# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1349&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:** 1350 --- ## [Why do large-breasted women wear bras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-large-breasted-women-wear-bras/410114)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-large-breasted-women-wear-bras/410114 "2007-07-09T19:44:31Z")
There are often threads with comments complaining about bras, and I’ve seen TV programs where women complain. Now, I’m a guy, but while I do know that a properly fitted bra helps enormously, it seems to me that bras are… --- ## [iWatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iwatch/698015)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iwatch/698015 "2014-09-13T11:28:43Z")
Now, I am anything but a Luddite. In fact, I’m an early adapter of new technology provided that I can use it and it is useful to me. I’ve never been an Apple user, but I got an iPhone soon after they came out. I’ve ha… --- ## [What Would Jesus Drive: The SUV debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-jesus-drive-the-suv-debate/182212)
**Author:** [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2003, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-jesus-drive-the-suv-debate/182212 "2003-06-23T07:16:19Z")
Fact: Car emissions pollute the environment. Fact: There is strong evidence humans are a contributing factor to global warming. My opinion: dependence on oil has resulted in wars, corruption, and lethal air. On a ro… --- ## [Lets list some stupid behaviors caused by cell phones.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-some-stupid-behaviors-caused-by-cell-phones/685134)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-some-stupid-behaviors-caused-by-cell-phones/685134 "2014-04-04T20:45:18Z")
Cell phones are very convenient and have become a necessity in the modern world. But, like any modern invention it has caused some questionable human behavior. It’s not the cell phone’s fault. It’s user error. … --- ## [Men and Body Shaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-body-shaming/924571)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-body-shaming/924571 "2021-01-13T16:57:57Z")
I posted a thread about this a while ago, but I can’t find the thread and I’m still pissed. I hear people make fun of the supposed size of a man’s junk more and more, and it’s enough to give someone serious body issues. … --- ## [Pistol Recoil Question: Holding A Gun Sideways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pistol-recoil-question-holding-a-gun-sideways/357572)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2006, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pistol-recoil-question-holding-a-gun-sideways/357572 "2006-05-24T22:42:39Z")
If I hold a pistol sideways and fire it, in the approved Hollywood fashion, in which direction will it recoil - horizontally or vertically? --- ## [Why do spacecraft have to go through re-entry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-spacecraft-have-to-go-through-re-entry/607296)
**Author:** [@Kamakiri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamakiri)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-spacecraft-have-to-go-through-re-entry/607296 "2011-12-27T01:46:46Z")
I know I posted this question many years ago, but I can’t find it any more. My question is, why do spacecraft (any objects, for that matter) have to endure the “burnup” of re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere? Why can’t a s… --- ## [Improving your English is both easy and fun! (mild rant at native English speakers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improving-your-english-is-both-easy-and-fun-mild-rant-at-native-english-speakers/196161)
**Author:** [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improving-your-english-is-both-easy-and-fun-mild-rant-at-native-english-speakers/196161 "2003-11-29T17:50:53Z")
People! Either buy a dictionary or quit using words you don’t know how to spell. Sadly, this extends to the SDMB. In the past month, I’ve seen: 1)“bonified”. It’s bona fide. It comes from Latin. IANA Latin scholar,… --- ## [President Obama quits war in Iraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-quits-war-in-iraq/600380)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-quits-war-in-iraq/600380 "2011-10-24T21:37:36Z")
Story. Apparently he’s a quitter. But seriously (3rd time in a year for me!), great news no matter if you prefer elephants or asses. --- ## [A question for the 40% (Bush supporters: why absolutely NO dissension?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-40-bush-supporters-why-absolutely-no-dissension/323343)
**Author:** [@Mambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mambo)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2005, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-40-bush-supporters-why-absolutely-no-dissension/323343 "2005-09-30T02:34:42Z")
I am not a Democrat or a Republican (and my voting record proves it–go Harry Browne!) but anyone who remembers me or my OPs from yesteryear knows that I like Clinton and hate W. I don’t shrink from my position. What I … --- ## [Lies you've told your kids.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-youve-told-your-kids/548479)
**Author:** [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-youve-told-your-kids/548479 "2010-08-04T01:59:23Z")
I told my wife, before we had the little Torqueling, that what I looked forward to most about having kids was lying to them. Not maliciously, you understand; just making up crazy stuff to see if they believe you. And I… --- ## [How did you get into coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-into-coffee/725256)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-into-coffee/725256 "2015-07-20T19:15:47Z")
I never really drank coffee. I tried some when I was a teen and found it was only tolerable when it was 1 part coffee to about 12 parts milk and 10 parts sugar, at which point I might as well get a vanilla milkshake for … --- ## [School fires teacher because her jailed ex might cause trouble when he gets out? Right call or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-fires-teacher-because-her-jailed-ex-might-cause-trouble-when-he-gets-out-right-call-or-not/660907)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-fires-teacher-because-her-jailed-ex-might-cause-trouble-when-he-gets-out-right-call-or-not/660907 "2013-06-16T04:28:59Z")
Per this scenario Teacher Fired Because Abusive Ex-Husband Posed Threat to Students A teacher comes to the school administration and tells them she is having issues with an abusive ex. He gets put in jail, but they mov… --- ## [Arizona to use Zyklon B to kill prisoners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-to-use-zyklon-b-to-kill-prisoners/943561)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-to-use-zyklon-b-to-kill-prisoners/943561 "2021-06-20T11:06:52Z")
SS shoulder patches optional for the guards. --- ## [Uzi submachine guns to Tommy guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uzi-submachine-guns-to-tommy-guns/544569)
**Author:** [@themajestic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themajestic)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uzi-submachine-guns-to-tommy-guns/544569 "2010-06-29T06:11:04Z")
I don’t understand that this English text. Soldier said he is thinking of having his crew switch from Uzi submachine guns to Tommy guns. I’m stuck with “crew” …what does “crew” mean here ? I know crew in plane , cre… --- ## [Inter-racial dating and asian men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inter-racial-dating-and-asian-men/611103)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inter-racial-dating-and-asian-men/611103 "2012-01-31T18:17:45Z")
At least in big US cities like New York and Chicago, the sight of inter-racial couples (white man, asian woman) is extremely common. Go to any high-end restaurant for dinner and you’ll see several white man/asian woman c… --- ## [Pocket knives with corkscrew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pocket-knives-with-corkscrew/758902)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pocket-knives-with-corkscrew/758902 "2016-07-27T22:49:06Z")
Wondering why being able to open a bottle of wine is a priority when camping, I found this diagram of Swiss Army Knife accessories, one of which (3b) shows a corkscrew being used somehow in connection with knots. Untying… --- ## [Jewish Performers in Rock and Roll/R&B](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-performers-in-rock-and-roll-r-b/692424)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-performers-in-rock-and-roll-r-b/692424 "2014-07-09T21:14:48Z")
The following definition, courtesy of that rigorous Talmudic site, Jewornotjew, is a helpful start, but need not be followed, unless anybody feels like it. Me, I just want to up some K numbers in unusual professions, ba… --- ## ["Pages" for Macintosh -- Windows Equivalent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pages-for-macintosh-windows-equivalent/668477)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pages-for-macintosh-windows-equivalent/668477 "2013-09-11T20:40:02Z")
A contact asked me to prepare some documents in “Pages” format. He said I’d need a Mac computer. Lum! I’m a Windows kinda guy! I’ve never so much as touched a Mac. Is there some functional equivalent? Maybe some fr… --- ## [A Halloween Puzzle: Spy-Crostic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-halloween-puzzle-spy-crostic/734405)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-halloween-puzzle-spy-crostic/734405 "2015-11-15T03:07:02Z")
Another brisk autumn morning breathes the promise of a fine day ahead. You put on a pot of coffee and look forward to a relaxing week. Such a beautiful and peaceful season, this is. You laze back in your favorite easy ch… --- ## [Is "cunt punt" a new expression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cunt-punt-a-new-expression/656782)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cunt-punt-a-new-expression/656782 "2013-04-27T06:25:17Z")
A blistering e-mail written by a sororoty committee member sent to her sorority sisters has been making the rounds on-line recently (the text, and a dramatic reading of it, is here on YouTube), http://youtu.be/6wH5WvWB7… --- ## [Is the US dollar about to collapse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-dollar-about-to-collapse/670671)
**Author:** [@ruben4ruben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruben4ruben)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-dollar-about-to-collapse/670671 "2013-10-08T19:56:33Z")
Is the dollar on the verge of collapsing as a national currency and The international reserve currency? Is there any truth to the stance that the FED has been printing way too much? And that the stimulus or Quantitativ… --- ## [OK, I'll Start The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ill-start-the-mmp/853120)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ill-start-the-mmp/853120 "2020-05-11T13:12:30Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 62 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 89 and N.O.S. for the day. We shall spiff da cave today and have leftovers for sup. I suppose we could squeeze in some… --- ## [Richard Petty: Danica can only win if no one else races](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-petty-danica-can-only-win-if-no-one-else-races/681058)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-petty-danica-can-only-win-if-no-one-else-races/681058 "2014-02-18T16:21:57Z")
I do not follow NASCAR closely, so most of this is just asking for clarification. Apparently Danica has only placed in the top 10 once out of 36 races. That certainly doesn’t seem very impressive, but when I do catch a… --- ## [Will someone please recommend a GOOD non-alcoholic beer for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-someone-please-recommend-a-good-non-alcoholic-beer-for-me/612060)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-someone-please-recommend-a-good-non-alcoholic-beer-for-me/612060 "2012-02-08T23:26:39Z")
They must have them! I have met a guy who is otherwise real cool, but I swear, he must’ve found the very worst brand of same on earth! It will never do. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Giving money to beggars - a factual answer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-money-to-beggars-a-factual-answer/614932)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-money-to-beggars-a-factual-answer/614932 "2012-03-10T01:45:29Z")
There are lots of threads on this subject, the most recent of which was just a few months ago. I’m putting this in GQ because I want to know if there’s a factual answer. From that thread I’ve pulled two quotes which I … --- ## [Ask the new mom (formerly the hugely pregnant chick)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-new-mom-formerly-the-hugely-pregnant-chick/584039)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-new-mom-formerly-the-hugely-pregnant-chick/584039 "2011-06-24T21:12:32Z")
A couple of months back I started Ask the hugely pregnant chick. My daughter is two and a half months old now, and I find I have the time and brain cells to open a sequel thread. Aren’t y’all stoked? So, here’s some per… --- ## [Do you look younger or older than your actual age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-younger-or-older-than-your-actual-age/501189)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-younger-or-older-than-your-actual-age/501189 "2009-07-06T00:58:07Z")
Younger here. I got some good genes from my birthmother (her mom: 97 and going strong, and her mother in turn lived to be 95), and can always win a prize at carnivals and amusement parks when they try to guess my age (4… --- ## [National Day of Pointing Out Biblical Contradictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-day-of-pointing-out-biblical-contradictions/64232)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2001, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-day-of-pointing-out-biblical-contradictions/64232 "2001-05-20T21:49:36Z")
So, what do y’all reckon the chances are that I could get Congress to proclaim a National Day of Pointing Out Biblical Contradictions? The NDPOBC would of course be entirely non-denominational. Naturally, I would like to… --- ## [What does 'sex' feel like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-feel-like/150044)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sex-feel-like/150044 "2003-01-26T16:38:41Z")
To those who have had there ways with the opposite sex, what does it feel like to have sex? Both sexes can comment on how it feels, but I’m more interested in what it feels like for a Man. And, please don’t say it feels… --- ## [Tell me your Knitting Stories!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-knitting-stories/278424)
**Author:** [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2005, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-knitting-stories/278424 "2005-06-02T15:58:51Z")
I started knitting last February, teaching myself on my grandmother’s old needles from a book (with a few tips from my coworker). I’m hopelessly addicted to this now. So, tell me your stories. How did you get started?… --- ## [Why The Corona Virus Crisis Will Ensure Trump's Re-Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-corona-virus-crisis-will-ensure-trumps-re-election/850470)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-corona-virus-crisis-will-ensure-trumps-re-election/850470 "2020-04-09T16:13:37Z")
I would like to be very clear here… I detest Trump, more as a human than even as a politician. He is a pathological liar, he is racist (even a cursory look at his history as NYC rental property owner makes this clear) an… --- ## [January 2011 Weight Loss Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2011-weight-loss-thread/566155)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2011-weight-loss-thread/566155 "2011-02-01T10:26:46Z")
I know there was a Dec-Jan thread but it felt right to start a new thread for the new year. So, after a long hiatus from these threads I am back. Unfortunately I sort of fell off the fitness/nutrition wagon in the secon… --- ## [Babytalk Boob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babytalk-boob/367360)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2006, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babytalk-boob/367360 "2006-08-08T04:22:14Z")
All I can say is “hooooooooly crap!” linked article Just how uptight does one have to be to be offeneded by something like this? Where do they find such prudes that would make a statement like “Another reader said she… --- ## [Bad, bad etiquette: Handing out your own bridal shower invites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-etiquette-handing-out-your-own-bridal-shower-invites/306361)
**Author:** [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-etiquette-handing-out-your-own-bridal-shower-invites/306361 "2011-07-25T21:55:06Z")
I know there are quite a few Dopers who will enjoy this major breach of etiquette. This morning, a cow-orker came in and put postcard invitations to her own bridal shower on everyone’s desks. Yikes. As if that isn’t bad … --- ## [Baseball rule question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rule-question/660200)
**Author:** [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rule-question/660200 "2013-06-28T21:26:07Z")
In watching the Atlanta vs. Pittsburgh game yesterday Atlanta had a relief pitcher (Jordan Walden I believe) who has a very unusual delivery. I have never seen anything like it. Before releasing any pitch he would take… --- ## [Aw Snap! We are crappy programmers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-snap-we-are-crappy-programmers/598241)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-snap-we-are-crappy-programmers/598241 "2011-10-11T19:04:34Z")
While I like a lot of things about Chrome, I most certainly do not like the hip-hop language message when if fucks up. Fuck you. You are writing software that will be used by people besides knappy-headed teenagers. Some … --- ## [Busted: "The Masturbator" ran away screaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/busted-the-masturbator-ran-away-screaming/644177)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/busted-the-masturbator-ran-away-screaming/644177 "2013-02-26T17:17:04Z")
Whoo. What is it with me and hijinks on the CTA? Some background - which may make this a little long… There’s this guy I’ve seen frequently over the last year or so. He’s fairly normal-looking, seems clean, groomed, and… --- ## [So what's your opinion of Andrew Lloyd Webber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-opinion-of-andrew-lloyd-webber/553076)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-your-opinion-of-andrew-lloyd-webber/553076 "2010-09-10T01:26:22Z")
Having started a similar thread on Stephen King, and since we’ve touch on the subject in this thread, now it’s ALW’s turn at bat. --- ## [Don't look it up, but give it your best shot...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-look-it-up-but-give-it-your-best-shot/694158)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-look-it-up-but-give-it-your-best-shot/694158 "2014-07-28T18:35:25Z")
Without referring to any reference materials, see how well your memory or imagination does with these little pokes. Add some of your own if you want to. What is Phineas Newborn known for? Where would you have run a… --- ## [Turkish Prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-prison/387804)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-prison/387804 "2012-11-06T19:49:57Z")
Whence the quote “you ever been in a Turkish Prison?” What, specifically, was it referring to in context. Of course, it’s funny in its own right, and I can guess what supposedly goes on in a “Turkish Prison,” but was t… --- ## [Does the Lotus Home Cleaning System Really Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-lotus-home-cleaning-system-really-work/548922)
**Author:** [@mazinger\_z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazinger_z)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-lotus-home-cleaning-system-really-work/548922 "2010-08-04T15:39:30Z")
I’m talking about the system from Terasano. Basically, it claims that by sending in 4500 volts through water, it creates O3 (ozone?) and this ozone is what is cleaning away dirt and grime. They also say that since O3 i… --- ## [F1 isn't worth the money I'm paying for it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-isnt-worth-the-money-im-paying-for-it/300526)
**Author:** [@hawkeyejo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawkeyejo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2005, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-isnt-worth-the-money-im-paying-for-it/300526 "2005-04-24T19:32:42Z")
So instead of getting basic cable like all sane people should, I shell out 65 bucks a month just so I can watch a full season of F1 for the first time in 4 years. But the new qualifying format is so boring, its all I can… --- ## [Pick an actor, actress, singer, author, or artist to be the next US president.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-an-actor-actress-singer-author-or-artist-to-be-the-next-us-president/542937)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-an-actor-actress-singer-author-or-artist-to-be-the-next-us-president/542937 "2010-06-17T03:31:37Z")
And explain why, of course. Please restrict yourself to persons both real and living. Jed Clampett is not eligible because he’s fictional; Buddy Ebsen because he’s dead. --- ## [Will gas prices help determine the next President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gas-prices-help-determine-the-next-president/613309)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gas-prices-help-determine-the-next-president/613309 "2012-03-14T06:29:38Z")
OK, so I noticed that gas at the station I usually buy at seems to have gone up 13 cents a gallon just in the past 24 hours. Coincidentally, a Washington Monthly blog also looks at this, in the context of the election. … --- ## [Catholic Priest questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-priest-questions/610627)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-priest-questions/610627 "2012-01-29T13:48:58Z")
A question from a nice Jewish boy - can a Catholic priest decide he doesn’t want to be a priest anymore and just walk away? If so, does he remain in the Catholic church? If he decides to become a minister in another Ch… --- ## [Zero Tolerance Strikes Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-tolerance-strikes-again/404258)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-tolerance-strikes-again/404258 "2007-05-17T21:16:36Z")
I just typed this up for my journal, and I’m just going to repost it here: Let’s see if I’ve calmed down enough to write this without too much profanity. I didn’t get to sleep last night until about 5am, so after I got … --- ## [24: Season 5: Episode 17 (11:00pm - 12:00midnight)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-17-11-00pm-12-00midnight/352144)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-17-11-00pm-12-00midnight/352144 "2006-04-14T19:18:04Z")
Well, the Vice President has been sinisterly giving orders and sinisterly stalking the corridors in a sinister way for several sinister episodes now, all expressly for the purpose of making him the obvious suspect for s… --- ## [Any case where MM-DD-YY dating has cost money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-case-where-mm-dd-yy-dating-has-cost-money/990594)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-case-where-mm-dd-yy-dating-has-cost-money/990594 "2023-10-22T23:03:20Z")
Americans use MM-DD-YY as a shortform, the rest of the world uses the much more sensible DD-MM-YY. Is there a good example of a case where an American firm in good faith sloppily used MM-DD-YY in their international prom… --- ## [Bill Maher says it's a "dirty little secret" US Movies lack blacks due to racist Asians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-says-its-a-dirty-little-secret-us-movies-lack-blacks-due-to-racist-asians/744044)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-says-its-a-dirty-little-secret-us-movies-lack-blacks-due-to-racist-asians/744044 "2016-01-27T18:52:35Z")
Bill Maher: The Oscars’ Diversity Problem Is ‘Racist’ Asians’ Fault Does this seemingly oddball claim have a shred of veracity? I get that movies are a global market these days, but does overseas Asian markets potentia… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1348&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1350&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)