# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1329&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:** 1330 --- ## [Weather Channel- I don't give a shit about London](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-channel-i-dont-give-a-shit-about-london/630693)
**Author:** [@pabstist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pabstist)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-channel-i-dont-give-a-shit-about-london/630693 "2012-08-10T21:15:34Z")
I just want to know if it’s going to rain here in Vermont today, so maybe I can paint my house. But all the Weather Channel is focused on is the fucking Olympics and the weather in England. It’s all Al Roker interviewing… --- ## [Who's crazier--Batman or the Joker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-crazier-batman-or-the-joker/533257)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-crazier-batman-or-the-joker/533257 "2010-03-23T03:15:57Z")
The dearth of stupid polls on the front page of CS saddens me. I blame myself but shall punish others. For purposes of this poll, Batman is the comics’ Bruce Wayne as written since, oh, 2000. The Joker is the Joker from… --- ## [Providing salary on a rental application](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/providing-salary-on-a-rental-application/439476)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/providing-salary-on-a-rental-application/439476 "2008-02-29T04:36:13Z")
I gather this is to ensure you can make your rent. I assume they’re shooting for your rent equaling a given percentage of your salary, or lower (e.g. rent = 40% or less of salary). The question is: Is this percentage ar… --- ## [Because he's black of course!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-hes-black-of-course/609901)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-hes-black-of-course/609901 "2012-01-21T22:24:54Z")
What’s the best example… by the most prominent person…who’s said or acted the most negatively …toward Obama because he is black? What’s the worst example… by the most prominent person …who’s claimed that Obama has been … --- ## [Brits: If them yanks can play chess on here, then we can play Mornington Crescent!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-if-them-yanks-can-play-chess-on-here-then-we-can-play-mornington-crescent/293344)
**Author:** [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-if-them-yanks-can-play-chess-on-here-then-we-can-play-mornington-crescent/293344 "2005-04-01T14:34:51Z")
As I have noticed a few chess matches being played here I thought this might be a chance to allow our tea-dodging colonial cousins to see a REAL game of strategy and intellect. I’m sure I’m not the only Brit (or other) … --- ## [The silence on Biden is deafening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silence-on-biden-is-deafening/390411)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silence-on-biden-is-deafening/390411 "2007-02-06T14:50:54Z")
This board is remarkably silent on Senator Biden’s comment about Obama “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a st… --- ## [Hey, it's February Already. Anyone discussed Doper Valentines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-february-already-anyone-discussed-doper-valentines/152548)
**Author:** [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-february-already-anyone-discussed-doper-valentines/152548 "2003-03-01T03:26:42Z")
Last year some of us who were starved for mail (or who loved the holiday) signed up for sending Valentines to one another. Has that been discussed yet? Anyone up for it? It requires that you be willing to let your add… --- ## [Invent Screen Names for the Dopers' Soulmates!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invent-screen-names-for-the-dopers-soulmates/78985)
**Author:** [@Danimal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danimal)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2001, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invent-screen-names-for-the-dopers-soulmates/78985 "2001-09-10T17:05:18Z")
Can you think of Dopers who, just from their name (or perhaps sig), you can think of a perfect “screen name” (or whatever the appropriate term is for these crazy names we give ourselves) for their soulmate? Eve, for ins… --- ## [It's the Twenty Fucking First Century, So Why CAN'T We Cure the Common Cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-twenty-fucking-first-century-so-why-cant-we-cure-the-common-cold/384410)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-twenty-fucking-first-century-so-why-cant-we-cure-the-common-cold/384410 "2007-01-10T16:09:56Z")
I have a particularly nasty cold at the moment, my sinuses ooze gunk down the back of my throat, my bottom ribs are sore from trying to cough my lungs out, my eyes feel like they’re filled with sludge, and I feel like cr… --- ## [How did 'Logorama' get away with using logos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-logorama-get-away-with-using-logos/532411)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-logorama-get-away-with-using-logos/532411 "2010-03-16T19:21:47Z")
The Oscar-winning animation short is a movie made of nothing but corporate logos and mascots, many of them in an unflattering light (McDonalds can’t be happy). Why haven’t they been sued? I believe that logos are in a … --- ## [Hurricane Harvey Check In Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-harvey-check-in-thread/794584 "2017-09-01T14:33:35Z")
Looks like a big 'un is getting ready to hit Texas. For those of you not in the path, you may want to fill up your gas tank as soon as you can. Gulf oil rigs are being evacuated which means gas prices will be going up. … --- ## [What I have learned from the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-have-learned-from-the-dope/763635)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-have-learned-from-the-dope/763635 "2016-09-30T01:13:59Z")
I learned about the little pointy symbol next to the gas pump icon on your instrument panel that tells you what side of your car the gas cap is on. I’ve learned that no matter how (to me) neutral a statement I make or q… --- ## [Star Trek: TOS to TNG uniform color change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tos-to-tng-uniform-color-change/689919)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tos-to-tng-uniform-color-change/689919 "2014-06-06T01:57:05Z")
Was a reason ever given as to why Engineering/Security and Command swapped uniform colors between TOS and TNG? --- ## [Do you think REM's 'Monster' is a terrible album?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-rems-monster-is-a-terrible-album/671557)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-rems-monster-is-a-terrible-album/671557 "2013-10-20T00:20:15Z")
It sold well, had a couple of hit singles, got decent reviews at the time. By the late 90’s it was a permanent resident of the bargain bin at record stores and nowadays any discussion about REM will usually contain the p… --- ## [What's the worst city in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-city-in-the-us/203642)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-city-in-the-us/203642 "2003-10-20T14:50:33Z")
What is the worst city in the US? Where uglyness, crime, unemployment, and poverty make it a place you wouldn’t want to be. Plus other factors (tax base being on welfare, poor infrastructure, vacant industries), that mak… --- ## [Your favorite "Southern-ism"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-southern-ism/265170)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-southern-ism/265170 "2004-09-26T18:24:34Z")
PREFACE - this is meant to be fun and not mean-spirited. If you are thinking about using this thread to trash on…well, white trash, or talk disrespectfully of people, please just move along. I had a friend from Fayette… --- ## [How fast can you double-click?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-you-double-click/688203)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-you-double-click/688203 "2014-05-15T19:58:17Z")
Try this stopwatch link: . . . and see what is your fastest double-click time. It took me several tries to get down to 0.124. Using the fingers of two hands, sequentially, I could get 0.049. --- ## [Is there a easy way to disable the cap locks key?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-way-to-disable-the-cap-locks-key/657589)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-easy-way-to-disable-the-cap-locks-key/657589 "2013-05-08T16:14:19Z")
New computer so I’m getting used to a new keyboard. And one result is I’ve been hitting the cap locks key (which is right next to the A key and the shift key) by mistake a lot lately. In the twenty-plus years I’ve been … --- ## [Sims 4 comes out next week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sims-4-comes-out-next-week/696699 "2014-12-16T20:59:02Z")
Will you be buying it? I already placed my order. --- ## [How does a "smart" key know the keys are not inside the car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-smart-key-know-the-keys-are-not-inside-the-car/745871)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-smart-key-know-the-keys-are-not-inside-the-car/745871 "2016-02-13T00:11:03Z")
I carpooled last night with a friend who has a car that doesn’t require putting a key in to start the car. She was explaining how great it was because she never takes her keys out of her purse anymore. She said the car c… --- ## [Funny/Cool Baseball Catchphrases/Sayings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-cool-baseball-catchphrases-sayings/628253)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-cool-baseball-catchphrases-sayings/628253 "2012-07-19T14:36:52Z")
I was listening to a bit of the Reds game on the way to pick up my sons from their Mom. Chris Welsh was calling the game. Kyle Loshe was pitching for the Cardinals and Welsh says this about him: “Loshe works really quick… --- ## [What was the point of VHS rewinder devices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-point-of-vhs-rewinder-devices/522318)
**Author:** [@Richie\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richie_Incognito)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2009, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-point-of-vhs-rewinder-devices/522318 "2009-12-26T06:59:05Z")
I recall in the late 80s/early 90s many households had these VHS rewinders. Since these rewinders served a function that the VCR served as well, for the life of me I cannot figure out why these were so prevalent. Were t… --- ## [How many generations of humans have there been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-generations-of-humans-have-there-been/241292)
**Author:** [@laughingpiranha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laughingpiranha)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2004, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-generations-of-humans-have-there-been/241292 "2004-04-22T01:37:05Z")
How many generations of humans have there been? --- ## [communism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communism/134770)
**Author:** [@gigster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigster)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2002, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/communism/134770 "2002-11-15T13:55:14Z")
why did communism die? --- ## [Gopher turtles: Is peeing on themselves their only defense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gopher-turtles-is-peeing-on-themselves-their-only-defense/668824)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gopher-turtles-is-peeing-on-themselves-their-only-defense/668824 "2013-09-23T08:23:26Z")
Hello Everyone, Here in Central Florida, those of us on acreage are plagued by Gopher Turtles. The little bastards constantly dig holes in our yards. If your not careful when walking or mowing you’ll end up with a broke… --- ## [Is Gadhafi a drug addict?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gadhafi-a-drug-addict/572440)
**Author:** [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gadhafi-a-drug-addict/572440 "2011-03-01T17:03:57Z")
The droopy eyes, the slurred speech, long rambling speeches and especially accusing the protesters of being drug addicts. All this somehow triggers my “junkiedar” Is anything known about if he uses and/or what he uses? … --- ## [Jury nullification, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-nullification-anyone/129221)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2002, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-nullification-anyone/129221 "2002-10-04T16:01:36Z")
The New York Times explains I am quite opposed to Amendment A. It’s hard enough for a jury to get the facts right and to apply actual law. I don’t want 12 random people to make up the law as they go along. --- ## [Fiancé(e) has an undisclosed past in porn & prostitution. Deal-breaker, or water under the bridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiance-e-has-an-undisclosed-past-in-porn-prostitution-deal-breaker-or-water-under-the-bridge/566267)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiance-e-has-an-undisclosed-past-in-porn-prostitution-deal-breaker-or-water-under-the-bridge/566267 "2011-01-05T18:13:43Z")
First hypo of the new year! Today’s story is about Sean, who, after years of being single, lonely, and occasionally high on smack, has (a) gotten sober and (b) has fallen in love with someone who gives every evidence of… --- ## [What Eminently Mockable Names did your teachers have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-eminently-mockable-names-did-your-teachers-have/137527)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2002, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-eminently-mockable-names-did-your-teachers-have/137527 "2002-12-04T18:34:26Z")
Did your gradeschool teachers have names which just begged to be mocked by kids? Names so bad, you had to wonder, even as a child, why such a person would choose schoolteaching as a career without getting a legal namecha… --- ## [Engagement ring design opinions please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engagement-ring-design-opinions-please/472263)
**Author:** [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engagement-ring-design-opinions-please/472263 "2015-04-08T09:46:12Z")
Can I get y’alls reaction to this engagement ring design. ring My first reaction is that it’s genius. It’s elegant and sleek. It doesn’t look it would have snagging problems like a traditionally set solitaire does. I… --- ## [Anyone Watching Texas Rising? It Continues this week.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-texas-rising-it-continues-this-week/721382)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-texas-rising-it-continues-this-week/721382 "2015-06-18T22:18:26Z")
Saw two episodes so far. Learning quite a lot. I had never heard of the Goliad Massacre. It’s even worse than the Alamo because 350 men surrendered and Santa Anna had them executed. At least most of the men at the Alam… --- ## [Let me know about some lesser known fantasy movies!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-know-about-some-lesser-known-fantasy-movies/649207)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-know-about-some-lesser-known-fantasy-movies/649207 "2013-02-07T12:45:24Z")
Yes I’m back with hopefully another long and exciting thread full of movies to watch. The Company Of Wolves- Really cool and kinda strange little fairytale like film, features different stories in different time period… --- ## [The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (no spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-imaginarium-of-dr-parnassus-no-spoilers-in-op/524294)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-imaginarium-of-dr-parnassus-no-spoilers-in-op/524294 "2010-05-20T11:51:42Z")
Nice dedication from Terry Gilliam: “A film from Heath Ledger and friends". I think TG fans will enjoy this movie; others, not so much. First off, it’s filled with his trademark wild visuals–for me the imagery is as i… --- ## [What is 'Common Sense' or 'Reasonable' Gun Control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-common-sense-or-reasonable-gun-control/112115)
**Author:** [@Riboflavin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riboflavin)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2002, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-common-sense-or-reasonable-gun-control/112115 "2002-06-12T12:49:48Z")
Often in gun control debates, proponents of gun control laws will state that they are in favor of ‘common sense’ or ‘reasonable’ gun control laws, yet generally don’t state what they mean by this. So I’m wondering, in si… --- ## [The Arctic Front Has Arrived](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arctic-front-has-arrived/704269)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arctic-front-has-arrived/704269 "2014-11-27T00:30:05Z")
Temperatures dropped 41° in less than two hours in Boulder. 66°F at 11 AM, 25° right now. Snowing, too. Welcome to winter. Yesterday I mowed my lawn wearing a T-shirt and was sweating when I got done. --- ## [The Prime Directive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prime-directive/527945)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prime-directive/527945 "2010-02-11T23:16:24Z")
Suppose in the next century or two humanity developed interstellar travel and formed a world government. Supposing there are lesser developed but still intelligent alien races (rangng from cavemen to today’s level of tec… --- ## ["Run Government Like a Business" - Here We Go!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-government-like-a-business-here-we-go/777109)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-government-like-a-business-here-we-go/777109 "2017-01-25T01:21:45Z")
It occurred to me, from a comment in another thread about Trumpy expecting to be a CEO who barks orders only to have all his underlings (like, Congress) to scurry about making things happen, that we’re about to see the v… --- ## [In Flanders Fields](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-flanders-fields/720751)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-flanders-fields/720751 "2015-06-11T12:46:44Z")
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We li… --- ## [Those tourists... \[Negative attitudes towards tourists in big tourist destinations\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-tourists-negative-attitudes-towards-tourists-in-big-tourist-destinations/394641)
**Author:** [@dart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dart)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-tourists-negative-attitudes-towards-tourists-in-big-tourist-destinations/394641 "2007-03-09T23:20:06Z")
Here in NYC, there is a very negative attitude towards tourists. Is it the same in other big tourist destinations? --- ## [Slate article: Don't assign gender to infants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slate-article-dont-assign-gender-to-infants/691972)
**Author:** [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slate-article-dont-assign-gender-to-infants/691972 "2014-07-01T16:33:38Z")
In this article, author Christin Milloy argues that doctors should not assign “gender” to infants at birth, because gendering infants is potentially harmful to the percentage who grow up to have a gender identity differe… --- ## [National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Marathon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-marathon/522576)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-marathon/522576 "2009-12-31T04:34:19Z")
on AMC today. I never realized that Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory, Roseanne) was Rusty in this movie until I saw the credits. I’ve seen recent repeats of Roseanne when Galecki is not much older than he is in this… --- ## [Thoughts on nomination of Mattis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-nomination-of-mattis/773974)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2016, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-nomination-of-mattis/773974 "2016-12-11T05:41:05Z")
Some people think Trump is either a buffoon or a shoot-from-the-hip kind of “decider”. From watching things recently (including the Taiwan kerfuffle that turned out to be planned way in advance) I don’t think so. The G… --- ## [The person you lost your virginity with: Where are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-person-you-lost-your-virginity-with-where-are-they/845330)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-person-you-lost-your-virginity-with-where-are-they/845330 "2020-01-01T23:35:31Z")
I’m not looking for salacious content, no sexy time stories. Just this simple question: Where’s the person you lost your virginity with now (if’n you know)? The woman I lost mine with is living in AZ, married with a kid… --- ## [The Downside of Cohabitating Before Marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-downside-of-cohabitating-before-marriage/619921)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-downside-of-cohabitating-before-marriage/619921 "2012-04-28T19:31:12Z")
The Downside of Cohabiting Before Marriage There’s been a lot of discussion of the pros and cons of this, and there is apparently data showing that cohabiters are less successful at marriage than others. I’ve always ass… --- ## [I'm going to take the Gigli bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-take-the-gigli-bullet/193654)
**Author:** [@tramp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tramp)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-take-the-gigli-bullet/193654 "2003-08-13T16:15:45Z")
I know Crunchy Frog is the resident movie bullet taking person, but I cannot resist the festering stench of Gigli eminating from my local theatre. So I’m going to see it Saturday. And yes, it probably would be more wor… --- ## [Recommend to me an e-reader. And/or camera lenses. I'm not picky.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-an-e-reader-and-or-camera-lenses-im-not-picky/504993)
**Author:** [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-to-me-an-e-reader-and-or-camera-lenses-im-not-picky/504993 "2009-08-28T17:39:34Z")
I’m off on a three-month trip to Kenya, and I’d like to have some reading material while there. The last time I was there, I made the mistake of not taking any books to save on weight, and that was miserable. I lucked … --- ## [The Movie Chain-Link Game Strikes Back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-chain-link-game-strikes-back/104132)
**Author:** [@Jabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jabba)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2002, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-chain-link-game-strikes-back/104132 "2002-04-26T13:39:23Z")
The last thread appears to have run into difficulty. Could I make a couple of suggestions regarding future games? Each new game should begin in a new thread ( as long as The Moderators do not object) and be started by … --- ## [Is the Big Mac actually big in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-big-mac-actually-big-in-the-us/808378)
**Author:** [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-big-mac-actually-big-in-the-us/808378 "2018-02-21T02:05:15Z")
It’s a simple question. I’ve had one occasionally in the UK, and they are absolutely tiny. Might be stacked burgers but barely a couple of inches across in size. Is it just an act of blatant misadvertising which has bec… --- ## [Is there an evolutionary reason for masturbation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-evolutionary-reason-for-masturbation/465420)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-evolutionary-reason-for-masturbation/465420 "2008-09-28T08:05:51Z")
IE why do we masturbate, other than that it’s fun? --- ## [There's a new little person in this world...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-new-little-person-in-this-world/692214)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2014, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-new-little-person-in-this-world/692214 "2014-10-05T03:43:45Z")
He arrived June 21, two weeks early, and he knocked my whole world upside down with love and exhaustion and frustration and wonder. Please say hi to Liam Arthur. I like him a whole bunch. I think I’ll keep him even if h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1328&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1330&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)