# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1237&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:** 1238 --- ## [Is anyone here familiar with the tip pooling rules in California?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-familiar-with-the-tip-pooling-rules-in-california/636078)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-familiar-with-the-tip-pooling-rules-in-california/636078 "2012-10-13T14:12:14Z")
I need to get some clarification about the legalities of tip pooling in California and can’t get through to a human being on the phone. Can anyone here help? Here’s my situation. We are not a full service deli, more … --- ## [Pyrrho12's Parade of Board Lunatics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pyrrho12s-parade-of-board-lunatics/73331)
**Author:** [@Pyrrho12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyrrho12)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2001, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pyrrho12s-parade-of-board-lunatics/73331 "2001-07-31T20:56:08Z")
I have to admit it. I love the SDMB lunatics. Well, maybe love is too strong of a word, but I have to let you know that the presence of rigidly argumentative subject-obsessed loonies contributes greatly to my enjoyment o… --- ## [The Most Offensive Four Letter Word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-offensive-four-letter-word/13119)
**Author:** [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2000, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-offensive-four-letter-word/13119 "2000-01-27T04:39:00Z")
Err, I always thought the f-word was the most offensive four letter word. I will open the floor to take your opinions on this weighty and important matter ::Bangs gavel:: The floor is now open for debate. Keith You… --- ## [Most salacious biography/autobiography?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-salacious-biography-autobiography/608093)
**Author:** [@hamwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hamwater)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-salacious-biography-autobiography/608093 "2012-01-06T13:22:05Z")
Happy New Year all. Since I do not get to engage in much debauchery in my own life, I really love to read biographies and autobiographies about people who have/had “colorful” lives. Rock star/celebrity/drug addict and … --- ## [I'm afraid of dying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-afraid-of-dying/645700)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-afraid-of-dying/645700 "2013-01-05T02:38:36Z")
Not because I’m nervous about my opinions on any supernatural aspects of the beyond, and not because I’ve got too much unfinished business, or because I’ll miss watching my kids grow up, or because the process will be pa… --- ## [simba the elephant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simba-the-elephant/318031)
**Author:** [@jdatk99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdatk99)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2005, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simba-the-elephant/318031 "2005-08-22T15:07:57Z")
Before the lion king movie came out I had always associated the name Simba with an elephant. I can still hear someone in a movie saying" Up, Simba, up!!" asking the elephant to lift something heavy to save the day. It’… --- ## [Does your memory foam bed "sleep hot"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-memory-foam-bed-sleep-hot/426128)
**Author:** [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2007, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-memory-foam-bed-sleep-hot/426128 "2007-11-15T05:47:56Z")
My husband and I are considering getting a memory foam topper for our bed. I hadn’t even though about the coolness thing until I saw one on Overstock advertised as “cool” memory foam saying it was better for people who … --- ## [Simon & Garf: Why Did They Break Up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-garf-why-did-they-break-up/138090)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2002, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-garf-why-did-they-break-up/138090 "2002-11-23T01:46:38Z")
Why did Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel break up? Was Paul Simon’s ego too big for his britches? --- ## [Why do we need a book like "Hogg"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-need-a-book-like-hogg/529261)
**Author:** [@FE3O4ENAIL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FE3O4ENAIL)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-need-a-book-like-hogg/529261 "2010-02-18T06:10:58Z")
Help me to understand how things would be worse if it was never printed. --- ## [The Narnia books are overrated.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-narnia-books-are-overrated/334278)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2005, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-narnia-books-are-overrated/334278 "2005-12-08T21:47:29Z")
I hereby assert that the seven fantasy novels written by C. S. Lewis known as The Chronicles of Narnia are a bunch of crap. I will justify this claim. First let me state my premises. C. S. Lewis wrote these books as c… --- ## [Most produced aircraft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-produced-aircraft/505751)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-produced-aircraft/505751 "2009-08-11T15:57:37Z")
List of most produced aircraft The Cessna 172 tops the list at 43,000 and counting. Only 17,000+ Beechcraft Bonanzas have been built; but it has the longest production run of any aircraft, having been in production sin… --- ## [Help me decide on a sign for the No Kings protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-on-a-sign-for-the-no-kings-protest/1019474)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-on-a-sign-for-the-no-kings-protest/1019474 "2025-06-17T15:09:03Z")
I’m going to the No Kings protest on Saturday. My heart is set on a sign with the Virginia state seal, but my head has vetoed that, as it would almost certainly be interpreted as a threat to the Orange One with possibly… --- ## [Poll: Buyers remorse for Obama's ACA among those who liked the idea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-buyers-remorse-for-obamas-aca-among-those-who-liked-the-idea/681658)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-buyers-remorse-for-obamas-aca-among-those-who-liked-the-idea/681658 "2014-02-21T18:27:48Z")
The question is rather simple: If you had been in congress a few years ago and would have voted in favor of Obama’s Affordable Care Act, knowing what you know now, would you like to go back and change your vote? Yes or … --- ## [Biden passesd a note to Warren behind the gym](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-passesd-a-note-to-warren-behind-the-gym/728545)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-passesd-a-note-to-warren-behind-the-gym/728545 "2015-08-28T03:41:16Z")
Biden and Warren have a private meeting. Do think he got to second base? This election is the gift that keeps on giving. --- ## [Rosebud was Citizen Kane's ... ARRRGGGHH!!! \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosebud-was-citizen-kanes-arrrggghh-spoilers/65939)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosebud-was-citizen-kanes-arrrggghh-spoilers/65939 "2011-12-13T21:14:08Z")
\*\* \[Citizen Kane spoiler alert\] \*\* When I was a little kid, I had a whole bunch of Peanuts comic strip paperbacks. One strip featured Lucy spoiling Citizen Kane for Linus, watching the movie on TV, by casually remarking… --- ## [Christians, why the focus on the crucifixion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-why-the-focus-on-the-crucifixion/601305)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2011, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-why-the-focus-on-the-crucifixion/601305 "2011-11-05T13:49:49Z")
Why do Christians focus so much on the crucifixion of Jesus? Throughout history many people have suffered similar and far worse deaths. There is nothing special about the way Jesus died. What I feel as a former believ… --- ## [PLP in Rickie Lee Jone's Chuck E.'s in Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plp-in-rickie-lee-jones-chuck-e-s-in-love/55102)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plp-in-rickie-lee-jones-chuck-e-s-in-love/55102 "2014-03-10T17:39:08Z")
I’ve been curious about this since I first heard the song. What the hell does “p.l.p” mean in the opening of Chuck E.'s in Love? As in: “How come he don’t come p.l.p. with me / Down at the meter no more?” I know I’m no… --- ## [Jesus clothes after the Resurrection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-clothes-after-the-resurrection/534446)
**Author:** [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-clothes-after-the-resurrection/534446 "2010-04-01T21:00:14Z")
According to the Gospel writer Jesus was stripped of His garments and the soldiers gambled for them. This would mean He was intered with just a loin cloth. When Mary Magdalene came to the tomb the linen cloths and head … --- ## [Cum guzzling gutter sluts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cum-guzzling-gutter-sluts/173958)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cum-guzzling-gutter-sluts/173958 "2003-05-10T02:39:50Z")
I was inspired to do this rant because of someone’s thread about the rollerblading beotch. So rather than overtake her rant, I thought I’d do my own. This is about a woman who is a rotten cum guzzling gutter slut who i… --- ## [Would you be able to find somebody to go to surgery at 7am with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-able-to-find-somebody-to-go-to-surgery-at-7am-with-you/680169)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-able-to-find-somebody-to-go-to-surgery-at-7am-with-you/680169 "2014-02-02T00:05:31Z")
Today I took a nice elderly gentleman to the hospital to get outpatient surgery. They couldn’t tell him the surgery time until the night before and it could’ve been anywhere in between 7 am and 11am. They would not per… --- ## [A rather indelicate question about corn cobs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rather-indelicate-question-about-corn-cobs/123783)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2002, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rather-indelicate-question-about-corn-cobs/123783 "2002-08-16T02:29:27Z")
I did everything right. This thing is broken. This is the secind time. :frowning: I shall try again. Here’s the body of my question. Again; First off, I did check snopes. Nada. My dad (long dead now), who hailed from … --- ## [What the fuck is wrong with Corpus Christi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-corpus-christi/446653)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-corpus-christi/446653 "2008-04-27T20:33:01Z")
(The city in Texas, that is…) So this last week, the wife, son, and I drove up to C.C. for a few days of vacation. My ghod, was that a bad idea. When did that town get so damn grim? The Aquarium was, as always, wonde… --- ## [Early review - Hitchhiker's movie is beyond horrible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-review-hitchhikers-movie-is-beyond-horrible/298681)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-review-hitchhikers-movie-is-beyond-horrible/298681 "2005-05-01T16:38:52Z")
From Fark: http://www.planetmagrathea.com/shortreview.html Rats. I’d like to dismiss this as just some internet nut who doesn’t know what he’s talking about, but he goes into a great deal of detail, and I’m having a h… --- ## [Morality of tilting Pepsi bottles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morality-of-tilting-pepsi-bottles/290415)
**Author:** [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2005, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morality-of-tilting-pepsi-bottles/290415 "2005-08-16T05:51:50Z")
Okay, this isn’t a “great” debate by any stretch of the imagination, but it seems to be a question of morality in general, so I’ll toss it in GD to start. Moderators, please pinball the thread to whatever other thread y… --- ## [Fed Court: Mumia must have new penalty hearing..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fed-court-mumia-must-have-new-penalty-hearing/442936)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2008, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fed-court-mumia-must-have-new-penalty-hearing/442936 "2008-04-02T05:45:08Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080327/ap\_on\_re\_us/mumia\_abu\_jamal This is my main problem with the death penalty as it is administered in the U.S. It is now 27 years after his conviction and just now the federal courts h… --- ## [How often does a 25 year old guy want sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-a-25-year-old-guy-want-sex/101787)
**Author:** [@jay-c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jay-c)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-a-25-year-old-guy-want-sex/101787 "2012-01-21T17:22:02Z")
I’ve been seeing a 25 year old guy for 3 months now. We get along great with one exception - our sex drives are completely out of sync. I would like to have sex at least twice a day, more if possible, but he doesn’t se… --- ## [MS Piracy justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-piracy-justified/554169)
**Author:** [@CanTak3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanTak3)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-piracy-justified/554169 "2010-09-22T22:08:18Z")
So here’s the scenario: A friend :dubious: bought Microsoft Windows 7 on eBay. I (I mean my friend) did not buy a box or a CD, instead it was a download link and CD key. This of course raised eyebrows. To ensure it w… --- ## ["If you're a female and you want to get a man in bed, all you have to do is ask."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-female-and-you-want-to-get-a-man-in-bed-all-you-have-to-do-is-ask/491916)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-female-and-you-want-to-get-a-man-in-bed-all-you-have-to-do-is-ask/491916 "2009-04-08T13:52:05Z")
The thread title is taken from a post by Rigmarole in this thread. I would like to discuss the truth or falsity of that proposition, or rather get other poster’s input. I am not a woman, but it seems false to me. The p… --- ## [Can you get in trouble for lying to a process server?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-in-trouble-for-lying-to-a-process-server/653303)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-in-trouble-for-lying-to-a-process-server/653303 "2013-03-24T00:49:20Z")
Just a general question, I’m not planning on lying to anyone. This is happening in Alberta. My husband’s (soon to be ex-) BFF was staying with us as a room mate for a short time recently. He’s a general fuck up and cons… --- ## [Women do not want equality. They want special treatment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-not-want-equality-they-want-special-treatment/579903)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-not-want-equality-they-want-special-treatment/579903 "2011-04-27T18:45:54Z")
Anyone who opposes special treatment for women gets vilified. Equality is an absolute joke until this misandry goes away. --- ## [Rifling on Battle Tank Main Armament](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rifling-on-battle-tank-main-armament/549303)
**Author:** [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rifling-on-battle-tank-main-armament/549303 "2010-08-13T16:20:11Z")
I’m not sure there is an actual factual answer to this rather than opinion… The Challenger 2, and I think pretty much every post-war British tank, has had a rifled main gun. The Leopard 2, M1-A1Abrams, LeClerc, Merkava… --- ## [Where do you draw the line between depression and laziness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-draw-the-line-between-depression-and-laziness/396066)
**Author:** [@Solfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solfy)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-draw-the-line-between-depression-and-laziness/396066 "2013-01-24T00:20:57Z")
My brother is a 20yr old college student. He flunked out of a local college because he quit attending classes in favor of sleeping all day and doing whatever all night. He was diagnosed with having clinical depression … --- ## [Have you ever watched a movie or read a book more than 100 times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-watched-a-movie-or-read-a-book-more-than-100-times/544568)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-watched-a-movie-or-read-a-book-more-than-100-times/544568 "2010-06-28T18:04:21Z")
Back in the 80’s, there was an article about clubs who would get together to watch Dirty Dancing, entranced by the story of a studly dance teacher who could look past Jennifer Grey’s hideous face and A-cups to love the p… --- ## [Do many or most professional guitarists' guitar necks have those dot-marks on them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-many-or-most-professional-guitarists-guitar-necks-have-those-dot-marks-on-them/537722)
**Author:** [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-many-or-most-professional-guitarists-guitar-necks-have-those-dot-marks-on-them/537722 "2010-05-08T03:27:52Z")
Probably a very silly question, I know, but this only just occurred to me, and rather than trying to research this on my own I’m putting it to the Teeming Millions: just OTTOYH, thinking of the musical artists you’re mo… --- ## [Disney's "Encanto" (OPEN SPOILERS after first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601 "2023-01-23T23:01:43Z")
Disney’s 60th animated motion picture, Encanto, dropped today on Disney+ after being out in theaters for about 30 days. I watched it and it was fantastic. Perhaps my favorite Disney film since Tangled. So let’s talk a… --- ## [Sunbeam Bread: Top-Shelf Product, or Cheap Off-Brand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunbeam-bread-top-shelf-product-or-cheap-off-brand/611968)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunbeam-bread-top-shelf-product-or-cheap-off-brand/611968 "2012-02-07T23:42:50Z")
For some reason, the other night Mrs. Homie and I had a disagreement about, of all things, Sunbeam bread. I say Sunbeam is, if not top-shelf, definitely a name-brand and somewhat-high-quality brand of bread, on par with … --- ## [Human Rights Tribunal orders Montrealer to pay $8,000 in damages to panhandler because of email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rights-tribunal-orders-montrealer-to-pay-8-000-in-damages-to-panhandler-because-of-email/665389)
**Author:** [@Desolation\_Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desolation_Island)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rights-tribunal-orders-montrealer-to-pay-8-000-in-damages-to-panhandler-because-of-email/665389 "2013-08-18T01:52:02Z")
So far it looks like this has only been covered in the French press, I’ll post a more reputable link when the Gazette or the local news picks it up: SAQ = société d’alcools du Québec, a government-owned corporation wi… --- ## [Snappy Answers to Stupid Job Interview Questions!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snappy-answers-to-stupid-job-interview-questions/581678)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snappy-answers-to-stupid-job-interview-questions/581678 "2011-05-14T21:55:09Z")
I really don’t know why interviewers ask these ridiculous questions, but I thought that some non-conventional answers might spice things up. So, here goes: -Q: “Where do you want to be in 5 years?” (A): “I want your job… --- ## [(Old) Thank God It's Frood Day - A Hoopy MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-thank-god-its-frood-day-a-hoopy-mmp/1001795)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-thank-god-its-frood-day-a-hoopy-mmp/1001795 "2024-05-27T12:08:12Z")
Saturday is Towel Day, so make sure you have yours, and maybe pop down to the pub for a couple of pints, or a cup of a liquid almost, but not entirely unlike tea. Unless that one Facebook Nutter is right, and Judgement … --- ## [How did MMA become a major sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-mma-become-a-major-sport/508294)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-mma-become-a-major-sport/508294 "2009-09-02T03:46:11Z")
Over the last year or so I have noticed the mainstream sports press now treat MMA almost the same as FB, baseball, NASCAR etc. Sports websites in particular give it a lot of space. I am curious the reason for this … --- ## [Why no public nursing or naked toddlers in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-public-nursing-or-naked-toddlers-in-the-usa/592318)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-public-nursing-or-naked-toddlers-in-the-usa/592318 "2011-08-12T13:50:21Z")
(Not sure if this is best suited for IMHO, GQ or GD. Mods, feel free to move as you want to) Some of the posts (OK, I admit it, one poster especially) in this thread reminded me of something I’ve been wondering ever so … --- ## [Handicapped parking spots . . senior parking . . now STORK parking??????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapped-parking-spots-senior-parking-now-stork-parking/79674)
**Author:** [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2001, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapped-parking-spots-senior-parking-now-stork-parking/79674 "2001-09-07T17:47:10Z")
This is getting ridiculous. I’m down with handicapped parking spaces, and I won’t get into the fact that almost every time I go to the store, or the mall, or wherever, on average LESS than 40-50% are used at any time, an… --- ## [I have a whole chicken. What's the least amount of work I can do to make it tasty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-whole-chicken-whats-the-least-amount-of-work-i-can-do-to-make-it-tasty/671905)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-whole-chicken-whats-the-least-amount-of-work-i-can-do-to-make-it-tasty/671905 "2013-10-26T19:38:55Z")
Got it through my farm share last summer. I’ve thawed it out, and am ready to do . . . something with it. I’m cooking for just myself these days, so things that are easily put into portions and freezable are a plus. T… --- ## [rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsat3acr/639809)
**Author:** [@RockytheflyingS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RockytheflyingS)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rsat3acr/639809 "2012-11-06T18:39:06Z")
I pit you for using the cancer card over GUM. :eek: --- ## [take your broad brush and shove it (a defense of Greek Life)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-your-broad-brush-and-shove-it-a-defense-of-greek-life/394005)
**Author:** [@enigm4tic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enigm4tic)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-your-broad-brush-and-shove-it-a-defense-of-greek-life/394005 "2007-03-13T18:14:48Z")
Originally I was going to throw this response in to the travesty of broad-brushing going on in the “sorority eviction” thread, but my response really got in to the realm of trying to cut a few bristles off the brush, so … --- ## [Do many people still have text-only e-mail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-many-people-still-have-text-only-e-mail/583411)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-many-people-still-have-text-only-e-mail/583411 "2011-06-07T02:07:38Z")
Still working on my friend’s web page, and am working on the newsletter feature. It would save me a boatload of aggravation if I didn’t have to deal with text-only emails. Seems like most clients these days support htm… --- ## [Please recommend some comedic novels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-comedic-novels/433883)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-comedic-novels/433883 "2008-02-18T03:04:34Z")
My wife just finished reading a bunch of Dennis Lehane novels, and is just about finishing up “The Kite Runner.” She liked them all, but for her next book, she says she doesn’t want to read about anyone dying or getting… --- ## [Orange Is The New Black, Season 2, Episode 1 (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-is-the-new-black-season-2-episode-1-open-spoilers/690320)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-is-the-new-black-season-2-episode-1-open-spoilers/690320 "2014-06-12T00:21:25Z")
I just downloaded it and haven’t see it yet, but after reading the season 2 thread (and not clicking on spoilers), I thought I’d start this thread. I wasn’t sure whether to go open or closed spoilers, but then I thought… --- ## [What do you think about smilies on SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-smilies-on-sdmb/541166)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-smilies-on-sdmb/541166 "2010-06-04T21:30:54Z")
Here is an anonymous poll on your smilie viewpoint. --- ## [What musician (or band) changed styles midstream and lost you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musician-or-band-changed-styles-midstream-and-lost-you/604913)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musician-or-band-changed-styles-midstream-and-lost-you/604913 "2011-12-06T22:02:48Z")
I don’t mean a new musician or band that you liked the first album or two and then lost interest. I mean an established musician who after years of enjoyment went in a direction you just couldn’t follow? This is not mea… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1236&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1238&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)