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**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-beer-bitter/627187 "2012-07-09T14:55:09Z")
I’m particularly sensitive to bitter tastes, I think, and never cared for beer until I discovered Belgian whites and wheat beers. My nephew is the same way, and tonight we were discussing why brewers ever thought the bi… --- ## [Battle of the jailbait superheroines: Kim Possible versus Gwen Tennyson!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-the-jailbait-superheroines-kim-possible-versus-gwen-tennyson/496548)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-the-jailbait-superheroines-kim-possible-versus-gwen-tennyson/496548 "2009-05-17T00:35:28Z")
We haven’t had a hoo’d win thread in ages (or I haven’t seen one, which is all that really matters given my egoism). This has led to unacceptably non-stupid levels of discourse in this forum; this must stop. Thus I giv… --- ## [Names that became unusable, like Kermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-became-unusable-like-kermit/372362)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-became-unusable-like-kermit/372362 "2006-09-13T14:14:06Z")
Kermit was just another name before Kermit the Frog came along. Nothing against Kermit the Frog, but I would imagine that very few kids are named Kermit now. What are some other examples of names that are so closely as… --- ## [Brushing teeth with baking soda.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brushing-teeth-with-baking-soda/549233)
**Author:** [@Sven\_of\_the\_Jungle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sven_of_the_Jungle)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brushing-teeth-with-baking-soda/549233 "2010-08-06T04:36:07Z")
I’ve recently started making my own toothpaste from a mixture of baking soda and hydrogen peroxide and it’s working wonders. Also, I can make three months’ supply for three bucks, and you can’t beat that. But it’s kind o… --- ## [Predict the wingnuttery to come](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-wingnuttery-to-come/470903)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-wingnuttery-to-come/470903 "2008-11-04T01:01:23Z")
(Too weak for a Pit rant…but no real Debate. I throw myself on the mercy of the mods.) Presuming (knock wood, turn around 3 times and spit) that we’re heading into 4 years of Democratic hegemony, the right wing will ha… --- ## [2012 presidential prediction? Will the Libertarian or Americans Elect candidate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-presidential-prediction-will-the-libertarian-or-americans-elect-candidate/619631)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-presidential-prediction-will-the-libertarian-or-americans-elect-candidate/619631 "2012-07-10T15:52:14Z")
finish third (behind the two major parties)? I believe both are on all 50 state ballots. Americans Elect is making a big push. Of course we don’t know either parties candidate yet. That is what makes it interesting. --- ## [Mall seizes shirts from vendor to please other businesses. In what way is this legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mall-seizes-shirts-from-vendor-to-please-other-businesses-in-what-way-is-this-legal/521740)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mall-seizes-shirts-from-vendor-to-please-other-businesses-in-what-way-is-this-legal/521740 "2009-12-20T22:54:23Z")
T-shirts seized from Town East Mall after Pleasant Grove business owners protest --- ## [So this woman with unbelievable cleavage was sitting next to me on the J train…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-woman-with-unbelievable-cleavage-was-sitting-next-to-me-on-the-j-train/590460)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-woman-with-unbelievable-cleavage-was-sitting-next-to-me-on-the-j-train/590460 "2011-07-29T21:54:59Z")
Sorry, it’s not that kind of story, but as long as I got you here with that detail, let me milk it a little. This was world-class cleavage.: she was in her twenties, her neckline rivaled anything I’ve seen outside of a s… --- ## [Nitpicking Harry Potter; or, Plot Points That Bug Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpicking-harry-potter-or-plot-points-that-bug-me/188241)
**Author:** [@Quantum\_Butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quantum_Butterfly)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2003, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpicking-harry-potter-or-plot-points-that-bug-me/188241 "2003-07-22T06:14:01Z")
Don’t get me wrong here. I enjoy the adventures of the youthful wizard. But I got to thinking last night, and a couple points started to bug me… -Sorcerer’s Stone: End scene, Harry and Quirrell/Voldemort by the Mirror… --- ## [How the \[expletive\] did my Paypal account get hacked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-expletive-did-my-paypal-account-get-hacked/564879)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-expletive-did-my-paypal-account-get-hacked/564879 "2010-12-23T17:28:24Z")
A $50 fraudulent transaction was posted through my paypal this weekend. It was flagged as potentially fraudulent by Paypal but they weren’t able to stop it in time, according to the phone rep I spoke with (something abou… --- ## [Painting self destructs right after sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painting-self-destructs-right-after-sale/822566)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painting-self-destructs-right-after-sale/822566 "2019-02-05T21:29:17Z")
Too late for a refund? --- ## [Someone you know tells you they're transexual, do you care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-you-know-tells-you-theyre-transexual-do-you-care/515354)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-you-know-tells-you-theyre-transexual-do-you-care/515354 "2009-10-31T15:11:51Z")
I’ve been meaning to start this thread for a while after reading the recent ‘I’m Gay, Do You Care?’ and the ‘Sex changes’ thread below reminded me of it. The former thread established that most dopers at least wouldn’t … --- ## [Why all the hate for the passive voice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-hate-for-the-passive-voice/343204)
**Author:** [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-hate-for-the-passive-voice/343204 "2006-02-09T04:05:27Z")
This seems more of an IMHO than a GQ thing, but mods move if appropriate. I was proofing a law school assignment for The Highwayman this evening and he asked me to point out any passive sentences. Out in the Wide World,… --- ## [RNC: McCain's speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rnc-mccains-speech/262353)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2004, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rnc-mccains-speech/262353 "2004-09-03T03:56:05Z")
What did everyone think of McCain’s speech…or Giuliani’s? Thoughts, comments? -XT --- ## [how is porn legal but prostitution isn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-porn-legal-but-prostitution-isnt/645060)
**Author:** [@gunchris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gunchris)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-porn-legal-but-prostitution-isnt/645060 "2012-12-28T18:54:01Z")
if you go to your local police sting and proposition the only healthy looking street hooker you’ve ever seen, you get whats coming. Yet if you are a porn producer and you hire all kinds of gals guys to have sex for mone… --- ## [Jesus Took My Friend Away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-took-my-friend-away/332629)
**Author:** [@deevee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deevee)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2005, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-took-my-friend-away/332629 "2005-11-30T10:20:10Z")
Thirty years I have been friends with this dude. High School, University, raising our families, we went through it all together. Then a few years ago he started going to Church. Nothing radical just your run of the mi… --- ## [Cover songs better than the original](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-songs-better-than-the-original/495344)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2009, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-songs-better-than-the-original/495344 "2009-05-07T13:06:24Z")
Of course this will just be a matter of opinion. But I wanted to express my admiration both for the original song composers and the artists who interpreted them even better. :cool: These three really moved me. Please f… --- ## [Where can my friend buy a Windows 98 CD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-my-friend-buy-a-windows-98-cd/635597)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-my-friend-buy-a-windows-98-cd/635597 "2012-10-29T08:55:31Z")
My friend needs to reinstall Windows 98 to run some very old, specialized software for her job. Is it possible to buy a legal Windows 98 installation CD somewhere? I’ve been looking on Kijiji and other classified-ad site… --- ## [Clueless in dealing with girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-in-dealing-with-girls/493373)
**Author:** [@Ship\_Of\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ship_Of_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-in-dealing-with-girls/493373 "2009-04-27T22:03:25Z")
I know this is a long post, and there might not be much great advice to offer on this problem. But I suppose more than anything I’m happy to get this whole story out of my system, and to just let it be known what I’ve be… --- ## [Why Are There Punters and Placekickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-punters-and-placekickers/674278)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-punters-and-placekickers/674278 "2013-11-21T04:37:24Z")
I’m aware of course that the kicks are somewhat different, but ISTM that the skillset is close enough that someone who is good at one would be good at the other, if they practiced for it. And it’s not like these guys are… --- ## [What's your "go-to" comfort food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-comfort-food/692548)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-comfort-food/692548 "2014-07-11T08:30:35Z")
Say you’ve had a crappy day and you’re feeling blue - what’s the food you reach for (or prepare) more often than not? --- ## [Incredibly beautiful song lyrics (But no love songs! We spit on love songs!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-beautiful-song-lyrics-but-no-love-songs-we-spit-on-love-songs/444182)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-beautiful-song-lyrics-but-no-love-songs-we-spit-on-love-songs/444182 "2008-06-10T23:50:43Z")
This thread was inspired by the recent thread pitting those of us who love songs for their lyrics (hereafter known as “the Rockingest Rockinators north, south, east, and west of Pecos”) against those don’t listen to a si… --- ## [Oh jesus. Fire in the outlet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-jesus-fire-in-the-outlet/536635)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-jesus-fire-in-the-outlet/536635 "2010-04-23T01:49:31Z")
Eeek! This morning (after I noticed the boyfriend left the space heater in the bathroom on FOR HOURS while he’d left FOR HOURS with me sleeping in the next room FOR HOURS is he ever in trouble!) I unplugged it and found… --- ## [Tell me more about yaoi and fangirls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-more-about-yaoi-and-fangirls/493154)
**Author:** [@vintageloveletter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vintageloveletter)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-more-about-yaoi-and-fangirls/493154 "2009-05-01T21:52:33Z")
Well, Easter was interesting. Before dinner a guest at friend’s dinner informed us that his fourteen year-old daughter writes gay porn. He was quite comfortable with this, and I’m not sure how I would feel about this if … --- ## [Tell me about Roku & other no cable options.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-roku-other-no-cable-options/653250)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-roku-other-no-cable-options/653250 "2013-03-21T21:02:05Z")
My wife and I are considering cutting extra expenses to the bone for a year; just for the heck of it. We watch too much tv, I don’t HAVE to use my smart phone now that my company outlawed receiving email on personal dev… --- ## [Don Knotts: Stud!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-knotts-stud/177949)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-knotts-stud/177949 "2003-05-29T16:42:07Z")
A&E is currently running a Biography on Don Knotts, and everyone keeps saying that Don was a real ladies man! Judging by the photos of his ex-wife and girlfriends, I’d have to say that they were right. (His daughter, w… --- ## [What happened to those red dental tablets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-those-red-dental-tablets/228669)
**Author:** [@Thylacinewas\_taken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thylacinewas_taken)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-those-red-dental-tablets/228669 "2004-02-13T16:39:09Z")
Back in my day in the early 90s our elementary got speakers who taught us how to properly care for our teeth. We used to get tablets that would turn our mouths red where our teeth were still dirty, helping us brush thoro… --- ## [Where are all the old swords?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-old-swords/784476)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-old-swords/784476 "2022-04-13T17:01:57Z")
Just a random question, why dont families have old swords lying in their closets from back in the day? Surely when Ogg the viking retired from his days of raiding he didnt just toss out his old weapons. What about Aramis… --- ## [Being answered by celebrities on Twitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-answered-by-celebrities-on-twitter/643786)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-answered-by-celebrities-on-twitter/643786 "2013-10-22T01:44:16Z")
In the last couple days, celebrities have answered something I tweeted to them. Lee Ann Wong (chef)- Told me about a Homer Simpson bottle opener after I said,“UMM Beer” to a pic of a Duff beer sign in Amsterdam. Jarah … --- ## [List of handguns legal to purchase in MA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-handguns-legal-to-purchase-in-ma/416718)
**Author:** [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2007, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-handguns-legal-to-purchase-in-ma/416718 "2007-08-24T04:34:18Z")
I am interested in buying a handgun, but I am finding Massachusetts’ handgun laws to be extremely confusing. I found this approved firearms list (in .pdf) for guns in Massachusetts. But my understanding is that for a h… --- ## [40th anniversary of the Ted Kennedy/Chappaquiddick incident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40th-anniversary-of-the-ted-kennedy-chappaquiddick-incident/503397)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40th-anniversary-of-the-ted-kennedy-chappaquiddick-incident/503397 "2009-07-20T16:02:31Z")
The “On this day” column in this morning’s paper highlights that it’s 40 years since Ted Kennedy drove his car off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, drowning his companion. It had never occurred to me just how close th… --- ## [Rank the Bond movies from best to worst.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-bond-movies-from-best-to-worst/548884)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-bond-movies-from-best-to-worst/548884 "2010-10-15T02:27:31Z")
Despite the that I may well be pushing 50 before the next installment makes it to theatres, I figured I’d start rewatching all the Bond movies again, which has prompted me to start this thread wherein the EON films are r… --- ## [RIP Don Pardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-don-pardo/695880)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-don-pardo/695880 "2014-08-22T09:27:49Z")
Don Pardo died. --- ## [Carrying firearms for defense against an aggressive bear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-firearms-for-defense-against-an-aggressive-bear/1000420)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-firearms-for-defense-against-an-aggressive-bear/1000420 "2024-09-07T01:01:19Z")
In this post over in this thread, @Broomstick said the following: I have guns, too, but would not use them in self-defense against a bear. The vast majority of firearms are simply not that effective against an attackin… --- ## [Why are there no (good) female comedians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-good-female-comedians/352769)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2006, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-good-female-comedians/352769 "2006-04-19T06:53:25Z")
It just occurred to me, that while I have seen a few female stand-up comics, not one of them has ever been funny. Any speculation as to why this is such a male-dominated profession? Should equal-rights activists sue? S… --- ## [Is Microsoft an evil corporation for laying off employees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-microsoft-an-evil-corporation-for-laying-off-employees/698863)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-microsoft-an-evil-corporation-for-laying-off-employees/698863 "2014-10-25T09:06:36Z")
Microsoft announced that 2,100 employees were dismissed today. This is part of a previously announced workforce reduction plan which will see approx. 18,000 employees or 14% of the total workforce shed. Microsoft has… --- ## [In which I am a crabby old goat about 'they/them' pronouns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-am-a-crabby-old-goat-about-they-them-pronouns/803681)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-am-a-crabby-old-goat-about-they-them-pronouns/803681 "2017-12-24T02:54:38Z")
You know, for the most part I don’t care. When I was a teenager, I even would have found it cute for someone to always be referred to by ‘they/them.’ But it stopped being funny when y’all got so earnest about it, and so… --- ## [Stuttering and finding a job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuttering-and-finding-a-job/642010)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuttering-and-finding-a-job/642010 "2012-11-26T20:38:50Z")
What are the suitable jobs for someone who stutters? Is it definitely a disadvantage when trying to get a job? --- ## [Do astronauts have to pass customs and immigration after returning to Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-astronauts-have-to-pass-customs-and-immigration-after-returning-to-earth/634228)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-astronauts-have-to-pass-customs-and-immigration-after-returning-to-earth/634228 "2012-09-11T04:57:09Z")
Here’s a question to go along with the moon quarantine one. When astronauts come back from space, do they have to show passports and undergo inspection by immigration and customs authorities? For example, when Neil Arm… --- ## [Damn the WalMartians and other rude self-centered-shits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-walmartians-and-other-rude-self-centered-shits/215941)
**Author:** [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-walmartians-and-other-rude-self-centered-shits/215941 "2003-12-07T17:53:05Z")
Story here: And all for a $29.00 DVD player. --- ## [I'm ready to try nicotine for my ADD: e-cigs or patch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-to-try-nicotine-for-my-add-e-cigs-or-patch/582142)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-to-try-nicotine-for-my-add-e-cigs-or-patch/582142 "2011-05-18T21:09:14Z")
Well, as many may know from ADD and/or smoking threads, I have a raging case of ADD which was first suspected when I quit smoking 10 years ago. Fast Background: The day I first tried smoking, I smoked more than a pack … --- ## [Trump's campaign just doesn't get it. (Roger Ailes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-campaign-just-doesnt-get-it-roger-ailes/763023)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-campaign-just-doesnt-get-it-roger-ailes/763023 "2016-08-18T22:59:43Z")
Want women NOT to vote for you Donald? No better way than to have your campaign associate with a guy who just doesn’t understand that sexual harassment is a major concern for working women. Chalk up another dumb campai… --- ## [Which is your least favorite cookies, and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-least-favorite-cookies-and-why/666540)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-least-favorite-cookies-and-why/666540 "2013-08-19T16:29:21Z")
Rules: we’re talking about commercially made cookies, ones that are widely distributed. So not horrible examples from amateur bakers or ones sold only at some local independent bakery, okay? Anyway, my least favorite is… --- ## [Best looking recent cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-recent-cars/266737)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2004, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-recent-cars/266737 "2004-10-12T17:58:42Z")
Inspired by the ugliest cars thread, this is a thread for beautiful cars. However, in the interest of limiting the field, I think we should just include cars manufactored in the past 20 years. If you want to do a class… --- ## [Political Compass #36: First-generation immigrants can never be fully integrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-36-first-generation-immigrants-can-never-be-fully-integrated/263900)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2004, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-36-first-generation-immigrants-can-never-be-fully-integrated/263900 "2004-09-13T08:27:17Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 61 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [What words do you misspell every single time you type them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-do-you-misspell-every-single-time-you-type-them/520561)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-do-you-misspell-every-single-time-you-type-them/520561 "2011-12-16T22:33:41Z")
Guarunteed Neccessary Aquisition Recieve Reconnasance Don’t know why these words haunt me so badly. I just can’t spell them correctly without slowing down and thinking about it and when I’m typing I don’t like doing… --- ## [Car taillights -- has the specific "red" color been legally standardized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-taillights-has-the-specific-red-color-been-legally-standardized/510209)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Joe_Meager)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-taillights-has-the-specific-red-color-been-legally-standardized/510209 "2009-09-18T14:10:40Z")
Driving on a busy highway at night, I’ve noticed the oncoming headlights have distinguishable variations in color. While most are “white”, a noticeable percentage (10% or so) have a discernable bluish or even greenish t… --- ## [Educate a Gilbert And Sullivan Tyro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-a-gilbert-and-sullivan-tyro/519368)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2009, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-a-gilbert-and-sullivan-tyro/519368 "2009-12-03T23:27:08Z")
So I’ve just seen my very first Gilbert and Sullivan play - it was a high school production of The Pirates of Penzance - and I believe I may be hooked. So I know that the big three are The Mikado, HMS Pinafore and Pirat… --- ## [Life in prison for Gitmo inmates because of insufficient evidence to charge them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-prison-for-gitmo-inmates-because-of-insufficient-evidence-to-charge-them/282694)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-prison-for-gitmo-inmates-because-of-insufficient-evidence-to-charge-them/282694 "2005-01-08T03:14:29Z")
I’m onboard with fighting terror, but isn’t this pushing the “special circumstances” envelope past the breaking point for a country that likes to call itself a nation of laws? Doesn’t this proposed lifetime “detainment” … --- ## [Could Venus' climate be due to an ancient alien civilisation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-venus-climate-be-due-to-an-ancient-alien-civilisation/679393)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2014, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-venus-climate-be-due-to-an-ancient-alien-civilisation/679393 "2014-01-23T08:41:06Z")
As I understand it Venus’ extreme atmosphere is due to a runaway greenhouse effect. Could this have been caused by a civilisation’s industrial processes? Bonus question: if we really wanted to, could we copy Venus’ atmo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1494&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1496&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)