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**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-give-me-some-advice/629132 "2012-07-31T10:46:37Z")
So today begins a concerted effort to begin getting healthy. I’d like to start running - nothing herculean, just something. (I’m thinking start out at 20 minutes a day, find out where I am, and find a program to scale me… --- ## [People don't dress anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-dont-dress-anymore/324346)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-dont-dress-anymore/324346 "2005-10-05T15:01:01Z")
One thing I noticed while watching 12 Angry Men was that everyone wore a suit, or at least a sport coat. This reminded me of seeing films where people would ‘dress for dinner’. I’m not talking about people who put on a… --- ## [Things to never say to a child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-never-say-to-a-child/183058)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-never-say-to-a-child/183058 "2003-06-25T20:23:36Z")
I was at my grandmother’s home when somebody she knew stopped by. I barely remeber her, but I do remember her telling me while I was younger, “I’m going to take you home with me.” While I was in my younger and more naive… --- ## [I never knew how much they changed bicycling.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-knew-how-much-they-changed-bicycling/676337)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-knew-how-much-they-changed-bicycling/676337 "2013-12-19T19:05:09Z")
A Cracked article, but it’s pretty informative. I’ve ridden bikes since the 3rd grade. Back then bike racks were a standard part of any elementary school parking lot. There would be 40 bicycles in a couple racks on nic… --- ## [How is the movie Dances With Wolves Offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-movie-dances-with-wolves-offensive/823687)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-movie-dances-with-wolves-offensive/823687 "2018-10-30T20:30:31Z")
I have heard this at least twice now, on other boards or on YouTube about movies that didn’t deserve their Oscar wins. Dances With Wolves usually appears on these lists, for a few reasons. “Long, slow movie”, “Kevin Co… --- ## [Does your Microwave kill your Wireless Connection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-microwave-kill-your-wireless-connection/558003)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-microwave-kill-your-wireless-connection/558003 "2011-01-03T08:17:04Z")
This is so weird. My 23 year old Litton Microwave never bothered my wireless internet. I finally had to replace the microwave. I got a shiny new Panasonic. Full size 2.2 cu ft, just like my old Litton. http://www2.pa… --- ## [A Festivus For The Rest of Us. A Grievence MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-festivus-for-the-rest-of-us-a-grievence-mmp/928511)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-festivus-for-the-rest-of-us-a-grievence-mmp/928511 "2020-12-28T14:21:36Z")
I GOT A LOTTA PROBLEMS WITH YOU PEOPLE, AND TONIGHT YOU’RE GONNA HEAR ALL ABOUT IT. This year it’s mainly companies who can’t pack shipping boxes for shit, and maskless people(pro tip: it’s a mask, not a jaw sling). Bu… --- ## [Q. about the Boltzmann Brain paradox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-the-boltzmann-brain-paradox/689592)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-the-boltzmann-brain-paradox/689592 "2014-06-06T16:33:43Z")
To briefly summarize: The B.B.P is the notion that thermodynamically, our universe is so improbable that self-awareness in our organized universe should be vastly outnumbered by hypothetical awarenesses produced by rando… --- ## [Want to punch an actress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-punch-an-actress/630920)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-punch-an-actress/630920 "2012-08-12T07:44:48Z")
She’s the wife of the driver in the new Chevy Malibu commercial, where her husband is talking about the car’s performance and she drowns him out by singing Spandau Balet’s “True.” She is so freaking obnoxious. If I were… --- ## [My Doctor Wants Me to Have a Hysterectomy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doctor-wants-me-to-have-a-hysterectomy/745628)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2016, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doctor-wants-me-to-have-a-hysterectomy/745628 "2016-04-29T04:30:21Z")
Possible TMI warning. Not seeking medical advice, although if you’d like to share your experiences I’d be happy to listen. Late 40s, eight year breast cancer survivor. The chemo put me into early menopause. Fast forw… --- ## [Ran my car over a concrete parking block](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ran-my-car-over-a-concrete-parking-block/825091)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ran-my-car-over-a-concrete-parking-block/825091 "2018-11-30T22:49:43Z")
Failed to see a concrete divider in front of me and - boom - ran my SmartCar over it. Only the front wheels though. Now the car is trapped with the concrete block betwixt its front and rear tires. Don’t dare to budge it … --- ## [Great Films You Never Intend To See](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-you-never-intend-to-see/417885)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-films-you-never-intend-to-see/417885 "2007-09-13T11:42:51Z")
Are there any films you know are probably very good, but have no intention of ever seeing, simply based on subject material or genre? Million Dollar Baby - someone spoiled the ending to me, I am not a fan of boxing, and… --- ## [Why do airline ads target the minority of rich travellers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-airline-ads-target-the-minority-of-rich-travellers/668839)
**Author:** [@Doggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doggo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-airline-ads-target-the-minority-of-rich-travellers/668839 "2013-09-20T17:21:46Z")
I’m sick of the airlines making nauseating ads showing grovelling flight staff ( usually incredibly beautiful women ) pandering to people in first and business class, when the majority of people that fly are in cattle ( … --- ## ["You don't look too bad, you just need a boob job."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-look-too-bad-you-just-need-a-boob-job/196122)
**Author:** [@elegiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elegiac)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-look-too-bad-you-just-need-a-boob-job/196122 "2003-08-28T00:24:36Z")
I’ve spent years my life trying to come to terms with my appearance. I’ve dealt with a lifetime of insecurity brought on by my inability to deal with my relatives’ fat-phobia. I was the shyest kid in school, and the fi… --- ## [Have outspoken critics of the war emboldened the enemy and caused American deaths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-outspoken-critics-of-the-war-emboldened-the-enemy-and-caused-american-deaths/442875)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-outspoken-critics-of-the-war-emboldened-the-enemy-and-caused-american-deaths/442875 "2008-03-31T18:32:49Z")
There have been a few times a while back where I suggested that by being too outspoken about one’s hatred of the war and our role in it, that one might unintentionally spurring the enemy on. Logically, this would result … --- ## [Dropped cell phone in vinegar water. What should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropped-cell-phone-in-vinegar-water-what-should-i-do/529707)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropped-cell-phone-in-vinegar-water-what-should-i-do/529707 "2010-02-20T22:48:28Z")
Yes, need answer fast pretty much applies here. I have a Samsung Instinct. It just fell into a 1/2 cup of 50/50 vinegar/water mixture, with the top part (the speaker) submerged briefly. I took it out as quick as I could… --- ## [Could Trump happen in Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-trump-happen-in-canada/918696)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-trump-happen-in-canada/918696 "2020-12-31T05:24:19Z")
An interesting Globe article argues Trump could not happen in Canada. The market is too small. Our conservatives rarely xenophobic. Interesting, given some of us are done with Trump (in terms of wishful thinking). Bu… --- ## [Orphans of the sky: Does Human nature prevent multi-generational interstellar travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orphans-of-the-sky-does-human-nature-prevent-multi-generational-interstellar-travel/483404)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orphans-of-the-sky-does-human-nature-prevent-multi-generational-interstellar-travel/483404 "2009-02-01T23:51:41Z")
It is of course physically possible for us to travel to another solar system – only it takes a long time. Supposing we find habitable planets a few light years away, and have a ship that is designed to make it there in s… --- ## [The Never Ending LDS Slam-Fest, or why Fighting Ignorance doesn't apply equally here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-lds-slam-fest-or-why-fighting-ignorance-doesnt-apply-equally-here/117919)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2002, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-lds-slam-fest-or-why-fighting-ignorance-doesnt-apply-equally-here/117919 "2002-07-11T04:13:29Z")
Gee, GuanoLad, why do all LDS members look alike? Why do all gay men from large cities look alike? Why do all Jews look alike? Why do all Roman Catholics look alike? Why do all Republicans look alike? In This G.Q. Thre… --- ## [Just how many Doms/subs ARE there on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-many-doms-subs-are-there-on-the-sdmb/191449)
**Author:** [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2004, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-many-doms-subs-are-there-on-the-sdmb/191449 "2004-02-16T05:33:41Z")
My ears perked up after reading the thread in the pit about the bambis… I had NO idea there were other subs on the SDMB. Mind you I dont come here much anymore, between everquest, school full time(now work full time) an… --- ## [Weird question about bible and sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-question-about-bible-and-sex/577459)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-question-about-bible-and-sex/577459 "2011-04-09T05:20:24Z")
Inspired by a Tosh.0 bit where he asks a “preacher” (just some crazy guy on public access) why he’s against gay men, and he says the bible says a man lying with another man is an abomination. Tosh asks about two chicks, … --- ## [Certified Organic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/certified-organic/693448)
**Author:** [@lonv166](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lonv166)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/certified-organic/693448 "2014-07-26T02:14:47Z")
I certainly cannot dispute your answer, but perhaps a bit more information may be of interest. We have an organic garden, but the difference is that not only have we never applied any chemicals, living memory (pre-1935) … --- ## [Genital comparison shopping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genital-comparison-shopping/128205)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2002, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genital-comparison-shopping/128205 "2002-09-21T11:57:07Z")
OK, help me out here. I’m shopping for some genitals, and haven’t decided on the model yet. I want to make sure I’m comfortable with my decision and have been comparing features. This isn’t an authorative list, just off … --- ## [Recommend a steakhouse on the Las Vegas Strip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-steakhouse-on-the-las-vegas-strip/690760)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-steakhouse-on-the-las-vegas-strip/690760 "2015-09-30T08:26:18Z")
Well, after years of planning and dreaming and saving up money and then having to spend it on some urgent disaster instead or not having vacation time to spare, I’m finally going to Vegas this August, and I’m working on … --- ## [Check-in for All Female Newbies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-in-for-all-female-newbies/23189)
**Author:** [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2000, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-in-for-all-female-newbies/23189 "2000-06-28T03:51:28Z")
Due to the large number of newbies here, we need to make sure you meet our high standards of cleavage - I mean intellect. I have in the past been a wandering examiner, finding the newbies where they are, but this has bec… --- ## [The Knick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-knick/695947)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-knick/695947 "2015-08-30T21:02:48Z")
Oh how I wanted to love this show. :frowning: Clive Owen. “Turn of the Century”, etc. But he’s a medical genius who is abusive, rude, obnoxious and a drug addict. Hmm, where have I heard that before? :rolleyes::rolleye… --- ## [Do you spank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-spank/668728)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-spank/668728 "2013-10-01T15:53:49Z")
Do you spank as a form of discipline to those you have custody or responsibility over who are under the age of 18? --- ## [Why do women like chocolate so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-like-chocolate-so-much/496654)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-like-chocolate-so-much/496654 "2009-05-21T19:20:24Z")
Like most men, I have no particular love of chocolate, and given the option of a bar of 80% cocoa finest swiss organic fair trade whatever… or say a bacon cheeseburger… I’ll go for the latter any time. But most women se… --- ## [Should the US (and/or other countries) boycott the winter Olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-and-or-other-countries-boycott-the-winter-olympics/952781)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-and-or-other-countries-boycott-the-winter-olympics/952781 "2022-01-21T18:06:29Z")
So, not sure if this has been discussed on the board. Apologies if this has been beaten to death already. I was in a discussion over the weekend about this, so thought I’d see what 'dopers thoughts on the subject are. … --- ## [Stoidela, you think the North is better than the South??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stoidela-you-think-the-north-is-better-than-the-south/41190)
**Author:** [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2000, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stoidela-you-think-the-north-is-better-than-the-south/41190 "2000-11-17T05:43:16Z")
This is not a ranting, hysterical thread. No profanity here, even though this is the Pit. Really. I just wanted to address a certain thing you wrote on this thread. PunditLisa and I have responed to this remark you made,… --- ## [Is Queen Elizabeth above the law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-queen-elizabeth-above-the-law/488826)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2009, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-queen-elizabeth-above-the-law/488826 "2009-03-11T08:06:15Z")
Here’s the scene. Both Liz and Phil are young and in their prime and early one morning Liz fancies a bacon sandwich. Not wanting to wake the cook she strolls down to the kitchen and finds Phil giving one of the pantrym… --- ## [Little Debbie vs Hostess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2017, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-debbie-vs-hostess/791940 "2017-07-28T04:36:35Z")
Come one, come all! Let the partisans prepare the battlefield! :slight\_smile: I generally prefer Little Debbie, but that’s mainly because most of their products are cheaper than Hostess. However, there are two Hostes… --- ## [How do casinos make money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-casinos-make-money/811226)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2018, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-casinos-make-money/811226 "2018-03-31T04:05:50Z")
This sounds like a stupid question, but hear me out. The other day on a road trip we stopped at a casino to eat. Posted right on the door it said “The Payout of this Facility is 97%” I know there is variation, like the… --- ## [Yet another commercials we love thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-commercials-we-love-thread/551179)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-commercials-we-love-thread/551179 "2010-09-25T03:01:26Z")
I’ll open the bidding with this Lowe’s commercial about a couple relating their adventures in buying their first house. The wife’s a cutie, and I love how she is entirely calm through all the catastrophes (waist-deep flo… --- ## [Is DiCaprio the greatest...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dicaprio-the-greatest/637592)
**Author:** [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dicaprio-the-greatest/637592 "2012-10-19T05:58:19Z")
Actor ever in hollywood? --- ## [Mindfreak guy on Snopes.com...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindfreak-guy-on-snopes-com/361844)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2006, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindfreak-guy-on-snopes-com/361844 "2006-06-26T14:46:01Z")
So how does this trick work? I consider Snopes on a par with the SD as far as credibility, but I refuse to accept that this trick is as they explain it, that it was a real, live event w./o accomplices. Looks more like a … --- ## [Pennsylvania Primary - Let's get this party started!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennsylvania-primary-lets-get-this-party-started/446461)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pennsylvania-primary-lets-get-this-party-started/446461 "2008-04-24T22:00:56Z")
As of 5:00 PM, Drudge has early exit polling data with Clinton at 52% and Obama at 48%. Let’s see how this plays out, shall we? --- ## [What would be the results of normalized gay marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-results-of-normalized-gay-marriage/493992)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2009, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-results-of-normalized-gay-marriage/493992 "2009-04-26T08:18:48Z")
I don’t mean in some sort of deep sociological impact kind of way, but culturally. Will there be debuttante balls for young gay men coming out? How do you think this will manifest in society? --- ## [Where/who are our current "Leonardo Davinchi's"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-who-are-our-current-leonardo-davinchis/454138)
**Author:** [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2008, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-who-are-our-current-leonardo-davinchis/454138 "2008-06-25T10:39:46Z")
As most everyone know Leonardo was a true polymath. Weapons design, archetecture, art, and so much more came from him. Modern times have brought specialisation in most disciplines, but who among our current crop of huma… --- ## [Why do employers seemingly not want to hire middle-aged and older people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-employers-seemingly-not-want-to-hire-middle-aged-and-older-people/453755)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-employers-seemingly-not-want-to-hire-middle-aged-and-older-people/453755 "2008-06-26T14:02:59Z")
I seem to constantly hear that once you turn 40, employers don’t want to hire you. I’ve gotten advice that you should start your own business, or enter your own profession (accounting, etc), so that you don’t have to ge… --- ## [Anybody here doing the Blue Apron thingy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-doing-the-blue-apron-thingy/729394)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-doing-the-blue-apron-thingy/729394 "2016-12-16T01:49:03Z")
Hi all. Been doing the Blue Apron thing here on an off for the past couple of months. For those who don’t know, Blue Apron ships you all the ingredients (besides salt and pepper) to make 3 meals that will feed 2 people… --- ## [New feline addition to the household](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feline-addition-to-the-household/651868)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feline-addition-to-the-household/651868 "2016-03-02T21:32:40Z")
You all know we lost Harvey in November. It was now time to find another furball to keep us company. We’ve just returned from N.O.A.H Animal Adoption & Spay/Neuter Center, where we adopted Tonka. We thought we would a… --- ## [what should you teach a 2 year old to call her private parts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-you-teach-a-2-year-old-to-call-her-private-parts/468711)
**Author:** [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-you-teach-a-2-year-old-to-call-her-private-parts/468711 "2008-10-22T03:58:38Z")
I’m a single dad and usually don’t know what to call it around adult females. What should I teach my daughter to call it? So far it’s “front butt,” because she started out calling it “butt” and we have progressed differe… --- ## [What will pop the gold bubble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-pop-the-gold-bubble/582117)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-pop-the-gold-bubble/582117 "2011-05-26T14:26:48Z")
I don’t believe that gold Eagles and Maple Leafs and Pandas will save me from the Obama-caused zombie apocalypse after 21 December 2012 (my non-hybrid seed bank will do that). I see current gold prices as a bubble just … --- ## [What is the oldest band that could have a full reunion of its original members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-band-that-could-have-a-full-reunion-of-its-original-members/614421)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-band-that-could-have-a-full-reunion-of-its-original-members/614421 "2012-03-08T11:18:35Z")
The Davy Jones thread has me wondering this: The Monkees are now 3/4, the Beatles 2/4, and The Rolling Stones and the The Who and The Temptations and other bands that continue to tour periodically have lost members over … --- ## [Trump and his rallies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-his-rallies/958188)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-his-rallies/958188 "2022-02-05T16:42:22Z")
Why in the world does Trump think that 30,000 people showing up to his rallies (where probably at least 1/3 of them are the same people showing up to them over and over) means that he had to have won the election? There… --- ## [Has anyone ever won Civ4 in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-won-civ4-in-real-life/587883)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-won-civ4-in-real-life/587883 "2011-07-17T20:08:03Z")
There are 6 ways to win Civ 4. The first few have obviously never been achieved: Conquest–eliminate all other rivals. Obviously this has never happened, since we have multiple countries. Space Race–send a ship to the n… --- ## [Most obvious/straightforward rock band name that does not have a notable representative.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-obvious-straightforward-rock-band-name-that-does-not-have-a-notable-representative/532299)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-obvious-straightforward-rock-band-name-that-does-not-have-a-notable-representative/532299 "2010-03-16T02:23:30Z")
I was looking up whether there was a rock band named The Sandals (there was) when it hit me to ask: which rock band name is the most obvious, which rock band name would you think of really easily, that does not have a no… --- ## [Myers-Briggs Type Indicator fairly accurate or or fairly spuedo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myers-briggs-type-indicator-fairly-accurate-or-or-fairly-spuedo/482302)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myers-briggs-type-indicator-fairly-accurate-or-or-fairly-spuedo/482302 "2009-01-29T16:42:06Z")
So in one of of my classes has a section about Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. I came out as an INFP healer type. Reading about it seems to produce astounding insights into successes, strengths, and troubles, and weaknesses… --- ## [What Would Happen If The Sun Burned Out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-the-sun-burned-out/395165)
**Author:** [@BW\_Morrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BW_Morrison)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-the-sun-burned-out/395165 "2007-03-10T21:01:56Z")
If the sun burned out tomorrow at noon, how long would civilization survive? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1185&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1187&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)