# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=117&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:** 118 --- ## [Why was the Equal Rights Amendment not ratified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-equal-rights-amendment-not-ratified/565869)
**Author:** [@FlyingScotsman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingScotsman)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-equal-rights-amendment-not-ratified/565869 "2011-01-10T05:31:53Z")
As someone who was too young at the time to fully appreciate the complexities of the political process at the time, I never understood why the Equal Rights Amendment was never passed. On the one hand, it seems a no-brai… --- ## [What would you have done in Oprah's place (racism in Switzerland)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-done-in-oprahs-place-racism-in-switzerland/665821)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-done-in-oprahs-place-racism-in-switzerland/665821 "2013-08-15T23:44:33Z")
Don’t know if you’re familiar with this story, Oprah - one of the world’s richest women - is shopping in a Zurich handbag store and is told that one of the bags she wanted to look at is ‘too expensive’ for her - or that’… --- ## [What does a root canal cost a dentist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-root-canal-cost-a-dentist/554495)
**Author:** [@FORD2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FORD2)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-root-canal-cost-a-dentist/554495 "2010-09-23T04:41:45Z")
Here’s what just took place. My dentist tells me I need a root canal and sends me to a dentist who does only root canals-- so I guess we can call him a specialist. The specialist breaks it down into 3 visits, probably … --- ## [Use for "suicide cables"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-for-suicide-cables/676304)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-for-suicide-cables/676304 "2015-09-08T15:07:03Z")
I was wondering… why the F\*\*\* would someone use a cable with two male ends? I saw some pictures on the internet of shops telling that they don’t sell them, and I think it is pretty obvious of what could happen if someone… --- ## [Given that earth is rounded, why there is no quick flights from Japan to America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-that-earth-is-rounded-why-there-is-no-quick-flights-from-japan-to-america/611282)
**Author:** [@Tota](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tota)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-that-earth-is-rounded-why-there-is-no-quick-flights-from-japan-to-america/611282 "2012-02-04T22:45:56Z")
Hi All, Here is a question that I couldn’t find an answer to yet !! Please help !! :confused: Given that earth is rounded, why there is no quick flights from Japan to America? From the east coast of Japan to the west … --- ## [What do parents do for their kids' high school graduation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-parents-do-for-their-kids-high-school-graduation/584249)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-parents-do-for-their-kids-high-school-graduation/584249 "2011-06-06T16:47:15Z")
What do parents do for their kids graduating high school? When I was growing up, our family didn’t do anything, as it was just expected that we’d graduate, and my parents were divorcing around that time and probably neve… --- ## [I just ate at Applebees (I think I'm going to die!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-ate-at-applebees-i-think-im-going-to-die/509314)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-ate-at-applebees-i-think-im-going-to-die/509314 "2009-09-18T15:10:18Z")
Warning: If anyone is expecting something witty, I just don’t have it in me right now. I’ve been vomiting profusely for about two hours from this experience and can not work up the vitriol to do more than type and look… --- ## [Gobekli Tepe: What do we really know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gobekli-tepe-what-do-we-really-know/820508)
**Author:** [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gobekli-tepe-what-do-we-really-know/820508 "2020-09-11T18:11:47Z")
So, there’s this city, that we are currently digging up. That is older than we thought civilization was. But clearly we were humans peoples before we thought we were. Is anyone else excited about this? Here: A vide… --- ## [Anyone for a Royal Wedding watchalong thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-royal-wedding-watchalong-thread/580134)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-royal-wedding-watchalong-thread/580134 "2011-05-03T03:58:26Z")
The bagpipers are warming up! Squee! People are waving flags! Hurrah! Screw it; I’m not going to bed! (I’m in L.A.; it’s just past midnight for me.) They’re watching this on the ISS! --- ## [What are the conservative arguments against single payer health care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-conservative-arguments-against-single-payer-health-care/712974)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2015, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-conservative-arguments-against-single-payer-health-care/712974 "2015-02-26T06:49:06Z")
Please, no straw men. Conservatives, do you object to single payer health care, and if so why? I am running out of reasons to oppose it. Thanks, Rob --- ## [Is Radon testing a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-radon-testing-a-scam/505917)
**Author:** [@shallora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shallora)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-radon-testing-a-scam/505917 "2014-02-27T03:57:34Z")
The hopeful buyers of my residential Ohio home hired a home inspector, and the guy installed a Radon detection unit in the basement as part of his job. My house is 100 years old and not exactly airtight, even when close… --- ## [Can we get 'how to enable avatars' added to the 'FAQ - Technical issues for Posting' sticky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-how-to-enable-avatars-added-to-the-faq-technical-issues-for-posting-sticky/629033)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-how-to-enable-avatars-added-to-the-faq-technical-issues-for-posting-sticky/629033 "2012-07-29T03:59:02Z")
It does seem to be a frequently asked question, after all. I would also suggest using a word other than ‘issues’ in the thread title because that makes it sound like it’s only for people having posting problems. Mayb… --- ## [How long after your c-section did it take for your stomach to stop hurting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-after-your-c-section-did-it-take-for-your-stomach-to-stop-hurting/554669)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-after-your-c-section-did-it-take-for-your-stomach-to-stop-hurting/554669 "2011-11-02T17:05:22Z")
I’m not asking for medical advice - I’ve been assessed by a public health nurse and I have an appointment with my Dr. next week. I have no signs of infection, my incision is lovely and healing well, etc. However, my sto… --- ## ["Because I'm busy waiting on the customers who are in line, Sir"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-im-busy-waiting-on-the-customers-who-are-in-line-sir/509969)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-im-busy-waiting-on-the-customers-who-are-in-line-sir/509969 "2009-09-18T21:03:49Z")
What circle of Hell do linecutters get sent too? Picture it, a convenience store on a Sunday afternoon. Church is over, the hungover college kids are stumbling out of bed and wandering to the nearest open shop to ca… --- ## [Movies/Shows with glaring errors.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-with-glaring-errors/637422)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-with-glaring-errors/637422 "2012-12-17T07:32:02Z")
I’m not talking about sci-fi that handwave technical issues aside talking about Heisenburg resonators and I’m not talking about obsure facts that only you and 3 other people know like that the movie took place in 1868 bu… --- ## [Does forwarding spam to spam@uce.gov really work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-forwarding-spam-to-spam-uce-gov-really-work/374545)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-forwarding-spam-to-spam-uce-gov-really-work/374545 "2014-08-17T17:44:12Z")
I’ve gotten the occasional Nigerian scam e-mail and forwarded it to spam@uce.gov. That’s supposed to link to the government’s website to track and fight internet spam/scams. I have a sneaking suspicion that all that s… --- ## [Possible 3rd Party Forming on the Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-3rd-party-forming-on-the-right/514942)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-3rd-party-forming-on-the-right/514942 "2009-11-04T22:56:29Z")
There’s a very interesting race going on in New York right now. The Republicans have put up a very moderate candidate to run against the Democrat. A third party, the Conservative Party of New York, put up a challenger,… --- ## [Disapprove of a book list-Don't read these!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disapprove-of-a-book-list-dont-read-these/656132)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2013, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disapprove-of-a-book-list-dont-read-these/656132 "2013-07-20T06:52:01Z")
Sorry, I couldn’t think of another antonym for “suggesting” a book. Instead of saying what books we should read, let’s warn others about bad choices. Books that are just no good. Twilight’s an easy choice, what are some … --- ## [I pit you, the general public.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-you-the-general-public/653991)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-you-the-general-public/653991 "2013-04-29T20:32:01Z")
I have since moved up in the world, but from time to time we are short on staff and my services are called upon yet again to bring people their beloved pizza. And tonight I got a full reminder of why I accepted that prom… --- ## [What myths do we tell ourselves to keep our sanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-myths-do-we-tell-ourselves-to-keep-our-sanity/695520)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-myths-do-we-tell-ourselves-to-keep-our-sanity/695520 "2016-06-05T19:06:36Z")
Like the just world hypothesis or victim blaming. The reality that bad things happen to good people is too much to bear so we create a mythos that the world cares about our morality. It seems humans need delusion to a d… --- ## ["gratis" vs. "au gratis"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gratis-vs-au-gratis/453152)
**Author:** [@Girl\_Next\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Next_Door)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gratis-vs-au-gratis/453152 "2010-05-15T03:25:10Z")
Sis called me up just now: “Argument with boyfriend: He said something was ‘au gratis’. I said he was saying it wrong. He’s confusing ‘gratis’ with ‘au gratin’. Who’s, right?” Well, I thought she was, but a quick Goo… --- ## [The Lincoln Project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lincoln-project/853550)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lincoln-project/853550 "2021-02-21T11:44:42Z")
This is a four and a half minute youtube video of a speech. The speaker is introducing The Lincoln Project. I have seen two of their recent ads, and they hit Trump hard. I’m not quite sure what I’m seeing here, though. … --- ## [Doper SFW Picture Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-sfw-picture-thread/462651)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-sfw-picture-thread/462651 "2008-09-15T08:37:49Z")
Since not all of us really are into participating in the the NSFW thread, I figure I’d start up a good, ol’ fashion safe for work picture thread. Plus, this will be a good place for everyone to get reacquainted- matchin… --- ## [What's the best Anime Series Out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-anime-series-out-there/628647)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-anime-series-out-there/628647 "2013-11-21T02:44:38Z")
Okay, I’m not entirely a virgin to anime. I’ve seen and enjoyed Cowboy Bebop Akira Read or Die Full Metal Alchemist Death Note Code Geass I’ve seen the big anime movies like Princess Mononoke Spirited Away Pe… --- ## [Was this the right thing to do? (Calling cops on a weird guy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-the-right-thing-to-do-calling-cops-on-a-weird-guy/773275)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-the-right-thing-to-do-calling-cops-on-a-weird-guy/773275 "2016-12-05T14:25:30Z")
I’m just looking for opinions on whether or not my wife and I did the right thing in this scenario. Over Thanksgiving weekend my wife, our two kids, and our friend were at a park near our house. The playground was crow… --- ## [Netflix Instant Queue Recommendations - the movie thread for people with no patience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931 "2011-05-09T01:48:12Z")
I’m looking for stuff to watch (movies and TV shows) while riding my exercise bicycle, but this thread isn’t just for me. For me I’d like people to recommend comedies because exercise and comedy go well together, but if … --- ## [Let's cheer the right-wing smear machine!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-cheer-the-right-wing-smear-machine/316768)
**Author:** [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Replies:** 506\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2005, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-cheer-the-right-wing-smear-machine/316768 "2005-08-31T22:33:05Z")
For the last few days, I’ve been getting more and more pissed off at the right’s efforts to smear Cindy Sheehan, the mom who’s camped out at Crawford against Bush. But this morning, I realize that I’ve been taking the w… --- ## [Words you hate people using](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-hate-people-using/610990)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-hate-people-using/610990 "2012-02-28T21:00:34Z")
What are words you hate people using? Mine are: Nice- When used to describe a person, I find ‘nice’ to be a very weak adjective. I guess because of the association of ‘nice’ guys, I find the word to be very two faced. O… --- ## [Your first celebrity crush . . . then and now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851 "2012-04-05T11:16:11Z")
When I was a kid, back in the '50s, I had a huge crush on Jerry Lewis. Well, not so much in more recent years. How did yours turn out? --- ## [How soon is too soon to get engaged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-is-too-soon-to-get-engaged/606865)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-is-too-soon-to-get-engaged/606865 "2012-07-18T23:18:42Z")
I’m a month into a relationship with a charming, wonderful young lady. I’ve found the love of my life. I’ve never felt like this before. I’m certain that I’ve found the woman I’ll be married to when I die of old age, … --- ## [What percentage of African Americans are descendants of slaves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-african-americans-are-descendants-of-slaves/441002)
**Author:** [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-african-americans-are-descendants-of-slaves/441002 "2017-01-09T19:38:15Z")
My daughter asked me if Senator Obama was African American and I said yes, but that he was unusual in that his father was actually born in Africa, rather than just being of African descent. Then started thinking–how unu… --- ## [I had an abnormal screening mammogram.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-an-abnormal-screening-mammogram/797018)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-an-abnormal-screening-mammogram/797018 "2025-10-03T22:39:56Z")
Yesterday, I went to another center to have a more advanced mammogram, as well as a breast ultrasound, and the doctor found something that she called an “architectural anomaly” and she wants me to have a needle biopsy, w… --- ## [Bill O'Reilly and his Falklands War experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-and-his-falklands-war-experience/713359)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-and-his-falklands-war-experience/713359 "2015-04-02T21:13:11Z")
Since it has nearly derailed this thread on NBC’s Brian Williams: Brian Williams Helicopter story: blowhard BS, but not a fireable offense - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board Have at it! --- ## [Mr. Monk and the End - Series Finale! (OPEN SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-monk-and-the-end-series-finale-open-spoilers/519144)
**Author:** [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-monk-and-the-end-series-finale-open-spoilers/519144 "2009-12-16T01:52:28Z")
So the Monk series finale starts tonight! I like how they’ve been tying up loose ends in this last season – making things right with Sharona (Bitty Schram), giving Monk back his badge (and having him giving it back). But… --- ## [Who coined the phrase "open up a can of whoop-ass"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-coined-the-phrase-open-up-a-can-of-whoop-ass/670316)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2016, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-coined-the-phrase-open-up-a-can-of-whoop-ass/670316 "2016-09-03T10:31:33Z")
Obviously it was coined sometime after the first tin can was invented. But who coined the phrase open up a can of whoop-ass? --- ## [New Geico commercials - anybody watching them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-geico-commercials-anybody-watching-them/524859)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-geico-commercials-anybody-watching-them/524859 "2011-03-19T17:03:09Z")
I’m talking about the new commercials with an announcer who comes onscreen and asks, “Can switching to Geico really save you 15% or more on your car insurance?” then answers himself with another question. Does Charlie D… --- ## [Bruce Lee vs Chuck Norris ... who actually wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-lee-vs-chuck-norris-who-actually-wins/264959)
**Author:** [@fknmclane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fknmclane)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-lee-vs-chuck-norris-who-actually-wins/264959 "2004-12-07T15:25:40Z")
I’ve heard arguments on this topic for some time now. First of all, did Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee ever fight in real life? If they did, is it humanly possible that Bruce Lee was beaten? The man was a superhuman force… --- ## [Tea Party congressman only has 400k leftover!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-party-congressman-only-has-400k-leftover/596826)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-party-congressman-only-has-400k-leftover/596826 "2011-09-22T16:49:38Z")
Poor Poor fucking Baby. No I don’t have a link, Find it your damn self. One of the Congressman Tea baggers was just on CNN discussing Obama’s to be unveiled tax hikes on the “job creators”. Turns out, that after he pays… --- ## [Message from David Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-david-simmons/435145)
**Author:** [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-from-david-simmons/435145 "2008-05-20T21:55:23Z")
I have received several emails lately asking where I have been. I guess the easiest way to do this is to just send a message to everyone and spare you guys the time of writing emails. I have been diagnosed with bladder… --- ## [Lost 3.22 "Through the Looking Glass" (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-22-through-the-looking-glass-spoilers/405216)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 407\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2007, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-22-through-the-looking-glass-spoilers/405216 "2007-06-01T01:20:28Z")
Thread rules: OK, folks, this is it. The 2 hour season 3 finale (starts 1 hour earlier than usual) and the last episode until Feb ’08. Jack has worked with CFL to set dynamite traps in the women’s tents to blow up Th… --- ## [Mandatory birth control for welfare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandatory-birth-control-for-welfare/435832)
**Author:** [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandatory-birth-control-for-welfare/435832 "2015-04-03T22:01:25Z")
The title pretty much says it. What would be the positives and negatives for forcing people who are on welfare to take birth control. This is assuming that enforcement of this policy is 100% effective and completely sa… --- ## [Origin of "If Muhammad won't come to the mountain.."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-if-muhammad-wont-come-to-the-mountain/234988)
**Author:** [@Beastal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastal)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-if-muhammad-wont-come-to-the-mountain/234988 "2013-08-26T17:52:41Z")
Just wondering where this phrase comes from. I am assuming it’s talking about Islam’s Prophet Muhammad? --- ## [Do French waiters resent being called "garçon"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-french-waiters-resent-being-called-garcon/511598)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-french-waiters-resent-being-called-garcon/511598 "2009-10-09T21:18:58Z")
I’ve been told yes, and so would I. Resent being called “boy” in the same situation. Do french people routinely call waiters “garçon”? What would be the proper address? Good food, for sure. Peace, mangeorge --- ## [Can Mike Huckabee win the GOP nomination and the presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-mike-huckabee-win-the-gop-nomination-and-the-presidency/738603)
**Author:** [@GloryDays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GloryDays)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-mike-huckabee-win-the-gop-nomination-and-the-presidency/738603 "2016-02-02T13:53:02Z")
Can former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) win the GOP presidential nomination as a underdog and take it all the way to the presidency? He has Evangelical Christian appeal, he’s a Southerner with classic roots, blue coll… --- ## [NFC East 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-east-2011/592382)
**Author:** [@FlightlessBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlightlessBird)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-east-2011/592382 "2012-01-02T17:34:55Z")
Sorry to steal your thunder Bearflag70, and Ellis Dee, but so much is happening that I thought the thread needed creating! But to continue your openings from previous years, here’re the links: NFC East 2005 NFC East 2… --- ## [NFL Playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/776477)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/776477 "2017-02-06T23:34:30Z")
Wild Card Weekend coming up. Here’s the games: Saturday, January 7 3:35 p.m. Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans Texans favored by 3.5 7:15 p.m. Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks Seahawks favored by 8 Sunday, January… --- ## [Odd overheating problem that auto repair guys can't fix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-overheating-problem-that-auto-repair-guys-cant-fix/629291)
**Author:** [@SimonMoon5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SimonMoon5)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-overheating-problem-that-auto-repair-guys-cant-fix/629291 "2014-01-30T20:10:36Z")
Here’s my problem: I have a Honda Civic that has a peculiar way of overheating. It’s fine to drive for a while. And I can drive it on the highway for as long as I want. But once I get off the highway and slow down (or, h… --- ## [Every once in a while I forget how to swallow... wtf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-once-in-a-while-i-forget-how-to-swallow-wtf/606344)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-once-in-a-while-i-forget-how-to-swallow-wtf/606344 "2011-12-21T13:35:10Z")
I think this is related to my Tourette’s Syndrome or OCD, but every once in a while I cannot for the life of me figure out the muscle contractions necessary to swallow. I will sit there gaging, trying, gasping, and whate… --- ## [Am I an idiot for being bothered by this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-an-idiot-for-being-bothered-by-this/581166)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-an-idiot-for-being-bothered-by-this/581166 "2011-06-17T19:04:25Z")
At my place of business, we have an employee association (EA). Every month, a different couple of floor reps from the EA organize an event for the entire building. Like, last week we had a Cinco de Mayo thing with taco… --- ## [Protesters storm US embasy...in Cairo??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesters-storm-us-embasy-in-cairo/634420)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesters-storm-us-embasy-in-cairo/634420 "2012-09-22T17:19:09Z")
:confused: Woah…this is a wtf moment. Why the hell are protesters storming our embassy in Cairo? What movie are they talking about (obviously the folks at CNN have no idea)?? I mean, I can see why the average Egyptia… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=116&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=118&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)