# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=131&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:** 132 --- ## [Contemplating a trawler to cross the Atlantic and Pacific](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemplating-a-trawler-to-cross-the-atlantic-and-pacific/664848)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemplating-a-trawler-to-cross-the-atlantic-and-pacific/664848 "2016-06-28T20:08:42Z")
I’ve owned a 36 foot coastal cruiser for the last seven years. It’s a nice boat. Sleeps four comfortably, six in a pinch. Has most of the amenities of home in a tiny package. Here is a photo of when I first took ownershi… --- ## [“People with diabetes shouldn’t inject insulin publicly!”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-diabetes-shouldn-t-inject-insulin-publicly/303240)
**Author:** [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-diabetes-shouldn-t-inject-insulin-publicly/303240 "2005-05-16T18:43:06Z")
I am opening a new thread to try to allow the original thread to get back on course, and to see if others have opinions on the topic. In this thread ( Atkins is stupid), Campion compared a diner at a restaurant who inje… --- ## [Women posing nude are now a PRO-Feminist thing?????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-posing-nude-are-now-a-pro-feminist-thing/615164)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-posing-nude-are-now-a-pro-feminist-thing/615164 "2012-03-12T20:07:56Z")
On this March 8, I wish a happy International Women’s Day to all women AND MEN. Let me preface my remarks by saying that I am a gay man who is 100% pro-feminist, pro-choice, you-name-it. But a recent development has con… --- ## [What are the least possible amount of moves in spider solitaire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-least-possible-amount-of-moves-in-spider-solitaire/621264)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-least-possible-amount-of-moves-in-spider-solitaire/621264 "2019-12-04T17:35:13Z")
This may belong in the Game Room but I think it may be more of a math question than a gaming question. Using 8 suits and 10 rows (like the game that comes with MS) what is the least number of moves needed to win the gam… --- ## [I Pit idiots/hypocrites unconcerned about America's sex trafficking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-idiots-hypocrites-unconcerned-about-americas-sex-trafficking/583520)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-idiots-hypocrites-unconcerned-about-americas-sex-trafficking/583520 "2011-07-14T18:55:52Z")
I just read an article that staggered my imagination about forced prostitution in Connecticut. I know there have been at least two recent threads on this topic, but some responses deny the statistics, and some even take… --- ## [Horrible Practices You've Witnessed Behind the Scenes in Restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-practices-youve-witnessed-behind-the-scenes-in-restaurants/619940)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-practices-youve-witnessed-behind-the-scenes-in-restaurants/619940 "2018-03-28T02:42:11Z")
I know a pizza place that runs their stinking, filthy mop heads through the dishwasher. I also worked for a roadhouse that specialized in fried chicken. The chicken was kept in 55 gallon Rubbermaids in the walk-in – wh… --- ## [No topic, off-the-cuff MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-off-the-cuff-mmp/605115)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 365\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-topic-off-the-cuff-mmp/605115 "2011-12-12T09:57:04Z")
Looks like no one wanted today. I’m up, so I’ll throw out the first pitch. It’s a foggy Monday, and my big chore for the day is hauling the garbage and recycling to the convenience center. And maybe knitting. Taz was… --- ## [HELP Name my YOGA Studio!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-yoga-studio/661213)
**Author:** [@cdngal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cdngal)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-my-yoga-studio/661213 "2013-10-26T14:50:30Z")
Hello! I stumbled across this amazing group via a Google search looking for INSPIRATION NAMING MY YOGA STUDIO. I noticed that there was a similar thread over three years ago, but I am hoping there are some \*\*new and fre… --- ## [What do you think of young women carrying parasols?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-young-women-carrying-parasols/610000)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-young-women-carrying-parasols/610000 "2012-02-14T08:35:34Z")
“Parasol” encompassing any ordinary umbrella carried on a sunny day for the purpose of keeping the sun off one’s skin. “Young woman” meaning any lass under 30, I suppose. Have you ever seen it? Do you think the idea is… --- ## [Southern Insults](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-insults/546862)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-insults/546862 "2010-07-20T15:21:49Z")
I just used In a post. Like It can have various meanings, “I’m sorry that happened to you” to “You are an ass.” What other uniquely Southern insults are there? --- ## [Mama had a baby and its head popped off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mama-had-a-baby-and-its-head-popped-off/64783)
**Author:** [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2001, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mama-had-a-baby-and-its-head-popped-off/64783 "2001-05-14T22:43:38Z")
I’m pretty certain everyone knows this, but I’ll explain just in case. When I was in kindergarten, I learned this: You pick a blooming dandelion, put your thumb underneath the blossom, and, in a sing-song manner, say, “… --- ## [New Pope election.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pope-election/649977)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pope-election/649977 "2013-03-14T19:03:09Z")
So, although discredited, some prophecies out there insisted that Pope Benedict was the penultimate Pope. Looking forward at those prophecies being just as faulty as all the ones before. As for the matter at hand, the … --- ## [What is the mindset of middle class people that keep them middle class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-mindset-of-middle-class-people-that-keep-them-middle-class/550255)
**Author:** [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-mindset-of-middle-class-people-that-keep-them-middle-class/550255 "2010-08-25T00:41:31Z")
To parallel the thread by msmith537 about the mindset of poor people What are some of the mindsets of poor people that keeps them poor? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board I am more curious about the mi… --- ## [What part of "No soliciting" don't you understand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-part-of-no-soliciting-dont-you-understand/583402)
**Author:** [@SweetLucy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetLucy)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-part-of-no-soliciting-dont-you-understand/583402 "2011-07-01T22:59:39Z")
I have a “no soliciting” sign on my front door and still get pestered to death by salesmen and charities, some of them quite rude. I guess they don’t consider themselves solicitors :mad: --- ## [I call Shot Gun MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-call-shot-gun-mmp/659998)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 446\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-call-shot-gun-mmp/659998 "2013-06-12T11:55:17Z")
Yay. I got the MMP this week! I win :smiley: What are some things you like to win? --- ## [Question about the behavior of young women on buses \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-behavior-of-young-women-on-buses-edited-title/683195)
**Author:** [@deepboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deepboy)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-behavior-of-young-women-on-buses-edited-title/683195 "2014-03-17T16:22:43Z")
I’m 22. Ever since I started taking the bus to school from 12 (not school bus, public transportation), I’ve realized something interesting. Every time a young woman/school girl(s) came on the bus, always seemed to sit … --- ## [So I guess I'm breaking up with my boyfiend.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-im-breaking-up-with-my-boyfiend/579850)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-im-breaking-up-with-my-boyfiend/579850 "2011-06-02T14:18:58Z")
Although he’s making it damned hard! A few weeks ago I came to the decision that it had to be done, and I guess I kind of ambushed him with it. So he convinced me that that was unfair, not to give him a chance. So we … --- ## [Examining the Effect of Westminster decisions on Scotland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examining-the-effect-of-westminster-decisions-on-scotland/708524)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examining-the-effect-of-westminster-decisions-on-scotland/708524 "2015-01-08T07:39:48Z")
Over the next four months the Westminster Government will be pressed between a rock and a hard place. By Burns Night the posed legislation on further Scottish devolution will be published. According to current polls a ma… --- ## [Touching halogen bulb causes premature failure. Urban legend or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touching-halogen-bulb-causes-premature-failure-urban-legend-or-not/337951)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touching-halogen-bulb-causes-premature-failure-urban-legend-or-not/337951 "2020-08-31T01:17:46Z")
IN this thread the topic of appropriate gas filler material for light bulbs is being discussed. A common notion that it’s a bad idea to actually touch halogen bulbs with your fingers when installing them is also brought … --- ## [Infant genetal mutilation is a blood sacrifice to the demon Yahwe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infant-genetal-mutilation-is-a-blood-sacrifice-to-the-demon-yahwe/824321)
**Author:** [@DJ\_Motorbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DJ_Motorbike)\ **Replies:** 459\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infant-genetal-mutilation-is-a-blood-sacrifice-to-the-demon-yahwe/824321 "2018-11-26T18:21:49Z")
Infant boys’ genitals are mutilated to appease the desert demon yahwe. The modern medical establishment is an affront to the true gods and using it is against my religion. This practice was carried out on me as an infant… --- ## [Rugby World Cup 2011 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-2011-thread/591291)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-2011-thread/591291 "2011-10-28T00:33:46Z")
A bit early perhaps but it’s just over a month until the Rugby World Cup starts so I figured I’d get a thread going. Wikipedia has a reasonable summary here. Here’s my take on the teams and their likely fates: Five team… --- ## [Draino + Gasoline= ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draino-gasoline/25273)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draino-gasoline/25273 "2013-07-02T15:11:36Z")
What would happen if you mixed crystal draino with gasoline? Would it become a poisonous gas, or would it explode? The Junior Woodchuck Guide is silent on this. --- ## [What movies or books do you take the "wrong" thing away from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-or-books-do-you-take-the-wrong-thing-away-from/553402)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-or-books-do-you-take-the-wrong-thing-away-from/553402 "2011-07-09T02:33:55Z")
Sorry, I had a hard time coming up with a title that fit - there are some movies or books or shows or whatever that you watch with a completely different viewpoint than the creator intended. (I don’t mean the stuff wher… --- ## [Log Cabin Republicans Trash Obama's decision to support gay marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/log-cabin-republicans-trash-obamas-decision-to-support-gay-marriage/621430)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/log-cabin-republicans-trash-obamas-decision-to-support-gay-marriage/621430 "2012-05-25T04:50:06Z")
What a bunch of dicks. Somehow revised position is “offensive and callous”. No mention of how many in their own party would have them imprisoned for homosexual acts – forget about support for gay marriage. --- ## [Cheney, Dick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheney-dick/497214)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheney-dick/497214 "2009-05-28T19:26:31Z")
You Cheney-Cheneying Cheny Cheneyster, like a Cheny Cheney Cheneyed naked Chaney and with a Chenyish Cheney Chenyly Chaneying from your Chaneyhole. Sorry if that’s not creative enough, I tried thinking of more repugnant… --- ## [de Havilland Mosquito (WWII Fighter/Bomber) - what allowed it to strike with "pinpoint accuracy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-havilland-mosquito-wwii-fighter-bomber-what-allowed-it-to-strike-with-pinpoint-accuracy/639272)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-havilland-mosquito-wwii-fighter-bomber-what-allowed-it-to-strike-with-pinpoint-accuracy/639272 "2013-11-19T20:17:28Z")
Among its many virtues, the de Havilland Mosquito seems to have been able to deliver its payload with impressive precision. During WWII, most aircraft-delivered bombs fell far from their targets, with an overall circular… --- ## [Why would a dog suddenly avoid its crate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-dog-suddenly-avoid-its-crate/583035)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-dog-suddenly-avoid-its-crate/583035 "2011-05-27T01:53:28Z")
We have two Corgis, both about 18 months old. Both have been crated trained since we got them as pups and have been very comfortable with their crates. They sleep in them at night and go in their crates for our meal time… --- ## [Neighbor's dog roaming free. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-dog-roaming-free-what-to-do/674426)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-dog-roaming-free-what-to-do/674426 "2014-06-02T03:47:41Z")
One of my neighbors has been letting their large dog roam around without a leash (that’s not a picture of the actual dog in question, but it looks just like that). We’re not sure which neighbor it belongs to. All of our … --- ## [What are some things about your own culture you understand "foreigners" would find weird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-things-about-your-own-culture-you-understand-foreigners-would-find-weird/500906)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-things-about-your-own-culture-you-understand-foreigners-would-find-weird/500906 "2009-07-08T14:59:33Z")
What about your country or culture do you “get” is “weird”? I’ll go first. I’m an American from Michigan, though I have lived overseas. Ice cold beer. No, our beer is not so bad that is has to be ice cold, but I do g… --- ## [Celebrities who have completely vanished](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-have-completely-vanished/715272)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-have-completely-vanished/715272 "2015-04-16T23:36:07Z")
Are there any famous people who have suddenly, voluntarily, and so completely vanished from public life that no fan or journalist has ever been able to track them down? The prototypical example I’m thinking of is Deep P… --- ## [Talking with your eyes closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-with-your-eyes-closed/494955)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-with-your-eyes-closed/494955 "2013-01-01T00:02:42Z")
I’m curious about something. I’ve noticed that a lot of people, when they talk, especially at the beginning of a sentence or for a significant pronouncement, will have their eyes closed as they speak. Presumably there … --- ## [I'm starting to get the feeling that the conservative right is winning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-get-the-feeling-that-the-conservative-right-is-winning/945477)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 526\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-get-the-feeling-that-the-conservative-right-is-winning/945477 "2022-01-30T13:17:38Z")
We’ve got the Roberts Court gutting the Voting Rights Act. We’ve got Republican legislatures all over the country working on passing draconian voting laws to disenfranchise Democrats and minorities. We’ve got states ma… --- ## [If you're white and all you can think about is how good blacks have it, you're an idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-white-and-all-you-can-think-about-is-how-good-blacks-have-it-youre-an-idiot/502048)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2009, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-white-and-all-you-can-think-about-is-how-good-blacks-have-it-youre-an-idiot/502048 "2009-07-17T05:05:50Z")
If you: Bemoan the fact you can’t call people “nigger” or “nigga” Think “The Fighting Whiteys” is the awesomest team name EVER Wonder why there can’t be a respected NAAWP Want to hang nooses in trees for decorative p… --- ## [I'll make a cartoon from your anagram!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-make-a-cartoon-from-your-anagram/307535)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 402\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2006, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-make-a-cartoon-from-your-anagram/307535 "2006-01-26T06:54:53Z")
Thanks to Hal Briston’s Guess the Anagrammed Username thread, I got a fun idea. Its been niggling at me all day so I’m going to cave and do it. Pick one of the anagrams of your username (if you don’t have one yet, go to… --- ## [College Football November and early December 2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-november-and-early-december-2009/516183)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-november-and-early-december-2009/516183 "2010-01-08T05:14:28Z")
apparently discussion about October has quit in this thread. this thread should probably either finish the regular season and another thread for the bowls or we could just this thread. Play it by ear. College Game Day… --- ## [Evil Dead Mafia Forbidden Thread - The Cabin in the Woods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-forbidden-thread-the-cabin-in-the-woods/477796)
**Author:** [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Replies:** 512\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-dead-mafia-forbidden-thread-the-cabin-in-the-woods/477796 "2009-02-16T04:09:04Z")
Ok all, this is the Companion Thread to go with the new Mafia Game. This will be for non-spoilered discussion of the game by anyone and everyone, APART FROM THE PLAYERS STILL PLAYING. If you are still playing, you don’… --- ## ["There is no God" is an opinion, not a fact.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-god-is-an-opinion-not-a-fact/283925)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 638\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2005, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-god-is-an-opinion-not-a-fact/283925 "2005-01-15T23:02:28Z")
I’m getting more than a little tired of people popping in to almost every religious GD thread just to categorically state that there is no God as if it’s a proven fact. You and many others believe there is no God, I and… --- ## [Instead of ''Said''](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 556\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-said/517104 "2010-01-11T23:48:30Z")
Got this idea for a game from my son’s homework assignment. Write a sentence, but instead of using “said”, use another word. We’ll start with A, then the next person uses B, etc. I’ll start with a simple example: “W… --- ## [Ex-BF erects billboard claiming ex-GF aborted their baby. His free speech vs her privacy rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-bf-erects-billboard-claiming-ex-gf-aborted-their-baby-his-free-speech-vs-her-privacy-rights/584595)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2011, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-bf-erects-billboard-claiming-ex-gf-aborted-their-baby-his-free-speech-vs-her-privacy-rights/584595 "2011-06-25T07:58:47Z")
An odd yet true tale. Whose rights should triumph? Jilted ex-boyfriend puts up abortion billboard --- ## [The n00bing of the MMP -- a tale of hubris and temerity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-n00bing-of-the-mmp-a-tale-of-hubris-and-temerity/685535)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-n00bing-of-the-mmp-a-tale-of-hubris-and-temerity/685535 "2014-04-14T21:02:32Z")
I’ll concede right here at the outset that I may be violating the spirit of the Moanday Morning Post tradition, on account of some folks’s contention that it’s not really morning until the sun comes up. On the one hand,… --- ## [Trump makes major announcement December 15. What is it? {Just digital trading cards of Trump}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 533\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-makes-major-announcement-december-15-what-is-it-just-digital-trading-cards-of-trump/976531 "2023-04-14T00:28:38Z")
His running mate? --- ## [Sam Bankman convicted 2023-11-02 (was living with parents, then jail). Is BTC and cryptocurrency busted too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-bankman-convicted-2023-11-02-was-living-with-parents-then-jail-is-btc-and-cryptocurrency-busted-too/977019)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 441\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-bankman-convicted-2023-11-02-was-living-with-parents-then-jail-is-btc-and-cryptocurrency-busted-too/977019 "2025-03-18T11:58:57Z")
Well, did the entire digital currency world get hustled & screwed by Bankman? Is BTC dead? Can cryptocurrency survive? Will investors ever trust it again? If you currently own bitcoin should it be sold ASAP? --- ## [What is the meat yield of a whole chicken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-meat-yield-of-a-whole-chicken/551142)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-meat-yield-of-a-whole-chicken/551142 "2010-08-29T19:29:19Z")
I can buy a whole chicken at the store for around $1/pound. Actual pure meat, things like boneless breasts, often cost $5+. What percentage of a whole chicken is actually meat, though, rather than skin, bones, and fat? I… --- ## [How difficult would it be for an American to drive in the U.K. for vacation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-would-it-be-for-an-american-to-drive-in-the-u-k-for-vacation/492428)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-would-it-be-for-an-american-to-drive-in-the-u-k-for-vacation/492428 "2015-07-24T15:48:11Z")
I’m a good driver but I’ve always driven on the right side of the road. Have you gone on a driving vacation where you have to drive on the left? Is it really hard and dangerous, or would it be a reasonable thing to do? … --- ## [Is the fear related to nuclear energy rational?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-fear-related-to-nuclear-energy-rational/696978)
**Author:** [@guesswhoiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guesswhoiam)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-fear-related-to-nuclear-energy-rational/696978 "2014-09-06T02:54:15Z")
According to Key World Energy Statistics 2010, only 5.7% of the world’s energy come from nuclear source, despite it being more sustainable than fossil fuel. Part of the reason is probably resistance due to fear of nuclea… --- ## [Guns are not designed to kill people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-are-not-designed-to-kill-people/471402)
**Author:** [@Kaboodle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaboodle)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-are-not-designed-to-kill-people/471402 "2008-12-03T03:58:25Z")
Every time I read a gun thread I see the comment Guns are designed to kill people and every time I see it it irritates me. That means despite being a hunter and competitive shooter, firing thousands of rounds using diff… --- ## [Origin of "Ziggy Zaggy, Ziggy Zaggy, Oi, Oi Oi" from "Man Show"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-ziggy-zaggy-ziggy-zaggy-oi-oi-oi-from-man-show/181340)
**Author:** [@elfoldo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfoldo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2003, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-ziggy-zaggy-ziggy-zaggy-oi-oi-oi-from-man-show/181340 "2003-06-13T04:51:05Z")
I’ve tuned into the “Man Show” occasionally and at the end they all hold their beer up and say “Ziggy Zaggy, Ziggy Zaggy, Oi, Oi, Oi” and drink their beer. Anyone know the origin of that and what it means? --- ## [They're really gonna do it again. Shutdown 2015!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-really-gonna-do-it-again-shutdown-2015/730467)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-really-gonna-do-it-again-shutdown-2015/730467 "2015-10-08T19:18:26Z")
Given the lack of any other ideas from the Once-Grand Old Party, they’re going back to a tactic that has worked so well for them in recent years - shutting down the government, and holding their breath until they turn bl… --- ## [Why do my feet itch so badly? I don't think it's athlete's foot!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-feet-itch-so-badly-i-dont-think-its-athletes-foot/449108)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-feet-itch-so-badly-i-dont-think-its-athletes-foot/449108 "2014-02-03T16:39:33Z")
You know how when you sit on a hot sidewalk for too long, suddenly you get that deeeep, painful itch? Scratching doesn’t help, because it’s too deep, but you scratch anyway? That’s what this feels like. It’s happened in … --- ## [How to make eggs taste not eggy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-eggs-taste-not-eggy/610115)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-eggs-taste-not-eggy/610115 "2020-10-20T00:31:12Z")
Eggs are just about the perfect food - extremely well rounded nutritionally, versatile, and cheap. Unfortunately, I don’t like them. I don’t like the taste, texture, or smell. I don’t hate them to the point of being rev… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=130&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=132&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)