# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1385&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:** 1386 --- ## [Share your stress dreams!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-stress-dreams/786943)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-stress-dreams/786943 "2017-07-18T20:57:34Z")
When I’m stressed/anxious about something my sleeping brain seems to produce one of three dreams: Naked at work/public: it’s always either top or bottom nekkid, never both. And no one else ever points it out, I come to … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 2/17--The Cohabitation Formulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-17-the-cohabitation-formulation/571696)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-17-the-cohabitation-formulation/571696 "2011-02-22T20:52:00Z")
As Wolowitz contemplates taking things with Bernadette to the next level, Leonard rekindles his relationship with Raj’s sister. I love Priya Koothrappali and am so glad she has a return appearance. --- ## [What ONE name comes immediately to mind when you hear "1950's"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839 "2014-02-14T08:15:15Z")
First name that comes to mind, please. Okay to mention others after that first one, if you like, but make your post start with that first impression. --- ## [How many "green" things do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-green-things-do-you-do/656446)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-green-things-do-you-do/656446 "2013-05-25T22:56:13Z")
In honour of Earth Day, how many “green” things do you do regularly? You can pretty much define it any way you like it, as long as the end result is that your actions (or inactions) reduce emissions or pollution. --- ## [Hasselblad H4D-60 Digital SLR - Is this the most expensive digital camera in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasselblad-h4d-60-digital-slr-is-this-the-most-expensive-digital-camera-in-the-world/545918)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasselblad-h4d-60-digital-slr-is-this-the-most-expensive-digital-camera-in-the-world/545918 "2010-07-09T17:08:55Z")
Obviously there are special purpose industrial and scientific cameras that might be more expensive, but when it comes to retail digital cameras is this the current king of the mountain? Hasselblad H4D-60 Digital SLR Cam… --- ## [Company Car as an Employment Perk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-car-as-an-employment-perk/553587)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-car-as-an-employment-perk/553587 "2010-09-14T13:31:59Z")
I just filled out several documents for my new job, and one of them was an agreement that I’d care for my company car. Now, I’m not going to get a company car - at my pay grade I might get a company bumper sticker - and … --- ## [Why doesn't warm water come to a boil faster than cold water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-warm-water-come-to-a-boil-faster-than-cold-water/547979)
**Author:** [@Penguinlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penguinlady)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2010, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-warm-water-come-to-a-boil-faster-than-cold-water/547979 "2010-07-27T02:36:29Z")
I’ve done a very carefully controlled, highly scientific experiment in my kitchen. I put two quarts of warm water into a pot, and two quarts of cold water into another pot of identical dimensions. Then I turned on the … --- ## [Is this ethical? (Gaming a subscription plan)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-ethical-gaming-a-subscription-plan/975304)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-ethical-gaming-a-subscription-plan/975304 "2022-12-08T02:16:33Z")
Joe has a monthly subscription plan at his local car wash. He gets one basic wash per day for $24/month. It’s a use it or lose it type deal, the washes don’t acrue. When he signed up the car wash attendant placed an RFI… --- ## [Transporting long steel rails, by rail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transporting-long-steel-rails-by-rail/674503)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transporting-long-steel-rails-by-rail/674503 "2013-11-26T16:46:54Z")
I live in the UK and I commute by train every day (and travel a fair bit by rail for other purposes). I often see lengths of steel rail neatly laid for storage between the tracks - presumably placed there for some forth… --- ## [Fun with American vs. British English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-american-vs-british-english/368205)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2006, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-american-vs-british-english/368205 "2006-08-16T13:16:28Z")
Two true stories: My English friends were visiting and we took them out to dinner. The perky waitress steps up and says, “Hi, I’m Randy and I’ll be your waitress tonight!” My friend was with her husband in England. S… --- ## [Whaddya mean, it's December in the MMP?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-mean-its-december-in-the-mmp/975673)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-mean-its-december-in-the-mmp/975673 "2022-12-05T06:58:55Z")
Well, in a coupla days, anyway. Thus unleashes the onslaught of Christmas music - ugh, a couple of my current coworkers and one of my managers are SOOPER into Christmas, so I fear the awaiting auditory plagues - but at l… --- ## [Employer flying tattered American flag - how annoyed should I be with this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-flying-tattered-american-flag-how-annoyed-should-i-be-with-this/844873)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2019, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-flying-tattered-american-flag-how-annoyed-should-i-be-with-this/844873 "2019-12-25T09:20:06Z")
Some time ago, I was taking my break at work and gazing out the window, enjoying the sunshine and being quite happy I was safely on the inside of the pane considering the seventy five KPH wind gusts and sub-freezing temp… --- ## [Prove the big bang...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prove-the-big-bang/415575)
**Author:** [@lightwait](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightwait)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prove-the-big-bang/415575 "2007-08-22T23:17:42Z")
I dare you to prove the big bang! You cannot do it! You were not there! Blessings --- ## [Jim Jordan accused of ignoring sexual abuse as a coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-jordan-accused-of-ignoring-sexual-abuse-as-a-coach/817230)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-jordan-accused-of-ignoring-sexual-abuse-as-a-coach/817230 "2019-11-08T18:56:19Z")
So far he’s denying any knowledge, which doesn’t strike me as credible. Strikingly similar to the Michigan gymnast doctor case, IMO. --- ## [Let's talk about capitalism again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-capitalism-again/316690)
**Author:** [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2005, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-capitalism-again/316690 "2005-08-20T15:21:27Z")
Today’s topic is Why Capitalism Doesn’t Work. Ready? Here we go. The idea behind capitalism is fairly straightforward: everyone gets a chance, and success depends on how much hard work and creativity you put into your w… --- ## [Jews For Jesus - For Real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-for-jesus-for-real/26936)
**Author:** [@IzzyR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IzzyR)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2000, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-for-jesus-for-real/26936 "2000-07-31T14:27:15Z")
This group is currently conducting a major advertising campaign. My question is; do these people genuinely believe what they present - that they are promoting a better and enhanced version of Judaism, or are they simply… --- ## [Let's see what it takes for me to get fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-what-it-takes-for-me-to-get-fired/203419)
**Author:** [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-what-it-takes-for-me-to-get-fired/203419 "2003-09-30T15:11:29Z")
It’s not much of a secret that I HATE my job. I hate the way the place is run, I hate not knowing what hours or days off I have from week to week, I hate the micro-management, I hate the mind-numbing repetitiveness of i… --- ## [Is there really a shortage of jobs, or have we failed to solve the overpopulation problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-a-shortage-of-jobs-or-have-we-failed-to-solve-the-overpopulation-problem/589928)
**Author:** [@Cyclone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyclone)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-a-shortage-of-jobs-or-have-we-failed-to-solve-the-overpopulation-problem/589928 "2011-10-09T22:21:17Z")
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/21/eveningnews/main20081590.shtml?tag=stack CBS News reported tonight that many labor intensive jobs are now being taken over by robots. Operating a robot takes more advance train… --- ## [Get Out Alive (reality/survival show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-alive-reality-survival-show/663041)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-alive-reality-survival-show/663041 "2013-08-27T21:07:37Z")
(Hello. My name is StarvingButStrong. I’m a reality show junkie.) Setup: ten teams of two contestants, 8 ‘journeys’ full of physical ‘survive in the wilderness’ type challenges to complete, one team goes each week, w… --- ## [Talking about code-switching is now considered trolling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-about-code-switching-is-now-considered-trolling/837798)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-about-code-switching-is-now-considered-trolling/837798 "2019-07-31T21:12:12Z")
I refer to this banning: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21775551#post21775551 Okay, I don’t know Stuntman Mike. I haven’t noticed him, maybe because we don’t frequent the same parts of the board or… --- ## [Texas Barely GOP?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-barely-gop/768518)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-barely-gop/768518 "2016-10-29T05:34:08Z")
I checked electoral-vote this morning, and Texas is showing “Barely GOP”. I know, it’s a polling aggregator, not a prediction site like 538, but it’s the trend line that is amazing. Since last spring, Texas was showing… --- ## [The "conservatives" on this board have turned me liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-conservatives-on-this-board-have-turned-me-liberal/741578)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-conservatives-on-this-board-have-turned-me-liberal/741578 "2015-12-30T18:47:16Z")
Before I found this place, I was very happy as a Kinda-Libertarian (more about why they’re all “kinda” later). Raised by a military dad and a mom that was a Goldwater Girl, I voted for Nixon, and was pro-Reagan back in t… --- ## [I Suppose There Should Be A MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suppose-there-should-be-a-mmp/946811)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suppose-there-should-be-a-mmp/946811 "2021-07-29T12:54:20Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 73 Amurrkin out and fair (as opposed to ugly?) with a predicted high of 88 and presumed rain/tstorms/apocalypse for this afternoon and evenin’. We shall see. I shall bet… --- ## [How much would you spend on a watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-spend-on-a-watch/159578)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-spend-on-a-watch/159578 "2003-03-09T01:59:03Z")
To me, a watch is a thing that keeps the approximate current time. It is attached to a part of my body in a non-invasive way so that I may carry it around in the event I need to know what time it is. In a utilitarian s… --- ## [If Drano won't unclog a toilet, what (other than a plunger) will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-drano-wont-unclog-a-toilet-what-other-than-a-plunger-will/435498)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-drano-wont-unclog-a-toilet-what-other-than-a-plunger-will/435498 "2008-01-30T18:23:41Z")
I have a stopped-up toilet in my half-bath – near as I can figure, because some asstard guest flushed paper towels down it. I thought I had a plunger but I can’t find it. A bottle of Drano or Liquid Plumr always says, … --- ## [Is a flimflam a flimflam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-flimflam-a-flimflam/690704)
**Author:** [@willmac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willmac)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2014, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-flimflam-a-flimflam/690704 "2014-06-16T13:45:35Z")
Firstly, I posted this question on this website because I expect a reasonably sensible answer- for this quesiton is a reasonibly sensible one. I initially posted this in “general questions” but got a rather hurtful resp… --- ## [Wow, these people are our future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-these-people-are-our-future/355106)
**Author:** [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-these-people-are-our-future/355106 "2006-05-12T18:25:39Z")
Pretty freaking sad, this CNN article states that 2/3rds of people aged 18 to 24 surveyed could not find Iraq on a map!!! Discuss… MtM --- ## [What is your opinion regarding public evangelism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-regarding-public-evangelism/996283)
**Author:** [@philipdalton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/philipdalton)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-regarding-public-evangelism/996283 "2024-04-23T17:37:49Z")
I’m not referring to Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, Christadelphians or any other of those groups who stand there with their placards and literature, peacefully keeping themselves to themselves. I’m talking about those w… --- ## [A couple questions about Rome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-questions-about-rome/713339)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-questions-about-rome/713339 "2015-04-12T16:55:03Z")
First of all. Why aren’t Romans considered to be ancient Italians? Sure Rome expanded outside of Italy later on and early in its history just encompassed a small part of Italy, but during the peak of the republic and emp… --- ## [Open your door, smack a biker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-your-door-smack-a-biker/266196)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-your-door-smack-a-biker/266196 "2019-10-10T19:44:29Z")
This is my last sincere question today, I promise. It’s a beautiful day, so I went for a drive. So did a buncha bikers. I know this to be a fable near and dear to the hearts of many motorcyclists, but I suspect urban le… --- ## [Shop sign's with apostrophe's.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shop-signs-with-apostrophes/449686)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shop-signs-with-apostrophes/449686 "2008-06-06T16:22:46Z")
I just saw another one. Glamour Hair Studio’s Inserting the apostrophe in the wrong place is one thing. Allowing it to make it onto something as permanent, and ‘professional’ and checked-and-seen-by-multiple-people-so… --- ## [Granddaughter of Westboro Baptist Church's founder escapes \[and others\].](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/granddaughter-of-westboro-baptist-churchs-founder-escapes-and-others/648634)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/granddaughter-of-westboro-baptist-churchs-founder-escapes-and-others/648634 "2013-02-11T05:07:10Z")
Cracks are beginning to develop within Westboro Baptist Church. The founder’s 29 year old granddaughter fled. Her brother left a couple years ago. She’s given interviews detailing life within the hate organization. I fo… --- ## [Recommend an air rifle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-air-rifle/569755)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-air-rifle/569755 "2012-01-25T18:03:25Z")
When I was a kid I had a Crossman pump air rifle. 200-rd. reservoir, 18 shots on top, brass bolt with what looked like an acorn nut on the end. I still have it somewhere. The plastic pump stock shattered, and I replac… --- ## [When is sex the best? In love or just horny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-sex-the-best-in-love-or-just-horny/194241)
**Author:** [@Honeydew\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honeydew_1)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-sex-the-best-in-love-or-just-horny/194241 "2003-08-15T21:33:24Z")
I was wondering about this lately… I’ve been extremely lucky to find the man of my dreams (yes on here too !!!) and having met up quite a few times now, I know for a fact that making love with him/having sex (whatever yo… --- ## [Why do cats often "do nothing"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-often-do-nothing/276472)
**Author:** [@dre2xl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dre2xl)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-often-do-nothing/276472 "2005-02-12T16:29:22Z")
Anyone who owns a cat probably has seen that they spend inordinate amounts of time appearing to do nothing: e.g., they’ll sit down and stare at a blank wall for hours. What exactly are they doing when they do this? Bei… --- ## [Who wants to see more flirt threads, and who do you want to see in them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-see-more-flirt-threads-and-who-do-you-want-to-see-in-them/68532)
**Author:** [@Watermelon\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watermelon_Man)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2001, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-see-more-flirt-threads-and-who-do-you-want-to-see-in-them/68532 "2001-06-18T14:38:02Z")
I, for one, could definitely do with more of the witty and sexy SDMB threads. And, although the participants of these threads are very much experts in the fields, I do believe the addition of such names as Sue Dunhym an… --- ## [Car shudders when accelerating from stop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-shudders-when-accelerating-from-stop/330047)
**Author:** [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-shudders-when-accelerating-from-stop/330047 "2005-11-09T03:10:50Z")
My fiancée’s 96 Civic has had this problem for a while now. When I slow down for a stop sign or stoplight and get below about 10 mph, the car will shudder and hesitate when I press on the accelerator. It doesn’t hesitate… --- ## [Believing in God While Hating Him With A Twist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believing-in-god-while-hating-him-with-a-twist/538010)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believing-in-god-while-hating-him-with-a-twist/538010 "2010-05-12T14:54:52Z")
In this thread Believing In God While Hating Him - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board , Curtis LeMay asked Here I will ask the same question with a major change- Yes, the God in question is Yahweh of the Heb… --- ## [What's with all the porno Facebook profiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-porno-facebook-profiles/501130)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-porno-facebook-profiles/501130 "2009-06-30T14:50:10Z")
There seems to be a level of Facebook that had been invisible to me. Until I started a closed lesbian group, which needs moderator approval to join. Since almost no one on Facebook reveals their profile information to no… --- ## [What are the Urban Legends in your profession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-urban-legends-in-your-profession/396133)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-urban-legends-in-your-profession/396133 "2007-05-03T00:09:33Z")
We soldiers have many. Ask me about the guy who got a profile requiring him to masturbate at least ten times a day or risk non-judicial punishment. I can also tell you about the FOAF who tried to kill himself with a fl… --- ## [May I have a moment of your time, scott evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-i-have-a-moment-of-your-time-scott-evil/119324)
**Author:** [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2002, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-i-have-a-moment-of-your-time-scott-evil/119324 "2002-07-17T23:55:45Z")
Regarding your post and my response in this thread. We get it already. Somebody lectured you about safe sex in response to an OP that didn’t particularly call for it. In the couple of months or so since that happened … --- ## [The delights of Icelandic cuisine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-delights-of-icelandic-cuisine/605408)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-delights-of-icelandic-cuisine/605408 "2011-12-08T22:30:03Z")
After a bit over four decades on this rock, I decided that enough is enough ; I have to get a stamp in my passport. So, around late March, I’m going to drive to JFK, park the car, hop on a flight to Reykjavik, and spend… --- ## [People with horrible vision who wear glasses-- how do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-horrible-vision-who-wear-glasses-how-do-you-do-it/483533)
**Author:** [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-horrible-vision-who-wear-glasses-how-do-you-do-it/483533 "2009-02-04T20:49:43Z")
My vision is terrible, although not quite as bad as some people I know. When I’m asked to read the eye chart, I say “E.” Then when asked to read the next line down, I have to tell them that I’m joking and can’t even re… --- ## [Book instead of a card: new shower request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-instead-of-a-card-new-shower-request/696514)
**Author:** [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-instead-of-a-card-new-shower-request/696514 "2014-08-27T14:31:16Z")
I know the Dope has DEEP divides about weddings, giftings and tipping so I bring you all a new phenomenon. Or the first time for me at least. I was recently invited to a baby shower and was requested to bring not only a… --- ## [Would this system lead to better or worse presidents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-system-lead-to-better-or-worse-presidents/777756)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-system-lead-to-better-or-worse-presidents/777756 "2017-01-31T20:12:44Z")
Suppose we amended the constitution and repealed the twenty-second amendment… and replaced it with a new amendment that stated that a person could serve as many terms as the people wanted to elect them to - but they coul… --- ## [The Return of the Brontosaurus!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-brontosaurus/717036)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-the-brontosaurus/717036 "2015-04-09T11:50:42Z")
Apparently the skeletons originally designated Brontosaurus, then later re-classified as the already-named Apatosaurus, have now been found to differ in so many details that they’re considering re-naming it Brontosaurus: … --- ## [What is the lightest thing on earth ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-lightest-thing-on-earth/541758)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-lightest-thing-on-earth/541758 "2017-07-06T02:52:18Z")
I am curious . --- ## [Tainted Meat - will cooking make it safe to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tainted-meat-will-cooking-make-it-safe-to-eat/638714)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tainted-meat-will-cooking-make-it-safe-to-eat/638714 "2012-10-24T20:25:15Z")
Please confirm or deny my understanding of the situation… It is wise to assume any beef has come in contact with e-coli bacteria. Cooking until all the meat is at 160 degrees Fahrenheit will kill any bacteria on the me… --- ## [Will the country unravel if Obama is assassinated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-country-unravel-if-obama-is-assassinated/516342)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2009, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-country-unravel-if-obama-is-assassinated/516342 "2009-11-07T13:11:01Z")
I hope this isn’t too grisly a topic. Certainly I’m not in favor of killing any president, much less the only one I ever campaigned for. Anyway, this week’s Mad Men, centered around the characters’ reaction to the JFK a… --- ## [NFL Week 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-12/738567)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2015, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-12/738567 "2015-12-04T05:48:12Z")
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