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**Author:** [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prohibition/765266 "2016-09-09T16:04:54Z")
As I’ve recently learned in another post, people should be forced to do things if there is a large benefit to society and to yours and other peoples health. So we should bring back prohibition. According to the CDC (LA… --- ## [Your views on self-defense, killing, and weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-views-on-self-defense-killing-and-weapons/726737)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-views-on-self-defense-killing-and-weapons/726737 "2015-08-06T14:48:37Z")
Since the endless gun debates seem to be polarized by the innate beliefs of the posters, I thought I’d step back from specifics and poll the Dopers on their basic philosophical positions that are gun-relevant. The follow… --- ## [Is it illegal to fart in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-fart-in-public/409798)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-fart-in-public/409798 "2007-07-08T14:59:49Z")
Can I fart in public? Let’s say Im in some public building, like a court room or on line in a town hall and I start letting out some really loud, stinky farts. Can I be asked to leave? And if I don’t, can I be arreste… --- ## [Do you really pray when you say "You're in my prayers"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-really-pray-when-you-say-youre-in-my-prayers/656055)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-really-pray-when-you-say-youre-in-my-prayers/656055 "2013-04-26T13:15:36Z")
I mean, when you heard about the Boston Marathon and you thought/said, “They’ll be in my prayers”, did you really get down on your knees that day and say, “God, please bless the runners.” When someone dies and you say “… --- ## [How Likely is a Worldwide Ebola Outbreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-a-worldwide-ebola-outbreak/684523)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-a-worldwide-ebola-outbreak/684523 "2014-08-03T10:15:58Z")
The current Guinea ebola outbreak may be crossing borders in Africa. Fortunately, a suspected Canadian case appears not to be ebola after all (though the Canadian is still in isolation). Still, one has to wonder if such… --- ## [Which of these major U.S. cities would you live in if you had to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-major-u-s-cities-would-you-live-in-if-you-had-to/583278)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-major-u-s-cities-would-you-live-in-if-you-had-to/583278 "2011-05-30T02:04:36Z")
Obviously many people wouldn’t want to live in any of them, and many Dopers already do live in one of these cities. But assume some convoluted scenario where you had to live in one of the cities on this list. Also assume… --- ## [Buried in Burma: 140 Mint-Condition Spitfire Planes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buried-in-burma-140-mint-condition-spitfire-planes/638376)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buried-in-burma-140-mint-condition-spitfire-planes/638376 "2013-02-27T15:01:31Z")
And a British-Burmese – or Myanmar, if you prefer – venture is going to dig them up. Story here. Apparently the Japanese surrendered before they could be used, and for reasons that are not explained in the story, the US… --- ## [With allies like these, who needs enemies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-allies-like-these-who-needs-enemies/327207)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-allies-like-these-who-needs-enemies/327207 "2005-10-23T22:59:24Z")
See the photo. Read the story. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20051020/taliban\_burned\_051020/20051020? There are times that I wonder why we bother with such allies in Afghanistan. Then I remember… --- ## [Boy in Police hugging photo dead :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-in-police-hugging-photo-dead/811429)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-in-police-hugging-photo-dead/811429 "2019-04-09T13:42:16Z")
I’m not normally the feeling having type, but this just made me sad: Boy in viral 2014 protest photo among 8 family members dead in California cliff crash :frowning: --- ## [Actors who played the same character in two different versions of the same movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-played-the-same-character-in-two-different-versions-of-the-same-movie/777252)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-played-the-same-character-in-two-different-versions-of-the-same-movie/777252 "2017-01-21T13:44:29Z")
Are there any cases where the same actor played the same character in two completely distinct productions of the same movie? Not counting actors who appeared as their real-life person. --- ## [Should mobile homes no longer be allowed in Tornado Alley?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-mobile-homes-no-longer-be-allowed-in-tornado-alley/658883)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-mobile-homes-no-longer-be-allowed-in-tornado-alley/658883 "2013-06-05T02:15:57Z")
Seeing the wreckage from the recent tornados got me thinking. Is it wise for people to plop mobile homes in tornado-prone areas? I know tornados can destroy the most solidly built brick homes too. But tornados aren’t … --- ## [US Presidential Election: what is the weirdest scenario you can imagine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-presidential-election-what-is-the-weirdest-scenario-you-can-imagine/852521)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-presidential-election-what-is-the-weirdest-scenario-you-can-imagine/852521 "2020-08-17T00:21:35Z")
Bearing in mind that what will transpire, being reality, will probably be weirder than what you can contrive. At present we are looking at two really old guys as the dominant candidates. I think Biden has said that he w… --- ## [Combovers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combovers/509274)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combovers/509274 "2009-09-10T15:10:13Z")
One of the most striking aspects of these is the stark divergence of opinion about them between people who are themselves bald and people who are not. Among the latter group combovers seem to be universally ridiculed and… --- ## [Someone threatening to spread fake images/video of me performing a sex act, what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-threatening-to-spread-fake-images-video-of-me-performing-a-sex-act-what-to-do/796292)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2018, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-threatening-to-spread-fake-images-video-of-me-performing-a-sex-act-what-to-do/796292 "2018-01-30T07:19:00Z")
Putting in IMHO because this is legal advice: Ironic for us to have a thread like this right after \*\*Projammer \*\*started this thread, but it’s real life now. I was talking to someone on a dating website today, only to f… --- ## [Don't hurt yourself in the MMP!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hurt-yourself-in-the-mmp/828937)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hurt-yourself-in-the-mmp/828937 "2019-02-11T16:20:46Z")
It was a painful weekend - I’ve got 3 new boo-boos on my right hand, all accidentally self-inflicted. There’s a gash on one knuckle (I caught it with a fingernail), a cut on another knuckle (no idea where that one cam… --- ## [Banning Cell Phone Use In Cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-cell-phone-use-in-cars/633141)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-cell-phone-use-in-cars/633141 "2012-09-02T14:01:38Z")
Ohio’s anti-texting while driving law takes effect tomorrow. Yes, our little backwater here is finally catching up with the rest of the country. Included in the law is a provision that bans all usage of wireless devices… --- ## [People in LA are so superficial. What does that mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-in-la-are-so-superficial-what-does-that-mean/347038)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2006, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-in-la-are-so-superficial-what-does-that-mean/347038 "2006-03-07T07:23:15Z")
I’m not trying to pick a fight, which is why I didn’t want to put this in GD or BBQ. But more than once I’ve heard people from the Bay Area say this, and I don’t know what they mean. I can’t say that I notice that S… --- ## [SDMB Slob Reform Club - February Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-slob-reform-club-february-edition/390462)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2007, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-slob-reform-club-february-edition/390462 "2007-03-04T22:59:59Z")
Just starting a new thread for the new month. The dishwasher installation guys did a great quick job but now the kitchen’s a bit of a mess, little pieces of insulation around and stuff. And it snowed in the morning but… --- ## [Can/Do police officers abuse their position to get dates with women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-do-police-officers-abuse-their-position-to-get-dates-with-women/609751)
**Author:** [@oaktree456](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oaktree456)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-do-police-officers-abuse-their-position-to-get-dates-with-women/609751 "2012-01-20T19:31:41Z")
I read of a case where a police officer routinely stopped young female drivers and asked them for dates before he killed one who threatened a complaint against him. In another hypothetical scenario, a police officer wal… --- ## [Greatest book AND screen adaptation of all time is....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-book-and-screen-adaptation-of-all-time-is/719984)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-book-and-screen-adaptation-of-all-time-is/719984 "2015-05-19T13:37:48Z")
To Kill A Mockingbird. And thus ends the discussion we never had because this is the definitive answer. There is no other, greater book that also has a just-as-or-even-greater screen adaptation. And if you have not re… --- ## [What is it about cars that make people so bat shit crazy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-cars-that-make-people-so-bat-shit-crazy/573431)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-cars-that-make-people-so-bat-shit-crazy/573431 "2011-03-10T16:48:50Z")
It’s a three lane road. I’m on the far right she’s on the far left. I go to merge to the center lane. I’m about 95% over when the lady on the left starts to merge to the center in my spot. At this point, it’s no big dea… --- ## [Do you have a preferred method of drinking cola beverages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-preferred-method-of-drinking-cola-beverages/693416)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-preferred-method-of-drinking-cola-beverages/693416 "2014-07-26T06:16:20Z")
I don’t always drink cola-flavored beverages, but when I do, I prefer to drink Coke: With a straw Out of a styrofoam cup With crushed ice. Like this, but with a straw. Or this, but in s styrofoam cup. So how do you l… --- ## [Why are f#@k and c&%t so bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-f-k-and-c-t-so-bad/680217)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-f-k-and-c-t-so-bad/680217 "2014-02-02T08:55:23Z")
There are swear word and words you do not use in polite company such as shit, bitch, pussy, damn, hell, etc. (yes I know YMMV on some of these). But why do the two words fuck and cunt have a special honor in the pantheo… --- ## [A reverse auction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reverse-auction/939585)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reverse-auction/939585 "2021-05-10T10:24:10Z")
Read this before skipping ahead to read the other posts. Which is something you should generally do in a thread. I read an article about a reverse auction and I want to try one out here. I want to make it clear right a… --- ## [What is your most child-like food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613 "2022-06-14T15:46:49Z")
For me - Goldfish. I do stick to the yellow ones, though. Have you seen those giant boxes of Goldfish at Walmart? Damn! --- ## [Squished by a Tree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squished-by-a-tree/594103)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squished-by-a-tree/594103 "2011-08-27T06:37:52Z")
With Irene headed this way, a question: If a tree falls on your house, how likely is it to actually squash you? I know that you need to finish your preparations before the storm comes and then stay the hell inside. I he… --- ## ["Warm Spots" while swimming in the ocean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warm-spots-while-swimming-in-the-ocean/186657)
**Author:** [@ChryslerBldg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChryslerBldg)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warm-spots-while-swimming-in-the-ocean/186657 "2003-07-10T17:14:14Z")
I don’t know if this is an east coast or Atlantic Ocean phenomenon, but has anyone else ever experienced a “warm spot” while swimming where the water feels about 10 degrees or so warmer then the surrounding water. (I re… --- ## [Vick, Vince Young and Tebow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vick-vince-young-and-tebow/554333)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vick-vince-young-and-tebow/554333 "2010-09-22T18:24:05Z")
They’re all just running backs who take the snap from center. Why do people insist on claiming they can be effective QB’s? --- ## [Is there a worse recipe site than Cooks.com?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-worse-recipe-site-than-cooks-com/533164)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-worse-recipe-site-than-cooks-com/533164 "2010-03-22T20:22:25Z")
Nearly every day, I start my dinner planning with a google search for recipes in the general neighbourhood of what I have at hand and/or what I vaguely feel like whipping up. Experience has instilled a massive disdain f… --- ## [Searching for songs like "Feeling Good"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-songs-like-feeling-good/480021)
**Author:** [@Hugh\_Mongoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Mongoose)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-songs-like-feeling-good/480021 "2009-01-09T21:43:03Z")
So I’m a singer with a voice suited for musical theatre, but no ambition to pursue it, so I sing in a rock band. Recently I discovered Muse’s version of “Feeling Good” and fell in love with it. I’m now on a search to fin… --- ## [Who's the current Bob Hope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-current-bob-hope/772014)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-current-bob-hope/772014 "2016-11-18T20:07:42Z")
When I was a kid in the 70s, Bob Hope was everywhere. Not as a comedian, not as a comedic actor, not as anything, actually. He was famous for a bunch of movies he made back in the Before Times, but those movies were ne… --- ## [Creepy Snickers Commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-snickers-commercial/558059)
**Author:** [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-snickers-commercial/558059 "2010-10-26T12:15:13Z")
I think falls into the category of, “What were they thinking?” Maybe they were aiming for the scary/creepy vibe for Halloween. SO, you’re shopping, apparently alone in this dimly lit grocery store, and you make a left … --- ## [Ex-Mississippi Gov. and RNC chairman Haley Barbour arrested with gun at airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-mississippi-gov-and-rnc-chairman-haley-barbour-arrested-with-gun-at-airport/807856)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-mississippi-gov-and-rnc-chairman-haley-barbour-arrested-with-gun-at-airport/807856 "2018-02-03T20:06:37Z")
AP story here. To his credit, he does seem to be owning this right from the start. I gotta wonder if this is standard practice, tho: --- ## [Should universities hire terrorists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-universities-hire-terrorists/655785)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-universities-hire-terrorists/655785 "2013-04-16T20:40:03Z")
Columbia University’s website has a biographical sketch for the new assistant professor, Kathy Boudin. It mentions that Boudin “has been an educator and counselor with experience in program development since 1964”, that… --- ## [Scott Peterson juror: Wow, what a fucking idiot you are](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-peterson-juror-wow-what-a-fucking-idiot-you-are/279734)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-peterson-juror-wow-what-a-fucking-idiot-you-are/279734 "2004-12-17T13:53:15Z")
I just saw a clip of this twit (paraphrased): “I have no idea how anyone could kill another person. How could someone kill someone? I just can’t fathom it. I just don’t know how or why someone could kill someone. I just … --- ## [First major home remodeling project: advice requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-major-home-remodeling-project-advice-requested/781087)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-major-home-remodeling-project-advice-requested/781087 "2017-07-05T13:50:04Z")
I hope I’m not jinxing us by posting this, but we are in the middle of buying a house. Assuming all goes well, and we actually close the deal, we would like to do the following: Before we move in - Convert the exist… --- ## [What are some shows that, in your opinion, never jumped the shark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-shows-that-in-your-opinion-never-jumped-the-shark/798897)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-shows-that-in-your-opinion-never-jumped-the-shark/798897 "2017-10-30T05:01:46Z")
As in, they never became bad? They always remained good, the entire run through, every season. Shows that have TWO SEASONS or less don’t count, by the way. So while most would say “Firefly”, that one is obvious because … --- ## [Was Grenada Justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-grenada-justified/575847)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-grenada-justified/575847 "2011-04-12T01:53:14Z")
I was a young lieutenant when we invaded Grenada. (What a goat-rope, from a professional point of view, but I digress. I recall the broad outlines. A disputed election, the Leftists resorted to force, there was somethin… --- ## [Ask the Patent Examiner (in Training)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-patent-examiner-in-training/462085)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-patent-examiner-in-training/462085 "2008-09-10T04:12:17Z")
Greetings to all! As I’m sure virtually no one noticed, I haven’t posted in a while. This is largely because I’ve been so busy having started my first job out of college (it’s taking up a lot of my time and leaving me e… --- ## [Where the hell are all these boll weevils coming from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-hell-are-all-these-boll-weevils-coming-from/511602)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-hell-are-all-these-boll-weevils-coming-from/511602 "2011-11-01T17:43:25Z")
And why won’t they go away? AUGH. While doing our kitchen remodel, we placed boxes of various non-food cabinet contents in the garage. While unpacking, I started noticing all of these tiny dead bugs in the bottom of t… --- ## [Donating blood. The iodine gag worked like a charm!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-blood-the-iodine-gag-worked-like-a-charm/376142)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-blood-the-iodine-gag-worked-like-a-charm/376142 "2006-10-15T03:13:12Z")
I’ve mentioned this before, but I always like to do the ‘Iodine Gag’ when I donate blood. This is how it works: the phlebotomist asks, ‘Are you allergic to iodine?’ the answer, of course, is no. So when she starts sw… --- ## [Is 'classical' music relevant to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-classical-music-relevant-to-you/594217)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-classical-music-relevant-to-you/594217 "2011-09-01T01:12:53Z")
‘Classical’ here being defined in its broadest possible terms - including music from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern periods… Also, there is no judgment intended, no matter which way y… --- ## [My theory has been proven correct. Again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-theory-has-been-proven-correct-again/584303)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-theory-has-been-proven-correct-again/584303 "2011-06-07T13:17:59Z")
Other nations must stay desperately poor in order for offshoring to work. And here’s a solid example that is absolutely undeniable. WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay … --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1993](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1993/703433)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1993/703433 "2014-11-05T05:31:04Z")
Our survey (which is going up a little early this morning because I’m off work) now takes us to 1993. With Whitney carrying over, we have 11 songs at the top of the chart this year, including the longest song to ever rea… --- ## [Ninjas are tired. Pirates are played out. What's next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ninjas-are-tired-pirates-are-played-out-whats-next/584992)
**Author:** [@HeadNinja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeadNinja)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ninjas-are-tired-pirates-are-played-out-whats-next/584992 "2011-06-16T19:19:16Z")
It also seems like we’ve had our fill of Zombies and Vampires. But pop culture abhors a vacuum. So what is on the horizon for the next cool career path or lifestyle choice\*. Based on previous trends the trend will pro… --- ## ["I don't like to see him like that."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-to-see-him-like-that/549627)
**Author:** [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-to-see-him-like-that/549627 "2010-08-11T14:43:58Z")
When my brother was dying of a brain tumor, that was the reason cited by some family members for not visiting. News flash: We didn’t like seeing him that way anyway. What you really meant was that you were willing to … --- ## [Blow Job Technique (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-job-technique-tmi/186952)
**Author:** [@Major\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Major_Kong)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2003, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-job-technique-tmi/186952 "2003-07-13T06:14:40Z")
I have always had woman use both their mouth and their hand(s). But my most recent partner gave a mouth only experience. I’ve had to request she use her hand too. It is not that the mouth technique doesn’t work, it is ju… --- ## [Toddler's tantrum gets family thrown off plane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddlers-tantrum-gets-family-thrown-off-plane/389430)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2007, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddlers-tantrum-gets-family-thrown-off-plane/389430 "2007-01-31T10:37:56Z")
Story here. Briefly, parents could not get a toddler under control and in her seat so that a plane could take off, so they were thrown off the plane. Apparently, the kid was climbing under the seats and “hitting the pa… --- ## [Do you name your automobiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-name-your-automobiles/693242)
**Author:** [@Timetrvlr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timetrvlr)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-name-your-automobiles/693242 "2014-07-26T15:16:29Z")
We do, mostly based on color. A decade ago, we had Emerelda, a beautiful green car. Then came Ruby Begonia, a nice dark red SUV. Recently we bought a gold-colored minivan and we are toying with the name Golden Retriever … --- ## [Was Leonardo da Vinci Homosexual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-leonardo-da-vinci-homosexual/231450)
**Author:** [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2004, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-leonardo-da-vinci-homosexual/231450 "2004-03-01T05:20:04Z")
A friend of mine told me this the other day and I had never heard it before. Apparently it’s a common fact. Was he? What proof is there? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1491&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1493&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)