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**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-in-the-bible/533032 "2010-03-30T22:46:24Z")
I was thinking about the food that we see described in the Bible. We all have some stereotypical impressions of it, but what was it all really like? For instance: - The fish that Peter & co. were netting. The Sea of Gal… --- ## [Resolved: When Black Folks Dress Up, they do it WAY better than anyone else.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-when-black-folks-dress-up-they-do-it-way-better-than-anyone-else/316977)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-when-black-folks-dress-up-they-do-it-way-better-than-anyone-else/316977 "2005-08-19T17:03:41Z")
I was in Vegas a while back, during a convention of gospel singers who were evidently all black, so maybe it was a convention of black gospel singers or maybe all gospel singers are black… okay, here’s what I know: there… --- ## [But the "no cell phone" rules don't apply to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-the-no-cell-phone-rules-dont-apply-to-me/778588)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-the-no-cell-phone-rules-dont-apply-to-me/778588 "2017-02-06T21:20:24Z")
Look, buddy, it’s no cell phones in the library. Period. I don’t care if the school is calling about your child being absent, or someone is confirming an appointment. The rules are NO CELL PHONES IN THE LIBRARY! It’s ge… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 6.10 "The Next World" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-10-the-next-world-open-spoilers/746761)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-10-the-next-world-open-spoilers/746761 "2016-02-26T15:35:57Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] A simple scavenging run proves to be more tricky, when the survivors are not the only ones after a goldmine of supplies. \[/QUOTE\] Let’s hope the writers can keep the same quality from last week’s episode u… --- ## [Really indelicate beastality question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-indelicate-beastality-question/124837)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2002, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-indelicate-beastality-question/124837 "2002-10-11T22:01:38Z")
No way to ask this without looking like a dev, so I’ll just brave it out: Has any breed of dog ever been bred specificly for penis size? No, I’m not looking to buy one. --- ## [When did the last North Atlantic passenger ship lines \[cease\] operations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-last-north-atlantic-passenger-ship-lines-cease-operations/746325)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-last-north-atlantic-passenger-ship-lines-cease-operations/746325 "2016-02-19T21:08:28Z")
When did the last North Atlantic passenger ship lines seize their operations? By passenger ship, I mean a vessel with the sole intended purpose of moving passengers from A to B, like commercial airplanes in the modern er… --- ## [What's the point of living a life free of vices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-living-a-life-free-of-vices/385095)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2007, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-living-a-life-free-of-vices/385095 "2007-01-04T06:01:44Z")
I happened to glimpse something on the Today show about Christian colleges where kids were required to live on campus and there were strict rules against drugs, alchohol and sex as well as strict curfews. Not to single … --- ## ["Jesus Is My Nigga" - Pastor's rap video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-is-my-nigga-pastors-rap-video/650061)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2013, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-is-my-nigga-pastors-rap-video/650061 "2013-02-23T12:29:42Z")
Please tell me this is not real. If it’s on the level then the stupid has truly gotten out of control. This just has to be a joke. Right?!?!? --- ## [MMO Recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmo-recommendations/779176)
**Author:** [@Deser2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deser2)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmo-recommendations/779176 "2017-02-14T18:33:01Z")
So I’ve found myself with more free time lately and was thinking about getting into an MMO (again) to become my new time sink. I’ve gone in and out of various MMOs over the years; original everquest (played for a while … --- ## [John Mayer's "Daughters"--brilliant or sexist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayers-daughters-brilliant-or-sexist/317960)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2005, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayers-daughters-brilliant-or-sexist/317960 "2005-08-23T15:58:27Z")
I hate most pop music – hate, hate, hate it. Generally I find the production over-done, the lyrics insipid, and the imagery repetitive. (If I hear ONE MORE PERSON rhyming “love,” “dove,” “above,” and “of,” I may be in… --- ## [Maricopa GOP shortsighted, idiotic, insane, censures John McCain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maricopa-gop-shortsighted-idiotic-insane-censures-john-mccain/678626)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maricopa-gop-shortsighted-idiotic-insane-censures-john-mccain/678626 "2014-01-19T16:21:35Z")
No, really. This is a thing that happened. My feelings are mixed. On one hand, I’m disappointed and shocked (as usual… maybe I should stop being shocked by this) that the republican party would do something so idiotic,… --- ## [JFK's faked wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jfks-faked-wit/690575)
**Author:** [@Don\_Simus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Simus)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jfks-faked-wit/690575 "2014-06-21T20:20:23Z")
Cecil Adams had already written that JFK’s book, for which he got a Pulitzer Prize, was ghostwritten for him. However I remember reading somewhere that his clever responses on press-conferences had also been invented by… --- ## [Cant cope with my retarded Asian appearance.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-cope-with-my-retarded-asian-appearance/682693)
**Author:** [@Yumm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-cope-with-my-retarded-asian-appearance/682693 "2014-03-24T01:59:33Z")
I am Asian. (from South Korea) and living in Amsterdam. When I was in the UK, I got so much hurt from random people on the street including students at my uni. They just ignore me or make fun of me. Today I got told t… --- ## [Most punchable face in sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-punchable-face-in-sports/745100)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-punchable-face-in-sports/745100 "2016-02-16T21:50:06Z")
With Johnny Manziel in the news of late, it got me realizing that this guy’s face is really punchable. I mean, seriously punchable. It’s just asking to get punched on most days. So that got me thinking about other athle… --- ## [Were the Nazi's the cleverest people ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-nazis-the-cleverest-people-ever/379905)
**Author:** [@Iamonfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iamonfire)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2006, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-nazis-the-cleverest-people-ever/379905 "2006-11-13T18:51:04Z")
The list of their achievements is very impressive. We are still using most of the their ballistic technology almost 60 years later. Without creating tedious lists there is also: Nuclear development (heavy water) Submar… --- ## [Mental retardation in animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-retardation-in-animals/342874)
**Author:** [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-retardation-in-animals/342874 "2012-07-02T03:37:15Z")
I presume it exists, but are there any documented cases? --- ## [Feinstein’s replacement speculation and breaking news thread {Laphonza Butler sworn in}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feinstein-s-replacement-speculation-and-breaking-news-thread-laphonza-butler-sworn-in/990865)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feinstein-s-replacement-speculation-and-breaking-news-thread-laphonza-butler-sworn-in/990865 "2023-10-20T12:31:28Z")
Who do you think Newsome will choose? Who do you think he should choose? --- ## [Are men starting to be more frequently the 'moochers' in a relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-starting-to-be-more-frequently-the-moochers-in-a-relationship/711073)
**Author:** [@Tuxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuxie)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-starting-to-be-more-frequently-the-moochers-in-a-relationship/711073 "2015-01-30T00:46:17Z")
Women get a lot of flak for being painted as gold diggers, lazy stay at home moms, and other kinds of layabouts. I think part of this comes from a common cultural expectation that the man in a relationship is the ‘provid… --- ## [If the third shot had missed, would JFK have survived the second shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-third-shot-had-missed-would-jfk-have-survived-the-second-shot/464072)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-third-shot-had-missed-would-jfk-have-survived-the-second-shot/464072 "2010-03-22T18:51:08Z")
If he had survived, would he have recovered sufficiently to be able to resume his presidency, or would he have been a perpetual invalid? As a premise to my question, let me say that I’m assuming that there were 3 shots … --- ## [Reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/31520)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2001, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality/31520 "2001-04-29T20:17:03Z")
QuickSilver No, I’m afraid not. The chance is zero. As humans, our consciousness is a closed reference frame. We can “manage” subjectivity only. Descartes attempted to use a reason epistemology to prove his own exi… --- ## [Is today's music crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-todays-music-crap/428391)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-todays-music-crap/428391 "2007-12-10T20:00:39Z")
According to my tastes, there don’t seem to be as many good songs today as there used to be (let’s say, as measured by “Great songs per decade” or per year) This could be due to a) Songs quality has gone down or b) I… --- ## [Would you rent a room to someone you found on Craigslist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rent-a-room-to-someone-you-found-on-craigslist/550393)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rent-a-room-to-someone-you-found-on-craigslist/550393 "2010-08-18T05:20:21Z")
The title pretty much says it all, but here’s some more background: My wife and I could use a little extra money. We have a seven-month-old daughter, two older dogs, and full-time teaching jobs. We also have a spare b… --- ## [Miracle Mineral Solution - chlorine dioxide - Jim Humble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miracle-mineral-solution-chlorine-dioxide-jim-humble/546627)
**Author:** [@jwilliewilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jwilliewilson)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miracle-mineral-solution-chlorine-dioxide-jim-humble/546627 "2010-08-03T22:05:29Z")
A friend of mine seems to believe that this stuff, MMS (a government approved disinfectant), is a miracle cure for everything. The web site he sent me to (http://www.themiraclemineralsupplement.com/) makes claims about c… --- ## [Dating tips for short guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-tips-for-short-guys/467085)
**Author:** [@Wernstrom5000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wernstrom5000)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-tips-for-short-guys/467085 "2008-10-13T15:14:16Z")
I’m a 5’4" man, very skinny, and in my mid-twenties. What can I do to help myself in the dating realm? By the way, has anyone tried elevator shoes/insoles? Has anyone tried that operation where they break your leg and… --- ## [What do these utility markings mean exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-utility-markings-mean-exactly/687907)
**Author:** [@Heropsychodreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heropsychodreamer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-utility-markings-mean-exactly/687907 "2014-05-08T20:09:23Z")
I came home today to find some spray paint on my sidewalk. I have been able to determine it has something to do with a telecom line because the spray paint is orange, but I am curious as to what the symbols actually mea… --- ## [How much to Singers/Artists REALLY make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-singers-artists-really-make/285210)
**Author:** [@NatHockens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NatHockens)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2005, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-singers-artists-really-make/285210 "2005-01-19T07:52:15Z")
I remember a few years back the Dixie Chicks interviewing on 60 Minutes and fussing about how little money they were making and how big of a cut the record company was taking. And we’ve all heard stories of record compa… --- ## [How do I rest steaks when the oven isn't available?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-rest-steaks-when-the-oven-isnt-available/662622)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-rest-steaks-when-the-oven-isnt-available/662622 "2013-07-07T19:53:12Z")
Resting a steak is usually a trivial matter: wrap in foil and stick in the oven at 50. But what if the oven isn’t available? Like when I’m cooking oven chips. Please share your techniques with me. --- ## [The John Edwards Indictment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-john-edwards-indictment/584211)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-john-edwards-indictment/584211 "2011-06-07T01:36:37Z")
Seems dubious to me. You just read the headlines and you get the impression that JE took money that had been contributed to “his campaign” and used it to hide his mistress. But from what I’ve read, that doesn’t seem to … --- ## [Strip club experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strip-club-experiences/114544)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2002, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strip-club-experiences/114544 "2002-06-20T14:55:05Z")
So, last night the hubby and I decided to go to a strip club. It was my idea–curiosity, partially, but I do enjoy watching how the girls move. BTW, it was not the least bit arousing to me… it was simply an interesting … --- ## [12 Planets and Counting: Meet the New Solar System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-planets-and-counting-meet-the-new-solar-system/369020)
**Author:** [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2006, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-planets-and-counting-meet-the-new-solar-system/369020 "2006-08-25T23:52:40Z")
Well, not new, really, but newly defined perhaps. The leaked decision is causing a bit of a stir in the astronomical community, which might lead to further changes, but for now it looks like a “planet” is something mass… --- ## [The I can't sleep so I might as well start the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-cant-sleep-so-i-might-as-well-start-the-mmp/844934)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-cant-sleep-so-i-might-as-well-start-the-mmp/844934 "2019-12-23T04:20:07Z")
It’s about 2am local time and I’m awake again, woke up about 1:30 and could no get back to sleep. No position seemed comfortable, the comforter that I’ve slept under for years seems uncomfortable all of a sudden, and si… --- ## [Was Jesus a follower of Rabbi Hillel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-a-follower-of-rabbi-hillel/148826)
**Author:** [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2003, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-a-follower-of-rabbi-hillel/148826 "2003-01-16T21:29:03Z")
If you are convinced that Jesus was God incarnate and fully diety, then this question is moot. However, it seems to me that while Jesus taught a radical philosophy of “turn the other cheek”, he wasn’t the first. Rabbi Hi… --- ## [What major changes from book to movie do you most like/dislike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-changes-from-book-to-movie-do-you-most-like-dislike/455806)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-changes-from-book-to-movie-do-you-most-like-dislike/455806 "2008-07-20T21:51:32Z")
Even the greatest of movies of course have to be trimmed and changed to fit into the time slots, but sometimes it seems to really compromise the book and other times it enhances it. Some of my least favorite changes: T… --- ## [Godparents - Legally Binding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godparents-legally-binding/6425)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2000, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godparents-legally-binding/6425 "2000-01-22T01:00:00Z")
The ritual of naming godparents is done with the intent that the children would be cared for should both parents become deceased. Perhaps it is more of a ceremonial exercise, but would any State recognize this? If the p… --- ## [Are there any German concentration camp survivors still alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-german-concentration-camp-survivors-still-alive/508555)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2009, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-german-concentration-camp-survivors-still-alive/508555 "2009-09-06T12:19:38Z")
Today is the 70th anniversary of Germany invading Poland, starting World War II. Triggered by a radio program I heard today, I started wondering: Are there any German concentration camp survivors that are still alive? --- ## [Significant others that you dumped because they had a dumb name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390)
**Author:** [@Turpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turpentine)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2000, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390 "2000-12-10T03:40:44Z")
No, i have never actually dumped anyone because of his name, but there have been two times that it had an impact on the relationship, I think. There was Don. I had a problem with his name being Don. I hate the name Don… --- ## [Is the 'Cartoon Crisis' Spiralling out of Control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-cartoon-crisis-spiralling-out-of-control/345247)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-cartoon-crisis-spiralling-out-of-control/345247 "2006-02-22T19:41:53Z")
In the latest insanity over a few cartoons: Muslims Assault U.S. Embassy in Indonesia So, the U.S., which had nothing to with the cartoons and which actually issued a weasely ‘apology’ for them, gets attacked. In oth… --- ## [2019 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2019-baseball-hall-of-fame-ballot/824862)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2019-baseball-hall-of-fame-ballot/824862 "2019-01-24T16:53:56Z")
It’s out. Who should get in? Rick Ankiel A much ballyhooed young pitcher, brought up very young by the Cardinals, and he swiftly caught Steve Blass Disease, finding himself unable to throw a strike. When it became ap… --- ## [Home Owning Truth #165](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-owning-truth-165/730104)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-owning-truth-165/730104 "2015-09-15T22:20:44Z")
For the first 4 years of owning a house 95% of all the projects you work on involve creating storage for all of the crap you own for working on projects. --- ## [So what are all the safe space kids whining about Trump...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-all-the-safe-space-kids-whining-about-trump/776194)
**Author:** [@Calico\_Jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calico_Jack)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-all-the-safe-space-kids-whining-about-trump/776194 "2017-01-04T00:30:52Z")
…on this forum gonna do when they find out they can’t find a $70,000 a year job with their “womyn’s studies” or “liberal arts” degrees, and there aren’t any more ‘safe spaces’ at Waffle Shop when they finally are forced … --- ## [Gay guys acting like black women. Is this a real thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-guys-acting-like-black-women-is-this-a-real-thing/716221)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-guys-acting-like-black-women-is-this-a-real-thing/716221 "2015-03-31T23:11:51Z")
Yesterday, I read about this: UK Union of Students bans gay guys from acting like black women I thought it was from The Onion at first. But then I discovered it was real. I don’t know any gay guys (at least who are o… --- ## [Left out of the loop, and it hurts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-out-of-the-loop-and-it-hurts/611358)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-out-of-the-loop-and-it-hurts/611358 "2012-02-01T21:50:38Z")
Dear Friend, Why didn’t you tell me? I thought we were true best friends, the platonic equivalent of soul mates. I thought I was one of the few people that you trusted with your secrets. We kept so much from your famil… --- ## [I'm going to the funeral of a transgender person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-the-funeral-of-a-transgender-person/721365)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-the-funeral-of-a-transgender-person/721365 "2015-06-17T22:14:37Z")
So, here’s the deal. I’ve been a school band director in my town for a long time. A former student, let’s call him Steve, has died. His mom was the president of the band booster club. Steve’s dad died a few years ago… --- ## [Need idea for a birthday gag (lawn ornament)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-idea-for-a-birthday-gag-lawn-ornament/201751)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2003, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-idea-for-a-birthday-gag-lawn-ornament/201751 "2003-09-17T07:55:21Z")
A very good friend of ours is going to be 40 this year. Naturally, in the spirit of friendship, this means we must torture him. One friend wants to do those cheezy lawn flamingoes carpeting his front lawn. He wants to… --- ## [Ask the Mod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-mod/450106)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-mod/450106 "2008-05-25T00:17:35Z")
I mean ask the SDMB Moderator, that is, not “Ask the Guy Who Dresses Like Austin Powers.” Anything you’ve always wanted to know about what we do or how we do it? I can’t promise I’ll answer every question due to Nation… --- ## [Zits... lurking between my eyelashes?!? Is that possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zits-lurking-between-my-eyelashes-is-that-possible/326226)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zits-lurking-between-my-eyelashes-is-that-possible/326226 "2015-02-25T04:33:08Z")
Last night before I went to bed, I noticed that my right eyelid was a bit sore. I didn’t think much of it - maybe I had rubbed it with something, or the doggies had irritated it. This morning, it still hurts, and it’s p… --- ## [Spielberg's Next Film Will Be a Remake of "Harvey"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spielbergs-next-film-will-be-a-remake-of-harvey/505146)
**Author:** [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spielbergs-next-film-will-be-a-remake-of-harvey/505146 "2009-12-07T20:38:24Z")
The script will be by novelist Jonathan Tropper, according to the press release. --- ## [Breast Size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breast-size/494108)
**Author:** [@sherlock100N](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sherlock100N)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breast-size/494108 "2009-05-04T21:44:03Z")
I think Cecil should update his classic column from 1983 on breast size (reprinted 4/23/09). Like the author of the orininal question in 1983, I have also noticed an apparent increase in breast size especially among col… --- ## [How common is it for gays to "come out"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-for-gays-to-come-out/532975)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-for-gays-to-come-out/532975 "2010-03-25T20:37:01Z")
Over and over we hear about people that try to appear to be straight who finally “come out of the closet”. They’ve set themselves “free” to become who they fell they really are. What about people that have been living t… --- ## [Are there tests to detect if someone had been smoking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-tests-to-detect-if-someone-had-been-smoking/374235)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-tests-to-detect-if-someone-had-been-smoking/374235 "2006-09-26T22:39:30Z")
How would you detect if someone had been smoking? Other than smell say someone was scheduled for an operation on the condition they stop smoking entirely. How could the doctor test to verify the patient was following ins… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1409&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1411&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)