# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1493&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:** 1494 --- ## ["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… --- ## [Eye color riddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-color-riddle/159862)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-color-riddle/159862 "2003-03-15T21:21:01Z")
Forgive me if this riddle has been posted before. I did a search and couldn’t get any matching results. A co-worker, knowing my fondness for puzzles, presented me with this: On a certain island it is completely forbidd… --- ## [What if a prospective employer requires your SDMB log-in info?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-a-prospective-employer-requires-your-sdmb-log-in-info/616662)
**Author:** [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-a-prospective-employer-requires-your-sdmb-log-in-info/616662 "2012-03-25T19:34:27Z")
Legitimate concerns recently raised about people being asked for their social-media sites’ log-in info as part of a job interview or the hiring process. If you desperately need a job and in order to continue being consi… --- ## [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? --- ## [Personality seems to be a big choice in elections lately ... November 2016 picks anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personality-seems-to-be-a-big-choice-in-elections-lately-november-2016-picks-anyone/673929)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personality-seems-to-be-a-big-choice-in-elections-lately-november-2016-picks-anyone/673929 "2013-11-26T21:31:14Z")
I think Hillary Clinton ex-Secretary of State and Vice President Joe Biden will duke it out so much in Iowa and on the road that the Republicans will have a good chance of winning the November 2016 elections, but not wit… --- ## [Werewolves -- How do you stop them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolves-how-do-you-stop-them/583181)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolves-how-do-you-stop-them/583181 "2011-05-31T16:43:08Z")
Mrs. Intergalactic Gladiator and I just started the third series of Being Human (The UK version) and I’ve been wondering about this more and more. How do you stop lycanthropy? I’m not asking how do you kill a werewolf. … --- ## [House 11/09/09 "Known Unknowns"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-09-09-known-unknowns/516955)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-11-09-09-known-unknowns/516955 "2009-11-12T02:27:08Z")
Yay, House returns tonight. All new episode. Lucas Douglas, P.I., is back! :slight\_smile: --- ## [How long until we run out of Social Security numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-we-run-out-of-social-security-numbers/427959)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-we-run-out-of-social-security-numbers/427959 "2007-11-28T20:39:03Z")
Google has failed me, as has Cecil’s column archive. I know the Social Security Administration is re-using the numbers of some dead people now, but with longer lifespans I’m thinking that’s probably a stop-gap measure. … --- ## [Should I call in Sick Tomorrow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-call-in-sick-tomorrow/639916)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-call-in-sick-tomorrow/639916 "2012-11-07T15:42:45Z")
I want to stay up late and drink beer tonight. I am at your mercy. I only get 6 sick days a year and have two remaining until April 1st. --- ## [If declaring national emergencies becomes a thing, what kinds of NEs could the democrats do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-declaring-national-emergencies-becomes-a-thing-what-kinds-of-nes-could-the-democrats-do/829664)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-declaring-national-emergencies-becomes-a-thing-what-kinds-of-nes-could-the-democrats-do/829664 "2019-02-20T20:28:44Z")
A health care national emergency would be nice, but I don’t think the funding is there to do it. A climate change national emergency would be nice also. But again who knows what it would entail. What about a democracy … --- ## [Whats happening to the electricity in my house??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-to-the-electricity-in-my-house/192176)
**Author:** [@sonicsink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sonicsink)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-to-the-electricity-in-my-house/192176 "2003-08-03T20:03:03Z")
Seems that every few days the electricity wil turn on and off in only 1/2 of my house. For instance this computer I am using will shut down but the computer on the other side of the room will be fine,in the bedroom the … --- ## [Lethal injection - always IV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lethal-injection-always-iv/554023)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lethal-injection-always-iv/554023 "2010-09-20T12:30:50Z")
A recent news article talked about a doctor who was having trouble finding a vein for the injection. So, is it always intravenous? Why? Why not just a couple of shots: One to knock 'em out, and another to stop the he… --- ## [Abusive Parents: Do You Give Them Loving Care When They're Old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-parents-do-you-give-them-loving-care-when-theyre-old/446485)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-parents-do-you-give-them-loving-care-when-theyre-old/446485 "2013-05-01T19:09:20Z")
A coworker and I both had horrible childhoods. My dad was very abusive, in every conceivable way, and my mother wasn’t, but she sure as shit contributed to it by doing nothing to save us. Her mother was very abusive, i… --- ## [My wife is exhibiting symptoms of mental illness (long, depressing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-exhibiting-symptoms-of-mental-illness-long-depressing/429899)
**Author:** [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-exhibiting-symptoms-of-mental-illness-long-depressing/429899 "2007-12-19T21:18:48Z")
I still can’t believe this is really happening to us. I feel like if I type it in and talk about it, maybe it will seem more real. My wife, in her mid forties, is experiencing delusions. We have been married for over … --- ## [What's the most useless key on the keyboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-useless-key-on-the-keyboard/355717)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-useless-key-on-the-keyboard/355717 "2006-07-29T20:11:37Z")
I nominate the tilde (~) key. Nobody uses ~ in URL’s anymore, so what’s the point? And that backwards apostrophe (\`) is equally pointless. --- ## [Defining a Cult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defining-a-cult/104862)
**Author:** [@ACK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ACK)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2002, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defining-a-cult/104862 "2002-04-22T02:47:15Z")
ACK, Those who wish to consider our church a cult shall so consider it. There’s little, if anything, one can do to educate someone away from a relgiously-driven mandate to consider us cultists. If they stop considerin… --- ## [I need to make a trip to Costco.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-make-a-trip-to-costco/528803)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-make-a-trip-to-costco/528803 "2010-02-17T21:22:37Z")
Where, wearing my Costco pants and Costco shoes, I’ll buy $12 of Kirkland® Mayonnaise and eat my Costco hotdog. I shall stare wistfully at the Costco TeeVees, and buy a Costco/Disney/Pixar special edition BluRay. I do no… --- ## [The Spike Thread (Buffy related and LONG)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spike-thread-buffy-related-and-long/106865)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2002, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spike-thread-buffy-related-and-long/106865 "2002-05-10T20:36:37Z")
It seems like every time a new Buffy comes along, somehow the conversation turns to the big Spike question. Well, here it is - The Spike Thread. This is where we can have a comprehensive discussion about Spike’s statu… --- ## [Air Canada is the worst carrier ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-canada-is-the-worst-carrier-ever/948350)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-canada-is-the-worst-carrier-ever/948350 "2024-08-27T17:55:55Z")
I don’t want to hear about Spirit or RyanAir. If you pick those you know you have made the decision to save money and accept their shitty service. First of all, you can count how many fucks Air Canada gives about being… --- ## ["Two-thousand-three" or "Two-thousand AND three"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thousand-three-or-two-thousand-and-three/206444)
**Author:** [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thousand-three-or-two-thousand-and-three/206444 "2003-10-10T23:48:51Z")
How do you pronounce our current year? Do you read out the numbers simply as they appear left to right, or do you add an “AND” before the last digit? In the US, I noticed people on television were pronouncing numbers g… --- ## [Bush says Michigan State shouldn't accept Blacks over Whites anymore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-says-michigan-state-shouldnt-accept-blacks-over-whites-anymore/148993)
**Author:** [@Coda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coda)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-says-michigan-state-shouldnt-accept-blacks-over-whites-anymore/148993 "2003-01-21T17:58:22Z")
According to this article Bush delivered quite a blow to big schools affirmative action methodologies for accepting minority students. Why on earth should Bush be backing this? Has this not been going on for a whi… --- ## [Carpenters: Cement Filler for Wood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpenters-cement-filler-for-wood/607911)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpenters-cement-filler-for-wood/607911 "2012-01-01T04:04:32Z")
What do you carpenters do to salvage a worn-out hole where I need to mount a (replaced) metal post/glider on a bi-fold door? The hole has grown in diameter ruining prime “real estate” on the top edge of the door to main… --- ## [Fantasy football preseason general discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-preseason-general-discussion/627112)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-preseason-general-discussion/627112 "2012-09-04T22:20:34Z")
Fantasy football season is just around the corner, so let’s use this as a general discussion thread. Recruiting is fine, discussion of specific leagues before their specific threads open is fine, debating the value of pl… --- ## [Improving Aerial TV reception in my apartment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improving-aerial-tv-reception-in-my-apartment/686718)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improving-aerial-tv-reception-in-my-apartment/686718 "2014-05-06T01:42:09Z")
I’m cutting the cord and I want to use an antenna for my television. I get six channels in my apartment with a passive antenna. Two amplified models (18 and 25 decibels gain) get no extra channels. Part of the problem i… --- ## [If the Next Doctor Who were an American he would be played by....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-next-doctor-who-were-an-american-he-would-be-played-by/663849)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-next-doctor-who-were-an-american-he-would-be-played-by/663849 "2013-07-19T19:47:57Z")
And…of course…why? --- ## [Moderator Actions in polls should affixed to the OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-actions-in-polls-should-affixed-to-the-op/591702)
**Author:** [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-actions-in-polls-should-affixed-to-the-op/591702 "2011-08-08T01:23:14Z")
A recent post in ATMB related to moderator actions in polls in IMHO has been closed, but this issue has not been addressed. I am starting this thread to discuss this seperate issue on its own. Under normal circumstance… --- ## [Eating Brains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-brains/709871)
**Author:** [@vomit\_comet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vomit_comet)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-brains/709871 "2015-01-25T16:12:07Z")
We barbecue 50 - 80 # pigs quite often and the fellow that usually takes the head to consume at his will wasn’t going to be around this most recent time. I never really discussed it or don’t remember if I did because we… --- ## [Tennis balls in a bottle? Deck of cards in a bottle?? How???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-balls-in-a-bottle-deck-of-cards-in-a-bottle-how/275151)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-balls-in-a-bottle-deck-of-cards-in-a-bottle-how/275151 "2004-11-19T04:11:11Z")
Check out the Impossible Objects on this site. There’s a Rubik’s Cube in a bottle with a neck far too small for it to fit through. There’s a narrow-necked glass jug full of tennis balls. There’s even a dictionary inside … --- ## [Most recent historical person(s) to have their name routinely translated when referenced ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-recent-historical-person-s-to-have-their-name-routinely-translated-when-referenced/769865)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-recent-historical-person-s-to-have-their-name-routinely-translated-when-referenced/769865 "2016-11-01T00:25:18Z")
This is hard to explain succinctly in a thread title, so I’ll expand below. In years gone by, prominent historical figures would commonly have their names translated when referred to in various European languages. Charl… --- ## [What would happen if a stable democracy decided to start a nuclear weapons programme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-stable-democracy-decided-to-start-a-nuclear-weapons-programme/635942)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-stable-democracy-decided-to-start-a-nuclear-weapons-programme/635942 "2012-09-28T19:44:20Z")
Iran and North Korea are oft in the news of late because of their pursuit of nuclear weapons. What do you think would happen if a stable democracy, say somewhere like Denmark, decided tomorrow it was going to withdraw fr… --- ## [The Sum of All Fears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sum-of-all-fears/492355)
**Author:** [@MeDrewNotYou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeDrewNotYou)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sum-of-all-fears/492355 "2021-08-01T02:03:50Z")
Winston Churchill once said, “Why, you may take the most gallant sailor, the most intrepid airman or the most audacious soldier, put them at a table together - what do you get? The sum of their fears.” But what does thi… --- ## [Dope-A-Ween II: Attack of the Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-a-ween-ii-attack-of-the-dopers/127736)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2002, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-a-ween-ii-attack-of-the-dopers/127736 "2002-11-01T02:21:09Z")
Yes, MADs, BADs and all other fine persons of the Dope variety… Everyone’s favorite mountain MAD is once again opening his doors to the splendiferous Chance estate to host the annual Halloween Costume Party! As always … --- ## [Bacon, or sausage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-or-sausage/754234)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-or-sausage/754234 "2016-05-10T20:53:49Z")
Which of these two, and only two, options do you prefer with your breakfast? \[ul\]\[li\]Bacon. American-style bacon. Not Canadian bacon, Irish bacon, beef bacon, tofu bacon, turkey bacon… Bacon.\[/li\]\[\*\]Sausage. America… --- ## [Foods Named after Places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-named-after-places/477772)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-named-after-places/477772 "2008-12-20T19:43:03Z")
So let’s hear some different foods named after places. they can be towns, cities, states, countries, continents, planes, etc. I’ll start is off with a few. Washington Apples (Washington, USA) Hamburgers (Hamburg, Germ… --- ## [Hey everyone \[New Poster Introduction\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-everyone-new-poster-introduction/714264)
**Author:** [@FollowMeDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FollowMeDown)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-everyone-new-poster-introduction/714264 "2018-09-19T14:02:13Z")
I’m new. I work for a railroad. I do enjoy it and if I could answer any questions I’d be happy to help. --- ## [Should Christmas still be a federal holiday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-christmas-still-be-a-federal-holiday/612341)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-christmas-still-be-a-federal-holiday/612341 "2012-02-10T23:38:00Z")
I was thinking about this the other day. Why does the US Gov formally recognize Christmas as a holiday, including shutting down the gov in recognition? I believe it’s the only federal holiday that honors a specific reli… --- ## [Bear hunting bullets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-hunting-bullets/787478)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-hunting-bullets/787478 "2017-06-01T21:08:20Z")
So I’m looking to hunt a bear and I’ve got a question. Is a 30-06 enough of a gun? You look at hunter forums and invariably it becomes a pissing contest between people’s favorite callibur and your left with the impressio… --- ## ["Jay Leno Was Hilarious As A Stand Up" -- Substantiate This Trope!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-leno-was-hilarious-as-a-stand-up-substantiate-this-trope/525626)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-leno-was-hilarious-as-a-stand-up-substantiate-this-trope/525626 "2010-01-21T17:27:20Z")
I’ve heard that statement many times as apology for what most would agree is a determinedly unfunny, unsophisticated Leno-as-host persona. E.g.: http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/01/15/why-some-comics-arent-laughing-… --- ## [Worst sandal crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sandal-crime/582437 "2011-05-22T00:20:44Z")
Sidecar toe is what I call it when the pinkie toe doesn’t fit under the straps of the sandal and hangs out like an open flesh wound. Overhang is when the toes do not fit on the sandal and hangs past the end of the shoe. … --- ## [Why don't Cubans buy new cars from other countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-cubans-buy-new-cars-from-other-countries/707874)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-cubans-buy-new-cars-from-other-countries/707874 "2015-01-07T08:38:43Z")
Views of Cuba show 1950s Buicks, Fords, etc. Since they can’t buy American cars, why don’t they just buy VWs, Hyundais, Toyotas, or other non-USA cars? Other embargo questions: Lifting the embargo will make it easier … --- ## [I'm starting to really dislike my daughters's personalities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-really-dislike-my-daughterss-personalities/823927)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-really-dislike-my-daughterss-personalities/823927 "2018-11-06T21:43:33Z")
It’s hit me in the past week : they are self-absorbed, apathetic and absolutely uninterested in anything that has to do with learning, be it history, culture or science. They are also borderline disrespectful with me and… --- ## [LonesomePolecat please show me to be a bigot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lonesomepolecat-please-show-me-to-be-a-bigot/315573)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2005, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lonesomepolecat-please-show-me-to-be-a-bigot/315573 "2005-08-09T03:50:05Z")
You called me one in post 221 of the following thread. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=328511&page=5 I may be a lot of things. A bad speller, lazy thinker etc. but you called me a bigot. It’s quit… --- ## [11th Annual SDMB Early Super Bowl Pick Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/677481)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/677481 "2014-02-03T03:17:22Z")
The playoff teams are set, so it’s time for our annual contest – can you predict the Super Bowl a month before the game and join our list of champions?: Year 1: Trillionaire Year 2: Uncommon Sense Year 3: Airman Doors… --- ## [Why are the voting machines even touch screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-voting-machines-even-touch-screen/640128)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-voting-machines-even-touch-screen/640128 "2017-10-01T20:40:14Z")
I’m missing something. There are multiple videos of voting machines where someone presses a touch screen and the vote registers for the other guy. The machines are “miscalibrated”. It seems to me that this whole probl… --- ## [Why does my nose run after I go to the the toilet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-nose-run-after-i-go-to-the-the-toilet/353988)
**Author:** [@First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/First_Amongst_Daves)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-nose-run-after-i-go-to-the-the-toilet/353988 "2010-06-24T04:20:29Z")
Not all the time. But if I go to the toilet to, ah, do Number Twos, sometimes my nose gets runny. I am stumped as to why this might be so. --- ## [No NY Subways to NJ. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ny-subways-to-nj-why/683136)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ny-subways-to-nj-why/683136 "2014-03-11T09:43:03Z")
Looking at a NYC subway map, I suddenly noticed that there no subway lines going west to NJ. Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens get lines under the East River. So it’s not like they won’t go under a river to build a line. … --- ## [When Was Masturbation First \[Explicitly\] Regarded as Sinful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-masturbation-first-explicitly-regarded-as-sinful/638940)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-masturbation-first-explicitly-regarded-as-sinful/638940 "2012-10-31T06:52:05Z")
Can we point to any ancient Roman, Greek, Sumerian, etc. writings that specifically say that fondling one’s own privates is a bad thing to do? The Bible says nothing about this\*, save for vague admonitions about sexual p… --- ## [Felching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/felching/22349)
**Author:** [@Sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2000, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/felching/22349 "2000-06-19T22:04:33Z")
Sorry to be stupid, but… Does felching mean what I think it means? I did a search but there were 157 threads that mention felching and I couldn’t read them all. But what I have gathered is that felching is like the “qe… --- ## [How do Social Security, Medicare and Medicaide work in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-social-security-medicare-and-medicaide-work-in-the-us/589886)
**Author:** [@biddee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biddee)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-social-security-medicare-and-medicaide-work-in-the-us/589886 "2012-04-05T10:57:55Z")
I’m not American but I am trying to follow the whole debt debate on the debate boards. I keep hearing that Social Security is an entitlement program. That confuses me. Doesn’t everyone who works pay a percentage of their… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1492&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1494&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)