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**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-better-soccer-players-than-women/207027 "2003-10-22T03:52:01Z")
I’m not sure if there’s a factual answer to this one, but I’ll stick it here until someone comes along and moves it. The World Cup soccer finals just ended. Germany won. Anyhoo, it got me thinking about gender differenc… --- ## [Why do people love Paris Hilton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-love-paris-hilton/292801)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2005, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-love-paris-hilton/292801 "2005-03-17T10:56:43Z")
She’s ultra-rich because of her daddy. She never had to work a day in her life. She’s egotistical and conceited. She wears her superficiality (yes, that is a word) on her sleeve. She’s spoiled and obnoxious. So why … --- ## [Habitable Planet Definition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habitable-planet-definition/524975)
**Author:** [@gumpy3885](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gumpy3885)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habitable-planet-definition/524975 "2010-01-25T16:11:45Z")
I’ve been interested in following the stories regarding the exoplanet discoveries being made recently. Better equipment is allowing us to get deeper looks into neaby star systems. One of the common quotes is that it’s j… --- ## [Would you thank your employer for your paycheck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-thank-your-employer-for-your-paycheck/706977)
**Author:** [@Macca26](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macca26)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-thank-your-employer-for-your-paycheck/706977 "2014-12-13T20:00:38Z")
Let’s say your employer does not do direct deposit. Every week your boss personally hands you your paycheck. Would you say “thank you” in such a situation? Would you say “thank you” because you felt it was the right and … --- ## [Does Anybody Smoke Pipes Anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-smoke-pipes-anymore/493242)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-smoke-pipes-anymore/493242 "2012-05-22T00:43:51Z")
I haven’t seen anyone smoking a pipe in years. They still sell pipe tobacco, and I see ads for pipes…but outside of an old guy I saw last October, heve never seen one. Has this practice died out? --- ## [Reading about the "knockout game" makes me feel old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-about-the-knockout-game-makes-me-feel-old/679373)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-about-the-knockout-game-makes-me-feel-old/679373 "2014-01-22T09:20:43Z")
:mad:I feel like an old grumpy man predicting the downfall of western civilization if this amuses the kids nowadays. How is this even a game?! Randomly assaulting old women is shits and giggles? I felt the same way wh… --- ## [What travels over 600 mph and stops with a drop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-travels-over-600-mph-and-stops-with-a-drop/249765)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-travels-over-600-mph-and-stops-with-a-drop/249765 "2011-12-01T21:26:49Z")
My wife heard this riddle on the radio but never heard the answer. Does anyone know? (slight chance the wording is messed up ) --- ## [When Furniture Attacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-furniture-attacks/184982)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2003, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-furniture-attacks/184982 "2003-07-10T06:57:16Z")
It was the Eighties. It was that weird, in-between time right after the chaos and insanity of the Seventies, and we didn’t know exactly what we were supposed to do. We really liked the idea of being Hippies, but we could… --- ## [I don't get it: Why does literary criticism exist? Why do we need it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-it-why-does-literary-criticism-exist-why-do-we-need-it/567379)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-it-why-does-literary-criticism-exist-why-do-we-need-it/567379 "2011-01-14T18:49:31Z")
Example: I read the poem, Ode on a Grecian Urn by Keats. Then a search found out some “SparkNotes” that offer literary criticism (I am defining criticism as viewing something and examining it, not necessarily hostility)… --- ## [Has anyone else experienced a really disturbing dreams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-experienced-a-really-disturbing-dreams/661505)
**Author:** [@phantomlimb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantomlimb)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-experienced-a-really-disturbing-dreams/661505 "2013-06-21T01:35:13Z")
(really disturbing dream\*) I’m talking about the type of dream where once you wake up, you wonder what the f\*\*\* is wrong with your brain for having conjured up such disturbing thoughts… I had one of these last night. I… --- ## [Guests don't stay around anymore on late night tv](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guests-dont-stay-around-anymore-on-late-night-tv/700930)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guests-dont-stay-around-anymore-on-late-night-tv/700930 "2014-10-12T16:34:27Z")
Why don’t guests stay around on the late night talk shows anymore? For example, Seth Myers had Robert Downey Jr as his guest. Now he’s interviewing Emmy Rossum. Robert is nowhere to be found. I can remember guests scooti… --- ## [Why Kill With Polonium ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-kill-with-polonium/382015)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2006, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-kill-with-polonium/382015 "2006-12-13T01:49:48Z")
The death of the unfortunate ex-KGB agent in London is now known to be from the ingestion of the radioactive element polonium. Why would such an exotic poison be used? The radioactivity is detectable, and the guy took se… --- ## [Mysterious song lyrics... turned out to be rather mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-song-lyrics-turned-out-to-be-rather-mundane/714221)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-song-lyrics-turned-out-to-be-rather-mundane/714221 "2015-03-10T09:07:21Z")
I remember back in the day, we’d discuss all these mystical meaning behind songs. Now, we have the ability to use this information superhighway to instantly find the real reasons, often on cited sources. I found quite a… --- ## [The world is going to end in 2051. How soon does society go to pot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-going-to-end-in-2051-how-soon-does-society-go-to-pot/756219)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-going-to-end-in-2051-how-soon-does-society-go-to-pot/756219 "2016-06-12T16:02:11Z")
Some scientists discover through SCIENCE!!! that there will be a massive instantaneous event that will destroy all life in the Sol System. They have precisely narrowed the time to July 23, 2051 14:55:07 BST. Although the… --- ## [What will be Trump's conditions for the debates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-trumps-conditions-for-the-debates/762356)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-trumps-conditions-for-the-debates/762356 "2016-08-18T23:01:08Z")
According to this article, Trump wants “very badly” to debate Hillary, but he’ll negotiate the conditions of the debates. Obviously, he’ll do whatever he can to get moderators that he thinks will favor him. He more-or-… --- ## [Why Hasn't The USA Switched To Metric?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-the-usa-switched-to-metric/487970)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2009, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-the-usa-switched-to-metric/487970 "2009-03-05T03:07:03Z")
Metric or whatever the correct term for it is these days. In the 70s when I was a kid, the phrase was “it’s coming.” I remember my mother got a car with a speedometer with MPH on the top and KMP on the bottom. The signs… --- ## [Are There Fruits That Don't Make Good Pies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244 "2009-12-02T21:50:41Z")
Last night I went shopping and the grocer had a sale on all the pies from Thanksgiving they were trying to unload. They had pumpkin, sweet potato, apple, cherry, blueberry, peach, etc etc I then wondered “Hmm…I’ve never… --- ## [Okay, so I just played a little bit of TES Daggerfall....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-i-just-played-a-little-bit-of-tes-daggerfall/598491)
**Author:** [@Bosstrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstrain)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-i-just-played-a-little-bit-of-tes-daggerfall/598491 "2011-10-07T12:49:49Z")
After making my preorder of Skyrim for the 360 (say what you will, I can take it :p), I decided that in honor of such a glorious game, I should have to at least play one of the first TES games ever made. It turns out th… --- ## [My Local Branch Library and Tila Tequila](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-local-branch-library-and-tila-tequila/508658)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-local-branch-library-and-tila-tequila/508658 "2009-09-11T21:05:29Z")
I stopped into my branch library at lunch today. They are a newer branch, about five years old and their book collection is not the best for which one might hope. I was specifically looking for business books by W. Edw… --- ## [Why do Republicans love the payroll tax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-republicans-love-the-payroll-tax/642960)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-republicans-love-the-payroll-tax/642960 "2012-12-11T06:15:44Z")
For the last couple of years there has been a payroll tax “holiday”, which has largely benefited middle class wage earners. The president’s proposal for averting the “fiscal cliff” continues this, while the Republican c… --- ## [Why does the phone work during blackouts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-phone-work-during-blackouts/505364)
**Author:** [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-phone-work-during-blackouts/505364 "2009-08-06T14:12:06Z")
I’m assuming a landline phone needs some source of power to amplify and convert signals. Is there a power cord embedded in the phone jack? Also on the topic on phones, I remember in Primer how two characters were argui… --- ## [Male Dopers: Your undies got skidmarks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-your-undies-got-skidmarks/396761)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2007, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-your-undies-got-skidmarks/396761 "2007-03-24T05:50:19Z")
I get skiddies with some frequency and I can remember the old addage my mother used to tell me on laundry day: “You wouldn’t get them if you wiped better!” Well Mother, I do wipe. Repeatedly. Yet I still get them. Still… --- ## [freaking out about getting my boy into college](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaking-out-about-getting-my-boy-into-college/731513)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaking-out-about-getting-my-boy-into-college/731513 "2015-10-02T13:21:34Z")
I’m posting this in MPSIMS and not IMHO because mostly I just need a place to vent these feelings and am not really seeking advice (I suppose I AM seeking "me too"s from other parents). I am the parent of a shy, compass… --- ## [ABC News shows Vic Morrow's gruesome death -- out of line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-news-shows-vic-morrows-gruesome-death-out-of-line/389646)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-news-shows-vic-morrows-gruesome-death-out-of-line/389646 "2007-02-03T02:46:57Z")
Watching the news tonight, I saw the ABC News report of Nicole Kidman’s fairly minor accident on a movie set. The segment went on to an interview with a stunt coordinator, then ended by playing a clip of the Twilight Zo… --- ## [Republicans are basically Nazis, exhibit 14H](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-are-basically-nazis-exhibit-14h/834341)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-are-basically-nazis-exhibit-14h/834341 "2019-05-29T16:32:27Z")
Hey, remember those concentration camps at the border to deal with immigrants? Well, turns out you’d better not be gay or disabled, because if you are, they’re going to torture you! (And yes, solitary confinement is t… --- ## [Charging a laptop battery without the laptop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charging-a-laptop-battery-without-the-laptop/655203)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charging-a-laptop-battery-without-the-laptop/655203 "2013-04-11T08:02:23Z")
Hello everyone, Hopefully someone can help me out. I have an HP laptop that is about five years old. While not the latest and greatest I really love this computer. Unfortunately the receptacle on the laptop where you pl… --- ## [Hillary Clinton, why do you hate America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-why-do-you-hate-america/440289)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-why-do-you-hate-america/440289 "2008-03-08T00:45:54Z")
So it comes down to this: The People of a Democratic persuasion have picked their champion, but this ego-greedy old crone is still grasping and preening and picking at the carcass of the United States! It is like the bir… --- ## [Congratulations you fucking bitch..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-you-fucking-bitch/165029)
**Author:** [@moc.liamtoh\_rorrim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moc.liamtoh_rorrim)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2003, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-you-fucking-bitch/165029 "2003-04-03T12:08:22Z")
I was watching the new “System Of A Down” video… Some fucking moron in an anti war protest says “I dont see how bombing innocent children is the way to achieve peace” woooohoooo Congratu-FUCKING-Lations honey! Send t… --- ## [Best Towels in the World?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-towels-in-the-world/551516)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-towels-in-the-world/551516 "2010-08-27T07:40:41Z")
Uncharacteristically, I have not finished my Christmas shopping months ago. Out of ideas, I think I will get her new cotton bath towels. I was recently in a hotel that had some super stuff. Where can I find really good … --- ## [How exactly do "thyroid problems" make people fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-do-thyroid-problems-make-people-fat/461427)
**Author:** [@Broken\_Hoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broken_Hoe)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-do-thyroid-problems-make-people-fat/461427 "2008-08-28T20:37:44Z")
I’m not here to fat-bash or anything, I am just honestly puzzled by how the math works with this. Starting from the fact that one pound of fat contains about 3500 calories worth of energy, that means of course that if o… --- ## [Recommend Me Some Techno/Dance/Electronica/Trance/Rave Songs or Artists Please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210 "2009-12-12T05:15:27Z")
Welcome to another music related thread by the much adored Covered in Bees! This time I am in search of new techno/dance/electronica/trance/rave songs and artists. And any other genre the following songs fall into. I … --- ## [Gonzalez may have lied to Congress; Dem calls for special prosecutor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gonzalez-may-have-lied-to-congress-dem-calls-for-special-prosecutor/411261)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gonzalez-may-have-lied-to-congress-dem-calls-for-special-prosecutor/411261 "2007-08-02T19:58:26Z")
Today’s WaPo reports AG Gonzalez was briefed on incidents where the FBI had used its expanded powers to acquire information it was not entitled to have. Six days later, on April 27, 2005, he testified to Congress that "… --- ## [Relationships: Where's the line between trusting and stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationships-wheres-the-line-between-trusting-and-stupid/481850)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationships-wheres-the-line-between-trusting-and-stupid/481850 "2009-01-26T16:21:01Z")
I’m pretty sure I know the answer to my question; I just want to use you guys as a sounding board. So I’ve been dating this girl for a while now. We decide to make things exclusive. Exactly one week after making things … --- ## [Car needing $2500 in repairs: do the work or get a new car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-needing-2500-in-repairs-do-the-work-or-get-a-new-car/612770)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-needing-2500-in-repairs-do-the-work-or-get-a-new-car/612770 "2012-02-17T18:04:26Z")
Here’s hoping some car-savvy dopers can offer their advice. I own a 1984 Toyota Tercel with 194,000 miles on the odometer. Last summer I hit a deer and while the car is still very much drivable, it now has quite a few p… --- ## [Maybee tonight, motherfucker!...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybee-tonight-motherfucker/297300)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2005, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybee-tonight-motherfucker/297300 "2005-04-05T08:46:21Z")
I really don’t want to face this but, last night was the second in a row that the screen on my daughter’s bedroom window was pried loose and the window frame is now fucked up. my liitle girl is scared shitless to sleep i… --- ## [How soon after starting intercouse can a penis leak semen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-starting-intercouse-can-a-penis-leak-semen/203067)
**Author:** [@flapcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flapcats)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-starting-intercouse-can-a-penis-leak-semen/203067 "2003-09-23T16:28:22Z")
Question asked by a collegue: (Yes, really!) He’s worried his wife - who had their first baby 7 months ago - is pregnant again. He’s been withdrawing instead of using proper contraceptives and thinks there may have be… --- ## [You're the NFL Commish - Postpone the Green Bay Game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-nfl-commish-postpone-the-green-bay-game/677835)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-nfl-commish-postpone-the-green-bay-game/677835 "2014-01-08T00:32:21Z")
I know it isn’t going to happen, but if you were the NFL Commissioner and you’re prime directive was to protect the integrity of the game, would you do it? The NFL will delay games if lightning is in the area, as will g… --- ## [China's 'secret' 2020 plan for Taiwan. Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-secret-2020-plan-for-taiwan-thoughts/854566)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinas-secret-2020-plan-for-taiwan-thoughts/854566 "2020-06-14T22:35:26Z")
So, for a while now, China has had an open secret that they plan to essentially bring Taiwan back into the fold by 2020 by whatever means possible. This includes military, but a lot of it has hinged on subversion of sev… --- ## ["That's no moon.."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-no-moon/729602)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-no-moon/729602 "2015-09-04T15:52:42Z")
“…it’s a space station” Yeah, no shit. It’s the Death Star. It took 20 years, and millions of workers to build. How the \*\*\*\* is this a surprise? Okay, fine… Kenobi has been in the desert. But Han Solo acts like this is … --- ## [Parents keep child's gender secret - seek to raise genderless child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-keep-childs-gender-secret-seek-to-raise-genderless-child/582995)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-keep-childs-gender-secret-seek-to-raise-genderless-child/582995 "2011-05-25T21:11:28Z")
Story here. Parents keep child’s gender secret So many BS stories in the news these day. I have to wonder is this is just another publicity stunt. --- ## [If I make an exception for you,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-make-an-exception-for-you/541926)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-make-an-exception-for-you/541926 "2010-06-07T00:44:59Z")
I have to make an exception for everyone. This sentiment is alive in the Galaraga Perfect Game thread and everywhere else in life. It irritates me whenever I hear it. My response: No you don’t. Can’t you, as a ratio… --- ## [What Political Parties Would You Support In Other Countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-political-parties-would-you-support-in-other-countries/558242)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-political-parties-would-you-support-in-other-countries/558242 "2010-11-10T01:45:28Z")
What political party would you most be aligned with in other countries than your own? Australia: Liberal Party of Australia Austria: Freedom Party of Austria Belgium (Flemish): Christian Democratic and Flemish \[1\] Be… --- ## [Sequel Works which add Important Lore Rules which Never Appeared in the Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-works-which-add-important-lore-rules-which-never-appeared-in-the-original/988784)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-works-which-add-important-lore-rules-which-never-appeared-in-the-original/988784 "2023-08-28T19:08:17Z")
Basically a sequel introduces a rule or lore that is seen as incredibly important for the entire franchise, except this rule or lore was never established in the original work and in fact may even contradict it. Grease … --- ## [Botticelli September 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2012/633480)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2012/633480 "2012-10-03T20:18:18Z")
Your letter is D --- ## [What Would Dopers Do - Contraception Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-dopers-do-contraception-edition/581862)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2011, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-dopers-do-contraception-edition/581862 "2011-05-17T06:19:43Z")
Just watched \*What Would You Do, \*ABC’s hidden camera ethics show. Wondered what Dopers would do, in the scenarios they used and the gender flipped versions they didn’t. The scenario: you’re at your local drugstore. A t… --- ## [Navy guys: What's a 'Port Call'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-guys-whats-a-port-call/77432)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2001, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-guys-whats-a-port-call/77432 "2001-08-23T17:54:03Z")
In my hometown paper there’s an article about the USS Constellation making a “port call” in Hong Kong. Now, back in the day of “fighting sails”, I could understand a port call as being a stop in a friendly town, in orde… --- ## [Yet another inexplicable picture in need of a snappy caption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-inexplicable-picture-in-need-of-a-snappy-caption/303241)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-inexplicable-picture-in-need-of-a-snappy-caption/303241 "2005-06-06T02:28:28Z")
This photo is just asking to be the butt of some good jokes. --- ## [Computer Games, Old school style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-old-school-style/640848)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-old-school-style/640848 "2012-12-04T21:09:50Z")
Scorched Earth and Dinosaur Safari http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/93...ur+Safari.html My two favorite computer games we used to goof off with at school other than Oregon Trail. Please tell me I am not the only on… --- ## [My first biopsy - eep (or, why you should always get a second opinion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-biopsy-eep-or-why-you-should-always-get-a-second-opinion/580443)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-biopsy-eep-or-why-you-should-always-get-a-second-opinion/580443 "2011-05-16T01:38:05Z")
So a few months ago my boyfriend noticed a small lump in my breast (he examines them more often than I do). I honestly couldn’t remember if it had been there before. Eventually I went to the local clinic and the doctor t… --- ## [No power for days. What do people do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-power-for-days-what-do-people-do/681206)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-power-for-days-what-do-people-do/681206 "2014-02-16T04:44:39Z")
I’m in southern California. (We were in the 80’s today.) I keep hearing about people in the mid West and Northeast losing power for extended periods of time in VERY cold weather. What do these folks do? It would seem t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1377&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1379&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)