# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1314&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:** 1315 --- ## [Can I "paint over" ugly parts of a .PDF document?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-paint-over-ugly-parts-of-a-pdf-document/670903)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-paint-over-ugly-parts-of-a-pdf-document/670903 "2013-10-12T23:32:34Z")
I have scans of copies of books with shadows and black edges from the copying. Is there software that will let me “paint” these parts white? I know of the Acrobat plugin Quite Imposing, but that does many more things and… --- ## [How easily can a password-cracker break a long-sentence password?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easily-can-a-password-cracker-break-a-long-sentence-password/560342)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easily-can-a-password-cracker-break-a-long-sentence-password/560342 "2010-11-17T13:36:12Z")
Let’s say that I’m opening a new online banking account with an institution that doesn’t require special symbols or numbers in the password. For whatever reason I decide to use ThatbitchArachnehaditcoming,Pallasdamnit! a… --- ## [Are Down's Syndrome Sufferers Super Strong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-downs-syndrome-sufferers-super-strong/455576)
**Author:** [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-downs-syndrome-sufferers-super-strong/455576 "2008-07-08T16:17:32Z")
I’ve been reading a thread on another site( I know, shame on me!) where people are stating, without any evidence, that people with this defect are prone to extreme temper tantrums, and have phenomenal strength. Is there … --- ## [Pepperoni: What part of the pig?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepperoni-what-part-of-the-pig/60192)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2001, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepperoni-what-part-of-the-pig/60192 "2001-04-01T18:03:53Z")
What anatomical part of the pig does pepperoni come from? --- ## [Bands you've seen, concerts you've been to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-youve-seen-concerts-youve-been-to/1014139)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-youve-seen-concerts-youve-been-to/1014139 "2026-11-06T04:03:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from Songs about planes and flying: I know we’ve done this several times before, but not too recently I think, and the thread I’ve spun this one off from has had several mentions of seeing this… --- ## [What tune was number one the day you were born?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-was-number-one-the-day-you-were-born/347438)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2006, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-was-number-one-the-day-you-were-born/347438 "2006-03-11T13:30:30Z")
So, do you know? Mine was “The Gypsy” by The Ink Spots (June 24 1946) --- ## [Has any U.S. President ever appeared on a late-night talk show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-u-s-president-ever-appeared-on-a-late-night-talk-show/487753)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-u-s-president-ever-appeared-on-a-late-night-talk-show/487753 "2009-03-21T00:30:12Z")
As candidates, sure: Bill Clinton played the sax on The Arsenio Hall Show, both JFK and Nixon were separately on The Tonight Show, Barack Obama was on Letterman. But has any incumbent President ever appeared on such sho… --- ## [If you had to eat at one of these fast food places for the rest of your life, which would it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967 "2015-12-25T22:14:56Z")
Included are pretty much American-only places, that are known to be juuuuust a little bit better than average. If you agree or disagree with what I consider “just a little bit better than average”, though–or think anoth… --- ## [Did the early Mormons abduct women or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-early-mormons-abduct-women-or-not/586960)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-early-mormons-abduct-women-or-not/586960 "2012-02-19T21:52:55Z")
I recall that many early Mormons were often attacked in the 1800’s because of the pervasive belief that they abducted local women and forcibly made them part of polygamous households. In seeking to get some info on this … --- ## [How do I tell my mother she isn't invited to my son's wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-mother-she-isnt-invited-to-my-sons-wedding/170151)
**Author:** [@phantomdiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantomdiver)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-mother-she-isnt-invited-to-my-sons-wedding/170151 "2003-04-24T18:00:27Z")
My son iampunha is getting married in a year to fizzestothetop. I could not be more pleased! However – and you knew there would be a however – he doesn’t want my mother to come to the ceremony. There are several reas… --- ## [Math problem (1 or 100) (obelus vs solidus)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-problem-1-or-100-obelus-vs-solidus/715834)
**Author:** [@Machete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machete)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-problem-1-or-100-obelus-vs-solidus/715834 "2025-02-26T01:59:24Z")
Hello, so, this problem appeared in my social feed today: 20 ÷ 2 (5+5) = ? I normally ignore these types of posts. Occasionally, I’d do the problem in my head but always just move on never bothering to reply. Howeve… --- ## [Prominent actors/actresses who have never been in a sequel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prominent-actors-actresses-who-have-never-been-in-a-sequel/596389)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prominent-actors-actresses-who-have-never-been-in-a-sequel/596389 "2011-09-22T16:21:11Z")
Who are some prominent actors/actresses who have never been in a sequel? “Never been in a sequel” in this case meaning they have never reprised a role in a separate movie. As far as I know John Cusack has never been in… --- ## [Film Scenes Where Cast Is Unaware Of Plot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-scenes-where-cast-is-unaware-of-plot/428476)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-scenes-where-cast-is-unaware-of-plot/428476 "2007-12-04T15:37:11Z")
I remember reading somwhere, source unavailable, that during the scene in Alien where the eponymous hero bursts out of Kane’s stomach, the other cast members present didn’t know exactly what was going to occur after John… --- ## [Good Poetry from the Bad Translator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-poetry-from-the-bad-translator/534566)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-poetry-from-the-bad-translator/534566 "2010-04-10T21:58:42Z")
I’ve been playing with the bad translator. While it’s a fun tool in it’s own right, I’ve noticed that when I put in a serious attempt at writing, what comes out is often more poetic and evocative than what I put in. For … --- ## [What's a "Gay BLT"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-gay-blt/549212)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-gay-blt/549212 "2010-08-07T01:54:24Z")
There was a story on the news about vermin in a restaurant. As part of the story, the film loop showed the menu of the place, which had listed “Soylent Green Omelet” (okay, harharhar) and then a “GBLT”. I only caught a… --- ## [Hot men holding kittens (or possibly puppies)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-men-holding-kittens-or-possibly-puppies/387662)
**Author:** [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-men-holding-kittens-or-possibly-puppies/387662 "2010-11-26T18:30:40Z")
No, I don’t have any, I’m actually in the search for some, in calendar form, that is. Last year, I purchased two separate calendars because I simply couldn’t decide between two choices: hot half-naked men, and kittens. … --- ## [Heroes 11/13 - "7 Minutes to Midnight" - SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-13-7-minutes-to-midnight-spoilers/380340)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-13-7-minutes-to-midnight-spoilers/380340 "2006-11-21T15:57:41Z")
Seven minutes in and I’m already loving the ep. --- ## [Poor old lottery winners.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-old-lottery-winners/411874)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-old-lottery-winners/411874 "2016-01-12T08:14:33Z")
I keep reading that “The average multi-million dollar lottery winner is broke within 18 months”. Is there any truth to that? Sounds like envy (sour grapes?) to me. I know that some fall on hard times, but the average, a… --- ## [Which was better. "Seinfeld" or "Friends"? AND do you have a pee-pee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-seinfeld-or-friends-and-do-you-have-a-pee-pee/537493)
**Author:** [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-seinfeld-or-friends-and-do-you-have-a-pee-pee/537493 "2010-04-29T02:02:15Z")
My girlfriend and I are testing out a theory that, generally speaking, males will more often say Seinfeld was the better show, while females will go with Friends. So just choose the option of which show you think was/is… --- ## [Using the wrong motor oil - dangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-the-wrong-motor-oil-dangers/676531)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-the-wrong-motor-oil-dangers/676531 "2013-12-20T17:33:25Z")
So I’ve been driving a 1999 Ford Contour for the last 3+ months. The car was given to me after my previous car died. While driving home from work a few days ago, I took a corner and saw my Oil light flash on, then back … --- ## [Oklahoma Tornados](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-tornados/659858)
**Author:** [@ClintO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ClintO)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-tornados/659858 "2013-06-12T15:23:51Z")
I’m so god damned tired of these tornados in Oklahoma that fucking destroying everything. I live on the in the Village in Oklahoma City and every other day it’s get out of the way or underground. “You will not survive if… --- ## [Hated camera techniques in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hated-camera-techniques-in-movies/714413)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hated-camera-techniques-in-movies/714413 "2015-03-11T20:12:17Z")
The thread about shaky-cam reminded of another technique that needs to die. You get a scene where two people are talking (usually standing) and the camera goes around and around in circles around them (and around, and a… --- ## [I Pit The Pit{again}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-pit-again/408939)
**Author:** [@LOUIS\_CYPHERE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LOUIS_CYPHERE)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-pit-again/408939 "2007-06-22T18:48:28Z")
As you can see by my name, I know a little bit about “Pit’s” and with that qualification I would like to ask:- “Can anybody honestly justify the existence of the BBQ Pit?”. I myself am ashamed to be associated with it… --- ## [Supporting actors/actresses in movies who hit big through TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supporting-actors-actresses-in-movies-who-hit-big-through-tv/678149)
**Author:** [@cdnirish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cdnirish)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supporting-actors-actresses-in-movies-who-hit-big-through-tv/678149 "2014-01-20T18:11:25Z")
Whenever I watch an old movie on the classic movie channels, it catches me by surprise sometimes to see actors and actresses I grew up watching on TV and were stars there, appearing in movies as supporting actors earlier… --- ## [Sarah Palin on This hour has 22 minutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-on-this-hour-has-22-minutes/518866)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-on-this-hour-has-22-minutes/518866 "2009-11-30T23:47:59Z")
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/091124/entertainment/palin\_marg\_delahunty So Marg Delahunty, Warrior Princess talks to Sarah Palin about Canada’s health care and Palin says we need to dismantle our health care system… --- ## [SoCal Dopefest in September](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-in-september/591648)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-dopefest-in-september/591648 "2011-09-13T04:07:51Z")
Man, it’s been awhile, hasn’t it? It’s summer, we’re all busy (hopefully), but we can make this happen! At some point. And all you Ventura County people should stop hiding and come. Don’t make me hunt you down. --- ## [So what DID Little Bunny Foo Foo do to the field mice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-little-bunny-foo-foo-do-to-the-field-mice/500651)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-little-bunny-foo-foo-do-to-the-field-mice/500651 "2009-06-26T21:33:22Z")
Little Bunny Foo Foo hopping through the forest scooping up the field mice and … Every once in a while, I start an informal survey of my friends, or whomever I happen to have cornered at the time. How did they learn … --- ## [Insider References in Movies...latest edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insider-references-in-movies-latest-edition/633538)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insider-references-in-movies-latest-edition/633538 "2012-09-10T13:50:17Z")
…like (to use a classic example) the fact that the hot rod’s license plate in American Graffiti is the name of Lucas’ previous movie, THX 1138. In the new bike-messenger chase movie Premium Rush, bad guy cop Bobby Monda… --- ## [I keep getting redirected to an ad for something called "ZoneAlarm"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-getting-redirected-to-an-ad-for-something-called-zonealarm/584853)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-getting-redirected-to-an-ad-for-something-called-zonealarm/584853 "2011-06-15T04:09:39Z")
This is the second time it has happened. I didn’t click on anything; I was just browsing, and was forced into an advertisement. It’s not a pop-up. I’m taken to a different page, away from the SDMB, in my current browser … --- ## [Early miscarriage (chemical pregnancy) question \[TMI\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-miscarriage-chemical-pregnancy-question-tmi/562637)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-miscarriage-chemical-pregnancy-question-tmi/562637 "2010-12-03T13:13:24Z")
TMI ahead, though I’ll try to keep it mild as possible. Last Monday, I got my period, and I was shocked and a little freaked out by how heavy my bleeding was and how bad my cramps were. I’m one of those fortunate girls … --- ## [Should We Give Our Children Ridelin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-give-our-children-ridelin/171998)
**Author:** [@Parkerz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parkerz)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-give-our-children-ridelin/171998 "2003-05-06T19:35:27Z")
Should we give children with behavioral problems medication? Or is there another alternative? Who’s desicion is it wether or not they get ridelin? Just a discussion I was having with a friend. Let me know what you think… --- ## [What do you want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want/631352)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want/631352 "2012-08-19T12:00:32Z")
I want to be with somebody I would die for. What about you? --- ## [Can you fit the entire world human population in the Grand Canyon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fit-the-entire-world-human-population-in-the-grand-canyon/182291)
**Author:** [@Morrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrison)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fit-the-entire-world-human-population-in-the-grand-canyon/182291 "2003-06-17T22:03:06Z")
Just wondering… (and, yes, it is ok to stack everyone on top of each other to the top) --- ## [(1 + 1) = 1?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-1-1/731166)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-1-1/731166 "2015-09-17T02:20:01Z")
I saw this T-shirt: x = y x\[sup\]2\[/sup\] = xy x\[sup\]2\[/sup\] - y\[sup\]2\[/sup\] = xy -y\[sup\]2\[/sup\] (x + y)(x - y) = y(x - y) ((x + y)(x - y) / (x - y)) = (y(x - y) / (x - y)) \[therefore\] (x + y) = y If x = 1 and y = 1… --- ## [Jewish Dopers: What's the deal? How would you handle this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-dopers-whats-the-deal-how-would-you-handle-this/461841)
**Author:** [@Li\_l\_Pluck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Li_l_Pluck)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-dopers-whats-the-deal-how-would-you-handle-this/461841 "2008-09-09T17:59:51Z")
Hey, y’all. For starters (because, as you will soon see, it’s relevant): As some of you for whom I register on your radar might know, I’m a Jew of (mostly) African-American descent. So, my university has a two-year la… --- ## [My theory of comic book sexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-theory-of-comic-book-sexuality/408545)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-theory-of-comic-book-sexuality/408545 "2007-06-23T17:36:11Z")
I’ll start with the observation that a lot of guys got into comics in their preadolescent years, before girls were attractive or even interesting in any way. They found comics appealing in preadolescent ways, for preadol… --- ## [Playing dumb with Satutory Rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-dumb-with-satutory-rape/667336)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-dumb-with-satutory-rape/667336 "2013-08-28T16:41:37Z")
Some time ago, my wife and I were discussing how girls are going into puberty at younger and younger ages. I mentioned that it seems like quite a few guys can’t tell the difference between a woman in her early twenties a… --- ## [How many prison guards killed by inmates with no hope of parole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-prison-guards-killed-by-inmates-with-no-hope-of-parole/603885)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-prison-guards-killed-by-inmates-with-no-hope-of-parole/603885 "2011-11-28T13:35:20Z")
Today I read a pro-death penalty argument that sentencing prisoners to life without parole puts guards (and other inmates) at risk, because the inmate has nothing to lose. Are there any facts to back this up? Is a prison… --- ## [A Disco-Bot Test Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-disco-bot-test-thread/920497)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-disco-bot-test-thread/920497 "2021-01-13T17:57:45Z")
A parallel test thread, because in this thread, it just ain’t working. @discobot roll 2d6 --- ## [Why Do Folks Always Say Jesus H. Christ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-folks-always-say-jesus-h-christ/480511)
**Author:** [@dhodgson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhodgson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-folks-always-say-jesus-h-christ/480511 "2009-01-23T20:22:50Z")
From http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/30/why-do-folks-say-jesus-h-christ: Personally, I was always of the opinion that this was a loophole to avoid taking the Lord’s name in vain while still, err, still getting … --- ## [Eurovision: am I on my own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303)
**Author:** [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2004, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-am-i-on-my-own/245303 "2004-05-16T05:58:00Z")
Some Dopers may recall the hilarity that was last year’s Eurovision thread. As most of the participants are now over at another forum, I enquired on said forum as to whether we would be doing it again. Apparently, judg… --- ## [The Amazing Race 3/18: "Uglier Than a Mud Rail Fence" : LIKELY DELAYED](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-18-uglier-than-a-mud-rail-fence-likely-delayed/616165)
**Author:** [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-18-uglier-than-a-mud-rail-fence-likely-delayed/616165 "2012-03-21T15:26:50Z")
Looks like March Madness is going to delay this week’s episode by a good margin, the current game on CBS tipped off right around 5:30 ET. I’m adjusting my DVR to record an extra hour already. --- ## [What is WikiLeaks' mission?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wikileaks-mission/563296)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wikileaks-mission/563296 "2010-12-09T15:21:39Z")
What does WikiLeaks want? Do they see themselves as a bastion of freedom of speech? Are they trying to uncover treachery by the United States government? Do they just want their name in the paper? Julian Assange hims… --- ## [Could a student ever "get away" with a school shooting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-student-ever-get-away-with-a-school-shooting/644509)
**Author:** [@andrew\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrew_1)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-student-ever-get-away-with-a-school-shooting/644509 "2018-07-13T20:01:48Z")
Bit hypocritical of me to have rolled my eyes at a billion clone threads on every forum I read this week about You-Know-What, but this is a different type of thread. Before we go any further, I want to lay some ground ru… --- ## [What is the yonic/vulvar equivalent of a stripper pole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-yonic-vulvar-equivalent-of-a-stripper-pole/777541)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-yonic-vulvar-equivalent-of-a-stripper-pole/777541 "2017-02-06T03:52:56Z")
Enquiring minds want to know, what is the yonic/vulvar equivalent of a stripper pole? Stripper poles are a symbolic stand in for the penis that dancers use as a prop of sorts. What would one use as an equally versatile s… --- ## [Do you think addiction in of itself is bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-addiction-in-of-itself-is-bad/701394)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2014, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-addiction-in-of-itself-is-bad/701394 "2014-10-21T07:07:40Z")
Assume that an addictive drug had minimal bad effects from its administration, was cheap as dirt, and had no negative lifestyle associated with it. Studies showed that addicts had the same life expectancy as non addicts… --- ## [It took a year and a half to go on my first "dumbass" allergy EMT call.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-took-a-year-and-a-half-to-go-on-my-first-dumbass-allergy-emt-call/538184)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-took-a-year-and-a-half-to-go-on-my-first-dumbass-allergy-emt-call/538184 "2010-05-08T16:27:25Z")
She is allergic to shellfish. She ate shellfish deliberately, counting on Benadryl to prevent the reaction, because she just loves shellfish. By the time I got to her, the squeezing in her chest and throat was putting he… --- ## [Morgan Fairchild - HOT HOT HOT - or - How much work has been done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgan-fairchild-hot-hot-hot-or-how-much-work-has-been-done/237657)
**Author:** [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2004, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgan-fairchild-hot-hot-hot-or-how-much-work-has-been-done/237657 "2004-04-01T15:43:24Z")
I don’t know if this is the appropriate place, but since she’s an actress or media personality, I kinda figured this would be the place to start, at any rate… I’ve been seeing the latest Old Navy commercials, where they… --- ## [Would you think less of someone if they had a boob job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-think-less-of-someone-if-they-had-a-boob-job/479974)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-think-less-of-someone-if-they-had-a-boob-job/479974 "2009-01-09T00:05:34Z")
So, I was pondering how I would maintain a youthful look as I approach my late 30s/40s, and it occurred to me that the only problem I would have with getting breast implants or botox (well done subtle botox that tighten… --- ## [Obama not black enough! I'm sick of it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-not-black-enough-im-sick-of-it/391791)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2007, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-not-black-enough-im-sick-of-it/391791 "2007-03-04T08:47:57Z")
Watching 60 Minutes tonite, I’m listening to the interviewer commenting to Obama that there are some blacks who don’t think that he’s black enough. All week I’ve listened to this, as I’m sure all of us have. Who are th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1313&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1315&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)