# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1444&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:** 1445 --- ## [Do you like/put/want mayo on your burger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-put-want-mayo-on-your-burger/624089)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-put-want-mayo-on-your-burger/624089 "2012-06-08T22:49:21Z")
Spin off of this thread. --- ## [I hate to ask this but... what's the deal with furries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-to-ask-this-but-whats-the-deal-with-furries/206992)
**Author:** [@sajwalke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sajwalke)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-to-ask-this-but-whats-the-deal-with-furries/206992 "2003-10-13T15:59:01Z")
I understand they are some sort of internet subculture related to drawings of furry animal. I have got the impression from many people that they’re total nut jobs but, because I don’t want to be to hast to judge, I thoug… --- ## [Best version of "House of the Rising Sun"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-house-of-the-rising-sun/208733)
**Author:** [@DaPearl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaPearl)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2003, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-house-of-the-rising-sun/208733 "2003-10-23T07:59:28Z")
It seems like there are hundreds of covers of this song. For me, I gotta go with The Doors’ version. Just something about Jim Morrison singing it that makes it better than anyone else. --- ## [How often were swords used in the U.S. Civil War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-were-swords-used-in-the-u-s-civil-war/666912)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-were-swords-used-in-the-u-s-civil-war/666912 "2013-08-28T01:01:46Z")
I’m sure that far more soldiers were killed by bullets and bayonets during the U. S. Civil War than by sabres. Were there any famous casualties? (As in, General so-and-so got his skull hacked in two by a sabre. Or by one… --- ## [Local paper after me for $ 30 for lapsed subscription. Do I owe this money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-paper-after-me-for-30-for-lapsed-subscription-do-i-owe-this-money/747673)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-paper-after-me-for-30-for-lapsed-subscription-do-i-owe-this-money/747673 "2016-03-03T17:13:14Z")
I had a local newspaper subscription. The credit card it was billed to expired last fall and I really wasn’t all that interested in continuing the subscription so I did nothing and let it go. The newspaper is now chasi… --- ## [Definition of evil: Laney on trial for killing her sons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definition-of-evil-laney-on-trial-for-killing-her-sons/237847)
**Author:** [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2004, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definition-of-evil-laney-on-trial-for-killing-her-sons/237847 "2004-04-09T07:23:39Z")
This just breaks my heart: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,115769,00.html She killed her 6 and 8 year old boys by stoning them to death. Why? And how could she attribute her actions to a message from God? The pros… --- ## [How to Pronounce Louis Armstrong's Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-louis-armstrongs-name/434034)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-louis-armstrongs-name/434034 "2008-01-21T17:04:52Z")
I’ve always heard it as “Louie.” Then I read about an article back in his day that incorrectly identified him as “Lewis.” How did his contemporaries address him, and did he have a preference? --- ## [Can I wire a 110V outlet off of a 220V outlet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-wire-a-110v-outlet-off-of-a-220v-outlet/708542)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-wire-a-110v-outlet-off-of-a-220v-outlet/708542 "2014-12-30T18:58:35Z")
Several years ago I installed a 220V/50A outlet in my garage (for a welder). I would like to install a 110V/20A outlet nearby. Can I supply this 110V outlet from the 220V outlet (using one “hot” leg and the neutral)? … --- ## [Understanding Tu Quoque](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-tu-quoque/509737)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-tu-quoque/509737 "2009-09-15T18:06:51Z")
There are more than a few people here that apparently don’t understand the tu quoque fallacy, and reflexively label a response as tu quoque when it isn’t. There are legitimate instances of logical argument that involve … --- ## [Should I de-friend wingnuts? (FB etiquette question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-de-friend-wingnuts-fb-etiquette-question/644563)
**Author:** [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-de-friend-wingnuts-fb-etiquette-question/644563 "2013-01-02T16:07:26Z")
How do you handle Facebook “friends” who post mostly political links or “statements” bashing anything that goes against their party line? I lean to the left for the most part, so naturally I get irked by what I’ll call t… --- ## [Fathers and sons can share a common wife in Tibet? Seems kind of awkard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-and-sons-can-share-a-common-wife-in-tibet-seems-kind-of-awkard/621854)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-and-sons-can-share-a-common-wife-in-tibet-seems-kind-of-awkard/621854 "2012-05-15T21:01:42Z")
Re the wiki How the hell could you make something like that work? --- ## [Another rant about habitual drunk and reckless drivers. And "fuck you" to vinniepaz.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-rant-about-habitual-drunk-and-reckless-drivers-and-fuck-you-to-vinniepaz/492618)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-rant-about-habitual-drunk-and-reckless-drivers-and-fuck-you-to-vinniepaz/492618 "2009-04-13T03:05:29Z")
A few hours after pitching six shutout innings for the Angels on Wednesday night, pitcher Nick Adenhart and two of his friends were killed by a drunk driver, driving on a suspended license (suspended for previous DUIs), … --- ## [I Pit Burbank, California Cops!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burbank-california-cops/490942)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-burbank-california-cops/490942 "2009-03-30T15:22:54Z")
From the “Moronic Cops” thread started by Stan Shmenge, I noticed that most of the pitters were unsympathetic, understandably because they have never experienced the audacity of Burbank CA cop behavior. Believe me, it is… --- ## [Why are progressive lenses made with such a large amount of uncorrected real estate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-progressive-lenses-made-with-such-a-large-amount-of-uncorrected-real-estate/498119)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-progressive-lenses-made-with-such-a-large-amount-of-uncorrected-real-estate/498119 "2009-05-31T21:28:03Z")
In this GQ thread, CalMeacham links to this website, which explains how progressive lenses work. Since Cal states that he doesn’t understand why the vision correction doesn’t extend the full width of the lens, I wanted t… --- ## [TV series with the most inexplicable longevity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-with-the-most-inexplicable-longevity/454703)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-with-the-most-inexplicable-longevity/454703 "2008-07-02T07:21:52Z")
There have been lousy shows that sank without a ripple. There have been great shows that lasted year after year. There have been great shows that tragically ended way before their time. And there have been shows that by … --- ## [Fellas: Do you prefer a needy woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-do-you-prefer-a-needy-woman/366220)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-do-you-prefer-a-needy-woman/366220 "2006-07-29T15:26:08Z")
Well I’ve just been let “off the hook” for the fourth time now by a guy who has fallen for someone else…a needy woman. Now, I don’t think I’m being overly judgemental when I call these women needy. They’re probably actu… --- ## [Moderator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator/77498)
**Author:** [@xanakis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanakis)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2001, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator/77498 "2001-08-23T13:38:41Z")
So how come you deleted my “porn” post from the GQ section? Really Im interested to hear your justification. The post had nothing to with the subject of pornography beyond the title. It was more of a social experiment. … --- ## [Serial marraige: What's the angle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serial-marraige-whats-the-angle/685689)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serial-marraige-whats-the-angle/685689 "2014-04-13T12:26:18Z")
On the board and in real life I’m aware of individuals that have been married many times. Whats the angle? I guess for some ‘gold diggers’ its a continuous series of support, but what about the men? Dopers will mention b… --- ## [Remember the days when we'd watch an Internet site load one line at a time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-the-days-when-wed-watch-an-internet-site-load-one-line-at-a-time/610087)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-the-days-when-wed-watch-an-internet-site-load-one-line-at-a-time/610087 "2012-01-26T19:22:51Z")
We’re pretty much there again. I go to places like CNN, or Yahoo, or MSN, and bingo!, the first paragraph and a half of the news story is right there. Good, I start reading. Oh, the ads are still loading. Well, this ad … --- ## [Pain came knocking at my door, and its name was Comcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pain-came-knocking-at-my-door-and-its-name-was-comcast/537974)
**Author:** [@Sacrilegium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sacrilegium)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pain-came-knocking-at-my-door-and-its-name-was-comcast/537974 "2010-05-09T16:55:11Z")
I’ve been a customer of Verizon for over a year, using their FiOS package. I had some minor complaints, but was mostly satisfied with their service. After the year was up, so was my promotional pricing. The price went… --- ## [Ubering for 6 months -- a summary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ubering-for-6-months-a-summary/763580)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ubering-for-6-months-a-summary/763580 "2017-04-29T00:41:08Z")
I’ve just passed my 28th weekly pay period. To date Just shy of 1900 rides (no badgers yet) About $18000 gross pay $13000 take home (Uber doesn’t withhold, I’ll owe taxes out of this) deductables Uber frees – $520… --- ## [Why is that Covington student able to sue for $250 million when the right lies endlessly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-that-covington-student-able-to-sue-for-250-million-when-the-right-lies-endlessly/829939)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-that-covington-student-able-to-sue-for-250-million-when-the-right-lies-endlessly/829939 "2019-02-27T00:10:40Z")
All the WaPo did was post a video recording of him acting like a douchebag. The right wing media outlets lie endlessly. Why aren’t they sued into nothingness? Fox news, alex jones, etc should have been sued into obliv… --- ## [It's Dubya to the rescue!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-dubya-to-the-rescue/757579)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-dubya-to-the-rescue/757579 "2016-06-20T18:48:56Z")
Great googly moogly. Is this going to be the shitshow I think it will be? Does the “Republican elite” really think they can paint this turd gold? Will Der Trump laugh and laugh at them? --- ## [Moratoriums needed in music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moratoriums-needed-in-music/272602)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2004, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moratoriums-needed-in-music/272602 "2004-11-30T11:09:47Z")
I’ve decided that - since, apparently, no one is going to do so - I have to institute laws and regulations for the music world to follow. Otherwise,we’ll just be running willy-nilly, pell-mell, degenerating in even wors… --- ## [Is it weird for an adult to pretend in this way? Do You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-weird-for-an-adult-to-pretend-in-this-way-do-you/750090)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-weird-for-an-adult-to-pretend-in-this-way-do-you/750090 "2016-04-12T00:27:12Z")
So I’m in my thirties, married with kids, as adult as you can be for all intents and purposes of society. I like to pretend sometimes, a lot of times when I’m bored or to make something I’m doing more fun, Its not like t… --- ## [Ad boycott bites - Rush and Hannity dropped from big radio syndicate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-boycott-bites-rush-and-hannity-dropped-from-big-radio-syndicate/664893)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-boycott-bites-rush-and-hannity-dropped-from-big-radio-syndicate/664893 "2013-08-07T11:13:48Z")
As I mentioned over in the Orson Scott Card thread, Cumulus Media have announcedthat they will not be renewing the contracts for Hannity and Limbaugh’s radio shows this year. The company are citing losses of $2.4m to the… --- ## [Are M&Ms sloppier then they used to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-m-ms-sloppier-then-they-used-to-be/494230)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-m-ms-sloppier-then-they-used-to-be/494230 "2013-02-19T14:54:36Z")
I have childhood memories of opening up a bag of M&Ms to find a handful of perfect ellipses, each with a neatly printed M on top. Right now I have in front of me a handful of approximately ellipse shaped objects. Some w… --- ## [Christopher Nolan's Tenet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christopher-nolans-tenet/919573)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christopher-nolans-tenet/919573 "2021-07-11T02:59:48Z")
I saw it this evening in one of our local theaters with about 6 other patrons all socially distant. Great Nolan flick, well thought out, fast paced, attention required. John David Washington will become a big star afte… --- ## [Talk me down! (I'm unreasonably outraged by new employee behavior)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-down-im-unreasonably-outraged-by-new-employee-behavior/975242)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-down-im-unreasonably-outraged-by-new-employee-behavior/975242 "2022-12-19T20:13:04Z")
I have an assistant who has been on board for about 4 months. She does good work and I have no particular complaints about her performance. We had a board meeting today, in which she was included. It went one longer tha… --- ## [Is it inappropriate to encourage a person who has never used a handgun to learn how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-inappropriate-to-encourage-a-person-who-has-never-used-a-handgun-to-learn-how/461317)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-inappropriate-to-encourage-a-person-who-has-never-used-a-handgun-to-learn-how/461317 "2008-08-29T10:51:09Z")
Inspired by this discussion. In that thread, I mentioned my insistence for my wife to learn the basic rules of handgun safety, further alluding to my desire for her to take lessons and become competent with a handgun he… --- ## [Mad-Men: 4.02 "Christmas Comes But Once a Year" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-02-christmas-comes-but-once-a-year-open-spoilers/548843)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-02-christmas-comes-but-once-a-year-open-spoilers/548843 "2010-08-08T17:46:17Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] A last minute visitor threatens to spoil the agency’s Christmas party. \[/QUOTE\] A Very Mad Men Christmas. It’s been a nice change of pace starting this season in late fall as opposed to late winter or s… --- ## [Aesiron was in a little accident this morning.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aesiron-was-in-a-little-accident-this-morning/272801)
**Author:** [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2004, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aesiron-was-in-a-little-accident-this-morning/272801 "2004-11-08T22:24:20Z")
This morning, while Aesiron was walking to work (my house), he was hit by a car. It was dark, and the driver couldn’t see him. He suffered a broken leg, and when I talked to him he was about to be transported to the Sa… --- ## [Recipe Secret Ingredients](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-secret-ingredients/648684)
**Author:** [@the\_O](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_O)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-secret-ingredients/648684 "2013-02-04T20:14:00Z")
Like the title suggests, what ingredient do you add to a particular dish to give it that ‘L’agniappe’ that makes a dish yours? For instance, when making traditional American potato salad, I’ll add some plain yougurt to … --- ## [A wayward soul's MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wayward-souls-mmp/934002)
**Author:** [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wayward-souls-mmp/934002 "2021-03-08T02:37:57Z")
So, I have been away for a bit. I surely have some splaining to do. Through no fault of my fellow Mumpers I have had some issues, but nothing too serious. It has been interesting, to say the least. I have had the good f… --- ## [A teacher's rant against the current educational system.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-teachers-rant-against-the-current-educational-system/335754)
**Author:** [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-teachers-rant-against-the-current-educational-system/335754 "2005-12-22T16:21:43Z")
Let me start by saying that I understand that my personal experience in this matter is going to differ from many others; but that does not change the fact that I see the following as a disturbing trend in the educational… --- ## [Wouldn't restaurants (namely fast-food's) make a killing if they served breakfast all day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-restaurants-namely-fast-foods-make-a-killing-if-they-served-breakfast-all-day/623049)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-restaurants-namely-fast-foods-make-a-killing-if-they-served-breakfast-all-day/623049 "2012-05-28T03:28:24Z")
I’ve enjoyed following the Weird restaurant policies thread, and it got me wondering - what’s the disadvantage to restaurants only serving “breakfast” during certain hours? None of these places will ever be featured on … --- ## [what do you do? \[hypothetical nuclear scenario\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-hypothetical-nuclear-scenario/749847)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-hypothetical-nuclear-scenario/749847 "2016-05-09T18:02:16Z")
You’re the secretary of agriculture at an event in Iowa. Suddenly a military officer approaches you with what you know to be the nuclear football. He states that north Korea successfully launched a nuke on Washington DC … --- ## [Sausage, egg, and cheese biscuits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sausage-egg-and-cheese-biscuits/772333)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sausage-egg-and-cheese-biscuits/772333 "2016-12-13T19:20:47Z")
How do you prefer your sausage, egg, and cheese biscuits to be stacked? --- ## [Hiya, stranger. Tell me a little about yourself...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiya-stranger-tell-me-a-little-about-yourself/34756)
**Author:** [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2000, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiya-stranger-tell-me-a-little-about-yourself/34756 "2000-10-09T21:27:19Z")
Hi there. Come here often? I’ve been on these boards on and off for a few months now, reading a lot of the threads and posting when I can. Not much, mind you. A couple times a day or so. I post from work (no computer at… --- ## [Most musically complex of commercial rock music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-musically-complex-of-commercial-rock-music/270449)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2004, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-musically-complex-of-commercial-rock-music/270449 "2004-10-22T08:06:57Z")
I am trying to come up with a laundry of rock-and-roll songs that have the following two features: – commercially successful as singles, or appearing on a commercially-successful album. For a working definition of succe… --- ## [Party ideas for 40th birthday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ideas-for-40th-birthday/544071)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ideas-for-40th-birthday/544071 "2010-06-24T01:40:54Z")
Anyone willing to share ideas for a 40th birthday party? I’m throwing it for my husband, and it’ll be in our backyard. There will be many kids underfoot, so we can’t go too outrageous, and we don’t want to do the whole d… --- ## [Do chocolate chips go bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-chocolate-chips-go-bad/623483)
**Author:** [@RubyKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RubyKangaroo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-chocolate-chips-go-bad/623483 "2012-05-31T11:26:07Z")
I have a bag of opened milk chocolate chocolate chips that have been left out in the kitchen for quite a few days now… are they safe to eat? :confused: --- ## [The "Amazonian" stereotype needs to stop.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazonian-stereotype-needs-to-stop/693185)
**Author:** [@missyevelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missyevelyn)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazonian-stereotype-needs-to-stop/693185 "2014-07-17T15:28:24Z")
This has been getting on my last nerve. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been referred to as an “Amazonian.” I’m approx. 5’11" with no shoes on, and I’ve gotten the rudest comments from men. One time in particular d… --- ## [Viking/Eagle game postponed until Tuesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-eagle-game-postponed-until-tuesday/565439)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2010, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viking-eagle-game-postponed-until-tuesday/565439 "2010-12-30T05:35:26Z")
For the third week in a row, the date and/or venue has been changed for the Minnesota Vikings NFL Football Team. Two weeks ago, the Metrodome roofed collasped, and the Giants @ Vikings was played a day late and in Detro… --- ## [Favorite Odd Soda flavors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-odd-soda-flavors/617700)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-odd-soda-flavors/617700 "2012-04-06T02:40:28Z")
Just picked up a bottle of coconut flavored soda. It is the bomb. The mouthfeel is so creamy. I don’t know how they did it, but I probably don’t wanna know. Any road, it’s nomtastic. So what pleasant (or otherwise) … --- ## [Sheldon + Blossom = Shark Jump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654 "2010-04-13T12:45:34Z")
Full story at: TV Squad So what do you think? I personally do not like the idea. The only hopeful thing is it says “Potential” OK Bialik is so intellegent in real life she’s scary but so is her face :slight\_smile: --- ## [Is any American "a waste"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-any-american-a-waste/807450)
**Author:** [@Euphrosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphrosyne)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-any-american-a-waste/807450 "2018-01-28T23:42:45Z")
Don’t all human persons possess unique gifts, talents, and energy? May it not be said that the Creator referred to in the Declaration of Independence, put each of us here for a reason? Although some people may seem to … --- ## [Facilitated Communicaton has once again caused a legal nightmare for innocent parents.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facilitated-communicaton-has-once-again-caused-a-legal-nightmare-for-innocent-parents/759027)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facilitated-communicaton-has-once-again-caused-a-legal-nightmare-for-innocent-parents/759027 "2024-10-18T17:50:59Z")
Seriously? Didn’t this die in the 90s? Everyone doesn’t know about this nonsense by now? This time it was in Prince Edward Island in Canada. You’d think that an organization like the RCMP would know better. --- ## [Ever gotten caught masturbating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-gotten-caught-masturbating/178213)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-gotten-caught-masturbating/178213 "2003-06-06T21:59:48Z")
Today I was thinking about the most embarassing thing that could happen to a person and of all the normal healthy activities that he or she might do I think masturbation is the most embarassing. I’ve gotten caught mysel… --- ## [Past Cheesiness in the Future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/past-cheesiness-in-the-future/703703)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/past-cheesiness-in-the-future/703703 "2014-11-07T06:38:17Z")
I remember the 1970s. I remember most of the 1960s. At the time, everything looked new and sleek to me. It was hard to believe that new styles and new technology could come along and replace everything we had. Nothing lo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1443&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1445&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)