# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1310&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:** 1311 --- ## [When Did American men Stop Wearing White Suits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-american-men-stop-wearing-white-suits/525465)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-american-men-stop-wearing-white-suits/525465 "2010-01-20T05:17:46Z")
I was looking at some family photos of my grandfathe, and he wore white suits from May to labor Day. Why did this custom cease? I think white suits look nead-with a panama hat! --- ## [Politically Correct Language to Describe People is 70% Stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politically-correct-language-to-describe-people-is-70-stupid/431821)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politically-correct-language-to-describe-people-is-70-stupid/431821 "2008-01-03T19:17:36Z")
I’ll be you’re wondering where I got that percentage, aren’t you? The usual dark tunnel that percentages come from, of course. I am a good liberal gal, and I have to say I’m really sick of politically correct terms for… --- ## [What's the best song off of "Rubber Soul"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-off-of-rubber-soul/554427)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-song-off-of-rubber-soul/554427 "2010-09-24T04:51:38Z")
Previous polls (still active): Please Please Me, With the Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night, Beatles For Sale and Help!. There can be only one–which would you choose? --- ## [Don't fucking cut and paste my messages into someone else's journal, Mr. Svinlesha.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-fucking-cut-and-paste-my-messages-into-someone-elses-journal-mr-svinlesha/207154)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-fucking-cut-and-paste-my-messages-into-someone-elses-journal-mr-svinlesha/207154 "2003-10-20T02:01:58Z")
Well, it seems like Mr. Svinlesha still needs Collounsbury to do his heavy lifting for him, because today he took one of my messages from this thread, and pasted it onto Collounsbury’s livejournal so that he could go o… --- ## [Fuck off, retarded sports fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-retarded-sports-fan/565738)
**Author:** [@El\_Presidente](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Presidente)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-retarded-sports-fan/565738 "2011-01-02T14:28:59Z")
My friends and I discussing the Eagles-Vikings game is NOT an invitation for you to turn around, butt in and tell us you are a Redskins fans and how much the Eagles suck. Especially in Pennsylvania. Of course, when … --- ## [What is an NFT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-nft/958801)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-nft/958801 "2022-04-27T18:09:28Z")
Please explain it like I’m 5. I think it’s some kind of digital ownership of an image, but I don’t get what sets it apart from a copyright. Apparently someone recently paid $475,000 for the NFT of this MEME. Why? --- ## [Attack on Quebec mosque](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-on-quebec-mosque/778581)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-on-quebec-mosque/778581 "2017-02-03T01:27:30Z")
Story in Washington Post . I always get the impression from the media that Canada is far more welcoming to and tolerant of Muslim immigrants than the US or UK but is that in fact the case? There have been several outr… --- ## [The Apprentice, 10/7/04](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-10-7-04/267844)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-10-7-04/267844 "2004-10-12T22:15:11Z")
So – this week we see the teams on QVC. I don’t want to engage in any wild speculation, but I’m guessing Mosaic will focus on the task and Apex will dissolve into a piranhalike feeding frenzy of self-destruction. The on… --- ## [Who was your Pangaean neighbor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-your-pangaean-neighbor/641332)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-your-pangaean-neighbor/641332 "2021-09-11T14:31:37Z")
If you live by a continental coast, look at this map: http://www.glosgeotrust.org.uk/downloads/pangaea.jpg and find where you live. Which country was your neighbor back when we were all Pangaean? I’ll go first. I live … --- ## [My MASSIVE tax savings!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-massive-tax-savings/809682)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-massive-tax-savings/809682 "2019-02-08T00:07:39Z")
OK, I think the pay schedule is sorted out after the holidays and the tax reform. My MASSIVE Tax Cut™ is $6/month. So every month and a half, I can buy a Big Mac Meal! Woohoo! . --- ## [Real life events that were really funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-events-that-were-really-funny/683406)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-events-that-were-really-funny/683406 "2014-03-15T02:15:35Z")
My brother and I were shooting pool at a one pool table bar in Las Vegas, Nevada. Now, my brother was (now deceased) a pool aficionado. Played by the rules and didn’t allow any slop shots. A middle age couple came in … --- ## [Has Amazon's quality control been iffy for you lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-amazons-quality-control-been-iffy-for-you-lately/614291)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-amazons-quality-control-been-iffy-for-you-lately/614291 "2014-02-14T00:32:38Z")
I buy quite a lot of stuff from Amazon, ranging from the mundane and disposable (simplehuman trash can liners, probiotics, lotion, facewash) to the infrequent and occasional (lunch bag, french press, knife rack, backpack… --- ## [I got a speeding ticket in the mail yesterday.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-speeding-ticket-in-the-mail-yesterday/458231)
**Author:** [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-speeding-ticket-in-the-mail-yesterday/458231 "2008-08-02T01:16:21Z")
Some automated radar system took a picture of my car as I was apparently going 40MPH in a 25MPH zone (country back road). What I received was a piece of paper with 3 pictures of my car and a long description as to why i… --- ## [Do proton-pump inhibitors (Prilosec) mess up your stomach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-proton-pump-inhibitors-prilosec-mess-up-your-stomach/539953)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-proton-pump-inhibitors-prilosec-mess-up-your-stomach/539953 "2010-05-20T18:35:38Z")
Treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for eight weeks induces acid-related symptoms like heartburn, acid regurgitation and dyspepsia once treatment is withdrawn in healthy individuals, according to a new study in … --- ## [How do birds know what to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-birds-know-what-to-eat/208457)
**Author:** [@boofy\_bloke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boofy_bloke)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-birds-know-what-to-eat/208457 "2015-04-23T13:27:41Z")
I see birds like pigeons and seagulls, not the brightest sparks of a fairly dim fire, wandering around pecking at food on the ground. How do they know which bits of stuff are food and which are just bits of stuff (like … --- ## [Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew - five dead so far.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-rehab-with-dr-drew-five-dead-so-far/650727)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-rehab-with-dr-drew-five-dead-so-far/650727 "2013-02-20T05:33:20Z")
Mindy McCready makes the fifth cast member dead so far. Mindy McCready, Mike Starr, Joey Kovar, Jeff Conway, and Rodney King. The article gives details. Often their addiction was a related cause of death. King for exampl… --- ## [Do younger generations have less knowledge of "older" movies, songs, etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-younger-generations-have-less-knowledge-of-older-movies-songs-etc/763621)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-younger-generations-have-less-knowledge-of-older-movies-songs-etc/763621 "2019-12-30T03:03:21Z")
Excuse the clunky title. Prompted by this thread and Thelma Lou’s excellent suggestion that this topic might merit it’s own discussion. I’m not sure exactly how to define “younger generations”, but, for instance, \*\*Kayak… --- ## [Is it wrong to dictate how money you give is spent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-dictate-how-money-you-give-is-spent/309341)
**Author:** [@Tomcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tomcat)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2005, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-dictate-how-money-you-give-is-spent/309341 "2005-07-03T11:37:19Z")
Inspired by some responses in this thread. Especially: I think that if I am giving money to someone as a gift, I should be able to dictate how they spend it. They, of course, have a right to try and change my mind, bu… --- ## [What do you see when you open your bedroom window.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-see-when-you-open-your-bedroom-window/667663)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-see-when-you-open-your-bedroom-window/667663 "2013-09-10T13:57:52Z")
Saw this on some site and decided to do it on here. I see a rectangular park with some trees and fox burrows. How about you? --- ## [There's a ventriloquist on QI this week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-ventriloquist-on-qi-this-week/599725)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-ventriloquist-on-qi-this-week/599725 "2011-10-31T14:24:24Z")
There isn’t enough :rolleyes: in the world. They’re as bad as mimes. A mime would be quiet though. They’re worse than mimes. That is all. --- ## [Thinking of names for my next baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-names-for-my-next-baby/444167)
**Author:** [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-names-for-my-next-baby/444167 "2008-04-12T09:31:06Z")
Tiano. What do you think? --- ## [Neighbors taking your parking space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-taking-your-parking-space/179706)
**Author:** [@Devron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Devron)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-taking-your-parking-space/179706 "2003-06-06T20:46:11Z")
Ok…does this ever happen to you? Your neighbor who lives across the street decides to take the parking space right in front of your house, even though they have plenty of space in front of theirs? Maybe because the perso… --- ## [Why no Nutrasweet or Splenda sweetened cereals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-nutrasweet-or-splenda-sweetened-cereals/569495)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-nutrasweet-or-splenda-sweetened-cereals/569495 "2012-01-25T16:14:55Z")
Way back in the early 80s after Nutrasweet came out I have a vague memory of seeing a Nutrasweet pre-sweetened kid’s cereal being advertised on TV, but it quickly disappeared. Regardless of whether or not that existed, … --- ## ["Iko Iko" - what's a flag boy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iko-iko-whats-a-flag-boy/326193)
**Author:** [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2005, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iko-iko-whats-a-flag-boy/326193 "2005-10-15T07:19:27Z")
My flag boy and your flag boy Were sitting by the fire My flag boy told your flag boy I’m gonna set your flag on fire… Anybody know what a flag boy is? Or anything else about this song? What are the proper words tha… --- ## [Public toilet seats - why the gap in front?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-toilet-seats-why-the-gap-in-front/222900)
**Author:** [@Jpeg\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jpeg_Jones)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-toilet-seats-why-the-gap-in-front/222900 "2011-04-18T20:21:27Z")
At the hardware store the other day, I noticed the horseshoe-shaped toilet seats are being sold as “institutional”, whereas the circular ones are presumably marketed as residential. Why would one be preferred over the o… --- ## [Is a belief in ghosts compatible with atheism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-belief-in-ghosts-compatible-with-atheism/589417)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-belief-in-ghosts-compatible-with-atheism/589417 "2011-07-29T16:02:16Z")
I was reading through an old thread about atheism and it got me thinking about an acquaintaince of mine (Facebook friend) who refers to herself and her family as “militant atheists.”. Anytime a topic even tangentially re… --- ## [How would you handle the decolonisation of British India](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-handle-the-decolonisation-of-british-india/602880)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-handle-the-decolonisation-of-british-india/602880 "2011-11-17T04:16:30Z")
Do you think the decolonisation of the Indian subcontinent went as well as it could have? With the benefit of hindsight, what would you have done differently. You become governor in 1937, and you have the full support … --- ## [You don't know anything! SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-anything-shut-up-shut-up-shut-up/577674)
**Author:** [@mischievous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mischievous)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-anything-shut-up-shut-up-shut-up/577674 "2011-04-11T04:15:54Z")
I’m a biologist working for one of the various branches of the NIH. The NIH, like most government agencies, is subject to shutdown if the government doesn’t decide on a goddamn budget. The ONLY thing more frustrating t… --- ## [Glasses or no glasses for an Interview for an Engineering position?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glasses-or-no-glasses-for-an-interview-for-an-engineering-position/563976)
**Author:** [@MattProle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattProle)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glasses-or-no-glasses-for-an-interview-for-an-engineering-position/563976 "2010-12-17T01:36:26Z")
I have two interviews this week for coop positions, in which I expect to do miscellaneous engineering work like crunching numbers and taking measurements. These will be my first interviews for engineering jobs so I’m ope… --- ## [How do I know a check has cleared.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-a-check-has-cleared/267323)
**Author:** [@aerodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerodave)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2004, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-a-check-has-cleared/267323 "2004-10-04T06:38:41Z")
I recently sold an item on eBay. I’ve sold stuff a lot in the past, but I’ve not yet run into this problem. The guy who bought my item sent a personal check. I’ve always received guaranteed funds before, mainly becaus… --- ## [Video games that you THOUGHT would make bad movies but surprised you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-that-you-thought-would-make-bad-movies-but-surprised-you/569371)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-that-you-thought-would-make-bad-movies-but-surprised-you/569371 "2011-02-10T17:54:18Z")
Kind of the opposite of my other thread. The one that jumps to mind immediately is Mortal Kombat. That movie surprised me. It turned out to be watchable and had a cool soundtrack. The story wasn’t terrible and they stuc… --- ## [Just What is so Disgusting about Hot Dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-so-disgusting-about-hot-dogs/993781)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-is-so-disgusting-about-hot-dogs/993781 "2023-12-17T15:06:52Z")
Again I’m browsing food related stuff on YouTube, both for good and bad foods (according to the people posting them). I watched videos about foods people find disgusting. Invariably, hot dog wieners are brought up. I… --- ## [Why do a significant number of people hold poorly-thought-out positions on major topics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-a-significant-number-of-people-hold-poorly-thought-out-positions-on-major-topics/555544)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-a-significant-number-of-people-hold-poorly-thought-out-positions-on-major-topics/555544 "2010-10-03T19:52:43Z")
Ok, I am not as eloquent in my writing ability as many in this forum, so please bare with me while I attempt to explain this adequately: The thread title is the best I can come up with for this phenomenon. It seems whe… --- ## [Obama Governing Too Much From the Center.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-governing-too-much-from-the-center/491238)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-governing-too-much-from-the-center/491238 "2009-04-06T01:19:10Z")
I guess this thread is for my fellow Democrats out there. But certainly you Republicans (and Labours, and Progressive-Conservatives, ETC.) can join the discussion too. I know Barack Obama wants to be reelected. And I kno… --- ## [Can I buy red ochre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-red-ochre/370124)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2006, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-red-ochre/370124 "2006-08-26T12:38:05Z")
I’m not an arty type, but I need some red ochre (clay, I assume?) for a first menstruation ritual, and I have absolutely no idea where to get it or what to look for. Is it readily available in its raw form at art supply … --- ## [Spanish Train Wreck: 77 Die (Going Too Fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-train-wreck-77-die-going-too-fast/664460)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-train-wreck-77-die-going-too-fast/664460 "2013-08-09T17:20:18Z")
"A train derailment near the northwestern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela killed at least 77 people, the highest death toll in a rail incident since the 2004 Madrid bombing… The train was traveling at 220 kilomet… --- ## [Hollywood films where the Americans lose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-films-where-the-americans-lose/838468)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-films-where-the-americans-lose/838468 "2019-08-22T03:07:27Z")
In almost all films the American heroes or Humans (when pitted against aliens ) win the battles. Usually the Russians or Brits are the baddies who invariably lose in the storyline. I can name only 2 films where the oppo… --- ## [Help me be more devious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-be-more-devious/543243)
**Author:** [@AllFreedomUnlessDefyingScience](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllFreedomUnlessDefyingScience)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-be-more-devious/543243 "2010-06-16T21:59:29Z")
I’ve read Machiavelli’s “The Prince”. I’ve studied devious power politics through history with things like Nazi Germany, Stalin and pretty much the entire history of Russian, China and Mao, etc. I’ve been given some pers… --- ## [What dog breed do you recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dog-breed-do-you-recommend/564809)
**Author:** [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2010, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dog-breed-do-you-recommend/564809 "2010-12-29T05:37:31Z")
My daughter is 7 and has wanted a “dog of my own” for some time now. If we do get a dog, it won’t be until summer. Here is the situation: We have 2 Boston Terriers. One male, one female. The male is super mellow. Th… --- ## [Curious about another Doper? Ask them here. (ping:Polycarp)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-about-another-doper-ask-them-here-ping-polycarp/290244)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-about-another-doper-ask-them-here-ping-polycarp/290244 "2005-02-18T22:45:33Z")
I started this thread because I am curious about Polycarp. Not in that way :dubious: No, I’m curious about his apparent knowledge and interest in many aspects of britain and britishness, The language, the govornmen… --- ## [Why "mansize tissues"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mansize-tissues/256424)
**Author:** [@flapcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flapcats)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2004, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-mansize-tissues/256424 "2004-07-23T10:18:42Z")
‘Mansize Tissues’ - does anyone know where / why / when big tissues became ‘mansize’? A macho legacy perhaps…? Are theyit based on a measurement or something? --- ## [Telephone Sanitizers and Account Execs (forbidden thread for SS Incorrigible)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telephone-sanitizers-and-account-execs-forbidden-thread-for-ss-incorrigible/575029)
**Author:** [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telephone-sanitizers-and-account-execs-forbidden-thread-for-ss-incorrigible/575029 "2011-04-12T02:07:28Z")
Welcome to the Forbidden Snarking & Commentary Thread for Mafia: Mutiny on the SS Incorrigible. Living players and eligible subs please stay out, and no game spoilers! Game thread: Mafia: Mutiny on the SS Incorrigible… --- ## [The Power to Declare War Does Not Rest with the President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-to-declare-war-does-not-rest-with-the-president/697096)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-to-declare-war-does-not-rest-with-the-president/697096 "2014-09-05T03:12:23Z")
I believe that we should greatly curtail the president’s authority to deliver the US into conflict. The constitution puts the power to declare war into the hands of congress, not the president. It has become convenient t… --- ## [Would any structure last longer than the Hoover Dam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-any-structure-last-longer-than-the-hoover-dam/662917)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-any-structure-last-longer-than-the-hoover-dam/662917 "2013-07-09T12:54:57Z")
If zombies finally take out humanity, or some plague wipes us out, most of our structures will crumble, collapse and be reclaimed by nature. The Hoover Dam on the other hand is a huge slab of concrete in a geological sta… --- ## [Possibly the most WTF-worthy news headline I've ever read.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-most-wtf-worthy-news-headline-ive-ever-read/622874)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-most-wtf-worthy-news-headline-ive-ever-read/622874 "2012-05-25T16:58:49Z")
Incredibly wealthy Silicon Valley exec arrested for complicated high-tech Lego theft at Target Words defy me. Now please speculate on why a multi-millionaire would hatch this ridiculous scheme of planting fake barcodes… --- ## [Why are Christians' ideas of God erroneous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-christians-ideas-of-god-erroneous/86838)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2001, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-christians-ideas-of-god-erroneous/86838 "2001-10-25T20:03:32Z")
It’s occurred to me that we have, over the past two years, had numerous threads hijacked by (a) fundamentalists with particular views of the world based on their religious belief, and (b) people who do not believe in God… --- ## [Congresspeople sleeping in their offices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresspeople-sleeping-in-their-offices/810122)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresspeople-sleeping-in-their-offices/810122 "2018-03-08T20:21:44Z")
‘It’s almost nasty’: Dems seek crackdown on sleeping in the Capitol This seems to me to be one of the most idiotic “ethics” issues I can recall, and it’s hard to imagine that it’s not contrived for some reason or othe… --- ## [Someone croaked Whitey Bulger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-croaked-whitey-bulger/823733)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-croaked-whitey-bulger/823733 "2024-05-13T23:43:13Z")
Notorious Gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger Killed After Being Transferred to West Virginia Prison ‘James “Whitey” Bulger, a notorious gangster who was captured in Santa Monica and convicted in 2013 of various crimes, was … --- ## [Adults who tattle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-who-tattle/534843)
**Author:** [@Success20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Success20)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-who-tattle/534843 "2010-04-07T15:08:56Z")
totally annoy me - go to the person you are considering tattling about first and talk to them - like an adult - before running to the person in charge! --- ## [Blackberries are 'noxious weeds'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackberries-are-noxious-weeds/725609)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackberries-are-noxious-weeds/725609 "2015-07-26T21:21:56Z")
Or ‘Kudzu of the North’, as I call them. Text and audio link The invasive species was introduced in 1885 by noted botanist Luther Burbank. People seem to be of two minds about them. Many love that they can go out and… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1309&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1311&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)