in-the-mmp/970518)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pass-the-salt-in-the-mmp/970518 "2022-09-21T02:15:19Z")
Let’s get controversial! Where do you stand on adding salt to your food at the table? OK, not just salt, but include pepper, ketchup, sauces, croutons, whatever! Let the conversation rage! Happy Moanday! --- ## [So, Vaccines are Good...Have YOU Been Vaccinated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-vaccines-are-good-have-you-been-vaccinated/712047)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-vaccines-are-good-have-you-been-vaccinated/712047 "2015-02-11T01:32:04Z")
I don’t mean just the flu. Adults need boosters every ten years for DTaP, and if you weren’t young enough to get hepB and Hib as a child, but you work in healthcare, you should get those. There’s also a vaccine for chick… --- ## [Badvertisements: When an Ad Repels Me from Its Product](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badvertisements-when-an-ad-repels-me-from-its-product/938992)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badvertisements-when-an-ad-repels-me-from-its-product/938992 "2021-04-14T17:57:42Z")
Just like the rest of you,\* I occasionally fall down a U2B rabbit hole and watch a buncha music videos in a row. When I do this, before every other video–literally between every two videos–my vid association flow is inte… --- ## [Consensual relationship between a slaveowner and a slave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consensual-relationship-between-a-slaveowner-and-a-slave/581553)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consensual-relationship-between-a-slaveowner-and-a-slave/581553 "2011-05-12T17:01:35Z")
The other day I was thinking about the number of folks whose ancestors include a slaveowner and a slave, part of America’s weird cultural heritage. In passing I thought about how those offspring were all the products of… --- ## [Nvidia Shadowplay - Record gameplay at 1080p/60fps/50mbps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nvidia-shadowplay-record-gameplay-at-1080p-60fps-50mbps/672376)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nvidia-shadowplay-record-gameplay-at-1080p-60fps-50mbps/672376 "2014-06-02T20:49:23Z")
Shadowplay isn’t officially out till tomorrow, but beta drivers were spotted that support it today. Link (From Neogaff User Sethos): 331.65\_desktop\_win8\_winvista\_win7\_64bit\_english I’ve tried Shadowplay on Batman Arkha… --- ## [Is Satanism too bland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-satanism-too-bland/471251)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-satanism-too-bland/471251 "2008-11-10T14:26:31Z")
Satanists used to be the boogieman but I’m not sure they deserve that reputation. Sure, when Christianity was the norm, rejecting that gave you some street cred. But nowadays your average Christian only makes it to churc… --- ## [RIP LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-liveonaplane/536508)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-liveonaplane/536508 "2010-05-07T10:49:55Z")
Longtime Doper LiveOnAPlane has passed away unexpectedly. He wrote a humorous reminiscence of his boyhood in the last issue of teemings, and was going to have another piece in the upcoming issue. I emailed him yesterday… --- ## [Is there a way to make spoiler tags its own button on posts like quotes are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-spoiler-tags-its-own-button-on-posts-like-quotes-are/626415)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-spoiler-tags-its-own-button-on-posts-like-quotes-are/626415 "2012-07-06T17:10:50Z")
I, for the life of me, can never ever remember how the manual tags work. Beginning parentheses end parentheses, there’s a slash somewhere in there… Basically what I’m curious about is that spoiler tags are probably the … --- ## [Why do Chinese & Japanese dragons have nose-tendrils?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-chinese-japanese-dragons-have-nose-tendrils/627623)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-chinese-japanese-dragons-have-nose-tendrils/627623 "2012-07-09T20:58:35Z")
Chinese and Japanese dragons are always portrayed with a long tendril appended to each side of the snout or muzzle. Looks kinda like a mustache, but not much. Where did they get that idea from, the tentacled snake? Pro… --- ## [Unexpected great moments: when strangers get your references](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-great-moments-when-strangers-get-your-references/617689)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-great-moments-when-strangers-get-your-references/617689 "2012-04-13T18:24:46Z")
I was in a store the other day watching the Dudeling as Mrs. Devil poked around. As we were walking around, he took off in a shot as only a two and a half year old can. I (mock) shouted “runner!” as he toddled away. As I… --- ## [How serious is a 105 fever in a cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-serious-is-a-105-fever-in-a-cat/266892)
**Author:** [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2004, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-serious-is-a-105-fever-in-a-cat/266892 "2004-10-01T11:42:54Z")
Okay - my cat has had a bald spot for over a week. I took him to the vet last Saturday, he got a cortisone shot. On Tuesday, the vet gave us some ointment for it. Today, I went home at lunch and Oscar was panting and … --- ## [Does HE have to pay for UNWANTED kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-he-have-to-pay-for-unwanted-kid/68567)
**Author:** [@Courier2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Courier2)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2001, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-he-have-to-pay-for-unwanted-kid/68567 "2001-06-17T07:46:19Z")
You have a guy and a girl in a relationship for a period of 6 or 8 months. He gets tired of her mouth and attitude and leaves. Less than a month later, she is sleeping with another guy. For whatever reason, she is also p… --- ## [Assume you visited or moved to a state where Pot is legal. Would You try it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-you-visited-or-moved-to-a-state-where-pot-is-legal-would-you-try-it/743640 "2016-01-28T04:56:17Z")
Easy question and relevant. Let’s assume we are all pot virgins here. :smiley: Would you try it? --- ## [Biggest effect on child success is month of birth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-effect-on-child-success-is-month-of-birth/614359)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-effect-on-child-success-is-month-of-birth/614359 "2012-03-01T21:19:46Z")
Scott Adams (Dibert creator) had an interesting topic on his blog today (Feb 29, 2012). He proposes that the single greatest optional thing a parent can do to ensure the happiness and success of a child is to control th… --- ## [Fanboys Mourn - Natalie Portman engaged and pregnant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanboys-mourn-natalie-portman-engaged-and-pregnant/565548)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2010, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanboys-mourn-natalie-portman-engaged-and-pregnant/565548 "2010-12-30T09:41:40Z")
to her boyfried ballet dancer http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40819601/ns/today-entertainment/ --- ## [Has Something Happened in Israel Lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-something-happened-in-israel-lately/570610)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-something-happened-in-israel-lately/570610 "2011-02-10T22:25:23Z")
Sure, I live in the Middle East. That certainly does not make me an expert. Frankly I do not even pay much attention to a lot in the news nowadays. But I have noticed a number of people in my circle of acquaintance (Face… --- ## [Do you like candy of other cultures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-candy-of-other-cultures/695438)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-candy-of-other-cultures/695438 "2014-08-27T16:49:14Z")
Very small sample size. I’ve only had Mexican and Vietnamese candy. The Mexican candy was a goat’s milk sucker and this. I don’t remember what the Vietnamese candy was. The sucker tasted like caramel but took getting … --- ## [Weird or Unusual Cheers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-or-unusual-cheers/625223)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-or-unusual-cheers/625223 "2012-06-28T03:54:29Z")
It was one of those things that just pop into my mind for no good reason, but I decided to test if my imagination had gone kerflooey and did a Yahoo! search on “brek ek ek ek” to see if anything would happen. To my asto… --- ## [Question about walled cities/fortresses of antiquity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-walled-cities-fortresses-of-antiquity/476480)
**Author:** [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2009, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-walled-cities-fortresses-of-antiquity/476480 "2009-01-27T07:49:34Z")
In fantasy novels, it is not uncommon to encounter descriptions of a walled city or fortress which abuts a steep cliff or mountainside. In this arrangement, the outer wall forms a semicircle that runs up against the cli… --- ## [How many times have you masturbated in the shower/tub in the past 30 days? (solo only)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-masturbated-in-the-shower-tub-in-the-past-30-days-solo-only/738639)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-masturbated-in-the-shower-tub-in-the-past-30-days-solo-only/738639 "2015-12-07T04:45:52Z")
Inspired by the following comment in this thread. Originally posted by gigi: Note: Solo showers only. Also, orgasm not required, but you have to have given it the old college try, effort-wise. --- ## [High speed chases - What are the passengers guilty of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-speed-chases-what-are-the-passengers-guilty-of/103863)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2002, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-speed-chases-what-are-the-passengers-guilty-of/103863 "2002-04-17T18:47:01Z")
Everytime on 'Wildest Police Videos" or the like when the police finally catch someone after a high speed chase they always seem to arrest everybody in the car. Strictly speaking isn’t the driver the only one they should… --- ## [Nevada Unemployment-Fuck you you fucking fucks!(long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-unemployment-fuck-you-you-fucking-fucks-long/219159)
**Author:** [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-unemployment-fuck-you-you-fucking-fucks-long/219159 "2003-12-17T23:41:24Z")
I am so goddamn furious right now my vision is impaired. Look at that, you really can see red! Fascinating! My contract with Microsoft recently expired, so I am once again unemployed. On the advice of my temp agency, I … --- ## [Lucas "Fixing" Star Wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucas-fixing-star-wars/265421)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2004, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucas-fixing-star-wars/265421 "2004-10-10T22:54:19Z")
If there was one thing Lucas should have fixed was the boxes around some of the ship in space. Why didn’t he fix this? I would think this would be easy to fix?. Anybody know CGI well enough to know why this wouldn’t be e… --- ## [Who do you most want to lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-most-want-to-lose/823483)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-most-want-to-lose/823483 "2018-11-08T16:27:56Z")
Which politician during the 2018 election do you most want to lose, and why? I’m not up on a lot of local state races, but for me I’d like Gavin Newsome to lose. I just can’t stand the smarmy ‘I sleep with my best frie… --- ## [Free Range vs Helicopter parenting: Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-range-vs-helicopter-parenting-poll/718452)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-range-vs-helicopter-parenting-poll/718452 "2015-04-29T16:55:04Z")
Okay, I’m going to try a poll on this. Recent news coverage of parents having to deal with the fallout from allowing their children to play in parks or walk to the store unaccompanied by an adult has gotten my ire up. Pe… --- ## [Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. What's next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princess-mononoke-and-spirited-away-whats-next/463075)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princess-mononoke-and-spirited-away-whats-next/463075 "2008-09-12T20:00:07Z")
I love Disney and Pixar films, and wanted to give anime a try, though it’s a style I’ve always been a bit cynical about. The character drawings I’d seen seemed rather … samey. Big eyes, little mouth, odd hair colors, … --- ## [Anybody else tasked with carrying on the family name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-tasked-with-carrying-on-the-family-name/368335)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-tasked-with-carrying-on-the-family-name/368335 "2015-11-08T00:00:00Z")
I’m the last male of my family line that is likely to have children. I’m my father’s only son, and his brothers had girls. So that actually puts a little pressure on me to have a son. My family isn’t actually pressuri… --- ## [What's the ice cream truck playing where you are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-ice-cream-truck-playing-where-you-are/547389)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-ice-cream-truck-playing-where-you-are/547389 "2010-07-26T00:37:26Z")
a variation of “She’ll Be Coming 'Rond the Mountain” with whistles, car horns and a girl’s voice saying “Hello.” --- ## [Mom's club application-This is nuts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-club-application-this-is-nuts/355044)
**Author:** [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-club-application-this-is-nuts/355044 "2007-03-01T00:05:31Z")
I received this today after inquiring about a locals mom’s group for 35+ mothers. My answers are the ones written in standard capitalization form. I am completely dumbfounded at this. Membership Application: PLEASE … --- ## [Troll List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-list/3022)
**Author:** [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 1999, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troll-list/3022 "1999-11-19T16:53:00Z")
Kilroy Fucking Bone Head Palidork Brithael Banshee Is there more? --- ## [truck idling too low and stalling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-idling-too-low-and-stalling/301660)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-idling-too-low-and-stalling/301660 "2014-05-02T05:41:41Z")
I have a 95 Dodge Dakota pickup truck that is idling too low and tends to stall a lot when coming to a stop. If it were slightly older I could just turn the idle set screw up a bit and call it a day, but since it’s compu… --- ## [Fuck you, Tom Leykis, you insensitive scumbag!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-tom-leykis-you-insensitive-scumbag/190418)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2003, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-tom-leykis-you-insensitive-scumbag/190418 "2003-07-27T07:40:02Z")
Radio blowhard Tom Leykis has taken it upon himself to reveal the name of the alleged victim in the Kobe Bryant case. He says there no shame in being a victim but he also accuses her (with no evidence) of being a liar … --- ## [How does this 25 year old microwave still work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-25-year-old-microwave-still-work/117284)
**Author:** [@WenisPinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WenisPinkle)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2002, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-25-year-old-microwave-still-work/117284 "2002-07-06T02:59:23Z")
Yes folks, thats right, a 25 year old Amana Touchmatic 2 Radarange (“Captain Oveur: Roger, would you check the radar range? Roger Murdok: walks to the Radarange (microwave) and pushes the button. Touches the food insi… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread - April 2016 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-april-2016-edition/751028)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-april-2016-edition/751028 "2016-05-01T05:12:43Z")
March thread: Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' Thread - March 2016 Edition - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board I’m now reading Conversations with Kennedy by Benjamin C. Bradlee, a gossipy memoir by the Washington Post … --- ## [My Wife Is Pregnant, And The Baby Isn't Mine...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-pregnant-and-the-baby-isnt-mine/404936)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2007, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-pregnant-and-the-baby-isnt-mine/404936 "2007-06-05T14:19:19Z")
…but I’m not concerned. No, really, it’s fine. Since it’s not hers either. Hmm? Backstory? Oh, fine… As I may have mentioned once or a thousand times, we have a little girl who is the absolute light of my world. And … --- ## [After 30 years how many people do you recognize?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-30-years-how-many-people-do-you-recognize/718707)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-30-years-how-many-people-do-you-recognize/718707 "2015-05-05T22:13:38Z")
Let’s say you meet up with someone that you knew 30 years ago in high school. What do you think are the chances you would still recognize that person? I’m just curious because I looked up some people I knew back in high… --- ## [Want Obamacare Care? Call 1-800-F1U-CKYO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-obamacare-care-call-1-800-f1u-ckyo/670360)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-obamacare-care-call-1-800-f1u-ckyo/670360 "2013-10-10T02:16:58Z")
Can’t make something this good up. :stuck\_out\_tongue: :stuck\_out\_tongue: Yet another indication how poorly this Obamacare mess was planned. Last I heard their web site is still crashing too. I hope their insurance is … --- ## [Crossdressers Who Wants Em'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossdressers-who-wants-em/54155)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2001, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossdressers-who-wants-em/54155 "2001-02-15T18:28:17Z")
Ok. What about crossdressers? Guys that dress up like women. So inotherwords they want to be women so they get implants, wear makeup, have long hair, they wear bras, they wear womens’ clothes and I guess their target is … --- ## [History of computer virus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-computer-virus/610692)
**Author:** [@sbright33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbright33)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-computer-virus/610692 "2012-02-10T03:19:02Z")
I’d like to write a book about the first computer virus which my friend created before there was a word for it. Nobody else knows this story. We have the source code and many handwritten notes and emails about what hap… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1152&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1154&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)