# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1520&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:** 1521 --- ## [What is the allure of Slot Machines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-allure-of-slot-machines/566204)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-allure-of-slot-machines/566204 "2011-02-13T18:30:59Z")
As I told the players in last weeks poker game, I went to Tunica MS Casinos this past weekend with my girlfriend. I play poker, blackjack, craps, and possibly some pai-gow poker to pass the time. Girlfriend plays slots… --- ## [Netherlands Elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netherlands-elections/782225)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netherlands-elections/782225 "2017-07-10T04:26:31Z")
I didn’t see a thread about today’s elections in the Netherlands. https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-03-14/dutch-vote-in-test-of-populism-s-potency-at-the-heart-of-europe?cmpid=BBBXT031517 https://www.blo… --- ## [I love sleeping with my wife and spooning her. We've been married for multiple decades.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-sleeping-with-my-wife-and-spooning-her-weve-been-married-for-multiple-decades/605595)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-sleeping-with-my-wife-and-spooning-her-weve-been-married-for-multiple-decades/605595 "2011-12-12T23:43:56Z")
She is still very beautiful. I guess that’s when you realize that life can be good. No further message. --- ## [Mood disorder vs. personality disorder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mood-disorder-vs-personality-disorder/544253)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mood-disorder-vs-personality-disorder/544253 "2010-06-29T15:49:24Z")
I have been googling “mental illnnes vs. personality disorder” but didn’t manage to find any satisfactory answer. How is a mood disorder (say, generalized anxiety disorder) different from a personality disorder? One sens… --- ## [Does anyone else get sick after exercising?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-get-sick-after-exercising/455447)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-get-sick-after-exercising/455447 "2010-11-09T23:17:01Z")
I’m not talking about total exhaustion or nausea following a hard workout. A day or two after an especially hard run or bike ride, do you come down with symptoms of a cold or bug? I have had the symptoms of a very freq… --- ## [I Don't Get This "Tumbleweeds" Cartoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-this-tumbleweeds-cartoon/746751)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-this-tumbleweeds-cartoon/746751 "2016-02-27T00:06:24Z")
Claude Clay, the undertaker, is talking to the Sheriff. CC: “Watch my shop, Sheriff. I’ll be back in a few days.” CC: “They’re staging an embalmathon in Dodge City to raise fund to cure insomnia among toe taggers.” … --- ## [Can you recommend any good and yes free pencil-and-paper RPGs out there to download as PDF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-any-good-and-yes-free-pencil-and-paper-rpgs-out-there-to-download-as-pdf/653205)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-any-good-and-yes-free-pencil-and-paper-rpgs-out-there-to-download-as-pdf/653205 "2015-06-24T02:21:46Z")
I just realized that I should introduce my kids to fantasy role-playing games, especially the older one (9 yo) would love I believe, but I wouldn’t like to buy expensive games and plow through hundreds of pages with rule… --- ## [Re: In TV and movie credits, what do "star," "co-star," "guest star," etc., mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-in-tv-and-movie-credits-what-do-star-co-star-guest-star-etc-mean/546958)
**Author:** [@hughh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hughh)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-in-tv-and-movie-credits-what-do-star-co-star-guest-star-etc-mean/546958 "2010-07-21T19:54:50Z")
What about producers, executive producers and associate producers? Are there other types of producers? What does each of them do? --- ## [American Dopers: Is "Supercop" Bill Bratton really as good as they say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dopers-is-supercop-bill-bratton-really-as-good-as-they-say/593000)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dopers-is-supercop-bill-bratton-really-as-good-as-they-say/593000 "2011-08-22T17:28:38Z")
The London police are considering recruiting American “supercop” Bill Bratton, what do you personally think about him and his effectiveness. --- ## [Jerry Lewis won't host MDA telethon this year \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lewis-wont-host-mda-telethon-this-year-edited-title/582183)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lewis-wont-host-mda-telethon-this-year-edited-title/582183 "2011-08-21T20:49:45Z")
Today Jerry Lewis announced he will host the MDA telethon for the last time this year. He claims the telethon will continue without him, but with the telethon already cut down to six hours I don’t see how. --- ## ["In A Coon's Age"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-coons-age/480592)
**Author:** [@reliance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reliance)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-coons-age/480592 "2009-01-12T22:15:14Z")
Your Staff Report dated 25/5/04 has dissolved my puzzlement about this phrase which (being English and there being no raccoons in England), I had not come across before, other than to have read it in one of my favourite … --- ## [Are we living in 1980s Soviet Union, fiscally speaking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-living-in-1980s-soviet-union-fiscally-speaking/572458)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-living-in-1980s-soviet-union-fiscally-speaking/572458 "2011-04-20T03:13:56Z")
One of the core narratives of the Soviet Union’s fall seems to be this: terrified of a mliitary threat presented by their enemies, they neglected their economy in order to pump all their resources into a military buildu… --- ## [Extraterrestrial and Intelligent Life Prediction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraterrestrial-and-intelligent-life-prediction/644550)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraterrestrial-and-intelligent-life-prediction/644550 "2012-12-28T19:23:58Z")
Two simple questions that I am eager to hear opinions on: Yes or No - Do you believe that intelligent civilization(s) exist ANYWHERE else in the Universe? If Yes - When do you believe humans will make contact with … --- ## [The Fortunately/Unfortunately Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fortunately-unfortunately-game/213419)
**Author:** [@RCracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RCracer)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2003, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fortunately-unfortunately-game/213419 "2003-12-23T12:57:12Z")
Ok I can still remember this from when I was in Year 3 or something like that and was wondering how it would go here. How it goes is I start with a certain event, and the person who sends the next message has to say “Fo… --- ## [Please, recommend a good non-stick fry pan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-non-stick-fry-pan/598616)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-non-stick-fry-pan/598616 "2013-10-15T05:58:23Z")
As a bachelor, I fry nearly everything. I use a plastic spatula and I hand-wash the pan. Usually I put whatever I’m cooking on low, put the lid on, set the timer and come back in 10 minutes to stir. Repeat until done. … --- ## [The Liberal Mass Media myth.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-liberal-mass-media-myth/466383)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-liberal-mass-media-myth/466383 "2008-10-08T16:20:37Z")
Conservatives are constantly bellyaching about the LMM. I’ve watched news programs on all the networks, and haven’t witnessed any outright liberal leanings in their news reporting. Well, 60 Minutes is sometimes slightly … --- ## [The Going Rate For a One Legged Hooker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-going-rate-for-a-one-legged-hooker/441397)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-going-rate-for-a-one-legged-hooker/441397 "2008-03-20T18:53:12Z")
I was surprised to read that the going rate for a hooker with nice teeth in New York was around $1000/hour. I was curious what the rate would be for those men I once read about in Penthouse who preferred one legged hook… --- ## [Anyone Facebook "friends" with a celeb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-facebook-friends-with-a-celeb/682582)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-facebook-friends-with-a-celeb/682582 "2014-03-06T21:30:22Z")
I’m currently chatting with someone claiming to be Arianny Celeste. Am I right to be cynical? Her answers to questions seem too “spit out” to be real. --- ## [Update: Waaaaah! I didn't win! Daddy, sue them!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-waaaaah-i-didnt-win-daddy-sue-them/306560)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-waaaaah-i-didnt-win-daddy-sue-them/306560 "2005-06-07T20:45:24Z")
Some of you may recall this thread from a few years ago: Waaaaah! I didn’t win! Daddy, sue them! wherein there was discussion of a hockey dad in New Brunswick who sued his kid’s junior league when the kid didn’t get t… --- ## [Do radiator covers in the house make the radiators more or less efficient?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-radiator-covers-in-the-house-make-the-radiators-more-or-less-efficient/678698)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-radiator-covers-in-the-house-make-the-radiators-more-or-less-efficient/678698 "2014-01-14T14:41:01Z")
Having just finished my first woodworking project, I’m trying to decide on what to do next. Having looked at our relatively ugly radiators in our wonderful craftsman house, I thought this would be a good next project…exc… --- ## [abducted by gypsies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abducted-by-gypsies/464617)
**Author:** [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abducted-by-gypsies/464617 "2011-04-05T15:24:41Z")
I was reading about Adam Smith and noted that he was supposed to have abducted by Gypsies at the age of 4. This idea is a common cultural meme, though I suspect in most cases was a story designed to scare children about … --- ## [Roman Polanski - Victim says charges should be dropped.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-polanski-victim-says-charges-should-be-dropped/481340)
**Author:** [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-polanski-victim-says-charges-should-be-dropped/481340 "2014-11-03T08:54:46Z")
Accrording to this article: http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/news-gossip/polanski-rape-victim-calls-for-charge-to-be-dismissed-1600637.html The alleged victim in the Polanski rape case feels that the charges aga… --- ## [Omnivores - Your Go To Vegetarian Dish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnivores-your-go-to-vegetarian-dish/682144)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnivores-your-go-to-vegetarian-dish/682144 "2014-02-28T15:21:46Z")
Title says it all - for those of you who eat everything, what is your favorite vegetarian dish? A long while back I started planning 1 vegetarian dish per week. I did so because I have a true love for animals, but was r… --- ## [Is it impossible for any poison to kill a person in less than 2 minutes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-impossible-for-any-poison-to-kill-a-person-in-less-than-2-minutes/717706)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-impossible-for-any-poison-to-kill-a-person-in-less-than-2-minutes/717706 "2015-04-28T17:57:43Z")
As I understand it, death by poisoning, even the fastest-acting toxins, follows this pathway: First, the heart shuts down and blood stops circulating. Breathing may stop around this time. Then, the brain cells die of o… --- ## [Spend 20 years in Norwegian prison or 2 years in Turkish prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spend-20-years-in-norwegian-prison-or-2-years-in-turkish-prison/632621)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spend-20-years-in-norwegian-prison-or-2-years-in-turkish-prison/632621 "2012-08-29T17:10:32Z")
You commit a crime and the judge gives you this choice. In the Turkih prison the living conditions will be horrible, the food will be barely enough to keep you alive, guards and other inmates will beat you occasionally,… --- ## [Tell me about being a Geologist...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-being-a-geologist/608184)
**Author:** [@YoDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YoDoc)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-being-a-geologist/608184 "2012-04-18T12:23:41Z")
I have recently changed majors in college, from History to Geology. How is the pay? Is it easy to find a job working mostly outside? Is it a “life on the road” type job? Anything else you can tell me? --- ## [Taekwondo lessons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taekwondo-lessons/608521)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taekwondo-lessons/608521 "2013-06-08T20:34:39Z")
We have reopened our Taekwondo school in a new location. If you live on the west side of Houston, TX (think Westheimer and Beltway 8) and would like to train in Taekwondo, get back in shape and have a lot of fun, check… --- ## [Evolution of intelligence in other habitable planets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-of-intelligence-in-other-habitable-planets/633138)
**Author:** [@ryanl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryanl)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-of-intelligence-in-other-habitable-planets/633138 "2012-09-05T16:52:13Z")
Inspired by the ET strong AI thread: what is the likelihood intelligent life evolved outside of Earth? For that matter, what is the likelihood that human-like intelligence could evolve again after humans are hypothetical… --- ## [Need english phrase translated into latin, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-english-phrase-translated-into-latin-please/625847)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-english-phrase-translated-into-latin-please/625847 "2012-06-27T21:05:38Z")
“go stick your head in a pig” Ideally, it’ll be a grammatically proper version. Don’t need answer real fast, but today would be nice. thanks, --- ## [Anyone underwhelmed with their iPad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-underwhelmed-with-their-ipad/628225)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-underwhelmed-with-their-ipad/628225 "2012-07-22T22:48:36Z")
Playing with the idea of getting an iPad. More for portability and anywhere internet access than anything else. I need to access spreadsheets, PDFs, and search for stuff on the internet in a lot of places w/o wifi. My… --- ## [Poll: A Social Experiment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2008, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-a-social-experiment/447620 "2008-05-06T02:26:18Z")
Help me test out a hypothesis. Just answer the following questions with the first thing that pops into your mind. I will reveal the experiment and the results if we get enough responses to go past the first page. Than… --- ## [Abortion & Immigration: A moderate reponse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-immigration-a-moderate-reponse/525761)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-immigration-a-moderate-reponse/525761 "2010-01-24T11:44:12Z")
Perhaps this should be two postings but both of these ideas are bouncing around my head. I like to joke that it’s hard to be a moderate when everybody wants you either right or left of where you want to be. However, as… --- ## [Cell phones are a plague upon peaceful fall evenings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones-are-a-plague-upon-peaceful-fall-evenings/555672)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones-are-a-plague-upon-peaceful-fall-evenings/555672 "2010-10-06T16:30:08Z")
The personal information that you offered during your hour long phone call from your balcony yesterday evening will no doubt come in handy to all your neighbors within 200 yards who were hoping to enjoy a beautiful fall … --- ## [Rachel Maddow & US Magazine: Mighty Quick to Report Palin Jokes As News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachel-maddow-us-magazine-mighty-quick-to-report-palin-jokes-as-news/570944)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachel-maddow-us-magazine-mighty-quick-to-report-palin-jokes-as-news/570944 "2011-02-11T21:54:12Z")
This is getting to be a trend- some left-wing satirist writes a joke story in which Sarah Palin says or does something demented, and someone in the mainstream media eagerly repeats the story without making the slightest … --- ## [Dell Studio 15 laptop not charging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dell-studio-15-laptop-not-charging/558486)
**Author:** [@My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Darn_Snake_Legs)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dell-studio-15-laptop-not-charging/558486 "2012-10-26T00:35:09Z")
My laptop has just decided that it won’t charge. It doesn’t seem to be loosing charge while it’s plugged in, but it isn’t charging either.:smack: When I plug the cord into the laptop the “charging” light comes on brief… --- ## [You Pathetic Little Twat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-pathetic-little-twat/85941)
**Author:** [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2001, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-pathetic-little-twat/85941 "2001-10-08T01:31:18Z")
I certainly don’t think that God, a higher power, Yoda, or little green men placed the cross in the rubble. However, there is a place and a time to keep your fucking trap shut when it comes to voicing your opinion to tho… --- ## ["I Think I Love You" by Partridge Family - other songs like this? What style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-love-you-by-partridge-family-other-songs-like-this-what-style/584447)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-love-you-by-partridge-family-other-songs-like-this-what-style/584447 "2011-12-09T06:11:30Z")
I recently have been very intrigued by the song I Think I Love You by David Cassidy and the Partridge Family. This song is so interesting and unusual. Has there ever been a pop song of such caliber that was so, for lack… --- ## [Mary Tyler Moore Hospitalized \[EDIT: RIP\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175 "2017-01-30T19:32:18Z")
In grave condition. Complications from diabetes and it sounds like she’s going blind if she’s not already there. :frowning: --- ## [Lying, miserable students](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-miserable-students/395001)
**Author:** [@ACC\_Expat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ACC_Expat)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2007, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-miserable-students/395001 "2007-03-12T17:18:50Z")
This is a joyless pitting. I recently realized that lying students have turned me into a monster–a heartless, stone-faced woman who listens to tales of unimaginable tragedy and demands a note. Even when I see the looks… --- ## [As Seen on TV products. What works, what doesn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-seen-on-tv-products-what-works-what-doesnt/131997)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2002, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-seen-on-tv-products-what-works-what-doesnt/131997 "2002-12-26T11:58:11Z")
You know the ones I’m talking about. They’re advertised by festering boils like Ron Popeil and Billy Mays. Some seem like they’d be pretty damn useful. Others look ridiculous (here I’m thinking of the clothes-folding … --- ## [Alabama Dept. of Homeland Security says SDMB is hotbed of potential terrorists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-dept-of-homeland-security-says-sdmb-is-hotbed-of-potential-terrorists/405891)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-dept-of-homeland-security-says-sdmb-is-hotbed-of-potential-terrorists/405891 "2007-06-03T17:16:43Z")
Well, they didn’t single out the SDMB specifically. But they did put out a website listing groups that were likely spawning grounds for terrorists, groups which included gays, anti-war organizations, environmentalists, a… --- ## [Ask the woman doing EMDR therapy for PTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-doing-emdr-therapy-for-ptsd/787492)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-doing-emdr-therapy-for-ptsd/787492 "2017-10-25T16:16:05Z")
Thought if I was going to suffer, I might as well do it for someone else’s amusement (enlightenment?) In the vein of past threads on various mental health treatments I have employed, I am hoping someone looking into EMD… --- ## [How can I get hold of ADP's IT department?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-hold-of-adps-it-department/630204)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-hold-of-adps-it-department/630204 "2012-08-06T16:21:36Z")
I am in a bit of a situation. There is, apparently, no IT number for ADP on their website. My employers are channeling our paystubs through ADP. No problem there, except I cannot access mine from my computer. I have a … --- ## [Secret Crushes Revealed! Volume III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-crushes-revealed-volume-iii/65840)
**Author:** [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2002, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-crushes-revealed-volume-iii/65840 "2002-10-08T18:11:59Z")
It was about time for another of these threads. Spring has sprung in the northern hemisphere, and everyone should be getting nice and twitterpated here. In keeping with, now is the time to confess your desire for hot mo… --- ## [Tornado Shelters at the schools aren't practical.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornado-shelters-at-the-schools-arent-practical/658954)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornado-shelters-at-the-schools-arent-practical/658954 "2013-05-29T06:14:32Z")
This article was obviously written by someone thats never lived in a tornado region. Tornado Watches are issued frequently every spring and can last for hours or even most of the day. Life has to go on. You can’t just di… --- ## [I'm not trying to remember a story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-trying-to-remember-a-story/718123)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-trying-to-remember-a-story/718123 "2015-04-22T03:18:18Z")
I don’t need any help finding a certain SF story, nor an old song, movie, or obscure word or phrase. Any Dopers feel like helping? :wink: --- ## [What was the movie that you obsessed with as a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-movie-that-you-obsessed-with-as-a-kid/690720)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-movie-that-you-obsessed-with-as-a-kid/690720 "2014-06-14T22:33:38Z")
I would like to know, what was that one movie that you obsessed with when you were a little kid? We all had one. But what was yours: For me I really enjoyed the 1997 Titanic movie. I was big into Titanic at the time and… --- ## [Why do people stick their tongue out when concentrating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-stick-their-tongue-out-when-concentrating/465277)
**Author:** [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-stick-their-tongue-out-when-concentrating/465277 "2008-09-27T04:53:29Z")
I often see people at work sticking their tongue out when working on a difficult problem or trying to make a fine adjustment. Today I caught myself doing while trying to manoeuvre through the local Treego (an obstacle co… --- ## [What is/are the most depressing song(s) you've ever heard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-are-the-most-depressing-song-s-youve-ever-heard/33027)
**Author:** [@Diesel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diesel)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2001, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-are-the-most-depressing-song-s-youve-ever-heard/33027 "2001-02-11T06:11:16Z")
Yeah, neutron star, your thread gave me the idea. I’d have to say Natural Blues by Moby and Hurt by nine inch nails. NB just has a very sad melody to it along with it’s African American Gospel sounding voice, and Hurt s… --- ## [Would you ever go to a Dope Fest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-go-to-a-dope-fest/421989)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-go-to-a-dope-fest/421989 "2007-10-12T00:13:25Z")
I’ve never been. The one time I could have gone (while I was in the NJ/NY area), I chickened out. But I think I’d like to go to one, one day. I have gathered with online message board buddies before. Actually, I’ve m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1519&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1521&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)