# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1254&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:** 1255 --- ## [Grandma & Grandpa? Granny & Grandad? Nana & Papa? Grandparents' names ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandma-grandpa-granny-grandad-nana-papa-grandparents-names/299644)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2005, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandma-grandpa-granny-grandad-nana-papa-grandparents-names/299644 "2005-04-18T11:45:31Z")
What do you call the grandparents in YOUR family? What do you do when there more than 4 …? My parents are divorced, so there will be 5 grandparents for my not-yet-born baby - my dad & his wife, my mom, and my honey’s p… --- ## [Anyone watching American Ninja Warrior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-american-ninja-warrior/627352)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-american-ninja-warrior/627352 "2012-07-27T00:58:15Z")
This year, American Ninja Warrior is taking place in America. They are running some episodes on NBC during primetime. I haven’t been watching the prelim runs on G4 on Sundays, just the primetime runs. In general, I li… --- ## [If you were the commander of an army, how would you fight the IS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-commander-of-an-army-how-would-you-fight-the-is/714744)
**Author:** [@MorphinePoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorphinePoet)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-commander-of-an-army-how-would-you-fight-the-is/714744 "2015-03-19T07:31:55Z")
If you were the commander in chief of a moderately-armed army (no phantom bombers or nuclear weapons), what would your military/intelligence strategy be in fighting the IS in both Syria and Iraq? Bear in mind the terrai… --- ## [Most Over-the-Top Morality Fable for Children or Teens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-over-the-top-morality-fable-for-children-or-teens/561139)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-over-the-top-morality-fable-for-children-or-teens/561139 "2010-11-24T01:56:00Z")
The thread about Health Class films got me thinking. What was the most outrageous (or memorable) morality tale for kids that you can remember? It can be a movie, TV show, or book. The stupidest anti-drug story I’ve se… --- ## [I am proud to be white.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-proud-to-be-white/42106)
**Author:** [@R\_dawg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R_dawg)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2000, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-proud-to-be-white/42106 "2000-12-08T20:10:30Z")
WOW DID YOU EVER SPAZ THERE! Point me out the racist remark here: I am proud to be Asian I am proud to be black I am proud to be white I am proud to be Filipino I am proud to be Spanish Now only 1 out of those 5 is… --- ## [What is that white powder medics use in war movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-white-powder-medics-use-in-war-movies/184483)
**Author:** [@mecaenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mecaenas)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2003, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-white-powder-medics-use-in-war-movies/184483 "2003-06-29T07:05:45Z")
What is that white powder medics use in WWII movies? What does it do to the wounds? --- ## [Have you ever eaten poop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-eaten-poop/620521)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-eaten-poop/620521 "2012-05-05T00:42:29Z")
Just wondering. --- ## [Sweet Teriyaki sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-teriyaki-sauce/545032)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-teriyaki-sauce/545032 "2010-06-30T20:29:24Z")
When I go out and get a Teriyaki bowl at the local places, it’s always this sweetish kinda syrup. But when I get Teriyaki at the store, it’s nothing like that. It’s either a watery sauce, or a garlicy not-quite-sweet s… --- ## [Drug Testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-testing/718447)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-testing/718447 "2015-05-31T22:36:26Z")
Cecil’s Column on Drug-Testing I used to work for a nursing home that did random drug-testing (sort of; more on that in a minute). Early in my career there, the CEO’s number did, in fact, come up. He laughed about it, p… --- ## [Ask the guy with all the answers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-all-the-answers/367273)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-all-the-answers/367273 "2006-11-30T18:31:50Z")
I won’t bore you with such details as my qualifications or the exact definition of “all the answers”. You just worry about asking, I’ll worry about answering. Tip of the Day: \*When you have a problem to solve. Focus on … --- ## [Kevin McCarthy: "Putin pays Trump"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-mccarthy-putin-pays-trump/786899)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-mccarthy-putin-pays-trump/786899 "2017-05-20T22:45:01Z")
According to this Washington Post article I thought I read earlier that Ryan denied the conversation ever happened, but I can’t find the cite. If so, he recanted fairly quickly, since as the quoted passage indicates, … --- ## [Was Cary Grant gay.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-cary-grant-gay/401216)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-cary-grant-gay/401216 "2007-04-25T07:30:24Z")
I saw a program on Grant yesterday. It said he and Randolph Scott shared a place for years. Yet he was married 5 times. Had one kid with Dyan Cannon when he was very old. I gave no thought about it until the program made… --- ## [Economy Class moves even closer to "Cattle Class"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economy-class-moves-even-closer-to-cattle-class/717858)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economy-class-moves-even-closer-to-cattle-class/717858 "2015-04-19T19:36:38Z")
Do you hate flying? It’s about to get worse. Airbus is introducing an 11-seat-wide configuration. The seats are 18" wide, which happens to be the average human shoulder width. And yes, you will be seated between 2 bu… --- ## [Rock groups with two drummers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-groups-with-two-drummers/143142)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2002, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-groups-with-two-drummers/143142 "2002-12-22T19:39:12Z")
IIRC, in the early '80s, 38 Special had two drummers. What’s strange about that is that I can’t think of any of their material that has especially complex percussion which would (seemingly) require two drummers. What di… --- ## [all these people attacking Rush Limbaugh...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-these-people-attacking-rush-limbaugh/615525)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-these-people-attacking-rush-limbaugh/615525 "2012-03-14T09:12:14Z")
and mentioning that he’s fat–STOP IT! It doesn’t matter if he’s fat–he’s stupid and that should be sufficient. Stop throwing “He’s a fat slob” into your argument. He would have disgusting ideas even if he lost two or t… --- ## [removing stains from hardwood floors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-stains-from-hardwood-floors/468971)
**Author:** [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-stains-from-hardwood-floors/468971 "2008-11-27T18:46:53Z")
The first item on the kitchen renovation to-do list is the floor. We’ve removed the ugly orange carpet, peeled up the hideous vinyl tiles, and painstakingly scraped up the tar paper. What we found underneath is a beautif… --- ## [Things You Learned/Figured Out At A Surprisingly Advanced Age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-figured-out-at-a-surprisingly-advanced-age/830249)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-figured-out-at-a-surprisingly-advanced-age/830249 "2019-03-07T04:16:30Z")
We oft do “adorable things you believed as a child” threads. This is a sort-of extension of that: “adorable things you believed as an adult.” Specifically, mundane/simple things that you didn’t figure out until you were … --- ## [Supernatural characters of Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-characters-of-shakespeare/714094)
**Author:** [@Flying\_Saucer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flying_Saucer)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-characters-of-shakespeare/714094 "2015-03-07T16:44:34Z")
I’m trying to find – or create – a list of Shakespeare characters with supernatural elements or abilities. For me, that includes: Characters that are themselves magical (Oberon, Ariel, the ghost from Hamlet) Characters… --- ## [Why are stomach viruses are so contagious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-stomach-viruses-are-so-contagious/567945)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-stomach-viruses-are-so-contagious/567945 "2011-01-18T20:20:04Z")
Please correct me if I’m wrong… Cold and flu germs are airborne…therefore it is easy to catch both. You can wash your hands as much as you wish and hose everything down with lysol…but if you happen to be at the wrong pl… --- ## [Where does protein (& amino acids) come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-protein-amino-acids-come-from/536363)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-protein-amino-acids-come-from/536363 "2010-04-16T22:29:58Z")
For the purpose of this, I’m just taking amino acids and protein interchangeably as one is just a combo of the other. Plants have some protein but are they the only source? Do animals just concentrate them and rearrange… --- ## [With God as my witness, I thought chickens could fly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-god-as-my-witness-i-thought-chickens-could-fly/725687)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-god-as-my-witness-i-thought-chickens-could-fly/725687 "2015-08-18T21:20:22Z")
The currently-posted Staff Report gives a brief explanation for why chickens can’t fly. There’s just one problem: They can. I, personally, have witnessed an angry chicken flying across my mother’s living room. Now, t… --- ## [Why did old-timey cars have such skinny tires?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-old-timey-cars-have-such-skinny-tires/679122)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-old-timey-cars-have-such-skinny-tires/679122 "2014-01-18T18:46:46Z")
Old fasioned cars, like Ford’s Model T, had very narrow tires. This went on for quite some time; photographs of trucks in the 20s and 30’s show tires not much wider than a bicycle or motorcycle on rather big trucks (for … --- ## [Once and for all:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-and-for-all/298012)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2005, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-and-for-all/298012 "2005-04-27T21:50:08Z")
(Note: This is not directed towards anyone on this board. Just…the world.) —Those were not aliens at the end of A.I.. They were super-advanced robots. —The line is “Put. The bunny. Back. In. The box.” —Lupe Velez did … --- ## [To those who don't think criminals are different than you and I](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-dont-think-criminals-are-different-than-you-and-i/394921)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-dont-think-criminals-are-different-than-you-and-i/394921 "2007-03-15T19:05:02Z")
I’m at work (I work in a prison for those who don’t know) and I’m walking by a group of inmates watching a movie on TV. They’re watching a video of Shottas, a movie about Jamaican gangsters. As I’m walking by there’s a s… --- ## [Country Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-music/533732)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-music/533732 "2010-04-07T20:33:25Z")
Anything to do with Country, C&W, Western, Hillbilly, Blue Grass, Old Time, or whatever fashionable term there may be for the sort of sounds you’ll hear on the radio where there’s a “country” format. Songs, artists, son… --- ## [Manafort and Assange - Unbelievable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manafort-and-assange-unbelievable/825189)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manafort-and-assange-unbelievable/825189 "2018-12-04T17:28:23Z")
In this free and tantalizing article from The Guardian - a potential blockbuster of a story and revelation - an awful lot of evidence (mostly circumstantial but some direct) is presented to suggest that Paul Manafort was… --- ## [March tract: Roast in our fucking pit, you brain-dead disgrace to ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-tract-roast-in-our-fucking-pit-you-brain-dead-disgrace-to/614508)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-tract-roast-in-our-fucking-pit-you-brain-dead-disgrace-to/614508 "2012-03-21T11:29:36Z")
– THE NAME “JACK” Oh, good grief! Just in case anyone has had the thought that Jack the Sick has lost his talent for raw stupidity, take a gander at his latest printed blurtations. Panel 12 B (counting the cover, as … --- ## [Has there ever been a comic character properly killed off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-comic-character-properly-killed-off/545417)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-comic-character-properly-killed-off/545417 "2010-07-06T23:13:41Z")
The current Cap’n America thread made me think of this. Has there ever been an instance in (specifically superhero) comics wherein a major or at least well liked character was killed off and not brought back in some way … --- ## [Sound waves..do they ever diminish to zero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-waves-do-they-ever-diminish-to-zero/756289)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-waves-do-they-ever-diminish-to-zero/756289 "2016-06-06T08:51:14Z")
Just a mental meandering today, do sound waves ever disappear? I understand that they diminish with distance, but is there ever a point where they disappear altogether? Or are there (very) feint waves still hanging aro… --- ## [Bewitched: Just what was that medication that Gladys had to take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bewitched-just-what-was-that-medication-that-gladys-had-to-take/529695)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bewitched-just-what-was-that-medication-that-gladys-had-to-take/529695 "2010-02-20T20:31:15Z")
You’ve all seen it: Snoopy old Gladys Kravitz gets a glimpse of some of the genuine witch-craft being practiced across the street at the Stevens-es house. But by the time she can persuade her exasperated husband to get … --- ## [The Eclipse Day Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eclipse-day-thread/794277)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eclipse-day-thread/794277 "2017-09-03T21:48:50Z")
A place to post your Eclipse Day musings as the day unfolds. 7am PDT - The Oregon coast is fogged in. Heavy fog. --- ## [Friend is picking up the whole tab--but conditions apply.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-is-picking-up-the-whole-tab-but-conditions-apply/741569)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-is-picking-up-the-whole-tab-but-conditions-apply/741569 "2016-01-14T02:50:49Z")
My friend “Sally” is having a milestone birthday pretty soon and is invited just a few friends, five or six of us, to a small pizza place near her house. She wants to pick up the tab for whatever we order… …unless we o… --- ## [Apollo 2019: What steps would we change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-2019-what-steps-would-we-change/837306)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-2019-what-steps-would-we-change/837306 "2019-09-11T21:08:05Z")
The Apollo 11 mission had so many complex stages from take off to the moon landing. The one where the craft had to do a 180 degree turn to dock back on the command module, soon after the Saturn V tanks had been ditched, … --- ## [The Most Valuable Artifact In The World?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-valuable-artifact-in-the-world/591338)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-valuable-artifact-in-the-world/591338 "2022-09-22T01:01:05Z")
As a fan of Antiques Roadshow, and watching an episode of “It’s Worth What?” last night, I was wondering what would be/is the most valuable artifact on earth today? A quick Google search had several people suggesting Th… --- ## [Most Beloved Celebrity Who Still Has A Career?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beloved-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650196)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beloved-celebrity-who-still-has-a-career/650196 "2013-02-17T19:19:55Z")
Just to flip the coin and see if there is any agreement on a celebrity who is universally beloved, and still has a career, I thought it might be interesting to see if we can agree on some names. I don’t doubt there will … --- ## [Porn on the TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-on-the-tv/611268)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-on-the-tv/611268 "2012-02-03T00:24:25Z")
I’m a 32 year old male who watches a less-than-average amount of television. What I do watch has generally been comedies, and sci-fi shows on network channels. I’ve got a roommate who has been watching, er, dramas I gu… --- ## [Do American infantrymen carry too much gear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-american-infantrymen-carry-too-much-gear/573724)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-american-infantrymen-carry-too-much-gear/573724 "2011-03-08T18:05:14Z")
I came across this interesting blog post recently. Ignore the horrid-looking header and just scroll down to the beginning of the post. The author’s contention is that American infantry is overburdened with excessive gea… --- ## [Supposedly sympathetic characters you just can't stand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supposedly-sympathetic-characters-you-just-cant-stand/337462)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supposedly-sympathetic-characters-you-just-cant-stand/337462 "2006-01-02T16:27:00Z")
Watching an E.R. repeat on TNT the other day, I was struck by how basically irritating and unlikeable Sam is. It’s not that I don’t like Linda Cardellini or her performance; I think she’s a talented actress and genuine … --- ## [Why doesn't Netflix do old films?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-netflix-do-old-films/663196)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-netflix-do-old-films/663196 "2013-07-16T19:09:35Z")
Why so little representation of the sort of films stations like Turner Classic Movies run? I realize they have a few, but it seems so little when compared to the actual volume of films. Is there some special barrier for … --- ## [Any hidden meaning in the movie title "Paint Your Wagon"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-hidden-meaning-in-the-movie-title-paint-your-wagon/747158)
**Author:** [@Laneite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laneite)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-hidden-meaning-in-the-movie-title-paint-your-wagon/747158 "2016-02-27T10:00:00Z")
I have long been a fan of the movie Paint Your Wagon, with Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin showing off their lyrical talents. The meaning of the title always bothered me, though. Other than for medicine shows, did anyone a… --- ## [Why did we start using "Ms" instead of calling all adult women "Mrs"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-we-start-using-ms-instead-of-calling-all-adult-women-mrs/929596)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-we-start-using-ms-instead-of-calling-all-adult-women-mrs/929596 "2021-02-24T09:16:23Z")
Inspired by this thread. Why did Anglophones create a new honorific for women when other European language speakers just shifted to referring to all adult women by the honorific for married women (Madame, Frau, Señora, … --- ## [Your response is a porn title!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-response-is-a-porn-title/734916)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-response-is-a-porn-title/734916 "2024-07-17T16:36:32Z")
We had something like this back before the TG subforum came into being, but a search didn’t find it… Anyway, the previous person, after penning their riff, puts in a legitimate non-porn movie title-and the next person t… --- ## [Which Shakespeare plays have you seen on the stage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-shakespeare-plays-have-you-seen-on-the-stage/573589)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-shakespeare-plays-have-you-seen-on-the-stage/573589 "2011-09-11T11:36:39Z")
Poll is coming! I was thinking about Shakespeare a lot last night (thus my other thread) because my nephew’s in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and plus we’ve been watching Slings and Arrows, which by the way is awesome. I’v… --- ## [Community 1/27](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-27/569274)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-27/569274 "2011-02-04T04:46:01Z")
Was going to add this to the existing thread, but there wasn’t one, so I’ll start. Just wanted to say that I paused it when Pierce wrote the check. It was for $5000. --- ## ["The Apprentice," Season Five](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-season-five/346186)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-season-five/346186 "2006-03-16T02:46:23Z")
Last season didn’t get the degree of rabid posting that previous seasons had – I think we only went over one page once – so maybe this season we should just run a single thread for the whole season this time. Seems to be… --- ## [Daycare: "Keep your kid home if she's tired." Reasonable? Common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daycare-keep-your-kid-home-if-shes-tired-reasonable-common/569820)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daycare-keep-your-kid-home-if-shes-tired-reasonable-common/569820 "2011-02-04T05:59:54Z")
Our daycare provider recently sent a note home to all parents with some rules “To ensure her day goes smoothly.” Most of these are reasonable, I think - no sick kids, be on time for pick-up and drop-off, help getting dr… --- ## [Dentist appointments and Drug Testing Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentist-appointments-and-drug-testing-question/504041)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentist-appointments-and-drug-testing-question/504041 "2009-07-26T04:04:25Z")
I have a dentist appointment next Friday to have a tooth removed. The problem is that the following Monday I have a regularly scheduled job related drug test. I’m not worried about getting in trouble as I will have a pr… --- ## [What is the difference between a book and a novel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-a-book-and-a-novel/593193)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-a-book-and-a-novel/593193 "2011-08-22T17:12:48Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14153343&postcount=19 --- ## [Is a 2-year degree in math worth anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-2-year-degree-in-math-worth-anything/568831)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-2-year-degree-in-math-worth-anything/568831 "2011-01-26T20:03:30Z")
I’m toying with the idea of filling my spare time by obtaining a two-year degree in mathematics at the local community college. I’m really just doing it to keep my brain occupied and have something which demonstrates cri… --- ## [Re-naturing alcohol... possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-naturing-alcohol-possible/231910)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-naturing-alcohol-possible/231910 "2016-09-13T16:21:38Z")
Is there a method to go from denatured alcohol to re-natured alcohol? What changes are involved in denaturing alcohol to begin with? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1253&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1255&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)