# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1335&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:** 1336 --- ## [The (Burger) King is Dead! Long Live No King!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-burger-king-is-dead-long-live-no-king/593400)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-burger-king-is-dead-long-live-no-king/593400 "2011-08-22T22:37:54Z")
Burger King is retiring its spooky mascot http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/113356/burger-king-drops-king-mascot-forbes --- ## [Your favorite 'non-traditional' cover of a hit song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-traditional-cover-of-a-hit-song/473029)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-traditional-cover-of-a-hit-song/473029 "2008-11-18T10:42:57Z")
Mine’s got to be Rocket Man, covered by William Shatner! Though Peter Sellers covering She Loves You in character as Dr. Strangelove is a strong second. --- ## [Music acts where their best-known song is among their worst?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-acts-where-their-best-known-song-is-among-their-worst/509338)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-acts-where-their-best-known-song-is-among-their-worst/509338 "2009-09-11T00:19:14Z")
Or, “In which I become flame bait”. What I’m looking for are musical artists where their best-known song is, in your opinion, just about their worst release. Where I make myself open for flaming is my second example. … --- ## ["Do you know why I stopped you, sir?" and other questions about police procedures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-why-i-stopped-you-sir-and-other-questions-about-police-procedures/481036)
**Author:** [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-why-i-stopped-you-sir-and-other-questions-about-police-procedures/481036 "2009-01-17T16:19:04Z")
So I’ve been watching the reality show Speeders, on TruTV, and a few questions came to mind. \[ol\] \[li\]Is it a good idea to tell the cop why you think he stopped you when he asks? A couple of the officers interviewed o… --- ## [The Movie: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe--possible spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-possible-spoilers/334469)
**Author:** [@Kiminy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiminy)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-possible-spoilers/334469 "2005-12-24T04:55:18Z")
I just saw a preview showing of the newest LW&W movie, and I have to say I was very impressed. I was a dye-hard Narnia fan in my youth, and had all seven books practically memorized by the time I graduated from high sch… --- ## [Botticelli - September 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762)
**Author:** [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2018/820762 "2018-10-03T16:49:23Z")
Having stumped everyone before, I host again. I am D. --- ## [Kirkland handcrafted beer at Costco. Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirkland-handcrafted-beer-at-costco-thoughts/546494)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirkland-handcrafted-beer-at-costco-thoughts/546494 "2010-07-19T12:18:00Z")
I’m recently back to the US after many years abroad, and am armed with a CostCo membership. Picked up a case of the Kirkland Handcrafted beer at Costco - which means German Lager, Amber Ale, Hefeweizen, and Pale Ale for … --- ## [Parks and Rec - If you're not watching this, you're not watching TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-rec-if-youre-not-watching-this-youre-not-watching-tv/598168)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-rec-if-youre-not-watching-this-youre-not-watching-tv/598168 "2011-10-04T22:40:28Z")
This is one of the finest comedies on network television right now. The first season was a little understated, but since then it’s been exquisite. It’s a parody of reality shows, local government, and middle America. Las… --- ## [Student Can't Come To Class - Having Gold Bladder Removed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-cant-come-to-class-having-gold-bladder-removed/571831)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-cant-come-to-class-having-gold-bladder-removed/571831 "2011-02-23T03:29:23Z")
Yes, that was the email I got. My student let me know they would not be able to attend class as they were having their “gold bladder” removed. --- ## [Absolute monster 1970s AM radio hits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolute-monster-1970s-am-radio-hits/463160)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolute-monster-1970s-am-radio-hits/463160 "2008-09-14T03:36:52Z")
Probably not quite accurate chronologically but if you were listening to WLS AM Chicago from 1970 to 1977 or so…well, these were the songs that were drilled into my brain, anyway. One Tin Soldier/Coven The Night They D… --- ## [Some questions about welding (& related) equipment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-welding-related-equipment/482597)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2009, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-welding-related-equipment/482597 "2009-02-08T08:53:41Z")
I have a few questions about welding equipment, in case I decide I like working in steel \[sculpturally\] and eventually want to own my own stuff. (Since this is my last semester of school, I won’t have access to their too… --- ## [stupid old computer q - Did vacuum tubes glow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-old-computer-q-did-vacuum-tubes-glow/534550)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-old-computer-q-did-vacuum-tubes-glow/534550 "2010-04-02T20:05:22Z")
In very old computers and such, did the vacuum tubes glow? I need to know for a mad science art project (er, one illustrating mad science, not involving mad science. Maybe next time) --- ## [Uh, they guarantee it. Men's Warehouse fires the founder.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390 "2015-12-17T17:38:34Z")
Weird. The dude is not only the founder, but also the image of the company. --- ## [Men of a Certain Age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-of-a-certain-age/520421)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-of-a-certain-age/520421 "2010-03-01T06:22:57Z")
As a man who is rapidly approaching middle age, I found the promos for this new cable series intriguing. It stars Ray Romano, Andre Braugher, and Scott Bakula as old college buddies, now in their forties, dealing with t… --- ## [Did you spend time just looking at maps as a kid? Anyone else still do it as an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-spend-time-just-looking-at-maps-as-a-kid-anyone-else-still-do-it-as-an-adult/818320)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-spend-time-just-looking-at-maps-as-a-kid-anyone-else-still-do-it-as-an-adult/818320 "2018-07-30T19:51:28Z")
Sure, it’s changed from 15 lb. Atlases of the World to Google Maps, but I can easily while away a half hour poring over a world map. Not because I’m traveling, or planning a coup or anything. I just like to know where e… --- ## [Humming noise from TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humming-noise-from-tv/562805)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humming-noise-from-tv/562805 "2010-12-15T22:48:09Z")
I have a relatively new Samsung flat screen thin line TV connect to a Scientific Atlanta cable box provided by Brighthouse. When I turn the system and TV on, the TV speakers emit a fairly loud humming noise; if I turn e… --- ## [What do you have a degree in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268 "2017-05-02T11:10:02Z")
Impress me. What things do you have an educational degree in and what type of degrees are they? I’ve always wanted and dreamed of getting a degree, but I don’t think I’d be able to do it. --- ## [I think my apartment is causing nosebleeds, what do I do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-apartment-is-causing-nosebleeds-what-do-i-do/633465)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-apartment-is-causing-nosebleeds-what-do-i-do/633465 "2012-09-06T13:41:57Z")
I moved to a new apartment and started a new job not too long ago. One thing I have noticed is that my nose is usually on the brink of a nosebleed since then. My snot tends to have blood in it. Another thing I notice is… --- ## [Motorcyclists: What necessitates idling for an hour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcyclists-what-necessitates-idling-for-an-hour/668232)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcyclists-what-necessitates-idling-for-an-hour/668232 "2013-09-10T22:44:44Z")
The neighbor across the street and one house over either has a motorcycle or has a friend/relative with a motorcycle. Every so often there’s a motorcycle sitting in the driveway idling, usually at night, usually for 15 m… --- ## [What's with this disturbing trend (Obama assassination)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-this-disturbing-trend-obama-assassination/470879)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-this-disturbing-trend-obama-assassination/470879 "2008-11-06T01:27:12Z")
What’s with this disturbing trend I’ve been noticing lately? I’m voting Obama and am looking forward to his term. However, I know a lot of people voting McCain and now with defeat coming into the picture they seem to … --- ## [Ways you've been unpleasantly awakened.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-youve-been-unpleasantly-awakened/469477)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-youve-been-unpleasantly-awakened/469477 "2008-10-29T19:55:13Z")
I’ve been awakened by hyper kittens attacking my eyelids (my fault, I suppose, but there’s nothing I can do about that pesky REM), by the mail carrier trying to beat down my door, by a loudly screeching donkey, and by a … --- ## [Who are you wearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-wearing/486997)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-wearing/486997 "2009-02-26T13:14:41Z")
Who the fuck cares you pretentious twat?! --- ## [Non-British citizens receiving an honorary knighhood many not call themselves "Sir". Is that correc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-british-citizens-receiving-an-honorary-knighhood-many-not-call-themselves-sir-is-that-correc/680026)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-british-citizens-receiving-an-honorary-knighhood-many-not-call-themselves-sir-is-that-correc/680026 "2014-02-01T17:45:15Z")
Hi Non-British citizens receiving an honorary knighhood many not call themselves “Sir”. Is that correct? I seen to remember “Sir Bob Geldof”. He’s Irish if I’m not mistaken. I also remember “Sir” Allen Stanford of Sta… --- ## [NFL Training Camps & Preseason 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-training-camps-preseason-2013/664392)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-training-camps-preseason-2013/664392 "2013-09-03T12:32:18Z")
After a LOOOONNG and horrible offseason, the worst I can remember not involving a labor dispute, NFL football teams are finally starting training camps this week. It is a time when even the worst franchises share the sa… --- ## [2021 Secret Santa Christmas Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-secret-santa-christmas-exchange/953579)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-secret-santa-christmas-exchange/953579 "2022-01-16T08:19:09Z")
I know that I’m a bit of a noob and might be stepping on toes, but if that is so, please just say so and I’ll back off. I really enjoyed last year’s Secret Santa and have already been shopping. Because of the expected p… --- ## [The most '80s image](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-80s-image/701636)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-80s-image/701636 "2015-04-26T23:40:21Z")
It’s competition time. The challenge is this - I show an image\* from the '80s to 100,000 random Americans and ask them what decade it’s from. The one that has the most correct answers, wins. \*image rules; \*\*Must \*\*be … --- ## [Can an email be a binding contract?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-email-be-a-binding-contract/10241)
**Author:** [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2000, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-email-be-a-binding-contract/10241 "2000-04-13T05:58:00Z")
I was just wondering if an email between two private parties could ever be considered a legally binding document/contract? Say we are casual friends and I bought something for you at your email request while on vacati… --- ## [Origin of “idjit”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-idjit/219491)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-idjit/219491 "2010-12-30T22:44:43Z")
Well yea, an idjit question! :wink: I have seen that spelling of “idiot” here and elsewhere, and I wonder what was the reason and the origin of that spelling. --- ## [What's up with Trump's presidential seal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-trumps-presidential-seal/837592)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-trumps-presidential-seal/837592 "2019-07-29T07:10:00Z")
WTF? The story is starting to spread over the intarwebz: Did someone fucking troll him at his own event? (That would be fucking fantastic and what I’m thinking happened!) Or did Trump (or Team Trump) do this? Is … --- ## [Conspiracy theories harmless fun or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theories-harmless-fun-or-not/812438)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theories-harmless-fun-or-not/812438 "2018-04-21T02:23:55Z")
In the CS thread on the death of Art Bell I’ve been hammering on my utter contempt for the man (and for others who host conspiracy theory shows.) So I’ll ask here: Is someone who provides a forum to advertize conspiracy… --- ## [Were you a victim of Phonics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-a-victim-of-phonics/346000)
**Author:** [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-a-victim-of-phonics/346000 "2017-11-13T14:32:52Z")
In this thread Dopers are reliving their experiences with the New Math. I experienced it, but it never bothered me. I also was taught phonics from first grade on. Phonics is based upon the grossly flawed notion that i… --- ## [A(nother) sex poll: What common sex act won't you do? Are indifferent to? (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nother-sex-poll-what-common-sex-act-wont-you-do-are-indifferent-to-tmi/459308)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nother-sex-poll-what-common-sex-act-wont-you-do-are-indifferent-to-tmi/459308 "2008-08-13T21:52:42Z")
Not a poll to find out if you’re not into coprophilia or similar. Just nice “normal” sex & foreplay stuff. Not into kissing? Won’t give/receive felatio/cunnilingus? (Common enough to be “normal” IMO). Immune to inter… --- ## [Jobs saved or created in congressional districts that don't exist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-saved-or-created-in-congressional-districts-that-dont-exist/517944)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-saved-or-created-in-congressional-districts-that-dont-exist/517944 "2009-11-21T18:45:50Z")
What is wrong here? Is someone looking at the data wrong? Is someone actively cooking the books? Is it a typo? What’s up here? --- ## [What happened to the History Channel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-history-channel/485058)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2009, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-history-channel/485058 "2009-02-15T03:05:14Z")
I’d like to know what they hell happened to the History Channel. I mean, sure, they were a little heavy on the Hitler back in the day, but they also had a lot of great documentaries on the Civil War, the Old West, Mediev… --- ## [What should a person do if they feel mediocre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-a-person-do-if-they-feel-mediocre/477965)
**Author:** [@rwhbyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rwhbyu)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-a-person-do-if-they-feel-mediocre/477965 "2009-01-06T03:11:18Z")
So lately I have come to the personal conclusion that my life is mediocre. Kind of half-assed I guess. I would say that while I have goals, get into grad school and run a marathon, I just don’t have the drive or the dir… --- ## [Does Wi-Fi signal strength affect bandwidth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-wi-fi-signal-strength-affect-bandwidth/519083)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-wi-fi-signal-strength-affect-bandwidth/519083 "2009-11-28T14:37:55Z")
I have AT&T DSL. The service offers up to 12mbps. My desktop has a clear line of sight to my wireless router. Speedtest.net from the desktop consistently gets around 11.5mbps. When I got to my bedroom, it’s exactly the… --- ## [Would straight women prefer to be raped by a man or another woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-straight-women-prefer-to-be-raped-by-a-man-or-another-woman/658656)
**Author:** [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-straight-women-prefer-to-be-raped-by-a-man-or-another-woman/658656 "2013-05-21T13:25:21Z")
Not that either would be much of a preference, but which would be less traumatizing? This is assuming that the rapist isn’t someone you know well, not a family member, close friend, or boyfriend but someone who might be … --- ## [How Should I Freak Out My Landlord?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-freak-out-my-landlord/146128)
**Author:** [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2004, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-freak-out-my-landlord/146128 "2004-12-30T00:20:50Z")
For the past six months we’ve been renting a place while our house is being built. Now that we’re nearing the completion date, I find that I want to leave a…a lasting impression on this place. That is, I want to freak ou… --- ## [shows canceled first season- that should not have been canceled.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-canceled-first-season-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/822738)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-canceled-first-season-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/822738 "2018-10-15T04:01:43Z")
I will lead with the obvious- Firefly. Now, of course there are many shows that were canceled too early- Dead Like me, Pushing Daisies, etc. But at least they had a run. How about your faves that got canceled after a … --- ## [Ya gonna watch Trump's Presidential Inauguration on Friday, January 20?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ya-gonna-watch-trumps-presidential-inauguration-on-friday-january-20/776133)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ya-gonna-watch-trumps-presidential-inauguration-on-friday-january-20/776133 "2017-01-04T13:20:15Z")
Well, are ya gonna watch? --- ## [How would urine run down a woman's leg if the legs are spread wide so there's enough space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-urine-run-down-a-womans-leg-if-the-legs-are-spread-wide-so-theres-enough-space/830790)
**Author:** [@jordan20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jordan20)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-urine-run-down-a-womans-leg-if-the-legs-are-spread-wide-so-theres-enough-space/830790 "2019-03-15T05:10:46Z")
I’ve seen women say that if they stood while urinating it would run down their leg, but why would that happen if the legs are spread wide so that there’s a lot of space between the thighs? I’m a woman and that DOESN’T ha… --- ## [Is it fair to hold the citizens of a poor country accountable for their condition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-fair-to-hold-the-citizens-of-a-poor-country-accountable-for-their-condition/527014)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-fair-to-hold-the-citizens-of-a-poor-country-accountable-for-their-condition/527014 "2010-02-01T20:31:11Z")
This blog post by an ex-athlete, now ESPN writer, is being vilifiedas a mean spirited and callous screed and ESPN fired him for it the next day. The quake aside, and Haiti specifically aside, I’m wondering to what exten… --- ## [Giant Penis? How'd it get so big?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-penis-howd-it-get-so-big/321940)
**Author:** [@fishquail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishquail)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2005, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-penis-howd-it-get-so-big/321940 "2005-09-19T04:02:28Z")
By accident I came accorss a site in which there was a photo of a guy with a penis so big, it was basicly the size of his forarm. He could barely wrap his fingers around it. I was sure it was just a fake, but apon furthe… --- ## [Can I \*really\* damage my printer by printing on low ink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-really-damage-my-printer-by-printing-on-low-ink/492735)
**Author:** [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-really-damage-my-printer-by-printing-on-low-ink/492735 "2013-06-03T15:34:23Z")
After struggling for several years with a 1990s-vintage inkjet (2 pages a minute! Dots the size of a house!) I finally got myself a nice Pixma, and all was well until the ink started running low. When the magenta ink “… --- ## [Were black-white marriages still taboo in 1980s/early 1990s America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-black-white-marriages-still-taboo-in-1980s-early-1990s-america/793075)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-black-white-marriages-still-taboo-in-1980s-early-1990s-america/793075 "2017-08-11T21:43:00Z")
I was born in 1990, so as long as I’ve remembered only exceptionally bigoted people and some old people are against black people and white people marrying each other. In the 21st century, it’s probably more often seen as… --- ## [Evil One...suck my dick.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-one-suck-my-dick/351593)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-one-suck-my-dick/351593 "2006-04-07T21:48:11Z")
This is just to shout out a quick Fuck you to Evil One for the moronic turd he dropped in This CS thread about 9/11 movies. I would like to invite the subject of this thread to actually NAME someone who is “bothered b… --- ## [Botticelli October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977)
**Author:** [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977 "2023-11-05T02:58:32Z")
Good evening, boys and ghouls. Welcome to the October 2023 Botticelli thread, with me, your host W. De La Rue. Here is the previous month’s thread, here is an explanation of the rules from a thread earlier this year, and… --- ## [what is cheating on a spouse and when does it start](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-cheating-on-a-spouse-and-when-does-it-start/392701)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-cheating-on-a-spouse-and-when-does-it-start/392701 "2007-03-02T20:27:37Z")
This question has always bothered me. Like the title says what is cheating and when does it start. Does looking at pornography constitute cheating…after all you are getting some pleasure out of someone or something tha… --- ## [My Kid Had a Seizure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-had-a-seizure/605135)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-had-a-seizure/605135 "2012-01-11T20:17:41Z")
My sweet little bunny had a seizure on Friday. He’s about 14 1/2 months old. He didn’t have a fever, and we don’t know what caused it. He’s fine now; he was exhausted immediately afterward as is typical, but other than t… --- ## [How come muslim funerals in the USA aren't burned on a pyre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-muslim-funerals-in-the-usa-arent-burned-on-a-pyre/651122)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-muslim-funerals-in-the-usa-arent-burned-on-a-pyre/651122 "2013-02-27T17:15:18Z")
Does anyone know? I’m in Trinidad and muslim funerals here the body after viewing is put on a pyre and burned. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1334&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1336&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)