# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1213&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:** 1214 --- ## [Sasha Grey -- what's her appeal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sasha-grey-whats-her-appeal/498196)
**Author:** [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sasha-grey-whats-her-appeal/498196 "2009-06-01T22:19:39Z")
I hear some stuff about how hot she is and how she’s crossing over into mainstream films from porn. I saw her on G4’s Attack of the Show and I wasn’t really impressed. I did some “research” and I still wasn’t that thrill… --- ## [a female equivalent for phallic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-female-equivalent-for-phallic/616091)
**Author:** [@wayland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wayland)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-female-equivalent-for-phallic/616091 "2012-03-18T01:39:42Z")
Researching terminology for use in an upcoming postgrad essay, I discovered (to my amazement) that the term ‘cuntic’ does not appear in any (non-pornographic) context as an alternative to ‘phallic’. Why? The only thread … --- ## [Conservatives don't think they can't win](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-dont-think-they-cant-win/608505)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-dont-think-they-cant-win/608505 "2012-01-10T19:31:27Z")
The majority of Romney supporters say they picked Romeny primarily because he was the most electable. Many of these folks are self identified conservatives. In other words, they, much like Romney are willing to put asi… --- ## [Misheard Song Lyrics (aka eggcorns or Mondegreens)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics-aka-eggcorns-or-mondegreens/816977)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics-aka-eggcorns-or-mondegreens/816977 "2025-08-22T12:14:47Z")
Per Google, there have been a number of threads about this on the SDMB over the years, but I can’t find any more recent than 2015 and people always seem to get cranky and make jokes about zombies when I try to be parsimo… --- ## [Nudist resort denying acommodation to single men - discrimination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nudist-resort-denying-acommodation-to-single-men-discrimination/493738)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nudist-resort-denying-acommodation-to-single-men-discrimination/493738 "2024-07-28T02:41:55Z")
I was looking over the California anti-discrimination laws, posted by Gfactor in another thread, and was reminded of this nudist resort I saw an ad for in the L.A. Times recently: (I don’t think there is any explicit nu… --- ## [Sprinters' Bodies vs. Distance Runners' Bodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sprinters-bodies-vs-distance-runners-bodies/502597)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2009, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sprinters-bodies-vs-distance-runners-bodies/502597 "2009-07-17T09:42:40Z")
When I go to the gym, the only exercises that I do involve weight lifting ~squats, presses, dips, curls, etc. I do absolutely no cardio at all. My doctors and health metrics tell me that I’m very fit, luckily, so the l… --- ## [Katie Upton's breasts jiggle differently in microgravity. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katie-uptons-breasts-jiggle-differently-in-microgravity-why/681739)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katie-uptons-breasts-jiggle-differently-in-microgravity-why/681739 "2014-02-23T06:03:32Z")
See subject. Videos and photos \[In browser\]. Only my observation, of course, but the jig and jag of a spine moved in 1 g seems to shake her breasts more, and (seriously)\* I am trying to figure out where here and there I … --- ## [What kind of things do you stockpile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-things-do-you-stockpile/723826)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-things-do-you-stockpile/723826 "2015-07-06T04:24:10Z")
Maybe “always have on hand” is a better way of putting it than stockpile. What stuff do you always have backups of so that when you run out/use up \ you have the replacement(s) already in the house? For example… --- ## [Immigrants who enter the country illegally and the costs they impose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigrants-who-enter-the-country-illegally-and-the-costs-they-impose/580124)
**Author:** [@Chen019](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chen019)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigrants-who-enter-the-country-illegally-and-the-costs-they-impose/580124 "2011-05-03T21:32:15Z")
Another thread has looked at crime. What about the economic impacts of illegal immigration to the US? California has been an interesting case study: One of the issues is that unskilled labour generally has a net cost. … --- ## [Damn you EWTN!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-ewtn/282630)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-ewtn/282630 "2011-06-20T21:13:22Z")
Or, Creepiest religious film EVER. First, the background: as fifth graders in parochial school, we received a special treat from our teacher-a chance to view the film Marcelino pan y vino (“Miracle of Marcelino”). The … --- ## [Is it wrong to judge people who are significantly obese by choice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-judge-people-who-are-significantly-obese-by-choice/669144)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-judge-people-who-are-significantly-obese-by-choice/669144 "2013-09-22T14:01:01Z")
Re this article where this significantly overweight woman displayed herself in her underwear in public and discussed the public and online reactions to her initiative. I’ve been significantly heavy and I’ve been fit. I … --- ## [Elbow Skin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elbow-skin/383479)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2006, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elbow-skin/383479 "2006-12-11T11:52:29Z")
Grab a hold of the skin on the outside of your elbow. Tug,squeeze, pinch, twist it as hard as you can. You won’t feel a thing. Why? --- ## [Parents, how do you deal with the issue of farting with your children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-how-do-you-deal-with-the-issue-of-farting-with-your-children/750426)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-how-do-you-deal-with-the-issue-of-farting-with-your-children/750426 "2016-04-24T22:37:30Z")
Convention has it that you scold them for farting and tell them it’s not polite or appreciated to fart. But we all know farts are funny as hell and are just a normal bodily function. How do you deal with trying to teac… --- ## [What's wrong with Gary Johnson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-gary-johnson/767844)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-gary-johnson/767844 "2016-10-10T03:04:43Z")
I agree with the majority of his planks. He takes some positions that don’t match my political philosophy but I wouldn’t say are egregious, and sure, there’s some naive shit in there regarding the economics of the State… --- ## [Virus attmpt via SDMB advertisment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-attmpt-via-sdmb-advertisment/561731)
**Author:** [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-attmpt-via-sdmb-advertisment/561731 "2010-12-01T00:59:32Z")
At 8:30 pm, US EST, whilst viewing the “What’s it like to sleep with someone?” thread in IMHO (link below), the SDMB browser session tried to download a trojan via one of the images in the advert playing on the page. On… --- ## [How does one stop being a bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-stop-being-a-bitch/637236)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-stop-being-a-bitch/637236 "2012-10-12T21:11:28Z")
I finally got pushed to the edge by the house guests from hell. When they got me a complaint on my job because of the barking dogs, and their dog attacked my dog (again), well I finally snapped. I was doing every thing… --- ## [Child Snuff Films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-snuff-films/34930)
**Author:** [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2000, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-snuff-films/34930 "2000-10-03T17:45:02Z")
In regards to a recent thread and an old column, I thought I might bring this to your attention. In this ABSNews.com report, near the end of the article on a child pornography ring that was recently broken up and some o… --- ## [what do Black People think of the Beastie Boys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-black-people-think-of-the-beastie-boys/268599)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2004, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-black-people-think-of-the-beastie-boys/268599 "2004-10-11T23:43:05Z")
I was thinking about this recently - next to LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys are probably the longest-standing rap artists out there, having sustained a now 20-year career while remaining relevant and authentic. But what do… --- ## [The Funniest Joke You Ever Heard.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funniest-joke-you-ever-heard/218250)
**Author:** [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funniest-joke-you-ever-heard/218250 "2003-12-19T05:55:07Z")
What is the funniest joke you ever heard? Before the water into wine stunt, Jesus was known at Nazareth High School for turning houseplants into primo Jamaican bud. --- ## [Are Atheists a protected group?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-atheists-a-protected-group/717281)
**Author:** [@Dee\_Troit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dee_Troit)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2015, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-atheists-a-protected-group/717281 "2015-04-12T04:20:53Z")
Does one federal court ruling make it the law of the land? ( http://www.scribd.com/doc/245271872/American-Humansits-v-US ) If not, could a Religious Freedom Restoration Act protect discrimination against nonbelievers? … --- ## [A mans point of view about sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mans-point-of-view-about-sex/86554)
**Author:** [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2001, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mans-point-of-view-about-sex/86554 "2001-10-13T05:00:24Z")
Hello, I’ve been wondering about men’s feelings on sex. I tried to talk to the hubby, but he turned six shades of purple with embarrassment and couldn’t bring himself to answer much, so I turn to you. I have some specifi… --- ## [Recommend me some girly science fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-girly-science-fiction/579374)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-girly-science-fiction/579374 "2011-04-26T03:39:21Z")
When I was a teenager (in the 80s) I loved me some science fiction. I mostly read Asimov and Heinlein and collections of Hugo winning short stories. As I got older I think I left those guys behind because the sexism an… --- ## [Kicking a "roommate" out...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kicking-a-roommate-out/315682)
**Author:** [@TonyF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonyF)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2005, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kicking-a-roommate-out/315682 "2005-08-10T18:47:13Z")
I apologize in advance… I’m a bit angry about this, so it probably drones on a bit as a rant. I’ll be moving into a new apartment at the end of the month, and it looks like a girl who is already living there (but not on… --- ## [Why not just pull the detonator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-just-pull-the-detonator/758738)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-just-pull-the-detonator/758738 "2016-07-03T17:27:50Z")
You know the scene. The clock’s ticking down, and the bomb will go off. our sweaty hero has to decide whether to cut the red wire or the blue wire. Or is it the green wire? Close-up on the block of C4 with the detonat… --- ## [Mods: still incredibly bad at spotting trolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-still-incredibly-bad-at-spotting-trolls/823882)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-still-incredibly-bad-at-spotting-trolls/823882 "2018-11-18T02:25:34Z")
Okay, let’s talk about this in ATMB. In this thread, there is at least one poster who is blatantly trolling. They are not discussing in good faith. Their argument is not intended to further discussion but rather to sid… --- ## [Spanish morenita/morenito is that considered ok for black people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-morenita-morenito-is-that-considered-ok-for-black-people/657507)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-morenita-morenito-is-that-considered-ok-for-black-people/657507 "2013-05-05T19:43:16Z")
Mira a esa linda morenita! I’ve heard that for years. Is it still ok and not offensive in these PC times? I’ve heard Prieta used too for blacks. I’m guessing negra is a no no. :slight\_smile: Whats the safe way to in… --- ## [Plumber's Putty on Ceramic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbers-putty-on-ceramic/533327)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbers-putty-on-ceramic/533327 "2010-03-23T05:00:02Z")
Most plumbing fixtures are ceramic, if not some other porous material. Why, then, does my plumber’s putty (Hercules Sta Put plumber’s putty) say in bold capital letters: Do not use Sta Put in direct contect with marble,… --- ## [Favorite Star Trek quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-star-trek-quotes/300946)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-star-trek-quotes/300946 "2005-05-01T20:27:56Z")
It can be from any element, movie, TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager, even Enterprise or the animated version. I have dozens, but for starters, my favorite Garak quote is the one he says after Bashir tells him the fable of the boy… --- ## [So why is it so cold right now (in North America)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-is-it-so-cold-right-now-in-north-america/805764)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2018, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-is-it-so-cold-right-now-in-north-america/805764 "2018-01-09T00:58:47Z")
A few weeks ago I was walking outside without a coat, but it has been -20F with the wind chill lately. I looked at the 10 day weather forecast, starting next week temps will be back into the 20s and 30s again. So why h… --- ## [Why weren't there more secular scribes in the middle ages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-werent-there-more-secular-scribes-in-the-middle-ages/542879)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-werent-there-more-secular-scribes-in-the-middle-ages/542879 "2010-06-14T20:07:02Z")
Back in the middle ages, literacy was very rare. Even high-ranking nobles and kings were virtually illiterate. The only people who were literate were the clergy. Now the nobility didn’t see any need to learn to read and… --- ## [Who Really Discovered America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-really-discovered-america/773983)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-really-discovered-america/773983 "2016-12-14T06:14:23Z")
Everyone says Christopher Columbus was not the first to discover “America”, or more accurately, the New World. Some will name Amerigo Vespucci. Yet, it is true that Columbus discovered the New World in 1492 and Vespucci… --- ## [Could you be romantically involved with someone who'd been the Other Person multiple times...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-be-romantically-involved-with-someone-whod-been-the-other-person-multiple-times/583777)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-be-romantically-involved-with-someone-whod-been-the-other-person-multiple-times/583777 "2011-06-02T18:40:25Z")
but never cheated on a partner himself or herself? For purposes of this discussion, consider that romantically involved means at least dating exclusively; one night stands don’t count, nor does fuck-buddyhood or platoni… --- ## [Anyone else think that Harrison was the Beatles' greatest talent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-think-that-harrison-was-the-beatles-greatest-talent/537293)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-think-that-harrison-was-the-beatles-greatest-talent/537293 "2023-10-23T21:02:48Z")
I’d like to begin by saying that I think all four members of the Beatles were incredible musical talents. Really. Their abilities were unreal - even Ringo, whose simple drum parts often made a huge difference, and whose … --- ## [NASA is working on a warp drive, for real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-is-working-on-a-warp-drive-for-real/686612)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-is-working-on-a-warp-drive-for-real/686612 "2014-04-23T23:10:10Z")
The Alcubierre Drive is theoretically possible, but I did not find out until yesterday that NASA is actually doing research along those lines (at this stage, they’re just trying to find out if it is possible to create “w… --- ## [The Customer is Always Insane, Pt. II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-customer-is-always-insane-pt-ii/535970)
**Author:** [@DrTofu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrTofu)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-customer-is-always-insane-pt-ii/535970 "2010-04-16T18:14:50Z")
I used to work at a coffee shop in college that was a couple of blocks away from a homeless shelter. That meant that at about 7 am, we’d have a whole mess of homeless people show up and buy a cup of coffee (free refills… --- ## [Vice President Pence Recalled to DC.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vice-president-pence-recalled-to-dc/836401)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2019, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vice-president-pence-recalled-to-dc/836401 "2019-07-23T11:20:20Z")
A trip to New Hampshire has been cut short and Air Force Two has returned to DC. No word yet why. Link --- ## [Pop songs that aren't about romance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-that-arent-about-romance/489475)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-that-arent-about-romance/489475 "2009-03-16T18:18:44Z")
It seems like every song on the radio is about love, or lack thereof. Which is fine up to a point, but it can get a little boring after a while. At least to me, anyway. (Of course, I appear to be missing some key hormone… --- ## [Is the word "girl" for an adult female human inherently offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-girl-for-an-adult-female-human-inherently-offensive/827362)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-girl-for-an-adult-female-human-inherently-offensive/827362 "2019-01-14T11:28:42Z")
Should all these songs, for example, be modified to say “woman” to be inoffensive? Gwen Stephani needs to sing Hollaback Woman, Madonna Material Woman, Paula Abdul Forever Your Woman, Katie Perry I Kissed a Woman, Christ… --- ## [Are there any instant death berries in real life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-instant-death-berries-in-real-life/617459)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-instant-death-berries-in-real-life/617459 "2012-04-02T13:05:20Z")
Having seen Hunger Games last night, I wondered. They refer to nightlock berries which can kill you in a minute. This is a common enough trope in fiction, but is it necessarily true in real life? I know there are berries… --- ## [Is amateur boxing dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amateur-boxing-dangerous/511047)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-amateur-boxing-dangerous/511047 "2009-09-23T06:31:51Z")
My boyfriend has, sigh, found us a new hobby. (We are too much alike in this regard - we’re professional dilettantes. We had to build a garage to hold our ex-projects.) His dad was Golden Gloves in the navy and used t… --- ## [Mature Smokers Who Don’t Want to Stop Smoking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mature-smokers-who-don-t-want-to-stop-smoking/728718)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mature-smokers-who-don-t-want-to-stop-smoking/728718 "2015-09-22T18:48:06Z")
One argument in favor of not starting smoking to begin with – and the main one I’ve emphasized to my kids when the subject has come up – is that bottom line, look around at all the adults in their mid-20s and older who a… --- ## [Is "slave" offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-slave-offensive/382933)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-slave-offensive/382933 "2006-12-11T19:50:48Z")
On GMA yesterday, as part of their searching discussion on race in America (!), Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts rehashed an incident where DS used the expression “slaved over a hot stove” and where RR took a surprised exc… --- ## [Guys: what am I supposed to say when a fellow says "check out the hot chick"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-am-i-supposed-to-say-when-a-fellow-says-check-out-the-hot-chick/575278)
**Author:** [@Rex\_Goliath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Goliath)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-am-i-supposed-to-say-when-a-fellow-says-check-out-the-hot-chick/575278 "2011-03-22T21:26:41Z")
I work with a bunch of dudely dudes. Quite often, an attractive woman will come in and they’ll point her out, usually saying something like “look at those tits” and “check out the girl in the blue.” I’m totally dumbfou… --- ## [Alleged suction created by a sinking ship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-suction-created-by-a-sinking-ship/426704)
**Author:** [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-suction-created-by-a-sinking-ship/426704 "2014-03-11T03:53:56Z")
If a huge ship goes under, might the suction created pull nearby things and people down as well? I’ve heard that tale any number of times since childhood, and wonder about it’s accuracy. Recently I saw a TV documentary … --- ## [What is the weirdest thing you've seen someone eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-weirdest-thing-youve-seen-someone-eat/728307)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-weirdest-thing-youve-seen-someone-eat/728307 "2015-08-25T23:40:11Z")
I’m not looking for you went to Mongolia and watched someone eat sheep eyes here. What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever seen someone eat, of their own volition, out of common household ingredients? No bets, dares, or … --- ## [Little things I can do to drive my wife nuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-i-can-do-to-drive-my-wife-nuts/534078)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-i-can-do-to-drive-my-wife-nuts/534078 "2010-04-02T21:27:45Z")
You’d think after being married for 29 years she’d have learned to ignore my quirks. But with the right combination of cluelessness and stubbornness, I can still make her head explode. Tonight for example, a Time-Life m… --- ## [What's the polite reply to "You live in a beautiful country"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-polite-reply-to-you-live-in-a-beautiful-country/618714)
**Author:** [@Imago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imago)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-polite-reply-to-you-live-in-a-beautiful-country/618714 "2012-04-20T10:01:50Z")
Alright. So this is the most common conversation-opener people use with me online, particularly on writer’s websites where it is common to have your nationality included in your profile. Being Canadian, that it’s conside… --- ## [Identify this painting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-painting/527641)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-painting/527641 "2018-11-19T22:57:52Z")
We have a print hanging in our living room. I assume it was originally of a painting, but I don’t know for sure. I would like to know the name of the painting and of the artist as well. To describe the picture: A young… --- ## [Ohio Democratic Debate 2008: Predictions and Commentary.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-democratic-debate-2008-predictions-and-commentary/439310)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-democratic-debate-2008-predictions-and-commentary/439310 "2008-02-28T14:40:00Z")
It’s a couple hours now until the final debate happens between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Pundits, News Agencies, and Political folks around the country are calling it the last chance for Clinton to try and gain a… --- ## [That WAS a Ferrari Enzo! You unmitigated bastard!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-ferrari-enzo-you-unmitigated-bastard/397760)
**Author:** [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-ferrari-enzo-you-unmitigated-bastard/397760 "2007-04-03T03:50:30Z")
See it and weep… Some guy named Eddie Griffin (I’m assuming an actor of some kind? Sure as shit he can’t act like he knows how to drive) turns a 1.5 million dollar, incredibly rare (1/400) Ferrari Enzo into a scrap heap… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1212&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1214&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)