# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1292&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:** 1293 --- ## [Bright: Will Smith does Shadowrun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bright-will-smith-does-shadowrun/791797)
**Author:** [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2018, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bright-will-smith-does-shadowrun/791797 "2018-01-10T05:25:15Z")
So looking forward to this. It looks like straight up Shadowrun minus the cyberpunk stuff. --- ## [Tennis 2022 discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2022-discussion/965460)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2022-discussion/965460 "2023-01-09T17:21:49Z")
French Open is underway and we discussed the Australian Open in another thread. Currently see that Nadal, who I don’t think is fully 100% healthy now, is leading over Djokovic. Realize, they have met in the Quarterfinal… --- ## [Definition of "arms" in context of Secomd Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definition-of-arms-in-context-of-secomd-amendment/647734)
**Author:** [@Crepitus\_Fremitus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crepitus_Fremitus)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definition-of-arms-in-context-of-secomd-amendment/647734 "2013-01-23T18:15:33Z")
“Arms” in and of itself could refer to anything from a sharp stick to a nuclear warhead. Yet in the context of discussions invoking Second Amendment rights, “arms” seems to apply more narrowly only to (and please correct… --- ## [Mother and 4 year-old walk off subway platform-why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-and-4-year-old-walk-off-subway-platform-why/632409)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-and-4-year-old-walk-off-subway-platform-why/632409 "2012-08-28T05:57:23Z")
What is the most plausible reason this woman fell into the subway tracks with her 4 year-old? Scroll to :36 for the fall. Obviously she could be drugged /drunk but is it possible she was hyper-focused and didn’t even r… --- ## ["Vietnam Vet" Spits In Jane Fonda's Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnam-vet-spits-in-jane-fondas-face/300419)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2005, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnam-vet-spits-in-jane-fondas-face/300419 "2005-05-03T05:01:42Z")
Okay here’s the story: What I was wondering - is this guy really a Vietnam Veteran? I am not “Pitting” Jane Fonda nor Vietnam Veterans. What I really dislike are the phony Vietnam Vets who claim how their lives were … --- ## [Resolved: Rules changes in all four major U.S. sports that completely fix their flaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-rules-changes-in-all-four-major-u-s-sports-that-completely-fix-their-flaws/991578)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-rules-changes-in-all-four-major-u-s-sports-that-completely-fix-their-flaws/991578 "2023-11-07T03:06:26Z")
Okay, maybe not completely. And the scoring decision changes I wouldn’t actually want made since it would booger up a century of stats. But if I had a time machine!… Anyways, here goes: MLB: “Run scored” should be … --- ## [Shouldn't your best friend's crush/ex generally be considered "off-limits"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-your-best-friends-crush-ex-generally-be-considered-off-limits/634571)
**Author:** [@Greekfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greekfreak)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-your-best-friends-crush-ex-generally-be-considered-off-limits/634571 "2012-09-17T14:00:47Z")
I’ve always been schieved-out by couples who hang out, then both couples break up and they proceed to swap partners. Am I the only one who finds this kind of behaviour deplorable, socially? I understand the heart wants… --- ## [Oldest MAN MADE thing found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-man-made-thing-found/352614)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2006, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-man-made-thing-found/352614 "2006-04-17T06:25:19Z")
What is the single oldest man-made object ever discovered? Ground rules: by man-made I mean an object deliberately manufactured or altered by humans / neandertals/ cro-magnons or whatever. The remnants of an animal bone… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 6.11 "Knots Untie" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-11-knots-untie-open-spoilers/747451)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-11-knots-untie-open-spoilers/747451 "2016-04-01T03:05:37Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] After realizing that Alexandria may not be as safe as he originally thought, Rick must make decisions about where to go. \[/QUOTE\] Lauren Cohan, a surprise cast member and Kid Cudi are on Talking Dead, and … --- ## [Have you ever been treated for depression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-treated-for-depression/563975)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-treated-for-depression/563975 "2010-12-30T21:54:24Z")
Poll To Follow Just trying get an idea how depressed we are. Choose the answer that best describes your experience with treatment for depression. Psychotherapy/talk therapy is treatment by a licensed mental health prof… --- ## [Help me build a surf music collection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-build-a-surf-music-collection/568871)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-build-a-surf-music-collection/568871 "2011-09-06T16:46:40Z")
Maybe it’s the winter, or the boredom of months long unemployment, but I am finding surf music much more fun and appealing than I used to. I have about a dozen tunes from Dick Dale, a half dozen each from the Surfaris a… --- ## [Best classic video game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-classic-video-game/579366)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-classic-video-game/579366 "2011-05-05T06:27:52Z")
I’m talking old school here – late 70s-mid 80s arcade game. What was your favorite? For me it has to be Lunar Lander. Galaga comes in a close 2nd. --- ## [Who remembers Vaughn Meader's "The First Family" album?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-vaughn-meaders-the-first-family-album/532187)
**Author:** [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-vaughn-meaders-the-first-family-album/532187 "2010-03-24T01:16:12Z")
The various JFK threads made me think of this. Public Service Announcement \*Go to the polls and vote. Vote for the Kennedy of your choice, BUT VOTE!\* --- ## [What set of items could you buy that would make the cashier the most uncomfortable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-set-of-items-could-you-buy-that-would-make-the-cashier-the-most-uncomfortable/817885)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-set-of-items-could-you-buy-that-would-make-the-cashier-the-most-uncomfortable/817885 "2018-07-18T19:44:44Z")
I’m thinking condoms and cucumbers; or knives, a shovel, bleach, and large amounts of plastic sheeting. --- ## [What places in the world have brought tears to your eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-places-in-the-world-have-brought-tears-to-your-eyes/592153)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-places-in-the-world-have-brought-tears-to-your-eyes/592153 "2011-09-29T23:38:46Z")
Meaning, where have you visited that you cried unexpectedly? I had the odd sensation of crying profusely at Waimea Canyon in Kauai. It was purely a physical response to a breathtaking view (I’ve yet to experience this s… --- ## ["That's a false flag. No way that's for real."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-a-false-flag-no-way-thats-for-real/772426)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-a-false-flag-no-way-thats-for-real/772426 "2016-12-23T19:16:58Z")
I just read this: Beastie Boys Adam Yauch memorial defaced with anti-Semitic symbols and Pro-Trump graffiti. Is this real? Or a stunt? I don’t know. It’s a shame either way, and it’s not like either is implausible. B… --- ## [How do I put a keyboard key back on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-put-a-keyboard-key-back-on/572770)
**Author:** [@shellofmyformerself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shellofmyformerself)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-put-a-keyboard-key-back-on/572770 "2011-03-02T01:52:53Z")
I was typing on my 1-week old laptop today and the R key popped off! HP’s customer support says I have to send it in the get it fixed but I can’t do that. Does anyone know how to get the key back on? --- ## [Andrew Cuomo and the Working Families Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-and-the-working-families-party/689921)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-and-the-working-families-party/689921 "2014-06-14T15:58:57Z")
The Working Families Party, a left-progressive political party founded in 1998 from the remnants of the New Party, is only known in a few states, but apparently, in New York, it is a big enough deal to demand concessions… --- ## ["What is Rosicrucianism All About" Flawed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-rosicrucianism-all-about-flawed/497256)
**Author:** [@infoanarchist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infoanarchist)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-rosicrucianism-all-about-flawed/497256 "2011-06-22T14:40:11Z")
Just noting that the article with the above title actually promotes ignorance rather than fighting it. Consider a more factual rewrite with more than a single non-web source. --- ## [Have any dopers met in real life to beat the shit out of each other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-dopers-met-in-real-life-to-beat-the-shit-out-of-each-other/579801)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-dopers-met-in-real-life-to-beat-the-shit-out-of-each-other/579801 "2011-04-29T18:50:24Z")
Since this is a factual question, it may need to be moved to the GQ forum. My apologies, if so. Just curious. With the number of ruffled feathers throughout the forums and vitriol that ends up in the BBQ Pit, it would… --- ## [What is the Best Way to Teach a (Young) Child to Read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-teach-a-young-child-to-read/978113)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-teach-a-young-child-to-read/978113 "2024-06-20T21:04:30Z")
I think my kid really wants to learn to read. He is almost three years old. He knows that letters spell words (“M-A-R-S spells Mars!”) and he knows that words represent objects/concepts. Lately he has been flipping throu… --- ## [RFK JR seems to be gaining steam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451)
**Author:** [@Digger11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digger11)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451 "2024-05-09T22:51:55Z")
Given the inherent dynamics of third-party candidates, it seems to me that both Democrats and Republicans should be concerned about this. --- ## [Salem witch trials NOT because of Ergot...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salem-witch-trials-not-because-of-ergot/284714)
**Author:** [@J.Michael\_Reiter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J.Michael_Reiter)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salem-witch-trials-not-because-of-ergot/284714 "2017-09-14T02:02:41Z")
Hi ya’ll. J. Michael Reiter here. Listen, folks, I just read the article on The Salem Witch Trials and the root cause of them not being from Ergot or Ergotic Alkaloid ingestion. I think you are all wet, for it not … --- ## [Who's Louise Burg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-louise-burg/547076)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-louise-burg/547076 "2020-04-01T03:18:34Z")
I am doing a website and I have included a page on the Louise Burg Hospital. It was bought and renamed the Lakeside Community Hospital. The address was 255 West Cermak Rd. Chicago, Ill. 60616. OK I have looked through … --- ## [SC Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer compares poor children to stray animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sc-lt-gov-andre-bauer-compares-poor-children-to-stray-animals/526824)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sc-lt-gov-andre-bauer-compares-poor-children-to-stray-animals/526824 "2010-02-01T19:12:04Z")
Because, they, you know, breed if you feed them. (Which is undeniably true, I guess . . .) (Surprised this Pitting hasn’t been done yet – The Daily Show covered it just two nights ago.) --- ## [Soliciting your childrens fundraisers, at work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-childrens-fundraisers-at-work/286167)
**Author:** [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2005, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soliciting-your-childrens-fundraisers-at-work/286167 "2005-01-27T23:42:49Z")
I’ve made contributions to the tsunami disaster. I’ve given money to panhandlers. I’ve helped a friend get on his feet, in a big way. I’ve donated quite a bit of time to repairing family, and friends cars, for free. I fe… --- ## [Are Boston Legal and The Practice set in the same universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-boston-legal-and-the-practice-set-in-the-same-universe/368537)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-boston-legal-and-the-practice-set-in-the-same-universe/368537 "2006-09-17T18:44:03Z")
I’ve been a big fan of Boston Legal since the Micheal J Fox episodes. Since those aired, I’ve watched all the episodes and developed a deep love for the show and it’s characters. But with Season 2 not coming out on DVD f… --- ## [Campers and Engineers, lend me your expertise...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campers-and-engineers-lend-me-your-expertise/627954)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campers-and-engineers-lend-me-your-expertise/627954 "2012-08-01T02:36:36Z")
I’ve got a 26 foot pop up camper (26’ when fully extended, that is) much like this one, with a canvas that needs replacing. Can’t afford to replace it this season. Can’t afford a $700+ canopy/shelter/“portable” garage li… --- ## [What have you learned from your relationships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-learned-from-your-relationships/580739)
**Author:** [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-learned-from-your-relationships/580739 "2011-05-07T02:06:02Z")
I read some advice here recently that resonated with me…something to the effect of “Don’t bother changing someone because the only person who will appreciate it is the next girlfriend/boyfriend.” What have you taken awa… --- ## [You're on a criminal jury. WOuld you want to know if there's a mandatory prison sentence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-on-a-criminal-jury-would-you-want-to-know-if-theres-a-mandatory-prison-sentence/566423)
**Author:** [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-on-a-criminal-jury-would-you-want-to-know-if-theres-a-mandatory-prison-sentence/566423 "2011-01-10T23:08:05Z")
I’ve been a public defender in Georgia for 23 years. Over the past few years, there have been an increasing number of changes in the law that require mandatory prison sentences for certain crimes- some with parole, most… --- ## [Can probation officers lie to their clients?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-probation-officers-lie-to-their-clients/713097)
**Author:** [@Tuxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuxie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2015, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-probation-officers-lie-to-their-clients/713097 "2015-02-23T06:03:50Z")
I heard a rumor that probation officers can call up one of their clients, tell them their probation ended early, then later nail them for some violation of their probation if it turned out they were in fact still on prob… --- ## [Why do so many languages use gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-languages-use-gender/653388)
**Author:** [@ombre12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ombre12)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-languages-use-gender/653388 "2013-03-28T10:46:06Z")
I cannot imagine any good reason for any language to have genders. With the exception of English most modern languages do. Along with the more ancient ones. What was the point? Why would any culture developing a lang… --- ## [The paradox of faith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paradox-of-faith/456690)
**Author:** [@viccums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/viccums)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paradox-of-faith/456690 "2008-07-25T16:35:22Z")
It has become fashionable for people, especially politicians, to describe themselves as “people of faith” by which they mean faith in God. But none of them notice how problematic the whole concept of faith is. Faith is t… --- ## [Whoopi Goldberg and Penny Marshall's glasses.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoopi-goldberg-and-penny-marshalls-glasses/477427)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoopi-goldberg-and-penny-marshalls-glasses/477427 "2008-12-17T13:07:59Z")
Why do they do the old perched on top of the nose thing? I think that it looks ridiculous. Are they so lazy or constantly going back and forth from looking at things closely to things far away that they can’t be bother… --- ## [Can you be convicted on a confession alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-convicted-on-a-confession-alone/608694)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-convicted-on-a-confession-alone/608694 "2012-01-10T02:07:07Z")
Lets say someone gets some weird thrill out of confessing to fictional crimes, so they go to the police station and confess to something like the following: Befriending and murdering a woman a few years ago whose identi… --- ## [What would happen if we broke the land link between the Americas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-we-broke-the-land-link-between-the-americas/590468)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Ayebaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Ayebaw)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-we-broke-the-land-link-between-the-americas/590468 "2011-07-31T06:08:14Z")
Say we evacuate Panama and lob a couple hundred nukes to blast away the land between the Atlantic and Pacific. What would the effects be? Would one flow into the other? How would the currents change? Do we have any geolo… --- ## [10 predictions from 1900 which came true...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-predictions-from-1900-which-came-true/609122)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-predictions-from-1900-which-came-true/609122 "2012-01-17T16:09:32Z")
… and some which didn’t. \*In December 1900, at the start of the 20th Century, John Elfreth Watkins wrote a piece published on page eight of an American women’s magazine, Ladies’ Home Journal, entitled: “What may happen … --- ## [The Mainstream Non-Biased Media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mainstream-non-biased-media/469695)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mainstream-non-biased-media/469695 "2008-10-29T23:11:27Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/14951 Particularly, this quote: "I guarantee you that two weeks from now, you will see this has been a very close race, and I believe that I’m going to win it,” McCain told interim “Mee… --- ## [URGENT!! Can Anyone Help Get a Dog to Her New Home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-can-anyone-help-get-a-dog-to-her-new-home/609406)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urgent-can-anyone-help-get-a-dog-to-her-new-home/609406 "2012-03-25T13:11:58Z")
I have gotten permission from TubaDiva to post this here. I am helping a rescue orginatazion calle Above & Beyond English Setter Rescue get an abused English Setter named Aimee from Florida to Iowa. Her journey will be… --- ## [Why does my stuffy nose clear up when I'm sexually aroused?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-stuffy-nose-clear-up-when-im-sexually-aroused/307874)
**Author:** [@tofergregg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofergregg)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-stuffy-nose-clear-up-when-im-sexually-aroused/307874 "2005-06-14T14:52:45Z")
So I’ve got a cold. I haven’t taken any medication, and my nose is stuffed up and I can’t breathe a whiff of air though it. Blowing it doesn’t help. However…when I get sexually aroused, the stuffiness almost immediate… --- ## [Should NAMBLA be treated different from other political groups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-nambla-be-treated-different-from-other-political-groups/359677)
**Author:** [@Jebus\_H.Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebus_H.Christ)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2006, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-nambla-be-treated-different-from-other-political-groups/359677 "2006-06-14T05:37:59Z")
Some things to consider: NAMBLA does not advocate any illegal activity. They advocate changing the law. No member of NAMBLA has ever been convicted of a crime in their official capcity. This is something we can’t s… --- ## [Anyone else watch cyst popping videos on YouTube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watch-cyst-popping-videos-on-youtube/630404)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watch-cyst-popping-videos-on-youtube/630404 "2012-10-08T05:04:30Z")
I was home the other day sick, and decided to fumble around YouTube. I somehow got into a video which showed a guy with a huge lump on his back, getting a knife stuck into the lump. The lump immediately sprayed somethi… --- ## [No, I won't give you your prescription back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-wont-give-you-your-prescription-back/273901)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-wont-give-you-your-prescription-back/273901 "2004-11-13T22:01:15Z")
Linky McLinklink Okay, I can understand, maybe, not wanting to fill prescriptions you don’t believe in. Maybe even, if you find a certain course of action tantamount to murder, even refusing to provide a transfer, lik… --- ## [Wedding problem--two stubborn women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-problem-two-stubborn-women/362394)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-problem-two-stubborn-women/362394 "2006-07-02T18:46:54Z")
My daughter is getting married. The whole thing is costing around 25K. We can afford it, although it is a significant dent in our savings. My daughter desperately wants a Limo. She will settle for a town car. The co… --- ## [Well, I guess I won't be getting a pressure cooker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-guess-i-wont-be-getting-a-pressure-cooker/656237)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-guess-i-wont-be-getting-a-pressure-cooker/656237 "2013-04-24T07:47:01Z")
I’m reading Modernist Cuisine right now (I’ve just started Volume 4). And the writers are huge fans of pressure cookers. They love them almost as much as they love sous vide cooking. And all these instructions and recipe… --- ## ["Well smack my ass and call me Sally!"...WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-smack-my-ass-and-call-me-sally-wtf/255146)
**Author:** [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-smack-my-ass-and-call-me-sally-wtf/255146 "2024-04-06T17:08:12Z")
Why would I want anyone to do that? What would it mean if they did? What does my ass, Sally, or the two together, have to do with a state of disbelief or surprise? I heard this exclamation uttered again yesterday, I h… --- ## [Breaking news: mass shooting at Gilroy Garlic Festival](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788 "2019-08-03T22:18:54Z")
Apparent mass shooting at the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival, held near San Jose. The story is developing. The most recent reports I saw said 11 people were either injured or killed. --- ## [Hottest Disney Prince?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-disney-prince/534303)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-disney-prince/534303 "2010-06-07T23:07:01Z")
I just stumbled across this site of sexed up Disney Princes(mildly not safe for work, lots of cartoon characters wearing nothing but undies) and it inspired me to create a poll to go along with the Disney Princess one. S… --- ## [When was the last time you handled cash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-handled-cash/613819)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-handled-cash/613819 "2012-03-05T16:02:23Z")
When was the last time you completed a financial transaction using coins & bills instead of electronically? --- ## [Garrison Keillor--get off the goddamn radio!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garrison-keillor-get-off-the-goddamn-radio/336091)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2005, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garrison-keillor-get-off-the-goddamn-radio/336091 "2005-12-21T16:10:52Z")
Although I was never interested myself, in the interst of fairness I’ll blindly concede that Garrison Keillor was, way back then, not a complete waste of airwaves, wood pulp, and bytes. “Hey, there’s this guy–he’s homes… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1291&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1293&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)