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**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-bidet-ever-try-one/824337 "2020-04-19T19:31:17Z")
I’ve been familiar with the concept of bidets since the mid 70’s, but never did get around to trying one, despite repeated opportunities. As a physician, I fully support the concept and have recommended them to many pa… --- ## [Can being around your bf/gf 24/7 lead to an unhealthy relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-being-around-your-bf-gf-24-7-lead-to-an-unhealthy-relationship/51348)
**Author:** [@kremit334](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kremit334)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2001, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-being-around-your-bf-gf-24-7-lead-to-an-unhealthy-relationship/51348 "2001-01-24T05:21:52Z")
okay first of all this is my very first time to start a thread…so I hope I dont screw up. Well here it goes… My roommate is always telling me and my boyfriend (of 1 year)that we are pitiful(sp) because we are…can we say… --- ## [Why do all New York City taxis look the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-new-york-city-taxis-look-the-same/511996)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-new-york-city-taxis-look-the-same/511996 "2009-10-06T02:52:46Z")
I live outside D.C. Here and every other place I have ever lived there are competing taxi companies that distinguish themselves by different paint jobs on the car. Sometimes the name and paint job kind of go together, … --- ## [how do RV parks work? why don't they grow as a form of long term cheap accommodations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-rv-parks-work-why-dont-they-grow-as-a-form-of-long-term-cheap-accommodations/576349)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-rv-parks-work-why-dont-they-grow-as-a-form-of-long-term-cheap-accommodations/576349 "2011-03-30T04:34:05Z")
from what little I can gather online, the trend in mobile homes has been towards bigger, fancier, more expensive to buy, more expensive to move. The expensive to move bit translated into greater ability of trailer park m… --- ## [Offers You Are Not Supposed to Take (relationship advice needed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offers-you-are-not-supposed-to-take-relationship-advice-needed/305266)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offers-you-are-not-supposed-to-take-relationship-advice-needed/305266 "2005-06-01T21:53:34Z")
So I’m feeling more than a little unsettled about a situation I have with my current girlfriend. We’ve been seeing each other for about 9 months, almost immediately after HSHExGF and I broke up for good. She has certai… --- ## [List of the Banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-the-banned/549965)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2010, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-the-banned/549965 "2010-08-22T05:00:54Z")
There seems to be a pile of Bannings of posters going on. Is there a list anyplace? --- ## [Sex Toy Ban in Alabama: How Vigorously (heh) Enforced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toy-ban-in-alabama-how-vigorously-heh-enforced/692853)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toy-ban-in-alabama-how-vigorously-heh-enforced/692853 "2014-07-15T06:33:51Z")
As most of us know, Alabama made headlines a few years back with the legal machinations related to its sex toy ban. Here’s what I’d like to know, though: throughout the country, there are things that are illegal, and th… --- ## [Differences between Tex Mex and authentic Mexican food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differences-between-tex-mex-and-authentic-mexican-food/362437)
**Author:** [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2006, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differences-between-tex-mex-and-authentic-mexican-food/362437 "2006-07-06T04:52:51Z")
Hello gang. For as long as I have eaten at Mexican resteraunts, I have noticed that some pride themselves on being “Tex Mex” while others being “Authentic Mexican”. The question is right there in the title: What is th… --- ## [Coal is dead. Long live ... what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coal-is-dead-long-live-what/607192)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coal-is-dead-long-live-what/607192 "2012-05-08T02:40:15Z")
Per today’s WSJ “The Coal Age Nears Its End”. The claim is that natural gas is now so cheap and abundant that coal cannot compete, consequently 10 to 20% of coal plants may shut down by 2016. Meanwhile in the same secti… --- ## [Germanwings: Why was the Co-pilot allowed to fly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germanwings-why-was-the-co-pilot-allowed-to-fly/716280)
**Author:** [@deanc2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deanc2000)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germanwings-why-was-the-co-pilot-allowed-to-fly/716280 "2015-06-11T21:34:52Z")
There is evidence that this co-pilot was assessed to be “unfit to fly”, for whatever reason, medical or psychological. Here’s my question: Why was the Co-pilot seemingly the only one that knew about this assessment? Wh… --- ## [Syria: Putin succeeds where Obama failed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syria-putin-succeeds-where-obama-failed/775884)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syria-putin-succeeds-where-obama-failed/775884 "2017-01-04T16:01:39Z")
Cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey begins across Syria Another legacy Obama leaves behind, having presided over the most inept adminstration to deal with foreign affairs in a long long time. Liberals may excoriat… --- ## [Ships and seaworthiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ships-and-seaworthiness/662146)
**Author:** [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ships-and-seaworthiness/662146 "2013-07-02T22:12:49Z")
Hello good people, What is the most sea-worthy ship we have designed or built. Is there a ship on the sea that could come through the worst of of storms that we know about. Submarines do not count, although I’d be fas… --- ## [Article about City of Heroes - Griefing, or PvP as it was meant to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-about-city-of-heroes-griefing-or-pvp-as-it-was-meant-to-be/502232)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-about-city-of-heroes-griefing-or-pvp-as-it-was-meant-to-be/502232 "2009-07-13T15:56:22Z")
I just read this article that was linked from slashdot, and I was wondering what the SDMB CoH players think about it. The first thing that struck me was that if this guy was able to design a character that even a huge m… --- ## [What baseball stadiums (major or minor) could I paddle a kayak to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-baseball-stadiums-major-or-minor-could-i-paddle-a-kayak-to/635966)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-baseball-stadiums-major-or-minor-could-i-paddle-a-kayak-to/635966 "2012-09-29T17:40:18Z")
I’ve attended a lot of baseball games in a bunch of stadiums, major and minor league, and I was thinking the other day about the different ways I’ve gotten there. That includes cars, trains, buses, bicycle, and (in a few… --- ## [Romance novels aimed at male readers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romance-novels-aimed-at-male-readers/374978)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romance-novels-aimed-at-male-readers/374978 "2006-10-03T20:33:11Z")
I’ve never been into romance novels, but recently I learned they account for 34.6% of all fiction sold in North America; so, out of professional interest as a public librarian, I’m trying to learn more about the genre. O… --- ## [The Ultimate Sitcom - One Cliche at a Time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-sitcom-one-cliche-at-a-time/158612)
**Author:** [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2004, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-sitcom-one-cliche-at-a-time/158612 "2004-01-15T23:16:47Z")
He’s a heavy blue-collar worker who talks tough but has a heart of gold! She’s a modern woman with a quick wit and a heart of gold! …your turn… --- ## [Car Insurance question -- Unlicensed Driver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-question-unlicensed-driver/576376)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-question-unlicensed-driver/576376 "2015-08-17T07:10:09Z")
How does an insurance company react when an unlicensed driver is in an accident (in an insured car)? I just discovered one of my kid’s classmates has been supplied with a car, but has no driver’s license (no permit, no … --- ## [My boyfriend just broke up with me and I'm heartbroken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-just-broke-up-with-me-and-im-heartbroken/564912)
**Author:** [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-just-broke-up-with-me-and-im-heartbroken/564912 "2010-12-23T20:48:20Z")
We’ve been together for 3 years. He called me his family. But now he’s broken up with me. He says that the reason is that he needs to get his act together. He’s lived in his mother’s house for 18 years and he does not f… --- ## [What's worse - too hot or too cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-worse-too-hot-or-too-cold/165652)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-worse-too-hot-or-too-cold/165652 "2003-04-04T17:33:24Z")
I can stand being too hot. Drink something cold, dress lightly, put a wet washcloth on the back of my neck if it gets too bad. But I can’t stand being too cold. It takes me forever to warm back up again. I get a special,… --- ## [We might have to pick one of these cities for relocation - help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-might-have-to-pick-one-of-these-cities-for-relocation-help/665737)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-might-have-to-pick-one-of-these-cities-for-relocation-help/665737 "2013-11-04T20:39:48Z")
I work for a government agency that is closing several offices around the country (including mine in Cincinnati) and relocating the employees. They just released the list of cities where people with my position may choo… --- ## [Stalin had yellow eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalin-had-yellow-eyes/82838)
**Author:** [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2001, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalin-had-yellow-eyes/82838 "2001-09-24T13:11:22Z")
A Russian friend of mine made some remark about Stalin having “yellow eyes.” Did Stalin actually have yellow-tinted or yellow-colored eyes, or is this some sort of Russian expression for saying Stalin was like a demon? --- ## [What happened to Chariots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-chariots/489682)
**Author:** [@amulekii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amulekii)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-chariots/489682 "2010-08-19T03:49:41Z")
Sorry if this has been answered here, or if the information is freely available somewhere simple. I just want to know why chariots went out of style. I’ve asked random people who supposedly know a bit about history, and … --- ## [Oral Roberts U. is going DOWN!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oral-roberts-u-is-going-down/421773)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oral-roberts-u-is-going-down/421773 "2008-01-14T19:54:12Z")
It’s absolutely heartwarming: Details: Don’t’cha just love the raft of scandals we’ve had over the past year or so involving those claiming to be guardians and protectors of our moral values? I think this has the po… --- ## [The attitude Democrats need to adopt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-attitude-democrats-need-to-adopt/822950)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-attitude-democrats-need-to-adopt/822950 "2018-10-18T07:58:22Z")
Eric Holder, former AG under Obama, recently articulated the change in mindset that Democrats need to adopt in order to (finally) effectively combat the nefarious subterfuge and treachery of the Republican Party and the … --- ## [Is this ever going to end (Middle of A Study In Scarlet)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-ever-going-to-end-middle-of-a-study-in-scarlet/606352)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-ever-going-to-end-middle-of-a-study-in-scarlet/606352 "2011-12-17T14:07:12Z")
So, I’ve never been much of a reader, but recently I’ve been dabbling a bit with the e-reader on my phone. I decided to give the Sherlock Holmes books a shot and as one of those people that likes to do things more or le… --- ## [Do you think it is possible at all to choose your sexuality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-possible-at-all-to-choose-your-sexuality/532194)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-possible-at-all-to-choose-your-sexuality/532194 "2010-03-21T02:56:23Z")
I do not believe that sexuality is a choice. I base this on my own experience, and many conversations I’ve had with friends (gay, straight, and bisexual). It’s just built in. The exception is a guy I knew when I was i… --- ## [Trident or Pitchfork -- Practical "Medieval-Type" Weapon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trident-or-pitchfork-practical-medieval-type-weapon/569208)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trident-or-pitchfork-practical-medieval-type-weapon/569208 "2011-01-29T18:53:09Z")
How practical would a trident or pitchfork be as a medieval polearm? I would think that a regular spear would be better than something with multiple points. It seems to me that extra points on a trident/pitchfork would … --- ## [Pirate Master: The rest of season one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-master-the-rest-of-season-one/409800)
**Author:** [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2007, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-master-the-rest-of-season-one/409800 "2007-09-09T03:42:19Z")
Pirate Master is losing interest, even among Doper pirates, so it seems to me that there’s no longer a purpose for a separate thread for each episode. If they spent more time doing piratey stuff and less time in tribal … --- ## [GOP warns CNN, NBC to drop Hillary Clinton programs or be shut out of 2016 Republican debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-warns-cnn-nbc-to-drop-hillary-clinton-programs-or-be-shut-out-of-2016-republican-debates/665471)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-warns-cnn-nbc-to-drop-hillary-clinton-programs-or-be-shut-out-of-2016-republican-debates/665471 "2013-08-20T02:31:16Z")
In short, the GOP doesn’t want CNN or NBC to run biographies of Hillary Clinton, apparently fearing it will paint her in too positive of a light. If they do, the warn the GOP won’t let them air the 2016 GOP presidentia… --- ## [Oldest English Common Law Cases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-english-common-law-cases/259284)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-english-common-law-cases/259284 "2019-09-26T01:23:09Z")
What is the oldest English common law case that is known? What is the oldest case we know the decision of? What is the oldest case that we have the written decision of? What is the oldest case that would be likely/possib… --- ## [DoperDocs - what the HELL is going on with my navel? (Way the hell TM friggin' I)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperdocs-what-the-hell-is-going-on-with-my-navel-way-the-hell-tm-friggin-i/360026)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperdocs-what-the-hell-is-going-on-with-my-navel-way-the-hell-tm-friggin-i/360026 "2006-06-11T00:12:15Z")
First, the obligatory disclaimer - I already have an appointment tomorrow with a qualified medical professional to get a real opinion on the subject. I’m asking just out of curiosity to tide me over until then. Now, on… --- ## [Why are fields plowed just along the fence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-fields-plowed-just-along-the-fence/600735)
**Author:** [@skareht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skareht)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-fields-plowed-just-along-the-fence/600735 "2011-10-27T01:03:00Z")
I’ve noticed fields plowed just along the fence at least a hundred times, but I can’t figure out the point. Any thoughts why this is done? --- ## [Jews can't get tattoos? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-cant-get-tattoos-really/456744)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2009, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-cant-get-tattoos-really/456744 "2009-11-08T05:48:53Z")
A Jewish friend of mine heard that, according to Jewish law, she couldn’t get a tattoo. True? She’d never heard that before, nor had I (non-Jewish). She’s not even particularly yearning to get a tattoo, truth be told,… --- ## [Why don't the airlines just raise their fares?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-the-airlines-just-raise-their-fares/540649)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-the-airlines-just-raise-their-fares/540649 "2010-05-27T19:01:57Z")
On the news they were saying that the airlines were adding fees wherever they could in an effort to stop hemorrhaging money. How come they are all losing money hand over fist? What stops them (all of them!) from just rai… --- ## [Stanley Kubrick and his 127 takes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanley-kubrick-and-his-127-takes/715178)
**Author:** [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanley-kubrick-and-his-127-takes/715178 "2015-03-19T03:04:14Z")
Stanley Kubrick did 127 takes for the baseball bat scene in the Shining, which is suöposedly still a record. I am trying to get a picture of what this means, logistically. Is this a huge deal for anybody else besides th… --- ## [Can someone please explain the appeal of Jenna Jameson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-explain-the-appeal-of-jenna-jameson/167538)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2003, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-explain-the-appeal-of-jenna-jameson/167538 "2003-04-16T12:36:45Z")
For those not in the know, Jenna Jameson is a porn star. Actually, from what I can tell, she is considered the Porn Star (PS). She is the only PS I have seen on such fairly mainstream shows (at least, compared to porn) a… --- ## [Unusual HIV transmission](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-hiv-transmission/256771)
**Author:** [@marky33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marky33)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2004, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-hiv-transmission/256771 "2004-07-27T14:27:56Z")
Have there been any documented cases of people contracting HIV in a manner other than the accepted sexual intercourse, intravenous drug use and blood transfusion? Which of these would be theoretically most possible: Con… --- ## [I love ice cream but it's almost priced too high for what iI think its worth.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-ice-cream-but-its-almost-priced-too-high-for-what-ii-think-its-worth/651133)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-ice-cream-but-its-almost-priced-too-high-for-what-ii-think-its-worth/651133 "2013-05-28T04:46:46Z")
There’s certain items at the grocery store that I feel is over priced. I just don’t think Potato chips and Frito’s are worth what they charge. Planters cocktail nuts are another item I buy maybe once every three years. … --- ## [So do I hock my wedding ring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-i-hock-my-wedding-ring/551844)
**Author:** [@Lisa\_Ann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa_Ann)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-i-hock-my-wedding-ring/551844 "2010-09-02T19:14:32Z")
Ugly story short: I’m separated, will be divorced, going to counseling. Do I hock my wedding ring? And what do I do with all the wedding albums and me’n’him crap that accumulated over 22 years when I go pack up the res… --- ## [Oblivion : Late to the Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oblivion-late-to-the-party/603647)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oblivion-late-to-the-party/603647 "2011-12-01T15:06:57Z")
Impulse/GameStop was selling Oblivion (Game of the Year Edition) last weekend for $10. The last Elder Scrolls game I’d played as Daggerfall, and I’d liked it despite the bugs, so I picked it up. I spent some time yester… --- ## [The Romeikes - German Christian homeschooling family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-romeikes-german-christian-homeschooling-family/682968)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-romeikes-german-christian-homeschooling-family/682968 "2014-03-11T16:59:45Z")
I got into a FB debate about this. A friend linked to this story that claims that Obama is trying to help persecute this family just because they are Christian. I pointed out that this was a SCOTUS decision and Obama … --- ## [Today is not National Tell A Lie Day...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-not-national-tell-a-lie-day/617811)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-not-national-tell-a-lie-day/617811 "2012-04-05T08:09:43Z")
…and this is not the thread to tell a lie about yourself. --- ## [Bill Maher 4/13/2006 - Bush appoints lawyers from Pat Robertson's Law School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-4-13-2006-bush-appoints-lawyers-from-pat-robertsons-law-school/400806)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2007, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-4-13-2006-bush-appoints-lawyers-from-pat-robertsons-law-school/400806 "2007-04-27T00:50:03Z")
I wish I could say this is a joke but it is for real: Emphasis mine. Here’s the link: http://www.hbo.com/billmaher/new\_rules/20070413.html Kind of scary that not only is “Dubya” running this country, but he wants to … --- ## [The Office (02/05)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-02-05/484699)
**Author:** [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-02-05/484699 "2009-02-09T21:06:35Z")
As usual. Creed gets the best lines This how I got Squeaky Frome. No small talk. Just show her who’s boss. Just go right in and kiss her Sounds risky Have I ever stood you wrong Jim? --- ## ["Partial-birth" abortion ban: What does it accomplish for pro-lifers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-birth-abortion-ban-what-does-it-accomplish-for-pro-lifers/400670)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2007, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-birth-abortion-ban-what-does-it-accomplish-for-pro-lifers/400670 "2007-04-26T03:31:05Z")
Ok, so the Supreme Court has upheld the ban on so-called “partial-birth” abortions. I don’t want this to be a deabte on the decision itself, on the Constitutionality of the law or on abortion in general. I just want to … --- ## [So what's the big deal with Half-Life (2)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-big-deal-with-half-life-2/611208)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-big-deal-with-half-life-2/611208 "2012-02-05T09:01:04Z")
I never played HL but HL2 and the associated “chapters” were part of the Orange Box and I got around to playing the much acclaimed HL2. It’s… okay? So far I have… – Ran across some roofs and escaped to a lab – “We’ll… --- ## [ISIS publishes Names and Addresses of 100 military personnel..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isis-publishes-names-and-addresses-of-100-military-personnel/715660)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isis-publishes-names-and-addresses-of-100-military-personnel/715660 "2015-03-25T22:33:12Z")
Didn’t take long. They hacked the military computers just a few months ago. This could get really personal and dangerously out of control quick. If any of these men or their families are murdered. The blacklash will mak… --- ## [A question about Hitler coming to power.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-hitler-coming-to-power/473012)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-hitler-coming-to-power/473012 "2008-11-21T13:27:00Z")
Ok, in this day and age, we, as a people can pretty much investigate an incoming President or other leader. Most of the time we can tell if that person is a raging psychopath before he/she is elected to office. Did the… --- ## [Sex Offenders Living in Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-offenders-living-in-society/514741)
**Author:** [@GregH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GregH)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-offenders-living-in-society/514741 "2009-10-30T01:22:18Z")
Hello all- glad to be here. For my first post, I want to bring up the story of Somer Thompson, a 7-year old girl who went missing the other day and whose body was found this morning in a landfill, 55 miles from where sh… --- ## [Your best home remedy for warts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-home-remedy-for-warts/586545)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-home-remedy-for-warts/586545 "2011-06-25T01:58:46Z")
One of my kids has been embarrassed by the warts on her fingers and would rather wish them away than return to the doc for another painful freezing treatment, aka a $150 FAIL. I believe any number of home remedies for r… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1288&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1290&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)