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**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-does-one-find-a-sugar-momma/57093 "2015-03-19T18:25:32Z")
Really. I need to spend more time on the boards. There’s just too much work to do here what with moderating here, working on Teemings and trying to wade through the scads of e-mail I get every day (average is about 100.)… --- ## [My Cup Runneth Over - A Stanley Cup MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cup-runneth-over-a-stanley-cup-mmp/966946 "2022-07-04T01:46:44Z")
The Colorado Avalanche have won the Cup, Jack Johnson has finally won the Cup after 2 near misses(he refused to sign with the Canes the year we won), And Corey Perry has now lost 3 straight Cup Finals, with 3 different t… --- ## [Was Washington 'Really' Gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-washington-really-gay/681538)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-washington-really-gay/681538 "2014-02-27T23:53:03Z")
Since it is Presidents’ Day, I thought I would do some research on the internet, mainly for myself, on the founders of our country. That is when I came across this article. Is this all true? Were Washington and Hamilton… --- ## [Telling someone in The Pit to fuck off.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telling-someone-in-the-pit-to-fuck-off/736517)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telling-someone-in-the-pit-to-fuck-off/736517 "2015-11-06T13:44:24Z")
The Master’s decree stickied to The Pit: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10894824&postcount=1 Repeated deliberate use of the proscribed by the same person toward several others, including two mods: h… --- ## [Thank your God for your Freedom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-your-god-for-your-freedom/689689)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-your-god-for-your-freedom/689689 "2014-06-04T15:05:14Z")
never mind --- ## [Did you have any technology way older than you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-any-technology-way-older-than-you/557428)
**Author:** [@Terra1041](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terra1041)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-any-technology-way-older-than-you/557428 "2010-10-21T19:48:18Z")
I was born in 1987, and I remember our household having only rotary phones for years. Did you have any technology that was way out of date when you were a kid? --- ## [Homosexuality is unnatural](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-is-unnatural/394512)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2007, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-is-unnatural/394512 "2007-03-06T03:39:44Z")
In this Pit thread, Autolycus, offered to share his views on homosexuality in a debate format, so I offered to start a thread for him to do so. His views so far in that thread are: here And the offer to debate is her… --- ## [Hotdogs and catsup/ketchup. What's the big deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-catsup-ketchup-whats-the-big-deal/410599)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-catsup-ketchup-whats-the-big-deal/410599 "2007-07-13T19:51:27Z")
I don’t understand the depth of feeling that so many people have about what condiments other people put on their hotdogs. In the currently-running ketchup on steak thread, mention was swiftly made of those heathens that … --- ## [Any way I can legally watch Game of Thrones Season 4 if I can't get HBO? \[NO SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-i-can-legally-watch-game-of-thrones-season-4-if-i-cant-get-hbo-no-spoilers/685449)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-i-can-legally-watch-game-of-thrones-season-4-if-i-cant-get-hbo-no-spoilers/685449 "2014-04-08T04:21:51Z")
I live on a university campus (since my wife works for their housing department), and that means I get free cable but I’m stuck with the basic plan. No HBO. I’ve watched the first three seasons of Game of Thrones on DV… --- ## [What's more beneficial? Master's in Engineering or Business Administration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-beneficial-masters-in-engineering-or-business-administration/560988)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-beneficial-masters-in-engineering-or-business-administration/560988 "2010-11-19T02:23:23Z")
So, here’s a short synopsis of the last year and a half of my life. I got laid off of my Mechanical Engineering position soon after my daughter was born. My wife has a great job that pays well and neither of us wanted to… --- ## [Joe Torre, you're a pathetic douchebag you are](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-torre-youre-a-pathetic-douchebag-you-are/423239)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2007, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-torre-youre-a-pathetic-douchebag-you-are/423239 "2007-11-04T05:28:31Z")
And a mental defective, and a hypocrite. Anyone with any dignity would have told the Yanks to stick their job up their ass, oh, the 10th time Stienbrenner pubically insulted/mocked/humiliated you, but no, you made it all… --- ## [To what extent is the welfare state promulgated by Democrats in exchange for votes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-is-the-welfare-state-promulgated-by-democrats-in-exchange-for-votes/667786)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-is-the-welfare-state-promulgated-by-democrats-in-exchange-for-votes/667786 "2013-09-04T14:47:25Z")
Did the welfare state polarize American politics among racial lines and secure numerous votes for the Democratic Party? --- ## [There's too much click bait on Yahoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-too-much-click-bait-on-yahoo/714914)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2015, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-too-much-click-bait-on-yahoo/714914 "2015-03-24T08:06:19Z")
I used to go to CNN for news, but they changed their website for more pictures and fewer stories. MSNBC lost me a long time ago when they went to their Short Attention Span Theatre format. So I look at Yahoo. Approxim… --- ## [Will vaccinations be required? \[Edited: Will you get a vaccine if legally mandated\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-vaccinations-be-required-edited-will-you-get-a-vaccine-if-legally-mandated/919016)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-vaccinations-be-required-edited-will-you-get-a-vaccine-if-legally-mandated/919016 "2020-11-03T00:16:14Z")
Lets say in May next year they come out with a vaccine. They decide to make it mandatory. If you dont get the vaccine you will not be able to attend school or go into a place of business or use public transportation. Eve… --- ## [Ask the Guy From Northern Ontario.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-from-northern-ontario/541421)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-from-northern-ontario/541421 "2010-06-03T02:00:39Z")
Well, Northeastern Ontario to be exact. Northern Ontario’s a pretty big area, covering 87% of the province’s land area. It’s pretty quiet, though. That 87% of land area is home to just 6% of Ontario’s population. Fur… --- ## [American Idol 5/18 to 5/19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921 "2010-05-20T19:11:36Z")
Casey, Crystal, Lee. --- ## [What happens to societies with majority non-religious people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-societies-with-majority-non-religious-people/667183)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-societies-with-majority-non-religious-people/667183 "2013-08-28T19:10:52Z")
Hi; As a non-religious person I am interested in seeing what a world without religion would look like. Although I personally do not believe religion is needed for for individuals to behave morally, I also wonder is rel… --- ## [The Office 11/13 (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-13-spoilers/472627)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-13-spoilers/472627 "2008-11-21T00:44:36Z")
Looks like Michael is going up north to Canada. --- ## [When the championship is upstaged by the play-offs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-championship-is-upstaged-by-the-play-offs/670548)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-championship-is-upstaged-by-the-play-offs/670548 "2013-10-21T15:35:50Z")
Once a sport’s regular season ends and the post-season begins, each successive game is supposed to increase in importance until you reach the climax of the final game of the NBA Championship, Stanley Cup, World Series, F… --- ## [So Can Car Drivers See Bicyclists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-car-drivers-see-bicyclists/669327)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-car-drivers-see-bicyclists/669327 "2013-09-29T03:04:17Z")
I was reading an article about a former Amazon big shot (Joy Covey) who died in a bicycle accident: "Covey was biking on Skyline Boulevard at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday when she collided with a van that turned in front of her… --- ## [Is Cordoba House a provocative name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cordoba-house-a-provocative-name/549130)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cordoba-house-a-provocative-name/549130 "2010-08-07T00:26:58Z")
I am involved in a discussion on my Facebook page with some real mouth breathing neandertals about the proposed Cordoba House. As you know this is the name of the Muslim center being contemplated near the WTC site. I w… --- ## [scenes in harry potter that the movies did better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-in-harry-potter-that-the-movies-did-better/577902)
**Author:** [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-in-harry-potter-that-the-movies-did-better/577902 "2011-04-16T18:57:12Z")
overall, i enjoy the books more than the movies, just because there’s no time constraints and we get all the details the movie doesn’t have the time for. there are certain things, though, that i think the movies did bett… --- ## [Pick three FANTASTIC party songs for a diverse group](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-fantastic-party-songs-for-a-diverse-group/556071)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-fantastic-party-songs-for-a-diverse-group/556071 "2010-10-14T04:41:41Z")
I’m putting together my annual Block Party mix for this week’s block party in my neighborhood. I always get boatloads of compliments on my choices, which I make very carefully. It’s a wide range of people, because it’s… --- ## [Did Frank Zappa had any talent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-frank-zappa-had-any-talent/742895)
**Author:** [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-frank-zappa-had-any-talent/742895 "2016-01-21T02:52:11Z")
Was the frank Zappa a genius or was he frank crappa? --- ## [Isaac Asimov & Positronic Brains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isaac-asimov-positronic-brains/513500)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isaac-asimov-positronic-brains/513500 "2016-02-21T01:39:10Z")
I’ve only read a handful of Asimov’s fiction, so I can’t really remember if his idea of a “Positronic Brain” was just something that sounded cool, or if he had some sort of deeper thought about it. What was it about anti… --- ## [Hi All! New Person Here!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-all-new-person-here/639647)
**Author:** [@Less\_QQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Less_QQ)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2012, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-all-new-person-here/639647 "2012-11-03T23:55:04Z")
Hi! I was invited here by a friend (you know who you are!!:D) and I wanted to introduce myself. I am a 32 year old, single female with one cat living in NJ. I am originally from TX, and hope to move back there some day… --- ## [How can I help a homeless person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-help-a-homeless-person/726539)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-help-a-homeless-person/726539 "2015-09-14T17:30:20Z")
I was recently robbed. It occurred to me that I should support the homeless people I encounter who are merely begging, and not trying to steal my stuff. But what should I do? Cash is nice, but may go to abused substances… --- ## [Stats on firearm owners saving the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stats-on-firearm-owners-saving-the-day/620793)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stats-on-firearm-owners-saving-the-day/620793 "2012-05-12T18:45:18Z")
I’m really just looking for reputable data supporting or discounting the claim that citizens carrying a gun reduces crime and/or improves safety. But given the subject matter, I’m posting in GD to save some poor mod from… --- ## [Need creative ideas for funding child custody legal battle!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-creative-ideas-for-funding-child-custody-legal-battle/550322)
**Author:** [@Xavier\_Breath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier_Breath)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-creative-ideas-for-funding-child-custody-legal-battle/550322 "2010-08-19T11:04:14Z")
So I’m knee-deep in a long, protracted child custody battle and I’m running out of cash. The “other side” has virtually unlimited financial resources. What are my options here? Anyone have experience creatively keeping … --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread - August 2016 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-august-2016-edition/761529)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-august-2016-edition/761529 "2016-08-31T16:34:59Z")
Here ya go! August dog day reading for those of us sweltering. I’ve not been reding much lately. I think my brain is on vacation, it will pick up the end of the month. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ K… --- ## [No, actually, you CAN'T butt in line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-actually-you-cant-butt-in-line/174748)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2003, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-actually-you-cant-butt-in-line/174748 "2003-05-17T14:01:51Z")
So me and the chew toy are standing in line on Friday night to see X-Men 2 (fun flick, by the way), and just as we get to the part of the line where it splits into three lines (one for each cashier), a guy and his girl s… --- ## [Who owns the copyright to images of famous dead people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-the-copyright-to-images-of-famous-dead-people/320687)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2005, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-the-copyright-to-images-of-famous-dead-people/320687 "2005-09-10T05:56:09Z")
Lets use a specific hypothetical. Say I have a picture of Albert Einstein that I took on a visit to Princeton many years ago. I am now about to launch my new breakfast cereal, Cosmic Crunch. Can I take MY image of Ein… --- ## [Stuff that just amazes me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-just-amazes-me/482284)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-just-amazes-me/482284 "2009-01-26T00:53:55Z")
I’m a rather old chook, and have seen some amazing changes in the world in the last (nearly) 50 years of my current incarnation. The advent of personal computers being not the least of them. Today I had to purchase one… --- ## [Black market diabetes supplies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-market-diabetes-supplies/672854)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-market-diabetes-supplies/672854 "2013-11-06T17:59:33Z")
Yesterday, I saw a flyer taped up at a bus stop headlined “We Buy Diabetic Test Strips”. There was some more text and a phone number below that, but I wasn’t close enough to make them out. What’s the story behind this?… --- ## [Program for making model figures for scientific papers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-for-making-model-figures-for-scientific-papers/562231)
**Author:** [@MerryMagdalen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MerryMagdalen)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/program-for-making-model-figures-for-scientific-papers/562231 "2010-11-29T19:13:13Z")
For one of my cell biology classes this quarter our group has to make a model figure of one part of the X-inactivation process. Looking through the papers, the model figures are very attractive (and obviously not hand-d… --- ## [The Buggiest Game You've Ever Played](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-buggiest-game-youve-ever-played/502660)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-buggiest-game-youve-ever-played/502660 "2009-07-15T14:50:15Z")
The discussion started with Daggerfall being released as a free download. Naturally there were a lot of comment on just how buggy the game was. So let’s open this up all the way and ask “What is the buggiest game you’v… --- ## [Cliches (or, I have half a mind to make this a game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121 "2013-08-14T15:25:27Z")
Not much to this one…just try to incorporate a cliche in every post. That’s the name of the game. I’m not talking through my hat, so don’t call me all wet. If you’ll just sit tight, you’ll see I’m not talking about appl… --- ## [Comparing MASH seasons and characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-mash-seasons-and-characters/740088)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-mash-seasons-and-characters/740088 "2016-03-05T14:38:04Z")
I guess there are two dominant schools of thought where MASH is concerned: those who think the earlier seasons were better and those who find the later seasons better (and a third group that thinks the show sucked from s… --- ## [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S02E04: Face My Enemy (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e04-face-my-enemy-open-spoilers/701365)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e04-face-my-enemy-open-spoilers/701365 "2014-10-20T02:41:47Z")
“Face My Enemy” Writer: Drew Greenberg Director: Kevin Tancharoen I have an early morning tomorrow, and haven’t watched the show yet, so I won’t be doing a recap, (Well, I probably will tomorrow, because I have fun do… --- ## [Is eating out really more expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-out-really-more-expensive/708258)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-out-really-more-expensive/708258 "2014-12-30T00:35:51Z")
First of all I concede if you’re feeding a family then the answer is YES! But let’s move beyond that, what about the single individual that doesn’t eat much but does enjoy a very varied diet. I realized when I was singl… --- ## [Shark fin soup, what is the fuss about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-fin-soup-what-is-the-fuss-about/717135)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-fin-soup-what-is-the-fuss-about/717135 "2015-06-24T18:45:16Z")
I was in a local Chinese restaurant when feeling like doing something controversial in my food choices I ordered shark fin soup. What I received was pretty bog standard, but the actual shark fin pieces tasted like recen… --- ## [Are women that sleep with women that dress like little boys closeted pedophiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-that-sleep-with-women-that-dress-like-little-boys-closeted-pedophiles/392260)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-that-sleep-with-women-that-dress-like-little-boys-closeted-pedophiles/392260 "2007-02-16T21:36:49Z")
I want to be perfectly clear here that I’m not using “dyke” as a slur, but rather as the preferred nomenclature of that particularly butch and masculine subset of lesbians. I’ve noticed lately that there’s a particular … --- ## [Recommend me a book like an Indiana Jones movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-book-like-an-indiana-jones-movie/496564)
**Author:** [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-book-like-an-indiana-jones-movie/496564 "2009-05-16T15:50:43Z")
Are there any good ones? I know there are many ‘Young Indy’ books and novelisations by Rob MacGregor. Have not been that impressed by them. Are there books by other authors that are action/adventure and as good as an In… --- ## [Pushing the Envelope, courtesy of The Onion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-the-envelope-courtesy-of-the-onion/634663)
**Author:** [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-the-envelope-courtesy-of-the-onion/634663 "2012-09-17T06:53:03Z")
Let’s just say “No One Murdered Because Of This Image” is NSFW. --- ## [Slap in the face or ungrateful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slap-in-the-face-or-ungrateful/644731)
**Author:** [@regor62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/regor62)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slap-in-the-face-or-ungrateful/644731 "2012-12-23T00:57:51Z")
I work for a multimillion dollar company that builds modular homes here in Canada. They are a private company so I don’t exactly how much in sales they make each year but a good guess would upwards of 75 million. I reali… --- ## [Tell me your experiences of giving up caffeine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-experiences-of-giving-up-caffeine/534712)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-experiences-of-giving-up-caffeine/534712 "2010-04-11T18:19:33Z")
I’m at home alone this weekend whilst the hubby is at a writer’s conference in London, so I’ve decided to take advantage of this time to myself to give up caffeine. I’m going cold turkey because I know I don’t have the d… --- ## ["Assault weapon" etymology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assault-weapon-etymology/263986)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2004, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assault-weapon-etymology/263986 "2004-09-19T18:14:22Z")
While following this debateless debate :wink: about the expiration of the AWB, I got to wondering exactly where the term “assault weapon” originated and when. Searching did me no good, so I come to the geneii of the SDMB… --- ## [If I have a large IRA inheritance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-have-a-large-ira-inheritance/795299)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-have-a-large-ira-inheritance/795299 "2017-09-27T15:59:39Z")
How should I play my financial services companies against each other? I want to see how far I can take them! What concessions should I ask for from a company so that I will deign to give them my business? What are the f… --- ## [Can Dentures "Just Fall Out" Of Your Mouth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-dentures-just-fall-out-of-your-mouth/567189)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-dentures-just-fall-out-of-your-mouth/567189 "2011-01-12T01:53:53Z")
I was reading a story and grandma is talking and while she’s talking her dentures just fall out of her mouth. Now I’m not saying this is impossible, I’m sure it’s possible, but it seems unlikely they’d just “fall out.” … --- ## [Homemade suicide helmet, how did this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-suicide-helmet-how-did-this-work/727923)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2015, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-suicide-helmet-how-did-this-work/727923 "2015-08-16T06:16:22Z")
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