# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1209&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:** 1210 --- ## [86 year-old makes "rage" comic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86-year-old-makes-rage-comic/602145)
**Author:** [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/86-year-old-makes-rage-comic/602145 "2011-11-10T22:20:59Z")
Don’t know how familiar you are with Tumblr or memes or assorted internet phenomena but this guy managed to take the ball and run with it. Astounding and very moving. --- ## [No I will not buy you a $6 dollar burger!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-will-not-buy-you-a-6-dollar-burger/615377)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-will-not-buy-you-a-6-dollar-burger/615377 "2012-03-14T17:03:18Z")
Has anyone noticed this phenomenon where say a bunch of friends get together and are hungry, or you’re drinking and shooting the bull and need a late night meal, or you are trying to be nice to some contractors you have … --- ## [Obamacare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare/841364)
**Author:** [@CHealy7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHealy7)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare/841364 "2019-10-31T03:30:27Z")
Five year on from its introduction, is it fair to say that this was a scandalous disaster? --- ## [Was George Bush Sr. Deep Throat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-george-bush-sr-deep-throat/288500)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2005, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-george-bush-sr-deep-throat/288500 "2005-06-04T04:25:08Z")
That is the claim of a new book by Woodward and Bernstein biographer, Adrien Havill. I dunno. Sounds good to me. It would make a great story anyway. Talk about a dark horse. I never saw this one coming. I hope it’s tru… --- ## [Sports euphemisms for sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-euphemisms-for-sex/544462)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-euphemisms-for-sex/544462 "2010-06-29T02:43:07Z")
Inspired by the baseball euphemisms for sex thread, what expressions do you have in your countries or in other sports besides baseball? --- ## [Post disrespectful summaries of well-regarded works you don't like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-disrespectful-summaries-of-well-regarded-works-you-dont-like/499076)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-disrespectful-summaries-of-well-regarded-works-you-dont-like/499076 "2009-06-11T06:50:06Z")
So I’ve finally read Davy, by Edgar Pangborn. For those of you who haven’t perused the volume, it goes something like this: Ye gods, this thing is dated. --- ## [why do they give out awards for perfect attendance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-give-out-awards-for-perfect-attendance/563676)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-give-out-awards-for-perfect-attendance/563676 "2010-12-21T16:56:42Z")
it’s not fair that someone should be expected to last the hole school year without getting sick and maybe it encourages kids to go to school when sick and infect others --- ## [Naked dad in daughter's room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-dad-in-daughters-room/167143)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-dad-in-daughters-room/167143 "2003-04-08T21:12:55Z")
My husband likes to sleep in the buff, which I don’t mind at all, but when he gets up to attend to our 8 month old daughter at night I really prefer that he pulls on a pair of pajama bottoms or something before going int… --- ## [Wow, KING KONG is a wonderful, epic..chick flick! Who knew?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-king-kong-is-a-wonderful-epic-chick-flick-who-knew/335711)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-king-kong-is-a-wonderful-epic-chick-flick-who-knew/335711 "2005-12-28T14:36:08Z")
This is not really a review, I don’t do reviews. It’s just some general thoughts. SPOILERS, though who doesn’t know the gist of the story? I loved this movie! I expected action, adventure, chills and thrills, and got a… --- ## [Have you ever known, or do you now know, any violent criminals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-known-or-do-you-now-know-any-violent-criminals/493113)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-known-or-do-you-now-know-any-violent-criminals/493113 "2009-04-24T12:10:34Z")
What did they do? What were they like? What are they like now? --- ## [Moral Relativism in the United State Foreign Policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-relativism-in-the-united-state-foreign-policy/340745)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-relativism-in-the-united-state-foreign-policy/340745 "2006-01-28T20:16:55Z")
I am really tired of hearing about the atrocity committed on 9/11. If that was murder then so is every Iraqi death. I am tired of people acting as though American’s fundamental rights are so much more valuable than tho… --- ## [Question about COBRA (health insurance)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-cobra-health-insurance/600094)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-cobra-health-insurance/600094 "2011-10-20T15:41:33Z")
It looks like I’m moving to a new job at the end of November, unless my current employer can talk me into staying with them. Because health insurance in this country is tied to your job (which is weird to me because I’m … --- ## [Infinity, squared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-squared/204219)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-squared/204219 "2003-09-29T18:54:39Z")
I was reading an article, multiverse, in which the author mentions infinity squared. I’ve encountered this before, and it would appear that some math geeks believe that infinity and infinity squared can indeed exist sepe… --- ## [14 yo girl reveals rape in radio stunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-yo-girl-reveals-rape-in-radio-stunt/504720)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2009, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-yo-girl-reveals-rape-in-radio-stunt/504720 "2009-08-08T07:16:18Z")
As per the story here: bit more here: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,25856368-29277,00.html?from=public\_rss Leaving the girl out of this \[SIZE=“3”\]-please-\[/SIZE\] other than it appears she was not too happy a… --- ## [Am I a Matron of Honor-zilla?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-matron-of-honor-zilla/587389)
**Author:** [@Kika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kika)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-matron-of-honor-zilla/587389 "2011-07-06T04:26:49Z")
Backstory: My best friend is getting married, and she’s asked me to be the matron of honor. They are getting married sometime in early summer 2012 (they can’t reserve the reception site until Jan 1, 2012). We are origina… --- ## [My boss saw me in my bra and panties!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-saw-me-in-my-bra-and-panties/409861)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-saw-me-in-my-bra-and-panties/409861 "2007-06-29T16:06:14Z")
Eek! How many of you can say that? (Excluding strippers.) Ok, ok, I work for a dermatologist. A few months ago I had a moderately dysplastic mole biopsied and then excised by the main doctor in my office (president … --- ## [V for Vendetta: Irresponsible? (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-for-vendetta-irresponsible-spoilers/349167)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-for-vendetta-irresponsible-spoilers/349167 "2006-03-25T23:51:35Z")
Does V for Vendetta advocate violent overthrow of the Bush administration? Is there a danger in promulgating the idea that blowing up a government building is nothing more than a symbol, when in fact it’s also a governm… --- ## [Movie Nazis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-nazis/489587)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-nazis/489587 "2009-03-20T19:52:59Z")
OK, so we know that Nazis are the best thing that ever happened to movies, with gratuitous nudity a close second. (Oh, by the way: Nazi zombies anyone?) So this month’s feature section is gonna be movies with Nazis. I … --- ## [When you were 26 years old you were...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-26-years-old-you-were/479084)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-26-years-old-you-were/479084 "2009-01-05T01:55:34Z")
Just cause I like to know where other people have been at this stage in their life. Feel free to answer as you like. Me: Job: Teacher Significant Relationship: Nothing Income: 50000 Social Life: Frustrating Health:… --- ## [Ladies: How much do you spend on your periods every month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-much-do-you-spend-on-your-periods-every-month/630665)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-much-do-you-spend-on-your-periods-every-month/630665 "2012-10-17T16:25:38Z")
As a guy, I have no idea how much the upkeep of a vagina is. I know you need to buy tampons and pads and stuff I’ve heard there’s other stuff involved as well. How much, per month do you spend on period related stuff and… --- ## [Have feminists and 'the left' finally opened their eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-feminists-and-the-left-finally-opened-their-eyes/374270)
**Author:** [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-feminists-and-the-left-finally-opened-their-eyes/374270 "2006-10-11T10:02:32Z")
Denmark’s Karen Jespersen and Ralf Pittelkow have written a book warning of the conquest by Islamic fundamentalists in Europe: “Islamists and Naivists” The book’s main argument is that Europeans who ignore the threat… --- ## [Study says Republican voters more likely to be racist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-says-republican-voters-more-likely-to-be-racist/342254)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2006, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-says-republican-voters-more-likely-to-be-racist/342254 "2006-02-03T01:47:13Z")
The story is here: This agrees with a lot of my impressions of many Republican voters in this area. Though I was a Republican voter not long ago, the tendency toward racism that I thought I saw was always a sore point… --- ## ["You'll hear back from us either way."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youll-hear-back-from-us-either-way/649080)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youll-hear-back-from-us-either-way/649080 "2013-02-05T03:02:10Z")
I know the job market’s tough and companies have alot of applicants. I don’t really expected them to contact each applicant to tell them they\* haven’t \*been hired, even after an interview. What I really fucking hat… --- ## [What's holding thrid parties back in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-holding-thrid-parties-back-in-the-us/538433)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-holding-thrid-parties-back-in-the-us/538433 "2010-05-14T18:50:25Z")
I keep hearing that our election system keeps third parties from ever really becoming viable. But what exactly about our system is it? The Reform Party seemed like it might have become a rival to the Democrats and Repu… --- ## [Does the fashion industry really dictate fashion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-fashion-industry-really-dictate-fashion/619317)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-fashion-industry-really-dictate-fashion/619317 "2012-04-20T21:19:45Z")
There’s a scene in The Devil Wears Prada where Andy, a newbie at a fashion magazine (and a bit of a fashion disaster herself) is assisting Miranda, the editor of the magazine. Is this true? Do fashion designers conscio… --- ## [So I just figured out "If U Seek Amy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-figured-out-if-u-seek-amy/497763)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-just-figured-out-if-u-seek-amy/497763 "2009-05-30T17:01:51Z")
You know, the Britney Spears song. Quite a punchy little ditty, that I’ve happily bopped along to, singing at the top of my lungs in the car. And then halfway through the chorus today, the penny dropped. \*All of the b… --- ## [Is a Yorkshire pudding like a Roll? And why do they call it a pudding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-yorkshire-pudding-like-a-roll-and-why-do-they-call-it-a-pudding/796077)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2017, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-yorkshire-pudding-like-a-roll-and-why-do-they-call-it-a-pudding/796077 "2017-11-07T10:43:58Z")
I used to imagine a Yorkshire pudding like this. https://goo.gl/images/JTEQGm Then the internet came along. I began to understand it’s a bread. I still have no idea why you’d call bread a pudding. Wiki says it served… --- ## [When was the last time one could fly without going through security checks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-one-could-fly-without-going-through-security-checks/655140)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-one-could-fly-without-going-through-security-checks/655140 "2013-04-11T19:23:42Z")
When was the last time one could board a commercial passenger airplane without going through any kind of security check? And as a secondary question: Was there ever a time when it was not against the law to carry a loade… --- ## [If not Obama, who should have won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-not-obama-who-should-have-won-the-2009-nobel-peace-prize/513216)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-not-obama-who-should-have-won-the-2009-nobel-peace-prize/513216 "2009-10-14T04:01:11Z")
Since the reaction here has mostly been negative I’d like to know who Dopers see as deserving potential winners. Nobel’s will says the award should go to “the person who shall have done the most or the best work for frat… --- ## [Major IRS scam phone call center busted in Mumbai](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-irs-scam-phone-call-center-busted-in-mumbai/767798)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-irs-scam-phone-call-center-busted-in-mumbai/767798 "2016-10-12T18:02:35Z")
Apparently the IRS phone scam thing is profitable enough to employ a lot of people in large call centers in India. Story. Has anyone here received a call from these jerkwads? --- ## [Sarah Silverman meets Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-silverman-meets-jesus/680147)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-silverman-meets-jesus/680147 "2014-02-03T16:19:16Z")
Awww, xians and pro-lifers are upset over this little vid. Share and Enjoy. --- ## [StorkBytes: A Resource for What Not To Name Your Baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storkbytes-a-resource-for-what-not-to-name-your-baby/388670)
**Author:** [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storkbytes-a-resource-for-what-not-to-name-your-baby/388670 "2007-02-16T14:02:57Z")
First, the link to the East Alabama Medical Center’s StorkBytes, a perfectly harmless offshoot of their main website. It lists all of the babies born in a particular month by name, each having a link for more informatio… --- ## [Looters: Shoot on sight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looters-shoot-on-sight/319528)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2005, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looters-shoot-on-sight/319528 "2005-09-02T04:06:54Z")
With looting so rampant in New Orleans, I got to wondering … what is the proper response? The legal response, of course, is to do nothing, since there isn’t enough law enforcement manpower to stop/arrest them (the cops/N… --- ## [Ask the guy in a perpetual state of readiness... for almost anything.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-in-a-perpetual-state-of-readiness-for-almost-anything/553591)
**Author:** [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-in-a-perpetual-state-of-readiness-for-almost-anything/553591 "2010-09-15T05:47:11Z")
That’s right, I’m that guy. If it’s remotely capable of happening, I’ve probably got a plan, or six, and the supplies to deal with. So, in this thread you can ask me things like, “Why the hell are you so prepared?” “W… --- ## [Why does Satan want souls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-satan-want-souls/49768)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2001, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-satan-want-souls/49768 "2001-01-14T21:58:38Z")
Okay, this is my first posted question, but I’ve been lurking a while. Be gentle. Avowal- I’m an atheist. Have been since I was twelve. I find myself debating with christians occasionally, so I try to understand why the… --- ## [Idle musing: was the Sham Wow guy set up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-musing-was-the-sham-wow-guy-set-up/491113)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-musing-was-the-sham-wow-guy-set-up/491113 "2009-04-01T02:33:07Z")
After doing some reading, I’m not ruling it out. Something stinks about this. What we know (or think we know) is that Vince Shlomi, better-known as the Sham Wow Guy, was arrested on felony battery charges after a woman … --- ## [Assuming that one racial group is on average smarter than another, so what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-that-one-racial-group-is-on-average-smarter-than-another-so-what/595266)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-that-one-racial-group-is-on-average-smarter-than-another-so-what/595266 "2011-09-08T06:03:37Z")
Let’s assume that it has been demonstrated that Group A has a lower average IQ than Group B, even accounting for cultural factors. So what? What use is this information? You can’t transfer the assumptions from the gen… --- ## [Squeaking belts or pulleys under hood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaking-belts-or-pulleys-under-hood/308200)
**Author:** [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2005, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaking-belts-or-pulleys-under-hood/308200 "2005-06-16T00:34:50Z")
My car just started squeaking under the hood. I have a '94 Le Baron Convertiible, about 49K miles. The sound seems to be coming from one of the belts or pulleys, probably the widest belt or one of the pulleys it’s on. … --- ## [She said there is no reason, and the truth is plain to see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-said-there-is-no-reason-and-the-truth-is-plain-to-see/702655)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2014, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-said-there-is-no-reason-and-the-truth-is-plain-to-see/702655 "2014-11-20T07:45:32Z")
She said there is no reason, and the truth is plain to see… (From A Whiter Shade of Pale) What is it about this song that makes it so compelling? I think that, beside the music, there is obviously a whole lot of backst… --- ## [Prince Charles And His Medals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-charles-and-his-medals/257628)
**Author:** [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2004, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-charles-and-his-medals/257628 "2004-08-04T05:27:43Z")
I have just seen that waste of space Prince Charles on the TV in full military uniform wearing a whole chestful of medals. Where on earth did he earn these gongs? What major battles or campaigns has he taken part in?. I… --- ## [Cartoons: Max Fleischer vs Walt Disney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoons-max-fleischer-vs-walt-disney/349741)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2006, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoons-max-fleischer-vs-walt-disney/349741 "2006-03-30T17:15:47Z")
All of you who watch cartoons must be familair with the Fleischer Studio-they produced Popeye, betty boop, and many other cartoon characters, At one point, they rivalled the Disney studio. So why DID Disney go on to fame… --- ## [What else don't we know - mysterious objects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-dont-we-know-mysterious-objects/996570)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2024, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-dont-we-know-mysterious-objects/996570 "2024-02-11T06:41:39Z")
The bronze Roman dodecahedron has famously puzzled everyone as to it’s purpose - even historical experts. What other items do we have from the past that we can’t confidently identify the utility of and that it’s purpose… --- ## [Canadians: What do you call Canadian bacon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-what-do-you-call-canadian-bacon/781483)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-what-do-you-call-canadian-bacon/781483 "2017-03-09T14:29:10Z")
Do you just call it ‘bacon’, but call the long fatty strip-like bacon ‘American bacon’? And what about you Brits? What do you call the various types of bacon? --- ## [Do you get an erection while being hung?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-an-erection-while-being-hung/130609)
**Author:** [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2002, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-an-erection-while-being-hung/130609 "2002-10-03T18:14:12Z")
A girl on another message board was going off on her scum boyfriend and said she’d hang him until he got an erection, then clamp it with a heated metal clamp. But would he really get an erection if he was being hanged? --- ## [He Hate Me Keeper League 2021 - Year 19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-keeper-league-2021-year-19/948348)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-keeper-league-2021-year-19/948348 "2022-08-25T15:57:58Z")
SDMB He Hate Me Keeper League Can Dave become the first-time threepeater? Can anyone stop NIN’s late-round keeper Josh Allen? Can Munch convince the league to finally get rid of kickers? Can we find enough replaceme… --- ## [Vandals in the Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vandals-in-the-kitchen/287578)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vandals-in-the-kitchen/287578 "2005-02-05T16:17:35Z")
Things were nice and quiet. Maybe a little too quiet. But that was about to change… So I get up in the morning and go downstairs to pull together a little breakfast. A nice bowl of Cap’n Crunch’s Peanut Butter Crunch si… --- ## [Did shaved women's genitals suddenly get OK for premium channels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-shaved-womens-genitals-suddenly-get-ok-for-premium-channels/404546)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-shaved-womens-genitals-suddenly-get-ok-for-premium-channels/404546 "2007-05-23T20:41:27Z")
WARNING: Nude language! So, I was watching Penn & Teller’s “Nukes, Hybrids and Lesbians” tonight, and I was surprised to see a woman with a shaved pussy standing around for a minute or two. Penn was making a point that … --- ## [Books/films on World War One](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-films-on-world-war-one/616974)
**Author:** [@Imago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imago)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-films-on-world-war-one/616974 "2012-04-29T00:40:02Z")
I’m looking to hear about any books (fiction or nonfiction) and movies about WWI I may not have come across before. The lists Wikipedia had are woefully short, and I can name at least two fictional WWI vets not included … --- ## [Possibly getting Divorced: Need advice (issue in op resolved in 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-getting-divorced-need-advice-issue-in-op-resolved-in-2026/1003483)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-getting-divorced-need-advice-issue-in-op-resolved-in-2026/1003483 "2026-10-12T12:35:41Z")
So me and my wife have been with each other for nearly two years now. After a long 5 year waiting process from the Visa and Pandemic, it has been exceptionally difficult for me as I’ve had no familial support (Emotionall… --- ## [What Does A Chauffeur Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-chauffeur-do/585943)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-chauffeur-do/585943 "2011-06-21T01:42:05Z")
Obviously they drive a car, but what else? In movies you always see rich guys having chauffeurs, but the rich people usually have maids and other servants. So what do chauffeurs do when NOT driving the rich people aroun… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1208&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1210&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)