# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1242&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:** 1243 --- ## [Is There Any Fairness Left In This Campaign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-fairness-left-in-this-campaign/464025)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-fairness-left-in-this-campaign/464025 "2008-09-18T17:16:44Z")
As many of you are by now aware, Sarah Palin’s personal email account was hacked. What distrubs me far more than this is the fact that the folks on DU seem to all (or mostly anyway… there is one dissenter so far) that t… --- ## [How to "De-Godparent" somebody (Catholic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-de-godparent-somebody-catholic/167868)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2003, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-de-godparent-somebody-catholic/167868 "2003-04-11T11:39:05Z")
My wife and I made an awful mistake, as subsequent events have shown, in asking somebody to be our baby’s Godparents. Now, after the church ceremony and all, we wish to rectify our mistake. Any ideas as to how\*? \*Yes, I… --- ## [Escort ads - what does all the codes mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escort-ads-what-does-all-the-codes-mean/784759)
**Author:** [@Dumbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbass)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escort-ads-what-does-all-the-codes-mean/784759 "2017-04-21T03:17:19Z")
Ice fire & Sweet kissing & Amazing Skills All menus I do FULL GFE service G F E is Girl Friend Experience I think Openminded assume they mean they’re open to what ever you want them to do? --- ## [If you flick it more than once, you're playing with it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-flick-it-more-than-once-youre-playing-with-it/446230 "2008-05-23T01:28:53Z")
How not to express your faith. --- ## [Removing Ceramic Tiles from Hardwood Floors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-ceramic-tiles-from-hardwood-floors/275793)
**Author:** [@Heart\_On\_My\_Sleeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_On_My_Sleeve)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2004, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-ceramic-tiles-from-hardwood-floors/275793 "2004-11-20T22:07:58Z")
Not sure if this is better suited to IMHO, but– The previous owner of my house installed ceramic tiles over the hardwood floors in the living room, dining room, and hallway. What is the best way to remove the tiles and … --- ## [Sauna pronunciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sauna-pronunciation/546221)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sauna-pronunciation/546221 "2010-07-12T23:37:37Z")
‘Sauna’ is mentioned in another thread. How do you pronounce ‘sauna’? My mother’s husband was from Finland, so I pronounce it the way they did: ‘SOW-na’. --- ## [Husband only cooks food I don't like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/husband-only-cooks-food-i-dont-like/596560)
**Author:** [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/husband-only-cooks-food-i-dont-like/596560 "2011-09-18T17:04:07Z")
It has become increasingly apparent over the last year that my husband will only cook foods that I don’t like. I am not a picky eater at all so there aren’t that many foods that I won’t eat, I’ll even usually eat foods … --- ## [Did you see "Archer"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-archer/525496)
**Author:** [@Lethal\_Babydoll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lethal_Babydoll)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-archer/525496 "2010-06-29T19:09:05Z")
The new FX animated show Archer debuted the other night with 2 episodes. I thought it was a lot of fun. I almost didn’t bother to watch it because the promos made it seem like nothing but a string of sex jokes. and whil… --- ## [Shower Before Bed Or In The Morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-before-bed-or-in-the-morning/528677)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-before-bed-or-in-the-morning/528677 "2010-02-15T22:49:37Z")
I am probably in the minority but I take my daily shower BEFORE bed. I guess it comes from growing up in a house with five people and one bathroom. Morning was always only for strictly needed activities in the AM, like s… --- ## [Are there any cities/regions of the US that you wouldn't move to regardless of the money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cities-regions-of-the-us-that-you-wouldnt-move-to-regardless-of-the-money/1001202)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cities-regions-of-the-us-that-you-wouldnt-move-to-regardless-of-the-money/1001202 "2024-06-01T13:08:26Z")
Hypothetical - You are offered a job making $6 million per year. It’s consistent with your skillset and you believe you would be reasonably successful at doing this job. It’s not illegal or unethical, nor does it requi… --- ## [Does the DEA/NSA collaboration prove that mass conspiracy theories are possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-dea-nsa-collaboration-prove-that-mass-conspiracy-theories-are-possible/666786)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-dea-nsa-collaboration-prove-that-mass-conspiracy-theories-are-possible/666786 "2013-09-01T15:46:48Z")
One of the common criticisms of conspiracy theories is that it would require hundreds of people spread over many different interest groups to all simultaneously uphold overly elaborate lies and to maintain perfect secrec… --- ## [What one food item makes or breaks Thanksgiving for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-item-makes-or-breaks-thanksgiving-for-you/674291)
**Author:** [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-item-makes-or-breaks-thanksgiving-for-you/674291 "2013-11-28T14:28:44Z")
I love all the treats and trimmings for Thanksgiving dinner, but for me the one absolute must is a well made stuffing. Without stuffing the holiday would be lacking for me. On a side note, we were reading a book to our … --- ## [Floating cities: what about rough seas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floating-cities-what-about-rough-seas/488962)
**Author:** [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floating-cities-what-about-rough-seas/488962 "2009-03-17T00:35:50Z")
This article about a prototype floating city being possible in three years states that unlike oil platforms, these cities wouldn’t be fixed in place. It also says that this type of community would be the perfect place to… --- ## [Are urinals harder to flush or something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-urinals-harder-to-flush-or-something/567569)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-urinals-harder-to-flush-or-something/567569 "2011-01-19T20:19:37Z")
Seriously. What the fuck is up with the nasty fuckers that feel like urinals don’t need to be flushed like toilets do? I’m so tired of saddling up to a pisser and 90% of the time some prick has left his piss there for th… --- ## [Should the United States expand its territory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-united-states-expand-its-territory/168647)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-united-states-expand-its-territory/168647 "2003-04-20T01:54:36Z")
In the course of websurfing I came across the site of an organization called the Expansionist Party of the United States – the url is http://members.aol.com/XPUS/ – which exists to advocate U.S. territorial expansion, st… --- ## [Haven't Been Called for Jury Duty..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-been-called-for-jury-duty/594553)
**Author:** [@curious11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious11)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-been-called-for-jury-duty/594553 "2011-08-31T20:50:49Z")
…in over 20 years in California. I’m a registered voter and have a driver’s license. I was called when I was 21 and was excused for cause, it was a civil slip-and-fall case and my Aunt was a plaintiff in a slip-and-fal… --- ## [a number that exceeds the total number of atoms in the universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-number-that-exceeds-the-total-number-of-atoms-in-the-universe/744884)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-number-that-exceeds-the-total-number-of-atoms-in-the-universe/744884 "2016-02-06T05:39:27Z")
I have asked this question before, this type of question but now I have a more detailed way of asking it. If a number that exceeds the total number of atoms in the universe, is that number “real” or is it just made up si… --- ## [North Korean Soccer Team. Are they in danger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-soccer-team-are-they-in-danger/544035)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-soccer-team-are-they-in-danger/544035 "2010-08-04T03:48:58Z")
I know that many people are joking (I think) about how the North Korean team had better defect after losing to Portugal 7-0 today in the World Cup. But is that really, for real true? Will the North Korean leadership re… --- ## [What science fiction stories could be made into good low budget movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-science-fiction-stories-could-be-made-into-good-low-budget-movies/621816)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-science-fiction-stories-could-be-made-into-good-low-budget-movies/621816 "2012-06-14T03:57:36Z")
What science fiction stories you have read that you think would work well as the basis for a low budget movie? By “low budget” I mean a budget that calls for a largely unknown/new cast or stars willing to work for a perc… --- ## [Stupid people buying into stupid fads - Meerkats aren't pets.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-people-buying-into-stupid-fads-meerkats-arent-pets/597220)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-people-buying-into-stupid-fads-meerkats-arent-pets/597220 "2011-09-25T00:07:17Z")
Over here in the U.K., there’s been a recent series of ads which features cute loveable meerkats trying to sell you car insurance (with an inexplicable Russian accent). Naturally, this fad for the adorable fuzzy animals … --- ## [Sweatpants are tacky...on a 4 year-old?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweatpants-are-tacky-on-a-4-year-old/686604)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweatpants-are-tacky-on-a-4-year-old/686604 "2014-04-22T20:04:40Z")
I just got a text from the mother of my child, telling me that she doesn’t think it’s appropriate for him to wear sweatpants to school because she thinks they’re tacky; will I please send him in jeans or shorts, thank yo… --- ## [Celebs you find unattractive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebs-you-find-unattractive/451945)
**Author:** [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebs-you-find-unattractive/451945 "2008-06-09T19:24:01Z")
Which celebrities who are generally considered to be attractive do you find seriously unattractive? I have two nominations that spring to mind Jorja Fox - face like a frying pan and such an annoying cadence and inflecti… --- ## ["Forced" into larger tip than proper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forced-into-larger-tip-than-proper/727541)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forced-into-larger-tip-than-proper/727541 "2015-08-12T15:02:04Z")
Last night I went out to dinner on the deck of local restaurant. Bring your dog, 5 buck burgers. they do it every Monday night just to try to get people in on a historically slow night. Bill including tax was $31.88. … --- ## [Goulash. What's it to ya?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goulash-whats-it-to-ya/710762)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goulash-whats-it-to-ya/710762 "2015-02-02T01:23:25Z")
When I was a child, mom made ‘goulash’. This was ground beef, tomatoes, elbow macaroni, and spices (I’m guessing paprika). In my 20s I discovered Little Prague restaurant in Hollywood, where I had my first taste of rea… --- ## [Are your parents still alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-parents-still-alive/596440)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-parents-still-alive/596440 "2011-09-19T18:21:25Z")
Just curious. I’m 31 and my mom still is. Dad died about ten years ago, though. To be fair, though, he was already forty-three years old when I was born, I’d say that was a bit older than average for a new father. --- ## [why no more 1/4 ton pick ups?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-more-1-4-ton-pick-ups/812424)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-more-1-4-ton-pick-ups/812424 "2018-04-18T01:56:53Z")
I mean the small guys, the old Datsun, etc, Pick up, the “utes”. Why doesn’t anyone still make them to sell in the uSA? They were insanely popular back when I was in college, i drove one for decades. I have been told th… --- ## [Do mules reproduce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mules-reproduce/491078)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2009, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mules-reproduce/491078 "2009-03-29T03:18:30Z")
I have been reading a review of a book: 13 Things That Don’t Make Sense: The Most Intriguing Scientific Mysteries Of Our Time by Michael Brooks. It sounds interesting, and perhaps the answers to the following question wi… --- ## [Best way to say I'm Improvising a Half Assed Fix for a problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-say-im-improvising-a-half-assed-fix-for-a-problem/544597)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-say-im-improvising-a-half-assed-fix-for-a-problem/544597 "2016-07-15T15:58:00Z")
When I grew up Nigger Rig was the common expression. It wasn’t an attack on people of color. It was simply an expression for sloppy and unprofessional repairs. These days we can’t say that anymore. Afro Engineering re… --- ## [Is there a limit to contempt of court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-limit-to-contempt-of-court/406058)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-limit-to-contempt-of-court/406058 "2007-05-31T20:11:18Z")
Suppose I was called in for jury duty, and when the bailiff says “Do you swear/affirm to answer all questions truthfully?” I say “No.” If the judge throws me in the slammer for being a smart-ass, will I rot there forever… --- ## [Do women really wear high heels around the house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-really-wear-high-heels-around-the-house/260808)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2004, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-really-wear-high-heels-around-the-house/260808 "2004-08-23T16:35:23Z")
This has bugged me for a long time now. On TV you always see women wearing high-heels around the house. After work they don’t take their shoes off. Around the pool they wear high heel slip-on shoes. On almost every s… --- ## [Radical idea to explore -- law enforcement will never react to non-violent offenses with force](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radical-idea-to-explore-law-enforcement-will-never-react-to-non-violent-offenses-with-force/706453)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radical-idea-to-explore-law-enforcement-will-never-react-to-non-violent-offenses-with-force/706453 "2014-12-09T01:22:25Z")
Could be a nonsense idea, but it might be interesting to talk about. To reiterate, I’m not advocating this idea, just trying to explore it. Might be totally stupid. For the purpose of this discussion, assault, armed r… --- ## [Why aren't most paintings in museums behind glass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-most-paintings-in-museums-behind-glass/718550)
**Author:** [@gracefulfatsheba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracefulfatsheba)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2015, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-most-paintings-in-museums-behind-glass/718550 "2015-05-02T13:10:21Z")
I was recently at an art museum and was struck by how many priceless paintings by artists like Edward Burne-Jones were just hanging there in frames, not protected by any glass. Kids go to these museums, many of whom are… --- ## [Hey dumbfucks on SD. Learn what Congress' job is.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dumbfucks-on-sd-learn-what-congress-job-is/671832)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dumbfucks-on-sd-learn-what-congress-job-is/671832 "2013-10-22T22:54:37Z")
First of all, this is not directed at those that simply disagree with the tactics the Pubs took in the recent shutdown. Hell I’m a Pub and disagree with what they did. This pit is directed to the fucktwats that have no… --- ## [Dear customer: I don't think we do that here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-customer-i-dont-think-we-do-that-here/309359)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-customer-i-dont-think-we-do-that-here/309359 "2005-07-03T17:29:21Z")
Just received on a purchase order from a customer: ATTN VENDOR: PLEASE SHEEP ASAP. THANKS. --- ## [Attack Dog vs. Man: Who wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-dog-vs-man-who-wins/71904)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2001, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-dog-vs-man-who-wins/71904 "2001-07-10T20:16:33Z")
I saw this dumb show where someone had to run away from an attack dog with one of those suits on. What i was wondering is? A good attack dog, whether sheperd, rottweiler, pit bull, vs. your avg. 30 yr old 5’10 175 lb. gu… --- ## [What are you a "snob" about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-snob-about/1004962)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 357\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-snob-about/1004962 "2024-08-18T19:38:12Z")
Yesterday I spoke on the phone with my daughter who had just started a new job. She jokingly observed that she had a horrible cup of coffee at the new job, but had met up with a cow-orker who apparently knew where to re… --- ## [The Best Of Star Trek.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-star-trek/551289)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-star-trek/551289 "2010-08-29T16:35:01Z")
When we first met, my wife was almost a geek virgin. She’d seen and liked ST:TOS, but that was about her total exposure to SciFi/SF/Comics/Fantasy outside of the Whedonverse. Since taking up with me, of course, she has … --- ## [What was YOUR school scandal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-school-scandal/941728)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-school-scandal/941728 "2021-06-06T21:23:27Z")
This one happened just a week ago for me. It was prom weekend, and everyone was having a good time. However, some senior decided to draw graffiti on the school. Now, this is a private school, so stuff like this is an abn… --- ## [Good dishes to test a restaurant's quality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-dishes-to-test-a-restaurants-quality/652534)
**Author:** [@Uther\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uther_Penguin)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-dishes-to-test-a-restaurants-quality/652534 "2013-03-12T12:36:29Z")
On different occassions, Italians have told me that they test a newly established Italian restaurant by ordering Spaghetti Aglio e Olio: pasta with garlic and olive oil. It is an inexpensive dish that still says a lot ab… --- ## [Ladies - would you marry without an engagement ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-marry-without-an-engagement-ring/210172)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2003, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-marry-without-an-engagement-ring/210172 "2003-10-30T09:10:31Z")
I’m probably going to get hammered for this, but here goes… I think the concept of engagement rings, as practiced in the U.S., is stupid. I’m not engaged, and don’t plan to be. And as a lady friend has pointed out, I’… --- ## [Your most "interesting" Xmas present this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-interesting-xmas-present-this-year/478799)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2009, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-interesting-xmas-present-this-year/478799 "2009-01-01T04:28:57Z")
I got a Light Up Frog Ring. Aren’t you jealous? --- ## [Do you see hope for the future in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-see-hope-for-the-future-in-america/690865)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-see-hope-for-the-future-in-america/690865 "2014-06-19T21:33:40Z")
Income inequality, leading to gravely divided, and increasing conflicted, economic/social class. Militarized cops. Robotics offering a potential 805 unemployment rate (possibly an overblown risk). Wildly polarized pol… --- ## [State your religion, please. Here's your ticket.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-your-religion-please-heres-your-ticket/354818)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2006, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-your-religion-please-heres-your-ticket/354818 "2006-05-04T00:25:10Z")
Unbelievable! From the link above: Excuse me? You’re selling tickets to a movie that your employer has decided to show and you not only take it upon yourself to ask the patron’s religin, but to “warn” the patron? At… --- ## [filling a void due to internal organ removal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filling-a-void-due-to-internal-organ-removal/553770)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filling-a-void-due-to-internal-organ-removal/553770 "2010-09-18T00:26:02Z")
When surgeons remove an internal organ - a lung, a kidney, part/all of the small or large intestine - and don’t replace it with a transplant, do the put some kind of filler in to take up the resulting void? Sawdust? Gr… --- ## [Seinfeld's Fridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfelds-fridge/566313)
**Author:** [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2011, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfelds-fridge/566313 "2011-01-06T05:47:45Z")
In the upper left hand corner of the refrigerator section of Jerry’s side-by-side fridge and freezer there is an insignia magnet that appears to be a partial German flag- or at least it invokes the German flag in color. … --- ## [Do Not See aka worst 70s movie ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-see-aka-worst-70s-movie-ever/583350)
**Author:** [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-see-aka-worst-70s-movie-ever/583350 "2011-05-31T19:19:59Z")
Inspired by a comment in this thread, “Based on the success of this thread and what seems to me to be a plurality of disapproval of the quality of the movie, may I suggest another thread that tries to find other “dogs” … --- ## [Thinking Of Putting My Mom In Assisted Living](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-putting-my-mom-in-assisted-living/599557)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-putting-my-mom-in-assisted-living/599557 "2013-07-18T23:48:30Z")
So I have been pondering this a while. She is 75, in poor health, and she lives an hour away from me. I have written her doctor a letter expressing my concerns. The doctor’s office called and told me that they could o… --- ## [Why do some people still have those big ass satelite dishes in their backyard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-still-have-those-big-ass-satelite-dishes-in-their-backyard/474486)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-still-have-those-big-ass-satelite-dishes-in-their-backyard/474486 "2008-11-27T15:32:39Z")
The big ass ones that went on the ground? Why havn’t the satelite TV companies upgraded them to a newer smaller one that goes on their roof? --- ## [The 'Liberal' Media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-liberal-media/27211)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2000, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-liberal-media/27211 "2000-08-24T18:22:29Z")
Does anyone really believe this particular shibboleth? My observation is that the mainstream media are a lot like the rest of the institutional status quo: a little to the right economically, smack dab in the center soci… --- ## [Bob's Burgers, SERIES PREMIERE (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-burgers-series-premiere-open-spoilers/567050 "2011-02-21T01:45:50Z")
Fox’s latest animated sitcom premieres tonight. Unfortunatly it seems to have displaced American Dad instead of Family Guy. Any thoughts? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1241&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1243&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)