# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1293&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:** 1294 --- ## [Where Are You on the Political Compass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-political-compass/556631)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-political-compass/556631 "2010-10-21T17:45:54Z")
Economic Left/Right: 2.12 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.36 --- ## [I have a bat in my apartment and I can't catch it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-bat-in-my-apartment-and-i-cant-catch-it/505262)
**Author:** [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-bat-in-my-apartment-and-i-cant-catch-it/505262 "2009-08-07T20:40:22Z")
My ceilings are too high - it just keeps flying over me, and the top of the window is too low so when it gets towards the wall it goes up towards the ceiling instead of out. I like bats (anything that eats bugs is a fri… --- ## [Andrea Dworkin has died. How do we feel about that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrea-dworkin-has-died-how-do-we-feel-about-that/298983)
**Author:** [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2005, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrea-dworkin-has-died-how-do-we-feel-about-that/298983 "2005-04-19T17:23:00Z")
Here’s a link to the Washington Post obituary of her. My feelings about Dworkin have always been pretty strongly negative, mainly because of her anti-pornography (and thus anti-First Amendment) point of view. In fact I… --- ## [Did Murdoch walk into Obamatrap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-murdoch-walk-into-obamatrap/589553)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-murdoch-walk-into-obamatrap/589553 "2011-07-20T17:17:45Z")
Maybe Obama is just about the smartest politician in the world. Can’t argue with the fact that he’s come a long way in a short time. The Murdoch scandal has been brewing for about 3 years. Yet, during the summer (down n… --- ## [Amount of body hair directly proportional to the amount of testosterone,However....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amount-of-body-hair-directly-proportional-to-the-amount-of-testosterone-however/725576)
**Author:** [@davidburn1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidburn1972)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amount-of-body-hair-directly-proportional-to-the-amount-of-testosterone-however/725576 "2015-08-04T19:01:30Z")
Studies have shown a proportional relationship of testosterone levels to the amount of body hair. The hair growth response to testosterone differs in different parts of the body. Hence, in some men, for example, testoste… --- ## [Is fighting ignorance no longer the mandate in General Questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fighting-ignorance-no-longer-the-mandate-in-general-questions/824745)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fighting-ignorance-no-longer-the-mandate-in-general-questions/824745 "2018-11-23T14:23:45Z")
Based on the recent GQ thread about the Queen of England’s cell phone. Corrections to the factual error in the thread title, about the proper way to refer to the Queen of the UK, have been barred as nitpickery. But tha… --- ## [The homeless, the impoverished and the Military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-homeless-the-impoverished-and-the-military/515173)
**Author:** [@Kearsen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kearsen)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-homeless-the-impoverished-and-the-military/515173 "2009-10-28T01:11:53Z")
General: If you don’t have any money and are living below the poverty line, why not join the military and “work”? Welfare recipients who are clearly able to work and choose not to, should be made to. If they can’t find… --- ## [General Harry Potter thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-harry-potter-thread/372162)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-harry-potter-thread/372162 "2006-09-20T21:15:23Z")
Just finished reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the last one I hadn’t read. I have some different thoughts / questions. So Snape is probably not evil. But how can it possibly be an advantage to kill Dum… --- ## [New Computer shop name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-shop-name/674285)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-shop-name/674285 "2013-11-22T15:16:55Z")
OK, need a name for a computer shop This is going to be kinda a specialty shop aiming for speedy virus cleanups at low cost. We are going for volume and looking to gut the local computer shop market on virus cleanup pr… --- ## [Subway scrabble is a rip off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-scrabble-is-a-rip-off/496637)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-scrabble-is-a-rip-off/496637 "2009-05-18T22:33:59Z")
Alright guys, it’s about time for you to find out the awful truth… The truth is that damn subway scrabble game is a complete rip off. If you are one of the lucky ones to get an instant winner (or spell something other t… --- ## [A Centrist Lost in 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-centrist-lost-in-2020/830310)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-centrist-lost-in-2020/830310 "2019-03-09T16:47:12Z")
As a centrist with both conservative and progressive leanings I feel like I am part of a growing middle that will be lost in 2020. It seems like every person I know, every newscast or commentator i watch and forum i read… --- ## [I think I'll spend my $14.95 elsewhere...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-ill-spend-my-14-95-elsewhere/259149)
**Author:** [@Principessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Principessa)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2004, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-ill-spend-my-14-95-elsewhere/259149 "2004-08-12T15:41:48Z")
I’ve never posted on a BB with so many incomprehensible rules and policies. Don’t bump a thread over three months old? Not allowed to edit a typo or add anything to your post? Geez. Yes, I’ve been told the ostensible… --- ## [Stupid Romney lack of an idea of the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-romney-lack-of-an-idea-of-the-day/628752)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-romney-lack-of-an-idea-of-the-day/628752 "2012-07-22T02:40:25Z")
One of the more interesting things (to me, at least) about Romney’s campaign for President is his unwillingness to take a position on any number of middling-level issues of the day. Today’s selection goes beyond middlin… --- ## [Satellite TV piracy: detectable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satellite-tv-piracy-detectable/143453)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2002, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satellite-tv-piracy-detectable/143453 "2002-12-19T20:28:44Z")
Ok, I absolutely do NOT want any discussion of A) how to commit satellite TV piracy, or B) even if it’s possible. Let’s leave this with the following hypothetical. Let’s imagine one had a magic box that receives and dec… --- ## [Thomas Sowell goes to the movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thomas-sowell-goes-to-the-movies/632695)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thomas-sowell-goes-to-the-movies/632695 "2012-08-28T19:28:51Z")
So, in this column, Thomas Sowell says he went to see 2016: Obama’s America, based on a book by the same name. I am not familiar with the movie or the book (hadn’t heard of them until I read this column). However, havi… --- ## [Camping season is upon us. Things you should not forget on a 10 day pack-in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camping-season-is-upon-us-things-you-should-not-forget-on-a-10-day-pack-in/498043)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camping-season-is-upon-us-things-you-should-not-forget-on-a-10-day-pack-in/498043 "2009-05-31T14:58:29Z")
I know there are a fair number of people here who hike, camp and spend time outdoors- I love camping, I do not get the chance to go as often as I wish, but I do enjoy getting out as much as I can. Infact I am headed out… --- ## [Did Helen Keller laugh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-helen-keller-laugh/693642)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-helen-keller-laugh/693642 "2014-07-23T10:08:57Z")
I’m wondering if laughter and sense of humor are innate or learned behaviors. Also, did she, personally, laugh? --- ## [What happened to make car buying such a sleezy endevour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-make-car-buying-such-a-sleezy-endevour/584771)
**Author:** [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-make-car-buying-such-a-sleezy-endevour/584771 "2011-06-11T03:33:44Z")
My wife and I are currently in the process of car shopping and I am, again, struck by what a truly sleazy experience it is to have to deal with car salespeople. I can think of no other purchase I have made in my life th… --- ## [Why doesn't swimming under water hurt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-swimming-under-water-hurt/610066)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-swimming-under-water-hurt/610066 "2012-01-23T00:37:08Z")
WARNING: Stupid question follows. If I were to lay on the ground and someone put a 6 foot column of water over me that was perfectly Nars Glinley shaped, I assume that with gravity and all, it would hurt like hell. Why… --- ## [Poltergeist (Yes, the 1982 movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poltergeist-yes-the-1982-movie/480208)
**Author:** [@pilot141](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pilot141)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poltergeist-yes-the-1982-movie/480208 "2009-01-08T15:39:28Z")
So TCM showed this a few days ago I guess (the Tivo caught it and I watched it tonight). I hadn’t seen this movie in forever and I was curious how it held up. Overall, I was very impressed. The tension was still there,… --- ## [Am I a jerk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-jerk/756381)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-jerk/756381 "2016-06-05T21:59:09Z")
I know you don’t know me, but let me explain… Scene: Me and the family sitting around the fire pit, cooking some hot dogs for dinner last night. Not sure how the conversation started, but my stepson (18) trotted out the… --- ## [MLB fans-Who will break your heart if they are in the Mitchell report?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-fans-who-will-break-your-heart-if-they-are-in-the-mitchell-report/429863)
**Author:** [@AndyPolley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyPolley)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2007, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-fans-who-will-break-your-heart-if-they-are-in-the-mitchell-report/429863 "2007-12-17T00:28:22Z")
I mentioned in the Mitchell Report Death pool that I’ll be disappointed if we learn that Mike Piazza is named in the Mitchell report, but I’m kind of resigned to the fact that he probably did some kind of juicing. It ki… --- ## [Best Buy Geek Squad geeks being paid FBI informants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-geek-squad-geeks-being-paid-fbi-informants/776835)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-geek-squad-geeks-being-paid-fbi-informants/776835 "2017-01-14T05:40:04Z")
Best Buy Geek Squad geeks being paid informants I will admit up front that the entirety of my Legal training comes from watching Law and Order reruns. But my teacher has stated that the cops cannot do through a third … --- ## [Memo to MS Word: The passive voice is not the root of all evil.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memo-to-ms-word-the-passive-voice-is-not-the-root-of-all-evil/498125)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memo-to-ms-word-the-passive-voice-is-not-the-root-of-all-evil/498125 "2009-06-06T17:24:39Z")
Listen up, and listen good. The passive voice is not the root of all evil, because while Michelle may indeed delight Juanita, instead of Juanita being delighted by Michelle, she does not: \[ul\] \[li\]Omit to train libra… --- ## [Jr. High kids (and teens in general) are the most worthless human beings on the Earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jr-high-kids-and-teens-in-general-are-the-most-worthless-human-beings-on-the-earth/144948)
**Author:** [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2003, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jr-high-kids-and-teens-in-general-are-the-most-worthless-human-beings-on-the-earth/144948 "2003-01-06T16:33:13Z")
So there I was sitting in the theater with Tars Tarkas and a mutual friend of ours, waiting to see Drumline. This group of 7-8 jr. high girls sits down in front of us. A particularly talkative girl turns around and say… --- ## [Why are there so many crappy fathers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-crappy-fathers/309908)
**Author:** [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2005, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-crappy-fathers/309908 "2005-06-30T14:46:32Z")
I know there are plenty of terrible mothers, but they seem to be greatly outnumbered by disinterested, disconnected, and absent fathers. You occasionally hear people speak about deadbeat dads, but rarely do you hear peop… --- ## [Is it Biden versus Bernie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-biden-versus-bernie/847062)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-biden-versus-bernie/847062 "2020-02-03T19:59:17Z")
It is certainly looking that way both in the RCP betting odds and the 538 model. The two are evenly matched and no one else looks like having a serious chance. So will this race become a straight contest between the two… --- ## [Doctors remove 23kg tumour from patient](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-remove-23kg-tumour-from-patient/551501)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-remove-23kg-tumour-from-patient/551501 "2010-08-28T15:00:32Z")
Story here The surgeon in the photo looks a bit like a successful angler with his catch. --- ## [What kind of a crazy chick has their first pregnancy at age 45?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-a-crazy-chick-has-their-first-pregnancy-at-age-45/511723)
**Author:** [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-a-crazy-chick-has-their-first-pregnancy-at-age-45/511723 "2009-09-29T16:18:49Z")
Well… me apparently. Three separate OTC tests all said positive so I’m assuming I’m pregnant. All the symptoms are there. I didn’t plan this and I’m still in shock really. I was told a long time ago by my gynecologist th… --- ## [Unusual home electrical problem. Any suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-home-electrical-problem-any-suggestions/566138)
**Author:** [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-home-electrical-problem-any-suggestions/566138 "2011-01-06T19:07:59Z")
For about the last three days, I’ve encountered an unusual electrical problem in my home. In two rooms (and along one wall of a third,) I’ve encountered tempory power losses from the outlets. It doesn’t affect anything… --- ## [The Big Bang is not proven fact; it is opinion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-is-not-proven-fact-it-is-opinion/343078)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-is-not-proven-fact-it-is-opinion/343078 "2006-02-19T16:20:19Z")
“On Friday evening, repeated queries were made to the White House about how a young presidential appointee with no science background came to be supervising Web presentations on cosmology and interview requests to senior… --- ## [Is it possible a super fuel may be discovered that will replace rocket fuels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-a-super-fuel-may-be-discovered-that-will-replace-rocket-fuels/716978)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-a-super-fuel-may-be-discovered-that-will-replace-rocket-fuels/716978 "2015-04-16T17:00:20Z")
Is it possible a super fuel may be discovered or made in the lab that be more fuel efficient? Most modern space rockets 90% of the rocket is fuel to get that 10% of payload into space!!! Do you think a super fuel may be… --- ## [I'll go to hell if I want to go to hell!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-go-to-hell-if-i-want-to-go-to-hell/779553)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-go-to-hell-if-i-want-to-go-to-hell/779553 "2017-02-16T19:54:28Z")
Why do members of certain religions want to save my soul? What’s in it for them? --- ## [Are Vermonters considered to be "dumb" like Mainers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-vermonters-considered-to-be-dumb-like-mainers/568103)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-vermonters-considered-to-be-dumb-like-mainers/568103 "2011-01-26T18:48:15Z")
ok, before I get blasted for making stereotypes, know that I am inquiring about the stereotype. Mainers (from what I’ve gathered) are regarded as simpletons by their Massachusettsan neighbors. In the same vein as Poles,… --- ## [Capt. James Kirk to command cutting edge new naval vessel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capt-james-kirk-to-command-cutting-edge-new-naval-vessel/672774)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capt-james-kirk-to-command-cutting-edge-new-naval-vessel/672774 "2015-12-14T01:40:32Z")
Story here. Well, it’s James A. Kirk, not James T. Kirk. A for Apollo? Anyway, a stealth destroyer? Looks cool. I wonder what it’s mission is. Roddy --- ## [How much do lyrics matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-lyrics-matter/580178)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-lyrics-matter/580178 "2011-05-05T20:35:21Z")
They obviously do matter somewhat, but when I think of classic rock songs, they seem to succeed in spite of the lyrics: Presley’s “Hound Dog” was originally about a gigolo. Who apparently not only couldn’t catch rabbits… --- ## [Are there any non-kayfabe "pro wrestling" leagues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-non-kayfabe-pro-wrestling-leagues/614048)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-non-kayfabe-pro-wrestling-leagues/614048 "2012-03-01T05:09:39Z")
It’s pretty common knowledge at this point that “professional wrestling” as we know it in America is scripted entertainment with pre-determined outcomes, and it’s been that way for about 100 years now. My father was of t… --- ## [VP debate (Oct 7)- Is there a watch/follow-along thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debate-oct-7-is-there-a-watch-follow-along-thread/922459)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debate-oct-7-is-there-a-watch-follow-along-thread/922459 "2020-10-10T16:29:54Z")
I was not planning on watching, but I’d like to know what went on. Anyone? --- ## [What do you think of this ring? Does it send the right message?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-ring-does-it-send-the-right-message/547625)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-ring-does-it-send-the-right-message/547625 "2010-07-29T14:29:36Z")
I’m thinking this elegant ringwould beautifully express to a special woman what I’m thinking about her. What do you think? --- ## [What is it about our arse that we are the only animals in the world that need to wipe it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-our-arse-that-we-are-the-only-animals-in-the-world-that-need-to-wipe-it/750016)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-our-arse-that-we-are-the-only-animals-in-the-world-that-need-to-wipe-it/750016 "2016-04-01T22:59:48Z")
No other animals needs to clean their anus after a shit. We do. So how was it evolutionarily significant? Discount animals that scape their itchy arses. Does not count. --- ## [Was the early Christian Church against abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-early-christian-church-against-abortion/937482)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-early-christian-church-against-abortion/937482 "2021-07-10T20:23:32Z")
So I heard this from a Christian source recently (nothing particularly out there or extreme) , various fairly uncontroversial statements about the early (i.e. pre-Constantine) Christian Church, that they had large number… --- ## [Army of Darkness: Original Ending or Theatrical Release? (SPOILERS, obviously)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-of-darkness-original-ending-or-theatrical-release-spoilers-obviously/157082)
**Author:** [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-of-darkness-original-ending-or-theatrical-release-spoilers-obviously/157082 "2003-02-26T18:54:08Z")
I can’t imagine that there are too many fans of the movie who aren’t aware that there were two different endings, but I’ll sum up just in case: In the theatrical release, of course, the film ends with Ash returning to t… --- ## [Doped up parents passed out in car. Child in car seat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doped-up-parents-passed-out-in-car-child-in-car-seat/765476)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doped-up-parents-passed-out-in-car-child-in-car-seat/765476 "2016-09-16T22:50:56Z")
Where’s Ozzie and Harriet when we need them? Ward and June Cleaver are you out there? Maybe even Howard and Marion Cunningham? Welcome to 2016 It’s not an isolated case either. I’ve seen other news reports of dopers pa… --- ## [How Much Secret Service Protection Do The Supreme Court Justices Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-secret-service-protection-do-the-supreme-court-justices-have/462223)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-secret-service-protection-do-the-supreme-court-justices-have/462223 "2010-08-21T15:44:44Z")
I hope this OP doesn’t get me a visit from the men in black tonight. I am just curious. Let’s say that you are a lone gunman and want to cause as much governmental damage as possible by killing a person or two with the … --- ## [So, you don't vote. Why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-dont-vote-why-not/634137)
**Author:** [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-dont-vote-why-not/634137 "2012-09-13T05:11:34Z")
As a volunteer elections inspector who ran a precinct for the disastrous Michigan 11th District special primary this past Wednesday (in a precinct with 1400 voters we had 21 people come in all day. 13 hours. 21 voters. A… --- ## [Is Wal-Mart functioning as a monopoly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wal-mart-functioning-as-a-monopoly/220653)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wal-mart-functioning-as-a-monopoly/220653 "2003-12-31T16:57:22Z")
From here it may appear so. Now I’m normally a free-market supporter, and to some extent I don’t see a real problem with most of what’s defined in the article. If anything I see it as efficiency in action…though when e… --- ## [Female urination while standing up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-urination-while-standing-up/377403)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-urination-while-standing-up/377403 "2011-07-15T18:46:01Z")
A friend was recounting her days as a school teacher, and she told of one instance where she had an openly gay female student who was somewhat rough around the edges, and who asked to go to go the the bathroom (to urinat… --- ## [Sperm, egg and consciousness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sperm-egg-and-consciousness/360726)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sperm-egg-and-consciousness/360726 "2006-06-16T02:27:35Z")
I’m pretty sure there isn’t a factual answer to this, so I’ll put this here. If I’m wrong, feel free to move in to GQ. So, the wife and I are finally getting around to conceiving. And one thing that continues to freak… --- ## [You want $1.30 a gallon???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-want-1-30-a-gallon/354433)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-want-1-30-a-gallon/354433 "2006-04-29T01:57:47Z")
The Bee County (Texas) Commissioners voted on Monday 4-1 to urge people to stop buying from Exxon Mobil until the price of gas drops down to $1.30 a gallon. (Source) I’m just floored. I understand people’s frustration… --- ## [Does getting a blood transfusion change your DNA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-getting-a-blood-transfusion-change-your-dna/150326)
**Author:** [@zkitcab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zkitcab)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-getting-a-blood-transfusion-change-your-dna/150326 "2003-01-23T23:49:08Z")
This may sound like a dumb question but I’m curious. My mom gets transfusions about twice a year. I’ve always wondered if having different DNA put into your body has any affect on your existing DNA. What if you get a … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1292&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1294&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)