# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=129&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:** 130 --- ## [Hey hauss, suck it up, chickenshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-hauss-suck-it-up-chickenshit/279802)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 572\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-hauss-suck-it-up-chickenshit/279802 "2004-12-18T00:58:31Z")
I am not sure that I’ve every pitted anyone like this before, but in this case it’s well deserved. First here, then here, in a quickly closed redundant thread, hauss is trying desperately to weasel out of the responsibi… --- ## [Why do some people address me as "Mr. \[Firstname\]?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-address-me-as-mr-firstname/589856)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-address-me-as-mr-firstname/589856 "2014-07-09T04:09:11Z")
I generally don’t care what people call me. Heck, my mentor in college never learned how to pronounce my family name correctly, and it’s not that hard. I’ll even answer to first names that aren’t quite my own, when folks… --- ## [Why did Republicans vote for Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-republicans-vote-for-trump/778136)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-republicans-vote-for-trump/778136 "2017-02-05T06:41:50Z")
They didn’t do it because of anything Clinton did or didn’t do, because she was wasn’t a Republican. She doesn’t factor into this question at all-if they didn’t vote Trump, they would have voted for another Republican c… --- ## [When I'm 64, and other reminders that you are old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-im-64-and-other-reminders-that-you-are-old/826788)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-im-64-and-other-reminders-that-you-are-old/826788 "2020-03-21T01:56:42Z")
I remember when the Beatles first arrive, and I remember hearing this song for the first time and thinking “64 is old!” Well, on December 25th I made it. I am now 64 years old, the subject of a Beatles song. So let’s li… --- ## [Funniest AI Legos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-ai-legos/995150)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 441\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-ai-legos/995150 "2026-10-23T00:39:02Z")
My lady friend was entertaining, serving lobster bisque and glazed ham for friends. She’s a huuge Lego enthusiast (she built the Titanic!) , so I googled up these images of her main dishes, which we thought were pretty f… --- ## [Trans people claiming that Drag Queens contribute to objectification & oppression of trans people.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-people-claiming-that-drag-queens-contribute-to-objectification-oppression-of-trans-people/726015)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-people-claiming-that-drag-queens-contribute-to-objectification-oppression-of-trans-people/726015 "2015-08-09T20:04:39Z")
This article synopsizes the issues that some trans people have with Drag Queens. Some object that the language of drag is contemptuous and objectifying as below - but the main issue per the articles and quotes below se… --- ## [Another missing Asian airliner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-missing-asian-airliner/708337)
**Author:** [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-missing-asian-airliner/708337 "2015-12-05T02:59:43Z")
Air Asia flight bound for Singapore has lost contact. I can’t even imagine their family’s terror right now. --- ## [Twickster, you're full of it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-youre-full-of-it/560086)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-youre-full-of-it/560086 "2010-11-10T22:50:35Z")
This is bullshit. What did I state as a fact that wasn’t a fact? --- ## [The Washington Post: Democracy Dies With Us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-washington-post-democracy-dies-with-us/1009210)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 734\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-washington-post-democracy-dies-with-us/1009210 "2026-05-07T18:28:32Z")
They aren’t endorsing a presidential candidate for the first time since 1980. Are they chickenshit about a potential Trump administration clamping down on media he doesn’t like? Yeah, probably. Fascism, pre-approved b… --- ## [This story right here is why I will always hate police officers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504)
**Author:** [@FBJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FBJJ)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504 "2014-08-01T20:08:18Z")
Makes no sense at all. So unnecessary --- ## [The inordinate number of left-handed actors - is it my imagination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-inordinate-number-of-left-handed-actors-is-it-my-imagination/300761)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-inordinate-number-of-left-handed-actors-is-it-my-imagination/300761 "2023-03-28T09:05:02Z")
I’m sure I have asked this before but can’t find any thread or any answer. Are far more actors left-handed than the general populace? I have only known 3 left-handed people in my life. Today I watched In Good Company (… --- ## [Southern Strategy denialism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-strategy-denialism/681651)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-strategy-denialism/681651 "2015-12-09T07:14:41Z")
A couple of years ago, the venomous Ann Coulter made waves when making the rounds promoting her book Mugged which supposedly debunked the Southern Strategy as a myth. Now, I realize that Coulter is a poisonous shrew of… --- ## [Punctuation for multiple quotes in one sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punctuation-for-multiple-quotes-in-one-sentence/642288)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punctuation-for-multiple-quotes-in-one-sentence/642288 "2017-09-13T16:38:55Z")
Say that I’m writing about answers people have given to a survey. Does each one get its own period? The responses included both “I decided to vote at the last minute.” and “I made my decision weeks before the election.” … --- ## [Tory, Kari and Grant Leaving Mythbusters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tory-kari-and-grant-leaving-mythbusters/696169)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tory-kari-and-grant-leaving-mythbusters/696169 "2014-12-22T16:47:35Z")
Just been announced There is talk of “outrage” all over the internet, and no doubt over coming weeks we will hear more about the whys and wherefores. For my part, I’m not at all upset. The show had become tired and at… --- ## [Dead spelunker to be left in cave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-spelunker-to-be-left-in-cave/519441)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-spelunker-to-be-left-in-cave/519441 "2009-12-03T22:34:36Z")
There’s a news story today about howa spelunker who got trapped and died will be left in the cave (which will then be sealed up), instead of his body being recovered. This strikes me as an… unusual course of action. I m… --- ## [Homosexuality: Is It a Sin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-is-it-a-sin/515786)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-is-it-a-sin/515786 "2009-11-06T03:19:06Z")
Is homosexuality a sin? I think in Christianity homosexuality is a sin as evidenced by Corinthians I 6:9-10 (NIV): --- ## [Plane crash at San Francisco International](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-crash-at-san-francisco-international/662806)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-crash-at-san-francisco-international/662806 "2013-12-14T08:22:29Z")
Few details so far. Anyone live around there, or have more data? --- ## [I pit the lack of mini-rants on the first page!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-lack-of-mini-rants-on-the-first-page/472498)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 410\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2009, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-lack-of-mini-rants-on-the-first-page/472498 "2009-01-13T06:40:27Z")
I’ve been taking commuter rail for well over six years now, and there’s one conductor who causes me to wince every single time I have to listen to him. Here’s the deal: the train I take home that he is on has six passeng… --- ## [Mini-rant thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000)
**Author:** [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-thread/776000 "2017-02-02T21:29:12Z")
I looked from 2 months back. And either you peeps aren’t bitching enough or I’m, blind as a bat. (if so then mods do what you want) The rain has stopped where I live and it wasn’t supposed to. The rain has stopped and … --- ## [Is modern civilization a mistake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-modern-civilization-a-mistake/787978)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2019, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-modern-civilization-a-mistake/787978 "2019-12-24T21:50:20Z")
Environmental issues and the additional pressures and strains that modern life brings, not to mention our great dependence on technology. We seem to idle our time with non productive work (Like anything that doesn’t cont… --- ## [Re-breaking a bone. Procedure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-breaking-a-bone-procedure/394056)
**Author:** [@29car](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/29car)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-breaking-a-bone-procedure/394056 "2007-03-01T04:50:33Z")
Suppose someone waits too long to get an x-ray, and a broken bone has begun to heal incoreectly. The bone has to be rebroken and properly set. What is that procedure like? Do they have a sterilized unabriged dictiona… --- ## [The most depressing novel you ever read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-depressing-novel-you-ever-read/765209)
**Author:** [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-depressing-novel-you-ever-read/765209 "2016-11-14T08:12:44Z")
What’s the most depressing work of fiction that you ever read? Mine is Dalton Trumbo’s 1939 novel Johnny Got His Gun about a US serviceman who has lost his limbs and his voice in combat but whose mind is fully functioni… --- ## [What is that smell when you have the flu or a cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-smell-when-you-have-the-flu-or-a-cold/47750)
**Author:** [@spluurtaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spluurtaf)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-smell-when-you-have-the-flu-or-a-cold/47750 "2016-04-18T14:44:11Z")
Every time I get a cold or flu, I always get this weird smell when I breathe in through my nose. Does this happen to anyone else, and what causes this? --- ## [Is Lance Armstrong about to admit he cheated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lance-armstrong-about-to-admit-he-cheated/646159)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lance-armstrong-about-to-admit-he-cheated/646159 "2013-02-22T21:43:44Z")
Armstrong considering admitting he cheated? I wonder why he would bother admitting it now. --- ## [I Pit people who misrepresent Christianity as polytheistic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-misrepresent-christianity-as-polytheistic/521594)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-misrepresent-christianity-as-polytheistic/521594 "2010-01-08T04:35:54Z")
In this thread various posters opine that they think Christianity is polytheistic. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11897001#post11897001 They do this with the anonymity of the internet and in my opi… --- ## [When is a Catholic no longer a Catholic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-catholic-no-longer-a-catholic/614846)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-catholic-no-longer-a-catholic/614846 "2012-06-14T18:09:52Z")
This is an off-shoot of another thread, in which various posters discussed what part of their religion’s dogma they do not personally follow/believe in. A few posters called themselves Catholic, but said they didn’t bel… --- ## [How does sending something certified mail prove anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-sending-something-certified-mail-prove-anything/604754)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-sending-something-certified-mail-prove-anything/604754 "2015-07-18T15:05:19Z")
Anytime you send something important, sometimes the law requires, or people close to you tell you to be sure to send it certified mail, return receipt requested because those lying, cheating bastards on the other side wi… --- ## [ISIS from Islam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isis-from-islam/713069)
**Author:** [@rock\_party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rock_party)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isis-from-islam/713069 "2015-07-18T00:39:07Z")
I understand Obama’s strategy to not label ISIS Islamic, to say ISIS has hijacked Islam, to say,“These are evil people using Islam.” I get that it’s not a good idea to paint and entire religion with a broad brush. For pe… --- ## [Type I vs Type II error: can someone dumb this down for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/type-i-vs-type-ii-error-can-someone-dumb-this-down-for-me/618807)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/type-i-vs-type-ii-error-can-someone-dumb-this-down-for-me/618807 "2012-04-17T16:47:29Z")
…once and for all? I have studied it a million times and still can’t wrap my head around the theories or the language (eg null). Any real life example would be appreciated greatly. Thanks --- ## [I pit my fellow whiteys who think they are Native American](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-fellow-whiteys-who-think-they-are-native-american/698686)
**Author:** [@ILikeForeignLanguages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ILikeForeignLanguages)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-fellow-whiteys-who-think-they-are-native-american/698686 "2014-11-22T00:39:35Z")
Straight Dope says that one of the main purposes of the pit is “rants about the world,” and so I thought I would use this section of the Dope forums as an outlet to unload on a subject which I feel should be addressed sw… --- ## [I stuck my wedding ring up my nose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stuck-my-wedding-ring-up-my-nose/199505)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-stuck-my-wedding-ring-up-my-nose/199505 "2007-12-11T17:23:51Z")
I have absolutely no idea why. I was just alone in the office over lunch, doing some work, and while waiting for something to print out, I started fiddling with my wedding ring. The next thing I know, it was wedged up my… --- ## [Can you tell your 20/20 eye acuity from your glasses prescription?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-your-20-20-eye-acuity-from-your-glasses-prescription/513336)
**Author:** [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-your-20-20-eye-acuity-from-your-glasses-prescription/513336 "2009-10-14T19:54:15Z")
If my prescription is -4.0, what would my “Snellen chart” number be? You know, that chart that goes from 20/200 for the big E down to 20/20 for average and even lower. (Lower is for testing eagles and zoom lenses? Uncle… --- ## [Comcast insists on sending a free replacement modem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcast-insists-on-sending-a-free-replacement-modem/579954)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcast-insists-on-sending-a-free-replacement-modem/579954 "2011-05-05T11:51:12Z")
First the Dear Customer letter, Our records indicate that the cable modem which you currently use for you Comcast hi speed internet service may not be able to recieve the full range of speeds available. Soo…sounds good… --- ## [Canuck Supreme Court/Do not fondle your sleeping wife's boobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canuck-supreme-court-do-not-fondle-your-sleeping-wifes-boobs/583446)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canuck-supreme-court-do-not-fondle-your-sleeping-wifes-boobs/583446 "2011-05-31T13:10:25Z")
If she can’t actively consent to any specific sexual activity because she’s not conscious, then you have committed sexual assault. Apparently this guy choked his SO into unconciousness, which was okay, but then he inse… --- ## [Another "Common Knowledge or Fascinating Anecdotes... that unfortunately aren't true" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-common-knowledge-or-fascinating-anecdotes-that-unfortunately-arent-true-thread/517225)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-common-knowledge-or-fascinating-anecdotes-that-unfortunately-arent-true-thread/517225 "2009-11-30T22:49:55Z")
I like to have these from time to time. When I first became a Doper (2000 or so- I wasn’t Sampiro then) I referenced the death of Charles Drew in a thread- the African-American hemotologist who famously bled to death fr… --- ## [What's something that people claim happens a lot, but you have rarely, or never, witnessed it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-that-people-claim-happens-a-lot-but-you-have-rarely-or-never-witnessed-it/960965)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 445\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-that-people-claim-happens-a-lot-but-you-have-rarely-or-never-witnessed-it/960965 "2022-05-26T08:16:24Z")
The first thing that comes to mind for me is people who say that strangers constantly walk up to them and tell them how well-behaved their kids are. If I’ve ever witnessed that, I’m not aware of it, and I learned not to… --- ## [Zoid, a full response to your lame-ass analogy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoid-a-full-response-to-your-lame-ass-analogy/697456)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoid-a-full-response-to-your-lame-ass-analogy/697456 "2014-09-08T11:52:15Z")
\*\*\*\*I didn’t get a chance to respond completely to your analogy-based question in this thread: To keep the analogy relevant, I will base it as closely as possible on the scenario discussed in that thread. Here’s how I… --- ## ["Have a blessed day" at the end of a work-related email. Unprofessional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-a-blessed-day-at-the-end-of-a-work-related-email-unprofessional/615056)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-a-blessed-day-at-the-end-of-a-work-related-email-unprofessional/615056 "2012-03-09T02:12:20Z")
Someone I works with signs off her emails with “Have a blessed day.” I may be a godless heathen atheist but really, I’m not offended, as I understand that she means well, wishes me well, etc. But it strikes me as unprofe… --- ## [Record for most generations living in a family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-for-most-generations-living-in-a-family/409256)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-for-most-generations-living-in-a-family/409256 "2013-08-20T02:43:58Z")
I was just at the second birthday party for my god-daughter’s son. This boy and his cousins have two living great-grandparents. It got me to thinking about the greatest possible “generation gap” (i.e. the largest number… --- ## [What color is your username?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 671\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-username/109649 "2006-04-08T17:18:17Z")
As was discovered in this thread, you can use any old sequence of characters to specify a color. Naturally, most people tried their usernames. ultrafilter So how 'bout it? The code is \[color=“your name here”\]your nam… --- ## [Auto dealership service advisors - commission?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-dealership-service-advisors-commission/708078)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-dealership-service-advisors-commission/708078 "2018-09-13T15:47:01Z")
I recently had some work done on my BMW, and a friend mentioned to me that the BMW Service Advisor (the person who calls you after the technician looks over your car and tells you what they found and what needs to be add… --- ## [Why is the Jennifer Lawrence leak worse than the Anthony Weiner leak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-jennifer-lawrence-leak-worse-than-the-anthony-weiner-leak/697328)
**Author:** [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-jennifer-lawrence-leak-worse-than-the-anthony-weiner-leak/697328 "2014-09-11T04:37:03Z")
First, let me start off by saying that both acts were a gross violation of trust, and possibly illegal. That said, I don’t really get the differences in how the public is reacting to these to fairly similar incidents. … --- ## [A Foolish April MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 375\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-foolish-april-mmp/684975 "2014-04-07T12:58:53Z")
OK, so it’s a day early… But let’s share April Fools Day pranks. Or not. After all, it is the MMP… Happy Moanday!! --- ## [Help me with my employee self-evaluation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-employee-self-evaluation/532370)
**Author:** [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2010, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-employee-self-evaluation/532370 "2010-03-17T13:15:15Z")
Hi, dopers. I’ve been at my job for a year now, and it’s time for my annual evaluation. My manager, The Cheese, gave me a form to fill out and return so that he’ll have something to go on for our face-to-face meeting r… --- ## [Why is a federal dept. of education needed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-federal-dept-of-education-needed/612376)
**Author:** [@Pablo\_O\_Malley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablo_O_Malley)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-federal-dept-of-education-needed/612376 "2012-02-18T09:55:32Z")
A lot of the presidential candidates declare that the Dept. of Education is one of the federal agencies they will get rid of…but no one ever does and we never really hear why it’s needed or isn’t needed So why is a fede… --- ## [Which of these summer movies are you interested in seeing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-summer-movies-are-you-interested-in-seeing/687146)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-summer-movies-are-you-interested-in-seeing/687146 "2014-09-27T14:37:34Z")
Here are 16 titles, all of which are SF/fantasy genre potential blockbuster movies. So whaddaya say? --- ## [How long do you have to have diarreha before you'll take Immodium? Tmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-have-to-have-diarreha-before-youll-take-immodium-tmi/595463)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-have-to-have-diarreha-before-youll-take-immodium-tmi/595463 "2013-12-18T17:37:31Z")
Just curious. I’ve been peeing out of my brown eye for about 24hrs now and am about to cave in and medicate. I hate taking it though because once it stops me up it REALLY takes a while to unclog the pipes back to normalc… --- ## [How do you have sex with your dog in the room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-have-sex-with-your-dog-in-the-room/387512)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2007, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-have-sex-with-your-dog-in-the-room/387512 "2007-01-13T03:43:44Z")
K, that’s not quite what I mean. I mean how do you have sex with your dog in the room or on the bed or whatever? Honestly, it has never come up. It’s been a while since I got any action at home - so long that I’m not s… --- ## [A note from Cecil Adams about The Straight Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-from-cecil-adams-about-the-straight-dope/816891)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2018, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-from-cecil-adams-about-the-straight-dope/816891 "2018-08-07T05:40:08Z")
A note from Cecil Adams about The Straight Dope --- ## [Are Hot Dogs sandwiches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hot-dogs-sandwiches/707928)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hot-dogs-sandwiches/707928 "2022-01-23T01:41:04Z")
Just read this question, figured it may make for some lively debate on the Dope. Or not. Somebody care to take the obviously wrong answer and just run with it, to be contrarian? Anyway, what say you? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=128&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=130&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)