# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1437&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:** 1438 --- ## [So I found out the girl I just started dating used to do porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-found-out-the-girl-i-just-started-dating-used-to-do-porn/1014481)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-found-out-the-girl-i-just-started-dating-used-to-do-porn/1014481 "2025-03-02T17:06:43Z")
Fuck my life. This is all kinds of emotionally exhausting. So, if you followed my last thread, I just started seeing a woman. She’s 32, has 2 kids, and we’ve been on 2 dates. Both ended really well; a great kiss. An… --- ## [1994 Dodge Dakota - No Spark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1994-dodge-dakota-no-spark/360062)
**Author:** [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1994-dodge-dakota-no-spark/360062 "2006-06-15T01:33:22Z")
Question for those that are more handy at auto mechanics than I am - 1994 Dodge Dakota 2WD 3.9L Engine / 5-speed Ran fine - stopped in driveway overnight. Will not start. Starter engages. Engine does not turn over. I … --- ## [Seriously, I don't think he's a stalker.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-i-dont-think-hes-a-stalker/505675)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-i-dont-think-hes-a-stalker/505675 "2009-08-11T03:35:55Z")
I have a friend who joined a gym. She’d been pretty happy with her experience there until this guy, let’s call him Larry, started talking to her. Normally, I can see where unwanted male attention could be discomfiting, e… --- ## [Greatest Rock Vocal Performances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-rock-vocal-performances/395473)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-rock-vocal-performances/395473 "2007-03-13T20:17:24Z")
Have we done this one before? I’m curious as to what people think the greatest vocal performances have been in rock music. Not necessarily the best songs or bands, just the best vocal. Here are a couple that I’d put o… --- ## [What do you consider a "dive bar"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-a-dive-bar/765624)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-a-dive-bar/765624 "2016-09-13T18:30:11Z")
I don’t drink, but I go to bars fairly often. But I’m there to get a moderate priced steak or wings, or to play Buzztime Trivia. So I hang out at Harry Buffalo, Buffalo Wild Wings, Applebee’s, or Quaker Steak and Lube. I… --- ## [How many States can disqualify Trump before his campaign can't win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-can-disqualify-trump-before-his-campaign-cant-win/995316)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-can-disqualify-trump-before-his-campaign-cant-win/995316 "2024-02-06T02:18:15Z")
Arizona and Maine are presumably off the table unless the US Supreme court interferes. I think a lot of states have been waiting for the first bricks to fall. There could be several more that disqualify Trump’s eligibili… --- ## [Guess the book from the opening line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-book-from-the-opening-line/168963)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-book-from-the-opening-line/168963 "2003-04-27T04:21:00Z")
I’ll start: “The two thirty-eights roared simultaneously.” --- ## [Spraypainting baby seals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spraypainting-baby-seals/386393)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spraypainting-baby-seals/386393 "2014-02-23T19:11:51Z")
So, I read a comment on a message board somewhere that at one point, Greenpeace interfered in seal hunts in Canada by spraypainting seals with spray paint to make the pelts unsellable. The comment went on to say that th… --- ## [What would you do if you won 10 billion dollars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-won-10-billion-dollars/789581)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-won-10-billion-dollars/789581 "2017-06-30T08:08:27Z")
I’m sure this type of thread has been done before but probably not with this high a figure mentioned. I thought it might be fun to discuss what you would do if you won 10 billion dollars. Let’s say that Warren Buffett … --- ## [What's the etymology of "soccer"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-etymology-of-soccer/692043)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-etymology-of-soccer/692043 "2014-07-03T20:15:05Z")
I’m absolutely loving the World Cup. But I’m an American, and we call this sport “soccer”. We have our own brand of “football”, but the two are very, very different games. I know, I know, but please don’t claim one is… --- ## [Nominate the bitchiest character in a commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominate-the-bitchiest-character-in-a-commercial/596825)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominate-the-bitchiest-character-in-a-commercial/596825 "2011-09-29T16:31:54Z")
In the same vein as Nominate the stupidest. . ., I’ve noticed a tendency for commercials to celebrate the meanness in people lately. These people usually happen to be women (if you can nominate a bitchy guy, you get doub… --- ## [How many checks do you write?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-checks-do-you-write/637992)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-checks-do-you-write/637992 "2012-10-23T17:04:51Z")
Inspired by this thread: how many checks (on average) do you write per month / year? --- ## [Beer glass symbol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-glass-symbol/165582)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-glass-symbol/165582 "2003-04-02T15:27:32Z")
My cousin brought me back a gift from Ireland of 2 Guinness labeled pint glasses, like this one. On the side of the glass, near the top, is a curious symbol, a circle, bisected by a wavy line, with the word PINT over t… --- ## [Link to your Google+ profile here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-to-your-google-profile-here/589139)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-to-your-google-profile-here/589139 "2011-09-15T21:37:59Z")
I’d like to make this a one-stop shopping sort of thread for collecting SDMB members Google+ ids so we can put them in our circles. Please don’t make posts that don’t include a link to your profile. If you hover over you… --- ## [Recommendations for Disney World or other nearby FLA attractions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-disney-world-or-other-nearby-fla-attractions/770356)
**Author:** [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-disney-world-or-other-nearby-fla-attractions/770356 "2016-11-06T21:31:12Z")
Ok, so my wife wants to go to FLA to visit a friend next month. Wants to go to Disney World because, the best I can tell, “all her friends have gone” and she needs to keep up. My wife hates rides, can’t tolerate height… --- ## [Weird goings on for which you never heard an explanation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-goings-on-for-which-you-never-heard-an-explanation/130771)
**Author:** [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2002, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-goings-on-for-which-you-never-heard-an-explanation/130771 "2002-11-25T08:59:22Z")
When I lived in Austin in the late '70s, a WWII bomber with no markings landed on the main runway of the municipal airport and skidded off into the grass. Several (~4) guys with briefcases clambered out of it, ran to an… --- ## [Is Venezuela really a security threat to the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-venezuela-really-a-security-threat-to-the-u-s/716561)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-venezuela-really-a-security-threat-to-the-u-s/716561 "2015-04-06T00:59:19Z")
On March 7 Obama signed an EO declaring Venezuela a national security threat to the U.S. and personally sanctioning seven officials. Look, that’s all nasty stuff, but how does it threaten America’s security? It has ne… --- ## [Are there any actual laws/airlines regulations about armrest use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-actual-laws-airlines-regulations-about-armrest-use/783439)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-actual-laws-airlines-regulations-about-armrest-use/783439 "2017-04-10T10:36:28Z")
Not, who gets to have their arms on top of them, but whether passengers have a right to insist they be raised/remain in place? Recently I took a shortish flight. I was seated in a window seat, and the man in the middle… --- ## [Marvin, you have 2 hands. Heal yourself! (Songs that irk you)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvin-you-have-2-hands-heal-yourself-songs-that-irk-you/487354)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvin-you-have-2-hands-heal-yourself-songs-that-irk-you/487354 "2009-03-19T22:10:16Z")
Sexual Healing, a song that almost everybody loves, bothers me to no end. What’s this “Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!” crap? Can’t you see I’m sleeping? Whenever I hear it, I feel like kicking my husband in the shins. Anoth… --- ## [Something fell off my car ....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-fell-off-my-car/545475)
**Author:** [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2010, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-fell-off-my-car/545475 "2010-07-05T12:19:53Z")
… and the rattling noise stopped. I was on my way to town thinking I’d better stop by the mechanic since that rattle sounded worse. We’ve looked under the car for it, nothing initially seemed amiss, it really sounded l… --- ## [When is the last time you drank egg nog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730 "2018-08-04T17:41:40Z")
As a follow-up to “When is the last time you ate liver and onions?” and “When is the last time you ate creamed beef on toast (shit on a shingle)?” I present the holiday-themed “When is the last time you drank egg nog?” S… --- ## [Which LAW & ORDER characterswould you be willing to hire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-law-order-characterswould-you-be-willing-to-hire/760211)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-law-order-characterswould-you-be-willing-to-hire/760211 "2016-07-23T14:20:51Z")
Contrariwise, which would you absolutely refuse to hire? Take it as a given that we’re talking about hiring the characters for their professions on the show(s). I don’t see any need to discuss anyone’s desire to see Abb… --- ## [Weddings you dont realy care for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weddings-you-dont-realy-care-for/722565)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weddings-you-dont-realy-care-for/722565 "2015-06-26T05:30:02Z")
This goes along with the thread on funerals for persons you didnt like. What do you do if invited to a wedding where deep down for some reason you do NOT approve of? This could be for example you dont think the bride a… --- ## [Family stories you don't share with ANYONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-stories-you-dont-share-with-anyone/507027)
**Author:** [@Karweenie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karweenie)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-stories-you-dont-share-with-anyone/507027 "2009-08-22T19:38:03Z")
Has your family ever done something so horrendous that you don’t tell anyone, for fear of being disbelieved? There are a lot of these in my family. \[ol\] \[li\]My uncle built an ark. Yes, THAT kind of ark.\[/li\]\[li\]My co… --- ## [Pat Sajak needs to buy a fucking clue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874 "2014-05-28T15:24:37Z")
According to this douchebag, Unpatriotic? Racist? What a fucking wacko this guy is. I never gave him much, if any, thought other than as a bland game show host. Turns out, he’s pretty much a radical righty and has … --- ## [To what extent do universities have dress codes for students nowadays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-do-universities-have-dress-codes-for-students-nowadays/646759)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-do-universities-have-dress-codes-for-students-nowadays/646759 "2013-01-11T05:41:39Z")
I was reading this thread about freshman beanies and started wondering if the tradition was a social one or if it was ever enshrined in official student conduct policies. I know that some private religious schools such … --- ## [Odd Euphemisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-euphemisms/955745)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-euphemisms/955745 "2025-02-22T19:36:19Z")
Watching the ball game when a commercial came on for tampons. It stood out only because they used a thin red liquid to show their product’s absorbency rather than the puzzling turquoise one. The next commercial feature… --- ## [Do you find Amy Schumer amusing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-amy-schumer-amusing/751496)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2016, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-amy-schumer-amusing/751496 "2016-04-10T22:19:59Z")
Elsewhere there is a thread discussing Amy Schumer conflict with Glamour magazine. I’d link to it if I cared enough, which I don’t. I also don’t care to discuss whether she’s bangable. Anyone who feels the need to do rev… --- ## [Britney Spears allegedly shaves own head; gets tattooed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britney-spears-allegedly-shaves-own-head-gets-tattooed/392619)
**Author:** [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2007, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britney-spears-allegedly-shaves-own-head-gets-tattooed/392619 "2007-02-20T05:39:32Z")
Buh? This sounds like a gossip hoax - the wording is similar to a UL - especially the detail about Brit using the salon’s clippers to shave herself when the stylist refused. PerezHilton has pics but who knows if they a… --- ## [How long after birth can a baby remain nameless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-after-birth-can-a-baby-remain-nameless/465173)
**Author:** [@unspun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unspun)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-after-birth-can-a-baby-remain-nameless/465173 "2008-09-26T14:07:05Z")
Is there any law forcing parents to apply a name? I remember reading about a Swedish couple that gave their kid some ridiculously long name (with a short pronunciation) around age 4-5, after holding out on giving a name … --- ## [Ears so itchy - I would gladly cut them off and eat them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ears-so-itchy-i-would-gladly-cut-them-off-and-eat-them/504373)
**Author:** [@King\_Bobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Bobo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ears-so-itchy-i-would-gladly-cut-them-off-and-eat-them/504373 "2012-01-14T08:58:05Z")
Title is likely self-explanatory. I dipped into another thread a while ago (sorry I cannot link it - I am too distracted). My ears are constantly itchy and expelling nasty-smelling fluids. The doctors I have consulted… --- ## [Saying it wrong on porpoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-it-wrong-on-porpoise/593166)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-it-wrong-on-porpoise/593166 "2011-08-22T17:19:57Z")
(Yes, I stole the title; which will be seen.) There’s a commercial playing on NWCN, for an animal park. The commercial features a ‘country’-sounding guy singing about what you will see there, and he sings the word ‘ani… --- ## [Cheap vs not cheap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-vs-not-cheap/539972)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-vs-not-cheap/539972 "2010-05-22T15:29:14Z")
What do you consider fine to buy cheap vs not fine to buy cheap? Mine: Not fine: Toilet paper. Toilet paper that is both strong and smooth is crucial. Pants. Pants I have bought at Walmart have invariably ripped in c… --- ## [Goog411 is going away after November 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goog411-is-going-away-after-november-11/556951)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goog411-is-going-away-after-november-11/556951 "2010-10-25T21:05:42Z")
I use Goog411 to look up phone numbers when I’m away from home. Well, actually, usually to complete calls, although I CAN insist on getting the details instead. Well, today, Google appears to be announcing that they are… --- ## [What would you do if SDMB failed to exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-sdmb-failed-to-exist/618555)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-sdmb-failed-to-exist/618555 "2012-04-19T21:43:05Z")
The hiccup yesterday, which managed to get resolved rather quickly and painlessly from my point of view, as well as other events in recent months, left me for a few hours with thoughts I’d rather not have to deal with. W… --- ## [Unsweet Ketchup in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsweet-ketchup-in-the-us/733181)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsweet-ketchup-in-the-us/733181 "2015-11-04T23:50:24Z")
I remember when US ketchup/catsup wasn’t stupid sweet like it is now. Yes, it has always had a little bit of sweetness to offset the acid in the tomatoes. But now it’s primarily sugar-flavor with a hint of tomatoes & s… --- ## [The gender division of professional work in the next few decades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gender-division-of-professional-work-in-the-next-few-decades/589875)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gender-division-of-professional-work-in-the-next-few-decades/589875 "2011-07-29T03:59:43Z")
Perhaps you’ve noticed that some jobs are seen as women’S work and that many men avoid them. For example, secretaries, nurses, dental hygienists and paralegals are overwhelmingly women and few men enroll in such programs… --- ## [Best of the Beatles: Revolver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-beatles-revolver/682369)
**Author:** [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2014, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-beatles-revolver/682369 "2014-03-05T12:07:34Z")
A few days ago, we examined Rubber Soul, so now it’s time for ze vun, ze only - Revolver! It’s hard to overstate the importance of Revolver in terms of both the Beatles’s development as a band and the development of pop… --- ## [South Carolina Democratic primary 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-democratic-primary-2016/747281)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-democratic-primary-2016/747281 "2016-02-28T23:35:44Z")
Polls open soon in South Carolina and 538 is showing Clinton with a better than 99% chance to win, projecting that she will take about 67% of the vote. --- ## [How easy is it for a person who has failed or dropped out of medical school to try nursing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-for-a-person-who-has-failed-or-dropped-out-of-medical-school-to-try-nursing/566702)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-for-a-person-who-has-failed-or-dropped-out-of-medical-school-to-try-nursing/566702 "2011-02-22T02:24:46Z")
This is hypothetical, and neither I nor anyone close to me is in this situation. If someone fails to complete medical school (e.g. expelled due to low grades/“flunked out”, dropped out because of stress, etc.), but feel… --- ## [Antiques = Old crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-old-crap/946640)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-old-crap/946640 "2021-09-17T13:44:23Z")
I entered adulthood at the height (late 70s) of something of a craze (in parts of the USA, at least) for restoring and living in old houses. Old House Journal was a useful monthly newspaper instead of a glossy House & Ga… --- ## [The reason I can become kind of cranky \[location of SUBMIT button\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reason-i-can-become-kind-of-cranky-location-of-submit-button/544471)
**Author:** [@Joanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joanie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reason-i-can-become-kind-of-cranky-location-of-submit-button/544471 "2010-06-27T03:52:51Z")
I would like to describe the process by which I enter most of my more lengthy posts. I want to do that in order to make some suggestion or - at least - describe the problem I’ve been having in order to formulate the need… --- ## [There's something wrong with letting cats outside?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-something-wrong-with-letting-cats-outside/402307)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2007, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-something-wrong-with-letting-cats-outside/402307 "2007-05-07T08:04:57Z")
In this thread, the OP begs respondants not to engage in a debate about whether it is okay to let cats outside or not. I have never heard of the notion that cats should not be allowed outside. This seems completely coun… --- ## [Survivor: Gabon Finale 12/14/2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-gabon-finale-12-14-2008/477142)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-gabon-finale-12-14-2008/477142 "2008-12-19T17:30:26Z")
Well, tonight’s the night. A big, 3-hour finale(2 hour show and 1 hour reunion). I haven’t the slightest idea who will win, but I’m hoping the final placings go like this: Bob Sugar Kenny Matty Suzie Matty and Suzie … --- ## [Do you know why I pulled you over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-why-i-pulled-you-over/813964)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-why-i-pulled-you-over/813964 "2018-05-16T13:38:49Z")
To me, this always seemed a smug and arrogant way for a person of authority to begin a conversation about a traffic stop. “Good afternoon sir, I pulled you over because…” seems more appropriate. Is there some legal pur… --- ## [Combine CSR and CC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combine-csr-and-cc/566954)
**Author:** [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combine-csr-and-cc/566954 "2011-01-12T06:45:41Z")
I was reading this thread, and I realized that after reading Arnold Winkelried’s post. and C K Dexter Haven’s post that I really liked the way the dope was set up. I’ve visited forums over the past years based on what … --- ## [Doctors? Sunburn and little white bumps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-sunburn-and-little-white-bumps/63442)
**Author:** [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2001, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-sunburn-and-little-white-bumps/63442 "2001-04-27T02:40:26Z")
I found out my sunscreen from last year was no good about five minutes before departing on a long motorcycle ride last Saturday (to say goodbye to TruePisces) and I got some serious sunburn on the backs of my hands (1st … --- ## [Organizations Discriminating Based on Gender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organizations-discriminating-based-on-gender/281700)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2005, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organizations-discriminating-based-on-gender/281700 "2005-01-07T09:20:23Z")
In this thread, it was more-or-less decided that Freemasons have a core tenet that women are not allowed to be members. Women not allowed as Freemasons seems to be confirmed at this site. From this site which is the web… --- ## [Is It 'Wrong' Not To Tell Someone You Were Unfaithful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-not-to-tell-someone-you-were-unfaithful/167075)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-not-to-tell-someone-you-were-unfaithful/167075 "2003-04-21T17:44:10Z")
Do you think it is wrong to keep a single previous indiscretion hidden from your S.O.? Why or why not?? If someone ever cheated on me, I personally would rather not know about it. If she were to tell me about it, the on… --- ## [Do South Koreans Want Reunification?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-south-koreans-want-reunification/607127)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-south-koreans-want-reunification/607127 "2012-01-03T04:20:29Z")
I was talking to a few Koreans (South) that now live in Chicago and about North Korea now that Kim is gone and they were totally in agreement, that most South Koreans like the “ideal” of unification but in reality do not… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1436&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1438&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)