# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1460&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:** 1461 --- ## [Are there any GOOD frozen burritos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-frozen-burritos/530135)
**Author:** [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-frozen-burritos/530135 "2010-02-24T18:52:15Z")
(gave serious thoughts of putting this in GD, but then figured it would be moved…) So what of it? I occasionally buy frozen burritos when I don’t feel like cooking, and though I try different kinds, it seems like they a… --- ## [Fuck interference engines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-interference-engines/657050)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-interference-engines/657050 "2013-04-30T18:18:03Z")
Hey look, we knew the car was not mint–that’s why we only had to pay 20% of the book value for it. Head gasket was blown, water pump was bad, other predictable and involved maintenance–stuff gets old and fails, I get it… --- ## [Too much Palinage. I pit Joe Biden!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-palinage-i-pit-joe-biden/462790)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-palinage-i-pit-joe-biden/462790 "2008-09-10T04:35:28Z")
I mean, he’s pretty fucking boring. If I had known that the alternative to a VP nominee from the South (you know, to keep things balanced) was a VP pick only slightly more interesting than oatmeal (you know, to keep thin… --- ## [What TV spinoffs would you like to see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-spinoffs-would-you-like-to-see/668667)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-spinoffs-would-you-like-to-see/668667 "2013-09-16T14:10:26Z")
I’m probably using the term ‘spinoff’ a little more loosely than it’s meant. Here are my rules for this thread: Spinoff is meant as any new tv show using a character from an existing tv show. That’s it. For example; … --- ## [Beck has another bad, bad, bad kidney adventure(Pancho and Lefty are at war)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-has-another-bad-bad-bad-kidney-adventure-pancho-and-lefty-are-at-war/845644)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-has-another-bad-bad-bad-kidney-adventure-pancho-and-lefty-are-at-war/845644 "2020-01-13T23:10:29Z")
I had to see the Surgeon this morning. He’s running diagnostics on my good kidney, Lefty. Pancho(righty)is a jerk. He’s been sickly for a good 6 mos. We’re evicting his sorry ass. I got to the inpatient place and promp… --- ## [What TV character has the most impressive resume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-has-the-most-impressive-resume/566406)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-character-has-the-most-impressive-resume/566406 "2011-01-08T12:22:51Z")
A few ground rules; we’re only talking about what the TV versions of characters have done. So yeah, Superman was able to reverse time in the movies and no doubt had LOTS of impressive feats in the comics, but for this to… --- ## [Woman gets banned from bar...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-gets-banned-from-bar/536376)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-gets-banned-from-bar/536376 "2010-04-18T16:25:56Z")
…well, actually a bunch of bars. In fact, the British government has banned Laura Hall from every bar in England. And Wales. She’s the first person to ever receive such a ban. Quite an accomplishment for a twenty year … --- ## [Food disasters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-disasters/648060)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-disasters/648060 "2013-01-25T21:58:18Z")
My wife decided she was going to make lasagna her own way, which meant taking a tub of ricotta and sauteing it in a pan with half a block of cookeen and sugar to make a rue. Then pouring it over cooked noodles and bak… --- ## [What's Your Alcohol Preference: Beer or Liquor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561 "2022-04-02T01:49:24Z")
I personally enjoy vodka with any juice/sports drink. I only enjoy flavored beers like Natural Light Strawberry Lemonade. I don’t like the cheaper brands like Miller & Bud. However, I’m not a big shot person, in general… --- ## [It will be difficult to stamp out unwanted sex advances, because they (sometimes) work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-will-be-difficult-to-stamp-out-unwanted-sex-advances-because-they-sometimes-work/803567)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-will-be-difficult-to-stamp-out-unwanted-sex-advances-because-they-sometimes-work/803567 "2017-12-09T17:05:41Z")
Stats not available. But this is based on an enormous amount of empirical evidence. IMO, there are two reasons why this is so. Firstly, many women deliberately play hard to get, for a number of reasons. (I believe this… --- ## [The "Good Ol' Days" weren't so good.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-ol-days-werent-so-good/33872)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2000, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-ol-days-werent-so-good/33872 "2000-09-27T13:46:17Z")
“The Good Old Days Weren’t so Good” OR “They Don’t Make 'em like they used to…Thank God!” I’m just a little sick of people who preach about the good ol’ days. What the heck was so good about the good ol’ days? It’s jus… --- ## [Higher education leans left: why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/higher-education-leans-left-why/340859)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/higher-education-leans-left-why/340859 "2006-02-16T20:24:19Z")
It’s being asked of Hollywood, so now I ask it about that other supposed hotbed of liberals, higher education. We’re always hearing how leftist American colleges and universities are (or, perhaps more precisely put, the… --- ## [Genesis - Illegal Alien. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genesis-illegal-alien-wtf/625616)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genesis-illegal-alien-wtf/625616 "2013-01-16T09:41:11Z")
I’ve always been curious about the song Ilegal alien by Genesis. Was it supposed to be racist or was it just misunderstood? I mean, I don’t personally care if they were trying to be offensive. But I find it very odd tha… --- ## [Death blow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-blow/585761)
**Author:** [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-blow/585761 "2011-07-08T00:45:35Z")
Can a person die from a single blow of no great power to a particular part of the body? Something like a sharp blow over the chest that causes the heart’s rhythm to fail? (There must be a physiologist or cardiologist w… --- ## [Survivor 12-15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-12-15/564334)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-12-15/564334 "2010-12-18T19:48:39Z")
Yes, this season sucks, and there is no one left worth rooting for (except possibly Fabio), but a couple of positive things came from this episode. One, the immunity challenge was a great one, combining a small element … --- ## [Can you be ticketed for going the speed limit in the fast lane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-ticketed-for-going-the-speed-limit-in-the-fast-lane/21436)
**Author:** [@Hokienautic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokienautic)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2000, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-ticketed-for-going-the-speed-limit-in-the-fast-lane/21436 "2000-06-08T15:20:30Z")
A friend and I were discussing good versus bad drivers over the weekend, and we both agreed that it’s completely annoying when someone’s going right at the speed limit or a little above it in the “fast” lane of a highway… --- ## [Brit Dopers - Do you know any poor Tory supporters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dopers-do-you-know-any-poor-tory-supporters/558432)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brit-dopers-do-you-know-any-poor-tory-supporters/558432 "2010-10-29T08:50:57Z")
This is more IMHO but since it has a political component I posted it in here. So anyways do you know any poor Tory supporters or party members, or are you one yourself? --- ## [Why would living in a diverse community make one more racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-living-in-a-diverse-community-make-one-more-racist/563175)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-living-in-a-diverse-community-make-one-more-racist/563175 "2010-12-09T03:11:47Z")
I have heard that living in a racially integrated neighborhood (or going to RI schools or working in a RI workplace) will cause someone to distrust people of different races even more so. It seems like it would be the o… --- ## [Greasemonkey script to replace annoying phrases on the SDMB (e.g. quarry throwing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greasemonkey-script-to-replace-annoying-phrases-on-the-sdmb-e-g-quarry-throwing/669347)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greasemonkey-script-to-replace-annoying-phrases-on-the-sdmb-e-g-quarry-throwing/669347 "2013-09-25T12:54:38Z")
Below is a script for people who use Greasemonkey in Firefox or Chrome. Replace any string on the SDMB. Especially useful for frequently occurring annoying phrases. (Especially powerful if you happen to know regular exp… --- ## [Movie Actors You Can't Stand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-actors-you-cant-stand/418218)
**Author:** [@Pel2na](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pel2na)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2007, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-actors-you-cant-stand/418218 "2007-09-11T11:33:45Z")
An actor may be considered, by the rest of the world, to be a brilliant and moving artist. But for some reason, every time you see him or her in a film, it’s like fingernails on a blackboard. Here are the three that hav… --- ## [I'm pregnant!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/615178)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pregnant/615178 "2012-05-02T15:15:17Z")
I’m pregnant! 17 weeks along, as of this past Monday. We had a CVS (I’m over 35), and we know the baby is a chromosomally normal girl. All indications so far are that she is healthy. She’s due on August 13. This is … --- ## [How Would You Rate the Batmen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-rate-the-batmen/477571)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-rate-the-batmen/477571 "2008-12-29T14:06:50Z")
I was really hesitant to start this thread since I am in no way an aficionado in the matter. Since I just watched the Dark Knight and saw blips of Batman Returns on HBO (the one where Danny DeVito is the penguin) I just… --- ## [Guillermo del Toro's Lovecraft adaptation cancelled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guillermo-del-toros-lovecraft-adaptation-cancelled/574001)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guillermo-del-toros-lovecraft-adaptation-cancelled/574001 "2011-03-10T00:40:44Z")
Why? Because Universal wanted something PG-13. You can’t make this shit up. http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/guillermo\_del\_toro/index.html?story=/ent/movies/film\_salon/2011/03/08/mountains\_of\_madness\_derailed … --- ## [Evidence that Star Wars wasn't initially planned as 6 movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-that-star-wars-wasnt-initially-planned-as-6-movies/144651)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2002, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-that-star-wars-wasnt-initially-planned-as-6-movies/144651 "2002-12-28T12:18:26Z")
I’m a big Star Wars fan but I’ve never gotten too deep into all of it. Seen all the movies, listened to 2 of the audio books, and played the video games, but that’s about it. One of the things I’ve picked up on though (… --- ## ["The NFL is fixed."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-is-fixed/596908)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-is-fixed/596908 "2011-10-04T15:06:03Z")
I put this here because folks who are into sports would be likely to hear this: it’s a weird CT that I’ve run into at work. The main thrust of it is that pro football is like pro wrestling: staged for maximum excitement … --- ## [Perceived Racial Bias in Public Assistance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perceived-racial-bias-in-public-assistance/536455)
**Author:** [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perceived-racial-bias-in-public-assistance/536455 "2010-04-20T02:09:30Z")
An acquaintance of mine recently said to me that all black people get public assistance (as if there is some kind of ongoing slavery reparations allocation available to all black people in the US) and they get a larger a… --- ## [How Many Dead Presidents Have You Visited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dead-presidents-have-you-visited/691749)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dead-presidents-have-you-visited/691749 "2014-07-02T20:27:40Z")
For some reason, this question just popped into my head. For me, it’s Washington and Kennedy. Anyone else of note? Off the top of my head, I’ve visited Charles Lindbergh’s grave on Maui. Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphi… --- ## [Is black licorice bad for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-black-licorice-bad-for-you/631403)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-black-licorice-bad-for-you/631403 "2012-08-16T23:08:26Z")
Obviously black licorice is candy, which sort of precludes it from being a health food and I also seem to recall from my days working at the local medical school that if a person has dodgy kidneys too much black licorice… --- ## [Is any ancient art judged by critics today as pure trash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-any-ancient-art-judged-by-critics-today-as-pure-trash/616082)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-any-ancient-art-judged-by-critics-today-as-pure-trash/616082 "2012-03-19T23:02:58Z")
It is a general question that can include anything so interpret it however you feel you can contribute best. I have read that a lot of those beautiful ancient Greek statues in simple white marble weren’t always that way.… --- ## [Why do politicians waste so much time on stupid non-issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-politicians-waste-so-much-time-on-stupid-non-issues/756928)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-politicians-waste-so-much-time-on-stupid-non-issues/756928 "2016-07-16T04:54:46Z")
I don’t want to hear Trump’s racism (or Lepage’s!) anymore. I don’t want to hear about ISIS, bathroom laws, or how many post offices Hillary and Bernie renamed, or any of the other red herrings politicians put out. Whe… --- ## [Did Fox News kill this man's mother?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fox-news-kill-this-mans-mother/616215)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fox-news-kill-this-mans-mother/616215 "2012-03-22T06:32:56Z")
http://silencedmajority.blogs.com/silenced\_majority\_portal/2012/03/tracy-knauss-fox-news-killed-my-mother.html Mr. Knauss originally posted this on his FaceBook page but I don’t think you can permalink a FB post. The li… --- ## [Your Favorite Coen Bros. Character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286 "2015-12-26T04:41:56Z")
Go Vote and let’s discuss here. :slight\_smile: --- ## [99 signs Cecil is DEAD, DEAD, oh so very DEAD! (Happy Valentine's Day, btw)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-signs-cecil-is-dead-dead-oh-so-very-dead-happy-valentines-day-btw/392159)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-signs-cecil-is-dead-dead-oh-so-very-dead-happy-valentines-day-btw/392159 "2007-02-16T13:46:14Z")
\-He hasn’t posted to the SDMB since Dec. 27, 2005 -Hasn’t shown up for our standing lunch date at Lula Cafe in almost three years -There’s a large, oddly placed pile of snow on his front lawn. -If you play Three Dog N… --- ## [St. Paddy's Day Feud \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-paddys-day-feud-game-over/683351)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-paddys-day-feud-game-over/683351 "2014-03-18T19:16:31Z")
It’s been a while, huh? :slight\_smile: Everybody remember the rules? No? Here they are: Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. (Like Fast Money on Family Feud) Rules: No reading the thr… --- ## [what does this joke mean??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060)
**Author:** [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-joke-mean/732060 "2015-09-24T21:26:42Z")
“Donald Trump is running for president — to the delight of uncles everywhere.” I honestly don’t get it. --- ## [How does ancensored make money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-ancensored-make-money/724218)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-ancensored-make-money/724218 "2016-10-28T20:59:52Z")
Ancensored, (no nudity at link) is a very useful site to get almost any nude scene that any actress has done. There are no ads and no subscription fee, and it must cost quite a packet in data tranferrence, so how do they… --- ## [31 000 American scientists cancel global warming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/31-000-american-scientists-cancel-global-warming/451359)
**Author:** [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/31-000-american-scientists-cancel-global-warming/451359 "2008-06-10T13:36:22Z")
have we been fooled by environmentalists, scientist and politicians? The scientist seems to be far more divided than earlier --- ## [Blacks and hispanics can take the heat better. Racist foolishness or common sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-and-hispanics-can-take-the-heat-better-racist-foolishness-or-common-sense/187010)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-and-hispanics-can-take-the-heat-better-racist-foolishness-or-common-sense/187010 "2003-07-10T13:50:59Z")
Baker stands by heat comments By Chuck Johnson, USA TODAY It would seem to be a common sense statement about environmental adaptation by physically differentiated groups, but is it true? --- ## [What Myers-Briggs typs are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-myers-briggs-typs-are-you/574433)
**Author:** [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-myers-briggs-typs-are-you/574433 "2013-12-08T03:26:08Z")
Based upon a thread from a few years ago, I thought I’d put this into a poll format so people could see the results at a glance. It has been something I’ve been thinking about for a while and it might explain why people … --- ## [women with "treasure trails"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-treasure-trails/558447)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-treasure-trails/558447 "2010-10-28T23:56:44Z")
What % of women would grow a “treasure trail” (line of hair from the pubes to the navel) if the hair was left to its own devices? --- ## [How to Avoid Looking Like an American Tourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-looking-like-an-american-tourist/481390)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2009, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-looking-like-an-american-tourist/481390 "2009-01-17T05:03:53Z")
Instructions here. Forewarned is forearmed! If worse comes to worst, just say you’re Canadian. :smiley: --- ## [Austrian Atheist Wins Right To Wear Spaghetti Strainer As Religious Headgear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austrian-atheist-wins-right-to-wear-spaghetti-strainer-as-religious-headgear/588936)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austrian-atheist-wins-right-to-wear-spaghetti-strainer-as-religious-headgear/588936 "2011-07-19T01:06:11Z")
Story here. I live this part: Sign me up, and where do I find a chic strainer like that? Roddy --- ## [Cyrillic versus Latin alphabet in Serbia... various Qs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyrillic-versus-latin-alphabet-in-serbia-various-qs/550654)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyrillic-versus-latin-alphabet-in-serbia-various-qs/550654 "2010-08-20T21:56:45Z")
As I understand it, the Serbian language is pretty unusual in that there are two parallel methods of writing it, using either Cyrillic or Latin letters. Have we got any Serbians on the SDMB that can explain exactly how t… --- ## [Cat has fleas. Should I shave my pussy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-has-fleas-should-i-shave-my-pussy/681420)
**Author:** [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-has-fleas-should-i-shave-my-pussy/681420 "2014-02-17T21:40:31Z")
Cat lives inside, but recently had a friend stay over. She gave him fleas. Now he’s sharing the fleas with me. I’d like to avoid using poisons if at all possible. I figured I could just shave him and wash him a couple o… --- ## [Vehicles that won't seem to die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicles-that-wont-seem-to-die/740231)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicles-that-wont-seem-to-die/740231 "2016-01-13T16:39:21Z")
Driving around today, I noticed a car that should be long gone… The late 80’s, early 90’s Buick Century. That car always looks the same to me. A dingy, dirty, faded paint job (car hasn’t actually been washed in years)… --- ## [High thread count sheets...more fragile than others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-thread-count-sheets-more-fragile-than-others/516592)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-thread-count-sheets-more-fragile-than-others/516592 "2009-11-08T21:00:58Z")
Last year, I bought three sets of high thread count sheets from Overstock.com. The first is 800 count and soft, almost like flannel. Those are about 18 months old, now. The other two I got last Christmas. They are 1200 … --- ## [If America institutes universal healthcare, why should I work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-america-institutes-universal-healthcare-why-should-i-work/392935)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2007, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-america-institutes-universal-healthcare-why-should-i-work/392935 "2007-03-08T14:15:57Z")
I have no real compulsion to work. As long as I have the basics covered, I’m cool with life. So if the government wants to make sure I can always get healthcare up to modern standards without me lifting a finger to pay f… --- ## [Is Wifi line of sight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wifi-line-of-sight/388968)
**Author:** [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wifi-line-of-sight/388968 "2007-01-23T19:03:33Z")
What weakens the signal? Walls? Trees? Windows? People passing in the path? --- ## [Why I Hate Group Projects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-group-projects/714663)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-group-projects/714663 "2015-03-13T19:10:48Z")
I’m thinking about a guy who couldn’t handle the truth. It was years ago. I was in college, in the education program, lookin’ to get my certification to teach. And I was assigned to do a group project. I hate group pro… --- ## [Unexpected Tasks You've Performed For A Loved One](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-tasks-youve-performed-for-a-loved-one/483555)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-tasks-youve-performed-for-a-loved-one/483555 "2009-02-12T06:34:48Z")
The other day I was thinking how great it is to finally be dating a guy who comes with his own “self-cleaning” setting. Because, to be honest, I’ve dated some real “fixer-uppers.” And while I reflected on this in the s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1459&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1461&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)