# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=137&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:** 138 --- ## [Damn abortion protesters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-abortion-protesters/297649)
**Author:** [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Replies:** 557\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-abortion-protesters/297649 "2005-04-15T16:00:20Z")
There’s a group of them setting up in the brickyard at my university right now. They’re the ones who show up with a bunch of poster-sized pictures of bloody fetuses, accompanied by signs reading “Warning: Genocide Photo… --- ## [Do people on welfare have babies just to get more money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-on-welfare-have-babies-just-to-get-more-money/616530)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-on-welfare-have-babies-just-to-get-more-money/616530 "2015-10-02T13:28:08Z")
I’d actually like to have some factual numbers, such as how much someone gets per child and how much the average child costs to raise. I’m in a FB discussion and someone wrote (after others said the same thing) “…people… --- ## [Intellectualize song lyrics game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intellectualize-song-lyrics-game/189056)
**Author:** [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Replies:** 555\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intellectualize-song-lyrics-game/189056 "2004-08-07T23:52:31Z")
Shamelessly stolen from a Something Awful Comedy Goldmine. Post a lyric to a song, that’s been smartened up a little bit, then someone has to guess what the song is. I’ll start it rolling. There are females in my livin… --- ## [What's the Straight Dope on Shingles Vaccination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-shingles-vaccination/648378)
**Author:** [@Satchmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satchmo)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-shingles-vaccination/648378 "2016-09-26T12:15:47Z")
My doctor has recently advised me to get a vaccination against Shingles. I’m 55, male, white and don’t have any family history, (though I understand it’s a viral condition, not hereditary.) I had chicken pox when I was v… --- ## [Is there a word for"every four months?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-every-four-months/532824)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-every-four-months/532824 "2010-03-19T10:04:03Z")
Monthly: once a month Quarterly: once every three months ???: once every four months Semiannually: once every six months --- ## [Six unfairly obscure medieval villains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-unfairly-obscure-medieval-villains/566335)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-unfairly-obscure-medieval-villains/566335 "2011-03-03T06:24:58Z")
I’m taking a short break from writing my series on the Komnenoi, and in the interim I wanted to bring you short little articles about several medieval ‘villains’ that I feel are unfairly overshadowed by such luminaries a… --- ## [How easily could people start a fire before matches and lighters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easily-could-people-start-a-fire-before-matches-and-lighters/607606)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easily-could-people-start-a-fire-before-matches-and-lighters/607606 "2017-01-20T02:10:36Z")
What sort of tools would be used? Was some sort of “fire starting kit” a common item? Maybe a gift on your 15th birthday or something? My question is regarding Roman and Medieval times. Or maybe in villages, there was … --- ## [Do you still consider Edward Snowden a hero now that we know he's disclosed secret and LEGAL info?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-consider-edward-snowden-a-hero-now-that-we-know-hes-disclosed-secret-and-legal-info/679236)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-consider-edward-snowden-a-hero-now-that-we-know-hes-disclosed-secret-and-legal-info/679236 "2014-01-28T03:59:42Z")
Yes, another Edward Snowden thread. No apologies. This recent article from the New York Times (and thus, presumably accurate) notes that Edward Snowden disclosed secret and obviously politically sensitive information ab… --- ## [What is Julia Child's accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-julia-childs-accent/506288)
**Author:** [@BKReporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BKReporter)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2009, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-julia-childs-accent/506288 "2009-08-14T08:02:54Z")
She was born and raised in Pasadena, Calif., but I’ve never met anyone from California who talks like her. To me it sounds like Jon Stewart’s impression of Queen Elizabeth (helllllooooo). So what is her accent? Have you … --- ## [Boys will always grow to be taller than their mother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-will-always-grow-to-be-taller-than-their-mother/661059)
**Author:** [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-will-always-grow-to-be-taller-than-their-mother/661059 "2018-10-28T13:31:05Z")
Is this true? I heard this a few times, stated as a fact. All male children will grow up to be taller (or at least the same height) as their mother. No Male child will be shorter than their mum. Excluding Dwarfism or m… --- ## [Yeah, I moved in next to the Crazy Cat Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-moved-in-next-to-the-crazy-cat-lady/499548)
**Author:** [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-moved-in-next-to-the-crazy-cat-lady/499548 "2009-07-07T16:09:42Z")
New place, new neighbors. And as it turns out, I’ve moved in next to the neighborhood’s Crazy Cat Lady. Mind you, this isn’t the usual Crazy Cat Lady that most of us might picture. She’s married. Her house and proper… --- ## [Gay Teens: A Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-teens-a-debate/154378)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 503\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-teens-a-debate/154378 "2003-03-07T05:59:24Z")
A thought that’s been on my mind on and off for years came vividly to life when I happened to look at matt\_mcl’s website¹, and read this: Well, I am not afraid of being called names. I think matt is making a very impo… --- ## [I learned that salmon is dyed--disgusting--plus other fake food travesties that horrify you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-learned-that-salmon-is-dyed-disgusting-plus-other-fake-food-travesties-that-horrify-you/626229)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-learned-that-salmon-is-dyed-disgusting-plus-other-fake-food-travesties-that-horrify-you/626229 "2012-06-30T17:29:25Z")
From this cracked.com article: My consolation is that I’ve never been a big salmon fan. For example, I’ve never, in my recollection, ordered it as an entre in a restaurant. I don’t hate it, but for me it’s a lot like … --- ## [Do idiots travel to Austria expecting Australia, and vice-versa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-idiots-travel-to-austria-expecting-australia-and-vice-versa/607795)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-idiots-travel-to-austria-expecting-australia-and-vice-versa/607795 "2016-04-29T21:45:17Z")
Inspired by this post by panache45, which blew my mind - obviously idiots can easily confuse Austria and Australia in general usage, but to actually travel to one expecting the other is absolutely hilarious - morons wond… --- ## [If Not For Medicare, How Would Seniors Get Health Care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-not-for-medicare-how-would-seniors-get-health-care/527529)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-not-for-medicare-how-would-seniors-get-health-care/527529 "2010-02-24T22:27:39Z")
I was thinking about Starving Artist’s comment about how we are essentially addicted to Medicare, by force of law, and as such will never be able to get off it. And he’s right, knowing that there will be Medicare alters… --- ## [Has there been a formal debunking of this "note home from teacher"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-been-a-formal-debunking-of-this-note-home-from-teacher/505477)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-been-a-formal-debunking-of-this-note-home-from-teacher/505477 "2009-08-14T17:21:37Z")
The purported note says My inclination is to immediately reject this note as a fake. However I have been surprised about this kind of thing in the past. I’d like it if someone has somehow taken the trouble to trace t… --- ## [TV sucks and it's only getting worse!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sucks-and-its-only-getting-worse/653981)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sucks-and-its-only-getting-worse/653981 "2015-11-05T00:02:48Z")
For quite a while, I have been aware that interesting, entertaining television shows are dying out. But I didn’t take the time until now to actually realize just how bad things are! There are only four shows that I wat… --- ## [Dodd-Frank Kills the Congo \[ed.: Application of Law of Unintended Consequences\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dodd-frank-kills-the-congo-ed-application-of-law-of-unintended-consequences/591974)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dodd-frank-kills-the-congo-ed-application-of-law-of-unintended-consequences/591974 "2011-09-12T20:52:38Z")
There have been a lot of threads lately trying to figure out what conservatives and libertarians believe in. Let me describe one of the main beliefs of economic conservatives, and give you a case study in its applicati… --- ## [Movies you absolutely adore that you think fell through the cracks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-adore-that-you-think-fell-through-the-cracks/728028)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-absolutely-adore-that-you-think-fell-through-the-cracks/728028 "2015-09-11T00:45:09Z")
“Cousins” Ted Danson at his most charming, Isabella Rosellini is adorable. Sean Young. Man…poor Sean Young. She does a great job in this film, and she was great in Bladerunner. Lloyd Bridges is great. Fantastic Angelo … --- ## [Summer Olympics 2021 ongoing discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-olympics-2021-ongoing-discussion/947137)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 705\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-olympics-2021-ongoing-discussion/947137 "2021-08-12T05:29:54Z")
Thought I’d just go ahead and start this thread now the opening ceremonies are happening. I’ve already been watching the soccer(football) and some other preliminary and practice events, but the opening ceremonies are hap… --- ## [Orange Is the New Black -- Season 2 \[OPEN SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-is-the-new-black-season-2-open-spoilers-for-the-entire-season/690090)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-is-the-new-black-season-2-open-spoilers-for-the-entire-season/690090 "2014-07-21T22:42:31Z")
Just finished rewatching season 1 in preparation for Friday – a day when I have pretty much scrubbed all obligations off the schedule so I can do a completely insane binge watch of the new season. I’m really impressed, … --- ## [Famous rock musicians who do not use alcohol or drugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-rock-musicians-who-do-not-use-alcohol-or-drugs/669225)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-rock-musicians-who-do-not-use-alcohol-or-drugs/669225 "2013-09-23T16:29:25Z")
(Yes, I \*know \*ethanol alcohol is a drug. But most people say “alcohol and drugs.” Get over it.) Seems rock-n-roll goes hand-in-hand with alcohol and drugs. The only two rock artists I can think of who (supposedly) have… --- ## [Drilling Holes in a "Spanking" Paddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drilling-holes-in-a-spanking-paddle/464556)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drilling-holes-in-a-spanking-paddle/464556 "2008-09-25T21:55:30Z")
I was talking to some elderly people and we got to talking about school punishment. They were telling me “In my day, we had a paddle and if you were bad you didn’t get detention, you got paddle, and in front of the whole… --- ## ["Great Books" that no one seems to like...what are we missing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-books-that-no-one-seems-to-like-what-are-we-missing/947575)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 459\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-books-that-no-one-seems-to-like-what-are-we-missing/947575 "2021-08-25T15:30:11Z")
–Mods-- If this should be Cafe Society feel free to move There are certain books that we have all been told are classics. They are amazing. Everyone should read them. Yet some few I just cannot figure out for the lif… --- ## [Big Natural Boobs - Big Waistline - Usually True?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-natural-boobs-big-waistline-usually-true/560780)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2010, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-natural-boobs-big-waistline-usually-true/560780 "2010-11-22T07:20:33Z")
I’ve discussed this with various male and female friends. My moms side of the family are all naturally beautiful, buxom women. Weight problems have been a problem for nearly all my moms side of the family. Some of my co… --- ## [Road to GOP Brokered Convention 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-to-gop-brokered-convention-2016/748153)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-to-gop-brokered-convention-2016/748153 "2016-05-14T15:32:54Z")
This thread is about the odds, prospects and strategies of a GOP brokered or contested convention, where no candidate wins during the first ballot. Also establishment maneuvering and machinations. Trump and Cruz are una… --- ## [So wtf is cultural appropriation exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wtf-is-cultural-appropriation-exactly/787423)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wtf-is-cultural-appropriation-exactly/787423 "2017-06-18T17:09:39Z")
For some reason I have been running into this concept a shitload over the last few days. I have a hard time getting outraged over white dudes teaching Tae Kwon Do or making Kimchi as long as they don’t pretend kimchi co… --- ## [Names of sexual positions in other languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-sexual-positions-in-other-languages/330317)
**Author:** [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2005, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-sexual-positions-in-other-languages/330317 "2005-12-01T00:57:11Z")
Names of sexual positions in other languages What do they call things like “doggy style”, “Cowgirl” and other sexual positions in other languages? Do they just use the American words or are there other different slang … --- ## [Things that were done in your childhood that would never be allowed today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-were-done-in-your-childhood-that-would-never-be-allowed-today/919650)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 475\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-were-done-in-your-childhood-that-would-never-be-allowed-today/919650 "2021-01-08T22:05:05Z")
Society and values change constantly. Things that nobody batted an eye at 50-60, or even 20 years ago might be considered unthinkable or offensive today. My mom told me that she used to buy cigarettes for her dad (my gr… --- ## [Survivor 36: Ghost Island premieres tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-36-ghost-island-premieres-tonight/809748)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 382\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-36-ghost-island-premieres-tonight/809748 "2018-06-14T21:28:31Z")
All new cast, randomly split into 2 tribes. The schtick is that “Ghost Island” is scattered with relics of mistakes from the past - poorly played HIIs, etc. No clear indication what power they’ll actually have, but I’m s… --- ## [Do black people tan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-tan/480548)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-people-tan/480548 "2015-10-05T13:31:20Z")
It occurred to me that while people of many races get darker in sunlight, I never really thought about if someone was already really dark-skinned. Do black people get darker if they go out for a tan? Do they get sunburne… --- ## ["Can Democrats Flip a House Seat in a District Trump Won?" \[In Pennsylvania, March, '18\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-democrats-flip-a-house-seat-in-a-district-trump-won-in-pennsylvania-march-18/805557)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-democrats-flip-a-house-seat-in-a-district-trump-won-in-pennsylvania-march-18/805557 "2018-05-16T03:26:08Z")
A test coming up in March. Cite --- ## [Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont - March 4th, 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-ohio-rhode-island-and-vermont-march-4th-2008/438410)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 411\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-ohio-rhode-island-and-vermont-march-4th-2008/438410 "2008-03-07T20:14:45Z")
I know that I haven’t participated much in these threads but I have been an avid reader of them. I think it’s time for a thread about the next battle. The big Dem debate is tomorrow. I look forward to Hillary asking Bar… --- ## [Will gay acceptance erode the Bible's authority?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gay-acceptance-erode-the-bibles-authority/682414)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gay-acceptance-erode-the-bibles-authority/682414 "2014-03-16T16:08:56Z")
Assuming gay acceptance continues its trend and eventually becomes a non-issue, will the Bible be taken less seriously as a source of authority? The argument I see that leads to “yes” is that a society that openly accep… --- ## [Americans, tell me about the social significance of "perfect teeth" by expensive dentistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-tell-me-about-the-social-significance-of-perfect-teeth-by-expensive-dentistry/531554)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-tell-me-about-the-social-significance-of-perfect-teeth-by-expensive-dentistry/531554 "2013-06-15T14:57:01Z")
Yes, I watched a lot of makeover shows lately, why do you ask? :slight\_smile: In those make-over shows, people are often very self conscious about, in my Dutch eyes, perfectly ordinary acceptable teeth. The show takes t… --- ## [What to say to friends with a sick baby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-say-to-friends-with-a-sick-baby/410096)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-say-to-friends-with-a-sick-baby/410096 "2007-07-02T14:25:31Z")
We have friends whose first child was born 3 months ago. We hadn’t heard from them since (they live in a different city), and assumed they were just caught up in their new baby & huge life change. We found out today fr… --- ## [The Butterfly-In-a-Box Effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-butterfly-in-a-box-effect/678391)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-butterfly-in-a-box-effect/678391 "2014-01-31T13:23:46Z")
Premise: We’ve got a time machine that can send one item exactly 1000 years into the past. This item must not have any writing on it, print out writing or even display writing or pictures. It can be mechanical in nature… --- ## [Don't tell me I'm the MMP starter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-tell-me-im-the-mmp-starter/669500)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 354\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-tell-me-im-the-mmp-starter/669500 "2013-09-30T04:42:58Z")
It’s after 5:00AM CDT and I can’t understand why there’s not already an MMP! Whee! I’m getting ready to go to work of course, and will get coffee there. But I want it NOW! Last week’s thread: http://boards.straightd… --- ## [Confronting the ''Culture of the Poor'' Ideology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confronting-the-culture-of-the-poor-ideology/654578)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confronting-the-culture-of-the-poor-ideology/654578 "2013-04-07T20:26:17Z")
Ok, full disclosure: I am a social worker, I work in an urban neighborhood with very high poverty and the highest murder rate in Philadelphia. Most of our kids are migrants from Puerto Rico. I was raised in the conservat… --- ## [I pit urethra stuffers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-urethra-stuffers/516237)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-urethra-stuffers/516237 "2009-11-09T23:59:30Z")
Guys who repeatedly stuff things up their urethras (like speaker wire, paper clips, pen springs, pipe cleaners, eyeglass screws, wood screws, etc), causing eventual scarring which leads to the inability to pee, urinary r… --- ## [Pictures BANNED at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-banned-at-work/546523)
**Author:** [@Bongmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bongmaster)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-banned-at-work/546523 "2010-07-15T20:59:10Z")
The place where I work decided they’ve had enough of personal expression and banned all personal pictures at work for everyone. Wasn’t triggered by any inappropriate pictures, just that the person in charge does not lik… --- ## [Why do people despise weakness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-despise-weakness/640755)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-despise-weakness/640755 "2022-10-28T12:56:17Z")
“The problem with the world is that the fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves while the intelligent people are full of doubts.” - Bertrand Russell People value confidence. It seems the more confident … --- ## [Botticelli, May 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753 "2011-06-05T16:14:31Z")
Been awhile since we’ve played. Da rules: Botticelli (game) - Wikipedia I’ll start us out. The letter is “H.” --- ## [How many people on earth are having sex at any given moment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-on-earth-are-having-sex-at-any-given-moment/476182)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-on-earth-are-having-sex-at-any-given-moment/476182 "2021-12-01T20:47:33Z")
It’s an odd thought that just popped into my head, but there has to be some way of estimating this. --- ## [What exactly qualifies as blackface? What forms are offensive and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-qualifies-as-blackface-what-forms-are-offensive-and-why/828848)
**Author:** [@Littleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Littleman)\ **Replies:** 435\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-qualifies-as-blackface-what-forms-are-offensive-and-why/828848 "2020-12-13T16:48:54Z")
I understand the stereotyping associated with the old minstrel shows and why the strictly defined blackface as a genre was so racist but I’m struggling to understand how examples like these qualify as blackface or why th… --- ## [What are things that are generally considered "sexy" that you find unsexy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-things-that-are-generally-considered-sexy-that-you-find-unsexy/591324)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-things-that-are-generally-considered-sexy-that-you-find-unsexy/591324 "2011-08-15T18:16:55Z")
What are some things that are largely thought to be sexy, but that you find do the opposite for you? Mine are ladies boots. I know many people think they are a sexy accessory, but for me - no way! They are not only c… --- ## [Why does the polio vaccine leave a mark on the arm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-polio-vaccine-leave-a-mark-on-the-arm/594599)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-polio-vaccine-leave-a-mark-on-the-arm/594599 "2011-09-02T18:37:17Z")
Why does the polio vaccine leave a mark/scar on the arm? And, am I right that the mark used to be even bigger? My mother’s polio vaccine mark was about the size of a quarter; now they’re much smaller. Other vaccines … --- ## [Fuck you, Christian Evangelists!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-christian-evangelists/184148)
**Author:** [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Replies:** 495\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-christian-evangelists/184148 "2003-07-14T20:34:57Z")
So I go home last night, and waiting for me in my mailbox is this week’s issue of Time magazine. The cover story this week is, “Should Christians Convert Muslems?”, and already I’ve got that sinking feeling in my stomac… --- ## [Ninth Circuit sides with school in banning American flag on Cinco de Mayo.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ninth-circuit-sides-with-school-in-banning-american-flag-on-cinco-de-mayo/682512)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ninth-circuit-sides-with-school-in-banning-american-flag-on-cinco-de-mayo/682512 "2014-03-19T17:00:01Z")
Link. I understand that the school has leeway in protecting the students, but in upholding this they are legitimizing the potential violence that might arise from kids wearing t-shirts with the American flag on them. Th… --- ## [Damn the previous poster with faint praise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 661\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2007, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207 "2007-01-30T17:07:18Z")
Definition. OK, so there isn’t a previous poster at this time, so I’ll damn Polycarp with faint praise: It would truly be no exaggeration to describe his contribution to the discussion of religion and metaphysics as ‘q… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=136&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=138&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)