# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1297&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:** 1298 --- ## [Why do people wear Rosaries around their neck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-wear-rosaries-around-their-neck/294760)
**Author:** [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2005, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-wear-rosaries-around-their-neck/294760 "2005-03-18T08:53:58Z")
Some time ago, while I was flipping through a celebrity tabloid magazine (Us, People, or Star or something like that), I saw a picture of Britney Spears wearing a Rosary (it seemed to be one of the cheap, plasting ones o… --- ## [An everyday complaint about "everyday"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-everyday-complaint-about-everyday/685534 "2014-04-11T18:15:47Z")
ARGH! For the love of whatever you hold most dear or holy, learn the difference between every day and everyday. Yes, Virginia, there really is a difference. One is an adjective and the other is an adverb. One does not “g… --- ## [Yet another inane dog question: why are dogs' eye boogers black?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-inane-dog-question-why-are-dogs-eye-boogers-black/648831)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-inane-dog-question-why-are-dogs-eye-boogers-black/648831 "2013-01-31T21:34:55Z")
See subject. I can’t imagine their tears are. I can’t recall if ours are black. If I had a nickel for every inane question I have asked… --- ## [What's the most useful book you've bought?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-useful-book-youve-bought/656241)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-useful-book-youve-bought/656241 "2013-04-24T21:12:54Z")
I’m looking for books that: (1) Taught you something, and (2) that something was very useful, and (3) it was taught very efficiently. I have two examples: 1.Typography for Lawyers. Just look at the Amazon reviews. I… --- ## [Excerpts from new Woodward book on Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excerpts-from-new-woodward-book-on-trump/820745)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excerpts-from-new-woodward-book-on-trump/820745 "2018-09-06T18:48:38Z")
Not much new here , just confirms a lot of what is known from other sources. Trump throws tantrums and does not care about stuff like defense systems in S. Korea Also his former lawyer Dowd told him if he talked to … --- ## [Recommend some fantasy to me, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fantasy-to-me-please/717287)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fantasy-to-me-please/717287 "2015-04-17T07:43:53Z")
Lately, I feel like I keep trying to start fantasy series and just hate all of the characters. I don’t like “dark” fantasy at all. It always seems to mean “Fantasy where you won’t care if they all die horribly… and the… --- ## [Is "Enterprise" relying on T' Pol's breasts to save the show a bad thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-enterprise-relying-on-t-pols-breasts-to-save-the-show-a-bad-thing/201526)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-enterprise-relying-on-t-pols-breasts-to-save-the-show-a-bad-thing/201526 "2003-09-16T23:55:15Z")
I’m torn. I like seeing the shapely T’ Pol, but the half dressed Vulcan scenarios are coming off as a bit too forced lately, to the point I feel kind of cheap afterward, and the new show of the third season I saw this e… --- ## [General McAuliffe's alleged "Nuts!"...What did he really say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-mcauliffes-alleged-nuts-what-did-he-really-say/380955)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-mcauliffes-alleged-nuts-what-did-he-really-say/380955 "2006-11-21T16:39:31Z")
I cannot believe he really said “Nuts!”. Was his response sanitized for 1940s public sensibilities? --- ## [More Proof Birthers are Morons!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-proof-birthers-are-morons/587781)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-proof-birthers-are-morons/587781 "2011-07-09T20:47:08Z")
From Military.com comes this gem: More at the link. The best part, though, is this bit: I can’t imagine what issues could be brought up, unless, of course, they’re asking the judges to reverse reality. Mind you, Birt… --- ## [What's your favorite Cryptid/ monster etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cryptid-monster-etc/557009)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2016, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cryptid-monster-etc/557009 "2016-10-25T22:06:58Z")
Chupacabra? Bigfoot? Goblins or maybe the infamous Mongolian Death worm? What legendary critter/ being is your favorite? I’m always looking for interesting creatures to sculpt, so I thought what better forum than the dop… --- ## [Which of these acts of infidelity would you find easiest to forgive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-acts-of-infidelity-would-you-find-easiest-to-forgive/543339)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-acts-of-infidelity-would-you-find-easiest-to-forgive/543339 "2010-06-26T03:52:07Z")
Assuming you could forgive any of them, of course. Please note that I’m not saying that any of these scenarious would be easy to forgive; but perhaps one would be less hurtful than the others. Okay, here’s the sitch. O… --- ## [Were medals of valor issued for Confederate troops? Any MOH winners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-medals-of-valor-issued-for-confederate-troops-any-moh-winners/718412)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-medals-of-valor-issued-for-confederate-troops-any-moh-winners/718412 "2015-04-30T17:39:28Z")
They lost the war. Never the less there is great heroism in any war, on both sides. Any records of Confederate medals issued? Any Medal Of Honor winners? Silver Stars? Stonewall Jackson may have won some medals. I’m … --- ## [Great baseball nicknames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-baseball-nicknames/494176)
**Author:** [@BuzzSaw101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuzzSaw101)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-baseball-nicknames/494176 "2009-04-29T16:04:24Z")
I was messing around on www.baseball-reference.com and I came upon two of the greatest nicknames ever. “The Only” Nolan http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nolanth01.shtml and Bob “Death to Flying Things” Ferg… --- ## [Anyone else seen The Hag (Sleep Paralysis)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-the-hag-sleep-paralysis/655750)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seen-the-hag-sleep-paralysis/655750 "2013-09-26T14:17:15Z")
I fell asleep on the couch the other night on my back, which I later learned is the position most likely to result in this phenomenon. I woke up but was unable to move I looked up at the stairs across the way ( only late… --- ## [Parenting conflict: How wrong was I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-conflict-how-wrong-was-i/570649)
**Author:** [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-conflict-how-wrong-was-i/570649 "2011-02-18T19:57:09Z")
Ok, to set the stage: I’m married and have a three year old son. My son is good friends with a four year old boy, and his mom and my wife are good friends. The four year old also has a two year old brother. It was my… --- ## [They don't have horses in Detroit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-have-horses-in-detroit/642586)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-have-horses-in-detroit/642586 "2012-12-03T21:26:16Z")
I am continually surprised by how completely different life is for people who don’t live in my part of the country. I was shocked-- shocked!-- that nobody knows what a buttered (hard) roll was or what ordering a Jamaican… --- ## [Mexican girl 15th Birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-girl-15th-birthday/623784)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-girl-15th-birthday/623784 "2012-06-05T19:45:30Z")
I need a bit of help here. I have been invited to the ceremony and party for a co worker’s daughter. I will not be able to attend and would like to give a gift. What is appropriate for the young lady on her 15th birthday… --- ## [Technical term for precum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-term-for-precum/331764)
**Author:** [@Tevildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tevildo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2005, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-term-for-precum/331764 "2005-11-19T12:51:53Z")
While beta-ing some erotic fanfic the other day (as you do), a question arose - “Is there a technical term for precum?” A quick search of some on-line medical dictionaries didn’t come up with anything more than “seminal… --- ## [Rick Perry creates diplomatic incident.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-creates-diplomatic-incident/609862)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-creates-diplomatic-incident/609862 "2012-01-21T04:27:03Z")
Link. He basically said Turkey is ruled by Islamic terrorists and that they should have no part in NATO, nor receive any U.S. Foreign Aid. That’s three strikes right there, fuckwit. Time to head back to Texas, where th… --- ## [The Cossack Game -- Thread #2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cossack-game-thread-2/444673)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cossack-game-thread-2/444673 "2008-04-16T19:18:44Z")
First word = Bomber --- ## [Hey, thanks for the notice that my sub was expiring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-thanks-for-the-notice-that-my-sub-was-expiring/448912)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-thanks-for-the-notice-that-my-sub-was-expiring/448912 "2008-05-15T14:51:55Z")
Oh wait, I got no notice that my sub was expiring. Great customer service. Would an email have been such a bother? --- ## [Are Gamers "privileged" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gamers-privileged/576450)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gamers-privileged/576450 "2011-04-04T00:27:25Z")
My fiancee and I are trying to garner interest in each others hobbies, so we can get each other into things we’re passionate about and aren’t one of those couples where each person has polar opposite interests and can’t … --- ## [Masturbation in the Restroom ? ? ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-in-the-restroom/49167)
**Author:** [@H8\_2\_W8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H8_2_W8)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2001, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-in-the-restroom/49167 "2001-01-11T06:42:29Z")
I read recently (Maxim magazine I think, maybe Esquire though) that an astoundingly high number of men had masturbated in their office restrooms. The figure of 40% is coming to mind, but even half that would seem high to… --- ## [Embarrasing moment at dinner out last night...what do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrasing-moment-at-dinner-out-last-night-what-do-you-think/821742)
**Author:** [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrasing-moment-at-dinner-out-last-night-what-do-you-think/821742 "2018-09-26T16:50:02Z")
Last night, I went out to dinner with my boyfriend, his parents, and my mom. We went to this awesome Mexican restaurant not far from our apartment. After the appetizers and entrée, I got really bloated. I was so uncomfo… --- ## [Raiders of the Lost Ark Plot Holes Redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-plot-holes-redux/210275)
**Author:** [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-plot-holes-redux/210275 "2003-11-11T22:55:53Z")
OK, I got the new set of Indiana Jones movies on DVD over the weekend and finally had the chance to rewatch “Raiders of the Lost Ark” for the first time in a long while. Anyway, I really enjoyed the movie and thought it… --- ## [Help me plan a trip to Paris!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-trip-to-paris/695962)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-trip-to-paris/695962 "2014-12-21T11:06:13Z")
Really All That Spouse and I will (finally) be visiting my family in the UK from December 6th to 19th. We’d like to do a couple of days in Paris near the end of the trip. I’m assuming the Eurostar is the most economical… --- ## [Young married couples single inlaw parents hook up with each other. Illegal or just oogy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-married-couples-single-inlaw-parents-hook-up-with-each-other-illegal-or-just-oogy/518143)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-married-couples-single-inlaw-parents-hook-up-with-each-other-illegal-or-just-oogy/518143 "2009-11-20T05:45:19Z")
If a young married couple’s single parent in laws are introduced to each other. Say the married husband’s (single or divorced) mother and the married wife’s (single or divorced) father and these single in-law parents tak… --- ## [Responding to the polite "non-question"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-to-the-polite-non-question/669384)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-to-the-polite-non-question/669384 "2013-09-25T21:25:35Z")
There is a social convention that bugs me, but maybe I have the wrong perspective. I call it the polite non-question because to me it seems that although it is framed as a question, it can only be answered one way polite… --- ## [I pit the United States of America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-united-states-of-america/606078)
**Author:** [@Hambil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hambil)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-united-states-of-america/606078 "2011-12-15T23:01:05Z")
I haven’t gotten anything from the government. I’m still fighting for my benefits. In the meantime (unable to work for medical reason that are nobody else’s business really - by law), I have pressed hard to get back on m… --- ## [Tattooes you can't see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattooes-you-cant-see/587185)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattooes-you-cant-see/587185 "2011-11-11T13:44:23Z")
Why would someone get a tattoo you can’t look at? IMO, it defeats the purpose/isn’t as much fun. --- ## [Super Bowl Halftime show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-halftime-show/570473)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-halftime-show/570473 "2011-02-08T14:39:08Z")
Black Eyed Peas. First contemporary pop act they’ve had in awhile. I’d like to see the contract they had to sign to ensure they wouldn’t do anything controversial. Overall, pretty good, but the sound seemed off. --- ## [Crowded street scenes in TV/Movies: Always extras or are there random bystanders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowded-street-scenes-in-tv-movies-always-extras-or-are-there-random-bystanders/621815)
**Author:** [@bababadalgharagh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bababadalgharagh)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowded-street-scenes-in-tv-movies-always-extras-or-are-there-random-bystanders/621815 "2012-05-14T18:20:36Z")
Sorry if this has been asked and answered before, but I always wondered about crowded street scenes (particularly scenes set in New York City) without a lot of action; basically, just focusing on the protagonist as a sin… --- ## [What makes good parody? Give examples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-good-parody-give-examples/284420)
**Author:** [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-good-parody-give-examples/284420 "2005-01-15T17:11:04Z")
I was thinking last night about Mel Brooks and how his parodies range from excellent (Young Frankenstien) to abombinal (Dracula: Dead and Loving It), and began to realize that I could not quantify what makes a parody goo… --- ## [Who really killed Montezuma? Hernando Cortez' army or the Aztecs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-really-killed-montezuma-hernando-cortez-army-or-the-aztecs/652968)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-really-killed-montezuma-hernando-cortez-army-or-the-aztecs/652968 "2013-03-27T15:02:07Z")
Hi My questiojn is this. Who really killed Montezuma? Hernando Cortez’ army or the Aztecs?I’ve read both versions and I would likle to know where the most recent studies stand on this issue. What do most scholarly histo… --- ## [Putting a wifi cantenna signal into a usb connector](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-wifi-cantenna-signal-into-a-usb-connector/619630)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-wifi-cantenna-signal-into-a-usb-connector/619630 "2012-04-23T14:47:09Z")
I would really like to build a wifi cantenna, but everyone seems to be posting instructions assuming you have a card that takes a pigtail. The computer that needs this is a stupid iMac, and as such has no abilities. Can… --- ## [Reasons why people think you're crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-people-think-youre-crazy/428865)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2007, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-people-think-youre-crazy/428865 "2007-12-11T04:04:01Z")
Not necessarily in a bad way… People think I’m nutty because: –I shop for shoes mostly online even though there are multiple shoe outlets near my house –I like to drink tonic water by itself –I like cold Brussels spr… --- ## [A permanent War on Terror? Obama's "disposition matrix" for targeted killing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-permanent-war-on-terror-obamas-disposition-matrix-for-targeted-killing/638792)
**Author:** [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-permanent-war-on-terror-obamas-disposition-matrix-for-targeted-killing/638792 "2012-11-05T11:06:46Z")
Monday’s foreign policy debate between Obama and Romney touched on a lot of issues, but only the briefest of caresses was given to drone strikes in the Middle East (the targeted killing by our government of certain indiv… --- ## [Mike Hunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-hunt/561019)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-hunt/561019 "2010-11-19T20:47:00Z")
Amanda Hugginkiss Mike Litoris Betty Humter --- ## [Arrgh! Dad fell for a scam!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrgh-dad-fell-for-a-scam/692573)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrgh-dad-fell-for-a-scam/692573 "2014-07-12T00:09:17Z")
My dad called this weekend and mentioned that a company calling themselves “windowsoft.net” had called him and told him that he was sending lots of spam from his computers, so he let them have remote access to them, and … --- ## [Can Indians tell the difference between Castes Reliably?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-indians-tell-the-difference-between-castes-reliably/546992)
**Author:** [@Zany\_Zeolite\_Zipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zany_Zeolite_Zipper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-indians-tell-the-difference-between-castes-reliably/546992 "2010-07-20T14:01:06Z")
Or at least as reliably as we can tell the difference between say Europeans and Middle Easterners? Is there a visible difference between the castes? Or are there accent differences? --- ## [Do you let people smoke in your home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-let-people-smoke-in-your-home/686535)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-let-people-smoke-in-your-home/686535 "2014-04-21T20:30:26Z")
Do you? I’d say the last time someone even asked was maybe 10 years ago and I said yes but only if outside. I’m not sure I’d even allow that anymore. --- ## [How can I help my socially awkward son?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-help-my-socially-awkward-son/621102)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-help-my-socially-awkward-son/621102 "2012-05-19T01:33:07Z")
My son Ben is 12 and will be going into 7th grade next fall. He is going from a school that was chock full of nerds, to a more everyday middle school. His big brother, who is finishing up his last year at the school, h… --- ## [Which Way Do You Install A Hinge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-install-a-hinge/263164)
**Author:** [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-do-you-install-a-hinge/263164 "2022-12-22T03:34:11Z")
A full mortise hinge consists of two leafs, one with two knucles, the other with two. The five knuckles make up the barrel which accepts the hinge pin on which the door pivots. I have seen doors with the three knucles o… --- ## [Mark \_\_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-______/697506)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-______/697506 "2014-09-06T03:30:23Z")
Could have been an MPSIMS or IMHO thread, but I settled on here because I suspect the blanks will be filled (for the most part) with CS type stuff, if there are indeed any replies. :smiley: To get the obvious one out of… --- ## [Crappy Kids' Jokes for the 21st Century](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crappy-kids-jokes-for-the-21st-century/720681)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crappy-kids-jokes-for-the-21st-century/720681 "2015-10-02T14:04:17Z")
My (2nd grade) son got this book from the Op Shop (second-hand store) about a month ago when he was staying with his Granny. It’s called the Mega Joke Book and it’s full of jokes like 'What’s brown and sticky? (A stick!)… --- ## [How have other democratic countries escaped two-party politics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-other-democratic-countries-escaped-two-party-politics/637979)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-other-democratic-countries-escaped-two-party-politics/637979 "2012-10-20T19:56:41Z")
I’m not talking about ones that had shared multilateral governance from the get-go, but ones that like the US have been mostly dominated by a two-party system but eventually got out of it and squeezed other ideologies in… --- ## [What does "GOP" stand for these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gop-stand-for-these-days/761962)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gop-stand-for-these-days/761962 "2024-08-08T18:19:41Z")
Back in the 80’s and 90’s, it was common for devotees of the US Republican Party to have no idea what “GOP” stood for. (Grand Olde Party) It was also common for non-devotees to sit around drinking coffee and coming up … --- ## [Worst final episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-final-episodes/764562)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-final-episodes/764562 "2016-09-06T23:45:21Z")
It seems to be fairly common that long running beloved series will have sucky ending. Nominate the episodes that ruined the series, made no sense, or were just plain bad. My nominees are: How I met your mother Seinfel… --- ## [The Problem with Mammy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-mammy/591371)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-mammy/591371 "2011-10-27T23:20:49Z")
After reading this post by Shagnasty, I realized that there is a problem with the “Mammy” thing. I’m not offended by the concept of mammy. As a matter of fact, I had a boyfriend who called me mammy, and I thought it wa… --- ## [Cuba Abandons Communism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuba-abandons-communism/553690)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuba-abandons-communism/553690 "2010-09-27T13:48:53Z")
Today, the Cuban government announced that 500,000 people are being dropped from the state payroll: This is a great development, but it carries some risks. Is there a private market in Cuba that can absorb half a mill… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1296&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1298&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)