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**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-quid-slang-for-pound/529478 "2010-02-19T22:26:08Z")
OK pound is a basic unit of British money, I often hear the term quid, which is slang for a pound? But why? Quid is one syllable and so is pound. So it’s not shorter to say. It’s only a difference of one letter so it’s… --- ## [What is the utility of taxing a university tuition waiver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-utility-of-taxing-a-university-tuition-waiver/801635)
**Author:** [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-utility-of-taxing-a-university-tuition-waiver/801635 "2017-12-05T01:19:21Z")
There’s been a fair amount of outraged ink spilled over the revelation that the proposed republican tax bill will tax tuition waivers to grad students. Those opposed argue that treating waivers as taxable income severely… --- ## [Babies vs. wheelchairs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babies-vs-wheelchairs/704523)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babies-vs-wheelchairs/704523 "2014-11-14T16:19:15Z")
Who would win in a fight? UFC rules. Nah, just yanking your chain. Inspired by a court case in the UK - on who has priority on a bus. “In February 2012, wheelchair user Doug Paulley was not allowed to board a bus in Lee… --- ## [Why do people hate Miss Manners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-miss-manners/288441)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2005, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-miss-manners/288441 "2005-02-12T04:04:06Z")
I think Miss Manners is clever, witty, and wise. Of course not everyone agrees, but it seems that there are so many who hate her with a burning passion. What’s up with that? I often find it hard to explain what I like… --- ## [Ask the guy with a really small dick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-a-really-small-dick/241601)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-a-really-small-dick/241601 "2004-05-01T19:13:31Z")
fruitbat mentioned mentioned that there’s an over-abundance of male Dopers attempting to boost thier egos by overtly bragging about their penis size in posts poorly disguised as questions. So, here’s the “Ask the guy wit… --- ## [Milk in a bag- WHY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-in-a-bag-why/300990)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-in-a-bag-why/300990 "2005-04-27T01:11:06Z")
Just got back from Toronto, my first time in Canada. Sure, the weather sucked, but I got to see the grocery stores with milk in bags! Found this recent post on the subject of bagged milk that still doesn’t explain why p… --- ## [Why Didn't the Canadians get drawn into the American Revolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-canadians-get-drawn-into-the-american-revolution/710977)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-canadians-get-drawn-into-the-american-revolution/710977 "2015-01-30T21:40:34Z")
I’m watching the History Channel’s Sons of Liberty. A dramatization of the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence. One thing that’s never been clear is how the King and Parliament treated the Canadian colo… --- ## [Writing a notification of (suicide) death - advice please. Need answer fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-notification-of-suicide-death-advice-please-need-answer-fast/591931)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-notification-of-suicide-death-advice-please-need-answer-fast/591931 "2011-08-09T08:11:46Z")
I don’t really have anyone else to ask about this right now, so I’m turning to you dopers. I have to inform some people by letter that someone they knew has died. The death was a suicide, but for various reasons I want … --- ## [Is Trans fear driven by a fear of being deceived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trans-fear-driven-by-a-fear-of-being-deceived/1010837)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trans-fear-driven-by-a-fear-of-being-deceived/1010837 "2024-12-18T18:14:23Z")
I had a thought, I don’t know how insightful it is, but I put it here for others to consider with me. One thing that stands out in all the anti-Trans conversations and topics is the fact that a lot of us are uncomforta… --- ## [A very unfortunate photo of Mitt Romney.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-unfortunate-photo-of-mitt-romney/637171)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-unfortunate-photo-of-mitt-romney/637171 "2012-10-16T18:17:21Z")
I know this wasn’t his fault, but I can’t help but laugh at it. :smiley: --- ## [Jeopardy: is Daily Double hunting "dishonorable"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-is-daily-double-hunting-dishonorable/312613)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2005, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-is-daily-double-hunting-dishonorable/312613 "2005-07-15T23:46:55Z")
David, the current Jeopardy champion, is one of the first to have a run of more than three or so days since Ken Jennings. However, many people, especially those on Television Without Pity, have come to hate him. A lot … --- ## [Is Marriage a Legal Contract?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-marriage-a-legal-contract/520816)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-marriage-a-legal-contract/520816 "2009-12-16T16:31:49Z")
Beyond being a nice little (often religious) ceremony, is marriage a legally binding contract? Is anything expressed in writing with terms and conditions? And if so, then on top of divorce, can the one not wanting a di… --- ## [Players with names too long to fit on back of jersey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-with-names-too-long-to-fit-on-back-of-jersey/770969)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-with-names-too-long-to-fit-on-back-of-jersey/770969 "2016-11-09T00:22:07Z")
So there are some people with extremely long surnames, and I wonder, if a player’s surname is simply far too long to fit in the space on the jersey between the shoulders, what does the team do? Do they give him a much s… --- ## [How is it possible for someone to remain completely calm throughout torture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-possible-for-someone-to-remain-completely-calm-throughout-torture/506612)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-possible-for-someone-to-remain-completely-calm-throughout-torture/506612 "2009-08-18T22:21:52Z")
In 1584, Balthasar Gérard assassinated William the Silent of Orange, the leader of the movement for Dutch independence from the Spanish monarchy. After being captured, he was tortured. William himself said before dying t… --- ## [Why did the Allies allow Germany to re-arm after WWI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-allies-allow-germany-to-re-arm-after-wwi/824259)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2018, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-allies-allow-germany-to-re-arm-after-wwi/824259 "2018-12-08T09:47:13Z")
I know some attempt was made to prevent Germany from being able to wage offensive war at Versailles but all that seems to have gone by the wayside over the next decade or so and by the mid 30s the Germans once again had … --- ## [I (allegedly) Write Like...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-allegedly-write-like/546828)
**Author:** [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-allegedly-write-like/546828 "2010-07-23T17:31:51Z")
Following a link from elsewhere, I found the site I Write Like, which purportedly peruses a piece of prose and tells you which well-known author your style resembles. After pasting various chunks of my posts here into it… --- ## [Female Occupations that are Unusually Sexy (not the obvious ones)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-occupations-that-are-unusually-sexy-not-the-obvious-ones/407744 "2007-06-19T17:06:12Z")
The sexy firefighter ( ::sigh:: ) thread got me to thinking – are there any female occupations that are usually filled with sexy women? I’m not thinking “beautiful”, because that’s too easy. But “sexy” - that certain s… --- ## [Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders would you like to see restored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-seven-ancient-wonders-would-you-like-to-see-restored/795575)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-seven-ancient-wonders-would-you-like-to-see-restored/795575 "2017-09-17T16:27:33Z")
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are (or were): Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighth… --- ## [Why do some doctors not take medicaid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-doctors-not-take-medicaid/653452)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-doctors-not-take-medicaid/653452 "2013-03-26T07:51:29Z")
We had to switch doctors because our children are now covered by the Medicaid. What exactly are the incentive structures that make doctors not want to take Medicaid? --- ## [Do the "Moonies" Still Exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-moonies-still-exist/528509)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-moonies-still-exist/528509 "2010-02-12T18:39:24Z")
You used to find the “flower children” everywhere, especially at airports. Also, those who sold flowers on street corners year-round were believed to be “flower children” (or Moonies), too. Now, I don’t see them anywhe… --- ## [Enlisting with a kiddy record](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlisting-with-a-kiddy-record/725488)
**Author:** [@Profdriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profdriver)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2015, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enlisting-with-a-kiddy-record/725488 "2015-07-19T10:34:32Z")
Hello everyone, i was wondering if any other vets could chime in on this. I am interested in joining the USMC or Navy as a long range shooter. I have been speaking to various recruiters but also veteran friends. My vete… --- ## [Dawn of The Planet of The Apes--seen it (Open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-seen-it-open-spoilers/692892)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-seen-it-open-spoilers/692892 "2014-07-29T19:04:23Z")
The spoiler free review is: I really liked it. Deeper and more fun and exciting than the first one (by which I mean the movie from a couple of years ago not the original which is a classic). Some space… A Planet wher… --- ## [666 is not a number? (DCLXVI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/666-is-not-a-number-dclxvi/169997)
**Author:** [@Grousser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grousser)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/666-is-not-a-number-dclxvi/169997 "2003-04-23T02:40:38Z")
It seems that the number 666 is related to Satan due to an interpretation mistake. There is a passage in Revelations, which tell us 666 is the number of the Beast. However, in versions that serves as primary sources of … --- ## [Rejected by the blood bank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-by-the-blood-bank/703621)
**Author:** [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-by-the-blood-bank/703621 "2014-11-06T02:00:21Z")
Went to give blood the other day and got turned away. I’d been clipping the cat’s claws the night before and had sustained a few nicks and scratches on my arm. When I put out my arm to get my blood pressure taken, the … --- ## [Finishing Up My 1st Month Of Drinking Only Water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finishing-up-my-1st-month-of-drinking-only-water/645244)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finishing-up-my-1st-month-of-drinking-only-water/645244 "2012-12-28T18:33:11Z")
Nothing else. No juice, no milk. No nothing. I was drinking about 2.5 liters of diet sodas a day, and when I went for my eyelid surgery, the nurse had trouble starting the IV because I was so dehydrated from all the sod… --- ## [What is the heaviest substance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-heaviest-substance/216657)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2003, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-heaviest-substance/216657 "2003-12-07T14:02:48Z")
What I wanted to ask more directly, but not enough space… You have one cubic inch (One inch = 2.54 cm) of space, what item/chemical/element could fill this space and have the most weight. (Could get the answer to this … --- ## [Origin of this photo of a defenestrated locomotive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-this-photo-of-a-defenestrated-locomotive/504996)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-this-photo-of-a-defenestrated-locomotive/504996 "2013-01-10T00:06:39Z")
A couple years ago on some random place on the intertubes I found this picture of a train which has crashed out the second-story window of a building of some sort. Anybody know what the story behind it is? The name on th… --- ## [Why do so many kids earn liberal arts degrees when they are not marketable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-kids-earn-liberal-arts-degrees-when-they-are-not-marketable/454414)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2008, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-kids-earn-liberal-arts-degrees-when-they-are-not-marketable/454414 "2008-07-20T08:11:42Z")
Why do so many kids earn liberal arts degrees when they are not marketable? I notice that when I graduated high school i got TONS of advertisements from the endless numbers of liberal arts colleges. Not only those, but … --- ## [Russia, with Hamas and Syria today and Turkey tomorrow.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-with-hamas-and-syria-today-and-turkey-tomorrow/539076)
**Author:** [@Marmite\_Lover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marmite_Lover)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-with-hamas-and-syria-today-and-turkey-tomorrow/539076 "2010-05-18T19:41:16Z")
Well done Mod. http://world.globaltimes.cn/europe/2010-04/521770.html So will the Israeli pirates try anything with the Turkish ships in the Med? So far they have shot and damaged civilian aid ships carrying aid worke… --- ## [What to include in a time capsule letter to my granddaughter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-include-in-a-time-capsule-letter-to-my-granddaughter/794400)
**Author:** [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-include-in-a-time-capsule-letter-to-my-granddaughter/794400 "2017-08-24T18:09:41Z")
For my granddaughter’s first birthday, her mother has requested that we hand-write a Time Capsule letter to her which will be opened and read by her on her 18th birthday. I’m interested in what types of things you might… --- ## [If you don't know who this is then you are what's wrong with the world.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-know-who-this-is-then-you-are-whats-wrong-with-the-world/743211)
**Author:** [@GlowingDarkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GlowingDarkness)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-know-who-this-is-then-you-are-whats-wrong-with-the-world/743211 "2016-01-22T05:19:32Z")
I found this funny and true. Do you think our world pays little respect to scientists? The name of the Kardashians new child is more known than the name of the first microwave. http://cliptank.com/funny/if-you-dont-know… --- ## [Buffy: The Musical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-musical/91888)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2002, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-musical/91888 "2002-04-05T05:05:07Z")
Just getting ready for the show. I saw SMG on Leno last night and she said something to the affect of: So, let’s hope for someone good at the mixing board. --- ## [What is your thermostat set at?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-thermostat-set-at/549891)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-thermostat-set-at/549891 "2010-08-19T16:41:09Z")
What is your thermostat setting and where do you live? --- ## [2023 NFL Draft Thread - Fair to middling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-nfl-draft-thread-fair-to-middling/983001)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-nfl-draft-thread-fair-to-middling/983001 "2023-05-07T15:32:47Z")
It’s a week until draft day. Players are making last minute visits. Agents and teams are telling reporters lie after lie. Everyone is great, and everyone is terrible. What a time to be a football fan. 32 fan bases are al… --- ## [OK to disconnect ethernet cable w/computer on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-to-disconnect-ethernet-cable-w-computer-on/328163)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-to-disconnect-ethernet-cable-w-computer-on/328163 "2005-10-27T22:04:09Z")
It’s nice to be able to connect and/or disconnect USB cables without having to shut down the computer. I know you should never do this with any other connections while computer is on. However, am wondering whether can d… --- ## [what are your favourite porn cliches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-porn-cliches/90153)
**Author:** [@geepee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/geepee)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2001, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favourite-porn-cliches/90153 "2001-11-01T18:00:59Z")
as we have a thread on what are your favorite Anime cliches what are your favourite porn cliches ? a few I reckon are : when a guy is having sex with his girlfriend’s best friend and then his girl friend walks in she … --- ## [St. Louis: What Beef Does The Black Community Have With The Bosnian Community?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-what-beef-does-the-black-community-have-with-the-bosnian-community/706768)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-what-beef-does-the-black-community-have-with-the-bosnian-community/706768 "2014-12-17T16:37:24Z")
Shortly after the Darren Wilson news hit last week, there was a crime that took place in St. Louis: Bosnian immigrant Zemir Begic was attacked and killed by black teens wielding hammers. I don’t know why they did it - I … --- ## [idiotic job interview questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-job-interview-questions/659318)
**Author:** [@f.coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/f.coli)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-job-interview-questions/659318 "2013-05-28T19:47:53Z")
Everybody except the idle rich has probably had to answer these two questions at a job interview: What are your strong points? What are your weak points? With unemployment at just about 8%, very few people have the ab… --- ## [A former, and occasional, poster named Lyanthya](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-former-and-occasional-poster-named-lyanthya/499902)
**Author:** [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-former-and-occasional-poster-named-lyanthya/499902 "2009-06-23T01:53:43Z")
I wasn’t sure whether to post this here, since neither of us are/were prominent posters on SDMB. But my wife, who did post here from time to time and certainly enjoyed reading the threads, died on 2nd June. She was 36. … --- ## [Throat burning during/after intense cardio exercise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throat-burning-during-after-intense-cardio-exercise/386886)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throat-burning-during-after-intense-cardio-exercise/386886 "2007-01-07T16:05:15Z")
What causes it? Does it ever go away? I always thought it was because I smoked cigarettes, but I quit 5 months ago and I’ve been working out more consistently than ever and it’s still there. The colder it is outside, th… --- ## [James Bond Forever ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-bond-forever/641344)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-bond-forever/641344 "2013-08-10T15:12:20Z")
A lot has been printed lately about the successful James Bond franchise and all the elements that may be attributed to its success for 50 years. In addition, the movie Skyfall has been hailed for taking the franchise … --- ## [“EEEEEWWWWW! We don’t want to have sex again. Once was quite enough!”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeeeewwwww-we-don-t-want-to-have-sex-again-once-was-quite-enough/301874)
**Author:** [@Martha\_Medea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martha_Medea)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeeeewwwww-we-don-t-want-to-have-sex-again-once-was-quite-enough/301874 "2005-05-09T18:36:47Z")
That’s the best reply so far I’ve come up with for the assorted dildos who insist on asking me why I haven’t had another child. I’ve spent the last four years or so patiently explaining that: (a) I’m too old. If I’d had… --- ## [Elysium \*\*Trigg-I mean spoiler alert\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elysium-trigg-i-mean-spoiler-alert/667419)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elysium-trigg-i-mean-spoiler-alert/667419 "2014-01-13T23:34:47Z")
Saw this last night. What did everyone think of it? I thought that it failed a little because the bad guys were needlessly, pointlessly evil, but also because I don’t think it made the point it sought to. You basicall… --- ## [Pirates of the Caribbean: When Does it Take Place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-of-the-caribbean-when-does-it-take-place/360128)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-of-the-caribbean-when-does-it-take-place/360128 "2006-06-15T17:58:27Z")
When does Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pear take place? This wikipedia article gives some tantalizing clues. It states that the “golden age” of Caribbean piracy ended c. 1680, and that Caribbean piracy w… --- ## [Am I arguing with an idiot I never noticed before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-arguing-with-an-idiot-i-never-noticed-before/670811)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-arguing-with-an-idiot-i-never-noticed-before/670811 "2013-10-21T15:04:15Z")
In this thread, deltasigma argued that the “principle of reliance” creates a “moral obligation” that the government must continue Social Security payments to beneficiaries, and I presume he means even if the government’s… --- ## [What is the difference between Greens and socialists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-greens-and-socialists/181188)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-greens-and-socialists/181188 "2003-06-13T16:10:36Z")
Are the Greens simply a more environmentally aware breed of Reds? Or are they something fundamentally new and different? At present there are two national Green organizations in America: The Green Party of the United S… --- ## [Modern Family 11/7/2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324 "2012-11-13T01:45:52Z")
“Help! Help! This boy is having a life-threatening allergic reaction!” “Oh my God, what happened?” “Someone gave him some soy bacon that was so delicious he couldn’t stop eating it.” --- ## [What to say to those who pray for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-say-to-those-who-pray-for-you/199091)
**Author:** [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-say-to-those-who-pray-for-you/199091 "2003-09-12T16:31:18Z")
Forget the story behind this thread and let me just sum up. If you are walking down the street and you talk in your regular tongue which includes a shit, fuck, or a god damn every 3 or 4 sentences, YMMV, and someone hea… --- ## [Human Speciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-speciation/604866)
**Author:** [@Ernman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ernman)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-speciation/604866 "2011-12-06T01:50:39Z")
Dear Cecil, Regarding human evolution, there is an issue that has always fascinated me and I turn to you to humbly ask for your almighty guidance. I’ve read accounts that say the original human-ish creatures came out o… --- ## [For how much should I sell my Nikon D40?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-how-much-should-i-sell-my-nikon-d40/575379)
**Author:** [@be\_bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/be_bright)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-how-much-should-i-sell-my-nikon-d40/575379 "2011-03-24T06:13:43Z")
I want to sell my camera with its kit lens through my university’s classified ads so I don’t have to deal with shipping. There’s one problem: I don’t know how to determine its price. It has one major cosmetic flaw: the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1339&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1341&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)