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**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-anyone-shoot-jared-loughner-before-he-shot-20-people/567035 "2011-01-15T13:10:50Z")
Arizona no longer requires a permit for either concealed or open carry. For a couple of decades, at least, the pro-gun folks have been arguing that if pretty much anyone could pack a weapon in public, massacres like yes… --- ## [SongShitting, as in, "Thats a real good song, except for this part"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songshitting-as-in-thats-a-real-good-song-except-for-this-part/715359)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songshitting-as-in-thats-a-real-good-song-except-for-this-part/715359 "2016-10-21T15:28:32Z")
I was listening to the radio today and Led Zep’s Fool In The Rain comes on and I haven’t heard it in a long time. Then I remember why. I avoid it like a dose of The Clap due to the fucking Miami Sound Machine Conga Line … --- ## [How much effort to remove a rapist's testicles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-effort-to-remove-a-rapists-testicles/518853)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-effort-to-remove-a-rapists-testicles/518853 "2014-12-18T21:59:46Z")
Last night at Stammtisch, we somehow got into a discussion that one of the members had seen an “expert” on Oprah talking about how to prevent rape. If I’m quoting correctly (and this is third hand now) he said if you gr… --- ## [Voter ID law with 9+ year's notice in advance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-id-law-with-9-years-notice-in-advance/702066)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-id-law-with-9-years-notice-in-advance/702066 "2014-11-06T00:57:12Z")
Question for those who oppose laws requiring voters to produce ID to vote: The usual protests are “Inconvenience, cost, transportation.” And if very little time were given as notice in advance, such a requirements may n… --- ## [Okay, guys: blonde, brunette, or redhead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198 "2017-11-12T04:41:48Z")
Me, I’m brunette all the freakin’ way. Just something about dark shades which does me, even dating back to when I was a preschooler and liked the cute Argentinian girl that lived down the street. --- ## [Do bartenders really hate making Long Island Iced Teas? (and other bar questions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bartenders-really-hate-making-long-island-iced-teas-and-other-bar-questions/560202)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bartenders-really-hate-making-long-island-iced-teas-and-other-bar-questions/560202 "2010-11-15T04:14:09Z")
This article on CNN mentions something I’ve heard many times: bartenders hate making Long Island Iced Teas because they are labor-intensive and cheap. Is this true? I’ve never ordered one because I find them cheap, I o… --- ## [I don't need a Kitchenaid stand mixer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-a-kitchenaid-stand-mixer/474970)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-a-kitchenaid-stand-mixer/474970 "2008-12-24T01:49:11Z")
Seriously. Not even if there’s a factory-reconditioned 450-watt variety available in the right color for only $220. Because I don’t use one. (I don’t have one, therefore I don’t use one.) Because I don’t like bread. … --- ## [Hitchhiking. Have you ever done it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhiking-have-you-ever-done-it/666643)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhiking-have-you-ever-done-it/666643 "2016-10-28T17:49:00Z")
Inspired from recent threads about the “good ole days”, I reflected about hitchhiking. In the 1960’s - 1970’s, I hitchhiked a lot. Not in the city, but for long distances. I loved the freedom of it. In all the thousa… --- ## [Why would someone worship Satan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-worship-satan/491561)
**Author:** [@Leomaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leomaster)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-worship-satan/491561 "2013-09-30T20:36:38Z")
My question is that if Hell is a place of eternal pain and suffering then why would someone worship Satan the leader of Hell? --- ## ["Intellectual Dark Web" Stupidity Omnibus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intellectual-dark-web-stupidity-omnibus/827193)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 309\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intellectual-dark-web-stupidity-omnibus/827193 "2025-06-07T13:37:22Z")
The “Intellectual Dark Web” is a group of largely right-wing, conservative, and reactionary thinkers. They are almost all cishet white men; their main qualifying factor is being willing to “Speak hard truths” (T/N: const… --- ## [Brake pad replacement and frozen fucking solid caliper slide pins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brake-pad-replacement-and-frozen-fucking-solid-caliper-slide-pins/651978)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brake-pad-replacement-and-frozen-fucking-solid-caliper-slide-pins/651978 "2014-02-05T16:19:07Z")
Or whatever they’re called. What causes cemented caliper slide pins? Doing my front brakes today, one slide pin on one front brake was frozen solid. This is a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. Thankfully, the caliper pin is term… --- ## [Fucking bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-bitch/448900)
**Author:** [@put\_down\_the\_sabre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/put_down_the_sabre)\ **Replies:** 403\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-bitch/448900 "2008-05-25T22:03:27Z")
So I’m coming to the end of my first year in the US. Was sat in a bar today talking with (American) friends about what I liked, and what I don’t like. Was talking about how the Pledge of Allegiance and flag-fetish make … --- ## [Easiest way to clean a Stainless Steel Coffee Thermos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-clean-a-stainless-steel-coffee-thermos/561039)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-clean-a-stainless-steel-coffee-thermos/561039 "2011-06-29T15:35:04Z")
My coffee Stainless Steel Thermos (Stanley Classic) has built up a lot of oils from several years worth of coffee. I always rinse it out before filling. But, it’s getting nasty looking in there. :smiley: I seem to rec… --- ## [(Non-Mormon) Christians converting to Mormonism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-mormon-christians-converting-to-mormonism/571310)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-mormon-christians-converting-to-mormonism/571310 "2011-02-24T02:17:55Z")
Two-part question. (Non-Mormon) Christians: Can you see yourself ever converting to Mormonism? Specifically, do you think you could ever accept the “mythology” (for lack of a better word) of the book of Mormon, especi… --- ## [Another Niqab Controversy \[Quebec "defense" of French too far?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-niqab-controversy-quebec-defense-of-french-too-far/531074)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2010, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-niqab-controversy-quebec-defense-of-french-too-far/531074 "2010-03-17T05:26:47Z")
First off, I’ve got nothing good to say about women wearing Niqabs, Burqas or veils even though I have no problem with their masters wearing gowns. But, I do feel quite happy with how my country, Canada, generally acc… --- ## [Glee on FOX](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-on-fox/509540)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-on-fox/509540 "2009-10-25T16:31:35Z")
So I’ve watched two episodes of Glee. One thing worries me: In the pilot, the heavies are perfectly unsympathetic, & the heroes are pretty strongly flawed. It risks being a show where everyone is unlikeable. The second… --- ## [Lyrics sung by the monks in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-sung-by-the-monks-in-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail/362448)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-sung-by-the-monks-in-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail/362448 "2006-06-28T21:22:16Z")
To the best of my recollection, it went something like: \*Vine Jesu Domini Bonae est requiem \[thwack\]\* Have I got that more-or-less right? Is it based on some actual Latin chant Medieval monks might have sung? How w… --- ## [Finally! A critical article of AA in a mainstream publication!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-critical-article-of-aa-in-a-mainstream-publication/715964)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-a-critical-article-of-aa-in-a-mainstream-publication/715964 "2015-03-28T22:20:53Z")
This is a spin off of the Drinking Culture thread. The Atlantic punished a lengthy article highly critical of AA and their ridiculous influence. It’s about time! I can’t believe in the 21st century we are still using… --- ## [Where is the outrage?!! (Ben Carson - Muslims unfit to be POTUS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-outrage-ben-carson-muslims-unfit-to-be-potus/732007)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-outrage-ben-carson-muslims-unfit-to-be-potus/732007 "2015-10-10T01:32:49Z")
As I once explained on these Boards, even though I’m Canadian, I was a vicarious Republican for most of my life. It was the party that seemed to best represent the essence of the USA (at least to this furriner). Then som… --- ## [water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water/715245)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water/715245 "2015-06-18T18:27:20Z")
This has really started to bother me recently. Maybe it is just neurosis, anxiety and/or paranoia, but where I live, we have been seeing weeks of unusually dry weather. Our snowpack, that feeds our rivers, is below 10% i… --- ## [Why aren't car dealerships open on Sundays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-car-dealerships-open-on-sundays/447359)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-car-dealerships-open-on-sundays/447359 "2008-04-30T18:58:39Z")
I mean, really. I could see them taking Mondays or even Wednesdays off, but why Sunday? Is this anything more or less than a hollow charade? Car salesmen attempting to respect The Lord by not staining the sabbath day … --- ## [Help me cheat at Scattergories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-cheat-at-scattergories/333353)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-cheat-at-scattergories/333353 "2005-12-02T16:01:42Z")
It is a holiday tradition at my mother’s house for the family to sit around the dining room table and play Scattergories. Somehow, I always cave under the pressure and NEVER manage to win…so many times I have lost by one… --- ## [Is the "Furry" fetish a product of Disney animal cartoons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-furry-fetish-a-product-of-disney-animal-cartoons/504211)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-furry-fetish-a-product-of-disney-animal-cartoons/504211 "2013-04-29T15:23:18Z")
I can’t remember where I first read this theory - I think it might have been something written by R. Crumb - but the basic theory is that the current “furry” fetish/subculture occurred because kids grew up on a constant … --- ## [Question about German technology WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-german-technology-wwii/692171)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-german-technology-wwii/692171 "2014-07-13T21:28:01Z")
Most likely this question has been asked before. I have been watching a BBC series about the second world war, specifically about Germany. In the series it goes on and on about German technological advances before and du… --- ## [So now we're assassinating our own citizens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-were-assassinating-our-own-citizens/581120)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-were-assassinating-our-own-citizens/581120 "2011-05-14T01:21:31Z")
I saw a news report this morning about the unsuccessful attempt to kill Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen a few days ago. It was mentioned in passing that al-Awlaki was “an American-born radical.” That means that Awlaki is a US… --- ## [The "Ha! What the...wow! Nice cover of that song" thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ha-what-the-wow-nice-cover-of-that-song-thread/681070)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ha-what-the-wow-nice-cover-of-that-song-thread/681070 "2014-02-28T17:50:11Z")
Miley Cyrus doing "Look What They’ve Done to My Song " Also, though it really doesn’t qualify (Some might think it does)…I’m going to post it anyway cause he knocks it out of the \*\*\*\*ing park…Phil Collins doing Golden S… --- ## [Navy SEAL training--do they really drown them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-seal-training-do-they-really-drown-them/319670)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-seal-training-do-they-really-drown-them/319670 "2016-01-20T19:25:23Z")
A coworker told me that Navy SEAL trainees are actually drowned, then revived, as part of their training. Her source: a former coworker (who quit working there before I started) whose daughter is dating a SEAL. Well, so… --- ## [Bricker: Got A Second?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-got-a-second/276343)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 451\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-got-a-second/276343 "2004-12-16T15:18:31Z")
\*Oh, that way madness lies; let me shun that. William Shakespeare, “King Lear”, Act 3 scene 4\* I like to think that, in the 5 years or so that we’ve been on this board, we’ve developed an online friendship. I find a va… --- ## [Having a tooth pulled that's been root canaled with a post, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-tooth-pulled-thats-been-root-canaled-with-a-post-anyone/636875)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-tooth-pulled-thats-been-root-canaled-with-a-post-anyone/636875 "2012-10-10T17:28:06Z")
So the nerve is gone, of course, and there’s no pain, but what little of the tooth was left has rotted. It needs pulled, and a bridge installed. I know there are options other than a bridge, but that’s what I can afford.… --- ## [Forgotten movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 454\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-movies/995476 "2024-03-18T13:09:14Z")
Today we met a neighbour who has a cat named Ballantine (named after his late uncle). That reminded me of Bank Shot (1974) starring George C. Scott as Walter Ballantine. That reminded me of Undercovers Hero (1974) star… --- ## [Guinastasia, Walk Away from the computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2006, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431 "2006-03-21T23:17:32Z")
Guin, I don’t know you and likely never will, but I was registered here (and lurking from the AOL daze) before you made your first post. Message boards are a sometime diversion for me, and I love to read the Dope, but gi… --- ## [Raise the Gas Tax. A Lot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-the-gas-tax-a-lot/711335)
**Author:** [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2015, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raise-the-gas-tax-a-lot/711335 "2015-02-22T13:03:07Z")
In a recent column in the Washington Post, Krauthammer argues that this is the perfect time to raise the gas tax. His idea is to take advantage of the lower gas prices right now to raise taxes on gas by $1 and then give… --- ## [Fact: Titanic is the Best Movie Ever Made or Ever Will Be Made. Discuss.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-titanic-is-the-best-movie-ever-made-or-ever-will-be-made-discuss/665461)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-titanic-is-the-best-movie-ever-made-or-ever-will-be-made-discuss/665461 "2014-11-27T15:53:50Z")
It has been 16 years now and I have seen Titanic possibly over 1,000 times although I lost count at about the 300 mark. This movie is still incredible. You have a compelling character driven drama superimposed on real li… --- ## [Public Speaking (controversial)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-speaking-controversial/663616)
**Author:** [@rEVOLutionary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rEVOLutionary)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-speaking-controversial/663616 "2013-07-18T05:49:12Z")
Well, as the title might imply, I am looking to become an amazing public speaker. I believe that we are intrinsically monistic beings. I want to not only have an a massive physical and mental presence, but I want to be a… --- ## [Dumb, obvious jokes some people can't help but reflexively make](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-obvious-jokes-some-people-cant-help-but-reflexively-make/994928)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-obvious-jokes-some-people-cant-help-but-reflexively-make/994928 "2024-05-12T22:13:00Z")
After I made this post in another thread — It occurred to me it might be a good idea to catalog the various knee-jerk “witticisms” that the tellers think are amusing but that the recipients have probably heard a thousa… --- ## [Losing Steam with Husband Situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-steam-with-husband-situation/604975)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-steam-with-husband-situation/604975 "2012-07-27T05:22:05Z")
I just don’t think I can take it anymore. :frowning: I don’t know who all has seen my thread about what my husband is going through physically, but lets just say it’s long and complicated, with no clear-cut answers in … --- ## [Why were futurists so wrong about life today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-futurists-so-wrong-about-life-today/690079)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-futurists-so-wrong-about-life-today/690079 "2014-10-19T22:36:04Z")
Often in articles I would see people make predictions about what life would be like in the year 2000. And most of their attempts to predict what life would be like in the future were so very wrong. I would like to know w… --- ## [Is PC gaming on the way out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pc-gaming-on-the-way-out/635149)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pc-gaming-on-the-way-out/635149 "2012-10-06T16:44:37Z")
I am a dedicated PC gamer, because I don’t own any console systems. But sometimes I wonder if I’m on a dying platform. As silly as it sounds, hear me out- On a console, say, an Xbox360 or PS3, the hardware specs are kno… --- ## [I haven't had sex in three years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-had-sex-in-three-years/674779)
**Author:** [@Jesse\_Pinkman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesse_Pinkman)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-had-sex-in-three-years/674779 "2013-12-01T17:36:24Z")
And I’m only 26. Lack of sex has made me lose my drive or desire to do anything in life. Hey, the whole meaning is to procreate and have children, but if no girl ever wants to do that with me regardless of what I do, th… --- ## [What is the origin of "You owe me a Coke?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-you-owe-me-a-coke/631038)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-you-owe-me-a-coke/631038 "2017-03-04T22:01:14Z")
Too people say the same word(s) simultaneously. First person who says “you owe me a Coke,” is, ostensibly owed a Coke. But it’s just a fun acknowledgement of the event. I guess the fake punch to the shoulder is a refine… --- ## [Could HBO legally show intercourse with visible penetration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hbo-legally-show-intercourse-with-visible-penetration/589276)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hbo-legally-show-intercourse-with-visible-penetration/589276 "2011-07-19T01:20:28Z")
Just wondering. On a few prominent HBO series lately the sex scenes are pretty much softcore porn levels in that everything is shown except visible genital-genital or genital-oral contact. Could they show full contact se… --- ## [What is the least intelligent mammal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-least-intelligent-mammal/612669)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-least-intelligent-mammal/612669 "2012-02-21T14:00:45Z")
Which mammal is generally recognized as the least intellectually adept? I’m not trying to make this a value judgment as each animal is as evolved and adapted as it needs to be to survive. However, in that context which … --- ## [Kuzari: Round Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kuzari-round-two/566643)
**Author:** [@abele\_derer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abele_derer)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kuzari-round-two/566643 "2011-02-24T21:19:23Z")
The previous Kuzari thread was closed. Then we talked about pascal and I stupidly referenced Kuzari. Then a whole debate ensued. Apparently, people (me included) want to continue to discuss kuzari. I will briefly outline… --- ## [Worst Olympic Sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-olympic-sports/630001)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-olympic-sports/630001 "2012-08-17T14:34:05Z")
For me its synchronized anything diving or swimming. I’m not sating its easy, I’m just saying its dumb. The Kayaks going down the fake water rapids is pretty pathetic, too. I feel sorry for the competitors. I’m sure tha… --- ## [Men who avoid women at work because of fear of alleged reports of sexual harassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-avoid-women-at-work-because-of-fear-of-alleged-reports-of-sexual-harassment/949906)
**Author:** [@Cathy967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cathy967)\ **Replies:** 400\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-avoid-women-at-work-because-of-fear-of-alleged-reports-of-sexual-harassment/949906 "2021-10-15T04:05:59Z")
Some men are choosing to keep at arms length with women at work to avoid allegations of being reported. Me, being a woman, have experienced this myself, and I’m honestly the very laid, lenient type and I’m not that type … --- ## [Name your TV/movie pet peeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-tv-movie-pet-peeves/620674)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-tv-movie-pet-peeves/620674 "2012-05-17T16:57:41Z")
Here are some of mine: Shaky Cam - I know, the situation is frantic, but I want to see the action. That’s why it’s a movie and not real life. Flashbacks - I just don’t like that storytelling method. Give me the here … --- ## [A ridiculous end to a ridiculous "trial"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-ridiculous-end-to-a-ridiculous-trial/559034)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-ridiculous-end-to-a-ridiculous-trial/559034 "2019-03-25T23:56:15Z")
Omar Khadr was fifteen years old when, by his own admission, he killed a US Delta Force medic in firefight in Afghanistan. He also admitted to planting bombs targeting, among others, civilians (NB - AFAIK, the bombs were… --- ## [Point of Order-Hate Speech in the Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/point-of-order-hate-speech-in-the-pit/311150)
**Author:** [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Replies:** 521\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/point-of-order-hate-speech-in-the-pit/311150 "2005-07-28T23:24:16Z")
Since “white trash” obviously is not hate speech cite cite I propose that the following terms are equally acceptable. Yellow Peril. Blue-gum. Darky. Redskin. Drunken Indian. Slope. Slant-eye. Jap trick. et. a… --- ## [Guardians of the Galaxy - 1st Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-1st-trailer/681687)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-1st-trailer/681687 "2014-08-07T17:14:57Z")
I feel like the awkward humor of Quill’s scenes must’ve been difficult to edit into trailer snippets, but I like what I see overall. What a bunch of A-holes. --- ## [When did VHS Tapes of movies become affordable to the masses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-vhs-tapes-of-movies-become-affordable-to-the-masses/659733)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-vhs-tapes-of-movies-become-affordable-to-the-masses/659733 "2015-05-11T18:53:38Z")
The other day, I was trying to think of the time frame of mass ownership of commercial VHS tapes of popular movies and TV shows. I know that in the early and mid 1980s, most people just rented them from Blockbuster and t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=142&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=144&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)