# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1440&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:** 1441 --- ## [What's everyone reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-everyone-reading/341868)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-everyone-reading/341868 "2006-02-07T15:59:20Z")
I just finished – well half-finished and then skimmed – The Brothers of Gwynedd Quartet by Ellis Peters (4 books in one). I liked it, and the skimming only started when I realized that it was all English king and marche… --- ## [Travelling from Scotland to Wales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelling-from-scotland-to-wales/620979)
**Author:** [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelling-from-scotland-to-wales/620979 "2012-09-19T03:56:35Z")
In September, a close friend and I are celebrating our :eek: 40th birthdays by traveling to the UK to see the International Sheepdog Trial (SQUEE!!!). The trial is in Cardiff, Wales and we plan on catching the last two … --- ## [Forbidden Words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-words/533083)
**Author:** [@Xploder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xploder)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-words/533083 "2010-03-24T21:06:32Z")
So is there a REAL reason why we are forbidden to use the word ‘cunt’ here? Let’s be real, my wife just called her best friend a cunt (jokingly) for forgetting her birthday. I’ve seen people call each other goat felching… --- ## [Is there a way to prove something happened on the date you say it did?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-prove-something-happened-on-the-date-you-say-it-did/607231)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-prove-something-happened-on-the-date-you-say-it-did/607231 "2011-12-24T17:10:41Z")
Without going to a notary? Let’s just say there is a band of cretins that puts lying dates on shit on purpose so they can bend rules. How can one prove that they’re full of shit? One thing people often joke about is to … --- ## [Non-Twilighty Vampire Novels for YA recommendations requested.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-twilighty-vampire-novels-for-ya-recommendations-requested/545781)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-twilighty-vampire-novels-for-ya-recommendations-requested/545781 "2010-07-09T21:30:07Z")
I have several nieces with birthdays in the future and would like to get them more reading matter. They are fond of the old Buffy the Vampire Slayer books and unfortunately the Twilight series, but also will read about … --- ## [Is 45 too young to get a check for prostate cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-45-too-young-to-get-a-check-for-prostate-cancer/629656)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-45-too-young-to-get-a-check-for-prostate-cancer/629656 "2016-03-21T04:03:28Z")
I need to make an appointment with the doctor about another matter, but while I’m there should I ask about prostate cancer? The documents I’ve read indicate that it’s really for those who are 50+, but, being a virgin, I’… --- ## [Heroes 11/26/07 - "Truth & Consequences" (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-26-07-truth-consequences-spoilers/427844)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2007, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-11-26-07-truth-consequences-spoilers/427844 "2007-12-03T10:35:30Z")
Last week: Wow. Just, wow. This week: I don’t know, but I have a feeling we may be in for some more Maya and Alejandro. God I hope not. Let’s watch! --- ## [Warning: Explicit descriptions of animal abuse:May These Rat Bastards Fry In Hell !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-explicit-descriptions-of-animal-abuse-may-these-rat-bastards-fry-in-hell/83431)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2001, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-explicit-descriptions-of-animal-abuse-may-these-rat-bastards-fry-in-hell/83431 "2001-11-20T07:24:48Z")
While driving home with my friend today I read in the newspaper about two 17 year olds who were apprehended after a witness recorded their license plate number as they left a crime scene. THESE ASSHOLES HAD TIED CATS TO… --- ## [The coughing, sniffling, sneezing MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coughing-sniffling-sneezing-mmp/846026)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coughing-sniffling-sneezing-mmp/846026 "2020-01-13T03:35:19Z")
Looks like I may have to unretire in order to pay for all the tissues we’ve run thru this past week! :eek: I don’t know what kind of bug we picked up in the evil so-called Sunshine State, but it’s persistent. Unfailing… --- ## [What percentage of people make it to the age of 80 without needing major surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-people-make-it-to-the-age-of-80-without-needing-major-surgery/622267)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-people-make-it-to-the-age-of-80-without-needing-major-surgery/622267 "2012-05-18T13:03:13Z")
I have numerous long living relatives but as far as I know they’ve all needed major heart and other organ surgery in order to live as long as they have. Do many people live to a ripe old age with no major health problems… --- ## [The Downfall of Downfall: Or all those Hitler parodies got taken down from YouTube.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-downfall-of-downfall-or-all-those-hitler-parodies-got-taken-down-from-youtube/537009)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-downfall-of-downfall-or-all-those-hitler-parodies-got-taken-down-from-youtube/537009 "2010-05-01T06:34:24Z")
See all about it here: Or if that gets taken down, read about it here: Tis a shame. They haven’t all disappeared yet, but most of the really popular ones are already gone. I would have saved the “Grammar … --- ## [People Keep Killing Themselves at My School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-keep-killing-themselves-at-my-school/532442)
**Author:** [@Baby\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baby_Driver)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-keep-killing-themselves-at-my-school/532442 "2010-03-20T01:21:19Z")
We’ve had three suicides in the past month. Two in the past week, within twenty-four hours of one another. I was driving to the movies with my friends on Friday, and there were police cars blocking off the path over th… --- ## [Leading Sunni party to boycott Iraqi election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leading-sunni-party-to-boycott-iraqi-election/530083)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leading-sunni-party-to-boycott-iraqi-election/530083 "2010-04-01T02:39:53Z")
Iraq’s next parliamentary election is March 7. The “de-Baathification commission,” dominated by Ahmed Chalabi, has banned some leading Sunni politicians from the ballot, including \[who, in response, has declared his \[ur… --- ## [Actors who are extremely tall & muscular](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-are-extremely-tall-muscular/768205)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-are-extremely-tall-muscular/768205 "2016-10-13T21:23:39Z")
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is 6’9" tyler mane is 6’8" Hulk Hogan is 6’7" Most people who are tall tend to be lanky, most are not well proportioned, and an even smaller % are muscular. So who are the actors who are extre… --- ## [Do puns exist in all languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-puns-exist-in-all-languages/126240)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2002, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-puns-exist-in-all-languages/126240 "2002-09-03T12:56:09Z")
The question stems from a conversation I had with a close friend. She has been studying Arabic for several years, lived in Morocco for a spell and has been living in Egypt for three years now. Proficient in a few dialect… --- ## [Why do i see old people drive mercedes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-see-old-people-drive-mercedes/638274)
**Author:** [@CEOofPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CEOofPolar)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-see-old-people-drive-mercedes/638274 "2012-10-20T15:50:36Z")
i mean i seen some younger people drive car like audi and bmw is it because there more sporty? there so much money to maintain oil changes are like 150$! --- ## [Convertibles: Are there any that aren't Girly, Gay, or Old Farty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convertibles-are-there-any-that-arent-girly-gay-or-old-farty/242882)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convertibles-are-there-any-that-arent-girly-gay-or-old-farty/242882 "2004-05-07T22:32:25Z")
It is Spring and this old man’s fancy is turning to open-top motoring, but having a wife and teenaged daughters to point up the flaws of each model I consider I fear I may never find one that says the driver is both butc… --- ## [Earbuds that don't suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earbuds-that-dont-suck/594442)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earbuds-that-dont-suck/594442 "2011-09-01T20:26:55Z")
Folks, I’m looking for a simple recommendation here: earbuds that don’t suck. I listen to lots of podcasts (walking to the subway station, running, puttering around the house sometimes) and earbuds are my preferred deliv… --- ## [is this sentence gramatically correct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sentence-gramatically-correct/636173)
**Author:** [@zydecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zydecat)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sentence-gramatically-correct/636173 "2012-10-10T01:24:19Z")
I am writing a letter of recommendation and don’t want to make a mistake. Is the following sentence correct? I’m not sure about the semicolon. Is there a better way to write it? Of course, he is punctual, conscientio… --- ## [Characters that you would smother with a pillow for the good of humanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-you-would-smother-with-a-pillow-for-the-good-of-humanity/765783)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-you-would-smother-with-a-pillow-for-the-good-of-humanity/765783 "2016-09-26T18:20:11Z")
Not evil characters, mind you. Just the really annoying ones. The mindbogglingly stupid ones. For instance, I watched The Pope of Greenwich Village the other day. The whole dang film. And I kept hoping that somebody wou… --- ## [Canuckistani Dopers: Bush's visit tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canuckistani-dopers-bushs-visit-tomorrow/277180)
**Author:** [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canuckistani-dopers-bushs-visit-tomorrow/277180 "2004-12-03T19:09:55Z")
As we all know (as we all should know, it’s been splashed across the news everywhere :)) President Bush is paying a visit to the Great White North tomorrow. \[My political $0.02, feel free to skip:\] I’ll be among the pr… --- ## [DId I ruin my daughter's life (again)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ruin-my-daughters-life-again/450022)
**Author:** [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ruin-my-daughters-life-again/450022 "2009-03-26T07:57:57Z")
My daughter struggled with two attempts at foreign language pre-High School. When she hit High School, I told her not to bother with that old saying that two years of foreign language is required to get into College. I… --- ## [If you have no intention of getting a tattoo, what tattoo \*would\* you get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291 "2024-07-03T02:01:28Z")
So I have never had the remotest interest in getting a tattoo and I can’t see that ever changing. But if I did go crazy one day and decide to get one (and deal with the repercussions, namely explaining it to my kids). I… --- ## [Is this really acceptable in GD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-acceptable-in-gd/687420)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-acceptable-in-gd/687420 "2014-05-02T23:27:33Z")
This post, I thought, was shocking in its blatant racism and attacking posters for no other reason than their race: From this thread, post #202. Yes, I did report it, but even though a mod came in after this post to a… --- ## [Prostitution is sexual coercion by the male?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prostitution-is-sexual-coercion-by-the-male/751507)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prostitution-is-sexual-coercion-by-the-male/751507 "2016-04-09T21:38:12Z")
So the French National Assembly has decided in its wisdom. First let me say I don’t believe prostitution should be illegal at all. If women choose to sell sex and men to buy or vice versa in whatever combination then t… --- ## [Recommend a good pocketknife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-pocketknife/577896)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2011, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-pocketknife/577896 "2011-04-20T12:08:33Z")
I have never carried a pocketknife, but recently have found myself needing one. Just something simple, but high quality. I don’t want a mega-multi-tool. I wear a suit to work (which I hate) so it needs to have a slim … --- ## [Most cliched line in cinema: "Let's get out of here!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cliched-line-in-cinema-lets-get-out-of-here/398536)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2007, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-cliched-line-in-cinema-lets-get-out-of-here/398536 "2007-04-27T08:34:38Z")
The Guinness Book of World Records once said this line was present in 93% of all English-language movies. So I did a study of 500 movies. Much to my surprise, it was pretty goddamn accurate. Granted, there are variations… --- ## [Occupy Phoenix Asks: When Should You Shoot a Cop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupy-phoenix-asks-when-should-you-shoot-a-cop/603227)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupy-phoenix-asks-when-should-you-shoot-a-cop/603227 "2011-11-17T23:35:51Z")
This group of occupiers is asking, “When should you shoot a cop?” Pamphlets asking this question and laying out justifications for doing so were left at the Occupy Wall Street location in Phoenix, Arizona and found by a … --- ## [Should You Nail Into Vinyl Siding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-nail-into-vinyl-siding/303862)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-nail-into-vinyl-siding/303862 "2005-05-16T13:11:33Z")
We need to hang a hose hanger-thingy. You know, it’s a semi-circular thingy to keep the hose organized for neat storage. But, to hang this thing, I’d have to nail into vinyl siding. Is it ok to do this? What have oth… --- ## [New shower curtain liner smell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shower-curtain-liner-smell/545162)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shower-curtain-liner-smell/545162 "2010-07-02T09:47:13Z")
I just got a new plastic shower curtain liner. I ran it through the washer with detergent, then through the drier, then hung it. Now the entire house smells like plastic. I had thought the detergent would have helped, bu… --- ## [Antivenin, or antivenom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivenin-or-antivenom/623944)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivenin-or-antivenom/623944 "2012-06-16T10:23:49Z")
Inspired by this thread. Do you say ‘antivenin’, or ‘antvenom’? (FWIW, my spell-checker doesn’t like ‘antivenom’.) --- ## [So I smoked a pack of cigarettes today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-smoked-a-pack-of-cigarettes-today/573157)
**Author:** [@Not\_Approved](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Approved)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-smoked-a-pack-of-cigarettes-today/573157 "2011-03-04T01:33:43Z")
I quit smoking for about a year and a half. Some crap happened, so I bought a pack and smoked two. I threw 18 away. That wasn’t so bad… If I only have one at lunch, no one will ever know. Ok, one more when I drive t… --- ## [Million dollar questions from "Smarter than a 5th Grader"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-questions-from-smarter-than-a-5th-grader/413436)
**Author:** [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2007, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-questions-from-smarter-than-a-5th-grader/413436 "2007-07-29T03:05:15Z")
In “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?” to date, there have been about five people who’ve actually made it to see the million dollar question. In the episode I viewed, it was something about how many bicuspids are in th… --- ## [Top Gear America - Anyone going to watch it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gear-america-anyone-going-to-watch-it/560090)
**Author:** [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gear-america-anyone-going-to-watch-it/560090 "2011-09-14T07:35:42Z")
So Top Gear (US edition) is debuting on the History Channel on 21 Nov 2010. I really like Top Gear (UK) and find it quite amusing (except for the ‘Star in a Reasonably Priced Car’ segment), while the few episodes I’ve s… --- ## [Is it wrong to pray for your football team to win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-pray-for-your-football-team-to-win/519391)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2009, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-pray-for-your-football-team-to-win/519391 "2009-12-01T09:36:10Z")
"Hi God, I know I don’t call very often, but this Sunday the Steelers are in big trouble. You know already that they’ve lost Aaron Smith for the season, and last week they lost Charlie Batch and Troy, and Ben has a conc… --- ## [What's your usual GET A HOT MEAL ON THE TABLE ASAP meal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-usual-get-a-hot-meal-on-the-table-asap-meal/817973)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-usual-get-a-hot-meal-on-the-table-asap-meal/817973 "2018-11-25T22:45:22Z")
We’ve all been there. You just getting home from work, you’re hangry, tired and have zero patience. You want something to eat now and you want it with a minimum of fuss and drama. Using ingredients you usually have on ha… --- ## [Most and least nutritious fruit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-and-least-nutritious-fruit/646832)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-and-least-nutritious-fruit/646832 "2013-01-12T23:51:24Z")
The last time I saw a category in the Guiness book (1970s,) the most was avocado but it counted mostly calories. Least was cucumber which was basically just water. Any updates on this? --- ## [Does Sanders have appeal beyond white liberals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sanders-have-appeal-beyond-white-liberals/729017)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sanders-have-appeal-beyond-white-liberals/729017 "2015-09-03T14:22:47Z")
These are his base, educated white liberals. However they/we are probably 10-15% of the electorate. Does Sanders have a lot of appeal to minorities, the disadvantaged, Reagan democrats, etc? Is it just name recognition … --- ## [What if no Repulbican Front runner ever emerges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-no-repulbican-front-runner-ever-emerges/725426)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-no-repulbican-front-runner-ever-emerges/725426 "2015-08-20T16:30:14Z")
This may be more of a GQ question, but what happens if throughout the primaries there is no consolidation among the Republican candidates and each of say 8 candidates each get somewhere between 10 and 20% of the vote in … --- ## [What's the most expired thing you've ever eaten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expired-thing-youve-ever-eaten/643217)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-expired-thing-youve-ever-eaten/643217 "2012-12-14T05:13:46Z")
So, free food at work. I grabbed a yogurt that touted its unique style and no preservatives (important). I opened it up and ate a spoon. It tasted odd (not bad, necessarily - just odd), but I thought it was just a res… --- ## [Men: do you look at other men's shoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-look-at-other-mens-shoes/813583)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-look-at-other-mens-shoes/813583 "2018-05-10T13:32:18Z")
During a recent discussion with friends, I asserted that, generally, men don’t look at other men’s shoes. I’m willing to accept it if I was wrong. As one data point, I don’t look at other men’s shoes unless the shoes a… --- ## ["We can't ... keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times ..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-cant-keep-our-homes-on-72-degrees-at-all-times/839024)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-cant-keep-our-homes-on-72-degrees-at-all-times/839024 "2019-08-28T09:04:16Z")
Inspired by the recent news about the EPA guidelines that you ought to set your thermostat to 82° while you sleep: What temperature do you set your thermostat to while you sleep? --- ## [Hollywood +atheist=simply awfull](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-atheist-simply-awfull/299289)
**Author:** [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2005, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-atheist-simply-awfull/299289 "2005-04-19T13:25:24Z")
Well, I used the search terms hollywood +atheist under Search this Forum in both \*In My Humble Opinion \* and here, with no topic found, so I guess this will actually be the first thread on hollywood depictions of atheist… --- ## [Coronavirus Having a Negative Impact on Blood Donations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-having-a-negative-impact-on-blood-donations/849366)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-having-a-negative-impact-on-blood-donations/849366 "2020-08-20T04:45:47Z")
If you can, I urge you to donate blood. We don’t need a nationwide blood shortage on top of everything else. Link Link Link --- ## [Don't park facing the wrong way - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-park-facing-the-wrong-way-why/316922)
**Author:** [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-park-facing-the-wrong-way-why/316922 "2017-09-22T17:03:40Z")
Influenced by this piece of Fark trivia, regarding bulk-ticketing of cars parked facing the ‘wrong’ way… What’s wrong with having cars facing either way on the side of the road? What harm can come of it, and what safet… --- ## [The representation of youth in movies and TV. Who got it right? Who got it wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-representation-of-youth-in-movies-and-tv-who-got-it-right-who-got-it-wrong/711397)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-representation-of-youth-in-movies-and-tv-who-got-it-right-who-got-it-wrong/711397 "2015-02-07T18:03:22Z")
I don’t think it’s always cut-and-dry. I found the kids in \*\*‘American Pie’ \*\*to be un-relatable when I saw it in the theaters. They were my age. My friend, on the other hand, thought they were a good representation o… --- ## [ID this obscure mid-1980s song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-obscure-mid-1980s-song/631423)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-obscure-mid-1980s-song/631423 "2012-08-19T00:56:13Z")
There was a song that got considerable airplay on pop stations, I believe in the fall of 1986. It must have had no staying power whatsoever, because I’ve never heard it since then, even though I listen to 80s music stat… --- ## [proper CPR for drowning victims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-cpr-for-drowning-victims/693055)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-cpr-for-drowning-victims/693055 "2014-07-22T19:36:29Z")
Long Introduction: My local news had a segment the other night talking about CPR for drowning victims and training that lifeguards get for working at community pools and whatnot. The story said that one of the major li… --- ## [Favorite novel series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novel-series/994191)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novel-series/994191 "2024-02-08T22:51:22Z")
I have read several book series that have the same central character in each novel the following are some of my favorites. I’m sure that this has been done previously, but a refresh is always fun. Donald Westlake (aka … --- ## [Law & Ethics: Adult-Minor Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-ethics-adult-minor-sex/510426)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-ethics-adult-minor-sex/510426 "2009-09-22T03:20:05Z")
In this thread, the question came up of what a straight man would do if he suddenly discovered, to his surprise, the person performing fellatio on him was another man. Another question came up where it was asked what if… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1439&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1441&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)