# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=151&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:** 152 --- ## [Steophan, throwing cigarette butts on the ground IS littering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steophan-throwing-cigarette-butts-on-the-ground-is-littering/558078)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steophan-throwing-cigarette-butts-on-the-ground-is-littering/558078 "2010-11-03T20:38:14Z")
In this thread about public behavior that annoys (but isn’t Pit-worthy), Steophan keeps asserting the absolutely indefensible position that discarding cigarette butts on the ground, whether lit or extinguished, is “not r… --- ## [And the dumbest line of the movie is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-dumbest-line-of-the-movie-is/456498)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-dumbest-line-of-the-movie-is/456498 "2008-09-20T05:52:14Z")
In this post, Larry Borgia claims that Agent Smith’s line about humans being viruses is the dumbest line in a profoundly dumb movie. Larry is, only half right. While The Matrix is almost parameciumically idiiot, there ar… --- ## [Good lord, if this aint the biggest double talk bullshit.. (Susane Rice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-if-this-aint-the-biggest-double-talk-bullshit-susane-rice/641143 "2016-11-03T20:13:48Z")
Awkward video I know it’s common courtesy to give a summary when providing links. But seriously, I don’t even know HOW to describe what I just watched. All I can say is, if you want to see CNN’s Soledad O’brien hand a … --- ## [Searches and incorrect conclusions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searches-and-incorrect-conclusions/528165)
**Author:** [@not\_alice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_alice)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2010, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searches-and-incorrect-conclusions/528165 "2010-02-13T09:21:54Z")
I know I am waaaay fucking late to this party, if this is not the right forum, please feel free to move it mods. I just noticed this in the Pit Actually, the Australian Free Speech thread was spun off from the prior … --- ## [Liquors that don't taste like alcohol.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquors-that-dont-taste-like-alcohol/618793)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquors-that-dont-taste-like-alcohol/618793 "2012-04-16T01:45:34Z")
A teetotaler friend of mine asked a bunch of us hard drinkers about this. We hard drinkers at first confusedly told him that vodka was the least liquory of liquors. But that is not what he meant at all. He wanted to have… --- ## [TV shows you hated as a child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-hated-as-a-child/806346)
**Author:** [@Reecejackox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reecejackox)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-hated-as-a-child/806346 "2018-04-30T20:36:12Z")
I will start I disliked Blue peter as a child and still do. --- ## [jtur88 Is An Obvious Troll and Liar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jtur88-is-an-obvious-troll-and-liar/694886)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jtur88-is-an-obvious-troll-and-liar/694886 "2014-12-25T06:36:44Z")
Rather than feed him in IMHO, I figured I would address this in the Pit where we can call a spade a troll. So, jtur88, you are a troll. In witness whereof, we have this, where the bridge-infester claims that the execut… --- ## [Did Gus Grissom Screw the Pooch and Blow Liberty Bell 7's Hatch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-gus-grissom-screw-the-pooch-and-blow-liberty-bell-7s-hatch/396228)
**Author:** [@Nobody\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody_Special)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-gus-grissom-screw-the-pooch-and-blow-liberty-bell-7s-hatch/396228 "2026-04-14T23:16:14Z")
A few years ago I watched the Discovery Channel program on the recovery of Liberty Bell 7, but the show ended after the capsule had been pulled onboard the salvage ship. Did further investigation determine whether the ex… --- ## [Why were boobs so pointy in the 50s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-boobs-so-pointy-in-the-50s/546832)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-boobs-so-pointy-in-the-50s/546832 "2010-07-16T20:32:53Z")
I see it in a lot of movies and TV from the 50s. especially in those sweaters --- ## [Can electric cars replace gasoline cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-electric-cars-replace-gasoline-cars/578190)
**Author:** [@pinguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinguin)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-electric-cars-replace-gasoline-cars/578190 "2011-05-16T03:19:06Z")
A new generation of electric cars on the road. Can they replace gasoline cars? If so? Why doesn’t the U.S. finance that idea, to get rid of oil for good? --- ## [Best starter motorcycle for larger guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-starter-motorcycle-for-larger-guy/129712)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-starter-motorcycle-for-larger-guy/129712 "2011-06-29T10:26:28Z")
I have never ridden a motorcycle but have always been intrigued by them. I was looking at motorcycles the other day at a local dealer and saw a 234cc 2002 Honda Rebel for $ 3200. which is just on the edge of being an aff… --- ## [Giving money to panhandlers/beggars/homeless on the street](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-money-to-panhandlers-beggars-homeless-on-the-street/598001)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-money-to-panhandlers-beggars-homeless-on-the-street/598001 "2011-10-04T07:19:19Z")
I don’t give money to anyone on the street. I do donate money to organizations that fight homelessness. My thinking is that if I give a handout to an individual, it’s not going to change his situation and the money would… --- ## [The NCAA needs to lighten up on tOSU.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ncaa-needs-to-lighten-up-on-tosu/581109)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ncaa-needs-to-lighten-up-on-tosu/581109 "2011-08-18T06:28:28Z")
This is unbelievably severe: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-ohiost-carinvestigation Making Jim Tressel attend a 5 day seminar at a resort? That is over the top. Too severe. The tOSU football program… --- ## [Lower share of female regulars. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lower-share-of-female-regulars-what-to-do/815612)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lower-share-of-female-regulars-what-to-do/815612 "2018-06-14T20:42:57Z")
Let’s start with establishing the premise. Two separate polls about eight years both showed at that time a gender distribution of about 35 to 41% female (one with various options) and male of about 57%. Two recent poll… --- ## [April showers may bring glowers (Mini rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-showers-may-bring-glowers-mini-rants/750817)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-showers-may-bring-glowers-mini-rants/750817 "2016-05-02T14:58:37Z")
I’m tired of waiting for a clever person to title the new mini rant thread. I have an ear infection. It’s yucky. Even worse? Apparently, in my fevered state Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning? I went on a letter wri… --- ## [Absolute WTF, 'what were they thinking' plots and subplots in old movies and TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolute-wtf-what-were-they-thinking-plots-and-subplots-in-old-movies-and-tv-shows/995229)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolute-wtf-what-were-they-thinking-plots-and-subplots-in-old-movies-and-tv-shows/995229 "2024-02-08T23:58:09Z")
I took Boxing Day off yesterday as a buffer to a busy Christmas Day, and spent it lazily flipping channels all day. I settled on the '63 ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ and irony-watched most of it. For those who are not familiar, it’s… --- ## [Fuck you, Disney! (Star-Wars-related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-disney-star-wars-related/687091)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-disney-star-wars-related/687091 "2014-06-17T17:48:39Z")
Disney fucks 40 years worth of Star Wars readers This is probably something that only I care a goddamn jot about, but whatever. Why do the readers always get fucked? “We’re going to ignore 40 years of story so we don’t … --- ## [Retired govt/military double-dipping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-govt-military-double-dipping/590259)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-govt-military-double-dipping/590259 "2016-10-28T12:39:21Z")
Do retired government workers and military personnel continue to receive retirement benefits if they are also drawing income as government contractors? If so, why? What would be the public interest benefit of such a poli… --- ## [Dear Miss Ogynist...Miss Andryst...Miss Anthrope...Miss thang... ahem. Dear catsix,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-miss-ogynist-miss-andryst-miss-anthrope-miss-thang-ahem-dear-catsix/368112)
**Author:** [@Beaucarnea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beaucarnea)\ **Replies:** 359\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-miss-ogynist-miss-andryst-miss-anthrope-miss-thang-ahem-dear-catsix/368112 "2006-08-13T23:22:46Z")
I would like to offer the self-appointed liberated feminist spokesperson of the SDMB an opportunity to answer the question you twice ignored in the pregnant woman courtesy thread Of course, I needn’t offer; we are all (p… --- ## [Will Democrats figure out and fix why they're losing locally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-democrats-figure-out-and-fix-why-theyre-losing-locally/665948)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-democrats-figure-out-and-fix-why-theyre-losing-locally/665948 "2013-08-24T03:42:04Z")
A long overdue companion to \[thread=676834\]this thread here\[/thread\]. The Dems may have a winning trend at the Presidential level, and they look good on paper for the next POTUS election cycle. But they are in danger of … --- ## [Central A/C: intermittent compressor engagement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-a-c-intermittent-compressor-engagement/627043)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2014, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-a-c-intermittent-compressor-engagement/627043 "2014-07-29T23:26:20Z")
I have a problem with my Rheem central A/C where sometimes the compressor doesn’t engage. I’m hoping that there’s someone well-versed with A/C’s who I’ve helped with their computer problems once upon a time. :wink: Her… --- ## [Did Religious Cults Used To Hang Out in Airports and Harass Passengers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-religious-cults-used-to-hang-out-in-airports-and-harass-passengers/506518)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-religious-cults-used-to-hang-out-in-airports-and-harass-passengers/506518 "2012-09-11T18:10:56Z")
A couple of 1970’s-era movies I’ve seen recently have referenced the idea that airports at the time were a favorite hangout of Hare Krishnas, Moonies, and other fringe religious groups, and they’d use the airport as a me… --- ## [NCAAF - The College Football Thread for 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaaf-the-college-football-thread-for-2018/820685)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 480\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaaf-the-college-football-thread-for-2018/820685 "2019-02-04T14:50:56Z")
Because someone has to do it. Mods, if it’s better to combine this into the inevitable 2018 “Football” (College and Pros) thread, feel free. So week one is now in the books except for an odd game or two. Winners includ… --- ## [Drug Tests For Welfare Recipients?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-tests-for-welfare-recipients/589784)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-tests-for-welfare-recipients/589784 "2011-08-27T16:10:51Z")
Do you support or oppose laws that require those who sign up for welfare to take drug tests? Personally I support such laws as welfare should be for those disabled or otherwise cannot take care of themselves or for thos… --- ## [How can anyone vote for Trump in 2020? No. But Seriously](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-vote-for-trump-in-2020-no-but-seriously/918506)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 488\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-vote-for-trump-in-2020-no-but-seriously/918506 "2020-12-03T19:48:59Z")
Dead seriously. What has Trump done in the past four years? After you fail that question, what has he done that’s been positive? --- ## [Is Rust Proofing/Undercoating Worth It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rust-proofing-undercoating-worth-it/490284)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rust-proofing-undercoating-worth-it/490284 "2009-03-26T21:46:26Z")
I’m moving from California to Northwest Montana and I will be purchasing a brand new truck once I get there. Since I have never lived in snow or ice before I have always declined to purchase rust protection or undercoat… --- ## [Never mind Cthulhu--how do you pronounce R'lyeh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-mind-cthulhu-how-do-you-pronounce-rlyeh/572844)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-mind-cthulhu-how-do-you-pronounce-rlyeh/572844 "2011-03-01T15:38:52Z")
The 2005 silent film “Call of Cthulhu” finally came up in my Netflix queue earlier this week. It’s a wonderfully done little movie, by the way, in a 1920s style with some Caligari-esque sets, and the closest adaption of … --- ## [Is it really necessary to portray the election of the opposing candidate as the end of humanity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-necessary-to-portray-the-election-of-the-opposing-candidate-as-the-end-of-humanity/631121)
**Author:** [@greenslime1951](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenslime1951)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-necessary-to-portray-the-election-of-the-opposing-candidate-as-the-end-of-humanity/631121 "2012-08-21T16:37:39Z")
How about this: each candidate acknowledges that the other is a highly competent, successful individual, and is well-grounded morally and ethically. That while the candidates’ political philosophies may differ, each has … --- ## [How much syrup does a given amount of water and sugar produce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-syrup-does-a-given-amount-of-water-and-sugar-produce/656520)
**Author:** [@Bisected8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bisected8)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-syrup-does-a-given-amount-of-water-and-sugar-produce/656520 "2014-08-11T04:38:47Z")
I thought this would be easy enough to look up, but it’s been driving me insane all evening. If I made a simple syrup using 1 or 2 parts sugar to 1 part water, how would I calculate how much of each I need for Xml of sy… --- ## [What color are your pants? What'd you eat for lunch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-pants-whatd-you-eat-for-lunch/735990)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-pants-whatd-you-eat-for-lunch/735990 "2016-06-07T19:59:16Z")
Grey. Burrito. --- ## [Most Idiotic Corporate Penny Pinching Decisions You've Encountered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-idiotic-corporate-penny-pinching-decisions-youve-encountered/776661)
**Author:** [@Enlightening\_Meditation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enlightening_Meditation)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-idiotic-corporate-penny-pinching-decisions-youve-encountered/776661 "2017-03-20T22:38:51Z")
IMHO, this incident takes the cake in my experience… Several weeks prior to vehicle production launch, there is a protective cover on a critical component made of a particular blend of nylon-6 with \<5% regrind (recycled… --- ## [Why is the "Peak Oil" bell-curve so widely misunderstood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-peak-oil-bell-curve-so-widely-misunderstood/665735)
**Author:** [@eg8576736](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eg8576736)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-peak-oil-bell-curve-so-widely-misunderstood/665735 "2013-08-17T19:52:18Z")
When you bring up the topic of Peak Oil in conservative circles, you invariably get a lot of talk about how shale is the equivalent of the old Texas Tea or free flowing Pennsylvania crude in the glory days of those state… --- ## [What is the earliest age that calculus is commonly taught?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-earliest-age-that-calculus-is-commonly-taught/613886)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-earliest-age-that-calculus-is-commonly-taught/613886 "2012-03-06T07:48:25Z")
Watching a Star Trek:TNG episode last night where a child is throwing a bit of a tantrum over being forced to study calculus because apparently humans are much more advanced in the 24th century. :rolleyes: Now I didn’t … --- ## [Shuffing off to Irk- A MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuffing-off-to-irk-a-mmp/689272)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 354\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuffing-off-to-irk-a-mmp/689272 "2014-06-04T02:15:03Z")
I’m up, caffeinated and off to work. Who else is? Who’s off, and what are you slackers doing with your day off? --- ## [What are those huge six foot antennas on top of cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-huge-six-foot-antennas-on-top-of-cars/613543)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-huge-six-foot-antennas-on-top-of-cars/613543 "2012-02-25T13:19:31Z")
I’ve seen these every once in a while over the years, these super long antennas on top of cars taller than I am. They look pretty ridiculous. I once saw one that was taller than the car is wide. What accessory can a … --- ## [Maybe post colonial African countries should not have handed over power so quickly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-post-colonial-african-countries-should-not-have-handed-over-power-so-quickly/521796)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-post-colonial-african-countries-should-not-have-handed-over-power-so-quickly/521796 "2009-12-25T20:41:13Z")
Is there any merit in the argument that countries such as South Africa and Rhodesia should have tried to integrate the indigenous population into the government in phases rather than handing over power immediately. Take… --- ## [Car Q: Effects of running a car w/o oil several miles.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-q-effects-of-running-a-car-w-o-oil-several-miles/647927)
**Author:** [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-q-effects-of-running-a-car-w-o-oil-several-miles/647927 "2013-02-09T22:35:14Z")
The car in question: 1987 Mazda 323 manual hatchback with 231K miles. So it’s got some wear and tear on it already. The problem: FtGKid2 has been driving it lately. He was worried that it was heating up a bit so he stop… --- ## [The Official unofficial-start-of-summer MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-unofficial-start-of-summer-mmp/659456)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 420\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-unofficial-start-of-summer-mmp/659456 "2013-06-03T04:13:29Z")
It’s Memorial Day weekend in the US - every newscaster in the country has uttered the phrase “unofficial start of summer” at least once this past weekend. I’m making it official!! What are your summer plans? Make me j… --- ## [The Weather Forecast MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-forecast-mmp/631361)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-forecast-mmp/631361 "2012-08-20T05:11:48Z")
Since I always tell y’all the daily forecast for south Jawja, I might as well just start off the MMP with it, right? :smiley: Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. YAWN 'Tis 65 Amurrkin out which is actually kinda ch… --- ## [Words I never want to hear in a commercial again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-i-never-want-to-hear-in-a-commercial-again/545642)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-i-never-want-to-hear-in-a-commercial-again/545642 "2010-07-16T08:18:48Z")
I can’t put this in the Pit because I don’t have the vitrol for it, but this is my rant against advertisers who need to pick up a thesaurus and learn a few synonyms. The following are words that I will ban from use in c… --- ## [So, what made you smile today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-made-you-smile-today/950882)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 533\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-made-you-smile-today/950882 "2026-09-18T20:03:27Z")
A similar thread has gotten a lot of traction on another board I use, so I thought that–with all the social and political turmoil going on in the world today–a little counting of our blessings might not go amiss here. Re… --- ## [Would you be uncomfortable sharing meat space with troglodyte homophobes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-uncomfortable-sharing-meat-space-with-troglodyte-homophobes/662073)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-uncomfortable-sharing-meat-space-with-troglodyte-homophobes/662073 "2013-07-22T03:27:27Z")
I don’t know what it is, but I just can’t stand the idea of having to exist around troglodyte homophobes. I mean, I might sit next to one on the BART and not even know it. Ew! They should have their own ways to get to wo… --- ## [Redo Star Trek TOS with more guts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redo-star-trek-tos-with-more-guts/579593)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redo-star-trek-tos-with-more-guts/579593 "2011-05-06T08:58:10Z")
On a recent cross-time raiding expedition to get naked pictures of Josephine Baker, I sneezed while setting the verniers of my Burroughs-Libby continua buggy. As I result I accidentally wound up on Earth-analogue 1030440… --- ## [I Hate My Bank SO Much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-my-bank-so-much/589546)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-my-bank-so-much/589546 "2011-07-26T00:30:18Z")
I am pitting my bank, Citizens Bank, for their ridiculous, non-sensical, self-serving policies that left me stranded at the gas station today with no way of paying for the much-needed gas I was there for. Without even a… --- ## [Employer requires Social Security card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-requires-social-security-card/593053)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-requires-social-security-card/593053 "2012-11-29T23:31:19Z")
I’ve just started work for Aramark, whose policy apparently REQUIRES my SS card. I’ve followed official instructions before for every other job, which state that using just my passport is fine. I have no idea where my ca… --- ## [Intro to Star Wars: 1-2-3-4-5-6 or 4-5-6-1-2-3 ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intro-to-star-wars-1-2-3-4-5-6-or-4-5-6-1-2-3/527070)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intro-to-star-wars-1-2-3-4-5-6-or-4-5-6-1-2-3/527070 "2010-02-12T01:27:39Z")
SO you meet someone who has never seen the Star Wars movies, and decide it’s your dity to introduce him (or her) to the series. Do you show him 4-5-6-1-2-3 or 1-2-3-4-5-6? (People suggesting that 1, 2, and or 3 never h… --- ## [How do I get a stair challenged person upstairs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-stair-challenged-person-upstairs/535341)
**Author:** [@bat312](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bat312)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-stair-challenged-person-upstairs/535341 "2010-04-10T21:01:46Z")
Is there a good/safe way to get my elderly stepmother up three flights of stairs? Can I rent a chair with seat belt and handles? This will be a once up once down event. --- ## [Gender identity - is it even a debate at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-identity-is-it-even-a-debate-at-all/537366)
**Author:** [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-identity-is-it-even-a-debate-at-all/537366 "2010-05-08T14:08:38Z")
A tangent from certain posts in this thread. I don’t see how there could be a debate as to whether transsexuals are really the gender they identify as or the gender corresponding to their birth sex. Some cisgendered peo… --- ## [Good Riddance Warren Jeffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-riddance-warren-jeffs/592281)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-riddance-warren-jeffs/592281 "2024-12-17T20:46:54Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/us/10brfs-POLYGAMISTLE\_BRF.html?ref=us Arguably some good news. Pedophile pervert and self-proclaimed “prophet” Warren Jeffs has been sentenced to life in prison for impregnating a 15 y… --- ## [How many females are open to the idea of 'scat fetish' in a relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-females-are-open-to-the-idea-of-scat-fetish-in-a-relationship/773049)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-females-are-open-to-the-idea-of-scat-fetish-in-a-relationship/773049 "2017-10-31T13:31:55Z")
Just to say I am a 19yr old male. I identify as non sexual but throughout my life I have been ironically open to some …highly unusual fetishes which are not a joke or a mental illness (despite what some may say): \[ url=h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=150&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=152&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)