# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1387&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:** 1388 --- ## [Shit homophobic people say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-homophobic-people-say/609528)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-homophobic-people-say/609528 "2012-01-18T19:02:36Z")
Gee, they didn’t even mention Adam & Steve. I’m too tired to put this in the pit; nothing original here anyway. It’s just sad that people actually believe this shit, in the 21st century. --- ## [U.S. Dialect survey: "kipe" or "kype"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dialect-survey-kipe-or-kype/289658)
**Author:** [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-dialect-survey-kipe-or-kype/289658 "2010-09-26T23:56:18Z")
This came up in passing in another thread, and I want to check a hypothesis, so A) Do you know this word, as a verb and B) where did you grow up/ where did you learn this word? --- ## [Scenes of pure nerve](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-of-pure-nerve/407804)
**Author:** [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-of-pure-nerve/407804 "2007-07-01T21:25:52Z")
This is a thread for all of those moments when a character takes a stand against superior forces with nothing but a gallon of pure gall and maybe a sand grain of secret knowledge. I was just watching Brick for the umpte… --- ## ["If I'm old enough to die for my country, I'm old enough to drink a beer."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-im-old-enough-to-die-for-my-country-im-old-enough-to-drink-a-beer/457366)
**Author:** [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-im-old-enough-to-die-for-my-country-im-old-enough-to-drink-a-beer/457366 "2008-07-24T03:59:34Z")
I once believed this, being 18, in the military, and wanting to drink beer. But my 34-year-old self looks at my 18-year-old self and says: “No way.” I made it out alive, but I think the drinking age is 21 for all the … --- ## [Fired employee to file lawsuit against Zimmerman prosecutors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fired-employee-to-file-lawsuit-against-zimmerman-prosecutors/663725)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fired-employee-to-file-lawsuit-against-zimmerman-prosecutors/663725 "2013-08-02T19:01:19Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-fired-employee-file-lawsuit-against-zimmerman-prosecutors-234312305.html Ben Kruidbos, Corey’s former director of information technology, was fired after testifying at a pre-trial hearing… --- ## [How Does Your Depression Manifest Itself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-your-depression-manifest-itself/649118)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-your-depression-manifest-itself/649118 "2013-02-09T03:13:16Z")
I’ve been reading a few books about depression lately. Right now I’m reading ‘‘The Noonday Demon’’ and I can relate a lot to the author’s symptoms, but this guy describes himself as crying all the time during these majo… --- ## [Why Do Dogs Love "Tug of War"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dogs-love-tug-of-war/649571)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dogs-love-tug-of-war/649571 "2013-02-08T02:54:01Z")
My stepson’s Labradoodle is 4-yet she is like a puppy-always bringing a stuffed toy and pressing it int my hand-so she can initiate some tug of way. She never stops-sometimes I get tired and tell her to stop-she meekly … --- ## [Is there a 10 million mile club?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-10-million-mile-club/522878)
**Author:** [@KellenHL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellenHL)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-10-million-mile-club/522878 "2009-12-29T14:39:58Z")
I just recently (and regrettably, but more about that later) saw the movie “Up In The Air”. The main character Ryan Brigham (George Clooney) aspires to become a member of the ten million frequent flyer club. Does such a … --- ## [Vietnam Vets -- Where Are They Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnam-vets-where-are-they-now/594474)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnam-vets-where-are-they-now/594474 "2014-03-11T10:30:59Z")
We are entering the era where WWII vets are dying off like flies. It’s too bad – some of them are still left, but we’ll soon reach a point where they are as vanishingly rare as WWI or Spanish American vets were in the d… --- ## [Why do Jewish Mexicans act like they are more mexican than Mexican Americans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-jewish-mexicans-act-like-they-are-more-mexican-than-mexican-americans/505774)
**Author:** [@torera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torera)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2009, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-jewish-mexicans-act-like-they-are-more-mexican-than-mexican-americans/505774 "2009-08-16T18:12:33Z")
Why do Jewish Mexicans (ancestors not from Mezo America) act like they are more Mexican than Mexican Americans (ancestors are from Mezo America and born and raised in the United Sates, northern America)? --- ## [Characters who seem like sweet lil bunnies but are actually psycho whackjobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-who-seem-like-sweet-lil-bunnies-but-are-actually-psycho-whackjobs/495562)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-who-seem-like-sweet-lil-bunnies-but-are-actually-psycho-whackjobs/495562 "2009-05-08T00:10:53Z")
I think the thread title’s pretty clear. I’ll begin my nominating Alison Cameron on House. In the latest episode, it’s revealed that she has kept her dead husband’s sperm on ice for years. She married her husband–nay, … --- ## [Explain the Nuclear Power waste storage problem to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-nuclear-power-waste-storage-problem-to-me/503472)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-nuclear-power-waste-storage-problem-to-me/503472 "2009-07-23T19:19:09Z")
So one of the biggest problems with nuclear power is the waste by-product. NIMBY has a stranglehold on the waste storage issue and nuclear power advocates will usually pull out emotional appeals to bias if you ask them … --- ## [Blender's 500 CDs you must own. God help us.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blenders-500-cds-you-must-own-god-help-us/165831)
**Author:** [@Bedrosian\_Bixby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bedrosian_Bixby)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blenders-500-cds-you-must-own-god-help-us/165831 "2003-04-04T04:22:31Z")
I recently picked up a copy of Blender, a rag I usually avoid like the plague. This issue, however, interested me. It is Blender’s take on 500 CDs you must own before you die. Now it’s too much to list in one OP, so I wo… --- ## [Please, help me out with some reliable links debunking Stanislaw Burzynski.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-out-with-some-reliable-links-debunking-stanislaw-burzynski/585183)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-out-with-some-reliable-links-debunking-stanislaw-burzynski/585183 "2011-08-11T17:01:36Z")
The title says it all - there is a video circulating about FarceBook, claiming that Burzynski has the cure for cancer and Big Pharma has been stubbornly fighting him all the way. Any reliable links that help refute this… --- ## [Pastor asked (forced) to leave town](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pastor-asked-forced-to-leave-town/537457)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pastor-asked-forced-to-leave-town/537457 "2010-04-28T06:23:38Z")
Locally, a minister (Baptist) was forced to leave town this weekend. He and his wife were just too liberal for the locals. I was not of their flock and I realize that the church elders have the right to ax any minister t… --- ## [Wouldn't you prefer to travel the Oregon Trail light instead of w/ wagons & oxen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-you-prefer-to-travel-the-oregon-trail-light-instead-of-w-wagons-oxen/656595)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-you-prefer-to-travel-the-oregon-trail-light-instead-of-w-wagons-oxen/656595 "2013-04-26T20:34:52Z")
http://www.blm.gov/or/oregontrail/history-faqs.php Check out questions 5 and 7. If you were forced to go back in time and travel the Oregon Trail with only the resources available in that time, wouldn’t you go about it… --- ## [Can you jump start a Prius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-jump-start-a-prius/512795)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-jump-start-a-prius/512795 "2009-10-28T01:48:03Z")
I assume you can’t jump start a Prius, but they just did it in this awful movie I was watching so I thought I would ask. I wouldn’t think the battery voltages would be compatible or that the power requirements would be … --- ## [Lolita ... I don't get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lolita-i-dont-get-it/103529)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2002, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lolita-i-dont-get-it/103529 "2002-11-17T14:48:40Z")
I tried to read Lolita a few years ago. I was trying to read “ironically” but all I could see was the self-justification of a child abuser. I admit I didn’t make it to the end. It just made me so sick to my stomach. W… --- ## [Why hold general elections (UK Parliament)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hold-general-elections-uk-parliament/716009)
**Author:** [@dofe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dofe)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hold-general-elections-uk-parliament/716009 "2015-05-12T22:02:26Z")
I recently read an article that discussed Gordon Brown’s decision to not call an election during the early months of his premiership, when he was most popular with the electorate. Can anyone explain to this ignorant Amer… --- ## ["Obamacare will eliminate jobs" -- How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-will-eliminate-jobs-how/613845)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-will-eliminate-jobs-how/613845 "2012-02-29T01:52:11Z")
An Illinois congressman is currently running campaign ads saying that if he’s re-elected he will work to repeal Obamacare, because it it costing Americans jobs. But how can this be true? We still need doctors and other h… --- ## [I hate to say this but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-to-say-this-but/615049)
**Author:** [@SticksAndString](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SticksAndString)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-to-say-this-but/615049 "2012-03-13T14:26:12Z")
I TOLD YOU SO I TOLD YOU SO I TOOOOLD YOOOOU SOOOO! See…you should’ve listened to me when I told you that this wasn’t going to work out like you said it would and now when it hasn’t worked out the way you wanted NOW you… --- ## [The NFL Pro Bowl: can it be fixed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-pro-bowl-can-it-be-fixed/567375)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-pro-bowl-can-it-be-fixed/567375 "2011-02-03T17:59:07Z")
It’s always seemed like the most pointless game in the NFL schedule. Even pre-season games seem more relevant. The League moved it to the week before the Superbowl but that doesn’t seem to have made any difference. Any… --- ## [What is this Thing on my back? TMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-on-my-back-tmi/307264)
**Author:** [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2005, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-on-my-back-tmi/307264 "2005-06-10T02:15:54Z")
Alright, not too long ago my SO discovers a bump on my back. She asks me about it, I say I have no idea. She decides to squeeze it. Holy Crap. This thing is one huge pus-pumping machine. When I reached around and fe… --- ## [Help a first-time cell phone buyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-first-time-cell-phone-buyer/541117)
**Author:** [@ClydeFontaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ClydeFontaine)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-first-time-cell-phone-buyer/541117 "2010-06-03T16:53:15Z")
I have never had a cell phone before and due to an upcoming relocation and new job am planning to replace my landline with a cell phone. I have done some preliminary research and find I can get the actual phone for free… --- ## [Are Those Girls Really Naked at the Start Of Bond Movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-those-girls-really-naked-at-the-start-of-bond-movies/35487)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2000, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-those-girls-really-naked-at-the-start-of-bond-movies/35487 "2000-10-04T02:25:35Z")
I watched “The Spy Who Loved Me” last night on TBS. Those chicks really look naked. How can they get away with showing naked women(silouette(sp) or not) on broadcast TV? --- ## [The Worst Sex You Have Ever Had](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-sex-you-have-ever-had/8425)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 1999, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-sex-you-have-ever-had/8425 "1999-09-27T01:02:00Z")
We had a thread devoted to the best sexual experiences of our lives, but I don’t think we have done one yet about the worst, so here it is. Everyone go ahead and tell their story, I will relate mine after the the horror … --- ## [Hey Tomndebb, grow a pair already](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-tomndebb-grow-a-pair-already/499075)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-tomndebb-grow-a-pair-already/499075 "2009-06-14T13:49:22Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11221057&postcount=172 Man up. Either find some specific behavior of mine and warn, or ban, but don’t go around swinging your mod dick because we all know that you don… --- ## [Craft items that you just don't "get"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craft-items-that-you-just-dont-get/165693)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craft-items-that-you-just-dont-get/165693 "2003-04-04T21:23:04Z")
I’m not talking about about personal taste, like wood vs pottery or country vs frilly. I’m talking about the the end product itself. Like, I absolutely don’t get “Time-out Babies” - the 2-3 foot tall stuffed dolls pose… --- ## [Who are some notable rock stars from true working-class backgrounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-notable-rock-stars-from-true-working-class-backgrounds/945425)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-notable-rock-stars-from-true-working-class-backgrounds/945425 "2023-06-04T14:48:42Z")
A friend and I were having this conversation last night after I jokingly referred to Bruce Springsteen as “the most authentically working class musician in popular music”, a sentiment that I know he totally disagrees wit… --- ## [Any Doctors? My mom is bleeding internally - what COULD it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doctors-my-mom-is-bleeding-internally-what-could-it-be/579361)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doctors-my-mom-is-bleeding-internally-what-could-it-be/579361 "2011-04-23T14:08:30Z")
I know, no official medical advice can be given. She’s in an Urgent Care center right now, getting treated and taken care of. This info is for me. The doctors haven’t said anything official yet, so I’m needing a littl… --- ## [The Historical Birthdays MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-birthdays-mmp/978660)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-birthdays-mmp/978660 "2023-01-30T15:45:18Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 44 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 57 and N.O.S. for the day. I shall be doin’ some search committee research online today. A good thing to do at home on… --- ## [I'm making breakfast; how do you want your eggs? (Old thread, MMM may no longer be offering. )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-breakfast-how-do-you-want-your-eggs-old-thread-mmm-may-no-longer-be-offering/555843)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-breakfast-how-do-you-want-your-eggs-old-thread-mmm-may-no-longer-be-offering/555843 "2026-04-09T14:56:59Z")
Just eggs. No fancy omelets, benedicts or souffles. --- ## [Why Do Men Commit Most Of The Crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-commit-most-of-the-crime/219779)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-commit-most-of-the-crime/219779 "2014-05-23T17:14:16Z")
Crime statistics show that, generally speaking, men are more likely to commit crime than women, especially violent crime. Why is this the case? Is it possible that many of these male criminals would not have committed t… --- ## [Rolling Stones' 100 greatest guitarists list. WTF???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-guitarists-list-wtf/199496)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-100-greatest-guitarists-list-wtf/199496 "2003-09-09T00:21:45Z")
They call it the list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. A lot of guys on there are what you’d expect. But there are some real suprizes. As in “What the hell are they putting in the water over there???” Joe Sa… --- ## [Gordon Ramsey Lookalike Dwarf Porn Star Dragged Into Deep Burrow and Eaten By Badgers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordon-ramsey-lookalike-dwarf-porn-star-dragged-into-deep-burrow-and-eaten-by-badgers/596202)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordon-ramsey-lookalike-dwarf-porn-star-dragged-into-deep-burrow-and-eaten-by-badgers/596202 "2011-09-15T23:15:21Z")
I hate it when that happens. --- ## [Why do some get fired but others are “asked to resign”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-get-fired-but-others-are-asked-to-resign/351895)
**Author:** [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-get-fired-but-others-are-asked-to-resign/351895 "2006-04-09T16:00:54Z")
That’s basically the question. It seems like peons get fired but executives are asked to resign. Is requesting a resignation just a polite way of saying “You’re Fired!”, or is there another reason behind it? --- ## [Why are the fire hydrants locked at my Home Depot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-fire-hydrants-locked-at-my-home-depot/590286)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-fire-hydrants-locked-at-my-home-depot/590286 "2011-07-26T22:39:36Z")
The fire hydrants in the parking lot of my local Home Depot are conspicuously locked with a contraption made of metal bars that fit over all the openings and locked with padlock. It seems intended to keep anyone other th… --- ## ["Trolling" or "Being a jerk" to Lynn Bodini](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolling-or-being-a-jerk-to-lynn-bodini/196991)
**Author:** [@Black\_Train\_Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Black_Train_Song)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolling-or-being-a-jerk-to-lynn-bodini/196991 "2003-08-26T00:06:41Z")
…I said this in a thread but only after I defended my position close to a dozen times. Lynn said …"This is called Trolling or “Being a jerk”, do it again and you’ll be banned. I’m asking for some clarification here. T… --- ## [How can I convince a friend that we're not living in the 1950s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-convince-a-friend-that-were-not-living-in-the-1950s/442425)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-convince-a-friend-that-were-not-living-in-the-1950s/442425 "2008-03-28T14:35:37Z")
An extremely good mate of mine and his wife (both in their late 20s) have been going through some difficulties in their marriage of late, and due to a bizarre series of events my wife and I have been spending a large amo… --- ## [Include a deliberate spelling mistake in every post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/include-a-deliberate-spelling-mistake-in-every-post/138154)
**Author:** [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/include-a-deliberate-spelling-mistake-in-every-post/138154 "2004-10-08T23:13:27Z")
I’ve a briliant plan to reduce load on the servers. If everyone includes a dilberate mistake or two, then a few real mistakes won’t have to have ‘:smack:’ or ‘did you mean…’ posts! However if you make sure you make most… --- ## [Boob play.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boob-play/519396)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boob-play/519396 "2009-12-04T01:28:07Z")
This is something I’ve never been able to wrap my brain around. When a woman plays arounbd with my nips; it doesn’t really do a whole lot for me. But hey, if she seems to dig it; she can have at it. By my logic, I can’… --- ## [I'm noticing age-appropriate women.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-noticing-age-appropriate-women/797686)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-noticing-age-appropriate-women/797686 "2017-10-13T10:35:32Z")
While married my tastes were otherwise stunted, mostly noticing women in their teens and twenties, like when I was shopping in the '70s. Today I realized how fricking gorgeous a woman in her 40s, 50s, or 60s can be. An… --- ## [Tale of a Kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tale-of-a-kitten/689673)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tale-of-a-kitten/689673 "2014-08-25T23:29:07Z")
Pardon me if this post get jumpy or incoherent, the titular kitten is attacking my toes. :smiley: Sunday Morning May 18th, a nice morning for an early morning walk with the dogs, cool enough for a jacket but finally war… --- ## [What is amnesia like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-amnesia-like/219804)
**Author:** [@pixelfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pixelfreak)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-amnesia-like/219804 "2015-12-01T22:58:39Z")
Can you “snap” out of it? Can it last forever? Is it like electro-shock treatment? Especifically, what kind of injury can get you amnesia? If you were a cranky sad guy, could you be happy after forgetting everything? … --- ## [This new "Amazon Fresh" service has huge buzz, is it going to put a serious hurt on grocery stores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-new-amazon-fresh-service-has-huge-buzz-is-it-going-to-put-a-serious-hurt-on-grocery-stores/776470)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-new-amazon-fresh-service-has-huge-buzz-is-it-going-to-put-a-serious-hurt-on-grocery-stores/776470 "2017-01-10T05:44:13Z")
I have Amazon Prime but I have not used this Amazon Fresh service, however I have now had two co-workers tell me within the last 2 weeks that their wives are crazy for this service as they can get premium items not usual… --- ## [Good God, Gertie! What a gash!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-gertie-what-a-gash/765368)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-god-gertie-what-a-gash/765368 "2021-10-27T18:23:18Z")
What is the origin of ‘Good God, Gertie! What a gash!’? --- ## [Need good office prank ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-good-office-prank-ideas/632892)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-good-office-prank-ideas/632892 "2012-08-29T17:36:41Z")
I can’t take these bastards anymore. First they started transferring wrong-number callers to my phone. Another day, they unplugged my phone’s handset so while I connected to the other side, I couldn’t hear or speak to … --- ## [I mostly treat Barnes & Noble like a big comfortable library. Is that so wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-mostly-treat-barnes-noble-like-a-big-comfortable-library-is-that-so-wrong/318735)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2005, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-mostly-treat-barnes-noble-like-a-big-comfortable-library-is-that-so-wrong/318735 "2005-08-27T18:19:46Z")
Being a studly single man with a busy social calendar, I was naturally in Barnes & Noble last night sipping on my Starbucks, sitting in one of in the big comfy chairs, and treating it more or less like a library. An attr… --- ## [Generation Xers: How fearful were you of nuclear war in the 80s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generation-xers-how-fearful-were-you-of-nuclear-war-in-the-80s/411404)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generation-xers-how-fearful-were-you-of-nuclear-war-in-the-80s/411404 "2007-07-16T10:43:20Z")
I had school friends that were very paranoid about it. Myself, I just couldn’t see it happening. While our governments have been responsible for great acts of stupidity, I just couldn’t fathom them being THAT stupid. Ho… --- ## [Simple syrup without sugar? Stevia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-syrup-without-sugar-stevia/622159)
**Author:** [@CastleAnthrax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastleAnthrax)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-syrup-without-sugar-stevia/622159 "2012-05-18T20:39:17Z")
I will be making some medieval Persian flavored drink syrups in the next few weeks, and I’d like to make one without sugar. The original recipe involves making a simple syrup by boiling two parts sugar to one part water… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1386&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1388&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)