# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1208&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:** 1209 --- ## [Trojan Twister Vibrations commercial - When does the Ronco Pocket Pussy come out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trojan-twister-vibrations-commercial-when-does-the-ronco-pocket-pussy-come-out/591258)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trojan-twister-vibrations-commercial-when-does-the-ronco-pocket-pussy-come-out/591258 "2011-08-04T13:47:11Z")
So I’m sitting here watching the tube, winding down for the night, when this bizarre commercial comes on. The Vibrator for the Masses. I remember seeing the first commercials, with the three women with blown back hair … --- ## [What's in like flying in first class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-like-flying-in-first-class/219629)
**Author:** [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2003, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-like-flying-in-first-class/219629 "2003-12-19T02:29:51Z")
This is a goofy question. When I fly home for Christmas, I will be flying first class. I’ve never done this. What’s it like? I mean, I know the seats are bigger, but what’s it like? Do I get footrubs or something? Is the… --- ## [Man from U.N.C.L.E. swish-pan decoded at last](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-from-u-n-c-l-e-swish-pan-decoded-at-last/668896)
**Author:** [@Vashbul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vashbul)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-from-u-n-c-l-e-swish-pan-decoded-at-last/668896 "2020-08-02T22:49:57Z")
Well, today I was watching an old “Man from U.N.C.L.E.” episode. This spy series ran from 1964 to 1967 and one of the things it accomplished was to popularize the “swish pan”, also called the zip pan. Whenever the actio… --- ## [Funny and sexy at the same time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-and-sexy-at-the-same-time/485098)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-and-sexy-at-the-same-time/485098 "2009-02-13T21:37:49Z")
Is there a more difficult combination for an actress to do well? Comediennes seem like they have to be abrasive, abusive, or stupid (or all three), and while I can usuallly see the humor, those are also instant turn-off… --- ## [The US inflicts Black Friday on Britain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-inflicts-black-friday-on-britain/705829)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-inflicts-black-friday-on-britain/705829 "2014-12-01T18:29:58Z")
We’re so, so sorry and apologize. I wouldn’t wish Black Friday on my worst enemy. CNN live has been cutting to mob scenes in Britain’s stores all morning. They don’t celebrate Thanksgiving holiday but they got stuck w… --- ## [Metric equivalent of 'mileage'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metric-equivalent-of-mileage/210472)
**Author:** [@Church\_Key\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Church_Key_Kid)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metric-equivalent-of-mileage/210472 "2003-10-31T13:19:29Z")
Is there a metric equivalent of ‘mileage’, other than ‘distance’ (in regards to distance travelled, such as on a business reimbursement form), or ‘kilometers per liter’ (as in fuel efficiency)? --- ## [Why are they called The Breakfast Club?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-called-the-breakfast-club/235499)
**Author:** [@Colinmarshall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colinmarshall)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2004, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-called-the-breakfast-club/235499 "2004-03-23T22:43:20Z")
Just dawned on me. Why are they called The Breakfast Club? The movie’s characters and themes couldn’t have less to do with breakfast. They did eat lunch in the movie, but that’s as close as we came. --- ## [The oldest movie with a still-living actor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-movie-with-a-still-living-actor/495732)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-movie-with-a-still-living-actor/495732 "2010-11-19T19:54:36Z")
What is the oldest movie that a still-living actor was in? Let’s limit it to actors named in the opening credits, not bit parts and extras. Are any silent movie kids still alive? --- ## [Ugly ugly cars!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-ugly-cars/265340)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugly-ugly-cars/265340 "2004-10-06T22:01:27Z")
The Chrysler PT Cruiser. What were they thinking of? There’s one in my work car park and it hurts my eyes every time I walk past. It looks like a London cab that’s swallowed a hearse. Ug-leee. Ugly. Any other nomination… --- ## [Trashcan Man's song from "The Stand"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trashcan-mans-song-from-the-stand/472183)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trashcan-mans-song-from-the-stand/472183 "2008-11-12T04:18:11Z")
I’m re-reading The Stand - the extended edition, which I’ve been meaning to read for, oh, ten years. Kindle Edition for $3.95 was just the ticket! Anyway, throughout the book, Trashcan Man sings to himself Tower of Powe… --- ## [Female first-person literature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-first-person-literature/706691)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-first-person-literature/706691 "2014-12-17T19:08:56Z")
I’m trying to think of some famous literature that is written from a first-person perspective, but with a female main character. I can’t think of any! Perhaps it’s just a matter of my choice of reading material being sla… --- ## [Censorship in "Lady & The Tramp"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censorship-in-lady-the-tramp/9873)
**Author:** [@drollman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drollman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2000, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censorship-in-lady-the-tramp/9873 "2000-04-07T15:38:00Z")
I have purchased a video copy of Disney’s “Lady & The Tramp”. Near the end of the movie (When the Scottie dog and the Bloodhound are chasing through the streets to catch the dog catcher that has Tramp) Scottie tells the… --- ## [Why No Strong Push For Drug Reform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-strong-push-for-drug-reform/611722)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-strong-push-for-drug-reform/611722 "2012-03-27T00:09:37Z")
Why is there no strong push for reform of drug laws in the United States or indeed most other places? Even the Netherlands merely has decriminalized marijuana, not fully legalized it? Why is it that while more controvers… --- ## [Okay, so you just ventilated Mugabe. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-you-just-ventilated-mugabe-now-what/457126)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-you-just-ventilated-mugabe-now-what/457126 "2008-07-28T17:12:30Z")
While reading about the toilet that Mugabe has flushed his country down, I couldn’t help but fantasize about doing something really terrible to him. However, I realize that, in the words of P.J. O’Rourke, it’s one thing… --- ## [Political Correctness and the Cartoon Network](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correctness-and-the-cartoon-network/205740)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correctness-and-the-cartoon-network/205740 "2003-10-08T04:15:08Z")
I understand this is old news, but I ran into my first instance of this today. They edited a Tom and Jerry cartoon to eliminate a “blackface” reference in the Thanksgiving one where he gets hit in the tail by a candle, a… --- ## [Do "Normal Schools" still exist? If not, when did they disappear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-normal-schools-still-exist-if-not-when-did-they-disappear/647181)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-normal-schools-still-exist-if-not-when-did-they-disappear/647181 "2013-01-26T09:39:35Z")
As I have understood it, and as indicated in this thread, a “Normal” school was a school intended to train primary and secondary school teachers. It existed outside of the standard academic degree progression of Bachelo… --- ## [Is a mother sleeping in the same bed as their baby as dangerous as these graphic PSAs make it seem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-mother-sleeping-in-the-same-bed-as-their-baby-as-dangerous-as-these-graphic-psas-make-it-seem/603169)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-mother-sleeping-in-the-same-bed-as-their-baby-as-dangerous-as-these-graphic-psas-make-it-seem/603169 "2011-11-20T06:27:19Z")
Re these ads. http://news.yahoo.com/milwaukee-runs-provocative-ads-wake-parents-dangers-co-213117311.html Mothers and their babies have been sleeping together since the dawn of time. Is this a real danger? Newspaper a… --- ## [People who get all stuck up/condescending when somone asks an honest question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-get-all-stuck-up-condescending-when-somone-asks-an-honest-question/707474)
**Author:** [@ArztWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArztWolf)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-get-all-stuck-up-condescending-when-somone-asks-an-honest-question/707474 "2014-12-21T06:24:35Z")
I am involved in multiple dog forums, I volunteer at an animal shelter and I go to PetSmart a lot. I absolutly hate it when someone asks a simple question, like in this hypothetical exchange: Someone is walking in a do… --- ## [Fascinating article- why politics is so insane lately.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fascinating-article-why-politics-is-so-insane-lately/758720)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fascinating-article-why-politics-is-so-insane-lately/758720 "2016-07-07T14:20:43Z")
Seems plausible enough… the removal of a lot of the older political intermediaries from the process in the name of “transparency” and corruption reduction has unintentionally removed a lot of the institutional brakes a… --- ## [How can this legal problem with self-driving cars be solved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-this-legal-problem-with-self-driving-cars-be-solved/672591)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-this-legal-problem-with-self-driving-cars-be-solved/672591 "2013-11-21T03:30:09Z")
Hypothetically, let us suppose that a high tech company develops software to drive a car that is “good enough”. By good enough, if everyone were to ride in cars driven by this software, the death rate from car wrecks wo… --- ## [How Long for a House to Settle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-for-a-house-to-settle/425179)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-for-a-house-to-settle/425179 "2007-11-05T22:17:48Z")
Some people claim a house settles in its first few years. But, isn’t the settling process really infinite? It may not even be asymptotic depending on the soil conditions, right? Or, do really old houses stop settling … --- ## [A Question About "Goodfellas"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-goodfellas/735129)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-goodfellas/735129 "2015-10-25T19:15:56Z")
When Henry Hill’s wife goes to see Jimmy Burke (down on the East Side), she gets a bad vibe. Burke tells her to go to an address down the street-and she realizes that she is about to be “whacked”. she runs away, gets in … --- ## [The Vatican plays 3-Priest Monte once again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vatican-plays-3-priest-monte-once-again/796446)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vatican-plays-3-priest-monte-once-again/796446 "2017-09-20T20:35:17Z")
Story here about The Vatican whisking away a high ranking priest from Washington: Son of a bitch. --- ## [How do you improve your logic/reasoning skills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-improve-your-logic-reasoning-skills/234331)
**Author:** [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-improve-your-logic-reasoning-skills/234331 "2012-11-11T21:33:33Z")
(Preface: I wasn’t sure where to put this, so I put it in GD because it is not so factual). I’d like to know how a person could improve their logic and reasoning skills. I’ve been exposed to a lot of logic problems rece… --- ## [Well, damn. I guess I missed the resubscription window.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-damn-i-guess-i-missed-the-resubscription-window/497328)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-damn-i-guess-i-missed-the-resubscription-window/497328 "2009-06-05T02:25:06Z")
I noticed today that I’ve started seeing ads on the SD when I view it on my iPhone. “Self,” thinks I, “wasn’t there something the other day about resubscribing?” Why yes, yes there was. And now I’ve missed the window.… --- ## [Pancakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancakes/257950)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2004, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancakes/257950 "2004-08-07T04:18:00Z")
Sundays at Rancho DeDay is Pancake Day. It’s our tradition around here. What’s for breakfast Sunday? Pancakes! Only, I have to admit I’m lazy. I make my pancakes from a mix. Sometimes I go crazy and whip out the blender … --- ## [OMG!!! I just read the "..." in my parents wedding album!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-i-just-read-the-in-my-parents-wedding-album/541026)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-i-just-read-the-in-my-parents-wedding-album/541026 "2010-05-29T08:40:48Z")
My mother passed away in 1968 when I was a year old, my father passing away 39 years later. After he died, I was given a large amount of personal papers and such from their time together in the 1950’s and 1960’s, includi… --- ## [Gamestop ID checking (very mild)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamestop-id-checking-very-mild/521676)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamestop-id-checking-very-mild/521676 "2009-12-20T06:44:58Z")
This is fairly weak sauce, as Pittings go, but: What the heck is up with Gamestop’s ID check policy? I just got sworn into the Maryland bar last night, and I figured I’d earned a “you rock” gift. So, I went to Gamestop… --- ## [Jack Daniels, Bananas. WHy do they smell the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-daniels-bananas-why-do-they-smell-the-same/185304)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2003, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-daniels-bananas-why-do-they-smell-the-same/185304 "2003-07-02T17:40:11Z")
Forgive me if this is a really silly question - I am very very bored and lost my restraint. --- ## [Soup Nazi in Germany](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soup-nazi-in-germany/742178)
**Author:** [@OpusThePenguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpusThePenguin)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soup-nazi-in-germany/742178 "2016-01-13T15:07:46Z")
A few years ago, I saw Seinfeld in Germany and that got me wondering. What does Soup Nazi translate to over there? I’m guess it translates to something else given German sensitivity over the Nazism. --- ## [How to cook a prime rib roast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-a-prime-rib-roast/476797)
**Author:** [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-a-prime-rib-roast/476797 "2008-12-27T01:14:24Z")
I’m going to order a prime rib roast for Christmas Eve dinner and have never cooked one before. I could use some advice. From researching the internet it looks like I should plan on 1 pound (raw) per person or a little… --- ## [Bank of America fascists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-of-america-fascists/594760)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-of-america-fascists/594760 "2011-09-05T01:49:20Z")
You wonder why your stock is taking a beating? Try “fucking with your customers” for a thousand. So we’re going along as happily consuming Americans, using our Alaska Airlines card for all our purchases, and paying off… --- ## [integral of cot^2 x](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/integral-of-cot-2-x/576548)
**Author:** [@miragesyzygy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miragesyzygy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/integral-of-cot-2-x/576548 "2011-03-31T23:38:54Z")
Not a homework question, a test question that I already took. After the test it suddenly hit me that I can convert it into Csc^2 but I did it in a totally convoluted way on the test can someone check whether I’m right. … --- ## [Heroes 12/8/08 "Our Father" (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-12-8-08-our-father-spoilers/476336)
**Author:** [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-12-8-08-our-father-spoilers/476336 "2008-12-14T21:48:37Z")
Here we go again. Time traveling again, but at least its back to one of our old favorite rooftops. Plus, Arthur and Nathan teamup, Peter and the Haitian teamup, and Sylar maybe eats more brains! Since they’ve fallen i… --- ## [What does 33.3' (recurring) x 3 equal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-33-3-recurring-x-3-equal/206448)
**Author:** [@Death\_Ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_Ninja)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-33-3-recurring-x-3-equal/206448 "2003-10-12T15:01:07Z")
Recently I confronted my flatmate with the age old question, “How much would you eat your own excrement for?”. He responded with “100 bucks”. After hearing his answer I immediately turned to my two other by standing flat… --- ## [Shall We Discuss Peanut Butter? And, p'raps Jelly? Yes. We Shall.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-we-discuss-peanut-butter-and-praps-jelly-yes-we-shall/300510)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2005, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shall-we-discuss-peanut-butter-and-praps-jelly-yes-we-shall/300510 "2005-04-27T22:56:51Z")
A moment of your time, if I may? Allow me to wax poetic over the beauty, the perfection that is a peanut butter and jelly sammich. The endless iterations, the variations on the theme, the altered states of pb&j-dom, the… --- ## [Romney's support among African-American voters: Zero percent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romneys-support-among-african-american-voters-zero-percent/632244)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romneys-support-among-african-american-voters-zero-percent/632244 "2012-08-24T01:55:07Z")
According to the latest NBC/WSJ poll: \ Romney, meanwhile, is ahead with whites (53 percent to 40 percent), rural voters (47 percent to 38 percent) and seniors (49 percent to 41 percent). In a sample of 12 swing … --- ## [I Was Offered Sex For Homework Last Night!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-offered-sex-for-homework-last-night/133938)
**Author:** [@SeekerTweaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeekerTweaker)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2002, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-offered-sex-for-homework-last-night/133938 "2002-10-28T01:36:21Z")
This is the first mundane pointless story that I’ve felt compelled to post- here it is. I was on AIM last night, and I got messaged by a candy raver girl I’ve met a few times at raves and IMed with before. She launched … --- ## [Drug tests and opiates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-tests-and-opiates/562180)
**Author:** [@sugaree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sugaree)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2013, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-tests-and-opiates/562180 "2013-06-02T11:00:17Z")
I know that excessive consumption of poppy seeds can lead to false positives of opiate usage. But has drug testing developed to the point where individual opiates–vidodin, morphine, ect.–can be determed, or would they al… --- ## [Froggy went a'courtin'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/froggy-went-acourtin/13419)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/froggy-went-acourtin/13419 "2012-04-25T20:43:18Z")
Okay, this is TRULY mundane and pointless but please help just the same. I have this song stuck in my head, but I only know the first verse, so it has been playing OVER AND OVER in my head until I’m resisting the urge to… --- ## [What would really happen if a state legalized marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-really-happen-if-a-state-legalized-marijuana/531952)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-really-happen-if-a-state-legalized-marijuana/531952 "2010-03-22T02:07:47Z")
Right now the possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana is illegal under federal law. This is true even in states that have legalized marijuana for medical use, but the Obama administration has announced that it … --- ## [Avatar was a great movie.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-was-a-great-movie/532627)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-was-a-great-movie/532627 "2010-03-17T18:28:33Z")
I think people who have complaints about Avatar’s script or story don’t realize what Cameron was trying to accomplish with his movie. It was never his intent to create a movie designed to give people a complex story to f… --- ## [Why Isn't Nevadan Prostitution a More Stable/Successful Industry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-nevadan-prostitution-a-more-stable-successful-industry/674911)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-nevadan-prostitution-a-more-stable-successful-industry/674911 "2013-12-02T00:42:26Z")
It’s more stable than I thought, with a couple dozen brothels currently in business. But even perusing the sites given \[note: some are NSFW\] you find that they fade in and out of existence and ownership, and none look to… --- ## [Which politicians have bodyguards by virtue of their office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-politicians-have-bodyguards-by-virtue-of-their-office/641304)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-politicians-have-bodyguards-by-virtue-of-their-office/641304 "2012-11-17T21:57:39Z")
The President of the United States is the prime example of a political office whose holder gets personal protection from day one. There is absolutely no discussion about this, regardless of how likeable, uncontroversial … --- ## [Question about "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-maxwells-silver-hammer/576460)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-maxwells-silver-hammer/576460 "2011-04-10T20:27:34Z")
In the first verse of the song, “Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine” calls Joan up and invites her out to the pictures, as an excuse to show up at her door with a silver hammer and take her out in an entirely different… --- ## [EVE, love, a question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-love-a-question/111160)
**Author:** [@ageless6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ageless6)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2002, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-love-a-question/111160 "2002-06-03T15:23:02Z")
It seems like you’ve answered this, maybe before the GREAT '02 CRACKER OUTRAGE, and I can’t remember. Some say a cracker is just an evil hacker, but the point being moot, I’ll go with the folks who were angry at the ter… --- ## [Would you want to be 16 again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-16-again/689540)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-be-16-again/689540 "2014-05-30T22:14:41Z")
If you were magically 16 again, that would mean that your memories would only be 16 years old as well. You can’t go back and fix the stupid shit you did as a teenager because you wouldn’t remember…but you might possibly … --- ## [U.S. combat aircraft that were never used in combat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-combat-aircraft-that-were-never-used-in-combat/668917)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-combat-aircraft-that-were-never-used-in-combat/668917 "2013-09-18T00:28:42Z")
The Boeing B-47 Stratojet was a bomber, but it never dropped a bomb in anger. The closest it came to ‘combat’ was in its reconnaissance variant. Since it was a bomber, I’m not counting recon missions; so by that criter… --- ## [Would an American jury be allowed to do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-american-jury-be-allowed-to-do-this/623295)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-american-jury-be-allowed-to-do-this/623295 "2012-05-29T04:29:53Z")
Another supposedly true story that set off my BS alert. I’m not going to quote any of it; what it comes down to is that there’s a guy on trial for robbing a convenience store and there’s images of someone who looks just… --- ## [German air superiority in WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-air-superiority-in-wwii/464474)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-air-superiority-in-wwii/464474 "2008-09-26T10:34:12Z")
Idly browsing wiki, I came across this list of WWII air aces: Wow. The first 108 are all German. The first 122 were Axis pilots. Wow. I thought that air superiority was supposedly an important factor in WWII? How on … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1207&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1209&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)