# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1394&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:** 1395 --- ## [When is gold digging prostitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-gold-digging-prostitution/476321)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-gold-digging-prostitution/476321 "2008-12-12T16:51:50Z")
Well. When? http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/12/04/sugar\_daddies/index.html Read this article about a college student who goes for a job interview, doesn’t get it, but is offered something else. Leaving aside… --- ## [The Box of Random Evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-box-of-random-evil/179462)
**Author:** [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-box-of-random-evil/179462 "2003-06-09T18:29:36Z")
The Box of Random Evil is a multitasking monstrosity spawned by the Xerox corporation. It is approximately three feet high by three feet wide by two feet deep, and every cubic inch of it stuffed with loathing and resentm… --- ## [Why can't modern audio engineering & science deliver big sound in a little speaker package?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-modern-audio-engineering-science-deliver-big-sound-in-a-little-speaker-package/706083)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-modern-audio-engineering-science-deliver-big-sound-in-a-little-speaker-package/706083 "2014-12-09T02:21:45Z")
With all we can do with modern electronics, modern high strength materials and the huge CPU processing power at our disposal why do little speakers still not sound (IMO) all that much better than they did 30 years ago? W… --- ## [Goddam, what should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddam-what-should-i-do/692160)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddam-what-should-i-do/692160 "2014-10-08T01:02:15Z")
Career question. I’ve been a cook in the restaurant business for almost 31 years. After 31 years, I’m really tired of making “above minimum” wage. Here in Washington, I’m making $11/hour as a cook. I’ve been perusing … --- ## [Menstruation: you got a problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menstruation-you-got-a-problem/32570)
**Author:** [@aviddiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aviddiva)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2005, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menstruation-you-got-a-problem/32570 "2005-03-09T07:03:52Z")
I have a serious peeve about guys who are squeamish about menstruation. I have some stories to share on the topic, some relevant, some barely on topic: When I first began menstruating, and the first time my cycle coinc… --- ## [“Tightness” in late 70s bands, and in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tightness-in-late-70s-bands-and-in-general/947784)
**Author:** [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tightness-in-late-70s-bands-and-in-general/947784 "2021-11-22T04:10:50Z")
I’ve heard a lot of people I respect say that the B52s were shit. For me, “Loveshack” is absolutely unbearable, but I enjoyed “Rock Lobster”, I thought it was up there with my favourite music. Then one time I realised it… --- ## [Pigeons and Doves - Carabou and Raindeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigeons-and-doves-carabou-and-raindeer/618159)
**Author:** [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigeons-and-doves-carabou-and-raindeer/618159 "2012-04-10T17:27:33Z")
As I understand it there are no scientific differences between Pigeons and Doves or Carabou and Reindeer. Both common seemingly different animals. Are there other examples of this? Is there a name for it? --- ## [Roots of atheism - what's your family say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roots-of-atheism-whats-your-family-say/651912)
**Author:** [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roots-of-atheism-whats-your-family-say/651912 "2013-03-07T03:31:57Z")
I was visiting the family recently and the subject of my being an atheist came up. One of the things they’ve done as long as they’ve known I’m a heathen/non-believer/etc is speculate on what event in my known history cha… --- ## [You're trapped in the 1800s with a shipload of technomagic weapons. Do you free the slaves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-trapped-in-the-1800s-with-a-shipload-of-technomagic-weapons-do-you-free-the-slaves/693085)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-trapped-in-the-1800s-with-a-shipload-of-technomagic-weapons-do-you-free-the-slaves/693085 "2014-07-17T20:19:08Z")
So you took that job with the technomagic do-gooders from these threads, whom I am going to call the Knights-Errant because I don’t feel like typing techomagic do-gooders any more. In your most recent mission, you saved … --- ## [Lookism: Should beautiful people get more breaks because they beautify the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lookism-should-beautiful-people-get-more-breaks-because-they-beautify-the-world/173073)
**Author:** [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lookism-should-beautiful-people-get-more-breaks-because-they-beautify-the-world/173073 "2010-12-23T03:34:19Z")
A little while back 20/20 did a piece on lookism, the differential treatment that people get based on their looks. While it was not the first time that I’ve seen such stuff on the telly, it was one of the better done pi… --- ## [Jarvik, you fucking sellout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jarvik-you-fucking-sellout/386234)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2008, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jarvik-you-fucking-sellout/386234 "2008-02-12T13:58:39Z")
Dr. Robert Jarvik is now doing commercials for Lipitor. What a sack of shit. His artificial heart design is a fucking failure, so he’s trying to parlay is miniscule name recognotion to sell drugs. The commercial doesn’t … --- ## [Are Iran And Egypt The World's Most Gay-Friendly Cultures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-iran-and-egypt-the-worlds-most-gay-friendly-cultures/519420)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-iran-and-egypt-the-worlds-most-gay-friendly-cultures/519420 "2009-12-02T21:44:51Z")
On the Fourth Wave of the World Values Survey (http://www.worldvaluessurvey.com), 93,563 adults from 62 nations were asked in face-to-face interviews the following question (A132): “On this list of various groups of peo… --- ## [In which I Pit the American Trucker...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-american-trucker/214538)
**Author:** [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-american-trucker/214538 "2003-12-18T15:34:55Z")
So, having to go to Ohio for business means a 6 hour drive for me. Not that I mind driving and all, in fact, I love driving, especially when I’m in an official vehicle, make GREAT time that way, but I digress. The trip s… --- ## [Will you watch the debates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-watch-the-debates/921813)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-watch-the-debates/921813 "2020-10-04T01:38:21Z")
Yes or no, and why? I was intending not to, but this a.m. my wife said she would watch at least some, so we’ll see what lengths I’m willing to go to to avoid them. Personally, I just can’t stand looking at or listening… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 8, Episode 10 (November 20, 2014) -- "The Champagne Reflection"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-10-november-20-2014-the-champagne-reflection/705179)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-10-november-20-2014-the-champagne-reflection/705179 "2014-11-24T20:44:59Z")
I’m starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [The 2006 World Series of Poker Dopefest at Las Vegas!!! (July 27-30th)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-world-series-of-poker-dopefest-at-las-vegas-july-27-30th/360607)
**Author:** [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2006, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-world-series-of-poker-dopefest-at-las-vegas-july-27-30th/360607 "2006-08-16T03:49:31Z")
Why you ask? Because we have a fellow Doper Aholibah who is IN the 2006 World Series of Poker! Calling all railbirds! Calling all railbirds! Let’s give our Sister Doper some support when she hits the tables at the Ri… --- ## [Is anybody else sick of hearing about JFK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anybody-else-sick-of-hearing-about-jfk/674514)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anybody-else-sick-of-hearing-about-jfk/674514 "2013-11-30T22:56:37Z")
It’s 9:30 AM, and I’m already sick & tired of hearing about the anniversery of Kennedy’s assassination. Maybe it would be different if I was old enough to remember it, but I’m not; there has never been a point in my lif… --- ## [A Gun Control Analogy to Driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gun-control-analogy-to-driving/646730)
**Author:** [@NamelessKing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NamelessKing)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gun-control-analogy-to-driving/646730 "2013-01-12T22:25:10Z")
I was watching this Daily Show episode, and it had me thinking about the use of analogy between Gun Control laws and Driving Laws. It begins 8 minutes in. Specifically the analogy was that we regulate vehicles to cur… --- ## [Trump SCOTUS nominees facing a Democratic Senate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-scotus-nominees-facing-a-democratic-senate/823963)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-scotus-nominees-facing-a-democratic-senate/823963 "2018-11-28T14:58:22Z")
Suppose the following things happen: Democrats capture the Senate this November, and hold the chamber all the way through 2024 and beyond; and Trump is reelected in 2020; and One or more of the current Supreme Co… --- ## [Virgin sued for user teen's photo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virgin-sued-for-user-teens-photo/420222)
**Author:** [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2007, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virgin-sued-for-user-teens-photo/420222 "2007-10-02T06:36:53Z")
Is there are thread on this? I apologize if there is. Link --- ## [all about my panties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822)
**Author:** [@sj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sj2)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-my-panties/205822 "2004-03-11T23:49:56Z")
first off, I hate the word panties. It seems so sexual. When someone refers to little girl panties, it creeps the fuck out of me. They are Underwear, underpants, undies for the kidlets. Panties is just so vile, unless yo… --- ## [X Y is not Y made in X, it's Y made in Z.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-y-is-not-y-made-in-x-its-y-made-in-z/524009)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-y-is-not-y-made-in-x-its-y-made-in-z/524009 "2010-01-09T03:27:34Z")
There are many things that are attributed to one country or location, that has nothing to do with where the thing originated. As one person pointed out in the American Cheese thread, it’s not American. Chineese Checker… --- ## [New Pit rule? Must Pit VCO3 every month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rule-must-pit-vco3-every-month/418272)
**Author:** [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rule-must-pit-vco3-every-month/418272 "2007-09-11T17:46:16Z")
I am sick and tired of this. The guy is persecuted as a troll when actually he is just blunt. Forgive his tone, but he dismisses the natural politically correct gesturing of most of us here. Yes, I am ranting over the… --- ## [Do you have any bumper stickers on your car? If so, what do they say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-bumper-stickers-on-your-car-if-so-what-do-they-say/765440)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-bumper-stickers-on-your-car-if-so-what-do-they-say/765440 "2016-09-19T00:50:01Z")
I don’t drive, so I don’t have a car. But I’ve seen a few interesting ones lately, so I’m curious to know what kinds you think are good enough to grace your vehicle if you have any. --- ## [Ladies: Do ribbed condoms make a difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-ribbed-condoms-make-a-difference/339071 "2006-01-10T19:15:02Z")
Or am I just wasting that extra 90 cents per pack? :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [A Game of Thrones on HBO - casting complete!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-game-of-thrones-on-hbo-casting-complete/514221)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2010, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-game-of-thrones-on-hbo-casting-complete/514221 "2010-02-22T00:31:27Z")
And here’s a link to photos of the actors. Scroll down from the photos to see who they’re playing. I think they’ve done a great job with casting – some of these are exactly like I pictured them. What do you think? ET… --- ## [V18 engine? (Car question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v18-engine-car-question/197813)
**Author:** [@paranormal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paranormal)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2003, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v18-engine-car-question/197813 "2003-08-28T06:04:53Z")
My cousin is convinced the new viper will have a V18 engine. He doesn’t believe me when i tell him he’s wrong. Could someone say why this is impossible in layman’s terms? --- ## [In this day and age, why on earth do wives still take their husband's last name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-day-and-age-why-on-earth-do-wives-still-take-their-husbands-last-name/172003)
**Author:** [@birdgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/birdgirl)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2003, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-day-and-age-why-on-earth-do-wives-still-take-their-husbands-last-name/172003 "2003-05-01T22:40:35Z")
It is the year 2003, and most women still change their last name when they get married. WHY? This seems so freaking retarded to me. I would never do it. Think about why this practice started in the first place…because … --- ## [Matching Hard Nipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-hard-nipples/277963)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2004, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matching-hard-nipples/277963 "2004-12-04T06:51:42Z")
When shooting a movie or TV show does the director make sure that a woman’s nipples will be equally hard for every shot and angle? How do they make sure the woman’s nipples will be equally hard for each shot and angle? D… --- ## [How well known is this aspect of American foreign policy? \[Bangladesh\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-known-is-this-aspect-of-american-foreign-policy-bangladesh/670309)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-known-is-this-aspect-of-american-foreign-policy-bangladesh/670309 "2013-10-07T18:16:41Z")
Much of American foreign policy is, I think, pretty widely agreed to be…less than optimal, even by most Americans, at least on this board. The Economist has recently highlighted an entirely new aspect of this to me - Ame… --- ## [Should the internet shut down at 12 and star back up at 7 ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-internet-shut-down-at-12-and-star-back-up-at-7/728846)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-internet-shut-down-at-12-and-star-back-up-at-7/728846 "2015-08-28T23:59:18Z")
…and just show a white dot during the nocturnal hours ? --- ## [Why are fake jewels called "paste"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-fake-jewels-called-paste/376026)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2006, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-fake-jewels-called-paste/376026 "2006-10-13T04:30:56Z")
You’d see it all the time in olde timey cat burglar movies and police drama TV shows\*. Someone would try to pass off fake jewels as the real thing. The person who discovers the trick will declare the fakes as “paste.” (I… --- ## [Can cats see infrared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cats-see-infrared/272875)
**Author:** [@YellowTail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YellowTail)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2004, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cats-see-infrared/272875 "2004-11-04T15:30:51Z")
It never seems to phase a cat when you turn the lights on or off. They don’t appear to notice a difference. Do things look the same to them regardless of the amount of light in the room? --- ## [Why do some helicopters have a spear-like thing extending from the nose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-helicopters-have-a-spear-like-thing-extending-from-the-nose/310581)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-helicopters-have-a-spear-like-thing-extending-from-the-nose/310581 "2005-07-01T20:07:25Z")
I’ve looked everywhere for a picture of one, but since I don’t know exactly how to search I haven’t had any success. I see one in particular flying around near Moffet Field, so it could be military, but the spear-thing … --- ## [Do you like Pandora?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-pandora/620452)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-pandora/620452 "2012-05-02T17:47:53Z")
I just started service today, and I’m wondering if my experience is atypical. I set up a “Chis Isaak” station and started listening. Most of the songs playing now are already reruns from just a few hours. And 80% of t… --- ## [Digging Graves In Winter (Old school)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digging-graves-in-winter-old-school/425426)
**Author:** [@BobMmm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobMmm)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digging-graves-in-winter-old-school/425426 "2007-11-08T21:46:15Z")
I was reading a novel set in pre US Civil War period and they have the local undertaker in a small town estimating the number of people in the town that are going to die. He does this so he can dig the graves before the … --- ## [Why do so many "medications" seem to cause suicidal thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-medications-seem-to-cause-suicidal-thoughts/780628)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-medications-seem-to-cause-suicidal-thoughts/780628 "2017-03-18T02:21:02Z")
Ah, those loverly drug commercials. At the end, the side effects are listed, and I think “If I wanted to maybe be cured of that, would I want to have that side effect?” The answer is usually “Hell, no.” More and more th… --- ## [Gun people, requesting help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-people-requesting-help/613180)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-people-requesting-help/613180 "2012-03-26T21:28:50Z")
I want to shoot for fun and profit. But I want to learn how properly, and I want to be able to go to a range periodically. I’ve done a (very little) research and right off the bat I see two things that will form a barri… --- ## [There's clueless, then there's "how do you remember how to breathe" clueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-clueless-then-theres-how-do-you-remember-how-to-breathe-clueless/1007938)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-clueless-then-theres-how-do-you-remember-how-to-breathe-clueless/1007938 "2024-10-17T00:36:25Z")
We’ve all been clueless about various things at some point. I definitely have. But something that happened last week at work still leaves me puzzled. I was in a toilet stall minding my business when someone grabbed the… --- ## [Official diagnosis: pros and cons.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-diagnosis-pros-and-cons/680478)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-diagnosis-pros-and-cons/680478 "2014-02-18T01:10:16Z")
My 3 month old son had a weird butt crack when he was born. Babies are crinkly and stuff anyway, so I eyeballed it a bit but kept my concerns to myself until his two month check up when it still looked the same. I showed… --- ## [best practical joke EVER](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-practical-joke-ever/229667)
**Author:** [@grisham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grisham)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2004, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-practical-joke-ever/229667 "2004-03-29T07:28:39Z")
Some of my friends were talking about their senior pranks and practical jokes. The best was kidnapping a friend and dropping him off about 300 miles away with no cash no credit cards, no nothing just a map. I was wonder… --- ## [What Is A Strip Mall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-strip-mall/592560)
**Author:** [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-strip-mall/592560 "2011-08-15T10:20:21Z")
When reading American books I often come across references of a character going to shop in a strip mall. I’m not at all sure I understand this. When are small shops considered to be in a strip mall and when are they no… --- ## [Why is the Right so credulous when it comes to conspiracy theories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-right-so-credulous-when-it-comes-to-conspiracy-theories/841903)
**Author:** [@l0k1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/l0k1)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-right-so-credulous-when-it-comes-to-conspiracy-theories/841903 "2019-10-21T17:21:03Z")
I woke up to the news that my representative in Congress, Elijah Cummings, had passed away. It got me thinking that if the chairman of one of the Benghazi hearing committees died, it would immediately be called an assas… --- ## [Icicle as perfect murder weapon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icicle-as-perfect-murder-weapon/231406)
**Author:** [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2004, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icicle-as-perfect-murder-weapon/231406 "2004-02-27T16:59:59Z")
In an Indian movie, “Samay” (meaning “Time”), a murder is committed with an icicle. The detective says that the murderer took an icicle - like those that hang from roofs in winter - and stabbed the victim in the neck. Th… --- ## [TV shows that went on a trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-went-on-a-trip/744579 "2016-02-07T02:41:08Z")
As follow on to the thread TV Show with the fewest locations, what are TV shows where the characters take a trip to some other location? The earliest I can think of is I Love Lucy where the entire cast takes a trip to E… --- ## [If Romney loses, it will be a shame it happened this way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-romney-loses-it-will-be-a-shame-it-happened-this-way/635409)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-romney-loses-it-will-be-a-shame-it-happened-this-way/635409 "2012-10-01T00:38:21Z")
It seems Romney can’t go one news cycle without putting his foot in his mouth. If he loses, it really won’t be any surprise. However, it won’t be clear if it’s because the failure of being super-right or because of all… --- ## [Help me decipher whether this girl is interested in me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decipher-whether-this-girl-is-interested-in-me/619545)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decipher-whether-this-girl-is-interested-in-me/619545 "2012-04-28T23:08:29Z")
This isn’t going to be too in depth or anything; I just want to get some general input here. You see, there’s this girl in a couple of my uni classes, and I really think that she might be keen on me asking her out. A f… --- ## [The pit used to be a lot better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pit-used-to-be-a-lot-better/613880)
**Author:** [@spankthecrumpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spankthecrumpet)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pit-used-to-be-a-lot-better/613880 "2012-02-26T20:09:37Z")
I have been looking through a lot of old threads. I have come to a conclusion. The pit used to be a lot better. Far more aggressive. Just take a look here - I have actually chosen the url there randomly (as in the page… --- ## [Using peltier effect to make a campfire USB charger - possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-peltier-effect-to-make-a-campfire-usb-charger-possible/536293)
**Author:** [@Nunavut\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunavut_Boy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-peltier-effect-to-make-a-campfire-usb-charger-possible/536293 "2010-04-18T00:32:42Z")
So I’m sitting here recovering from mouth surgery (ouch!) and it occurs to me through my opiate haze that it’d be pretty sweet to have some kind of device that could charge laptops, cellphones, PSPs, etc when you’re out… --- ## [Why is greasy food the best thing to eat for a hangover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-greasy-food-the-best-thing-to-eat-for-a-hangover/556261)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-greasy-food-the-best-thing-to-eat-for-a-hangover/556261 "2010-10-08T15:45:09Z")
Folk wisdom says that greasy food is good for a hangover. This would seem counter-intuitive, but in my experience it’s been true. Is there any reason for this to be so, or is it just the placebo effect in action? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1393&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1395&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)