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**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/657162 "2013-06-14T04:12:35Z")
I pit pregnancy. I know I’m going to get posters saying things like “well you should have thought of that before you got knocked up. You been through this before did you know how about it was going to be?” Yeah yeah I kn… --- ## [So, a Dingo did take her baby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-dingo-did-take-her-baby/624868)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-dingo-did-take-her-baby/624868 "2012-07-30T10:32:19Z")
Remember this case? resolution? --- ## [I'm a guy and I don't like sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-guy-and-i-dont-like-sports/541872)
**Author:** [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-guy-and-i-dont-like-sports/541872 "2010-06-08T22:24:34Z")
There, I said it out loud. I’m a male, over 50, but I never liked sports at all. I’m posting this because I get a lot of weird vibes from other guys who don’t know quite what to make of this. Lots of small talk betwee… --- ## [Hacked SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacked-sdmb/678170)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacked-sdmb/678170 "2014-02-02T02:52:23Z")
Did they get only usernames and passwords? --- ## [More on "Never talk to cops."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-never-talk-to-cops/678886)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-never-talk-to-cops/678886 "2014-09-07T03:57:07Z")
I put this into GQ hoping there is a factual answer rather than a debate over the issues. In previous threads we have discussed LEO use of authority an how it (intentionally or unintentionally) makes people believe they… --- ## [Vikings in New Zealand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vikings-in-new-zealand/200185)
**Author:** [@MelCthefirst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MelCthefirst)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vikings-in-new-zealand/200185 "2013-04-17T13:48:34Z")
Does anyone have some good information and references for this topic. I have looked at two web sites with a book reference but they appear to be quite racist. Is there some substance to this conspiracy type theory - th… --- ## [Lost 5.16/5.17 "The Incident"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-5-16-5-17-the-incident/496317)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 325\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-5-16-5-17-the-incident/496317 "2009-05-27T06:39:36Z")
Thread rules: From the on-line description for tonight’s episode: Some useful Café Society links are given below: Thread index for Season 1 Episodes: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 T… --- ## [Gardening talk? Yes please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-talk-yes-please/573883)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-talk-yes-please/573883 "2011-12-03T10:22:31Z")
We’re in our 300th month of winter here, and I desperately miss green and being outside in warm air and constantly having dirty fingernails. I’d like to talk about gardening and plants and plans and all things green and … --- ## [Tell me some things about oral Prednisone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-things-about-oral-prednisone/677133)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-some-things-about-oral-prednisone/677133 "2014-01-04T05:15:39Z")
I’ve got a killer case of acute bronchitis, coughing my kishkes out for the last 10 days or so. Went to ER Sunday evening to Monday morning. They gave me 5 days of oral Prednisone pills (among other meds) to take home … --- ## [Marvel's Agents of SHIELD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-agents-of-shield/803409)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-agents-of-shield/803409 "2018-11-26T23:27:43Z")
New season is up and running, and I didn’t see a thread on the first page of Cafe Society, so I guess it’s a big MEH to most folks. I enjoyed the show up until last season, and last season wasnt’ that bad either -it’s j… --- ## [Game of Thrones 5.01 "The Wars to Come" 4/12/15 \[Show discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-01-the-wars-to-come-4-12-15-show-discussion/717486)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-01-the-wars-to-come-4-12-15-show-discussion/717486 "2015-04-18T22:40:32Z")
Let’s recap the rules. This thread and subsequent episode threads are for discussions of the show as its own entity. The books do not exist in these threads. There will be other threads in which book discussion is open a… --- ## [Leave the fork in her: Clinton's still done](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-fork-in-her-clintons-still-done/440170)
**Author:** [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Replies:** 494\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-fork-in-her-clintons-still-done/440170 "2008-03-16T10:17:17Z")
After the Potomac primaries, I posted the Stick a fork in her thread, suggesting that Clinton was done, despite her strategy of ignoring everything else to make a goal line stand in Texas and Ohio. (To my surprise, the … --- ## [How are the 2010s different from the 2000s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-2010s-different-from-the-2000s/650110)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2014, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-2010s-different-from-the-2000s/650110 "2014-05-16T06:28:10Z")
Do you think 2013 is a lot different from 2003 or about the same? 2003 still has a lot of a leftover kind of 90s feel to it but other than that, the cars were similar, the slang was similar, the Internet and cell phones… --- ## [Well-known obvious facts that a lot of people are ignorant of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-obvious-facts-that-a-lot-of-people-are-ignorant-of/753294)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-obvious-facts-that-a-lot-of-people-are-ignorant-of/753294 "2016-05-08T21:29:36Z")
For example, traffic light sensors. Just noticed on my evening drive a lady waiting for a left turn arrow, but she had pulled past the thick white line and thus her car’s magnetic field no longer would trigger the light… --- ## [Are OPEN CARRY VS. POLICE street stops going to come to a head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-open-carry-vs-police-street-stops-going-to-come-to-a-head/700134)
**Author:** [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-open-carry-vs-police-street-stops-going-to-come-to-a-head/700134 "2014-10-12T06:58:01Z")
On YouTube, there is an increasing number of videos depicting confrontations between open carriers and police in the USA. In the most interesting videos, the conversation usually goes something like this: Police: “Why … --- ## [Do Native American men have facial hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-native-american-men-have-facial-hair/544807)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-native-american-men-have-facial-hair/544807 "2013-11-18T04:52:12Z")
In all the pictures of Native Americans I’ve seen, I can’t remember one sporting a mustache and/or beard. Hollywood has perpetuated this in their movies. I can’t imagine the average Native American man got up in the mo… --- ## [Car people, can you explain "Little Deuce Coupe" lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-people-can-you-explain-little-deuce-coupe-lyrics/776841)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-people-can-you-explain-little-deuce-coupe-lyrics/776841 "2025-09-24T22:31:13Z")
Nephew wants to know what some of the words below mean. I think “deuce coup” refers to the year 1932, but I couldn’t explain the rest. Just a little deuce coupe with a flat head mill But she’ll walk a Thunderbird like … --- ## [Tell me the differences between cheap shoes, and expensive shoes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-differences-between-cheap-shoes-and-expensive-shoes/641022)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-differences-between-cheap-shoes-and-expensive-shoes/641022 "2012-11-19T22:50:40Z")
My wife likes shoes, but she is also cheap. In general, she doesn’t like to spend more than 30-40 bucks on a pair of heels. Needless to say, Burlington Coat Factory and other discount clothiers are a favorite place to … --- ## [Post your favorite sports trivia question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 636\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164 "2026-10-29T12:45:18Z")
If it’s not your favorite I won’t be checking just pretend. One question per post please. Who is the only player in Major League Baseball who served in combat in both WWII and Korea? --- ## [Pay Teachers More](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-teachers-more/574532)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-teachers-more/574532 "2011-03-18T19:00:04Z")
So says Nicholas Kristof. His article says some things in it that are hard for me to agree with, because they somewhat strike at my self-interest: he talks about reducing job security and benefits for teachers and incr… --- ## [The Great War Centenary Thread: The Thread to End All Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-war-centenary-thread-the-thread-to-end-all-threads/691863)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-war-centenary-thread-the-thread-to-end-all-threads/691863 "2018-11-11T14:04:01Z")
\*July 28, 1914: Europe has been at peace, by and large, for close to a century. Since the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the Great Powers have been in a stately dance, by and large avoiding war. Certainly, there have bee… --- ## [When good adults believe bad science (share your stories)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-good-adults-believe-bad-science-share-your-stories/337738)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2006, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-good-adults-believe-bad-science-share-your-stories/337738 "2006-01-16T08:22:50Z")
A few years back someone posted a Pit rant in which his coworker explained that planes stayed aloft “because we believe they can.” Truly a moment of dumb. I’m not sure if it was in the same thread, but the ubiquitousness… --- ## [NFL: Stand for the anthem or stay in the locker room.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-stand-for-the-anthem-or-stay-in-the-locker-room/814701)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 475\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-stand-for-the-anthem-or-stay-in-the-locker-room/814701 "2018-07-20T14:20:10Z")
The NFL announced that teams will be fined if players do not stand for the National Anthem. Players not wishing to stand are allowed to stay the locker room, but not on the field. I don’t know if this is constitutional… --- ## [Only Murders in the Building](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152)
**Author:** [@JohnnyEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyEcks)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-murders-in-the-building/950152 "2025-11-07T01:22:46Z")
Anybody watching? Just finished the second episode, and enjoying it so far. It’s interesting. It’s more drama than comedy, and very character driven. Steve Martin is the straight man here, and Martin Short as a flamb… --- ## [The Wikipedia Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167 "2016-12-24T07:52:05Z")
I did a bit of searching to see if this had been done here recently, and didn’t turn up anything. Apologies if so. Let’s play the Wikipedia Game, SDMB Edition! I’m sure most of you have already played this, but here ar… --- ## [Somalian Pirates Seize US Crew -- Is It On?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somalian-pirates-seize-us-crew-is-it-on/492397)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somalian-pirates-seize-us-crew-is-it-on/492397 "2009-04-16T01:26:59Z")
From the New York Times: Is there any reason to think we’ll get militarily involved in the rescue of this ship? Should we? Will the US Navy (and administration) follow the typical path of allowing the private (Danish… --- ## [Is viewing porn on your home computer legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-viewing-porn-on-your-home-computer-legal/637641)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-viewing-porn-on-your-home-computer-legal/637641 "2012-10-14T07:07:49Z")
Just that: is viewing or downloading pornographic images or videos on your own home computer legal? Is is safe – that is, safe from The Authorities, whoever they might be – to view porn online? By porn, I mean adult wi… --- ## [Why so serious? \[Is poster depicting Obama as the Joker from Batman racist?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-serious-is-poster-depicting-obama-as-the-joker-from-batman-racist/505714)
**Author:** [@ajb867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ajb867)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2009, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-serious-is-poster-depicting-obama-as-the-joker-from-batman-racist/505714 "2009-08-25T10:42:54Z")
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5973064/Barack-Obama-Joker-socialism-poster-denounced-as-racist.html Racist… what??? :confused: --- ## [Most uncomfortable talk show moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-uncomfortable-talk-show-moments/270840)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2004, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-uncomfortable-talk-show-moments/270840 "2004-11-01T07:14:46Z")
All the hubbub over Jon Stewart’s Crossfire appearance recently (which I loved, incidentally) made me remember some even less comfortable moments in talk show history. A disproportionate number took place on David Lette… --- ## [Lucy: the movie with Scarlett Johansson - wow, what a dumb movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucy-the-movie-with-scarlett-johansson-wow-what-a-dumb-movie/694186)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucy-the-movie-with-scarlett-johansson-wow-what-a-dumb-movie/694186 "2015-08-11T16:09:13Z")
Took my kids at their request. Wow - so, so dumb, on so, so many levels. Not even worth a more detailed overview - just so dumb. --- ## [Will This Be The MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-be-the-mmp/628403)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-be-the-mmp/628403 "2012-07-23T02:10:02Z")
One never knows does one? We’ll either have one or two. Or maybe even three! We’re madcap we mumpers are! :smiley: So I don’t have a topic per se not that that matters. So, here’s today’s weather forecast from south Jaw… --- ## [What is left in the still classified JFK assassination files?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-left-in-the-still-classified-jfk-assassination-files/953493)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 361\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-left-in-the-still-classified-jfk-assassination-files/953493 "2023-06-29T01:19:16Z")
I still can’t come to terms with lone gunman theory and the SBT. It may or may not have happened that way. I have to leave it at that. JFK the movie stirred the pot and resulted in the JFK’s wife did not want too much… --- ## [What do present day Germans think about the Holocaust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-present-day-germans-think-about-the-holocaust/629413)
**Author:** [@ClintO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ClintO)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-present-day-germans-think-about-the-holocaust/629413 "2015-04-08T04:12:31Z")
America has gone through slavery, removing native americans from their homelands, and our fair share of atrocities but the people I consort with feel no direct responsibility. Not in the manner that they had any decision… --- ## [How long can a snorkel tube be and still be effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-snorkel-tube-be-and-still-be-effective/354567)
**Author:** [@Tappi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tappi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-snorkel-tube-be-and-still-be-effective/354567 "2016-01-27T22:21:27Z")
It occured to me that it might be a good idea to make snorkel tubes longer to allow people to go further underwater without the need for an air supply in a tank. The design would be something along the lines of having a … --- ## [Mark Rothko: Why is his work considered "art", and why so valuable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-rothko-why-is-his-work-considered-art-and-why-so-valuable/602504)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-rothko-why-is-his-work-considered-art-and-why-so-valuable/602504 "2011-11-14T03:31:13Z")
A co-worker asked me if I had ever heard for Mark Rothko. I replied no, which launched us into a brief discussion on art. He (and I admit, I as well) am a bit flummoxed by the thought that what Rothko is putting out is… --- ## [If life is a rock and the radio rolls me...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975)
**Author:** [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Replies:** 659\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2002, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975 "2002-05-13T21:07:39Z")
Why should I turn it up louder? Just because the DJ told me? --- ## [Michael Jackson the Pederast? What Do We Actually know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-pederast-what-do-we-actually-know/502108)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-the-pederast-what-do-we-actually-know/502108 "2009-07-18T17:51:31Z")
Ther are a lot of people who will throw out the term pedophile linked to Michael Jackson’s name as if it was a foregone conclusion. However, he clearly was never convicted of such a thing, but he did pay some people off… --- ## [NFL Conference Championships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677 "2014-01-31T13:01:44Z")
Woot! Seahawks proving home-field advantage is critical as they get to host the 69ers in Seattle. Current prop bets: number of fights over/under is 17; number of ejections over/under is 2.5. Should be a good game and … --- ## [Celebrities/VIPs/Luminaries whose names phonetically join in the middle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-vips-luminaries-whose-names-phonetically-join-in-the-middle/808912)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 531\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-vips-luminaries-whose-names-phonetically-join-in-the-middle/808912 "2018-12-31T23:09:38Z")
eg - Don Knotts Jonas Salk All the power to you if you can come up with a vowel or ‘y’ connection. Easy-E :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Have you used niggardly in conversation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-niggardly-in-conversation/560291)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-used-niggardly-in-conversation/560291 "2015-07-30T00:03:41Z")
In another thread it was alleged that the word “niggardly” is too closely related to nigger to ever be used in polite conversation anymore. And further, that anyone that does use it is deliberately race baiting. Person… --- ## [I do not share your racism.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-share-your-racism/599588)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-share-your-racism/599588 "2011-11-01T16:43:04Z")
Today I was walking down the street, blithely feeding my iPhone addiction when I get called over by a pedestrian. For some background, I live in a gentrifying area of DC. Five years ago, this would have been a rough plac… --- ## [Catholics and Anal Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-and-anal-sex/169750)
**Author:** [@TJ555\_The\_Golfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJ555_The_Golfer)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-and-anal-sex/169750 "2003-06-06T05:40:04Z")
Can married Catholics have anal sex without it being a sin? What about unmarried Catholics? --- ## [Anybody Need Some Tiny Rants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-need-some-tiny-rants/363561)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 428\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-need-some-tiny-rants/363561 "2006-07-29T00:11:49Z")
Like blister pack gum packaging. Who decided that a little wad of waste paper was way too small, and we should have a large amount of stiff cardboard and another equal sized one of plastic? Poopyheads. (And I think the a… --- ## [Question about Ava Anderson Products and their Claims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ava-anderson-products-and-their-claims/667596)
**Author:** [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ava-anderson-products-and-their-claims/667596 "2015-11-10T17:23:38Z")
So, I’m not sure how many of you have experienced a relatively steady diet of Ava Anderson proselytizing in your Facebook feed, but I now have three of my friends who are now reps for AA and post about how great the prod… --- ## [Legion (show on FX)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legion-show-on-fx/779378)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legion-show-on-fx/779378 "2017-07-17T11:57:31Z")
The pilot was tonight, did anyone else watch? It’s the show I’ve been most excited about watching, since it’s from Noah Hawley, who also made Fargo. I really liked the first episode and am looking forward to the rest of … --- ## [Does your cat quiver its tail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-cat-quiver-its-tail/600695)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-cat-quiver-its-tail/600695 "2011-10-28T00:25:14Z")
My cat, George, when he is in a playful mood, will often jump up onto my desk, when I’m at my desk on the computer, stand in front of my monitor, meow, put his tail straight up into the air, and then “quiver” his tail. W… --- ## [So, I was having brunch with Olivia de Havilland in Paris last week . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-was-having-brunch-with-olivia-de-havilland-in-paris-last-week/623353)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-was-having-brunch-with-olivia-de-havilland-in-paris-last-week/623353 "2016-07-02T19:00:09Z")
. . . and if you don’t think I am going to casually work \*that \*into every conversation, including at the dry cleaner’s and the deli . . . I was staying in Montmartre with friends last week, and on Thursday Olivia de Ha… --- ## [Question about Inglourious Basterds (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-inglourious-basterds-spoilers/507476)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-inglourious-basterds-spoilers/507476 "2009-12-10T02:13:46Z")
I just saw it tonight and I thought it was the most kick ass piece of cinema to grace the screen this summer. Anyway I’ll leave a big space here for those who haven’t seen the movie. When the allied spies go into the b… --- ## [Can an overdose of Prozac kill you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-overdose-of-prozac-kill-you/221607)
**Author:** [@fiercesheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiercesheep)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2003, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-overdose-of-prozac-kill-you/221607 "2003-12-30T09:09:06Z")
Can taking an overdose of Prozac kill you, and if so how much would be required? Disclaimer: I am in no way intending suicide by this or any other method. I take 60mg of Prozac daily for a OCD / Eating Disorder combo an… --- ## [Can someone tell me the joke that goes with the punch line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-tell-me-the-joke-that-goes-with-the-punch-line/175898)
**Author:** [@Jannal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jannal)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-tell-me-the-joke-that-goes-with-the-punch-line/175898 "2013-04-16T18:18:06Z")
Years ago I heard a joke and the punch line was “Cut Velvet!” Does anyone know the actual joke that belongs with this? Thanks! Jannal [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=121&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=123&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)