# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1459&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:** 1460 --- ## [New Co-worker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-co-worker/832103)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-co-worker/832103 "2019-04-18T02:30:58Z")
So my organization just moved an engineer to my work area last week. While he’s actually a very good civil engineer, he reportedly had issues getting along with others, so he was relocated to our area. I’ve actually kno… --- ## [Favorite Board One-Liners or Exchanges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-one-liners-or-exchanges/368336)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-one-liners-or-exchanges/368336 "2006-09-12T21:33:32Z")
Probably my single favorite thing about the Boards is how funny people are. Sometimes it seems like too much trouble, or distracting to the thread ,to post just to say “HA!”, but damn, some funny stuff gets said here. … --- ## [Hoarders Season Finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoarders-season-finale/568176)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoarders-season-finale/568176 "2011-02-27T18:48:42Z")
Did anyone watch the season finale with all the rats? Holy cow was that ever a lot of rats. I can’t believe they were ripping out the walls and stuff to get them out. How’s that guy ever gonna pay for the repairs to his … --- ## [What luxuries in your life have become necessities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-luxuries-in-your-life-have-become-necessities/668663)
**Author:** [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-luxuries-in-your-life-have-become-necessities/668663 "2013-10-03T21:51:25Z")
Two things I’d have a really hard time giving up: \[ul\] \[li\]My DVR – I can’t imagine trying to schedule and watch TV shows with the old VCR. Or, god forbid, watch in real time.\[/li\]\[li\]The automatic ice maker – Oh, the … --- ## [How much of what the Modern Major General knows is actually useful for an officer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-what-the-modern-major-general-knows-is-actually-useful-for-an-officer/596517)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-what-the-modern-major-general-knows-is-actually-useful-for-an-officer/596517 "2011-09-20T12:30:35Z")
From Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates Of Penzance (it’s public domain, so I’m posting it all) I am the very model of a modern Major-General, I’ve information vegetable, animal, and mineral, I know the kings of England, … --- ## [What exactly are holocaust-deniers trying to accomplish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-are-holocaust-deniers-trying-to-accomplish/494719)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-are-holocaust-deniers-trying-to-accomplish/494719 "2009-05-03T16:19:29Z")
I really don’t understand the concept of holocaust denial. From what I’ve seen of Stormfront and many other racist sites, as well as read in the news from countries like Iran, the people who deny the holocaust always se… --- ## [Another 'I'm not' Gay Republican Goes Down for the Count](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-im-not-gay-republican-goes-down-for-the-count/424932)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2007, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-im-not-gay-republican-goes-down-for-the-count/424932 "2007-11-04T02:25:51Z")
Another one!! Hahahahahahahaaaaa!!! When, oh, when will the hilarity ever end? Ow, my side! Heheh. Hypocrisy, thy name is Republican. Read more about the hijinks here Mods, I placed this here because I’m sure someone … --- ## [Travel to Washington DC with Kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-to-washington-dc-with-kids/683435)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-to-washington-dc-with-kids/683435 "2014-04-18T01:55:55Z")
Looks like I may be getting talked into taking a spring break trip to Washington DC the week of April 1st. I realize that this is Cherry Blossom Festival time and that it should be overrun with school age kids and paren… --- ## [Recommend TV series on NetFlix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655 "2013-01-16T19:09:21Z")
Just got caught up-to-date on: Walking Dead Breaking Bad Sons of Anarchy Can anyone recommend shows/series to watch? quick edit: Mad Men is on my list… --- ## [Things Worth More Than You Paid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-worth-more-than-you-paid/666225)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-worth-more-than-you-paid/666225 "2013-08-16T19:13:25Z")
What items or services have you purchased that turned out to be worth well beyond what you paid for them? I’m particularly interested in anything you bought where the price initially gave you pause, but the thing turned … --- ## [Long Shot - Identify this band from the 80s who was not Alphaville?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-shot-identify-this-band-from-the-80s-who-was-not-alphaville/631719)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-shot-identify-this-band-from-the-80s-who-was-not-alphaville/631719 "2012-08-21T13:28:33Z")
I feel kind of foolish even posting this question, because I have so few details to share. Backstory - I am putting together a playlist of songs for an upcoming weekend - all the songs are going to be ones loved by my s… --- ## [Effect of Strong Magnets on Human Body](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-strong-magnets-on-human-body/373745)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2006, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-strong-magnets-on-human-body/373745 "2006-09-23T02:02:57Z")
Given that there is iron in the human body, and particularly in human blood, I have sometimes wondered what effect a strong magnetic field would have on the human body. Would it exert any pull on red blood cells? Would i… --- ## [What Non-Governmental Group was the Most Atrocious/Evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-governmental-group-was-the-most-atrocious-evil/682535)
**Author:** [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-governmental-group-was-the-most-atrocious-evil/682535 "2014-03-17T14:37:43Z")
I think we can all agree that if a group has the levers of governmental power (especially the military), they can commit atrocities and evil on a gigantic scale. Obviously, Hitler, Stalin, and Mao’s regimes spring to mi… --- ## [Two fingers behind a head in photo = horny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-fingers-behind-a-head-in-photo-horny/402839)
**Author:** [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2007, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-fingers-behind-a-head-in-photo-horny/402839 "2007-05-07T11:40:29Z")
Having learned a lot at the thread about the provenance/background of the word, “horny”, I was reminded of the gag of holding two fingers in a “V” over and behind someone’s head when you are beside him/her in a group pho… --- ## [To kiss my fat ass, press 1. To fuck off and die, press 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kiss-my-fat-ass-press-1-to-fuck-off-and-die-press-2/365184)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2006, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kiss-my-fat-ass-press-1-to-fuck-off-and-die-press-2/365184 "2006-07-25T10:56:25Z")
Automated phone systems. Yes, we all hate them. Yes, they can be confusing and too many companies over-layer them and they can be a general pain in the ass. However… My company has about the easiest VRU on the planet. P… --- ## [Which "legendary" comics do you own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-legendary-comics-do-you-own/512874)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2009, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-legendary-comics-do-you-own/512874 "2009-10-14T23:13:10Z")
I was wandering around Polite Dissent, and noticed that they do a lot of discussion about comic books. I’m reading Wikipedia now about “legendary” story arcs, writer runs (particularly those by Alan Moore and Chris Clar… --- ## [Algebra: solving for two variables with Excel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/algebra-solving-for-two-variables-with-excel/325331)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/algebra-solving-for-two-variables-with-excel/325331 "2005-10-09T02:01:01Z")
No, this isn’t a homework qeustion (I haven’t had homework for 25 years!). Can you write a formula for Excel that will solve a two-variable equation? Take this equation: 2x + 19y = 21,544 where x & y are whole numbers. … --- ## [Actors with a genuine (or convincingly faked) rural Mississippi accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-with-a-genuine-or-convincingly-faked-rural-mississippi-accent/432308)
**Author:** [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-with-a-genuine-or-convincingly-faked-rural-mississippi-accent/432308 "2008-01-08T23:38:36Z")
Doing a bit of theater research, and looking for good examples. Any native Mississippians care to weigh in with their expertise? --- ## [What's the Straight Dope on Obama and Ayers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-obama-and-ayers/464967)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-obama-and-ayers/464967 "2008-09-26T15:07:28Z")
Is this WSJ article accurate? Obama makes much of having been a community organiser, but if he was a terrorist proxy that casts him in a whole new light. I’ve had a look at the Wikipedia article and am none the wiser. I… --- ## [IF I invented a "hovercraft" would I need a license to "hover" on the road?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-invented-a-hovercraft-would-i-need-a-license-to-hover-on-the-road/241184)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2004, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-invented-a-hovercraft-would-i-need-a-license-to-hover-on-the-road/241184 "2004-04-23T13:23:00Z")
Let’s say my “craft” could fly only well under FAA juridiction heights (say from ten to a hundred feet). Could I fly around as a “law unto myself” free from interference from the police? How about tresspassing? I can’… --- ## [Planes, Trains and Automobiles appreciation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planes-trains-and-automobiles-appreciation-thread/505981)
**Author:** [@BKReporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BKReporter)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planes-trains-and-automobiles-appreciation-thread/505981 "2009-08-18T17:33:02Z")
This is my favorite John Hughes movie and, IMHO, one of the great underrated comedies of all time. Roger Ebert explained it best when he wrote: “It is perfectly cast and soundly constructed, and all else flows naturally… --- ## [Will the national/world economy completely collapse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-national-world-economy-completely-collapse/464415)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-national-world-economy-completely-collapse/464415 "2008-09-30T22:59:43Z")
Okay, I thought I’d round up all the major questions that I know is on everyone’s minds about this past week into a single thread. We’re all wondering how much we should be fearing for ourselves, our families, and the i… --- ## [Ladies, and men...a question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-and-men-a-question/475441)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-and-men-a-question/475441 "2008-12-07T09:51:26Z")
This thread is one I don’t want to get too raunchy but its become something I want to say. Mods if I’m wrong. lock it, delete, or whatever. I will understand if I cross a line. Ok, inspired from this thread, which turne… --- ## [Is There Anybody You Wouldn't Vote For Just Because of What They Are](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anybody-you-wouldnt-vote-for-just-because-of-what-they-are/585120 "2011-06-17T11:10:08Z")
Inspired by the Romney thread. Is there any group or faction or sect or religion or race who you wouldn’t vote for just because of what they are? --- ## [Singers You Thought Were A Joke But Turned Out To Be Impressive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-you-thought-were-a-joke-but-turned-out-to-be-impressive/521490)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-you-thought-were-a-joke-but-turned-out-to-be-impressive/521490 "2009-12-20T19:49:27Z")
Back in the 80s there was a singer Samantha Fox and she had a few hits like “I Wanna Have Some Fun,” and “Touch Me” I liked those for what they were, dancable 80s songs, but didn’t think much of it. Then I ran across s… --- ## [Ban "imports of brides," you say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-imports-of-brides-you-say/377426)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-imports-of-brides-you-say/377426 "2006-10-27T06:53:39Z")
Okay, I’ll be nice and won’t accuse the author of this inanity of being unloved, dropped on her head from a great height, or of coming from a different universe than one with at least one intelligent species. What I wil… --- ## [Don't Buy Gold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-buy-gold/713711)
**Author:** [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-buy-gold/713711 "2015-03-07T22:51:46Z")
I was a personal finance consultant until 2006 (redundancy) and I still enjoy reading about economics - several hours a day - and offering my meagre ‘advice’. I have retired old pensioner parents and a brother and siste… --- ## [Can anyone learn bending? (Avatar)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-learn-bending-avatar/549335)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-learn-bending-avatar/549335 "2010-08-07T07:54:48Z")
seems like there are schools of it and stuff. And if anyone can learn it then what is so special about being the Avatar. I have only seen the movie --- ## [If You Were a Juror on This Imaginary Murder Trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-juror-on-this-imaginary-murder-trial/623038)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-juror-on-this-imaginary-murder-trial/623038 "2012-06-01T00:45:39Z")
The defendant is charged with 2nd Degree Murder. The defendant, Jack, lives on a farm in a, extremely remote, woody, hilly area. On the night of the alleged murder, a severe snow/ice storm had hit the area, and the road… --- ## [Mundane and Hairless - NJ may ban pubic waxing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-and-hairless-nj-may-ban-pubic-waxing/490189)
**Author:** [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-and-hairless-nj-may-ban-pubic-waxing/490189 "2009-03-25T01:19:31Z")
New Jersey may ban “Brazilian” pubic waxings after complaints. What a hairy situation… OK, let’s see: you’re applying a sticky wax substance to a very, very delicate region of your body, one which tends to be the locus… --- ## [The New Zealand Appreciation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-zealand-appreciation-thread/160067)
**Author:** [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-zealand-appreciation-thread/160067 "2013-09-28T16:28:04Z")
What a cool lil’ place is NZ. The Aussies bitch and whine about being overlooked, but we had the Olympics etc, people know we’re here. New Zealand, on the other hand, doesn’t get any recognition. It just carries on bein… --- ## [Do I have monkey feet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-monkey-feet/190253)
**Author:** [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2003, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-monkey-feet/190253 "2003-07-27T13:06:54Z")
OK, so my friend Lindsey was looking at my feet, and thus decided that I have monkey feet. But she wouldn’t elaborate on why, just kept repeating “monkey feet! monkey feet!” So come on. Are these monkey feet? And if… --- ## [advnce auto parts sucksssss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455)
**Author:** [@martinuhrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/martinuhrich)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455 "2011-09-10T14:22:25Z")
i work at advance in saginaw,mi i been at this crap job 3 years and have gotten a .32 cent raise and cannot get full time and i have an excellent attendance record and there is another employee working there that only ha… --- ## [Woman who flipped off Trump fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-who-flipped-off-trump-fired/800956)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-who-flipped-off-trump-fired/800956 "2018-04-10T05:31:06Z")
The Guardian has the story here. Now, it turns out that she worked for a federal contractor and they’ve fired her. Well, it is supposed to be an obscene gesture. However, I’m surprised they didn’t invoke the need fo… --- ## [Restroom Etiquette and Genders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restroom-etiquette-and-genders/519621)
**Author:** [@heavybuhbuh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heavybuhbuh)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restroom-etiquette-and-genders/519621 "2009-12-03T21:02:03Z")
I am an adult male and when I am in a public restroom I am well aware that men do not talk to each other. I will, on rare occasions, talk to a friend that goes into the restroom with me, but never while in a stall and v… --- ## [Starting life anew or the things we do for love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-life-anew-or-the-things-we-do-for-love/346211)
**Author:** [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-life-anew-or-the-things-we-do-for-love/346211 "2017-03-19T20:54:25Z")
Hi, my name is Ale and until now I´ve been following a life plan that more or less was going in the direction I wanted… Then out of the blue comes an e-mail one day “Hi, I like your eyes and your smile :slight\_smile: Do… --- ## [Do you pick up pennies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pick-up-pennies/738370)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pick-up-pennies/738370 "2015-12-07T02:13:12Z")
Lately, at work, people have been leaving them all over the place in the break room. I’ve seen people drop them, and they don’t even bother to pick them up. I don’t quite get this attitude. Why would you throw perfectly… --- ## [OK, that's it: penis poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-thats-it-penis-poll/108006)
**Author:** [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2002, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-thats-it-penis-poll/108006 "2002-07-09T14:41:52Z")
After the analingus poll, the testicle poll, and the boobie poll, I demand equal time for the guys. It’s the penis poll. Whip it out, guys. 1. How long is it flaccid? 2. How long is it hard? 3. Does it bend when hard?… --- ## [Pre-pitting a Libyan no-fly zone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-pitting-a-libyan-no-fly-zone/574651)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-pitting-a-libyan-no-fly-zone/574651 "2011-03-16T00:37:57Z")
This is my first pit thread, so it’s likely to be not angry enough. I cannot believe that people in power (NATO, Congress, President) are seriously considering putting in place a no-fly zone over Libya! Hey, Democrats … --- ## [I am sick to DEATH of shitty customer service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-to-death-of-shitty-customer-service/231489)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2004, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sick-to-death-of-shitty-customer-service/231489 "2004-03-03T16:09:08Z")
I was raised in Nebraska. I spent most of my 20’s in the South. Both fairly socially gracious and friendly places. I learned how to interact with people there. Thus, I am gracious, friendly, and flexible in my dealin… --- ## [Feydeau, you asked for it..now come and get it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feydeau-you-asked-for-it-now-come-and-get-it/296666)
**Author:** [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2005, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feydeau-you-asked-for-it-now-come-and-get-it/296666 "2005-04-08T03:16:22Z")
In this thread, Feydeau has made an odd request. They actually want to be Officially Initiated\[sup\]TM\[/sup\]. :eek: Break out the squids, goat, Jell-o and Wiffle ball bats…it’s time for A Welcoming. \[ominous music\] du… --- ## [I think my brother is bisexual](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-brother-is-bisexual/614075)
**Author:** [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-brother-is-bisexual/614075 "2012-03-01T10:59:26Z")
I’ve always unthinkingly assumed my brother is straight. He’s had a couple of girlfriends, and despite being very shy, he gets his share of female attention. I was recently thinking back to my childhood, and I remember… --- ## [How To Wash A Fitted Sheet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-wash-a-fitted-sheet/267493)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2004, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-wash-a-fitted-sheet/267493 "2004-10-05T04:54:48Z")
Every time I wash the fitted bottom sheets, they “capture” anything which was put into the machine with them in their pockets. A pair of sheets ends up as a tangled ball. Drying them is even worse: they capture the othe… --- ## [The Curse of the Donkeys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curse-of-the-donkeys/333917)
**Author:** [@New\_Iskander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Iskander)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2005, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curse-of-the-donkeys/333917 "2005-12-06T23:10:12Z")
I had many a verbal spat with resident Democrats on this Board and all the while I was puzzled by the most curious communalism of theirs. You argue with one of them, sooner or later all the other will make an obligatory… --- ## ["24" Season 2, Episode 12 - 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-2-episode-12-7-00-p-m-8-00-p-m-spoilers/154255)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-2-episode-12-7-00-p-m-8-00-p-m-spoilers/154255 "2003-02-17T03:22:03Z")
24, Season 2 Episode 12 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Spoilers ahead! Previous episodes discussed: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 This thread is presented as a service of the 24 Club. Be kind. You may wind up like this in your dot… --- ## [I'm getting laid too much.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-laid-too-much/50066)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2001, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-laid-too-much/50066 "2001-01-19T09:58:28Z")
Seriously - I’ve been in San Diego for exactly 14 days, and I’ve already had sex with Dom, Tom, Abid, Joe (all within the first four days of landing), Kris, Tommy, and I’m meeting Tom again in an hour and seeing Vince la… --- ## [I made a girl cry, and a possibly crazy chick likes me. Story at 11.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-girl-cry-and-a-possibly-crazy-chick-likes-me-story-at-11/468171)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-girl-cry-and-a-possibly-crazy-chick-likes-me-story-at-11/468171 "2008-10-19T04:18:49Z")
I had the strangest night at the bar. OK, so first of all, I’m going to the bar with a male friend and a female friend I just recently met at church. She’s interesting, but also not pretty and, much more importantly, s… --- ## [Black Bear Encounter Today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-bear-encounter-today/789641)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-bear-encounter-today/789641 "2017-08-02T14:55:10Z")
Hannah (German Shepherd) and I were out on our usual forest hike today. She’s off doing her thing, treeing squirrels and sniffing in the underbrush and I’m walking along lost in lala land. I don’t know what happened fi… --- ## [What makes something a sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-something-a-sport/37818)
**Author:** [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2000, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-something-a-sport/37818 "2000-10-25T16:03:52Z")
So I’ve had many debates with friends and acquantinces over whether or not something is a sport. Some of the things I’ve said are not sports are: -figure skating -running -golf -skateboarding -sprinting -swimming … --- ## [You're gonna eat THAT?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-gonna-eat-that/433003)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-gonna-eat-that/433003 "2008-01-16T16:20:03Z")
I feel sorry for all you single people out there. Oh, sure, you have a ton of freedom, and very little responsibility, and you can eat chips in bed anytime you want, and you can leave your toenail clippings all over th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1458&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1460&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)