# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1486&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:** 1487 --- ## [Since there are older people here (more specifically women)...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-there-are-older-people-here-more-specifically-women/667920)
**Author:** [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-there-are-older-people-here-more-specifically-women/667920 "2013-09-14T03:39:03Z")
I’m curious what age 40+ women here use as birth control. I’m 46 in 2 weeks and I’m really hoping that it’s true that at my age your eggs are pretty much dried up. --- ## [Something that always bothered me about the X-Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-that-always-bothered-me-about-the-x-men/816834)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2018, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-that-always-bothered-me-about-the-x-men/816834 "2018-07-01T06:19:31Z")
Yes, I understand its a metaphor for racism or anti-LGBT hostility etc but it never rang true for me that an apparent common reaction of friends and family members is one of rejection and horror when a person’s powers fi… --- ## [Neil Peart is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-peart-is-dead/846249 "2020-12-13T18:00:27Z")
This seems to be an factual report on the CBC website. Wow, one of the greatest drummers of all time. I don’t even know what to think. RIP and I know what I’m listening to tonight. --- ## [Where is the conservative outrage on McCain/Palin's geographic warfare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-conservative-outrage-on-mccain-palins-geographic-warfare/468922)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-conservative-outrage-on-mccain-palins-geographic-warfare/468922 "2008-10-23T18:25:55Z")
Link This is a snippet of one of Palin and other McCain surrogates favorite themes. I’m happy to provide more links, upon request. I didn’t see any of the big conservative names on the Virginia-specific Pit thread on… --- ## [Not inviting GF's child to a wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-inviting-gfs-child-to-a-wedding/288187)
**Author:** [@joazito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joazito)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2005, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-inviting-gfs-child-to-a-wedding/288187 "2005-04-23T20:58:55Z")
I’ve been meaning to ask this one and now here it is. I’ve known this friend since we were 3 years old, and he got married and invited me to his wedding. I assumed I could bring my girlfriend, and he said he was ok with… --- ## [Baseball/Softball Out Of the Olympics: What's the Real Reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-softball-out-of-the-olympics-whats-the-real-reason/311653)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2005, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-softball-out-of-the-olympics-whats-the-real-reason/311653 "2005-07-27T05:17:19Z")
Tommy Lasorda was on the radio and he point-blank said that the reason these sports were ielimnated was anti-americanism. Bah, I say. but what I do believe is that there is a significant Euro-centric bias to the Olympic… --- ## [What do sex workers wear during the winter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-sex-workers-wear-during-the-winter/615972)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-sex-workers-wear-during-the-winter/615972 "2012-03-17T01:37:52Z")
Most of the time I see sex workers represented in the media, they’re wearing short shorts and fishnets or something equally provocative. What do they wear in cold weather? It’s hard to imagine looking very sexy in a ha… --- ## [Somebody please explain Piers Anthony to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-please-explain-piers-anthony-to-me/147212)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-please-explain-piers-anthony-to-me/147212 "2003-01-10T23:49:03Z")
What makes him tick? Only one thing I know about him for sure… he has published a huge number of books. How can I know in advance which are the good ones? So far, I’ve only read one of his books: With a Tangled Skein.… --- ## [Real Genius: The Appreciation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-genius-the-appreciation-thread/413616)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2007, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-genius-the-appreciation-thread/413616 "2007-08-03T12:04:07Z")
Although released in the middle of a glut of forgettable Eighties science-y teen comedies, Real Genius has really held up quite well. From Val Kilmer’s bouffant-sporting ubernerd-cum-class clown to Michelle Meyrink’s hy… --- ## [Saw Palmetto and prostate health](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-palmetto-and-prostate-health/643783)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-palmetto-and-prostate-health/643783 "2013-06-07T19:21:48Z")
Hello Everyone, Quite possibly this question will be TMI, but here it goes, like everyone else in the world, am getting older. I’m in my mid 40’s and noticing with each passing year The “things that will never happen to… --- ## [Favorite second-line Warner Bros. Cartoon Character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-second-line-warner-bros-cartoon-character/411061)
**Author:** [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2007, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-second-line-warner-bros-cartoon-character/411061 "2007-07-12T05:18:55Z")
While reading this thread (What’s Opera, Doc turning fifty), I wondered if I could start a similar discussion, by asking The Teeming Millions to share their love for their favorite less-well-known WB cartoon characters. … --- ## [How much effort do prisons make to accomodate dietary restrictions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-effort-do-prisons-make-to-accomodate-dietary-restrictions/551212)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-effort-do-prisons-make-to-accomodate-dietary-restrictions/551212 "2010-08-26T01:02:49Z")
There are a lot of reasons for limitations on what someone can eat ranging from medical necessity to personal preference. Just how far will the penal system bend to allow for this? Here’s a short list of justifications… --- ## [What's the Big Deal about Flash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-flash/535090)
**Author:** [@kevlaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevlaw)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-flash/535090 "2010-04-10T01:12:14Z")
Each of the many iPad threads mentions “lack of Flash” as one of the two main reasons not to get one. I don’t get it. Like Hitler, I was very upset by the realization that iPad does not support multi-tasking, but “no f… --- ## [Annual Daylight Savings Time Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-daylight-savings-time-poll/532398)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annual-daylight-savings-time-poll/532398 "2010-03-19T16:03:03Z")
Well in America (most places) Daylight Savings Time starts tomorrow Sunday March 14th at 2am. What are you feelings about this? Like it? Hate it? Did it start too early this year? --- ## [What is the Most "Gay" City in the World?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-gay-city-in-the-world/149733)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-gay-city-in-the-world/149733 "2003-02-12T02:00:22Z")
San Francisco immediately comes to mind, of course. So, consider these factors: \[ul\] \[li\]Size of gay population.\[/li\]\[li\]Percentage of population that’s gay.\[/li\]\[li\]Attitude of locals toward gays.\[/li\]\[li\]Popularity … --- ## [More Heartbreak-Venting! I'm at a loss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-heartbreak-venting-im-at-a-loss/639812)
**Author:** [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-heartbreak-venting-im-at-a-loss/639812 "2012-11-08T15:11:46Z")
Hey all, just needing to talk to someone and get this all out. If anyone remembers from my last thread I got dumped by my fiance who had a gambling problem. And we still live together. I am working frantically to find a… --- ## [How Do You House Train a 9 Week Old Australian Shephard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-house-train-a-9-week-old-australian-shephard/306217)
**Author:** [@slowpee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slowpee)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2005, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-house-train-a-9-week-old-australian-shephard/306217 "2005-06-02T13:12:23Z")
He is soo cool we picked him up Saturday for $275 and he is a red merle. I ever never house broken a dog or puppy for that matter before. How do you do it? Any hints or advice. Thanks. --- ## [Aragorn dies during the quest. What happens to the RingWar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aragorn-dies-during-the-quest-what-happens-to-the-ringwar/536769)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aragorn-dies-during-the-quest-what-happens-to-the-ringwar/536769 "2010-04-23T13:49:46Z")
My last few threads from been oddly Tolkien-free. I blame the Welsh. I’ll name a few points of divergence; pick whichever amuse you. \[ul\] \[li\]Weathertop, by a Nazgul blade.\[/li\]\[li\]Moria, by an Orc-sword.\[/li\]\[li\]Par… --- ## [Radon Gas in Homes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radon-gas-in-homes/538215)
**Author:** [@hende](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hende)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radon-gas-in-homes/538215 "2010-05-07T21:46:54Z")
The sellers just accepted our offer on a home. We are planning to have the inspection completed next week. For $100 or so extra, they will test for Radon within the home. They explained a bit about what Radon is and th… --- ## [The Ultimate Scary-Movie Proof House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-scary-movie-proof-house/283375)
**Author:** [@auRa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auRa)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2005, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-scary-movie-proof-house/283375 "2005-01-20T08:31:10Z")
So I’m building a house. (Well, no, actually I’m not. I’m good at a lot of things, but building houses isn’t one of them. Despite 15 years of Girl Scouts, my carpentry efforts tend to end up resembling what you’d get if … --- ## [Uncovering Gay Subtext in classics (probable open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncovering-gay-subtext-in-classics-probable-open-spoilers/355155)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2006, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncovering-gay-subtext-in-classics-probable-open-spoilers/355155 "2006-05-06T20:41:04Z")
I’m not sure exactly why this thought popped into my mind, but now that it is there, I can’t let it go and it.seems.to.make.perfect.sense. clearly, I am going insane. Regarding Pride and Prejudice. What If…Mr. Darcy a… --- ## [Face it, chicks dig musicians. But why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-it-chicks-dig-musicians-but-why/191111)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-it-chicks-dig-musicians-but-why/191111 "2003-07-28T14:15:41Z")
Okay, maybe I’m biased, because I am one. A musician, that is, not a chick. Anyway, as I commit the most gross generalization, why do women like musicians? I have played piano for almost twenty years, and almost every… --- ## [President Will Not Be Involved in Decision to Prosecute Zimmerman: Why Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-will-not-be-involved-in-decision-to-prosecute-zimmerman-why-not/663858)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-will-not-be-involved-in-decision-to-prosecute-zimmerman-why-not/663858 "2013-07-24T15:55:21Z")
A lot of outlets are reporting this, e.g. here Why is this done and why is it a “good thing”? President Obama is not just some political guy. He was elected president of this country. He is the boss of the Justice Dep… --- ## [Most complicated currency system ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-complicated-currency-system-ever/668343)
**Author:** [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-complicated-currency-system-ever/668343 "2013-09-17T22:57:33Z")
After reading the thread about the word picayune, I read up about old Spanish coins, and it made my head spin. Here’s the system as I understand it in the early 19th century - Copper maravedíes, available in 1, 2, 4 an… --- ## [What are the rules on showing people's faces on TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-on-showing-peoples-faces-on-tv/505124)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-on-showing-peoples-faces-on-tv/505124 "2009-08-04T20:20:26Z")
I’m watching a (now) old episode of To Catch a Predator on TV. In the show, men who seduced underage girls online in a police sting show up and get interviewed by Chris Hanson, the reporter. Some appear to be unaware th… --- ## [Straight Dope Remediation (Get In Here!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-remediation-get-in-here/107899)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2002, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-remediation-get-in-here/107899 "2002-05-14T16:31:25Z")
I was insensitive and inconsiderate in a recent Vegetarian thread. I’m sorry about that. It seems I am often insensitive and inconsiderate. It’s doubly bad because I joined that thread saying to myself that I was goin… --- ## [Change this forum \[2010 U.S. Election\] to "Politics"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-this-forum-2010-u-s-election-to-politics/568209)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-this-forum-2010-u-s-election-to-politics/568209 "2011-01-29T19:25:36Z")
Get “politics” out of Great Debates. Enforce debating rules in Great Debates evenhandedly. Don’t expect political debates to work well. Thoughts? --- ## [Things they could remove from TV forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-they-could-remove-from-tv-forever/487677 "2009-03-03T16:51:28Z")
The thread about “networks that have slipped the most” has some great comments and opinions on that topic. This is to let off steam about stuff on TV that you don’t care to watch, don’t watch, and couldn’t care less if … --- ## [Ew Ew EW! That's not a Cheeto!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ew-ew-ew-thats-not-a-cheeto/280984)
**Author:** [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ew-ew-ew-thats-not-a-cheeto/280984 "2005-01-06T15:28:22Z")
Urgh! I still have the willies! If you’re freaky about bugs and a little TMI, skip this thread! So last night Hubby wants a little action, and of course, he gets it. After, we’re doing the post-coital cuddle in bed, w… --- ## [Have you ever had one media work (movie, tv show, song, etc) ruined by another media work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-one-media-work-movie-tv-show-song-etc-ruined-by-another-media-work/527371)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-one-media-work-movie-tv-show-song-etc-ruined-by-another-media-work/527371 "2010-02-06T04:09:49Z")
Well, maybe not “ruined”, as such, but made less effective. Turner Classic Movies is running a “31 Days of Oscar” festival where they play past Oscar nominees back to back to back, etc. Last night, “The Way We Were” was… --- ## [Siblings who independently became famous for different things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siblings-who-independently-became-famous-for-different-things/498896)
**Author:** [@Commander\_Keen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Keen)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/siblings-who-independently-became-famous-for-different-things/498896 "2009-08-07T16:06:56Z")
Just thought these were kind of interesting. Basically I’m excluding siblings who became famous together, like the Wright brothers, or siblings who became famous for the same general thing, even if they did it independen… --- ## [Is there a tradition of using "Garden" to mean stadium?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-tradition-of-using-garden-to-mean-stadium/572877)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-tradition-of-using-garden-to-mean-stadium/572877 "2011-03-02T03:05:37Z")
I’m thinking of Madison Square Garden (sg.) Boston Gardens, and Maple Leafs Gardens, to be exact. A garden, as best I know in modern usage, is a thing of dirt where you grow flowers and veggies 'n junk. Very technical an… --- ## [Please, not my spaghetti sauce! (Campbell acquires the Rao's Brand)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-not-my-spaghetti-sauce-campbell-acquires-the-raos-brand/988212)
**Author:** [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-not-my-spaghetti-sauce-campbell-acquires-the-raos-brand/988212 "2025-04-24T03:37:57Z")
I’m a big fan of Rao’s products. Having relocated from NY to California, I miss the Italian food more than anything. Rao’s was the first sauce I tasted since moving here that scratched that NY itch. From their line of sa… --- ## [How can Trump get away with defaming Carroll as a liar today {2023-05-11}?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-trump-get-away-with-defaming-carroll-as-a-liar-today-2023-05-11/983888)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-trump-get-away-with-defaming-carroll-as-a-liar-today-2023-05-11/983888 "2023-12-28T19:00:02Z")
I’ve asked this question before, in the “DJT v. EJC” thread, but maybe it’s too much of a hijack there, so: 'splain me why DJT isn’t risking certain damages in a second (or third?) defamation trial by repeating that whi… --- ## [Must-Read Superheroine Graphic Novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-read-superheroine-graphic-novel/685293)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-read-superheroine-graphic-novel/685293 "2014-04-13T22:57:01Z")
In reference to the currently going thread about Superhero movies not starring female characters, I did a search among recommended lists for graphic novels to see which female superhero had the best stories…just to disco… --- ## [Tribe meets white man for the first time (video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribe-meets-white-man-for-the-first-time-video/586620)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tribe-meets-white-man-for-the-first-time-video/586620 "2011-06-29T13:57:40Z")
Linky. Wonderful video of a tribe encountering the white man for the first time, being introduced to matches, mirrors and rice, it’s amazing to see the fear and wonder they bring and the confusion as the tribe members s… --- ## [Six random questions about the USA series SUITS.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-random-questions-about-the-usa-series-suits/631415)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-random-questions-about-the-usa-series-suits/631415 "2012-11-21T22:48:22Z")
No, I’m not gonna explain what the show is. I’m not even going to link to the IMDB page. If you don’t watch the show, why the fuck would you bother with the thread? Anyhoo… Lawyers: Harvey & Mike’s central scam belie… --- ## [Jim Peebles, local idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-peebles-local-idiot/849052)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-peebles-local-idiot/849052 "2020-04-17T22:34:22Z")
First, he pushes some weird theory that coronavirus is no big deal and is really just that vaping disease that swept through the US a few months back: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=890706 People… --- ## [If you're going to bring your dog into the office, you can't really expect other people to watch it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-bring-your-dog-into-the-office-you-cant-really-expect-other-people-to-watch-it/519632)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-bring-your-dog-into-the-office-you-cant-really-expect-other-people-to-watch-it/519632 "2009-12-04T04:23:34Z")
As I type this, two of my colleagues are engaged in a grim and terrible contest of words, snorts, and glares. Only the unavailability of gauntlets & sidearms has prevented it from escalating into a monomachy. What has b… --- ## [If you tattoo a baby, what's the long term prognosis for the tattoo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-tattoo-a-baby-whats-the-long-term-prognosis-for-the-tattoo/729302)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-tattoo-a-baby-whats-the-long-term-prognosis-for-the-tattoo/729302 "2021-05-17T14:50:40Z")
Does the tattoo stay the same size? Does it grow proportionally along with the baby? Does the ink become so diffuse do to growth that it essentially disappears? Or something else? --- ## [I have ~$200. What should I buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-200-what-should-i-buy/645949)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-200-what-should-i-buy/645949 "2013-01-04T21:20:40Z")
Preferably something from Amazon, and preferably something about 50 bucks or less. I don’t wanna blow all the Christmas money on a watch or one pair of headphones knowhatImsayin? --- ## [Efficacy of codeine vs. methadone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/efficacy-of-codeine-vs-methadone/344435)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2006, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/efficacy-of-codeine-vs-methadone/344435 "2006-02-15T13:36:08Z")
I recently made friends with a heroin addict who is on methadone treatment; she’s been coming once a week or so to do some volunteer work here. She showed me her bottle of methadone, and I was surprised to see that the … --- ## [Dope The Halls V - MADs take note](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017)
**Author:** [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2005, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-v-mads-take-note/332017 "2005-12-13T02:54:00Z")
It’s that time again! For those of you new to the Mid-Atlantic Area, Weirddave and I do a Christmas/Hanukkah/Seasonal Winter Holiday party every December. We make a turkey and trimmings and provide places to plop your … --- ## [Could Jesus have understood modern English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-jesus-have-understood-modern-english/352169)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-jesus-have-understood-modern-english/352169 "2012-12-23T19:47:43Z")
Inspired by a (possibly apocryphal) comment I read on-line, to the effect that “If English was good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for us!” (Fundie Christian explaining why he didn’t want his kids learning “Foreign” … --- ## [How can you be X faith if you don't believe your holy word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-be-x-faith-if-you-dont-believe-your-holy-word/526358)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2010, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-be-x-faith-if-you-dont-believe-your-holy-word/526358 "2010-01-30T01:56:34Z")
From this thread: Why do Fundies call skeptics/scientific materialists "secular humanists"? - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board One question I’ve wondered is how can people call themselves Christian, Muslim, … --- ## [Should the NFL allow Donald Trump to purchase the Buffalo Bills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-nfl-allow-donald-trump-to-purchase-the-buffalo-bills/686426)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-nfl-allow-donald-trump-to-purchase-the-buffalo-bills/686426 "2014-04-23T05:26:10Z")
http://tracking.si.com/2014/04/15/donald-trump-buy-buffalo-bills/?section=si\_latest Trump would be a very problematic owner in my opinion. He owns casinos, is a megalomaniac, has bankruptcy issues with his casino/hote… --- ## [Best defense against "good cop - bad cop" tactics (not just in police interrogation)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-defense-against-good-cop-bad-cop-tactics-not-just-in-police-interrogation/343297)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2006, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-defense-against-good-cop-bad-cop-tactics-not-just-in-police-interrogation/343297 "2006-02-09T16:09:11Z")
I was recently in a professional situation where I thought I might become a victim of good cop - bad cop tactics. (I wasn’t, it turned out – everything worked out fine to everyone’s satisfaction.) Presumably the GC-BC s… --- ## [Is Lost over for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lost-over-for-you/377963)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2006, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lost-over-for-you/377963 "2006-10-30T03:41:40Z")
I’m just done with the show. They had an opportunity to run this show for two seasons, get some explanations out of the way, a big conclusion, and we’d be talking forever about how it was one of the greatest shows ever. … --- ## [Odds of GOP schism / new party emergence if Trump elected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-of-gop-schism-new-party-emergence-if-trump-elected/747682)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2016, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odds-of-gop-schism-new-party-emergence-if-trump-elected/747682 "2016-03-07T08:05:52Z")
So I got to wondering after reading this article that I saw in another thread, if there’s any chance that the GOP establishment could possibly bail en-masse and form a new party out of the sane parts of the old, leaving … --- ## [Prime minister vs president](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-minister-vs-president/734609)
**Author:** [@ric62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ric62)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-minister-vs-president/734609 "2015-10-30T06:41:09Z")
To those who have lived in countries that have a parliament vs congress/senate, what are the pros and cons of each system and which do you feel is the better? Would a parliamentarian system get the US out of its current … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1485&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1487&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)