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**Author:** [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-given-up-on-cilantro/472571 "2008-11-19T05:17:52Z")
I tried. I really did. For years and years I accepted it, welcoming it into my diet, eating it whenever it found its way on to my plate, and deliberately not specifying “No cilantro” when I ordered in Thai and burrito … --- ## [Bowling for Columbine: Anger or agreement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowling-for-columbine-anger-or-agreement/146398)
**Author:** [@senor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/senor)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowling-for-columbine-anger-or-agreement/146398 "2003-01-08T02:35:34Z")
Hola:) I have just watched the move “Bowling for Columbine” and my opinion of the movie is that I agree with what a lot of Michael Moore was trying to drive home, but I find some of it to be a bunch of BS. What is every… --- ## [Weird PMS symptoms that are not addressed by Midol et al?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-pms-symptoms-that-are-not-addressed-by-midol-et-al/251522)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2004, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-pms-symptoms-that-are-not-addressed-by-midol-et-al/251522 "2004-06-23T18:20:41Z")
I get VERY clumsy and also get my words all mixed up when speaking. I also get very hot and my skin gets very flushed. Lady Dopers, any of you have strange PMS symptoms? Just curious … S. --- ## [What was the last thing you ate that you swear made you sick and could you ever eat it again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-thing-you-ate-that-you-swear-made-you-sick-and-could-you-ever-eat-it-again/678495)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-thing-you-ate-that-you-swear-made-you-sick-and-could-you-ever-eat-it-again/678495 "2014-01-15T01:12:01Z")
Fresh strawberries and vanilla yogurt. Which I’d eaten many times and enjoyed. I went home from work early and stayed in bed with the bucket all day and that night. Tried to eat it again, and just couldn’t. --- ## [Are foreign bikes "allowed" at Sturgis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foreign-bikes-allowed-at-sturgis/188618)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foreign-bikes-allowed-at-sturgis/188618 "2003-07-16T14:08:26Z")
I know the big annual rally at Sturgis is a Harley thing, but do riders with foreign bikes attend? Would they mind if someone showed up on a Yamaha, Honda, Aprilia, BMW or whatever? Or are you likely to be attacked and… --- ## [Towing cars parked in public street in front of private garage access: what is the legal basis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/towing-cars-parked-in-public-street-in-front-of-private-garage-access-what-is-the-legal-basis/597964)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/towing-cars-parked-in-public-street-in-front-of-private-garage-access-what-is-the-legal-basis/597964 "2011-10-01T00:50:42Z")
In residential areas of many cities, owners of rowhouses and brownstones who have a garage or driveway often put up no parking or tow signs where the street meets their property, in order to prevent people from parking t… --- ## [Where do the peoples of Middle Earth go when they die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-peoples-of-middle-earth-go-when-they-die/648010)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-peoples-of-middle-earth-go-when-they-die/648010 "2013-01-25T15:13:55Z")
This morning, while skimming the news sites and making an attempt at being a socially literate human being, I was struck with an important question: does the Tolkien-verse have a heaven and hell? Where do the people of M… --- ## [High frequency trading - basic questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-frequency-trading-basic-questions/685121)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-frequency-trading-basic-questions/685121 "2015-01-15T10:32:33Z")
There’s been a lot of talk lately about high frequency (and ‘flash’) trading and I’m a bit surprised no one else has started a thread like this. Here’s one example: this article in yesterday’s NYT has received a huge am… --- ## [Can You Learn/Play Guitar w/ Thumb Pick Only?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-learn-play-guitar-w-thumb-pick-only/655403)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-learn-play-guitar-w-thumb-pick-only/655403 "2013-04-16T16:38:24Z")
Odd question I know but let me preface with a few things. First, I have ZERO knowledge/experience in playing a guitar but REALLY want to learn. Secondly, I used to race motorcycles and lost two fingers on my right hand… --- ## [I left my ATM card in the damn ATM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-left-my-atm-card-in-the-damn-atm/280603)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2004, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-left-my-atm-card-in-the-damn-atm/280603 "2004-12-23T06:22:22Z")
It was a stupid thing to do. I havn’t pulled out money for a while, and I guess I just forgot how to do it. I only figured it out when I went to the bookstore to buy the one Christmas present I’m going to be able to buy … --- ## [What expensive thing(s) has your dog destroyed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-expensive-thing-s-has-your-dog-destroyed/636941)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-expensive-thing-s-has-your-dog-destroyed/636941 "2012-10-09T04:24:41Z")
So my dog inexplicably chewed up my husband’s beloved $535 Oakley sunglasses, which as you can imagine set off quite the shitstorm. Please tell me about the expensive things that your own dog(s) have wrecked - just to m… --- ## [Terms that are only ever heard in certain sub-cultures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-are-only-ever-heard-in-certain-sub-cultures/667585)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-that-are-only-ever-heard-in-certain-sub-cultures/667585 "2013-09-07T02:59:50Z")
Inspired by the recent thread titled “Cis Women…” Outside of the transexual community, it’s safe to say that few people have heard this term. Unless you’re a stickshift enthusiast, or know some, you’re probably not fam… --- ## [Where are you going to be for the eclipse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-going-to-be-for-the-eclipse/783798)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-going-to-be-for-the-eclipse/783798 "2017-04-15T16:37:38Z")
So August 21, 2017 there will be a Great American Solar Eclipse Are you going to do anything special for it? Are you in the line? I’m thinking of going to a nearby lake in Grand Teton National Park and getting a special … --- ## [Women to be allowed to serve on USN submarines. Good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-to-be-allowed-to-serve-on-usn-submarines-good-idea/530193)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-to-be-allowed-to-serve-on-usn-submarines-good-idea/530193 "2010-02-25T07:24:43Z")
Some discussion of the issue in this thread (which, beware, starts with a link to an April Fool’s Day spoof): US Nuclear sub with all-female crew? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board So… do you think the… --- ## [Is CONTACT a great movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-contact-a-great-movie/474834)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-contact-a-great-movie/474834 "2008-11-30T21:43:45Z")
I’ve taken to watching it once a year, around the holidays or when I’m sick, or ideally both. I find it warm, hopeful, entertaining, stimulating, and quite moving. Jodie Foster is a very cool actor, but her character i… --- ## [Reminisce about defunct sports rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminisce-about-defunct-sports-rules/563538)
**Author:** [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminisce-about-defunct-sports-rules/563538 "2010-12-24T14:18:46Z")
In whatever sport(s) you follow, are there any long-defunct rules that you miss? I miss 3-to-make-2 and 2-to-make-1 in pro basketball. As young people may not be aware, there was a time, long ago, in the NBA when being… --- ## [Pitting Kirstie Fucking Alley and Her Creepy-Ass "Santa Baby" Commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-kirstie-fucking-alley-and-her-creepy-ass-santa-baby-commercial/221657)
**Author:** [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2004, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-kirstie-fucking-alley-and-her-creepy-ass-santa-baby-commercial/221657 "2004-01-03T16:33:50Z")
Kirstie, honey? We know that you’re a washed up lunatic who couldn’t get work in a Thai sweatshop, and that you pay through the nose for your auditing sessions, but did you really have to inflict upon the world “Santa, B… --- ## [An Obvious Question About The Song 'You're So Vain'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-obvious-question-about-the-song-youre-so-vain/777065)
**Author:** [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-obvious-question-about-the-song-youre-so-vain/777065 "2017-01-28T05:33:27Z")
No, not that one. In the first verse, Simon sings: You walked into the party Like you were walking on a yacht Your hat strategically dipped below one eye Your scarf, it was apricot You had one eye on the mirror An… --- ## [If there are mosquitos in England, then why no English word for them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-are-mosquitos-in-england-then-why-no-english-word-for-them/524823)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-are-mosquitos-in-england-then-why-no-english-word-for-them/524823 "2010-01-14T23:04:06Z")
If Britain has mosquitos, why did we end up borrowing a Spanish word for them? why isn’t there a good old Anglo-Saxon word for them like there is for ants, beatles, and butterflies? Were mosquitos once known by another… --- ## [Goodbye to the SDMB? (Subscriptions and its effect on MBs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-the-sdmb-subscriptions-and-its-effect-on-mbs/235158)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2004, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-the-sdmb-subscriptions-and-its-effect-on-mbs/235158 "2004-03-24T05:17:33Z")
(First of all, I have NO idea where this belongs; I figured here was the safest place.) Flipping through the threads, I’ve seen quite a bit of optimism on the change. I’ve also seen a lot of pessimism, like here and h… --- ## [Favourite warship name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-warship-name/511218)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-warship-name/511218 "2009-09-30T13:55:33Z")
I think HMS Scourge of Malice (1595) has got to be my favourite name for a warship. HMS Dreadnought and HMS Warspite are tied for a close second (also from the 1500s). The Tudors had some great names for warships (the … --- ## [Married gals who've kept your name...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-gals-whove-kept-your-name/547404)
**Author:** [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-gals-whove-kept-your-name/547404 "2010-07-26T12:49:18Z")
Hypothetically, say I Ms. E. Crayons, m about to marry my longtime partner, B. Blaaarfengaaar. “Eats Blaaarfengaaar” sounds terrible plus I LIKE my current name, so I plan on keeping it. So what honorific/title is custo… --- ## [My 30-minute one-on-one discussion with US Congressman Joaquin Castro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-30-minute-one-on-one-discussion-with-us-congressman-joaquin-castro/815654)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-30-minute-one-on-one-discussion-with-us-congressman-joaquin-castro/815654 "2018-06-18T22:35:13Z")
(Given this is the de facto political news forum, I felt this more appropriate here than in MSIPSM’s, where many would likely miss it.) Many times in doing Lyft/Uber, I work late Friday and Saturdays, picking up inebria… --- ## [No , VIRGINIA, there is no Santa Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-virginia-there-is-no-santa-claus/604846)
**Author:** [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-virginia-there-is-no-santa-claus/604846 "2011-12-09T17:03:11Z")
in the spirit of Only 24 days left in the War on Christmas! I say we give Virginia the straight dope no room for silly superstition our modern world how would you reply? be blunt if you must, kind if you want to --- ## [D'oh! Late realizations.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doh-late-realizations/436030)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doh-late-realizations/436030 "2008-02-12T19:22:02Z")
I know we’ve done these threads a million times, but here we go again… I’m 52 years old. All my life I have been interested in language, and I now work as a writer and editor. And yet somehow, it was only today that it… --- ## [What does it mean to be jewish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-be-jewish/751163)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-be-jewish/751163 "2016-04-15T15:13:47Z")
I have a number of friends who identify themselves as being jews, however a couple consider themselves “athiestic jews”. I have also seen people on this board identify themselves this way. How exactly does this work? … --- ## [Marvel isn't even pretending that The Death of Wolverine meant anything.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-isnt-even-pretending-that-the-death-of-wolverine-meant-anything/703847)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-isnt-even-pretending-that-the-death-of-wolverine-meant-anything/703847 "2014-11-10T20:25:08Z")
I saw news stories leading up to the big wolverine finale. He was finally going to die. Very emotional and dramatic. Turns out that he doesn’t seem to have actually died. The character is still plastered all over various… --- ## [Did Canada win the War of 1812?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-canada-win-the-war-of-1812/758866)
**Author:** [@Belisarius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belisarius)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-canada-win-the-war-of-1812/758866 "2016-07-17T16:23:20Z")
One can claim that from their standpoint Canada won. But more important than any outcome with Canada was that other European countries had to accept that the USA was a real nation, would remain so, and had to be dealt wi… --- ## [Vapor pressure of dry ice in an ice chest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vapor-pressure-of-dry-ice-in-an-ice-chest/545039)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vapor-pressure-of-dry-ice-in-an-ice-chest/545039 "2010-07-01T16:06:37Z")
After looking at this threadon dry ice, it got me thinking. I’ve been cooking up some food for Burning Man and I was sort of hoping to have it last for a reasonably long time. I’ve got an ice chest that’s maybe 36 qua… --- ## [GS programmer jailed, released, jailed again - really for nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gs-programmer-jailed-released-jailed-again-really-for-nothing/677535)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gs-programmer-jailed-released-jailed-again-really-for-nothing/677535 "2014-01-02T14:22:28Z")
Interesting case. Horrifying (I kept imagining myself in his place) but interesting. Show just how inadequate the judicial system is for dealing with highly technical matters. --- ## [Am I being scammed? (by person who previously dealt legitimately with me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-scammed-by-person-who-previously-dealt-legitimately-with-me/564106)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-scammed-by-person-who-previously-dealt-legitimately-with-me/564106 "2010-12-16T12:47:49Z")
This is to do with advertising (well, I think it is really about search engine optimization) on my web site. A little over two years ago I was approached, via email, by a representative of a gambling (online poker) relat… --- ## [Bonding of perfectly flat surfaces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonding-of-perfectly-flat-surfaces/528511)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonding-of-perfectly-flat-surfaces/528511 "2014-01-10T14:14:56Z")
Many years ago I worked in an optical fabrication shop. My purpose was to slice man made boules of various crystals. I had full access to the departments down the line from me from milling and grinding all the way to the… --- ## [Catherine Zeta-Jones on the cover of Clue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-zeta-jones-on-the-cover-of-clue/536610)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-zeta-jones-on-the-cover-of-clue/536610 "2010-04-22T15:01:37Z")
I was in a store and I saw the boardgame Clue. There’s a new cover on the box and the model on it appears to be Catherine Zeta Jones. Is it her? Is she a new spokeswoman for Hasbro? Is she doing a promotion for some Clue… --- ## [Dog ate crayons. How serious is this likely to be? Need answer fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-ate-crayons-how-serious-is-this-likely-to-be-need-answer-fast/474048)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-ate-crayons-how-serious-is-this-likely-to-be-need-answer-fast/474048 "2008-11-25T02:47:34Z")
Kaylasmom’s guide dog has apparently eaten seven Crayola brand Fabric crayons. The Crayola website asures us that all their products are non-toxic to humans, but when asked about animals, they give us: They go on to sa… --- ## [What's your experiences with full service gas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-experiences-with-full-service-gas/570389)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2011, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-experiences-with-full-service-gas/570389 "2011-02-13T12:05:53Z")
Yesterday my coworkers (we’re in Washington State) were talking about people from Oregon who don’t know how to pump their own gas. (In Oregon, it is against the law to pump your own gas–you must have an attendant do it … --- ## [What kind of person needs to be paid weekly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-person-needs-to-be-paid-weekly/594938)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-person-needs-to-be-paid-weekly/594938 "2011-09-04T09:53:04Z")
When I got hired for my current job, it paid biweekly (which is what most jobs pay I assume). There were some trainees there lamenting that they had to wait TWO WHOLE WEEKS to get paid! I’m wondering what kind of livest… --- ## [Reports say RDJ will be in Capt America 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-say-rdj-will-be-in-capt-america-3/701256)
**Author:** [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-say-rdj-will-be-in-capt-america-3/701256 "2014-10-17T22:55:31Z")
Apparently the notion that Downey would be returning for an Iron Man 4 is mistaken. Variety and the Hollywood Reporter are saying he’s actually going to be back in Captain America 3, which will be a beginning of the Mar… --- ## ["Snowflake" is just so apropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snowflake-is-just-so-apropo/795172)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snowflake-is-just-so-apropo/795172 "2017-09-12T00:30:02Z")
gag. A Greek Life retreat at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) was promptly cancelled this weekend after a banana peel was found hanging in a tree. “To be clear, many members of our community were hurt, fright… --- ## [Modern Family 10/5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-5/598753)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-5/598753 "2011-10-13T17:02:35Z")
I haven’t laughed this much at a TV episode in quite a while. Phil was burnin’ it up, I tell ya! “You know that dangerous intersection?” “Where desire and jealousy meet, and the result is murder?” The video he and Luk… --- ## [Why Do Little Boys Hate Baths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-little-boys-hate-baths/485468)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-little-boys-hate-baths/485468 "2009-02-13T14:38:16Z")
I was at a friends house and the conversation goes: Mum) Justin get into that tub Justin)But mom I’m not dirty Mum)You stink Justin)Just a little Mum)Get in there NOW Justin)But I washed yesterday Mum) And you got… --- ## [Is suzuki a reliable car company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-suzuki-a-reliable-car-company/248569)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2004, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-suzuki-a-reliable-car-company/248569 "2004-06-04T22:49:51Z")
Has anyone owned any of their cars? What did you think? --- ## [My GF is a commie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gf-is-a-commie/599743)
**Author:** [@raskolnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raskolnik)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gf-is-a-commie/599743 "2011-10-18T00:24:12Z")
Or worse, she defends them. -I’ve screwed up, I’m in love. -With a Chinese girl who has such great lines as 1 “Kruchev attacking Stalin destoryed the USSR, so modern Chinese must never complain about the CCP.” 2 “L… --- ## [Do you still use a "phone book"? How do I get them to stop delivering one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-use-a-phone-book-how-do-i-get-them-to-stop-delivering-one/587048)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-use-a-phone-book-how-do-i-get-them-to-stop-delivering-one/587048 "2011-08-15T14:27:56Z")
I still receive, unsolicited, two different phone books delivered on my front step each year. For about the last 8 years, both of those books go directly into the trash or in the last 4-5 years into the recycle bin. If… --- ## [Snorting Drano...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snorting-drano/264253)
**Author:** [@dre2xl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dre2xl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2004, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snorting-drano/264253 "2004-09-13T17:35:03Z")
You hear a lot of jokes about snorting Drano… has anyone ever actually done this? If so, what are the side effects? I tried a search on Erowid and apparently even on Erowid, where stories of people trying to get highs … --- ## [Tyvek For Crawlspace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyvek-for-crawlspace/515195)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyvek-for-crawlspace/515195 "2009-10-27T14:44:39Z")
I was recently in the crawlspace under my house. The insulation in between the joists in the floor is held in place with string stapled tightly across the joists. However, some of the insulation has settled a bit and a… --- ## [Vindicated "Crank" Scientists of the Modern Age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vindicated-crank-scientists-of-the-modern-age/627438)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vindicated-crank-scientists-of-the-modern-age/627438 "2013-09-13T02:48:48Z")
We’re used to hearing about scientists who were thought of as quacks or cranks only to be vindicated years later, but most of these are from the distant past. For the most recent prominant example, I nominate Dr. Robert … --- ## [Can I mow my lawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-mow-my-lawn/621546)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-mow-my-lawn/621546 "2012-05-11T17:37:43Z")
Thanks to all the rain we’ve had recently, my “grass” badly needs to be cut. But, because of all the rain we’ve had recently, it hasn’t been able to be cut. Well, supposedly I have a few more hours at least of no rain. … --- ## [Why is Bill Mazeroski so obscure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-bill-mazeroski-so-obscure/612375)
**Author:** [@thelabdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelabdude)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-bill-mazeroski-so-obscure/612375 "2012-02-13T16:37:05Z")
A recent email from my son: ‘‘I just ran across this photo of me and Princess by the big statue to Bill Mazeroski. The Pirates unveiled it beside PNC park last summer. It’s on the far side of the stadium, so it probabl… --- ## [Mitt Romney talking about health-care on Letterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-talking-about-health-care-on-letterman/531204)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-talking-about-health-care-on-letterman/531204 "2010-03-08T04:23:23Z")
Yesterday (Tuesday the 2nd) Romney was on Letterman. Towards the end of the interview Letterman asked him about health-care reform. I’m not sure what he meant by his answer, so I painstakingly listened to a YouTube cli… --- ## [24: Season 8: Episode 7 (10:00pm - 11:00pm)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episode-7-10-00pm-11-00pm/528206)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episode-7-10-00pm-11-00pm/528206 "2010-03-30T03:30:44Z")
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