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**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2012, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-culture-bolding-user-names/623531 "2012-06-03T08:57:11Z")
Could I have the next paragraph added to the Board Etiquette sticky, please? It has been a longtime element of the board “culture” that members’ names referenced in posts are bolded. There is no rule mandating this; it … --- ## [Motorcycles...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycles/363260)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2006, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycles/363260 "2006-07-18T06:18:16Z")
One of my coworkers died July 3 in a motorcycle crash. This was an inevitable occurrence, the way I see it. The people in my section have been buying them like they’re going out of style- by my count, 12 people out of 60… --- ## [Best Action Movie 1991-2010 - Nominations!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-action-movie-1991-2010-nominations/585535)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-action-movie-1991-2010-nominations/585535 "2011-06-20T17:43:14Z")
In this thread on Burt Reynolds, a hijack emerged about the best action movies of the last two decades. I put forward The Rock as a contender and a few posters thought I was crazy. So I thought we should try to make it o… --- ## [Pork carnitas - usually very bland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-carnitas-usually-very-bland/615773)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-carnitas-usually-very-bland/615773 "2012-03-24T00:40:28Z")
I am a big fan of Mexican and other Latin American food so I do my best to try as many different types of items as possible. I hear a lot of people saying how much they like pork carnitas, so I’ve tried it several times … --- ## [Creationism questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationism-questions/17837)
**Author:** [@Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2000, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationism-questions/17837 "2000-03-29T01:24:00Z")
I asked these questions in the evolution vs. creation thread, but the only replies I got were from evolutionists, so I’m starting a new thread in the hope that my curiosity will be satisfied. If you are a young-earth cr… --- ## [Martin Luther King was conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-luther-king-was-conservative/618839)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-luther-king-was-conservative/618839 "2012-04-18T23:05:45Z")
I have always heard this line trotted out, and I decided to dive into the internet to find something that articulates this view: From http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2006/01/martin-luther-kings-conservative-leg… --- ## [Phrase origins: "Stringing him along" and "let the chips fall where they may".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrase-origins-stringing-him-along-and-let-the-chips-fall-where-they-may/458885)
**Author:** [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrase-origins-stringing-him-along-and-let-the-chips-fall-where-they-may/458885 "2008-08-07T00:42:11Z")
Recently I have used both of the above phrases to describe situations in my life, and I was curious where they came from. I presume “stringing him along” (or me or her or whoever) comes from fishing somehow, but I don’t… --- ## [What If the Surge Had Not Happened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-surge-had-not-happened/600317)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-surge-had-not-happened/600317 "2011-10-25T05:30:46Z")
Despite the success of President George W Bush’s Surge strategy in Iraq, those of the “progressive” persuasion are still reluctant to recognize it and give due credit to the former President. So what if the Surge had no… --- ## [The Apprentice -- 12/9/04](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-9-04/278768)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-9-04/278768 "2004-12-15T01:23:57Z")
Second-to-last episode (with a three-hour finale next week – swoon). The final four go through the interview gauntlet – the step that did Amy in last season – and are narrowed down to two. My prediction: Sandy gets tong… --- ## [If TV censorship had been less restrictive back in the day...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-tv-censorship-had-been-less-restrictive-back-in-the-day/735613)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-tv-censorship-had-been-less-restrictive-back-in-the-day/735613 "2015-10-27T22:52:46Z")
… how might your favorite shows been different? Surely Rob and Laura Petrie would have slept in the same bed. But would the Ricardos and the Mertzes have swapped partners?? :eek: What would the Ponderosa have been li… --- ## [True Blood: "Never Let Me Go" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-never-let-me-go-open-spoilers/503593)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-never-let-me-go-open-spoilers/503593 "2009-07-24T04:20:33Z")
I’m finding Jason’s storyline more and more absorbing all the time. Preacher lady is now becoming more sympathetic too. Jason was awesome in the fence scene, showing his instinctive natural leadership ( a former QB1 and … --- ## [A jury convicts; trial judge sets aside the conviction & acquits; can the prosecutor appeal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-jury-convicts-trial-judge-sets-aside-the-conviction-acquits-can-the-prosecutor-appeal/579241)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-jury-convicts-trial-judge-sets-aside-the-conviction-acquits-can-the-prosecutor-appeal/579241 "2011-04-24T17:53:07Z")
In the U.S., if the jury convicts, and the trial judge then grants a defence motion to set aside the conviction and enters an acquittal, can the prosecution appeal? Is the judge’s decision in this type of situation the … --- ## [What kind of weird/cool T-Shirt should I buy on-line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weird-cool-t-shirt-should-i-buy-on-line/791690)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weird-cool-t-shirt-should-i-buy-on-line/791690 "2019-07-25T15:01:48Z")
I’ve only ever ordered one thing for myself on line. It’s this T-shirt combining the Abbey Road album cover and Van Gough’s “Starry Night.” So, I now have a $50 virtual Visa card that I received through a points-scheme… --- ## [Best. Marriage Proposal. Ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-marriage-proposal-ever/502473)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-marriage-proposal-ever/502473 "2009-07-10T23:02:17Z")
I am assuming this is real. The girl looks genuinely shocked. Make sure you get at least to the 1:20 mark before you quit. It’s better than it looks at first. Best. Marriage Proposal. Ever. --- ## [What is your personal slippery slope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606 "2018-10-10T20:40:09Z")
The thing you have to watch so you don’t slide all the way down… I walk at the local mall every morning. It’s too hot to walk outside here most of the year (except when it’s too cold) so I join the other old fogeys in t… --- ## [Hammond J100 organ sound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hammond-j100-organ-sound/547665)
**Author:** [@cm215](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cm215)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hammond-j100-organ-sound/547665 "2016-02-21T04:16:56Z")
From what I’ve gathered from various sources online, the Hammond J100 series organs are described as “not having that Hammond sound” … So what exactly do they sound like? I know it’s difficult to describe, but how it is … --- ## [Age of consent laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-of-consent-laws/589680)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-of-consent-laws/589680 "2011-07-21T22:34:25Z")
Wiki’s page on the Ages of consent in North America Popular culture has entirely brought me up to believe the age of consent in the US is legal adulthood at 18. There are dozens of stories that feature a guy who had sex… --- ## [Delivery pizza--what do you do with the red pepper packets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delivery-pizza-what-do-you-do-with-the-red-pepper-packets/608426)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delivery-pizza-what-do-you-do-with-the-red-pepper-packets/608426 "2012-01-09T02:04:56Z")
Whenever we order pizza, we get those little packets of red pepper. What do you do with them? --- ## [should schools stop teaching the 3 4 5 triangle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-schools-stop-teaching-the-3-4-5-triangle/517886)
**Author:** [@confission](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/confission)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-schools-stop-teaching-the-3-4-5-triangle/517886 "2009-11-19T00:47:15Z")
the most amazing thing i’ve ever experienced in my life is the 3 4 5 triangle if you make a triangle with an angle that is EXACTLY 90 degrees with bases that are EXACTLY 3 and EXACTLY 4, the third side is not 4.99938347… --- ## [Deathproof- critical analysis (UNBOXED SPOILERS A GO GO!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deathproof-critical-analysis-unboxed-spoilers-a-go-go/465748)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deathproof-critical-analysis-unboxed-spoilers-a-go-go/465748 "2010-09-18T21:48:44Z")
I was a film student, and writing about films is fun for me. Plenty of you are going to say “Well, a film is just entertainment” and that may be true. But this is what I do for fun so I’m gonna do it anyway. I just watch… --- ## [Trans Folks In The Military- I Need Help Countering Arguments- And Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-folks-in-the-military-i-need-help-countering-arguments-and-fast/832402)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2019, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-folks-in-the-military-i-need-help-countering-arguments-and-fast/832402 "2019-04-19T06:00:54Z")
To sum up- I support transgender people in the military. My friend does not. I already got him to concede that there is a biological basis for being trans. He countered with ‘The military won’t let you in with bad teeth.… --- ## [I Can't Believe You Raped A Pit Bull](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-you-raped-a-pit-bull/309151)
**Author:** [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2005, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-you-raped-a-pit-bull/309151 "2005-06-30T14:30:37Z")
What the fuck is wrong with you? You raped two kids, and then decided to rape a pit bull?! :eek: :mad: :eek: :mad: A pit bull?! You fucked up dreg of humanity. I’m not a fan of the death penalty, but you may just … --- ## [How do I know if I'm going bald?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-if-im-going-bald/85986)
**Author:** [@Anal\_Scurvy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anal_Scurvy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2001, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-if-im-going-bald/85986 "2001-10-09T23:14:22Z")
I just searched the general questions archive and was rather shocked to find that no one else had wondered about baldness or hair loss. Physically, I’ve inherited my hair from my father’s side of the family. My father, … --- ## [The discourse here is bad for my mental and physical health, and yours, too. Prove me wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discourse-here-is-bad-for-my-mental-and-physical-health-and-yours-too-prove-me-wrong/1001714 "2024-06-17T00:30:37Z")
Okay, so about a year ago, I found myself being insulted and mischaracterized… not over politics or social issues, but over how I prefer to consume entertainment. I realized that I was allowing others to get me worked up… --- ## [Is the Rubik's cube solveable in any configuration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-rubiks-cube-solveable-in-any-configuration/719112)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-rubiks-cube-solveable-in-any-configuration/719112 "2015-05-05T15:46:59Z")
Reading about people who solve the Rubik’s cube quickly got me wondering. If you remove the stickers and replace them without turning the cube, is it possible to arrange the stickers such that it becomes impossible to so… --- ## [It's almost too good not to share](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552)
**Author:** [@The\_Doughnut\_Thief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Doughnut_Thief)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-too-good-not-to-share/594552 "2011-09-03T17:06:39Z")
Knock. Knock. --- ## [Amazing bits of Pratchett](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-bits-of-pratchett/646910)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-bits-of-pratchett/646910 "2013-01-16T19:17:27Z")
I was re-reading I Shall Wear Midnight, and a phrase just hit me particularly hard. Tiffany has been told that she must return an abused girl to her home: For some reason, that one just brought tears to my eyes. Short… --- ## [The Origin of "break a leg!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-origin-of-break-a-leg/487303)
**Author:** [@CurtysaurusRex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CurtysaurusRex)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-origin-of-break-a-leg/487303 "2009-05-07T00:20:21Z")
In the article about the origin of the phrase “break a leg”, I feel that not enough of the possible origins were addressed. I have always been told, and feel that it is the most sensible that I have yet heard, that the … --- ## [Misconceptions about Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misconceptions-about-australia/202586)
**Author:** [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misconceptions-about-australia/202586 "2003-09-26T13:28:42Z")
The earlier thread, started by an Aussie about misconceptions about the US, got me thinking. A couple of days ago some friends and I were in an Aussie theme pub for lunch, and we all ordered the kangaroo steaks. The Aust… --- ## [Mulch advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mulch-advice/629251)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mulch-advice/629251 "2012-07-25T03:32:55Z")
I’ve never done any serious mulching. Now I want to do the perimeter of the lawn to make mowing easier. So, questions: Should I kill the grass first or just put mulch on top? How thick should I lay it down? Does the … --- ## [Is America Overcriminalized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-overcriminalized/709227)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-overcriminalized/709227 "2015-01-18T20:51:36Z")
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/01/overcriminalization-of-america-113991\_full.html#.VK1OMLHnbct Basic tenant of the article is that the proliferation of federal and state criminal laws (via overzealous legis… --- ## [Why are people so opposed to affordable housing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-opposed-to-affordable-housing/754392)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-opposed-to-affordable-housing/754392 "2016-05-13T14:39:01Z")
Here in Portland, ME we are having a housing shortage. We have developers who are ready to build, and there is plenty of demand for new housing. But no matter what part of the city somebody wants to build in, the exist… --- ## [Celebrity Adulation Makes Me Sick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-adulation-makes-me-sick/207625)
**Author:** [@cmason32](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmason32)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2015, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-adulation-makes-me-sick/207625 "2015-08-19T14:01:29Z")
\[rant\] The way people fawn over celebrities is embarassing. I’ve never understood why people care so much about J-lo and Ben or the Hilton sisters. I’m amazed that people are so emotionally invested in people they hav… --- ## [Mis-Remembering 'Blazing Saddles'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-remembering-blazing-saddles/607830)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-remembering-blazing-saddles/607830 "2012-01-04T20:19:34Z")
I had not watched ‘Blazing Saddles’ in many, many years, probably since the early 80’s. I bought a copy on sale several months ago and finally got around to watching it last night. I distinctly remember a scene that I … --- ## [Community 3/24](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-3-24/575915)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-3-24/575915 "2011-03-27T15:33:34Z")
Excellent, excellent episode. They lure you in thinking you’re gonna get a Pulp Fiction parody/homage episode and it turns into something much more. More sitcoms should look at Community to see how to do an episode that’… --- ## [Desegregation of South: were any white businesses ahead of the curve in serving African-Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desegregation-of-south-were-any-white-businesses-ahead-of-the-curve-in-serving-african-americans/779727)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desegregation-of-south-were-any-white-businesses-ahead-of-the-curve-in-serving-african-americans/779727 "2017-02-18T01:04:45Z")
What I’ve learned from my study of history is that there are always outliers and surprises. Things that don’t fit the trend. So, although I’ve never heard of any\*, I’m curious if there were any of the following white-run… --- ## [Sayings you've found to be true.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-youve-found-to-be-true/462493)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-youve-found-to-be-true/462493 "2008-09-14T01:01:48Z")
I was having a conversation with my husband yesterday about how much we both hate repeating commonly-used sayings. But we both agree that a lot of them are relatively timeless. One of the sayings applicable to our conver… --- ## [Penn & Teller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-teller/534874)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-teller/534874 "2010-04-07T01:03:03Z")
Last week, SWMBO and I were in Las Vegas for a tournament. A friend surprised us with Penn & Teller tickets. I’m an amateur magician of sorts, and I was in total awe of them. They are so damn good, it’s almost scary. … --- ## [Am I insane if I go to Great Clips for a haircut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-insane-if-i-go-to-great-clips-for-a-haircut/152780)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2014, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-insane-if-i-go-to-great-clips-for-a-haircut/152780 "2014-06-17T12:34:46Z")
Ok, I really need a haircut, but I have no time or money to go swanky like usual. My hair is straight and it’s a pretty basic cut. Still, I’m hella nervous about getting a $4.99 haircut. I mean, if you’re good at doin… --- ## [Do hornets, wasps or yellow jackets produce ANY honey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hornets-wasps-or-yellow-jackets-produce-any-honey/255010)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2004, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hornets-wasps-or-yellow-jackets-produce-any-honey/255010 "2004-07-14T19:54:54Z")
While I understand the concept of a “honey bee,” I’ve never heard the words honey and hornet together. On the face of it, it sounds preposterous, but here I am, posing this question. Try to avoid using the “Putz!” emoti… --- ## [Pre-Teen Girl wearing VS "Pink" branded clothes -- Appropriate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-teen-girl-wearing-vs-pink-branded-clothes-appropriate/728355)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2015, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-teen-girl-wearing-vs-pink-branded-clothes-appropriate/728355 "2015-08-23T03:43:41Z")
Just something I came across yesterday; I noticed the 12 year old neighbor girl was wearing a t-shirt with the Victoria’s Secret “Pink” brand across the front. Nothing I’m about to rail about but it did make me raise an… --- ## [English Children Sent to Live in the Country During WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-children-sent-to-live-in-the-country-during-wwii/328780)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-children-sent-to-live-in-the-country-during-wwii/328780 "2005-11-02T15:51:56Z")
I’m reading Chronicles of Narnia right now, and the book mentions that the kids were sent to live in the country to escape London during WWII air raids. This raises several questions. How widespread was this practice?… --- ## [So I'm watching Fantasia with my daughter and wondering...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-watching-fantasia-with-my-daughter-and-wondering/431078)
**Author:** [@Helena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2007, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-watching-fantasia-with-my-daughter-and-wondering/431078 "2007-12-26T21:53:32Z")
Do female centaurs have two sets of mammary glands? --- ## [WMD's destroyed ten years ago, and more bad poll results for Bush on Iraq requests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wmds-destroyed-ten-years-ago-and-more-bad-poll-results-for-bush-on-iraq-requests/202203)
**Author:** [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wmds-destroyed-ten-years-ago-and-more-bad-poll-results-for-bush-on-iraq-requests/202203 "2003-09-23T13:34:50Z")
Why exactly are we in this 87 Billion dollar a year disaster? What is the revisionist history dejure? http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&e=23&u=/nm/20030917/wl\_nm/iraq\_weapons\_blix\_dc\_3 5+ months and… --- ## [Cheap purchases that exceed your expectations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-purchases-that-exceed-your-expectations/761438)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-purchases-that-exceed-your-expectations/761438 "2016-09-12T19:16:58Z")
With all the heat this year, we have been seeing a few flies in the house. I think they hover near the garbage cans outside the back door, and sneak in when it is opened. There are never many in evidence near the cans. I… --- ## [General Custer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-custer/659928)
**Author:** [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-custer/659928 "2013-06-04T02:05:25Z")
Was General Custer left handed? --- ## [How to Refer to Father's Second Wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-refer-to-fathers-second-wife/793705)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-refer-to-fathers-second-wife/793705 "2017-08-17T01:39:56Z")
How should I refer to my father’s second (or subsequent) wife who I have only known as an adult. Naturally, I call her by her first name generally, but how should I indicate the relationship to strangers? If I say “My s… --- ## [he said he wouldn't wear a helmet so I just started crying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-said-he-wouldnt-wear-a-helmet-so-i-just-started-crying/439618)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2008, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-said-he-wouldnt-wear-a-helmet-so-i-just-started-crying/439618 "2008-03-03T09:06:32Z")
right there in Target. We’re doing Critical Mass (big bike ride) in San Diego tomorrow night with some friends, and he doesn’t have a bike, so we’re borrowing one, and I was getting reflectors and lights and I saw the h… --- ## [Wacky Stuff You've Encountered Overseas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wacky-stuff-youve-encountered-overseas/174070)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2003, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wacky-stuff-youve-encountered-overseas/174070 "2003-05-15T21:52:48Z")
Taiwan’s Musical Garbage Trucks Refuse collection vehicles playing Beethoven’s ‘Fur Elise’ will always top the list. Yeah, I know they have no set time schedule and must broadcast some sort of ‘clarion call’ during thei… --- ## [Science solves Yeti?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-solves-yeti/803064)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-solves-yeti/803064 "2021-09-23T21:07:29Z")
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/282/1800/20141712.long My theory has always been that the Yeti is real, but simply a rare or unknown bear species (or two) these seem to "bear’ that out. What do my fell… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1490&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1492&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)