# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1419&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:** 1420 --- ## [Can a family form a corporation and get preferential tax treatment etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-family-form-a-corporation-and-get-preferential-tax-treatment-etc/588268)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-family-form-a-corporation-and-get-preferential-tax-treatment-etc/588268 "2011-07-09T02:15:08Z")
My father has some wild ideas. He says our family could form a corporation and call our cars, homes etc corporate assets. (he also believes every U.S citizen is traded on the NYSE and the USA is a “Corporation”.) --- ## [Same day passport without a plane ticket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-day-passport-without-a-plane-ticket/605603)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-day-passport-without-a-plane-ticket/605603 "2011-12-28T18:47:23Z")
I saw a job online that required proof of a current passport. Unfortunately, it takes weeks to get a passport, and I’ve somehow misplaced mine. The last time I got a new passport, I had a plane ticket that proved I nee… --- ## [Coffee grounds as deodorizers: explain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-grounds-as-deodorizers-explain/479184)
**Author:** [@WoodenTaco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WoodenTaco)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2009, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-grounds-as-deodorizers-explain/479184 "2009-01-04T07:57:12Z")
Backstory: So something died behind our refrigerator recently, and as it rotted the whole fridge was filled with an unspeakably awful smell. Within a few days, it quickly got to the point that opening the door was physi… --- ## [Who else wants to confess an unorthodox or inappropriate response on 9/11/01?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-wants-to-confess-an-unorthodox-or-inappropriate-response-on-9-11-01/668631)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-wants-to-confess-an-unorthodox-or-inappropriate-response-on-9-11-01/668631 "2013-09-14T03:24:46Z")
Really, I’m a good person. But this will make me sound like a \*bad \*person, which, again, I’m really not. I have presumably already scotched any chance of being a politician anyway, but if I hadn’t, this will be the en… --- ## [Women Lifting One Leg While Kissing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-lifting-one-leg-while-kissing/196798)
**Author:** [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-lifting-one-leg-while-kissing/196798 "2003-08-22T18:25:43Z")
Inspired by this thread. Where/When did the whole women lifting one knee when kissing thing originate? Right now I’m assuming it was done in some old movie, and over time it’s become rather iconic. Anyone know the histor… --- ## [So, gentlemen, how \*DO\* I discuss erectile dysfunction with my man? Long, hard and...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-gentlemen-how-do-i-discuss-erectile-dysfunction-with-my-man-long-hard-and/451708)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-gentlemen-how-do-i-discuss-erectile-dysfunction-with-my-man-long-hard-and/451708 "2008-06-09T20:43:40Z")
First, it’s a moot point. The person in question began spewing molten hot crazy when I tried to broach the subject. Things were said, lines were crossed, red flags were planted, and he ain’t my lover no more. However, I’… --- ## [Things that would never happen today that used to not be a \*big deal\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-would-never-happen-today-that-used-to-not-be-a-big-deal/129044)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2002, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-would-never-happen-today-that-used-to-not-be-a-big-deal/129044 "2002-09-29T02:01:56Z")
My mom and I were discussing school memories and I remembered three that would never happen today: \[list=1\] \[li\]The Gideon people visiting my class and handing out little bibles\[/li\]\[li\]Learning and reciting the Lord’s… --- ## [What Kind oF Dog Is Brian From "Family Guy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-brian-from-family-guy/573133)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-brian-from-family-guy/573133 "2011-03-02T21:19:42Z")
Seeing as he’s a cartoon he probably isn’t any specific type of dog, other than being describe as a Melan-Collie (melancholy), for comic effect, what breed of dog, in real life looks closest to Brian? --- ## [Arwen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arwen/94989)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2001, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arwen/94989 "2001-12-01T03:21:25Z")
I first read Lord of the Rings when I was 11 or so. Loved it. I’ve seen the animated films, and enjoyed them, and I’m really looking forward to the coming new release live action. Or, I was until I saw the commercials. … --- ## [Drummers: What's with the second high-hat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drummers-whats-with-the-second-high-hat/673034)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drummers-whats-with-the-second-high-hat/673034 "2013-11-06T05:27:39Z")
Something “odd” I’ve been noticing lately while watching various music videos on YouTube: I’m noticing that a lot of drummers have a second high-hat mounted in the vicinity of their ride cymbal, in addition to the high-h… --- ## [When someone scores a hat trick in soccer, do the fans throw their hats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-scores-a-hat-trick-in-soccer-do-the-fans-throw-their-hats/685847)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-scores-a-hat-trick-in-soccer-do-the-fans-throw-their-hats/685847 "2014-04-14T01:44:20Z")
(I did indeed google this first, and did NOT get an answer, so it’s no, Google was NOT my friend this time! :wink: ) Okay, first for those not-familiar with sports, a hat trick is when a particular player (usually hocke… --- ## [Chillin' in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chillin-in-the-mmp/964926)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chillin-in-the-mmp/964926 "2022-05-30T06:02:44Z")
Awoke to a refreshing 63° morning - such a relief after 3 days of heat and humidity. It’s a brief respite, but I’ll take it!!! Happy Moanday!! --- ## [Need Advice About Home Inspection issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-about-home-inspection-issues/506728)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-about-home-inspection-issues/506728 "2013-10-18T10:32:20Z")
Is a home inspector ever liable in any way for failing to identify issues with a home? We’ve had two serious problems with our house - a wall leak and an air conditioner which is rusted through - neither of which our ho… --- ## [Garfunkel and Oates series on IFC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfunkel-and-oates-series-on-ifc/695092)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfunkel-and-oates-series-on-ifc/695092 "2014-09-07T22:21:10Z")
I’m surprised there aren’t any threads about it so far. Anyway, it’s a little comedy show on the Independent Film Channel starring the two and the trials of their entertainment career and their private lives, along with… --- ## [What is the quintessential science fiction novel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quintessential-science-fiction-novel/287022)
**Author:** [@SusanStoHelit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SusanStoHelit)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quintessential-science-fiction-novel/287022 "2012-12-11T11:45:21Z")
\[url=http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=5771632\]This post got me thinking about sf, and if there is a book that most fans can agree epitomizes the genre. We need to decide on a book that can… --- ## [Why does the sound on SNL's musical acts suck so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sound-on-snls-musical-acts-suck-so-much/563981)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sound-on-snls-musical-acts-suck-so-much/563981 "2010-12-15T04:21:14Z")
Corollary to this thread on Paul McCartney’s recent appearance on the show. It’s debatable how much of the problem was due to Sir Paul’s aging vocals, but there’s no denying that the sound mixing flat-out sucked. At the… --- ## [Why does baseball give runs,hits,errors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-baseball-give-runs-hits-errors/4319)
**Author:** [@Dandmb50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandmb50)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 1999, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-baseball-give-runs-hits-errors/4319 "1999-10-29T21:29:00Z")
Why in baseball do they always give runs. hits and errors in the score rather than just give the score? All I want to know is what the score is. What does the hits have to do with the score. It has always puzzled me. … --- ## [Surgery not an option for torn ACL in older people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgery-not-an-option-for-torn-acl-in-older-people/526694)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surgery-not-an-option-for-torn-acl-in-older-people/526694 "2010-02-01T15:23:55Z")
My mother just called me to say that her persistent knee pain has been diagnosed as a torn ACL. Her doctor told her that surgery in a person her age (63) is not an option, but couldn’t give a good reason other than the r… --- ## [How to Attract (and keep) men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-attract-and-keep-men/428917)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-attract-and-keep-men/428917 "2007-12-08T00:31:24Z")
Sorry for the anti-feminist nature of title. Seriously, it’s really starting to elude me. I generally have no trouble attracting men initially, but then they seem to run for the hills after we date briefly . . . anyway… --- ## [Who is the fastest death metal drummer ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-fastest-death-metal-drummer-ever/370243)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2006, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-fastest-death-metal-drummer-ever/370243 "2006-08-27T17:09:45Z")
And when I say fast, I say the speed of their double bass kicks and their snare grinds? Has it ever been measured? I know the drummer for Cryptopsy is up there in speed. --- ## [Jewish Dopers: How do you view Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-dopers-how-do-you-view-jesus/681091)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-dopers-how-do-you-view-jesus/681091 "2014-02-13T23:05:06Z")
On one hand, he was “responsible” for a lot of hate and abuse that Jews had to go through over the centuries. On the other hand, he is a Jew that managed to start a religion that attracts 2.1 billion followers (almost a… --- ## [Pool players: Choosing a cue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-players-choosing-a-cue/554783)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pool-players-choosing-a-cue/554783 "2010-09-27T07:21:43Z")
I used to play a lot of pool, so much that the corner bar would give my group of friends the key to take out the coin-op thingy and we’d play for free.\* That was about fifteen years ago. I’ve recently joined a pool lea… --- ## [ACLU Hits a NEW LOW!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aclu-hits-a-new-low/80404)
**Author:** [@buddy1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddy1)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2001, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aclu-hits-a-new-low/80404 "2001-09-15T02:43:09Z")
Herewith the latest idiocy from our friends at the ACLU: -the ACLU project on “prisoner’s rights” have concluded that being incarcerated for life should not prevent a prisoner from fathering more social problems! Thjey … --- ## [Why don’t railroad tracks rust away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-railroad-tracks-rust-away/106467)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2002, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-railroad-tracks-rust-away/106467 "2002-05-01T18:57:10Z")
They’re not made from stainless steel, are they? And I’ve never seen a painting crew on them. Yet they seem to last forever. --- ## [Straight Dope Fail on Fluoride](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-fail-on-fluoride/555537)
**Author:** [@maryi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maryi)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-fail-on-fluoride/555537 "2018-09-25T20:46:54Z")
Ironic that a website dedicated to fighting ignorance would be so rank with it. Regarding the Fluoride review - Perhaps Cecil Adams should read Christopher Bryson’s book - The Fluoride Deception (free on google books) wh… --- ## [Strange phenomena at home last night (I mean REALLY strange)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-phenomena-at-home-last-night-i-mean-really-strange/356391)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2006, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-phenomena-at-home-last-night-i-mean-really-strange/356391 "2006-05-19T15:17:30Z")
Let me preface this with a couple important disclaimers: I have both feet planted firmly in reality; I was not drinking (or anything else); and (finally) this isn’t a joke thread. I’m not making any bizarre claims here, … --- ## [Why do condoms have that little bulge on the tip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-condoms-have-that-little-bulge-on-the-tip/235422)
**Author:** [@tadishi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tadishi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2004, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-condoms-have-that-little-bulge-on-the-tip/235422 "2004-03-21T04:31:05Z")
A condom is basically a balloon --so why the odd shape on the end? (hey-it’s a legit question—let’s not get silly or disgusting here, okay?) They used to print a phrase like “reservoir tip” on the box (although that se… --- ## [Jeez criminy. Do squirrels get rabies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeez-criminy-do-squirrels-get-rabies/404744)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2007, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeez-criminy-do-squirrels-get-rabies/404744 "2007-05-22T08:36:19Z")
An hour ago, I decided it was lunchtime and that I would make some leftover chicken into chicken salad. Then I had to find the celery to put with it, and finding the celery involved going out to my car (sigh. It’s hard b… --- ## [Settle an arguement (Voyuerism-related; TMI maybe?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-an-arguement-voyuerism-related-tmi-maybe/423931)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-an-arguement-voyuerism-related-tmi-maybe/423931 "2007-10-27T11:47:25Z")
My roomate and I are having a disagreement. A turn-on for me is watching my girlfriend (or fiancee or wife) do things with other guys. (note: NOT other girls. Other guys–although them doing things with other females is … --- ## [Botticelli - December 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2022/975924)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2022/975924 "2022-12-31T19:03:03Z")
Starting off the month with A! Link to last month’s game: Botticelli, Nov. 2022 - #366 by Prof.Pepperwinkle --- ## [Do musicians still do that diva act of taking the stage hours after the scheduled start time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-musicians-still-do-that-diva-act-of-taking-the-stage-hours-after-the-scheduled-start-time/642952)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-musicians-still-do-that-diva-act-of-taking-the-stage-hours-after-the-scheduled-start-time/642952 "2012-12-06T18:21:43Z")
I haven’t been to many concerts in the past ten years or so. One thing I used hate,especially in the 1980s, was that endless wait for the band to finally take the stage. I can remember The Rolling Stones were especially … --- ## [What happens when there's no next of kin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-theres-no-next-of-kin/462524)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-theres-no-next-of-kin/462524 "2008-09-08T15:15:53Z")
Bob Smith dies. He was unmarried, no siblings, parents are deceased. He didn’t have the foresight to leave a will saying that upon his death all his money should to to ABC Charity or whoever - no instructions were left… --- ## [Should I shave my own head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-shave-my-own-head/162057)
**Author:** [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2003, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-shave-my-own-head/162057 "2003-03-19T06:19:19Z")
…nor bald, just short. I normally get my hair cut pretty short (clippers at a 1 1/2 on the sides and back, about a 4 on top with scissors to finish it up.) But this past weekend when my head was screwed up pretty badly… --- ## [Unique/memorable experiences you never want to experience again...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-memorable-experiences-you-never-want-to-experience-again/494046)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-memorable-experiences-you-never-want-to-experience-again/494046 "2009-05-08T08:00:22Z")
For me, it was being bitten by a Yellow Garden Spider when I was a teen… I was tromping through the field, no reason, just out for a walk, when I accidentally stumbled through a low-lying web, getting the spider on my l… --- ## [Best Countertop Material: Granite, Concrete, Glass or Corain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-countertop-material-granite-concrete-glass-or-corain/651194)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-countertop-material-granite-concrete-glass-or-corain/651194 "2013-03-04T09:41:17Z")
I’d like to hear from people who have had the above materials put in. I like the look of cast glass-but the durabiloity issue scares me. Concrete looks nice, but is fragile. How about corian? I saw one countertop that lo… --- ## [Weirdness on Intrade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdness-on-intrade/638627)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdness-on-intrade/638627 "2012-10-25T04:47:24Z")
At about 10:00 AM ET this morning, a single investor(using about $18K) swung Romney from about 40 to about 48- for six minutes (this investor would have lost about $1250 in 6 minutes). Then it went back down to 40. How… --- ## [New Ebay tactic, revenge buying.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ebay-tactic-revenge-buying/671249)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ebay-tactic-revenge-buying/671249 "2013-10-15T20:24:44Z")
I have been selling and buying on Ebay for many years and rarely have had any problems. Maybe 3 non paying bidders and one flaky seller that insisted I didn’t pay even though Paypal and Ebay both showed I paid. This new… --- ## [Pro-death-penalty types: would you be willing to act as executioner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-death-penalty-types-would-you-be-willing-to-act-as-executioner/560898)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-death-penalty-types-would-you-be-willing-to-act-as-executioner/560898 "2010-11-29T21:45:04Z")
For purposes of this discussion, you may count yourself pro-capital punishment if there are circumstances under which you think the death penalty is just, even if you think those circumstance are rare. And no bitching b… --- ## [Vaginal Discharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaginal-discharge/96064)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2001, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaginal-discharge/96064 "2001-12-04T10:57:43Z")
I really hate being a woman sometimes. Like now. My period is mostly over, but not totally. I don’t wear underwear so a panty-liner is out of the question, and there isn’t enough blood to warrant my Keeper. Mostly it is… --- ## [Just How Programmable Are Slot Machines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-programmable-are-slot-machines/254060)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2004, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-programmable-are-slot-machines/254060 "2004-08-09T01:41:38Z")
Does the computerization of slot machines allow casinos to more easily regulate the randomization/odds of slot machines over the older mechanical models? For instance, could I, Casino Shift Supervisor, Grade III, remote… --- ## [Chemistry: Sodium Hydroxide ph/neutralization questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemistry-sodium-hydroxide-ph-neutralization-questions/650362)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemistry-sodium-hydroxide-ph-neutralization-questions/650362 "2013-02-15T12:01:31Z")
we use caustic soda (NaOH) in our vats to strip paint off furniture. it is a solution in water so it is very runny. i have a big dumb thing i have to strip the paint off that cannot be put in the vat. i need the caustic… --- ## [This popsicle stick joke makes no sense to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-popsicle-stick-joke-makes-no-sense-to-me/419664)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-popsicle-stick-joke-makes-no-sense-to-me/419664 "2011-11-21T11:49:50Z")
I always try and guess the punch line to the jokes on popsicle sticks. They are clearly written in ten minutes by a harried popsicle executive. (Example: What did the computer do when he was hungry? He had a bite. Wh… --- ## [Lady Dopers- What does the state have to put on the table for you to make more babies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-dopers-what-does-the-state-have-to-put-on-the-table-for-you-to-make-more-babies/781011)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-dopers-what-does-the-state-have-to-put-on-the-table-for-you-to-make-more-babies/781011 "2017-03-06T13:56:20Z")
Re this article Spain’s birth rate is now 1.3 for every 2 people and they are trying to figure out ways to increase it so there will be someone paying taxes in the future. Birth rates are compressing across the more adva… --- ## [Was this a HIPAA violation? -- pregnancy announcement of an employee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-hipaa-violation-pregnancy-announcement-of-an-employee/344674)
**Author:** [@meanoldman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meanoldman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-hipaa-violation-pregnancy-announcement-of-an-employee/344674 "2006-02-15T23:57:21Z")
Scene, IT departmental meeting of a University that has close relationships with hospitals and clinics in the area. During a departmental meeting, one of the bosses announced that one departmental employee was pregnant,… --- ## [Doper Dudes: Anyone try to get a 'Russian Bride'? Wedding bells or wedding hells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-dudes-anyone-try-to-get-a-russian-bride-wedding-bells-or-wedding-hells/606340)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-dudes-anyone-try-to-get-a-russian-bride-wedding-bells-or-wedding-hells/606340 "2011-12-20T04:37:36Z")
I saw some article about the websites that arrange tours for American (or Western) dudes to go to Russia, one advertised Sevastopol and bragged about its moderate climate where they would take the dudes and have them mee… --- ## [Iconic Symbols for Australian Cities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-symbols-for-australian-cities/538076)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-symbols-for-australian-cities/538076 "2010-05-07T21:10:28Z")
(This may belong in IMHO, but I think it will have factual consensus answers, so I started it in GQ. Mods., feel free to move if you disagree.) For most cities, there is some architectural or staturay public symbol that… --- ## [That's just sad now, Kanye West.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-just-sad-now-kanye-west/842663)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-just-sad-now-kanye-west/842663 "2019-11-23T14:27:03Z")
In a recent appearance on The Late Show with James Corden, Kanye West said he received a 68 Million tax refund: Seriously, the guy is mentally ill, as has been shown again and again. Is it fair to have him on just to … --- ## [Superman Returns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-returns/362467)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-returns/362467 "2007-01-11T15:37:49Z")
Just got back from a midnight showing. More thoughts in the morning, but I was simultaneously bummed and impressed that it was more of a soap opera than an action fest. It felt a little too long and definitely dragged in… --- ## [Aluminum can thickness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aluminum-can-thickness/2670)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 1999, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aluminum-can-thickness/2670 "1999-08-20T07:45:00Z")
While crushing a lifetimes accumulation of aluminum cans this past weekend, I noticed that my foot met little opposition from various empty beer cans. They all crushed like paper. But my kids’ “soda/pop/softdrink” cans h… --- ## [Sortin' thru that pile in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sortin-thru-that-pile-in-the-mmp/978304)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sortin-thru-that-pile-in-the-mmp/978304 "2023-01-24T00:33:12Z")
Just before starting my usual morning surf, I took all the piled papers that have accumulated on and around my desk and dumped them on the dining room table. Once I’ve finished the requisite reading, I’ll tend to that lo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1418&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1420&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)