# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1411&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:** 1412 --- ## [Question related to the length of the vagina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-related-to-the-length-of-the-vagina/388255)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-related-to-the-length-of-the-vagina/388255 "2007-01-19T02:49:47Z")
Actually two questions. From what I have read/heard, the average length of the female vagina is 6 to 7 inches. At the end of it is the cervix of the uterus, that I assume is not penetrable. If the length of the vagina… --- ## [ANYONE WHO IS SICK AND TIRED OF ESPRIX'S 'POOR GAY MARTYR' ROOUTINE???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-who-is-sick-and-tired-of-esprixs-poor-gay-martyr-rooutine/45841)
**Author:** [@MissDiagnosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissDiagnosis)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2000, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-who-is-sick-and-tired-of-esprixs-poor-gay-martyr-rooutine/45841 "2000-12-22T23:14:34Z")
I was just wondering…I mean, I know I am a reletively new poster to this board, but in the last week I have noticed that Esprix seems to make a hobby out of being gay! I am personally all for anyone having the right to … --- ## [Why the 2:1 ratio for cooking rice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-2-1-ratio-for-cooking-rice/610730)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-2-1-ratio-for-cooking-rice/610730 "2012-01-29T01:41:32Z")
OK, I know that there are no doubt exceptions, but pretty much every brand and variety of commercial white rice I have bought is prepared with two measures of water (by volume) for one measure of rice. Why is it not 2.3… --- ## [Transgender People, your opinion: so now sex DOES mean gender??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-people-your-opinion-so-now-sex-does-mean-gender/720089)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-people-your-opinion-so-now-sex-does-mean-gender/720089 "2015-06-04T15:48:40Z")
I post to a genderqueer \[del\]message board\[/del\] Facebook “group”. I’m really pissed off and want to vent, and also get some feedback. I use the word “sex” to refer to people’s biological plumbing (whether it be the pl… --- ## [Bad News: 30 years for Titanic to rust away to a shapless blob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-news-30-years-for-titanic-to-rust-away-to-a-shapless-blob/618519)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-news-30-years-for-titanic-to-rust-away-to-a-shapless-blob/618519 "2012-04-18T06:17:17Z")
Surely there is something we could do? I have some ideas: 1/ Pump oxygen down there, should speed up oxidation, right? 2/ Invite everyone who blathers on about the damn thing to go for a dive down there and collect so… --- ## [Breaking Bad Question - No Spoilers Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-question-no-spoilers-please/718111)
**Author:** [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-question-no-spoilers-please/718111 "2015-04-24T13:42:39Z")
Believe it or not I have just started watching Breaking Bad. I have a minor question which I dare not research in case I uncover spoilers. Walter White is a school teacher PLUS he had a job at a car wash - the car wash … --- ## [Manufacturer's warnings you routinely ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manufacturers-warnings-you-routinely-ignore/404112)
**Author:** [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manufacturers-warnings-you-routinely-ignore/404112 "2007-05-19T17:50:24Z")
The other day I got one of those “ha-ha” e-mails about silly warnings on products, and I started noticing them. It got me thinking. -I place q-tips in my ear canal, sometimes twice a day. -My kids’ trampoline has a wa… --- ## [Is Hyundai Copying BMW, Mercedes-Benz?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hyundai-copying-bmw-mercedes-benz/623968)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hyundai-copying-bmw-mercedes-benz/623968 "2012-06-04T23:29:12Z")
To me, the Hyundai Sonata resembles the BMW and Mercedes Benz models (CLS 550) very strongly. Is this a case of convergent design, or is it outright copying? Has any car manufacturer ever been sued for copying another… --- ## [Popping my knuckles as a painful addiction. Dispel the it's-not-bad-for-you myth.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popping-my-knuckles-as-a-painful-addiction-dispel-the-its-not-bad-for-you-myth/499683)
**Author:** [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popping-my-knuckles-as-a-painful-addiction-dispel-the-its-not-bad-for-you-myth/499683 "2009-06-16T02:42:52Z")
I am addicted to popping my knuckles. The feeling, the sound, the whole experience just feels good. I do it every day at least 5 times. At the same time I am young and the joints in my fingers are starting to hurt more a… --- ## [What might you be dead of now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-you-be-dead-of-now/307957)
**Author:** [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-you-be-dead-of-now/307957 "2005-06-21T20:23:51Z")
…if it were not for modern medical technology? While recently recovering from typhoid fever (!) acquired in the Middle East, I was reading up on my illness and learned from Wikipedia that if not treated by antibiotics, … --- ## [Fat is 'fabulous' :rolleyes:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-is-fabulous-rolleyes/258903)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2004, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-is-fabulous-rolleyes/258903 "2004-08-11T15:10:01Z")
Need I say more? --- ## [Black Mesa Source - Release Date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642)
**Author:** [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642 "2013-02-10T18:32:43Z")
The end truly is nigh!!! September 14th now if I just remember where I left my crowbar. :smiley: --- ## [Your favorite "Classic Christmas Special"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-classic-christmas-special/604853)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-classic-christmas-special/604853 "2011-12-06T17:51:28Z")
This is only for the perennial “Classic” Christmas TV specials, as in the ones that have been running every year without fail for at least 20-30 years (mainly the Rankin/Bass ones), not the one-year one-offs like the “St… --- ## [Women want to marry nice guys, not date them (reading required)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-want-to-marry-nice-guys-not-date-them-reading-required/183973)
**Author:** [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-want-to-marry-nice-guys-not-date-them-reading-required/183973 "2003-06-26T18:14:49Z")
CAUTION: Additional reading required I think it goes without saying that men, on the whole, don’t understand women. I think it is also quite true that women don’t understand women. While so many talk about wanting “n… --- ## [The One Drop Rule: How Small a Drop? Or, What Race am I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-drop-rule-how-small-a-drop-or-what-race-am-i/697061)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-drop-rule-how-small-a-drop-or-what-race-am-i/697061 "2014-09-02T19:45:59Z")
My brother did one of those genetic tests that tells you where your ancestors lived 500 years ago, before mass intercontinental travel. One thing he found is that we have sub-Saharan African ancestry; I don’t know what … --- ## [Bobby Petrino, another one that just pissed away a great job.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-petrino-another-one-that-just-pissed-away-a-great-job/617983)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-petrino-another-one-that-just-pissed-away-a-great-job/617983 "2012-04-17T04:09:43Z")
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-arkansas-petrinocrash How stupid! Maybe he can recover but after the wife gets her due and he lands another job there will be a lot of ground to make up. --- ## [Why bad digital TV reception during a storm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-bad-digital-tv-reception-during-a-storm/607526)
**Author:** [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-bad-digital-tv-reception-during-a-storm/607526 "2011-12-28T15:15:01Z")
I just got myself a digital TV (I inherited my mother’s) and it coincided with one of the worst storms during the last 30 years (fortunately just the outskirts, but you can see the aftermath here and there). The night t… --- ## [Moderator behaviour (not by a newbie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-behaviour-not-by-a-newbie/48882)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2001, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-behaviour-not-by-a-newbie/48882 "2001-01-09T19:46:29Z")
It is with no small amount of trepidation that I write this, but I am hoping that having just exceeded 3600 in my post count, having been a member for nearly two years now, and having something resembling a reputation wi… --- ## [What will your last words be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-your-last-words-be/326120)
**Author:** [@Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siddhartha_Vicious)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-your-last-words-be/326120 "2006-01-06T19:43:13Z")
Inspired by this thread, what will your last words be? I think mine will be I’M DYING LIKE A MOTHERFUCK! And not “Sweet Jesus, is that my lung?” --- ## [Children's books that you dread reading aloud for fear of crying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-books-that-you-dread-reading-aloud-for-fear-of-crying/495792)
**Author:** [@Bamboo\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bamboo_Boy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-books-that-you-dread-reading-aloud-for-fear-of-crying/495792 "2009-05-16T15:17:06Z")
I guess the title says it all. I have two nieces who I love spending time with, but it’s limited as I live faraway and only see them for short periods- holidays, etc. In any case, the last time I was home I glanced at t… --- ## [What accidental movie lines cause your mandatory reply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580 "2011-11-07T16:36:54Z")
It doesn’t matter if I’m by myself and someone on the radio says “inconceivable,” or if I’m entertaining the Queen of England and she says the same word. I must, as surely as I will exhale and have a pulse, say, with my… --- ## [Tips for a college food budget?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-a-college-food-budget/579486)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-a-college-food-budget/579486 "2011-05-03T07:23:50Z")
Hey guys–I apologize if this has been done before. I tried to use search and really couldn’t find anything specific on this. Next year, instead of the dining hall (thankfully) I’m going to try to just cook in the apartm… --- ## [What do you call this | character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-character/585426)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-character/585426 "2011-06-16T22:42:03Z")
|, or shifted ? --- ## [What did Germany get out of Italy joining the Axis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-germany-get-out-of-italy-joining-the-axis/627371)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-germany-get-out-of-italy-joining-the-axis/627371 "2015-04-21T19:17:14Z")
I understand that Italy got strong allies, with big, mighty militaries. What did Germany get out of Italy’s participation? --- ## [Does it look like President Obama bowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-look-like-president-obama-bowed/492529)
**Author:** [@lalenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lalenin)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-look-like-president-obama-bowed/492529 "2009-04-15T01:09:28Z")
Just about every programmer in my office is foaming at the mouth about President Obama bowing to the Saudi King in the linked video (at 54 seconds in). It seems that US Presidents are not supposed to bow. OK, so I look… --- ## [Why Are Some Cookies Chewy and Others Crunchy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-cookies-chewy-and-others-crunchy/488790)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-cookies-chewy-and-others-crunchy/488790 "2009-03-10T21:21:53Z")
I buy chocolate chip cookies and some of them are chewy and some are crunchy. They taste similar (though not exact). So what exactly makes some cookies crunchy others chewy. I’ve notice it with peanut butter and oatmel c… --- ## [Artists who never released a disappointing album](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-never-released-a-disappointing-album/487820)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-never-released-a-disappointing-album/487820 "2009-03-10T02:42:04Z")
Let’s see if we can name musical artists or groups who never released a disappointing or ‘bad’ album. For this purpose of this thread, let’s not include greatest hits, live, unofficial releases, or any albums released b… --- ## [What is the farthest you have driven in one day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348)
**Author:** [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2000, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-driven-in-one-day/43348 "2000-12-02T19:01:54Z")
You can count only the miles you drove, not the miles you spent in the back seat sleeping. My record is 880 miles. Sure, I spent the last 100 miles sleeping, but at least I was in the driver’s seat at the time. Just kidd… --- ## [What religion has the least appealing afterlife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-religion-has-the-least-appealing-afterlife/511711)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-religion-has-the-least-appealing-afterlife/511711 "2009-10-08T16:53:35Z")
Inspired, obviously, by this thread about which religion has the best afterlife. Many people mentioned that they’d find the Christian concept of heaven pretty boring. But that’s nothing compared to the shadowy world of … --- ## [another Harry Potter thread: predictions for the new book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-harry-potter-thread-predictions-for-the-new-book/397615)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-harry-potter-thread-predictions-for-the-new-book/397615 "2007-03-30T21:18:14Z")
The 7th (and supposedly final, but I wish it weren’t so) book is coming out in July, right? I’ve been reading and rereading the whole series for years now, and I always love trying to figure out where the next book was g… --- ## [Do big people have slower heartrates than small people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-big-people-have-slower-heartrates-than-small-people/160896)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-big-people-have-slower-heartrates-than-small-people/160896 "2003-03-14T21:54:07Z")
I know that small mammals like rodents have very fast heart rates and as you get larger heart rate slows. Elephants for example have a very slow heartrate.Does this correlation within a same species hold true as well? T… --- ## [No Pit for mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-pit-for-mods/651123)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-pit-for-mods/651123 "2013-02-25T06:36:55Z")
AIUI, moderators are un-Pittable. Flaming them in The BBQ Pit has been prohibited, as moderator actions must be discussed in ATMB. But flaming is not allowed in ATMB. --- ## [What's With All The Jew Hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-jew-hate/494021)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-jew-hate/494021 "2009-04-27T03:48:14Z")
Ive lost count of the number of people who think Jews rule this world and run all the major businesses and therefore they’re bad. It’s completely futile trying to engage in an argument involving that line of thought too. … --- ## [TWA 800 coverup confirmed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twa-800-coverup-confirmed/661324)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twa-800-coverup-confirmed/661324 "2022-09-26T08:13:49Z")
This is certainly interesting. A group of alleged whistleblowers are saying that the official report on the TWA 800 crash is a lie. Apparently, they stop just short of saying the plane was shot down, claiming that they… --- ## [How much does it cost to lay cables?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-it-cost-to-lay-cables/413958)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-it-cost-to-lay-cables/413958 "2013-11-27T18:49:19Z")
Having high speed, low latency internet access is pretty much a must for me these days. Cable TV is a plus. But suppose I’m house-hunting and find a place that’s ideal, except the only internet access is dial-up. … --- ## [A proposal for lower health care costs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-proposal-for-lower-health-care-costs/711436)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-proposal-for-lower-health-care-costs/711436 "2015-02-10T02:04:05Z")
In my most recent thread about health care, some folks suggested that I offer my own solutions to the problem of rising costs. It’s a reasonable thing to ask for. Among politicians and pundits, complaints about the pro… --- ## [What does 100mph feel like on a motorbike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-100mph-feel-like-on-a-motorbike/496509)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-100mph-feel-like-on-a-motorbike/496509 "2009-05-21T16:00:34Z")
Or, what’s a comfortable speed to ride a bike at on the motorway? Compare it to a car, say. I often drive down from Scotland to NW England at 80-90mph. The motorways are quiet in this part of the UK and 80-90 feels comf… --- ## [Is there a term for Science Fiction that ends up being "wrong"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-science-fiction-that-ends-up-being-wrong/525159)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-science-fiction-that-ends-up-being-wrong/525159 "2010-01-20T12:32:08Z")
I’ve been reading my way through a pile of Heinlein books lately and whilst many of his stories are timeless and brilliant, there’s also a few that… look a bit silly with the benefits of hindsight. The same is true of a … --- ## [Chrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome/665570)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome/665570 "2013-09-04T09:28:17Z")
Okay, I’ve downloaded Chrome. Now what? --- ## [You torture a 4 year old child to death? You bet I'm going to pit you, bitch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-torture-a-4-year-old-child-to-death-you-bet-im-going-to-pit-you-bitch/679092)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-torture-a-4-year-old-child-to-death-you-bet-im-going-to-pit-you-bitch/679092 "2014-01-25T17:15:40Z")
Here is the Google page with links to the story of Myls Dobson, a year old tortured to death by his father’s girlfriend, who was watching him while the father, who had custody, was in prison. I am not going to print any … --- ## [2013 NFL Draft Order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-nfl-draft-order/645933)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-nfl-draft-order/645933 "2013-01-17T23:05:26Z")
We know what most of the draft order for this coming NFL postseason looks like. Here it is. 20 teams and 20 fan bases can start scanning pre-draft scouting reports and Kiper can dust off his hair gel. Of course a dozen o… --- ## [Compact Discs - keep them or ditch them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compact-discs-keep-them-or-ditch-them/976480)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compact-discs-keep-them-or-ditch-them/976480 "2023-02-03T19:01:13Z")
I’m curious to hear thoughts on hanging on to music CDs. I am currently trying to get rid of a lot of things just cluttering up the place. Fortunately, I did hang onto most of my vinyl from years ago and am glad I did si… --- ## [Another abducted girl - Holly Bobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-abducted-girl-holly-bobo/578658 "2014-09-11T19:50:41Z")
This one hits too close to home. I have distant relatives named Bobo. Some Aunts & Uncles by marriage that I knew as a kid. They’ve been dead over thirty years. Still, it’s an unusual family name and I bet somewhere in t… --- ## [Slippery prison blues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slippery-prison-blues/348942)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slippery-prison-blues/348942 "2006-05-28T17:26:55Z")
In my dual role as Physician to inmates (hey, that’s got a nice, Larry Nivenesque ring, doesn’t it) and Supervisor of other medical practitioners, I find myself getting involved in some rather complex medical/ethical/sec… --- ## ["Mike Hunt for President!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-hunt-for-president/314668)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-hunt-for-president/314668 "2005-07-31T22:46:05Z")
As pointed out in another thread, the Sheriff of Aiken County, SC, is Mike Hunt (and yes, he goes by “Mike,” not “Michael”). After amusing myself for awhile imagining myself his receptionist ("This is Mike Hunt’s office… --- ## [Ass(donkey) from hole in the ground... Who knew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ass-donkey-from-hole-in-the-ground-who-knew/275060)
**Author:** [@odaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/odaran)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ass-donkey-from-hole-in-the-ground-who-knew/275060 "2023-04-22T21:17:08Z")
I just had a moment that made clear one of the oldest sayings I have ever heard. “He does not know his ass from a hole in the ground.” I always thought it had referred to the persons posterior. Well surprise, surprise. I… --- ## [If its 'Flame the Prof. day' then be prepared for 'Flame the student day' as well!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-its-flame-the-prof-day-then-be-prepared-for-flame-the-student-day-as-well/214541)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-its-flame-the-prof-day-then-be-prepared-for-flame-the-student-day-as-well/214541 "2003-11-26T21:55:35Z")
Thats it! I have been as fair as I can possibly be to my stats 202 intro class! I give them study guides, I practically outline how to ace my course and they still get pissed when I quizz them before a vacation. Finals a… --- ## [President Obama on "Between Two Ferns".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-on-between-two-ferns/683430)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-on-between-two-ferns/683430 "2014-03-12T20:55:11Z")
Wasn’t sure where to put this, it could be in the Pit, Cafe Society, or Great Debates. Anyhoo, this is gold. “What’s it like to be the last black president?” Obama: “Who gave you permission to shoot in the Diplomatic … --- ## [Why did Hinduism survive while the other IE pagan religions died out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-hinduism-survive-while-the-other-ie-pagan-religions-died-out/301307)
**Author:** [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-hinduism-survive-while-the-other-ie-pagan-religions-died-out/301307 "2016-08-23T14:32:39Z")
Despite local variations, the various settled Indo-European agricultural societies had common origins, and several similarities in their indigenous religions – broadly similar pantheons with powerful goddesses; strong tr… --- ## [Redefinitions (a game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redefinitions-a-game/375366)
**Author:** [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2006, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redefinitions-a-game/375366 "2006-10-15T03:55:20Z")
This game is based on a simple premise: Take any word in the English language, and assign an alternative, but logical definition to it. I’ll go first. Dentist: (n) An automobile mechanic who specializes in collision re… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1410&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1412&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)