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**Author:** [@gang\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gang_green)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picky-eaters-quirk-or-mental-disorder/545856 "2010-07-09T21:06:35Z")
This article raised some interesting points about adults who are picky eaters. Personally, I’m a picky eater. I don’t seem to be as limited as some of the ones mentioned in the article, but yeah, try to give me leafy … --- ## [Words that are commonly (and incorrectly) pluralized or "apostrophed"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-are-commonly-and-incorrectly-pluralized-or-apostrophed/944251)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-are-commonly-and-incorrectly-pluralized-or-apostrophed/944251 "2021-11-14T04:02:23Z")
In another thread I mentioned Kroger is often pronounced/spelled Krogers or Kroger’s. Both are incorrect. The correct pronunciation and spelling is simply Kroger. What other proper nouns do people commonly but incorrect… --- ## ["Little Rascals" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-rascals-thread/498538)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-rascals-thread/498538 "2026-06-22T16:55:47Z")
I haven’t seen most of these in 20 years, but today on Me-Too (WMEU-CA Channel 48 and WCIU Channel 26.3), they had a “Little Rascals Marathon.” Them was some bad ass kids. Especially the early ones. I loved it when the… --- ## [Will there be any liberals left here after the conversion to paying site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-any-liberals-left-here-after-the-conversion-to-paying-site/235625)
**Author:** [@SlyFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlyFrog)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2004, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-any-liberals-left-here-after-the-conversion-to-paying-site/235625 "2004-03-24T14:05:37Z")
Just what the question asks. After reading hundreds of posts of “been-there” understanding and sympathy about how life is when you are so poor that you can’t afford a Taco Bell Bean Burrito, and how the only people with… --- ## [The English subjunctive: How and Whence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-english-subjunctive-how-and-whence/231276)
**Author:** [@excaudate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excaudate)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2004, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-english-subjunctive-how-and-whence/231276 "2004-05-02T01:13:18Z")
How does the English subjunctive form work, and from where did it come? --- ## [Please get a mammogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-get-a-mammogram/730879)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-get-a-mammogram/730879 "2015-10-29T21:15:24Z")
A year ago, breast cancer took the life of a dear friend of mine. She was only 45 and had four fierce years with it in her bones. The disease was diagnosed when it was stage four. My friend was one of the best people I h… --- ## [The Mother in How I met your mother?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2010, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-in-how-i-met-your-mother/560663 "2010-11-20T07:03:47Z")
After a couple of season the writers seem to have gotten back on track with it for the first few episodes of the season they seem to have decided not to go with it again. While personally I think the show does alright s… --- ## [Why do slugs climb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-slugs-climb/590415)
**Author:** [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-slugs-climb/590415 "2011-07-27T16:29:34Z")
My girlfriend’s house has a smooth wall out the back. Sometimes there is a procession of slugs slowly climbing up the wall. They are all in a line (I assume that they are all following the trail left by the first one) an… --- ## [That traditional ice cream van tune.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-traditional-ice-cream-van-tune/589615)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-traditional-ice-cream-van-tune/589615 "2011-07-21T16:23:29Z")
You know the one, right? I certainly hope so, because I’m coming up with a lot of google results for a lot of tunes, absolutely none of which are the one I would have considered THE ice cream van tune. I was rewatching … --- ## [Is there a way to make Excel less annoying (.csv files)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-excel-less-annoying-csv-files/685738)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-excel-less-annoying-csv-files/685738 "2014-04-14T01:17:53Z")
My cow-orker generally hasn’t really worked with comma delimited files, but she has to now. She just asked me about saving them. This is one of the many annoying things I experience with Excel. (I’d tell you the other… --- ## [When and why did we swap B.C. and A.D. for B.C.E. and C.E.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-we-swap-b-c-and-a-d-for-b-c-e-and-c-e/47248)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2000, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-we-swap-b-c-and-a-d-for-b-c-e-and-c-e/47248 "2000-12-27T01:23:15Z")
I have noticed that over the past few years, in archaeological publications and other scientific journals and magazines, “A.D.” and “B.C.” have been pretty much eliminated in favor of the more politically correct “C.E.” … --- ## [The greatest actors of your lifetime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-actors-of-your-lifetime/533150)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2010, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-actors-of-your-lifetime/533150 "2010-03-24T11:48:05Z")
In hopes of building a reasonable poll later, I’d like input on the candidates you consider worthy of comparison with the best male and female actors (film mainly) who have been around during your lifetime. I realize you… --- ## [The Straight Dope Lounge (a modern "colossal cave adventure" game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-lounge-a-modern-colossal-cave-adventure-game/574429)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-lounge-a-modern-colossal-cave-adventure-game/574429 "2011-03-25T19:57:23Z")
You awaken in a strange room. There is a door to the north labeled “EXIT.” There is a door to the south labeled “Straight Dope.” There is a door on the east wall labeled “Staff Only.” There is a desk in the southeast co… --- ## [How do tourists annoy you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-tourists-annoy-you/548320)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-tourists-annoy-you/548320 "2010-08-01T13:50:17Z")
Inspired by this thread, though it did turn into a trainwreck with appalling swiftness. :slight\_smile: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12736551&posted=1#post12736551 Do you live in a major tourist d… --- ## [Tell me again why journos interview sportspeople??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-again-why-journos-interview-sportspeople/576741)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-again-why-journos-interview-sportspeople/576741 "2011-04-12T14:22:44Z")
Why on earth do TV journos bother shoving a microphone into a sports-person’s mouth? There’s only two stock standard responses: We’ve got a good chance in this match/tournament, and we’ll give it our best shot. We didn… --- ## [Chris Kyle, author of the book "American Sniper," fatally shot on shooting range](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-kyle-author-of-the-book-american-sniper-fatally-shot-on-shooting-range/649238)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-kyle-author-of-the-book-american-sniper-fatally-shot-on-shooting-range/649238 "2013-02-07T02:15:02Z")
Story here. You cannot make this shit up. --- ## [Read Aloud Couples Book suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-aloud-couples-book-suggestions/97689)
**Author:** [@CheapBastid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheapBastid)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2002, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-aloud-couples-book-suggestions/97689 "2002-03-24T22:56:25Z")
I have a tough request that I’ll supplement with some books that have worked for us. My wife and I have fallen out of the habit of reading to each other due to the lack of good material. We started with Clive Barker’s I… --- ## [mixed-race children = crooked teeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-race-children-crooked-teeth/90217)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2001, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-race-children-crooked-teeth/90217 "2001-11-01T05:34:40Z")
I’ve heard this for years. And our daughter, who is a combination of Euorpean/Puerto Rican/Korean does indeed require orthodontia, but then so did I - and I’m just a mix of Irish + German (but in my case that’s nurture n… --- ## [Is Soros actually actively trying to change U.S. policy? Or what is the basis of the hatred?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-soros-actually-actively-trying-to-change-u-s-policy-or-what-is-the-basis-of-the-hatred/823682)
**Author:** [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-soros-actually-actively-trying-to-change-u-s-policy-or-what-is-the-basis-of-the-hatred/823682 "2018-11-23T00:10:50Z")
So I’ve tried a search both here as well as the internet, but I can’t find the original basis. My partner used to work for Soros’s Open Society Institute and so I am generally familiar with him and the dislike historica… --- ## [F\*ck Obmama and ACA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-obmama-and-aca/743020)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2016, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-obmama-and-aca/743020 "2016-01-26T14:08:25Z")
I don’t have any pre-existing conditions or prescriptions. Yet my privately-bought health insurance premiums have gone up by over 250% in two years. Is anyone having the same problem, or are you reaping the riches? --- ## [Identifiable Rock Guitarists By Their "Sound"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifiable-rock-guitarists-by-their-sound/683578)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifiable-rock-guitarists-by-their-sound/683578 "2014-03-20T20:35:19Z")
Hello. There are many rock guitar players that I feel pretty confident that I can identify by their sound, tone, whatever you want to call it. Vai, SRV, Hendrix, Gilmour, Page, Clapton, etc. I hear that “sound” and I k… --- ## [Saw a man cut in half, everything spilling, alive, alert for a long time...how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-man-cut-in-half-everything-spilling-alive-alert-for-a-long-time-how/720185)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-man-cut-in-half-everything-spilling-alive-alert-for-a-long-time-how/720185 "2015-05-19T01:37:15Z")
Yeah, I am fascinated by that stuff. And I’m a girl! (The one type of thing I won’t watch is beheadings - never seen one, don’t wanna. I saw a video of a man getting his throat cut from a side-stick out the front and tha… --- ## [Share your experiences of getting glasses as a young child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-experiences-of-getting-glasses-as-a-young-child/558923)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-experiences-of-getting-glasses-as-a-young-child/558923 "2014-12-20T23:55:28Z")
My seven year old daughter has just been told she needs glasses. I started wearing mine at six so I understand how she feels. I’m trying to help her cope with them as best I can. She seems fine with it for now but I’m wo… --- ## [mixing Flourescent and Incandescent lightbulbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixing-flourescent-and-incandescent-lightbulbs/325121)
**Author:** [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixing-flourescent-and-incandescent-lightbulbs/325121 "2012-08-18T23:14:09Z")
I have finally found some compact flourescent bulbs that fit my light fixtures. If there are 6 sockets on the same switch, can I mix the flourescent bulbs with the incandescent or do they all need to be the same type? --- ## [Intercom system in house - do you have one? Did you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intercom-system-in-house-do-you-have-one-did-you/571993)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intercom-system-in-house-do-you-have-one-did-you/571993 "2014-03-04T04:22:37Z")
I remember, as a kid, we had an intercom system in our house. There were several intercoms throughout the house; they were plugged into regular outlets and I assume they operated on a radio frequency. They were very cool… --- ## [Would you have your nipples removed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-your-nipples-removed/617862)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-your-nipples-removed/617862 "2012-04-05T20:11:19Z")
I have a sort of weird question. In anime and other cartoons, you almost never see men with nipples being drawn. They will usually be just oddly absent. And this is a very normal way to represent a man in cartoons and su… --- ## [Misleading--false, really--passage from a math textbook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misleading-false-really-passage-from-a-math-textbook/633355)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misleading-false-really-passage-from-a-math-textbook/633355 "2012-09-05T13:01:27Z")
And we’re off… --- ## [An etiquette question: how do you tell a complete stranger her butt is showing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-etiquette-question-how-do-you-tell-a-complete-stranger-her-butt-is-showing/541557)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-etiquette-question-how-do-you-tell-a-complete-stranger-her-butt-is-showing/541557 "2010-07-23T04:53:52Z")
I was at a restaurant with friends last night. A lady at the table across from us had the hem of her dress caught in her underwear; when she got up and knelt down to feed a baby in a high chair at the table (I’m assumin… --- ## [How to handle a child that doesn't seem to understand cause and effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-a-child-that-doesnt-seem-to-understand-cause-and-effect/666401)
**Author:** [@Orange13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange13)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-a-child-that-doesnt-seem-to-understand-cause-and-effect/666401 "2013-08-20T21:33:04Z")
I don’t post here much, but I have lurked daily for quite some time. Anyhow, I have a ten year old nephew with behavior problems that have become quite severe. I have contact with him weekly, and his actions and demean… --- ## [Your past vehicles- FAVORITE? LEAST?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-past-vehicles-favorite-least/675555)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-past-vehicles-favorite-least/675555 "2013-12-08T04:36:20Z")
I’ve read some very interesting stories in response to my topic discussing the first NEW car you ever bought. Now I have another vehicle-related topic for discussion that may prove even more interesting….actually, it’s … --- ## [With single payer health plans, whither insurance companies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-single-payer-health-plans-whither-insurance-companies/786088)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-single-payer-health-plans-whither-insurance-companies/786088 "2017-07-26T13:15:27Z")
I have no sympathy for some of the most heartless and wealthy companies in the U.S. but I wonder what would happen to them if we went to a single payer system? Clearly, if the bill for my visit goes straight to the sing… --- ## [Ook-tober Mini-rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ook-tober-mini-rants/1033511)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ook-tober-mini-rants/1033511 "2026-10-31T19:49:00Z")
You may have heard of the big storm that hit the Northeast US last week? Our house is about 100 feet from the ocean on the North Shore of Boston, and after four or five days of heavy winds and rain, the “main” storm hit… --- ## [Poll: What type of soap should a host provide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-type-of-soap-should-a-host-provide/652713)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-type-of-soap-should-a-host-provide/652713 "2013-03-19T06:45:48Z")
I’m a bar soap kind of guy, but recently it occurred to me that, as a host, I should probably provide liquid soap in each bathroom… because, well, it is more sanitary, and we have probably gotten to the point where some … --- ## [Democrats!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats/349109)
**Author:** [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2006, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats/349109 "2006-03-27T00:37:23Z")
I guess this is just a toss off pit before I hit the sack, but does anyone else get the feeling that despite Iraq, illegal wiretapping, the economy, Katrina, etc., the Democrats are going to suck it at the next elections… --- ## [What legal powers does the Church of England have in England today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-legal-powers-does-the-church-of-england-have-in-england-today/645049)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-legal-powers-does-the-church-of-england-have-in-england-today/645049 "2012-12-27T19:28:34Z")
I seem to have a recollection of being told in a class that the Church of England has some, well, legal “powers” that other churches don’t have. What exactly are these powers? Is it primarily limited to a guaranteed bu… --- ## [Ugliest Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052 "2022-07-18T19:18:57Z")
Stumbled upon this article on “Ten Ugly Cars at the New York International Car Show”. I like a few of them. Few of them are Azteks, Yugos or even Renault LeCars. It’s been many years since an ugly car thread. Do you … --- ## [What Taco Bell has taught me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-taco-bell-has-taught-me/514814)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-taco-bell-has-taught-me/514814 "2009-10-24T13:40:55Z")
Some decades ago Mike Nesmith of the Monkees flew some writers from Car and Driver around in a jet he’d bought with his late mother’s fortune for having invented Liquid Paper. In the article he encouraged the writers to… --- ## [Let me tell you about Lissener...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-tell-you-about-lissener/396992)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-tell-you-about-lissener/396992 "2007-03-30T18:34:26Z")
…using his own fucked up reasoning. He is white, unmarried, lives with someone else (also white) who isn’t in his family, and both are 35 years old. He makes $45,736 dollars a year. He has a wireless internet connection… --- ## [Apple Green-Chili Pie With Cheddar Crust and Walnut Streusel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-green-chili-pie-with-cheddar-crust-and-walnut-streusel/561086)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-green-chili-pie-with-cheddar-crust-and-walnut-streusel/561086 "2011-10-16T23:34:16Z")
linkety I said I’d bring pie to Thanksgiving dinner. This one might get me banned. Nonetheless, I am intrigued. Has anyone tasted this monstrosity/delicacy? --- ## [Beavis. Butt-Head What's their problem? Psychological Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beavis-butt-head-whats-their-problem-psychological-dopers/587943)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beavis-butt-head-whats-their-problem-psychological-dopers/587943 "2011-07-09T16:42:37Z")
Beavis & Butthead. Indescribable. Truly. But…what is their diagnosis? Retarded? Demented? Deranged? Deviant? Anti-social? Just plain nuts? Mental Health Dopers–weigh in. --- ## [God damn it, Democrats!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damn-it-democrats/758592)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damn-it-democrats/758592 "2016-07-04T05:06:01Z")
The Democratic Party platform committee has voted down planks against fracking, against rejecting TPP, against condemning Israel for their occupation of Palestine, and even more progressive positions. --- ## [What do you find creepy and why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-find-creepy-and-why/460389)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-find-creepy-and-why/460389 "2008-08-22T03:04:24Z")
Hi all There have probably been similar threads to this so feel free to post links. So what do you find creepy? I’m really after general answers like uh I dunno clowns rather than uncle Bob because he married his cou… --- ## [Twin engine VW Bug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-engine-vw-bug/725434)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-engine-vw-bug/725434 "2015-07-21T17:40:53Z")
Has anyone ever backyard-engineered a twin engined Bug by simply grafting in a second drivetrain up front driving the front wheels? Double the horsepower, and all wheel drive. --- ## [Doper who have given birth - when did the pregnancy start to feel real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-who-have-given-birth-when-did-the-pregnancy-start-to-feel-real/679151)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-who-have-given-birth-when-did-the-pregnancy-start-to-feel-real/679151 "2014-07-07T20:08:50Z")
So, I’m knocked up. Well and truly. It’s a wanted and planned pregnancy, no issues there. We’ve heard the heartbeat, seen the little creature on the ultrasound screen and I’m swelling up like a lead balloon. I’m looking… --- ## [HR people, what's the worst thing you've had to confront an employee with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-people-whats-the-worst-thing-youve-had-to-confront-an-employee-with/298972)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2005, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-people-whats-the-worst-thing-youve-had-to-confront-an-employee-with/298972 "2005-06-20T04:02:13Z")
Inspired by this thread, in which someone suggests that the HR department talk to the boss about his habit of adjusting his boys during working hours. I couldn’t help picturing some poor HR person calling the guy into a … --- ## [Those little moments of... um... of... er...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-little-moments-of-um-of-er/340683)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-little-moments-of-um-of-er/340683 "2006-01-24T22:15:28Z")
… Absent-mindedness. That’s it. To wit: One’s house key does not also serve to unlock the door of one’s automobile. It is not necessary to dial 9 when making outgoing calls at home. To be useful, a grocery list shoul… --- ## [Um... didn't all of Western Civilization agree to stop using variations on the name Adolf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-didnt-all-of-western-civilization-agree-to-stop-using-variations-on-the-name-adolf/700201)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-didnt-all-of-western-civilization-agree-to-stop-using-variations-on-the-name-adolf/700201 "2014-10-06T01:44:05Z")
A new Mexican restaurant just opened in my little town. It’s called Adolfo’s. Doesn’t seem to be a chain, but Googling tells me there’s one more just a few towns away. So, seems it may be a small independent place that … --- ## [California: Refer to "at-risk" students as "at-promise"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-refer-to-at-risk-students-as-at-promise/851224)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-refer-to-at-risk-students-as-at-promise/851224 "2020-05-06T16:45:35Z")
Not long ago, California passed legislation - subsequently signed by the governor - that now replaces the term “at-risk” (used to describe students who are at risk) - with “at-promise.” Educators and law enforcement pers… --- ## [Sampiro, we're all here for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2006, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-were-all-here-for-you/358935 "2006-06-05T10:22:30Z")
As mentioned in the locked thread, it’s official - Sampiro’s mother is terminally ill. If you need to take some time away from here, please go and do what you need to do, but go knowing that most of us are wishing you we… --- ## [Does "Stop Here on Red" also mean "No Turn on Red"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-stop-here-on-red-also-mean-no-turn-on-red/764422)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-stop-here-on-red-also-mean-no-turn-on-red/764422 "2016-08-30T04:24:21Z")
This type of signage might not be universal, but in Northern NJ we frequently see signs that say “Stop Here on Red” and there’s usually a line on the road that tells you where to stop. After almost 30 years of driving h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1219&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1221&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)