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**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2001, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-offensive-commercial/74795 "2001-08-07T18:57:33Z")
… or I’m Getting Too Sensitive For My Own Good. Actually this one isn’t offensive in the “How can they be so ignorant” kind of way, more in the Rolling Eyes sort of way. Anyway, there is this comely young woman sitting… --- ## [Childfree Folks: Ever Get Baby Fever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childfree-folks-ever-get-baby-fever/604506)
**Author:** [@Patience\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patience_Jones)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childfree-folks-ever-get-baby-fever/604506 "2011-12-01T22:17:41Z")
I’m over 40, married, and have no desire whatsoever to have children of my own. However, at times, I want to snuggle and cuddle and care for an infant so much that it surprises me. I love the idea of babysitting, because… --- ## [Butter or margarine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butter-or-margarine/629637)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butter-or-margarine/629637 "2012-07-29T17:38:20Z")
I made some fresh butter from skimming the cream off the top of the whole milk I got from a local dairy today. I like butter and am a little suspicious of margarine, but without any good reason. I use olive oil much more… --- ## [What meat \*isn't\* better if it is slow-cooked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-meat-isnt-better-if-it-is-slow-cooked/614409)
**Author:** [@spankthecrumpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spankthecrumpet)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-meat-isnt-better-if-it-is-slow-cooked/614409 "2012-03-02T03:18:08Z")
This may seem a ridiculous question, and one to which until recently I would have answered “steak, for a start”. But recent experiments in the crumpet household prove that steak slow cooked is better. And the same with … --- ## [Redneck terms of endearment for wife/girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redneck-terms-of-endearment-for-wife-girlfriend/399261)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redneck-terms-of-endearment-for-wife-girlfriend/399261 "2007-04-10T16:46:14Z")
I’m curious about all the various redneck-y terms of endearment for a wife or girlfriend. I know there’s “old lady”, and probably some others lingering in the recesses of my brain that I can’t quite pull out. What othe… --- ## [Military Stadiums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-stadiums/748597)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-stadiums/748597 "2016-03-13T02:40:06Z")
First: http://m.braves.mlb.com/news/article/166676496/braves-honored-to-play-at-fort-bragg?partnerId=as\_atl\_20160309\_59119086&adbid=10153530796147831&adbpl=fb&adbpr=35071097830 So my question is why doesn’t the MLB or N… --- ## [NFL Week 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/511609)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/511609 "2009-09-30T22:10:51Z")
Sunday, Sep. 27 Early Games \*\* NY JETS 3 Tennessee 37 \*\* Well, last week I went against the Jets versus the Pats. I knew it’d be a win for the Jets in my gut but I talked myself out of it based on the rookie… --- ## [Diagnose my hairy banana!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-hairy-banana/334679)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-hairy-banana/334679 "2023-03-02T17:00:37Z")
I have a banana at my desk this morning. I brought it to work yesterday, and left it on the desk oevernight. The skin is starting to get dark brown and spotty, but the banana still feels firm. When I peeled it open a … --- ## [Who do you love more: your spouse or kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-love-more-your-spouse-or-kids/432392)
**Author:** [@Br\_er\_Lapin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Br_er_Lapin)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-love-more-your-spouse-or-kids/432392 "2008-01-07T20:40:12Z")
This is kind of silly, weird and possibly stupid, and I don’t even remember how something so random came up, but I was having a discussion about this with my boyfriend. His opinion: the average person should/would love … --- ## [. . . and it was all a dream! (spoilers galore)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-it-was-all-a-dream-spoilers-galore/578950)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-it-was-all-a-dream-spoilers-galore/578950 "2011-04-21T19:04:24Z")
We all know it’s the worst cliched ending you can come up with: He woke up and discovered it was all a dream! Good authors avoid it. Even mediocre authors usually know better. But after seeing the most blatant exampl… --- ## [What animal, if any, can beat humanity in an all out war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-if-any-can-beat-humanity-in-an-all-out-war/591553)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-if-any-can-beat-humanity-in-an-all-out-war/591553 "2011-08-09T23:19:14Z")
The new Planet of the Apes movie comes out tomorrow so I thought I’d use the opportunity to ask a question I’ve been pondering for a while. Here’s the premise: Imagine that all types of one animal\* suddenly decide to ma… --- ## [Taking a dab and passing out? Marijuana is dangerous?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-dab-and-passing-out-marijuana-is-dangerous/686587)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-dab-and-passing-out-marijuana-is-dangerous/686587 "2014-04-24T00:27:08Z")
So, on 4/20, there’s been a huge number of people openly enjoying cannabis. The news articles are saying there’s a huge variety of people having a great time. Apparently, a Marijuana “bar” is a much friendlier place wh… --- ## [What's the word on Maya Angelou?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-word-on-maya-angelou/390618)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2007, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-word-on-maya-angelou/390618 "2007-02-09T02:31:19Z")
So I noticed while trawling the blogosphere today that scorn is being heaped on Maya Angelou’s appreciation of the late Molly Ivins. Sample sentence: \[QUOTE=Maya Angelou\] The walls of ignorance and prejudice and cruel… --- ## [Why do mosquitoes buzz in your ear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-mosquitoes-buzz-in-your-ear/226198)
**Author:** [@MaryWebGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaryWebGirl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-mosquitoes-buzz-in-your-ear/226198 "2004-01-29T01:54:32Z")
I’ve always been driven insane by mosquitoes buzzing in my ears at night. It’s happened a few times recently, and it made me wonder why the little suckers go for your ears. I had heard a long time ago that they are attra… --- ## [What movie you like has the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-you-like-has-the-lowest-rotten-tomatoes-score/727289)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-you-like-has-the-lowest-rotten-tomatoes-score/727289 "2015-08-26T23:18:01Z")
Not like because it is a “good bad movie”. I mean that you like it because you think it is a really good movie. Also, let’s try to find movies that have at least 50 or more reviews. I guess we can find an obscure movie t… --- ## [How did you find The Straight Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-the-straight-dope/754859)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-find-the-straight-dope/754859 "2016-06-23T08:53:03Z")
No, not this message board. I’m talking about the newspaper columns and books this board is originally based on. What drew you to the writings of Cecil Adams? I bring this up because author Katherine Dunn just died(wh… --- ## [Are women attracted to overly muscular men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-attracted-to-overly-muscular-men/730183)
**Author:** [@RebrandingHumor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RebrandingHumor)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-attracted-to-overly-muscular-men/730183 "2015-09-11T08:54:10Z")
I mean bodybuilder or powerlifter types, do women feel attraction for big backs, muyscular legs, wide shoulders, etc? I often hear women prefer the skinny types or rather slighty chubby than muscular… Are women kiind o… --- ## [RO: If you like dog fighting you'll love baby boxing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253 "2015-09-04T03:22:47Z")
Three women in New Jersey arrested for arranging fights among the toddlers at their day care center. Impossible to say yet whether this was an isolated incident, or just another round on the way to the championships. O… --- ## [Bringing Characters Back From Th' Dead (Spoilers Inevitable)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-characters-back-from-th-dead-spoilers-inevitable/366335)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-characters-back-from-th-dead-spoilers-inevitable/366335 "2006-08-01T00:21:57Z")
What are peoples thoughts on fictional characters coming “Back From The Dead”? I’m not talking about Patrick Duffy in the shower here. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Take for example a recen… --- ## [Prof Hawking says God did not create Universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prof-hawking-says-god-did-not-create-universe/552433)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2010, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prof-hawking-says-god-did-not-create-universe/552433 "2010-09-06T07:48:25Z")
So, as part of the publicity for Prof Stephen Hawking’s new book, The Grand Design, an excerpt has been released that Prof Hawking does not believe God is necessary for the Universe’s existence (BBC). The first thing to… --- ## [chronos, winkelried, coldfire, manhattan & CO.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-winkelried-coldfire-manhattan-co/71458)
**Author:** [@jally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jally)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2001, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-winkelried-coldfire-manhattan-co/71458 "2001-07-10T21:24:25Z")
latest outrage: referring to this post (among others): GQ - Attn. Programmers: self-serv moderation hack CLOSED AT CHRONO’S WHIM, NO REASONABLE REASON Y’ALL LABEL YOURSELVES MODERATORS? Y’ALL ARE MORE LIKE COMMUNIST… --- ## [Cats are spamming us now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-are-spamming-us-now/776105)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-are-spamming-us-now/776105 "2017-01-07T00:10:26Z")
Several spam threads today have featured titles such as:ghghdfdfrrrsdeavedgdgd. Proof it’s cats: :smiley: --- ## [Past scientific theories rejected because of religous reason? (like evolution)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/past-scientific-theories-rejected-because-of-religous-reason-like-evolution/296369)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/past-scientific-theories-rejected-because-of-religous-reason-like-evolution/296369 "2005-04-07T01:18:46Z")
The classic and most recent example is likely to be Evolution, but what other scientific theories had been rejected in the past by some because of religious reasons? Did anybody try to prevent, say, germ theory, from be… --- ## [Fight Club Freeze Frames (not the obvious one)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fight-club-freeze-frames-not-the-obvious-one/130929)
**Author:** [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2002, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fight-club-freeze-frames-not-the-obvious-one/130929 "2002-10-10T06:45:05Z")
Yeah, there’s the obvious freeze frame joke at the end, with the porno shot. I caught that, your mother caught that, dogs caught that. What I’m wondering about is the other ones. In rewatching the film this evening, I… --- ## [Parking in front of mailboxes: phobia or truth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-in-front-of-mailboxes-phobia-or-truth/4309)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 1999, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-in-front-of-mailboxes-phobia-or-truth/4309 "1999-10-29T12:46:00Z")
I used to live in a neighborhood that if you parked your car directly in front of a mailbox, you didn’t get mail that day. The mail delivery person just skipped those mailboxes rather than park his/her car, get out, and … --- ## [Is it gramatically correct to use the word "further" at the start of a sentence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-gramatically-correct-to-use-the-word-further-at-the-start-of-a-sentence/340232)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-gramatically-correct-to-use-the-word-further-at-the-start-of-a-sentence/340232 "2006-01-16T22:20:22Z")
I wrote a letter earlier and a colleague checked it but didn’t like the way I used “Further” at the start of a sentence. The letter would go: “Further, it is not accurate to say…” and “Further, the school in question…” … --- ## [Amusing Anachronistic Bits of Culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-anachronistic-bits-of-culture/758873)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-anachronistic-bits-of-culture/758873 "2016-07-08T12:18:41Z")
I’ve been playing Fallout 4 recently, and one of the songs on the soundtrack is “Atom Bomb”, a catchy little tune comparing a hot chick to a nuclear weapon. I like it because I have a dark sense of humor, but I can’t ima… --- ## [Could depression be an autoimmune disorder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-depression-be-an-autoimmune-disorder/560673)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-depression-be-an-autoimmune-disorder/560673 "2012-03-16T16:08:50Z")
In researching rheumatoid arthritis, I noticed that one of the common symptoms of it and other related autoimmune disorders is major depression. It’s understandable that the stress of dealing with an illness that saps yo… --- ## [SDMB's The Deadliest Warrior: Wonder Woman vs Superman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbs-the-deadliest-warrior-wonder-woman-vs-superman/547308)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmbs-the-deadliest-warrior-wonder-woman-vs-superman/547308 "2010-07-25T16:35:57Z")
I was thinking about this the other day after hanging around at Superdickery.com (which has an extensive gallery of WW’s BDSM tendencies as well, btw) and I came to realize that Wonder Woman would kick Superman’s ass pre… --- ## [Red Dead Redemption 2 might be happening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dead-redemption-2-might-be-happening/749364)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dead-redemption-2-might-be-happening/749364 "2021-01-31T00:28:07Z")
if it’s true, ill be VERY excited. (fingers crossed) --- ## [The World's Greatest Album Covers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-greatest-album-covers/466268)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-greatest-album-covers/466268 "2008-10-06T04:52:10Z")
See them here. But hands down, I’d say the winner is this one. One comment indicates one of the girls looks like Peter Sellers; that would have to be the one on the right wearing glasses. --- ## [Hillary Clinton and Mysogyny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-and-mysogyny/975482)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-and-mysogyny/975482 "2022-12-08T19:18:29Z")
In the Trump thoughts and prayers thread someone claimed that there wasn’t any/much? Misogyny towards Clinton in the 2016 election. I strongly vehemently disagree. One article with some examples HIlary, from the first m… --- ## [Survivor 12/10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-12-10/520802)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-12-10/520802 "2009-12-17T22:10:03Z")
Uh, it’s 8:22 and they are at tribal council. :confused: What are they planning? --- ## [Patient: "God Cured Me!" Judge: "You're having a hysterectomy anyway"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patient-god-cured-me-judge-youre-having-a-hysterectomy-anyway/575977)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patient-god-cured-me-judge-youre-having-a-hysterectomy-anyway/575977 "2011-03-27T16:22:31Z")
\[ \](http://www.nbcmontana.com/health/27105425/detail.html#) Okay, so an adult woman was diagnosed with Stage 1 cervical cancer and her doctor immediately reported that she may not be competent to make medical decision… --- ## [All things spelling, grammar, and word use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-spelling-grammar-and-word-use/465290)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2008, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-spelling-grammar-and-word-use/465290 "2008-10-03T09:34:52Z")
A lot of threads get hijacked for spelling, grammar, word use, and definitions. Let it all out here instead. Man can mean a male or a female. As in a member of mankind, or a woman. The first definition of man is an indi… --- ## [How does one acquire the nickname "Spanky"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-acquire-the-nickname-spanky/45747)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2000, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-acquire-the-nickname-spanky/45747 "2000-12-16T02:58:12Z")
Counting that little rascal kid, I have known of five or six different people nick-named spanky. Try as I may, I can’t come up with any physical similarities among these people. I plugged the name into a search engine, b… --- ## [Why is my ass wet? (May be slightly TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-ass-wet-may-be-slightly-tmi/255327)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2004, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-ass-wet-may-be-slightly-tmi/255327 "2004-07-19T16:49:40Z")
I’ve had this “condition” for all of my adult life, and maybe longer. Oftentimes I’ll notice that the back of my pants are wet, and when I take them off, so are my undies, and if I’ve tucked in my shirt, the back of that… --- ## [Can the swastika be reclaimed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-swastika-be-reclaimed/358810)
**Author:** [@Agnostic\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agnostic_Pagan)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-swastika-be-reclaimed/358810 "2006-06-04T01:21:20Z")
This post by jsgoddess from the Pit thread about the symbolism of 88 made me decide to finally start this thread. This idea has been bouncing around my head since January, but I haven’t had the time to devote a thread t… --- ## [Whose Line is it Anyway returns July 16.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returns-july-16/663197)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-line-is-it-anyway-returns-july-16/663197 "2013-07-31T16:58:54Z")
I’m sure most of you know this, but I’m creating this thread to discuss it and to remind myself not to miss it when it airs. Yes, it has Ryan, Colin, and Wayne. Anyway, here is the first clip they’ve released from it. … --- ## [I'm unemployed! I need cheap and time intensive hobbies!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-unemployed-i-need-cheap-and-time-intensive-hobbies/466479)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-unemployed-i-need-cheap-and-time-intensive-hobbies/466479 "2008-10-06T07:14:55Z")
Recently I’ve become unemployed and have a bit too much free time on my hands. For the past week I have looked over job postings, done my master’s degree homework, read straight dope, and in general not left the apartme… --- ## [When did it become usual for women not to work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-it-become-usual-for-women-not-to-work/649144)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-it-become-usual-for-women-not-to-work/649144 "2013-02-13T21:31:01Z")
Premise 1: For much of human history, women worked aside from domestic duties. In agricultural societies, most women, even coupled ones with children, contributed to the raising of crops and other farm-related activiti… --- ## [Did you guys know about "vanity cards"? Also, defending Two and a Half Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-guys-know-about-vanity-cards-also-defending-two-and-a-half-men/504678)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-guys-know-about-vanity-cards-also-defending-two-and-a-half-men/504678 "2009-08-03T23:19:35Z")
If so, why didn’t you tell me? Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory, Dharma and Greg) does them. This is one of my favorites. Is Lorre the only one who does them? I don’t get all the hate for Two and a Ha… --- ## [So, your baby is a demon. Literally. Now What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-your-baby-is-a-demon-literally-now-what/488914)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-your-baby-is-a-demon-literally-now-what/488914 "2009-03-14T23:26:14Z")
Now that you’ve survived a zombie invasionand being turned into a vampire, (hypothetical) life has thrown you yet another curveball. You’ve met the guy or girl of your dreams, and fallen deeply in love. And, in the fulln… --- ## [At what point does someone being celibate become a dealbreaker for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-someone-being-celibate-become-a-dealbreaker-for-you/661631)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-someone-being-celibate-become-a-dealbreaker-for-you/661631 "2013-06-24T20:07:03Z")
Spin-off of this thread on virgins. I bring this up because I have been celibate for 16 years now. I guess by this point I can fulfill all (or almost all) of my needs in other ways, have learned to sublimate said drive… --- ## [Giga? Jiga? Pronuciation of the billion metric prefix.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giga-jiga-pronuciation-of-the-billion-metric-prefix/371058)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giga-jiga-pronuciation-of-the-billion-metric-prefix/371058 "2006-09-03T20:47:59Z")
In this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7736373#post7736373 I was challenged over my contention that the Giga metric prefix is commonly mispronounced. I am contested on this every time I am… --- ## [Two Ladies get rescued once and then die shortly later in another mishap.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-ladies-get-rescued-once-and-then-die-shortly-later-in-another-mishap/664437)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-ladies-get-rescued-once-and-then-die-shortly-later-in-another-mishap/664437 "2013-07-27T23:40:07Z")
Two ladies Rescued once from a mountain. They leave in their car and drive right down a boat ramp into the water. Somehow it just wasn’t their day to visit a state park. I know the original rescuer must feel terrible. … --- ## [Help! My casters are immobilized in my hair!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-casters-are-immobilized-in-my-hair/495343)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-casters-are-immobilized-in-my-hair/495343 "2009-05-05T19:07:33Z")
Fortunately the hair in question’s not attached to me anymore. But I’m at a loss about how to free the wheels up again. I have a chair kind of like this, with casters very much like this. The “tire” of the wheel is a sp… --- ## [Ladies: Do you ever keep your cell phone in your bosom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-ever-keep-your-cell-phone-in-your-bosom/620176)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-ever-keep-your-cell-phone-in-your-bosom/620176 "2012-05-05T14:10:21Z")
This happened to me twice in one week: I went to give a female friend my cell phone number, and she reaches into her bra and takes out her phone. I woule never keep my cell phone in my bra. I would never even think of d… --- ## [Sex in music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-in-music/526834)
**Author:** [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-in-music/526834 "2010-02-02T17:06:23Z")
I am working on a paper and am looking for examples of sex in music lyrics. I would like to have several songs from a vast time period (say the 1940’s to present) to look at for examples. I know that they made refrenc… --- ## [This is Just Creepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-creepy/306051)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2005, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-just-creepy/306051 "2005-06-02T13:14:33Z")
Really creepy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1379&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1381&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)