# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1163&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:** 1164 --- ## [Is gay incest right or wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gay-incest-right-or-wrong/401358)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gay-incest-right-or-wrong/401358 "2007-05-01T08:22:41Z")
The following ad appears as a public service announcement on Canadian television. Please see http://adage.com/video/Player.php?s=OjEwNDc6N2VmZjNmMmQ6MQ It got me wondering about gay incest. When gay sex between consen… --- ## [Is prancing around infront of your window naked Indecent Exposure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-prancing-around-infront-of-your-window-naked-indecent-exposure/350575)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-prancing-around-infront-of-your-window-naked-indecent-exposure/350575 "2013-05-08T22:32:30Z")
My wife and I were driving home from the movies last night and as we pulled into our road we noticed several little boys who were playing baseball in a small grassy area all pointing at a fully naked person walking aroun… --- ## [How Much Money Would "Miss Jane" Make](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-would-miss-jane-make/493876)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-would-miss-jane-make/493876 "2009-05-19T20:02:42Z")
I was reading (on another board) about the character of “Miss Jane,” from the Beverly Hillbillies and the posters seem to say “Miss Jane,” would’ve been a poor person. Now probably going with the miserly antics of Mr Dry… --- ## [How is randomness achieved in mechanical slot machines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-randomness-achieved-in-mechanical-slot-machines/818484)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-randomness-achieved-in-mechanical-slot-machines/818484 "2018-08-01T18:47:01Z")
I have found a couple of descriptions of how they work but for some reason the explanation does not include how randomness is introduced. Is that mechanical randomness superior or inferior to pseudo-random number genera… --- ## [What is going to be the next N-word, F-word, R-word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-to-be-the-next-n-word-f-word-r-word/583151)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-to-be-the-next-n-word-f-word-r-word/583151 "2011-06-01T14:01:36Z")
Last night during Glee, there was a public service announcement condemning the use of the R-word, retarded. A few nights ago during the Eastern Conference Championship, Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls center, called a fan th… --- ## [Black Bottom Pools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-bottom-pools/403621)
**Author:** [@ZomZom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZomZom)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2007, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-bottom-pools/403621 "2007-05-13T02:31:56Z")
Can someone explain “black bottom pools” to me? The pictures I’ve seen of them look a dark blue-green, not black. Are they actually black? I like the idea of how they blend in with a wooded lot but am worried it woul… --- ## [Why was the Soviet Union able to emerge as a superpower after World War II?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-soviet-union-able-to-emerge-as-a-superpower-after-world-war-ii/704282)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-soviet-union-able-to-emerge-as-a-superpower-after-world-war-ii/704282 "2014-11-21T22:55:49Z")
Here is what I know about the Soviets after World War II: They were almost completely overrun by the Germans, but at the last moment were able to mobilize and push them back before the capital city was taken. 20 to 25 … --- ## [Mr. & Mr. DMark Eloped! We Are Legally Married!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-mr-dmark-eloped-we-are-legally-married/668800)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-mr-dmark-eloped-we-are-legally-married/668800 "2013-09-19T22:15:33Z")
“Mr. and Mr. DMark are proud to announce their marriage. They flew into sunny Southern California and then, in a private ceremony in Beverly Hills, the two exchanged vows. Following the nuptials, they headed off to celeb… --- ## [The "violets are blue" fallacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-violets-are-blue-fallacy/496770)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2009, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-violets-are-blue-fallacy/496770 "2009-05-20T21:33:24Z")
First of all, violets are not blue. Violets are violet. That’s why they’re called violets. But this perception problem is by no means limited to members of the Violaceae plant family. Plant fanciers in general seem to h… --- ## [Share your profession's jargon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-professions-jargon/533333)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-professions-jargon/533333 "2010-03-26T01:28:21Z")
Every profession has it’s own jargon. Indeed, when you get two people from the same workforce together, their conversation often ends up unintelligible. So, what are some choice bits of your profession’s jargon? I’m a P… --- ## [Help settle a debate: Do you have two sinks in your master bathroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-settle-a-debate-do-you-have-two-sinks-in-your-master-bathroom/739363)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-settle-a-debate-do-you-have-two-sinks-in-your-master-bathroom/739363 "2015-12-11T18:23:56Z")
The master bathroom here is defined as the bathroom that is connected to/off of the master bedroom. My mom’s house has two sinks in their bathroom and she insists that’s the norm these days. Me, I’m telling her that her… --- ## [They will testify, but not under oath....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-will-testify-but-not-under-oath/396754)
**Author:** [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-will-testify-but-not-under-oath/396754 "2007-03-27T02:42:00Z")
CNN Breaking News: So, exactly, what is the point of thier testimony if “not under oath”? Does this mean they are free to lie? I just don’t understand the point, why shouldnt they be under oath? Not really after reto… --- ## [Copyright Question: Angela M. Keyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-question-angela-m-keyes/536694)
**Author:** [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-question-angela-m-keyes/536694 "2010-04-22T18:54:19Z")
I’m part of a panel for a publishing company in Japan that is collecting children short stories for local English schools. During our search, we discovered a series of short stories written by American writer Angela M. K… --- ## [Is ADHD in kids overdiagnosed? If so, is lack of discipline to blame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-adhd-in-kids-overdiagnosed-if-so-is-lack-of-discipline-to-blame/673064)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-adhd-in-kids-overdiagnosed-if-so-is-lack-of-discipline-to-blame/673064 "2013-11-07T22:01:57Z")
I think ADHD is overdiagnosed and only a fraction of people diagnosed nowadays even have it… I think for those who do have it, it is a very real condition and not simply a matter of being rambunctious or not sitting stil… --- ## [Ordinary mortal stumbles into magical world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-mortal-stumbles-into-magical-world/692786)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-mortal-stumbles-into-magical-world/692786 "2014-07-15T05:00:30Z")
I’d like some more books like Neverwhere by Gaiman, please. Ones where a ordinary mortal walks thru some sort of gate into a Fantasy world. --- ## [Defying Gravity (on ABC)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defying-gravity-on-abc/504960)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defying-gravity-on-abc/504960 "2009-12-28T16:45:07Z")
Here is the link to ABC’s website. Does anyone think that this has any chance of being good? It looks to be very attractively shot with attractive actors. It is supposed to be about a manned mission to Venus. (Why Ve… --- ## [Matt Shea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-shea/838674)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-shea/838674 "2019-12-20T18:40:27Z")
My state representative Matt Shea is back in the news (ironically however, not in the local paper) again. I’m cringing while I await the Crusades, Part Deux. --- ## [Special Guest Star ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-guest-star/512724)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-guest-star/512724 "2009-10-07T14:27:21Z")
Help me put together trivia questions for an upcoming charity ball. Tell me some of your most fondly-remembered guest stars from sci-fi/fantasy/horror TV shows, like when John Hodgman was a brain surgeon on Battlestar o… --- ## [I'm gay and I just wanked to my first straight porn movie (NSFW and I imagine TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gay-and-i-just-wanked-to-my-first-straight-porn-movie-nsfw-and-i-imagine-tmi/551804)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gay-and-i-just-wanked-to-my-first-straight-porn-movie-nsfw-and-i-imagine-tmi/551804 "2010-08-30T22:57:35Z")
Some background here. I’m firmly a gay man, a complete kinsey 6 although I’ve always said that if the desire for me to have sex with a woman came up I wouldn’t dismiss it (I’ve just never wanted to). I’ve never been inte… --- ## [Turn a tube cake pan upside down over a glass bottle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-a-tube-cake-pan-upside-down-over-a-glass-bottle/205696)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-a-tube-cake-pan-upside-down-over-a-glass-bottle/205696 "2003-10-07T18:01:22Z")
Tried making a cake this evening. Note that this is hardly my first time baking anything. But it is the first time, AFAICR, that I’ve used a tube cake pan. Instructions said “Remove from oven and immediately turn upside… --- ## [Busting your eardrums - can you ever hear again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/busting-your-eardrums-can-you-ever-hear-again/127334)
**Author:** [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2002, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/busting-your-eardrums-can-you-ever-hear-again/127334 "2002-09-13T14:13:37Z")
A character in my book is standing only inches from a handgun when it’s fired. She’s already sustained some hearing damage from earlier gunfights, but this one is so close it busts her eardrums. Her ears are bleeding. Wo… --- ## [With Gays Like These, Who Needs Enemies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-gays-like-these-who-needs-enemies/241679)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-gays-like-these-who-needs-enemies/241679 "2004-05-12T12:30:17Z")
(1010 WINS) (NEW YORK) Two gay lovers — a man in a black dress and a boy in only a pair of shorts — protested their families’ lack of understanding for their relationship by climbing a Central Park tree on Thursday, stri… --- ## [Recommend a good pen that always writes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-pen-that-always-writes/547352)
**Author:** [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-pen-that-always-writes/547352 "2010-07-25T03:30:13Z")
Can anyone recommend a good type of pen that writes consistently? I’m looking for something inexpensive that works well. Most of the cheaper brands I’ve tried at some point quit on me, or won’t start writing until I wo… --- ## [Men:n A disturbing hypothetical WRT pedo' paranoia.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-n-a-disturbing-hypothetical-wrt-pedo-paranoia/720280)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-n-a-disturbing-hypothetical-wrt-pedo-paranoia/720280 "2015-05-23T13:20:31Z")
The Hypo: You’re attending a coworkers annual BBQ at his house. While you consider this person a friend, he’s not a particularly close one. In fact, the only time you guys ever hang out outside of work, is at the annual… --- ## [How hard is it to drive a scooter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-drive-a-scooter/700789)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-drive-a-scooter/700789 "2015-03-31T02:53:13Z")
Okay, so I’ve bought a scooter. A 100cc Scarabeo. It’s automatic, basically turn the key and go. Thing is, it’s at the other end of town and to get it home I’d have to drive it over two busy fly-overs and kind of around … --- ## [Is this a scam? Need help fast-ish \[issue resolved\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-need-help-fast-ish-issue-resolved/710414)
**Author:** [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-need-help-fast-ish-issue-resolved/710414 "2015-01-23T16:12:50Z")
Hello Dope, I realize that nearly all ‘is this a scam’ questions are scams but this is not for me, it is for my niece. She has been waiting on this for a few days and will be over as soon as she can to pick it up. My … --- ## [Was Carl Karcher actually a racist/homophobe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-carl-karcher-actually-a-racist-homophobe/434072)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-carl-karcher-actually-a-racist-homophobe/434072 "2008-01-20T18:44:27Z")
With the passing of Carl Karcher (owner of Carl’s Jr./Hardees), I’m reminded that I’d always “heard” he was a huge racist and/or homophobe, but I don’t recall ever seeing any evidence of this. A very quick Google search … --- ## [Why no caffeine on Atkins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-caffeine-on-atkins/297729)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2005, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-caffeine-on-atkins/297729 "2005-04-06T13:54:43Z")
Why should caffeine be avoided on the Atkins diet? --- ## [Another Crazy Ass Witch Arrested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-crazy-ass-witch-arrested/499685)
**Author:** [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-crazy-ass-witch-arrested/499685 "2009-06-19T05:43:58Z")
Activist Shawna Forde charged in double slaying. I read about originally a few months ago. She’s the head of a group called Minuteman American Defense and is no stranger to trouble. And even more trouble. --- ## [Sorry Ebert, But Your Reviews Suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-ebert-but-your-reviews-suck/588666)
**Author:** [@Troutsqueezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troutsqueezer)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-ebert-but-your-reviews-suck/588666 "2011-07-26T13:50:50Z")
I’ve read Roger Ebert for many years and I have a great respect for him despite our political differences. Lately though, I think his objectivity has taken a dive, giving way to attitude as his way of gauging movies as o… --- ## [What is the best US bank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-us-bank/570405)
**Author:** [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-us-bank/570405 "2011-02-16T03:21:21Z")
I have been shopping around for a new bank to move my checking account to as I don’t really feel that my current bank is doing anything to keep my business and I’ve had a few run ins with their “customer support” which l… --- ## [The dog attack (or, possibly I was better off being phobic of canines).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dog-attack-or-possibly-i-was-better-off-being-phobic-of-canines/689853)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dog-attack-or-possibly-i-was-better-off-being-phobic-of-canines/689853 "2014-06-10T00:54:52Z")
Last Tuesday morning I was out bicycling when I saw, a few houses away, a very large dog, sitting in yard and surveying the street. A few years ago I would have been compelled to immediately cross the street, regardless … --- ## [Sandals with super-duper high arch support?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandals-with-super-duper-high-arch-support/665297)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandals-with-super-duper-high-arch-support/665297 "2013-08-05T00:35:48Z")
To make a long story short, I have a really screwed-up left ankle courtesy of the aftermath of a long-ago injury, which has left me with basically no ankle cartilage, compounded by really high arches (and a neuroma in th… --- ## [Did they really sacrifice virgins to volcanos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-really-sacrifice-virgins-to-volcanos/606643)
**Author:** [@Vicullum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicullum)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-really-sacrifice-virgins-to-volcanos/606643 "2011-12-21T01:44:32Z")
I’ve seen this used as a punchline in a few places–Futurama, for instance–but I really wonder. Did any civilization, anywhere, throw virginal women into active volcanos to appease them? --- ## [I Pit Sears Outlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-sears-outlet/715147)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-sears-outlet/715147 "2015-05-02T13:33:20Z")
We ordered a new oven from them in December. The oven arrived, but was missing the trim we would need to have it installed. Since then, we have called them repeatedly, and repeatedly been assured that they have ordered… --- ## [Why the sudden obsession about deficit cutting all of a sudden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-sudden-obsession-about-deficit-cutting-all-of-a-sudden/544720)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-sudden-obsession-about-deficit-cutting-all-of-a-sudden/544720 "2010-07-01T00:02:13Z")
The other countries at the G20 summit apparently told Obama that they prefer to pursue deficit-cutting measures and not advocate stimulus funds to jump start their (the world) economy. Why, at this particular point in t… --- ## [Google Chrome browser resets the homepage to MSN every time it starts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-chrome-browser-resets-the-homepage-to-msn-every-time-it-starts/636239)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-chrome-browser-resets-the-homepage-to-msn-every-time-it-starts/636239 "2012-10-04T16:13:27Z")
This started several months ago and it’s driving me crazy. I don’t want MSN to be my homepage. I don’t want my browsing experience to have a thing to do with Microsoft at all. But every time I start up Chrome, the home p… --- ## [Super-insulated Refrigerators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-insulated-refrigerators/66770)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-insulated-refrigerators/66770 "2016-10-08T08:35:44Z")
I left some fresh-brewed hot coffee in an insulated carafe yesterday and this morning found it still piping hot–exactly 24 hours after it was brewed. Why aren’t refrigerators designed to insulate so well? Though I know … --- ## [What happens if nobody enforces the law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-nobody-enforces-the-law/623655)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-nobody-enforces-the-law/623655 "2012-06-03T03:34:45Z")
If the people who are supposed to enforce a particular law fail to do anything, to whom do I turn: The state’s Attorney General? My state representative? Over the past 18 months, I have uncovered three out-of-town res… --- ## [Apparently I'm a slut.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-im-a-slut/373581)
**Author:** [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2006, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-im-a-slut/373581 "2006-09-28T01:13:42Z")
My daughter (who is 20 BTW) has been chatting and e-mailing with someone she met online for a couple of days. She received an e-mail from him early yesterday but because of her school and work schedule didn’t read it u… --- ## [Ask The BDSM Guy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bdsm-guy/97703)
**Author:** [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2002, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bdsm-guy/97703 "2002-08-12T15:53:31Z")
So, brought up on the temporary SDMB board were questions about BDSM. While many of the comments were value judgements on the participants, and often inaccurate remarks made about practices, I am offering myself up to a… --- ## [Boasting About My Soldier Daughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boasting-about-my-soldier-daughter/753378)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boasting-about-my-soldier-daughter/753378 "2017-02-02T12:59:37Z")
I got a lot of support and encouragement in this thread and I wanted to give everyone an update on how she’s doing with her AIT. She’s at Fort Sam Houston doing medic training, and today, she passed her EMT test! She i… --- ## [Stop and Frisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-and-frisk/666131)
**Author:** [@lawbuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawbuff)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-and-frisk/666131 "2013-08-17T16:17:11Z")
A federal Judge ruled NYC’s use of the TERRY stop was based on profiling. Bloomberg vows to appeal. The decision is on her webpage, but LENGTHY. Stop and Frisk --- ## [What is a good, affordable hand creme for dry and cracked hands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-affordable-hand-creme-for-dry-and-cracked-hands/612252)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-affordable-hand-creme-for-dry-and-cracked-hands/612252 "2012-02-28T02:15:35Z")
My hands become dry and cracked in winter, plus washing my hands (which I have to do at my job several times a day, despite the fact that I have told my boss that belief in germ theory is against my religion) is causing … --- ## [NFL Fantasy Football Discussion: Week 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fantasy-football-discussion-week-4/555276)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fantasy-football-discussion-week-4/555276 "2010-10-04T15:30:18Z")
Byes: Dal, KC, Minn, TB. The only team that really affects me is KC. I only have one player from Minn, Visanthe, and he got injured in week 3. I have a WW request for Dustin Keller. Thank goodness Demaryius is not injur… --- ## [What did Enron actually do, as a business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-enron-actually-do-as-a-business/631673)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-enron-actually-do-as-a-business/631673 "2012-08-17T23:20:40Z")
It’s been over ten years since Enron collapsed due to financial shenanigans. Outside of the shenanigans, I’m not sure exactly what their business was from a practical purpose. When they were in business, what did they … --- ## [Pure, unadulterated stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-unadulterated-stupid/811030)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2018, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-unadulterated-stupid/811030 "2018-03-28T23:29:23Z")
Did you know?: I overheard a guy at work telling another guy, in a hushed, ‘Most people don’t know this but allow me to impart some knowledge on you’, tone, that the word “Dyslexia” comes from the ancient latin meaning “… --- ## [Should the US limit contracts in Iraq to countries that supplied troops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-limit-contracts-in-iraq-to-countries-that-supplied-troops/218203)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-limit-contracts-in-iraq-to-countries-that-supplied-troops/218203 "2003-12-17T01:25:27Z")
Should the US limit contracts in Iraq to countries that supplied troops? It seems the US is currently excluding contracts on $18 billion in contracts in Iraq to any country that didn’t participate or send troops to Iraq… --- ## [Holy Mother of God \[Alabama and Auburn game\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-mother-of-god-alabama-and-auburn-game/675173)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-mother-of-god-alabama-and-auburn-game/675173 "2013-12-08T16:02:40Z")
Great game. --- ## [Cost of Defending Oneself Against a Lawsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-defending-oneself-against-a-lawsuit/412811)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-defending-oneself-against-a-lawsuit/412811 "2007-07-25T00:25:05Z")
From Wikipedia: My question is, what exactly is the cost of legal defense? If I were slapped with a SLAPP, and supposing I understood the claim to be wholly without merit, what will I need to pay in order to defend mys… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1162&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1164&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)