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**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 345\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2010/545192 "2010-08-08T02:57:04Z")
The June thread. It’s officially Summer, and we’re heading into a holiday weekend. What games are you going to and how is your teams doing so far? --- ## [Don't say "That's awful white of you," please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-say-thats-awful-white-of-you-please/346941)
**Author:** [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-say-thats-awful-white-of-you-please/346941 "2015-03-24T22:36:44Z")
The expression, “That’s awfully white of you” is never inoffensive. It always relies, for its meaning and its humor, on the idea that a person can “act one’s color.” Whether you’re trying to say the person is doing a goo… --- ## [Does Abortion Contradict the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-abortion-contradict-the-declaration-of-independence-and-the-constitution/507961)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-abortion-contradict-the-declaration-of-independence-and-the-constitution/507961 "2009-09-15T01:29:53Z")
The Declaration of Independence states: and the 10th Amendment to the US Constitution states: Both of these state that people have the right to live and not be aborted. Much like slavery does abortion contradict thes… --- ## [Things said to you that left you so dumbfounded you couldn't respond](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-said-to-you-that-left-you-so-dumbfounded-you-couldnt-respond/649369)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-said-to-you-that-left-you-so-dumbfounded-you-couldnt-respond/649369 "2013-02-22T04:36:25Z")
I was at my ophthalmologist’s office for my annual exam, most of which is done by his assistant. I often have to read some very small type (4 pt. and 5 pt.), so I brought a sample to use in the close-up exam. The assista… --- ## [Is a dog sniff at the front door a search?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-dog-sniff-at-the-front-door-a-search/636341)
**Author:** [@lawbuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawbuff)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-dog-sniff-at-the-front-door-a-search/636341 "2012-11-01T02:10:46Z")
The SC’s term starts tomorrow and one very interesting case they will decide, oral argument date listed, is; Issue: Whether a dog sniff at the front door of a suspected grow house by a trained narcotics detection dog is… --- ## [Will slightly sour milk hurt a normal healthy person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-slightly-sour-milk-hurt-a-normal-healthy-person/706356)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-slightly-sour-milk-hurt-a-normal-healthy-person/706356 "2017-09-23T02:40:41Z")
One of life’s annoyances is to discover milk you have in the Fridge smells a little off. Especially when it’s a day or two before or after the expiration date. Happened to me this morning. One day before the expiration … --- ## [Words you Hate but have resigned yourself they are here to stay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-hate-but-have-resigned-yourself-they-are-here-to-stay/756311)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-hate-but-have-resigned-yourself-they-are-here-to-stay/756311 "2016-07-01T21:12:06Z")
What are some words or terms you don’t like but you realize it’s a lost battle and you use them or at least accept them anyway. Here are some of mine: App. Apps is fine you are talking about a phone. Programs on phones … --- ## [What the fuck is going on with this Big Bang Theory shit being shoved down my throat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-going-on-with-this-big-bang-theory-shit-being-shoved-down-my-throat/603717)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-going-on-with-this-big-bang-theory-shit-being-shoved-down-my-throat/603717 "2011-11-30T04:25:27Z")
This thread is for haters of BBT overload. I don’t want to hear how great it is; there’s plenty of threads for fans in CS. I don’t watch a lot of current TV, but I do like catching Simpsons and Family Guy reruns after t… --- ## [Good day everyone. I have a question about hoop snakes. This is important.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-day-everyone-i-have-a-question-about-hoop-snakes-this-is-important/634858)
**Author:** [@hotdog\_messenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotdog_messenger)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-day-everyone-i-have-a-question-about-hoop-snakes-this-is-important/634858 "2012-09-18T19:40:06Z")
It’s my first time to post a question here. I honestly have no idea about what to do. Anyway please read this excerpt i got from wikipedia. (pardon my english, it’s not my native tongue. I’m a Filipino from Philippines) … --- ## [Computer Singularity by 2045?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-singularity-by-2045/571704)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-singularity-by-2045/571704 "2011-03-13T15:13:50Z")
I don’t start many threads, especially in GD, but the cover story in this week’s Time magazine really got me thinking. I did a brief search, but don’t see any mention of it elsewhere. I mentioned the article in this thre… --- ## [I'm 28 and my teeth are deteriorating rapidly. What do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-28-and-my-teeth-are-deteriorating-rapidly-what-do-i-do/583748)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-28-and-my-teeth-are-deteriorating-rapidly-what-do-i-do/583748 "2011-06-12T16:28:51Z")
Hey there. As the title says, I’m 28 (and male, FWIW) and have really bad teeth. I’ve had one wisdom and two molars already extracted (the wisdom tooth was taken out due to a jaw injury, the molars were remove because l… --- ## [Can You Buy a Money Order With a Credit Card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-a-money-order-with-a-credit-card/195441)
**Author:** [@speckfisher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/speckfisher)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-a-money-order-with-a-credit-card/195441 "2003-08-16T22:56:43Z")
I noticed that my local convenience store sells Money Orders “up to $500.00” for $1.25. It made me wonder why anyone would get a “cash advance” with a credit card, what with the much higher interest charges and addition… --- ## [Men are very wary of 20 and 30 something female virgins - Is it with good reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-are-very-wary-of-20-and-30-something-female-virgins-is-it-with-good-reason/371907)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-are-very-wary-of-20-and-30-something-female-virgins-is-it-with-good-reason/371907 "2014-10-18T20:45:32Z")
Re this Salon article (req short ad preview) the notion seems to be that mature female virgins are potential oddballs who will fixate on you and/or have high emotional expectations for the man who is their first, and p… --- ## [Why do we treat infertility as if it's cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-treat-infertility-as-if-its-cancer/559226)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-treat-infertility-as-if-its-cancer/559226 "2010-11-09T19:33:00Z")
So somebody can’t make a baby. So what? Why is that a tragedy? Why are we supposed to act like those people are some kind of unimaginable martyrs? what’s so terrible about not being able to make a baby? I honestly thin… --- ## [What happens in the US when an uninsured person needs health care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-in-the-us-when-an-uninsured-person-needs-health-care/595711)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-in-the-us-when-an-uninsured-person-needs-health-care/595711 "2011-09-13T22:11:07Z")
I know that hospitals/ER won’t turn away uninsured people in the US. And I know that in people without any money, the costs are written off by the hospital. But what happens if a normal somebody (having a job and a bit … --- ## [Trendy buzzwords that you wish you could just blow up into smithereens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-buzzwords-that-you-wish-you-could-just-blow-up-into-smithereens/749223)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-buzzwords-that-you-wish-you-could-just-blow-up-into-smithereens/749223 "2022-08-12T07:38:30Z")
Doesn’t necessarily have to be slang (Goat forbid, then, that they’ve entered our lexicon!) proactive is it what it is empowerment self-starter bromance run it up the flagpole vacay staycation bae feels like th… --- ## [School Choice and Vouchers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-choice-and-vouchers/500908)
**Author:** [@furlibusea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furlibusea)\ **Replies:** 342\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-choice-and-vouchers/500908 "2009-07-26T23:45:47Z")
This is from the thread on the GOP, but continuing the discussion there sidetracks that thread and this is its own fight. Vouchers may hand the money to the parents who in turn hand it to any charlatan who promises tha… --- ## [Movies where dorky, not-conventionally-attractive girl gets the guy of her dreams? (Spoilers OK)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-dorky-not-conventionally-attractive-girl-gets-the-guy-of-her-dreams-spoilers-ok/523325)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-dorky-not-conventionally-attractive-girl-gets-the-guy-of-her-dreams-spoilers-ok/523325 "2010-01-06T23:20:20Z")
We’ve all seen this played out in the opposite direction. He’s a nerd, or has no social skills, or he’s not very attractive, etc. He has feelings for a woman who is gorgeous and way out of his league, and it turns out … --- ## [Is a revulsion reaction to homosexual sex biological, cultural (or some combination of both)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-revulsion-reaction-to-homosexual-sex-biological-cultural-or-some-combination-of-both/553271)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-revulsion-reaction-to-homosexual-sex-biological-cultural-or-some-combination-of-both/553271 "2010-09-21T14:49:00Z")
The “nature or nurture” aspect of homosexuality itself has already been debated ad infinitum, but I’m curious about what seems to be a relatively common reaction of disgust / revulsion to the concept of gay sex. Yes hot,… --- ## [I Pitt "Piss Obama"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-piss-obama/642606)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-piss-obama/642606 "2013-08-14T20:49:57Z")
So for those who missed it, Glenn Beck apparently placed an effigy of Obama in a jar of (fake) piss on his show (although seeing as the material he used to fake it was Becks beer, your definition of fake piss may vary). … --- ## [Newspaper Posts Gun Owners' Names and Addresses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newspaper-posts-gun-owners-names-and-addresses/645124)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newspaper-posts-gun-owners-names-and-addresses/645124 "2013-01-04T05:00:29Z")
A New York newspaper is under criticism for publishing the names and addresses of local gun owners on Monday. Dick move, if you ask me. --- ## [Kirk Cameron caught in a gay bar??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-caught-in-a-gay-bar/558444)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-cameron-caught-in-a-gay-bar/558444 "2010-10-29T20:58:51Z")
Hmmmm… --- ## [Fat America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-america/605914)
**Author:** [@Bloodless\_Turnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bloodless_Turnip)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-america/605914 "2011-12-16T01:22:22Z")
I spent the weekend at Disney World. Everywhere I looked I saw massively obese sausage-like people. Swollen ankles, lumpy thighs, triple chins. Huge overhanging bellies, sweaty puffy fat faces, waddling and electric s… --- ## [The resolutionary-less MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-resolutionary-less-mmp/715094)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-resolutionary-less-mmp/715094 "2015-03-23T02:01:01Z")
I haven’t been to the gym on a weekend in four weeks. (I haven’t been a slacker, I was racing two of the three intervening weeks.) I went on Sunday; it was much less crowded than the last time I was there; open machine… --- ## [New England Dopers Will Soon Get Historic Blizzard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-dopers-will-soon-get-historic-blizzard/710911)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-dopers-will-soon-get-historic-blizzard/710911 "2015-03-16T04:51:11Z")
Stay safe!!! You should leave work early Monday and stay home completely Tuesday. --- ## [grav3yardgirl -- WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grav3yardgirl-wtf/681014)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grav3yardgirl-wtf/681014 "2015-06-19T01:45:03Z")
I’m starting this in The Pit, because… If no one else finds this YouTuber offensive, I will. Will someone explain what the concept is, here? Every time I search for a video, grav3yardgirl, aka Bunny Meyer, shows up as… --- ## [Anchored, spherical radius tornado shelter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchored-spherical-radius-tornado-shelter/658937)
**Author:** [@cougar58](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cougar58)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchored-spherical-radius-tornado-shelter/658937 "2013-05-22T18:18:00Z")
Given: Oklahoma sits on hard surface rock, therefore basements are too expensive to dig. Tornados will destroy a square or rectangular building, long before a spherical building. Proposal: Every school in OK should h… --- ## [Keystone XL -- I don't understand the opposition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keystone-xl-i-dont-understand-the-opposition/709156)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keystone-xl-i-dont-understand-the-opposition/709156 "2015-02-20T15:33:14Z")
It isn’t because I think fossil fuels are great. The idea of drilling in ANWR, for example, always seemed dumb to me: the whole point of having a wildlife refuge is not to have development. But it seems to me that the … --- ## [Can Prince Charles (UK) Choose Any Name When He Becomes King?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-prince-charles-uk-choose-any-name-when-he-becomes-king/559351)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-prince-charles-uk-choose-any-name-when-he-becomes-king/559351 "2010-11-18T00:01:09Z")
According to the Wikipedia, Prince Charles full name is “Charles Philip Arthur George” I’m sure technically it’s longer but we’ll go with this Anyway, if and when he becomes king, can he pick any name as his regnal nam… --- ## [What did you look like in high school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-look-like-in-high-school/540610)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-look-like-in-high-school/540610 "2011-01-16T22:19:06Z")
Preferably, post your senior photo. Next in preference would be your yearbook photo from a different year. If you don’t have that, then just post any photo of yourself from high school. :slight\_smile: For me it was the … --- ## [Is it dangerous to eat persimmons together with lobster or crab?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-dangerous-to-eat-persimmons-together-with-lobster-or-crab/549881)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-dangerous-to-eat-persimmons-together-with-lobster-or-crab/549881 "2010-09-09T01:43:23Z")
A family legend has been passed down through the years: Don’t eat persimmons with lobster or crab! If you do, it becomes poisonous! Is there any truth to this sordid familial fable of caution or is my mom crazy? --- ## [Landlord/tenant law: No hot water for 5 days, legal to deduct from rent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-tenant-law-no-hot-water-for-5-days-legal-to-deduct-from-rent/302254)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-tenant-law-no-hot-water-for-5-days-legal-to-deduct-from-rent/302254 "2005-05-04T17:34:42Z")
Landlords, tenants, and property lawyers please weigh in. I opened a thread recently complaining that there was no hot water in my apartment, or in any apartment in the building. ON that day I flirted briefly with the… --- ## [New-ish "free speech" app, Parler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ish-free-speech-app-parler/925109)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 412\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ish-free-speech-app-parler/925109 "2021-02-02T03:20:50Z")
I never heard of it until yesterday, and now it’s all over my Facebook, and the culprits who are advertising it are quite predictable. In short, they allow certain posts, activities, and viewpoints that aren’t allowed o… --- ## [My husband died last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-died-last-night/481999)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-died-last-night/481999 "2009-01-26T15:31:38Z")
I can’t figure out if saying it out loud makes it seem more real or less. Typing it makes it real. It’s real, I guess. --- ## [President Barack Obama is a shameful hypocrite.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-barack-obama-is-a-shameful-hypocrite/625485)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-barack-obama-is-a-shameful-hypocrite/625485 "2012-06-23T00:34:58Z")
Even if you agree with his policies. Even if you think he’s a good father/ role model. Even if you think he’s better than Bush43/ McCain/ Romney. Even if you think Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin Rooseve… --- ## [Popular sitcoms that suck(ed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sitcoms-that-suck-ed/599000 "2026-07-01T18:07:04Z")
This has been done plenty here, but let’s do it again anyway. What are some sitcoms, past or present, that in your opinion were among the worst pieces of shit to ever be on television, shows that never should have made … --- ## [What is the point to flat earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-to-flat-earth/787748)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-to-flat-earth/787748 "2018-05-05T21:17:47Z")
Recently, I read of a guy who triumphantly proved that the Earth is flat by taking a carpenter’s level on a plane flight to show that cruising was always level: if the Earth were not flat, the pilot would have to keep ch… --- ## [Why did so many pre- WWII Europeans hate the Jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-so-many-pre-wwii-europeans-hate-the-jews/511815)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-so-many-pre-wwii-europeans-hate-the-jews/511815 "2009-10-01T22:09:26Z")
I was reading the Holocaust denial thread and the related Pit thread pitting the Holocaust denial thread OP, and it stuck me the there must have been a huge reservoir of simmering hate for the Jews in Europe among the ge… --- ## [Celebrity 'endowments'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-endowments/311941)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-endowments/311941 "2005-07-20T02:51:12Z")
In this thread, we shall discuss which celebrities are “gifted” in certain areas, and which are not. Liam Neeson is rumored to swing crazy pipe, for example. Or hey, what about Jude Law? Don’t worry, it’s totally work… --- ## [a4v \["accepted for value"\] works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a4v-accepted-for-value-works/673338)
**Author:** [@coilybeauty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coilybeauty)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a4v-accepted-for-value-works/673338 "2014-04-21T21:36:08Z")
I dont know Y she states its not true because i have proof that it does work. check on youtube…there are hundreds of people that have used a4v to pay off loans and bills. I have a personal friend that has used a4v to pay… --- ## [Hoarders: new TV show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoarders-new-tv-show/507045)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoarders-new-tv-show/507045 "2009-12-22T21:52:49Z")
I watched the first episode of this new series on A&E, and it’s gonna get me hooked, because it deals with an issue that hits really close to home to me (pun intended). My grandmother was a huge hoarder, and my mom had t… --- ## [Tough Guy Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tough-guy-quotes/490456)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2009, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tough-guy-quotes/490456 "2009-04-10T00:16:21Z")
From the movies or TV.I love this line from Johnny Ringo… CURLY BILL Know what I'd do? I'd take the Deal then crawfish and drill that Ol' Devil in the ass. How 'bout You, Johnny? What w… --- ## [What to do about my neighbor's annoying cock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-my-neighbors-annoying-cock/591677)
**Author:** [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-my-neighbors-annoying-cock/591677 "2014-02-10T00:40:04Z")
Yes, I’m having a chicken problem, and need advice. As some of you may know, I work nights and sleep during the day. I live in the city 'burbs in an apartment complex with about 40 units, and they abut up to a property t… --- ## [Why don't Brits want King Charles III (or will it be King George VII?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-brits-want-king-charles-iii-or-will-it-be-king-george-vii/562326)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-brits-want-king-charles-iii-or-will-it-be-king-george-vii/562326 "2010-12-12T17:36:53Z")
I know it’s not because of the current Duchess of Cornwall (even though it didn’t help) but I’ve been hearing of Charles, Prince of Wales should give up the throne for as long as I can remember. Here in the colonies, I … --- ## [I cannot believe you are actually making a 37 year old man on a business trip kick your ass.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-believe-you-are-actually-making-a-37-year-old-man-on-a-business-trip-kick-your-ass/539625)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-believe-you-are-actually-making-a-37-year-old-man-on-a-business-trip-kick-your-ass/539625 "2010-05-24T21:18:10Z")
Long story short, I’m a 37 year old man on a business trip and I’m hanging out in the hotel bar on a Sat night. So some 20-something douchebag at the bar tells me to “go somewhere else” because apparently he thinks I’m … --- ## [The notion that one's employer should not influence one's health care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-notion-that-ones-employer-should-not-influence-ones-health-care/692722)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-notion-that-ones-employer-should-not-influence-ones-health-care/692722 "2014-07-16T03:37:06Z")
In the wake of the recent Supreme Court ruling that restored religious freedom to some, though not all, employers in the choice of their health care, we’re hearing a lot of Democrats saying things like this: “No woman s… --- ## [Israel's prisoner swap with Hamas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israels-prisoner-swap-with-hamas/599568)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israels-prisoner-swap-with-hamas/599568 "2011-11-16T01:40:15Z")
I searched for another thread on this topic but couldn’t find one. Why on Earth is Israel swapping some seriously bad dudes for one guy? I could see releasing 1,000 prisoners for one soldier if the thousand were in on r… --- ## [Cleaning the stainless steel interior of a microwave...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-the-stainless-steel-interior-of-a-microwave/596606)
**Author:** [@BACI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BACI)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-the-stainless-steel-interior-of-a-microwave/596606 "2017-07-21T21:40:30Z")
I have a microwave/convection oven with a stainless steel interior. Over time, baked-on residue has built up and I’m keen to clean it off. I have tried using normal kitchen spray cleaners but they don’t remove persistent… --- ## [Game of Thrones 3.04 "And Now His Watch is Ended" 4/21/13 No Book Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-04-and-now-his-watch-is-ended-4-21-13-no-book-spoilers/656340)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-04-and-now-his-watch-is-ended-4-21-13-no-book-spoilers/656340 "2014-02-26T01:37:04Z")
3.01 Valar Dohaeris 3.02 Dark Wings, Dark Words 3.03 Walk of Punishment This is the episode discussion thread that pretends the books don’t exist. This is the thread with open spoilers for the books. --- ## [Frumpy girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frumpy-girlfriend/590057)
**Author:** [@ImNotPaulAvery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ImNotPaulAvery)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frumpy-girlfriend/590057 "2011-08-08T07:07:05Z")
This is the most annoying damn thing in the world. I’ve finally found a girl that I can connect with emotionally and spiritually but she acts and dresses like Roseanne. She just doesn’t want to put forth the effort. I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=126&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=128&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)