# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1406&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:** 1407 --- ## [The saddest poll I've seen in a while...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-poll-ive-seen-in-a-while/507268)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-poll-ive-seen-in-a-while/507268 "2009-08-30T16:12:54Z")
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP\_Release\_National\_819513.pdf So Public Policy Polling, whoever they are, do an automated phone poll. Small sample size, and I’ve never been able to figure out if people are mor… --- ## [What does democracy do post-trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-democracy-do-post-trump/819743)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-democracy-do-post-trump/819743 "2018-08-26T02:23:20Z")
We are in a crisis right now. But we have to be able to see a year or two into the future. What laws, commissions, appointments, agencies, or amendments should, could or would be made in the US to mitigate, or eliminate… --- ## [Eye socket depth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-socket-depth/378143)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-socket-depth/378143 "2006-11-07T18:01:41Z")
I was watching the movie “Once Upon a Time in Mexico” the other day, and there’s a scene where Johnny Depp is searching the now dead Cheech Marin, lifts up his eye patch and finds a rolled up paper that he was looking fo… --- ## [Twickster apparantly doesn't allow posters to defend themseles against threadshitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-apparantly-doesnt-allow-posters-to-defend-themseles-against-threadshitting/700989 "2014-10-14T16:15:09Z")
I posted a thread asking about late night tv. People spent half the thread arguing who was the definitive Tonight Show host. I called out the uselessness of their posts, and the Almighty Twickster mods me! WTF, Twickster… --- ## [What didn’t he like? (Paul Simon, Sound of Silence)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-didn-t-he-like-paul-simon-sound-of-silence/999598)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-didn-t-he-like-paul-simon-sound-of-silence/999598 "2024-04-15T18:54:46Z")
I’m a fan of S&G’s music but I read somewhere, or saw somewhere, that there was a line in the song and Paul Simon didn’t like it. Apparently he loathed it so much that he hated to sing the entire song, just because of th… --- ## [Why won't Adobe Acrobat quit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-adobe-acrobat-quit/442084)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-adobe-acrobat-quit/442084 "2008-03-24T03:08:04Z")
At the end of every workday, I restart my computer via the Start Menu. However, about 90% of the time, Windows fails to restart. It will shut down some programs, but it will fail to finish the task. There aren’t any erro… --- ## [Springsteen. Darlington County. What the $#$% does it mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springsteen-darlington-county-what-the-does-it-mean/670275)
**Author:** [@maniondl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maniondl)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springsteen-darlington-county-what-the-does-it-mean/670275 "2025-03-21T06:42:39Z")
Okay, I’ve been trying to get an answer to this one for years. It’s time to let greater minds than mine take a whack at it. Darlington County is an uptempo rock number off of Born in the USA. It tells the story of th… --- ## [How does having non-protected anal sex cause AIDS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-having-non-protected-anal-sex-cause-aids/472514)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-having-non-protected-anal-sex-cause-aids/472514 "2008-11-13T21:09:26Z")
If I have unprotected anal sex with someone with HIV, how does that infect me? Doesn’t it need to enter my bloodstream? --- ## [Monopoly "rule" question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-rule-question/592626)
**Author:** [@Bannedit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bannedit)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-rule-question/592626 "2011-08-17T04:04:28Z")
So… family game night. The kids convinced us to play monopoly. We don’t play this game because we always fight. We knew it was a bad idea going in, but they insisted. I’m doing well, landing on and buying property. I h… --- ## [Hold onto your butts Mid-Atlantic Dopers. Here comes Isabel!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-onto-your-butts-mid-atlantic-dopers-here-comes-isabel/201594 "2003-09-23T00:06:51Z")
It’s a beautiful sunny day here in Chesapeake country. How could this mean old hurricane be coming straight up my tailpipe! ISABEL AIMS AT MOUTH OF CHESAPEAKE BAY --- ## [How can I rig my television to turn itself on every night when I'm on travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-rig-my-television-to-turn-itself-on-every-night-when-im-on-travel/331767)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-rig-my-television-to-turn-itself-on-every-night-when-im-on-travel/331767 "2005-11-21T22:17:34Z")
I travel overseas too much–maybe twice a month–leaving behind an empty house. I have several lights on timers, but I’d like to have the television turn on at night, to give that lived-in look. But if a television is con… --- ## [TV Shows where the main driving force is dishonesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-where-the-main-driving-force-is-dishonesty/611865)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-where-the-main-driving-force-is-dishonesty/611865 "2012-06-13T01:10:09Z")
The one that finally came to mind after I had run through most of my list of regularly watched shows (past and present) is Sons of Anarchy. Maybe I wasn’t as impressed with that feature in other shows, and perhaps there … --- ## [Anyone watching History Channel's America Unearthed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-history-channels-america-unearthed/649405)
**Author:** [@Shiloh2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shiloh2013)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-history-channels-america-unearthed/649405 "2013-02-24T22:51:07Z")
For those who haven’t, it’s an Ancient Aliens kind of thing where each week they look at some mysterious site or legend that they conclude is evidence of ancient people being in America long before Columbus. For those w… --- ## [Let's talk about everyday communication disconnects between couples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-everyday-communication-disconnects-between-couples/739001)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-everyday-communication-disconnects-between-couples/739001 "2019-08-01T14:57:25Z")
She hands me the camera. “Focus on me first by holding the button halfway down, then pan up til your finger’s in the middle.” This puts me immediately into a panic. The first part I understand, but “pan up til your fing… --- ## [Advice on parenting a formerly battered child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-parenting-a-formerly-battered-child/511983)
**Author:** [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-parenting-a-formerly-battered-child/511983 "2011-06-02T12:39:40Z")
I’ve wrestled with whether or not to post this for a few days now, but I really would like some advice for the situation I’m in. I think I have thought it all out and have a good plan, but I worry that I’ve totally miss… --- ## [Duke U. alumna writes thesis on her extra curricular activities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duke-u-alumna-writes-thesis-on-her-extra-curricular-activities/555816)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duke-u-alumna-writes-thesis-on-her-extra-curricular-activities/555816 "2010-10-03T08:32:46Z")
Karen Owen wrote about her undergrad lovers in detail and made a Power Point presentation out of it. She showed it to a few friends and one of those friends forwarded it to someone else. That got the ball rolling on … --- ## [What Battle Would You Most Like/ Dislike To Participate In?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-battle-would-you-most-like-dislike-to-participate-in/600616)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2012, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-battle-would-you-most-like-dislike-to-participate-in/600616 "2012-01-01T06:27:13Z")
So, we have a time machine that can take us to any time to observe a battle. However, it is not perfect. You can’t really observe, you must participate. So if the side you choose to participate with suffers horrendous c… --- ## [What's the furthest north, south, east and west you've been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-been/217898)
**Author:** [@manwithaplan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manwithaplan)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-been/217898 "2003-12-13T19:02:30Z")
I did a search and this doesn’t appear to have been asked before. If it has, my apologies. Post the furthest north, south, east and west you have been. If possible, give the relevant co-ordinate (this site might be us… --- ## [What the fuck did I just watch? (Last Airbender movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-did-i-just-watch-last-airbender-movie/556964)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-did-i-just-watch-last-airbender-movie/556964 "2010-10-16T09:09:49Z")
Omi: Oh boy, it’s the last airbender movie! I know it’s supposed to suck, but the show was awesome so this’ll be mildly entertaining at least. 2 minutes pass Omi: Wow, they really got white people to play the Inuit cha… --- ## [Finished "The Sopranos" my thoughts? (spoilers within)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finished-the-sopranos-my-thoughts-spoilers-within/579592)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finished-the-sopranos-my-thoughts-spoilers-within/579592 "2011-04-28T13:11:45Z")
As promised in a previous thread. When it first came out I missed most of the first series so purposefully avoided the rest with the intention of catching all of it at some point in the future. And now I have. Overall… --- ## [How do I stop getting preapproved credit offers for a previous tenant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-getting-preapproved-credit-offers-for-a-previous-tenant/636008)
**Author:** [@schmojoe376](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/schmojoe376)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-getting-preapproved-credit-offers-for-a-previous-tenant/636008 "2012-10-03T13:36:34Z")
I’m sorry if this isn’t the proper place to be asking this, but I’m at my wit’s end and I need assistance. Let me also say I’ve asked USPS customer service and my mail carrier, neither of which helped – unsurprisingly. E… --- ## [To the Fox announcers and Randy Moss haters everywhere...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-fox-announcers-and-randy-moss-haters-everywhere/283968)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2005, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-fox-announcers-and-randy-moss-haters-everywhere/283968 "2005-01-17T22:36:20Z")
Get the fuck over it. So he faked like he was mooning the crowd. BFD. The Fox announcers were acting like he just stabbed a kitten. It was just a funny little celebration after he iced a playoff game against his team’s a… --- ## [Income can be IRS-taxed only once, correct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-can-be-irs-taxed-only-once-correct/720101)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-can-be-irs-taxed-only-once-correct/720101 "2015-05-20T21:57:36Z")
Please help my continuing fight against financial ignorance: If you earn $20,000 in wage/salary, that $20k is subject to IRS income tax. The amount of the tax depends on one’s tax bracket. After you pay the income tax … --- ## [Google Ad: "Save on Old Nude Women"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-ad-save-on-old-nude-women/585252)
**Author:** [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-ad-save-on-old-nude-women/585252 "2011-06-18T02:01:24Z")
This was at the foot of my page on the last thread I visited. My first question would be, how old? --- ## [''Field of Dreams'' and the strange case of Terence Mann. \*UNBOXED SPOILERS\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-dreams-and-the-strange-case-of-terence-mann-unboxed-spoilers/250135)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2004, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-dreams-and-the-strange-case-of-terence-mann-unboxed-spoilers/250135 "2004-06-15T21:05:48Z")
Apparently, there is a \*widely held notion that Terence Mann died at some point during the trip. I didn’t know this until I looked at the movie on IMDB. Here is the IMDB message board on the subject. Any thoughts??? \*… --- ## [Amazing Race April 10th, Delays Possible from the Masters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-april-10th-delays-possible-from-the-masters/577901)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-april-10th-delays-possible-from-the-masters/577901 "2011-04-14T00:20:22Z")
Set your DVR accordingly. Masters is looking like it has a good chance for a playoff. that will definitely delay TAR. --- ## [can I sue god?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-sue-god/207477)
**Author:** [@owlofcreamcheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlofcreamcheese)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-sue-god/207477 "2003-11-04T01:05:27Z")
can I sue god? I am not sure what for, personally I don’t have a case against him, but maybe in the future. defective product or breach of contract maybe, or some crime thats an act of god. doesn’t matter what for. I am… --- ## [Why do we continue to be such a religious nation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-continue-to-be-such-a-religious-nation/627228)
**Author:** [@greenslime1951](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenslime1951)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-continue-to-be-such-a-religious-nation/627228 "2012-07-05T00:16:58Z")
Polls consistently show that 96-97% of Americans continue to profess to believe in The Man in the Sky and the attendant mythology or variations thereof. Yet, in the liberal democracies of Western Europe–the societies tha… --- ## [Sperm Count (of Doom)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sperm-count-of-doom/25712)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2001, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sperm-count-of-doom/25712 "2001-09-21T22:01:25Z")
Had to have a sperm count done this week. Mrs. Scylla made the apointment, equipped me with the sample cup and told me I had an apointment to drop off my “Sample” at 1:00. I’m at work all morning with this cup in my bri… --- ## [Another moderator retirement.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087 "2014-11-15T19:06:20Z")
CK Dexter Haven has retired from the boards. An opportunity has come up for the Dexter Havens to spend serious time being snowbirds and in close proximity to grandchildren and they’re taking it. The prospect of a wint… --- ## [decoding man-speak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decoding-man-speak/301097)
**Author:** [@huk24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huk24)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decoding-man-speak/301097 "2005-06-03T16:47:37Z")
How was your day? I don’t really give a fck, but I want sex later so I’d better appear interested.\* I like that dress on you. It distracts my eye from your fat ass. That was the best sex EVER! After being denied sex… --- ## [Secret bars and lounges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-bars-and-lounges/501978)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-bars-and-lounges/501978 "2009-07-27T18:17:06Z")
So we are staying at the Marriott Hotel at Key Center in downtown Cleveland. They have a restaurant on the lobby level called David’s, and a bar called Jake’s. The pool and exercise facilities are on the 4th floor. So I… --- ## [Does your suffering X make you more or less sympathetic to others suffering X?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-suffering-x-make-you-more-or-less-sympathetic-to-others-suffering-x/540863)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-suffering-x-make-you-more-or-less-sympathetic-to-others-suffering-x/540863 "2010-05-31T12:30:59Z")
For most of the things in my life that have caused me suffering or unhappiness, I feel a great deal of sympathy when I encounter others who are suffering the same thing. There’s a special affinity because I’ve been ther… --- ## [USA medical billing practices.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-medical-billing-practices/493922)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-medical-billing-practices/493922 "2009-04-25T17:33:46Z")
Listen up ASSHOLES. You, you in the billing department, and you in the insurance industry. YOU should know what the FUCK is going on. I do not have surgery every day. YOU however deal with this dozens of times a day.… --- ## [Baklava: Am I missing something here? (First time trying, not happy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baklava-am-i-missing-something-here-first-time-trying-not-happy/605341)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baklava-am-i-missing-something-here-first-time-trying-not-happy/605341 "2011-12-08T12:09:21Z")
So I was excited that Safeway had a big tray of baklava. Oh boy, never tried that stuff before and always wanted to. :slight\_smile: I think I’ll get some! Whoa…hey now, 16 bucks? That’s a little steep. Ah well, I’d hear… --- ## [Grocery suppliers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-suppliers/546475)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-suppliers/546475 "2010-07-15T21:33:12Z")
So i have this idea for a store, and i am just kinda dinking around gathering information, but one thing seems to elude me. I can find suppliers for almost anything…except groceries. I’ve found wholesalers for knock of… --- ## [On BILL Clinton and Hillarys campaign.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-bill-clinton-and-hillarys-campaign/741452)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-bill-clinton-and-hillarys-campaign/741452 "2016-01-01T18:43:59Z")
Their is a story out that Bill will now be campaigning for Hillary. Do you think he will give her campaign a boost or not? --- ## [What kind of bug is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/532153)
**Author:** [@mazinger\_z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazinger_z)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/532153 "2010-03-12T23:36:19Z")
i got totally freaked out this morning by seeing this 1/2 inch long bug on my kitchen counter. It looked like a mini-lobster with its rear pair of legs being the longest. It was also lobster colored (pre-boiled). It a… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 11/18--The Boyfriend Complexity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137 "2010-11-23T14:33:40Z")
Penny asks Leonard to lie to her father, while Howard, Raj and Bernadette pull an all-nighter at a telescope. --- ## [My brother likes to tell me to "suck it" whenever I talk to him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-likes-to-tell-me-to-suck-it-whenever-i-talk-to-him/545098)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-likes-to-tell-me-to-suck-it-whenever-i-talk-to-him/545098 "2010-07-02T04:47:45Z")
I really, REALLY need a good comeback for that, but I can’t really think of one. You’d think 23 years as a younger brother would have given me better skills, but alas, I have none. I’d prefer it to not be vulgar so I co… --- ## [What's it cost to live on a sailboat instead of a house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-cost-to-live-on-a-sailboat-instead-of-a-house/684985)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-cost-to-live-on-a-sailboat-instead-of-a-house/684985 "2014-04-01T20:04:09Z")
So, I was talking with my folks the other day, and I learned that a used 40 foot sailboat in good condition (supposedly about the max size 2 people can handle successfully, and big enough for an ocean crossing) will cost… --- ## [A “X-Mas Dinner to Remember” or “Yes, this really happened to us.”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-x-mas-dinner-to-remember-or-yes-this-really-happened-to-us/522676)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-x-mas-dinner-to-remember-or-yes-this-really-happened-to-us/522676 "2009-12-29T19:40:30Z")
I still can’t believe this happened. Here’s my summary: (1) Pot, cleverly hidden away in an empty rosemary jar and forgotten in the back of the spice cupboard. (2) Innocent Indian girlfriend comes to visit boyfriend a… --- ## [Iron Chef Part Quattro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-part-quattro/69921)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2001, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-part-quattro/69921 "2001-07-07T03:25:23Z")
Continued from this thread This is the fourth SDMB Iron Chef thread. If memory serves me right, in Italian “Quattro” is four. This is auspicious as I have chosen four varities the theme ingredient and it is often associ… --- ## [First post! er.. just a test.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729)
**Author:** [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-post-er-just-a-test/235729 "2004-04-09T02:10:03Z")
Testing new title… I better see “Charter Member”! --- ## [What happens politically if gas prices go through the roof?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-politically-if-gas-prices-go-through-the-roof/1028133)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-politically-if-gas-prices-go-through-the-roof/1028133 "2026-04-06T19:58:55Z")
I mean, Trump ran on keeping prices in general low, and I think MAGA is particularly sensitive to gas prices. Will gas at 5 bucks a gallon, or even higher, cause many of even them to abandon support for him? Is there any… --- ## [What are your Boycotts for 2006?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-boycotts-for-2006/337948 "2006-01-08T10:28:49Z")
Starting fresh for the New Year, I’ve decided to renew ( with vigor) the following boycotts: Walmart and their abhorrent business practices. Starbucks besides blech coffee, it is overpriced. And I don’t want a Vendi, U… --- ## [Movie deaths vs. reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-deaths-vs-reality/826114)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-deaths-vs-reality/826114 "2018-12-23T13:38:06Z")
Having never witnessed a murder, I have no way of knowing how accurate movie and TV portrayals are. Are there any that seem to be close to reality? For example - in sword-and-shield battles, it seems as soon as someone… --- ## [Help me. \[questions re: bipolar disorder\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-questions-re-bipolar-disorder/708827)
**Author:** [@theo112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theo112)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-questions-re-bipolar-disorder/708827 "2015-02-01T15:14:34Z")
I need help. I have been diagnosed with Bi-Polar type 1 Disorder, and I also did some research and I have rapid cycling of my mood swings, it can happen in 1 day, week, month etc. Both sides are pretty bad I am in my Dep… --- ## [The Republican Worldview: A Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-worldview-a-question/623820)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-worldview-a-question/623820 "2012-06-04T11:11:53Z")
This is a quote from Voices of Reason: http://www.voicesofreason.info/permalink/2011\_09\_04\_grand\_illusions\_at\_the\_heart\_of\_the\_gop%92s\_worldview.php I feel like this article, with which I do not necessarily wholehearte… --- ## [Car question (Rick help me) engine dies while driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-question-rick-help-me-engine-dies-while-driving/403086)
**Author:** [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2007, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-question-rick-help-me-engine-dies-while-driving/403086 "2007-10-18T05:13:51Z")
Here we go again. I really need a new car, but as we’re nearing the end of the 1998 ford escort 142k miles on it era, here goes… While driving, occasionally the car engine dies, especially when it hits bumps in the roa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1405&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1407&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)