# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1438&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:** 1439 --- ## [What weight loss/meal planning resources worked for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weight-loss-meal-planning-resources-worked-for-you/690930)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weight-loss-meal-planning-resources-worked-for-you/690930 "2015-12-02T19:31:34Z")
I’m tired of being fat. I can’t afford Jenny Craig, but that kind of setup is what I’d ideally prefer. If I have to think too hard and count calories for every bite I take, I’m just going to say fuckit and eat all the tw… --- ## [The world's biggest maxi pad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-biggest-maxi-pad/749412)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-biggest-maxi-pad/749412 "2016-03-31T18:20:14Z")
Was browsing YouTube for videos on Japan, and found this: Periods in Japan Summary: a young woman, probably Canadian, spends five minutes explaining how women in Japan deal with their periods. Was amused to learn that… --- ## [Pittsburgh '70s Horror Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-70s-horror-show/412006)
**Author:** [@ZomZom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZomZom)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pittsburgh-70s-horror-show/412006 "2017-11-22T23:29:45Z")
When I was a kid growing up in Pittsburgh in the '70s, WTAE channel 4 had a regular Saturday-afternoon horror show that I never missed. I can’t remember the name of it, though. KDKA channel 2 had a similar show Sunday … --- ## [Woman treats skin cancer with toxic salve](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-treats-skin-cancer-with-toxic-salve/667179)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-treats-skin-cancer-with-toxic-salve/667179 "2014-04-14T02:23:04Z")
http://www.topicalinfo.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC\_ID=1302 :eek:Make sure to scroll down for the pictures, and people are telling her good job! Later one she starts taking the toxic black salve internally and ends up in t… --- ## [What if Alaska was still Russian territory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-alaska-was-still-russian-territory/315932)
**Author:** [@StaberindeMk2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StaberindeMk2)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-alaska-was-still-russian-territory/315932 "2014-07-18T13:48:37Z")
I’m currently reading a book set during the Cold War, the central premise is that its discovered that Alaska is in fact still Russian territory. Shenanigans and hilarious japes ensue. I was wondering what the repurcussi… --- ## [Why no $500 bills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-500-bills/498390)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-500-bills/498390 "2009-06-02T20:27:11Z")
Or even a $1000 bill?.. It seems there are some expenses that could use larger bills like these and it could even help with general conservation and organization. Moreover, who would be on it? My vote would be for Ken… --- ## [Ask the Guy in Saudi Arabia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-in-saudi-arabia/311735)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-in-saudi-arabia/311735 "2005-07-15T18:58:47Z")
Folks- I find my life here quite unremarkable. But I have been in Saudi Arabia for a decade now, and so I suppose I am something of an expert. Still there is much I do not know about this place. Since interest in Saudi… --- ## [Vasectomies and Sex - would like answer fastish (Possible TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vasectomies-and-sex-would-like-answer-fastish-possible-tmi/660251)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vasectomies-and-sex-would-like-answer-fastish-possible-tmi/660251 "2013-06-07T14:42:54Z")
I was vasectomized about 4 hours ago and Mrs. Zeke and I were discussing the possibility of a hummer. So assuming gentility how safe would it be to get off this soon after a vasectomy - either with or without assistance… --- ## [Tips on restaurant receipts, and arithmetic mistakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-restaurant-receipts-and-arithmetic-mistakes/488832)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-restaurant-receipts-and-arithmetic-mistakes/488832 "2009-03-11T14:52:54Z")
Mr. Neville and I went out to dinner one night last week. When he was filling out the credit card receipt, he made a mistake in adding the tip to the bill (I caught the mistake, and he fixed it, so he didn’t end up leav… --- ## [How to identify neutral vs earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-identify-neutral-vs-earth/646272)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-identify-neutral-vs-earth/646272 "2013-01-07T19:20:19Z")
I have three wires coming from the wall that used to power a lamp. Now I want to connect a different lamp but my problem is how to determine which wire is neutral and which is earth. Since I have a GFCI installed on my … --- ## [McCain: The Last Ten Days- Are they bluffing or planning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-the-last-ten-days-are-they-bluffing-or-planning/467941)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-the-last-ten-days-are-they-bluffing-or-planning/467941 "2008-10-26T03:27:33Z")
McCain on the current stateof the race: But increasingly this is followed by (emphasis mine): So 1- Do you think he’s bluffing or is he really planning something big for the last 10 days? 2- How is being behind in … --- ## [Home inspection question (things to ask)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-inspection-question-things-to-ask/515507)
**Author:** [@satoridt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/satoridt)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-inspection-question-things-to-ask/515507 "2010-11-16T02:41:24Z")
Just Bought my first house!!! I am getting it inspected this Saturday, what should I expect? How can I tell if he is being thorough or doing a good job? What are some good questions to ask? I don’t know much about house… --- ## [House Republicans Fly Home to Bask In Loving Adulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-republicans-fly-home-to-bask-in-loving-adulation/785881)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-republicans-fly-home-to-bask-in-loving-adulation/785881 "2017-05-19T15:36:05Z")
Or not. I’m thinking that’s gonna be a big story over the next week or so. Thought it should have its own thread for commentary and local updates. What’s going on in yer neck of the swamp? Who’s gonna have a “town ha… --- ## [old coat - donate even though zipper no worky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-coat-donate-even-though-zipper-no-worky/611262)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-coat-donate-even-though-zipper-no-worky/611262 "2012-02-01T16:40:51Z")
I finally got around to replacing my nearly-decade old winter coat. I live in Texas and am naturally fastidious and careful so it’s not really worn, torn, or stained in any way. The only thing really wrong with it - othe… --- ## [Does a GE plant light help plants or just waste money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-ge-plant-light-help-plants-or-just-waste-money/537022)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-ge-plant-light-help-plants-or-just-waste-money/537022 "2010-04-25T16:56:44Z")
Will this “GE plant light” help grow plants in an area with low sunlight (north facing windows, or is it just designed to make the plant “look better” and take your money by making you think you bought a plant growth lig… --- ## [Poll: Do you believe in dream interpretation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-believe-in-dream-interpretation/623547)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2012, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-believe-in-dream-interpretation/623547 "2012-07-13T12:37:58Z")
There’s been a part of me that’s wanted to ask this for a while, but just never have and now with all the dream postings I feel inspired…threads kinda work that way. As the title kinda suggests…do you believe that dream… --- ## [Shutting down the Eyjafjallajokull volcano's eruption? (With SCIENCE!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shutting-down-the-eyjafjallajokull-volcanos-eruption-with-science/536944)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shutting-down-the-eyjafjallajokull-volcanos-eruption-with-science/536944 "2010-04-23T18:13:01Z")
Okay, I got a minute to kill and a weird thread quota to keep up, so I’ll ask what I’m sure is on everyone’s mind: is there any way to shut down the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano? The ground rules? The sche… --- ## [Ask the Commie Bastard!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-commie-bastard/23190)
**Author:** [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2000, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-commie-bastard/23190 "2000-06-29T23:41:29Z")
I’d been mulling this one over for a while. Seeing all the other ones on Great Debates popping up, I figured I’d take a shot at it. By way of introduction, this is the organization I’ve belonged to since 1990. Should ex… --- ## [It's not a fucking LIFESTYLE, you patronizing bastards!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-a-fucking-lifestyle-you-patronizing-bastards/34470)
**Author:** [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2000, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-a-fucking-lifestyle-you-patronizing-bastards/34470 "2000-09-29T21:10:06Z")
Ok, I’m well past the point of tired where being told that homsexuality is a lifestyle. How incredibly demeaning to have ones life trivialized. None of us chose this. While I’m happy in my life, I know many that are not … --- ## [When will 9/11 become "just another date?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-9-11-become-just-another-date/553292)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-9-11-become-just-another-date/553292 "2010-09-14T14:58:22Z")
Since we don’t remember the Alamo much anymore, though I still know Pearl Harbor Day is December 8th, I’m just wondering. --- ## [Should Actors Use The Products They Endorse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-actors-use-the-products-they-endorse/505589)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-actors-use-the-products-they-endorse/505589 "2010-02-20T01:45:41Z")
You may remember the episode of the Brady Bunch where the Bradys are chosen to do a commerical for Safe laundry detergent. Then Mike gets on his high horse that because the Brady household doesn’t use Safe they shouldn’… --- ## [Dirty Limericks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-limericks/15125)
**Author:** [@RoboDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoboDude)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2000, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-limericks/15125 "2000-03-25T06:39:00Z")
Does anyone know of any web pages with tasteless limericks? I haven’t heard many, and I feel deprived. Life is a tragedy for those who feel and a comedy for those who think. --- ## [Words (and expressions) that look or sound funny...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-and-expressions-that-look-or-sound-funny/532441)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2010, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-and-expressions-that-look-or-sound-funny/532441 "2010-03-20T09:42:11Z")
…once you see them in print or hear them pronounced by somebody who knows how. Title too big to cram into the box, but I hope the mouseover conveys the idea. One of the first for me was segue which I had seen in print … --- ## [Popular Songs that Don't End on the Root](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-songs-that-dont-end-on-the-root/660391)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-songs-that-dont-end-on-the-root/660391 "2013-06-10T15:48:30Z")
What are some well-known pop songs since the birth of rock and roll that don’t end on the “DO” of the scale - that just leave you hanging? I’m not including songs that fade out into nothingness - I’m talking about songs… --- ## [Sexy girl has shaking orgasm during sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-girl-has-shaking-orgasm-during-sex/473089)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-girl-has-shaking-orgasm-during-sex/473089 "2008-11-17T19:39:05Z")
Almost every time I use Limewire to search for something obscure, the first header in the returned list reads “\[my search term\] + sexy girl has shaking orgasm during sex.” It also almost always has exactly 59 download so… --- ## [Specific arguments you're just SICK of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-arguments-youre-just-sick-of/254801)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2004, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-arguments-youre-just-sick-of/254801 "2004-07-16T20:32:24Z")
There are a few specific arguments that people make relatively often on the SDMB which bug me to no end, but which I’ve never gotten around to responding to, usually because by the time I’ve read to the end of the thread… --- ## [What will be the general issues in the 2014 U.S. elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-general-issues-in-the-2014-u-s-elections/681198)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-general-issues-in-the-2014-u-s-elections/681198 "2014-02-20T01:49:54Z")
For instance, everybody bitches about NSA surveillance and the national security state, but I haven’t yet heard of any Congressional candidate running against it. Will it emerge as an issue this year? Or what will? Is… --- ## [How does one foster attraction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-foster-attraction/422645)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-foster-attraction/422645 "2007-10-27T11:09:44Z")
I was thinking the other day about the opposite sex, as is my wont, and I was pondering attraction. There are plenty of women who I interact with frequently and some that I am attracted to. Things are progressing nicel… --- ## [Would you like to try a KFC Double Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-try-a-kfc-double-down/559589 "2010-11-08T13:28:24Z")
Now from KFC; the Double Down, the most amazingly decadent fast food item ever. The idea with the Double Down is that they’ve dispensed with the bother of a bun and made a sandwich out of two deep fried KFC peices, and … --- ## [Do you read QR Codes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-qr-codes/781907)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-qr-codes/781907 "2017-03-17T18:04:17Z")
They’re everywhere these days. Those funny looking squares on ads in magazines with strange black shapes and squiggles in them. You download a free phone app, point your camera at the square and it takes you to the compa… --- ## [Do deer whistles on a car really repel deer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-deer-whistles-on-a-car-really-repel-deer/518657)
**Author:** [@ManxCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ManxCat)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2009, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-deer-whistles-on-a-car-really-repel-deer/518657 "2009-11-26T03:03:44Z")
My husband says those tiny plastic whistles (sold in pairs) that people put on the front of their vehicle is just a scam. I say too many people have them for it to be a scam, including our local police department vehicle… --- ## [Anybody here like Rothko art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-like-rothko-art/648372)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-like-rothko-art/648372 "2013-01-31T21:49:39Z")
I like all kinds of art, but I just don’t get the Rothko stuff. And somebody paid $80 mil for one of his works. :confused: BTW, I am talking about the square/rectangle stuff, not his earlier work. --- ## [Retirement age discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement-age-discussion/960519)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement-age-discussion/960519 "2023-07-22T23:10:31Z")
No discussion poll here When to retire? I think as young as you can afford it. Back when inflation wasn’t a big thing that was a lot easier to calculate. I’ve heard that retirement is in three stages… Go go: you’re … --- ## [Why do I keep stubbing my damn toe?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-keep-stubbing-my-damn-toe/573972)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-keep-stubbing-my-damn-toe/573972 "2023-03-14T21:00:50Z")
I broke my right pinky toe last December by whacking it on my tv stand as I ran around my coffee table to get food during a commercial. Well, it finally heeled, and then I whacked it on my bathroom door jamb while havin… --- ## [Does the STUXNET virus and nuclear scientist assassinations mean no military strike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-stuxnet-virus-and-nuclear-scientist-assassinations-mean-no-military-strike/562277)
**Author:** [@Camus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Camus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-stuxnet-virus-and-nuclear-scientist-assassinations-mean-no-military-strike/562277 "2011-01-18T08:24:12Z")
The STUXNET virus was a recent major story that, despite Iranian denials that it caused damage or interfered with their uranium enrichment efforts, seemed designed to successfully do exactly that. Then, today, there is t… --- ## [How averse are women to asking a man out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-averse-are-women-to-asking-a-man-out/840387)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-averse-are-women-to-asking-a-man-out/840387 "2019-09-26T18:57:40Z")
In the topic of dating and relationships, I have noticed some opinions expressed by some women, which I found surprising: \[ol\] \[li\]If they faced a choice of having to be the ones to initiate to men, or being forever al… --- ## [Is Paul McCartney's Christmas song the laziest song ever written?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-paul-mccartneys-christmas-song-the-laziest-song-ever-written/805661)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-paul-mccartneys-christmas-song-the-laziest-song-ever-written/805661 "2023-12-29T18:00:26Z")
Bum-bum, bum-bum Bum-bum, bum-bum Bum-bum, bum-bum Bah-BUM, bum-bum Bum, bum. Bum, bum. A wonderful christmas time. I mean… seriously, Paul. What the hell? What is this shit? Everything about this song is lazy. The … --- ## [Michael Jackson-$40 million in Debt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-40-million-in-debt/501064)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-40-million-in-debt/501064 "2009-06-27T22:02:10Z")
I was saddened by his passing…but in the local newspaper, they reported that Jackson had blown through his fortune, and was $400 million in debt! How on earth did he accumulate so much debt? I assume he sold his ownershi… --- ## [How do you pronounce the name "Caitlin"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-the-name-caitlin/702350)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-the-name-caitlin/702350 "2014-10-30T12:15:07Z")
Just a poll. More info later, but I don’t want to poison the poll results right now. --- ## [What is it with you Dopers? NOW it's a LIFE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-you-dopers-now-its-a-life/280358)
**Author:** [@prisoner6655321](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prisoner6655321)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2004, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-you-dopers-now-its-a-life/280358 "2004-12-21T18:09:04Z")
Inspired by this thread. Dang! \[color=Red\]What is it with you pro-choice dopers??? NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN IT’S A LIFE? If she wanted the abortion and he was trying to convince her to have the baby, you would be telling him… --- ## [My penis is so big...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-penis-is-so-big/330806)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2005, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-penis-is-so-big/330806 "2005-11-20T00:20:27Z")
… it has its own zip +4 code. Due to the increase in threads and/or posts bragging (directly or indirectly) about penis size, I offer all of you the opportunity to post your 2¢ about your own ding-a-ling, wang, dick, on… --- ## [Should we let the White Man March happen on the 15th?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-let-the-white-man-march-happen-on-the-15th/683087)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-let-the-white-man-march-happen-on-the-15th/683087 "2020-04-16T15:08:01Z")
Peacefully at the least? Why is it being denounced as a “hate” march and if it was, so what? --- ## [This year has reportedly seen a spate of attacks by orcas ("killer whales") against boats in the Strait of Gibraltar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-year-has-reportedly-seen-a-spate-of-attacks-by-orcas-killer-whales-against-boats-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar/920611)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-year-has-reportedly-seen-a-spate-of-attacks-by-orcas-killer-whales-against-boats-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar/920611 "2026-08-14T16:32:23Z")
Well, this can’t be good: ‘I’ve never seen or heard of attacks’: scientists baffled by orcas harassing boats. (From The Guardian, not The Weekly World News.) The article does also say that “The encounters described a… --- ## [Americans visiting Sydney; How different will the food be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-visiting-sydney-how-different-will-the-food-be/730000)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-visiting-sydney-how-different-will-the-food-be/730000 "2015-09-14T19:19:34Z")
My wife and I have a vacation planned in Sydney next March. While I’m fairly adventurous when it comes to trying new foods, she is not. How different is “typical” Australian food from American? Are the spices used simil… --- ## [You time travel to High School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-time-travel-to-high-school/776350)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-time-travel-to-high-school/776350 "2017-02-11T04:10:10Z")
Into your body…NOT literally. THAT would be a much more difficult situation than my premise. Unless you have some stash you can access and be fine with no valid ID and little way to get it. Anyhow…what’s your plan? You … --- ## [Overrated! Underrated!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162)
**Author:** [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162 "2013-08-16T16:42:03Z")
Here’s the idea: 1) The first poster names something, anything, that could be labeled “overrated” or “underrated” by someone else. 2) The next poster responds with “Overrated!” or “Underrated!”, gives their reasoning as … --- ## [Favorite No Fuss Dish for the Exhausted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-no-fuss-dish-for-the-exhausted/846848)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-no-fuss-dish-for-the-exhausted/846848 "2020-02-01T03:33:30Z")
Here’s something I came up with for those days when I can’t be bothered to cook: Boil a sweet potato to desired softness, skin and all. Cut in half lengthwise. Salt to taste. Add layer of cottage cheese. Add generou… --- ## [Ask the Massage Therapist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363)
**Author:** [@Girl\_Next\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Next_Door)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363 "2021-12-28T23:11:31Z")
I’ve been a licensed and practicing massage therapist in the Seattle area for the last 3.5 years now. Anything you want to know about massage or massage therapists? Ask away. I’ll do my best to answer. --- ## [Jersey Dopefest the Fourth on Sunday June 29 at 2pm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jersey-dopefest-the-fourth-on-sunday-june-29-at-2pm/444590)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jersey-dopefest-the-fourth-on-sunday-june-29-at-2pm/444590 "2008-07-29T20:44:52Z")
I am going to host another Dopefest at my house as a Barbeque. I am looking at a weekend in June or July. June 21 & 22 are out. I am convenient to two Parkway exits (of course). Maybe we can figure out a weekend and gau… --- ## [Is arrogance OK if you have the goods to back it up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arrogance-ok-if-you-have-the-goods-to-back-it-up/486241)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-arrogance-ok-if-you-have-the-goods-to-back-it-up/486241 "2009-02-20T18:10:27Z")
In a thread on Cafe Society about the TV show House, there was a discussion about House being an asshole, but talented enough that the other characters forgave his behavior - far more than real human beings would. So, i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1437&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1439&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)