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**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2008, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-mods-circle-around-tom/452123 "2008-06-15T07:07:01Z")
Tom Tom Tom. I’m not shaking my finger at you. My belly is shaking, but that’s involuntary. I want you to know up front that I don’t mind that you’re one of Hillary’s flying monkeys. Yes, it’s difficult to understand. Tr… --- ## [Questions about addiction to illegal hard drugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-addiction-to-illegal-hard-drugs/680384)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-addiction-to-illegal-hard-drugs/680384 "2014-02-06T11:47:55Z")
Philip Seymour Hoffman was a son of privilege (father a big league Xerox exec and mother a judge). He was college educated and presumably at least of reasonable intelligence, he had a long term relationship with three ki… --- ## [Help me understand this woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-woman/535675)
**Author:** [@Waffle\_Decider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waffle_Decider)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-woman/535675 "2010-04-13T05:24:14Z")
I confess that I’m never very good with the ladies, and maybe I can use some advice from fellow dopers. I haven’t been involved after the breakup with my last girlfriend many, many years ago, but recently I started look… --- ## [How often does the President get paid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-the-president-get-paid/770975)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-the-president-get-paid/770975 "2016-11-15T13:46:26Z")
I was just wondering. You’d think it would be an easy question to get answered online but I checked. I found several sites which gave his annual salary. I found a few sites which said Obama is committing felonies by acc… --- ## [What was the first tv show to use the internet as a plot device?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-tv-show-to-use-the-internet-as-a-plot-device/622649)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-tv-show-to-use-the-internet-as-a-plot-device/622649 "2012-05-24T02:24:47Z")
Title says it all. The internet featured in a number of early '80s films, for example Wargames. Were there any earlier tv shows (or indeed films) that used the internet as part of the plot? --- ## [Bring 'em back alive!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-em-back-alive/582797)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-em-back-alive/582797 "2011-05-30T02:34:15Z")
If you could bring back any one cancelled television series, which would would you choose? I would bring back Gargoyles(minus that ghodawful Saturday morning ABC third season, of course). Remember, one only! --- ## [... and Mexico will pay for the wall.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-mexico-will-pay-for-the-wall/815124)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-mexico-will-pay-for-the-wall/815124 "2018-06-06T17:45:58Z")
It’s a laudable comment, but what is Mexico’s motivation for paying for a fence that does not benefit them? Has anyone asked POTUS what authority he has to make a fence to his own specifications and then send the bill t… --- ## [Folks sitting at their desks and refusing to interact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folks-sitting-at-their-desks-and-refusing-to-interact/494113)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folks-sitting-at-their-desks-and-refusing-to-interact/494113 "2009-04-27T13:54:35Z")
I’m not putting this in the Pit, because I’m hoping it doesn’t degenerate into a series of rants along the lines of “Xs are lazy bastards and ought to be fired.” I’m hoping for a more constructive discussion on how thing… --- ## [Pressurized diving suits - how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressurized-diving-suits-how/519793)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressurized-diving-suits-how/519793 "2009-12-04T16:09:48Z")
Last week the Mythbusters tested a myth about an old-fashioned deep sea diving suit losing pressure. The results were not pretty (youtube). What I don’t understand is how the suits working in the first place. It seems t… --- ## [Could Sotomayor be a closet conservative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-sotomayor-be-a-closet-conservative/497798)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-sotomayor-be-a-closet-conservative/497798 "2009-05-28T21:41:49Z")
And do to Obama what Souter did to Bush I? I can’t understand what the GOP is up in arms about. She really seems fairly balanced and holds her opinions close to her vest. Does anyone have any opinions or quotes (besid… --- ## [What's the most interesting bird you saw today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-bird-you-saw-today/757811)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-bird-you-saw-today/757811 "2024-08-12T01:58:55Z")
Borrowing an idea from this thread… My wife and I were driving home from shopping this afternoon when not too far in front of my car I saw a blue heron coming in for a landing. I see them fairly often standing in some o… --- ## [Which comic book characters would end up in People's Most Beautiful issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comic-book-characters-would-end-up-in-peoples-most-beautiful-issue/367708)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comic-book-characters-would-end-up-in-peoples-most-beautiful-issue/367708 "2006-08-10T21:53:42Z")
Most superheroes and heroines are drawn to be fairly attractive people, of course. But I’m wondering which comic characters are considered to be exceptionally attractive by the standards of their fictional universe. Who’… --- ## [Where do you hide your stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-hide-your-stuff/686412)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-hide-your-stuff/686412 "2014-04-22T18:00:01Z")
You know…your porn, your “toys”, your secret stash of Twinkies. Bonus points if you’ve found a hiding place that nobody will find even after you’re gone. See, I’m having surgery next week, and even though I’m perfectly… --- ## [Assessing the progress of the #MeToo movement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assessing-the-progress-of-the-metoo-movement/848571)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assessing-the-progress-of-the-metoo-movement/848571 "2020-03-16T14:36:16Z")
(article at the top is from last summer) It’s been about two and a half years since the #MeToo movement made major headlines (at least in the US) with the Harvey Weinstein accusations, and there have been several majo… --- ## [I Pit Calendars That Run from Monday to Sunday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-calendars-that-run-from-monday-to-sunday/476199)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-calendars-that-run-from-monday-to-sunday/476199 "2008-12-10T17:44:26Z")
This may be the first Pit thread I’ve ever started. I’ve avoided starting them in the past because from my observation, even the most reasonable Pits, such as “I pit the mass murderer who massacred my family on Christmas… --- ## [L.A. Dopers -- Are you ready for Carmageddon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-are-you-ready-for-carmageddon/588718)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-are-you-ready-for-carmageddon/588718 "2011-07-17T19:28:00Z")
Hitler isn’t. --- ## [Free trade/currency devaluation \[merged Le Jacquelope threads\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-trade-currency-devaluation-merged-le-jacquelope-threads/585848)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-trade-currency-devaluation-merged-le-jacquelope-threads/585848 "2011-06-30T18:37:38Z")
You don’t see China, South Korea, Mexico or Brazil enacting any kind of program to retrain people whose jobs were lost to free trade. Perhaps because they aren’t losing any, but rather, gaining? If free trade is creatin… --- ## [What is the 'plate spinner music' called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-plate-spinner-music-called/151749)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2003, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-plate-spinner-music-called/151749 "2003-02-02T05:15:27Z")
You know, that cliché piece of fast-paced, staccato music that gets played whenever someone is running around like a madman? What is the title of it? Is it public domain? --- ## [Asians are slow drivers: where the hell did this stereotype come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asians-are-slow-drivers-where-the-hell-did-this-stereotype-come-from/443823)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asians-are-slow-drivers-where-the-hell-did-this-stereotype-come-from/443823 "2011-09-02T06:02:15Z")
I hear the stereotype come out of the mouths of comedians everywhere: Asian immigrants (not those from India, but rather China, Japan, Vietnam, and so on) in North America are slow or painfully cautious drivers. I’ve dr… --- ## [Lady in the Water is already a bomb...apparently. Possible spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-in-the-water-is-already-a-bomb-apparently-possible-spoilers/365179)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-in-the-water-is-already-a-bomb-apparently-possible-spoilers/365179 "2007-01-10T18:58:10Z")
Don’t like suspenseful movies, but I find this article about this movie rather interesting. Especially the part where Kevin Costner was up for consideration for the lead. If they ever needed a fall guy for a movie goi… --- ## [Moderator double standard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-double-standard/188948)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-double-standard/188948 "2003-07-20T16:57:33Z")
I was going to post this in the thread in question, but it timed out and upon further reflection, this prolly belongs here in the pit, so that’s where I’m putting it. Let me see if I have this straight: A poster posts … --- ## [If you were an Academy member, what would get your Best Picture vote? (+rank all the nominees)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-an-academy-member-what-would-get-your-best-picture-vote-rank-all-the-nominees/527428)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2010, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-an-academy-member-what-would-get-your-best-picture-vote-rank-all-the-nominees/527428 "2010-03-07T09:54:39Z")
So you get a ballot in the mail for the Oscars. Who would you vote for Best Picture? And how would you rank (1-10 in order of preference) the 10 nominees? --- ## [Women: Do you ask for your SO's opinion about "girl stuff"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-ask-for-your-sos-opinion-about-girl-stuff/529768)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-ask-for-your-sos-opinion-about-girl-stuff/529768 "2010-02-26T23:30:46Z")
Starting this thread to avoid further hijacking another thread. Every once in a while my wife will ask my opinion about a purse or some other item of “girl stuff.” I think this is a somewhat jerky thing to do because I… --- ## [St. John's Wort for Depression - Does it Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-johns-wort-for-depression-does-it-work/421649)
**Author:** [@Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roboto)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-johns-wort-for-depression-does-it-work/421649 "2007-10-06T04:00:47Z")
Has anyone tried this, and did you find it helpful? I’m attracted to this idea because it’s a natural herb rather than a manufactured drug. Last year I tried Lexipro, which had too many side effects, and Remeron, which… --- ## [I'm beginning to hate my neighbors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-beginning-to-hate-my-neighbors/359300)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-beginning-to-hate-my-neighbors/359300 "2007-06-20T23:57:56Z")
They’re putting in a pool, which means that they have a lot of heavy equipment now in their backyard. Apparently, they have decided that they need to leave their backyard via my backyard. They took down my fence, churn… --- ## [How did my indoor cat catch a cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-indoor-cat-catch-a-cold/402056)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2007, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-indoor-cat-catch-a-cold/402056 "2007-04-30T13:45:11Z")
Nomar is strictly an inside cat, and the other night he started sneezing. He’s been sneezing a lot since, but otherwise seems like his usual self. His nose is not runny and his eyes are clear. Has he somehow caught a … --- ## [Blackjack losing streak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-losing-streak/592690)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-losing-streak/592690 "2011-08-15T15:59:21Z")
Assume a blackjack player has about a 48% chance to win each hand, on average. I just had a streak of 21 non-winning hands in a row (true story!) and I’m trying to wrap my head around just how unlikely that streak was. A… --- ## [My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-big-fat-obnoxious-fiance/225280)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-big-fat-obnoxious-fiance/225280 "2004-02-18T19:07:19Z")
Did anyone watch this show? I had to miss American Idol because my daughter was watching new Spongebob episodes on Nickelodeon but I tuned in MBFOF later on and I thought it was funny as hell. Some people might think it’… --- ## [Is there a difference between a 1x1 matrix and a scalar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-a-1x1-matrix-and-a-scalar/633621)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-a-1x1-matrix-and-a-scalar/633621 "2012-09-07T10:44:52Z")
On one hand, matrix math only works for MxN times NxO matrices, so a 1x1 times NxM doesn’t work for N not equal to 1 if you don’t handwave them to scalars, which can be multiplied to any matrix. On the other hand, I’ve h… --- ## [Do grey-eyed people have the best eyesight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-grey-eyed-people-have-the-best-eyesight/189576)
**Author:** [@Scarf-Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarf-Ace)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2003, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-grey-eyed-people-have-the-best-eyesight/189576 "2003-07-20T14:33:33Z")
I was wondering because was reading Ambrose Bierces “In the midst of life” short stories where he often comments that grey-eyed guys make the best sharp-shooters. If it ain’t so, why was this beleived? --- ## [Size of turn-of-the-century tramp steamers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-of-turn-of-the-century-tramp-steamers/616025)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-of-turn-of-the-century-tramp-steamers/616025 "2012-03-22T17:10:57Z")
I was working out in my gym’s cardio-theatre and they started showing Peter Jackson’s King Kong, which I had never considered watching on my own impetus, but I found myself quite enjoying. In particular, I liked the fir… --- ## [I got a new job! (Ettiquette advice, please!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-job-ettiquette-advice-please/588027)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-job-ettiquette-advice-please/588027 "2011-07-11T20:10:42Z")
I’ve been working for the same hospital system for just over 2½ years. Yesterday, the powers of HR blessed my transfer to a new department where my skills will be much more taken advantage of. I want to make the best i… --- ## [Canadian humor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-humor/614230)
**Author:** [@McGunn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McGunn)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-humor/614230 "2012-03-02T16:27:34Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of tv shows and movies, and quite a few times some chick is shown turning her nose at the mention of canadians followed by canned laughter. Can someone tell me what humor is intended in that sit… --- ## [Can you filter and reuse "soapy" water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-filter-and-reuse-soapy-water/592846)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-filter-and-reuse-soapy-water/592846 "2011-08-17T01:15:42Z")
So I had a weird thought, that I’m guessing I know the answer to, but was wondering it anyone had any specific knowledge. I got one of the Spot-Bot carpet scrubbers, which works well kinda okay. But the “soap” is really… --- ## [Fine dining restaurants - are they worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fine-dining-restaurants-are-they-worth-it/433837)
**Author:** [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fine-dining-restaurants-are-they-worth-it/433837 "2008-01-24T13:13:36Z")
I like food well enough but I’m not what you’d describe as a foodie. Fiance is even less so - he’s a spag bol, steak and potatoes kind of guy. When we have a special occasion meal I usually end up cooking it myself becau… --- ## ["Upstate" New York.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upstate-new-york/672698)
**Author:** [@candyj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candyj)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2013, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upstate-new-york/672698 "2013-11-03T05:27:52Z")
Why are cities in the state of New York called “Upstate”? Every time I hear a news report or a radio announcer say “Upstate” New York, I get frustrated:mad:, why cant they just say the name of the damn city or town???… --- ## [A couple of Book of Mormon questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-book-of-mormon-questions/648909)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-book-of-mormon-questions/648909 "2014-07-11T19:37:09Z")
Recently saw BoM in Chicago. Very enjoyable. Had a couple of questions, tho, and thought I’d start a new thread instead of resurrecting a zombie. I find it hard to express how surprising - and enjoyable - it was to be… --- ## [In your humble opinion, how do you tell the difference between men and women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-humble-opinion-how-do-you-tell-the-difference-between-men-and-women/607570)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-humble-opinion-how-do-you-tell-the-difference-between-men-and-women/607570 "2011-12-30T00:40:05Z")
I once watched a PBS documentary about IBM’s Watson, the artificial intelligence supercomputer. I was very impressed at how quickly and smoothly Watson replied the asker’s questions, and I giggled at the sarcastic host w… --- ## [Just pit things that make you sad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-pit-things-that-make-you-sad/418666)
**Author:** [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2007, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-pit-things-that-make-you-sad/418666 "2007-09-21T03:56:20Z")
I pit the fact that a woman brought her severely disabled (as in mental age around 4, confined to a wheelchair) sister to our early pregnancy assessment clinic this week. Seems someone in her care home wasn’t quite as ca… --- ## [Giggle Gaggle, you've got moxie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giggle-gaggle-youve-got-moxie/198665)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2003, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giggle-gaggle-youve-got-moxie/198665 "2003-09-02T13:18:19Z")
Always good to see a new poster with moxie! And spunk-- lotso spunk-- spray that spunk all over the boards, whydontcha? First time I saw your spunky moxie in this thread I said to myself-- Self, you should give this new… --- ## [James O'Keefe is at it again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-okeefe-is-at-it-again/689052)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-okeefe-is-at-it-again/689052 "2014-05-24T13:36:10Z")
Just a taste of what’s at the link: On Wednesday, conservative activist and controversial video sting artist James O’Keefe made an appearance in Cannes during the Film Festival with a new, secretly recorded 20-minute … --- ## [Texas gives Obama the middle finger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-gives-obama-the-middle-finger/613852)
**Author:** [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omg_a_Black_Conservative)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-gives-obama-the-middle-finger/613852 "2012-02-26T09:27:06Z")
Figuratively speaking, of course. Texas said they were going to bar Planned Parenthood and other affiliates of abortion providers from participating in Medicaid. Obama said no, or the administration would take away Tex… --- ## [I scared the crap out of my family tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scared-the-crap-out-of-my-family-tonight/621968)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-scared-the-crap-out-of-my-family-tonight/621968 "2012-09-01T01:51:14Z")
My memory… I was snoozing nicely when I realized someone was pushing on my stomach/diaphragm. WTF… why can’t they just let me sleep. It kept up and I realized it was my daughter… she is usually the nice one and doesn’t … --- ## [Firefox 5? Already?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-5-already/586364)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-5-already/586364 "2011-07-12T13:47:55Z")
Wow, it just seems like yesterday I posted here asking about Firefox 4. Anyone have experience with 5? Is it worthwhile? --- ## [I Hate My Neighbors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-my-neighbors/684852)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-my-neighbors/684852 "2014-04-01T02:44:26Z")
My neighbors moved in about five years ago. They are the epitome of the all-American family. I hate them. OK, hate is too strong a word. But I sure wish they would move away. And they’re doing nothing wrong, or at l… --- ## [Strange Method of Buying Bananas..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-method-of-buying-bananas/566446)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2016, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-method-of-buying-bananas/566446 "2016-05-18T11:21:12Z")
…or is it? I went grocery shopping today, and while in the produce section, I saw a lady buying bananas by the bag, rather than by the bunch. Kind of like picking out oranges from bulk section rather than the bagged se… --- ## [Biblical Adultery Prohibitions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-adultery-prohibitions/625695)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2012, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-adultery-prohibitions/625695 "2012-06-30T12:15:09Z")
When I was a Christian Teen™ back in the 80’s, we were drilled (heh) repeatedly with the idea that sex before marriage must be avoided at all costs. There were three reasons for this, in increasing order of importance. … --- ## ["Did you ever see a hearse go by . . ."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-see-a-hearse-go-by/4951)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-see-a-hearse-go-by/4951 "2010-06-12T17:53:55Z")
Inspired by the “There’s a place in France” thread, I now have to ask if anyone knows the full lyrics to this wholesome children’s favorite, and what its origins might be? I know it starts off with, Did you ever see a … --- ## [Does Trump have a legal case against the women who accused him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-have-a-legal-case-against-the-women-who-accused-him/769392)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-have-a-legal-case-against-the-women-who-accused-him/769392 "2016-10-28T14:10:22Z")
At his campaign rally today, Donald Trump vowed to sue all the women who accused him of sexual assault. I presume he plans to sue for slander, libel, and/or defamation, but does he have a legal leg to stand on? Mods fee… --- ## [How much do you owe elderly parent as their health declines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-owe-elderly-parent-as-their-health-declines/536641)
**Author:** [@Digger1914](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digger1914)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-owe-elderly-parent-as-their-health-declines/536641 "2010-04-22T03:58:21Z")
My siblings and I are using the same line of reasoning to justify two very different approaches to my elderly mother who is in a nursing home (maybe forever, but perhaps only for a short period). My mother has been in d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1289&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1291&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)