# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1532&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:** 1533 --- ## [Songs set entirely in bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-set-entirely-in-bars/838238)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-set-entirely-in-bars/838238 "2019-12-06T23:37:48Z")
Naturally, the top one is Billy Joel’s “Piano Man.” No song will ever set the tone of a bar better. I also love Tom Paxton’s Saturday Night. What other songs are set in a bar? --- ## [What is my address?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-my-address/584251)
**Author:** [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-my-address/584251 "2011-06-26T22:48:47Z")
I bought a house and all the paperwork says 123 Maple Drive and the street sign says Maple Drive. When changing my address with the USPS online, it said “we didn’t find 123 Maple Drive, did you mean 123 Maple Street?” I … --- ## [Let give the rich their tax cut and go after the working poor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-give-the-rich-their-tax-cut-and-go-after-the-working-poor/172850)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2003, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-give-the-rich-their-tax-cut-and-go-after-the-working-poor/172850 "2003-05-13T14:25:45Z")
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/1883072 Give me a break. This is so wrong. Here they are talking about giving tax breaks to the rich while putting the screws to the working family. Is this the face t… --- ## [I pit the atheism threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-atheism-threads/388582)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-atheism-threads/388582 "2007-01-21T23:17:41Z")
No, I don’t expect the issue to go away, but I just want to vent. Allow me to draw an analogy with homosexuality: would you require me to have a minimum IQ to qualify as gay? Would any but the most hidebound insist that… --- ## [Anyone else miss traditional animation and non-fractured fairy tales?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-miss-traditional-animation-and-non-fractured-fairy-tales/457793)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-miss-traditional-animation-and-non-fractured-fairy-tales/457793 "2008-07-30T02:20:43Z")
How long has it been since there’s been a new major traditionally animated movie? I’m sick of computer animation. The characters still don’t look right to me most of the time, and the whole aesthetic is generally too ho… --- ## [When good artists turn out to be jerks, losers, or morons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-good-artists-turn-out-to-be-jerks-losers-or-morons/491433)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-good-artists-turn-out-to-be-jerks-losers-or-morons/491433 "2009-04-02T02:43:34Z")
Does it upset you when you find out that one of your favorite actors, musicians, or artists goes completely off the deep end? Did it bug you to find out that Tom Cruise is a complete dunderhead? How about when you found … --- ## [Minivans with Stow 'N Go-like seating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minivans-with-stow-n-go-like-seating/783487)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minivans-with-stow-n-go-like-seating/783487 "2017-04-03T15:19:48Z")
My mother currently has a 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan and a major selling point was its Stow 'N Go seating, in which the second and third rows of seats can be folded into the floor of the van, leaving a more-or-less flat-fl… --- ## [Would Are Eco Sytem be Ok If We Extincted Mosquitos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-are-eco-sytem-be-ok-if-we-extincted-mosquitos/77982)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2001, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-are-eco-sytem-be-ok-if-we-extincted-mosquitos/77982 "2001-08-27T22:14:19Z")
I don’t know abou you but I hate those suckers. I say kill’em all if we have the technology to do so. Now I know frogs are probably going to starve and that is something I am willing to live without if it means getting r… --- ## [Least pathetic fanbase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-pathetic-fanbase/848346)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-pathetic-fanbase/848346 "2020-03-08T22:14:14Z")
Not sure if this thread belongs here or in IMHO, but I was talking with a colleague about fandom this week, and we seemed to come to the conclusion that (context of fictional works in books, film, TV) every fanbase we ca… --- ## [Obama Sings Al Green](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-sings-al-green/610940)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-sings-al-green/610940 "2012-02-02T02:55:27Z")
Here. I enjoyed this on a level that is hard to explain. Just hard to describe why this is so awesome. --- ## [Does My Opposition to H.R.40 Make Me Semi-Racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-opposition-to-h-r-40-make-me-semi-racist/835808)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-opposition-to-h-r-40-make-me-semi-racist/835808 "2019-06-22T00:14:41Z")
Yes I am a white man. Yes I acknowledge that our country has some terrible racist history. Yes I acknowledge that - to a far lesser extent - that racism still exists. Yes I believe our country has done a lot to improv… --- ## [The Apprentice -- 4/8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-4-8/238860)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-4-8/238860 "2004-04-12T23:01:39Z")
I have two words for you: Oma. Rosa. I have a new suitor on the horizon – he stated confidently that \*\*\*\*\* and \*\*\*\*\* get booted in the first 20 minutes. If this turns out to be the case, there is no future to the relati… --- ## [Plans for “free” college or “free” healthcare or anything of that sort](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plans-for-free-college-or-free-healthcare-or-anything-of-that-sort/845199)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plans-for-free-college-or-free-healthcare-or-anything-of-that-sort/845199 "2020-01-09T18:12:27Z")
…will require MASSIVE cost cuts (IMO) resulting in LOTS of people making LOADS less money if there’s any hope of success and sustainability. Right? \[I know nothing is “free.” Please ignore my choice of words.\] Sent f… --- ## [What was on the New York Times bestseller list when you were born?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-on-the-new-york-times-bestseller-list-when-you-were-born/568839)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-on-the-new-york-times-bestseller-list-when-you-were-born/568839 "2011-02-03T05:59:35Z")
Here’s a cute little site that will tell you without hunting through the archive at NYT or hauling out the databases. (Note that it uses European dates.) I got a Judith Krantz novel I’ve never heard of (Princess Daisy?)… --- ## [Notable celebrity closest to your age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notable-celebrity-closest-to-your-age/486405)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notable-celebrity-closest-to-your-age/486405 "2009-02-22T06:39:56Z")
Beau Bridges was born on Dec/9/1941. That’s within a week of my birthdate. I found the entire list of 1941 Births helpful in finding the “notable celebrity” nearest my date. Using the similar page(s) for your birthdate,… --- ## [Marvel's New Universe: what went wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-new-universe-what-went-wrong/267356)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-new-universe-what-went-wrong/267356 "2004-10-07T19:02:44Z")
Been thinking about posting this for a while and seeing as how it was actually referenced in another thread today now seemed like a good time. The New Universe was an experiment by Marvel about 15 years ago, the premise… --- ## [Social media campaign grows to help mom who left baby in shopping cart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-media-campaign-grows-to-help-mom-who-left-baby-in-shopping-cart/729478)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-media-campaign-grows-to-help-mom-who-left-baby-in-shopping-cart/729478 "2015-09-03T04:46:26Z")
This is such an over reaction. The poor woman has 4 kids to keep up with and managed to forget the baby in a shopping cart. Not exactly the crime of the century and these pricks want to prosecute her for it? WTH? This … --- ## [The Rachmaninov song in "A Secret Garden"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rachmaninov-song-in-a-secret-garden/554426)
**Author:** [@QuarkChild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuarkChild)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rachmaninov-song-in-a-secret-garden/554426 "2016-07-27T07:18:38Z")
This is a long shot, but I’m wondering if anyone can help me ID a song. In 1987, Hallmark produced a made-for-TV version of the Secret Garden. There’s a scene in which Mr. Craven is in his library, and a haunting piano… --- ## [Relative asks for money all the time...but she tithes every month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relative-asks-for-money-all-the-time-but-she-tithes-every-month/673007)
**Author:** [@Sigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigma)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relative-asks-for-money-all-the-time-but-she-tithes-every-month/673007 "2013-11-06T00:16:49Z")
I have a close relative who is always bugging me for sizable amounts of money. Quite frankly, her hounding me for money all the time has severely hampered our relationship. Interestingly, I recently found out that she ti… --- ## [What can go wrong and cause an accident in a hot air balloon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-go-wrong-and-cause-an-accident-in-a-hot-air-balloon/519431)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-go-wrong-and-cause-an-accident-in-a-hot-air-balloon/519431 "2009-12-03T23:11:54Z")
Later this week I am interviewing a member of a local hot air balloon club for a story. It got me thinking - I have never really given much thought to how hot air balloons work. I’ve never been in one; I’ve never seen on… --- ## [Bat encounter and rabies risk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bat-encounter-and-rabies-risk/599329)
**Author:** [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bat-encounter-and-rabies-risk/599329 "2011-10-13T01:37:53Z")
Doctors and other medical people of SD. Disclaimer: I consulted my daughter’s doctor and the county Health department after this recent incident, and both advised against rabies shots. I’ve been going crazy because my… --- ## [Gin, battered (ex)girlfriends, and me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-battered-ex-girlfriends-and-me/519553)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gin-battered-ex-girlfriends-and-me/519553 "2009-12-02T21:31:33Z")
I have no idea what the hell is up with today. I’ll skip everything that happened at work, the bizarre goings on after work, and go directly into the gin and domestic violence. So after the bizarrely fucked up --but ent… --- ## [If most fighter pilots are Navy, then what does the Air Force do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-most-fighter-pilots-are-navy-then-what-does-the-air-force-do/439197)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-most-fighter-pilots-are-navy-then-what-does-the-air-force-do/439197 "2014-04-13T20:25:11Z")
Or maybe that’s a misconception on my part. But it seems that the fighter pilots you hear about are usually aircraft carrier based, and so they’re members of the U.S. Navy. If this country wants to position itself fo… --- ## [Child perps in "slenderman" stabbing case to be tried as adults. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-perps-in-slenderman-stabbing-case-to-be-tried-as-adults-why/727588)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-perps-in-slenderman-stabbing-case-to-be-tried-as-adults-why/727588 "2025-12-26T05:44:47Z")
It’s being reported that the two 13YO girls charged in the ‘Slenderman’ stabbing case, who were 12 years old at the time of the incident, are going to be tried as adults for attempted murder. What is the legal basis/jus… --- ## [Anybody have the new D&D starter set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-the-new-d-d-starter-set/694835)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-have-the-new-d-d-starter-set/694835 "2014-09-09T21:16:12Z")
I hear the new edition is said to try to eschew grid-based combat (making it purely optional). Is this so? Does the adventure in the starter set come with grid maps, or do you do all combat purely by description? Person… --- ## [Do you have a food or drink or condiment that you HAVE to have in your home at all times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-food-or-drink-or-condiment-that-you-have-to-have-in-your-home-at-all-times/727220)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2015, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-food-or-drink-or-condiment-that-you-have-to-have-in-your-home-at-all-times/727220 "2015-08-19T08:14:48Z")
For me it used to be coffee, but it wasn’t just the coffee itself, it was the coffee and the cream or creamer as well. Had to have both or I’d just be completely out of sorts. I weaned myself off coffee in the last year… --- ## [Have you been scammed by Classmates.com's Gold Membership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-scammed-by-classmates-coms-gold-membership/568968)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-scammed-by-classmates-coms-gold-membership/568968 "2012-10-22T21:31:34Z")
A year ago I purchased a 12-month Gold upgrade for Classmates.com. This week I see a charge on my credit card statement for $39 to renew it for another year. But I didn’t ask to renew it. I have been trying to reach Clas… --- ## [Soon to be nearly broke - need advice on cheap vegetarian food options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-to-be-nearly-broke-need-advice-on-cheap-vegetarian-food-options/519989)
**Author:** [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-to-be-nearly-broke-need-advice-on-cheap-vegetarian-food-options/519989 "2009-12-08T06:47:49Z")
So I’ve heard about folks strapped for cash subsisting on ramen or sardines etc… fish is definitely off the table for myself and my partner and I’m not sure if there is ramen that doesn’t contain meat stock. So I’m turni… --- ## [Why "farve"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-farve/424547)
**Author:** [@agile53](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/agile53)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-farve/424547 "2007-11-06T15:04:47Z")
Why is the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers referred to as “Farve,” when his name is spelled “Favre?” I consistently pronounce it “fav-ray,” and people look at me like I’m an idiot! I explain to them that I am not … --- ## [Is renting a beer keg for a private party something done in other countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-renting-a-beer-keg-for-a-private-party-something-done-in-other-countries/509928)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-renting-a-beer-keg-for-a-private-party-something-done-in-other-countries/509928 "2009-09-19T05:56:29Z")
Just curious. Do other countries have retail beer keg rental to private parties like the US? --- ## [Student loan debt - what are the options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-loan-debt-what-are-the-options/626673)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-loan-debt-what-are-the-options/626673 "2015-08-25T23:09:25Z")
To cut to the chase and answer my own question, I don’t think there are any appealing options. Either you: Are fortunate enough that your family has money to give you for college, or Go deeply into debt with student l… --- ## [What are the qualifications for private streets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-private-streets/544772)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-private-streets/544772 "2010-07-05T21:39:41Z")
I always assumed it’s something that rich people can buy themselves into…then last weekend I noticed there’s a street in my town that is private, however the houses are middle-class. I’m just wondering how can a street … --- ## [Oil Hits $55/Barrel: Time To Trade In That SUV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-hits-55-barrel-time-to-trade-in-that-suv/293067)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2006, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-hits-55-barrel-time-to-trade-in-that-suv/293067 "2006-04-21T23:05:31Z")
It looks like we have finally tapped out…OPEC has announced that it will not increase capacity. Oil is surging in price, and at a time when it usually drops a few dollars. WE are at the end of the oil heating season, and… --- ## [Does human intelligence limit mankinds ultimate growth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-human-intelligence-limit-mankinds-ultimate-growth/666456)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-human-intelligence-limit-mankinds-ultimate-growth/666456 "2013-08-23T14:07:38Z")
We humans like to think that anything we can dream of is ultimately possible. But while the last century produced radio, rocket ships, radar, airplanes, nuclear power and trips to the Moon, we’re still struggling with c… --- ## [What is the most mainstream movie to not have any music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-mainstream-movie-to-not-have-any-music/569946)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-mainstream-movie-to-not-have-any-music/569946 "2011-02-08T00:03:18Z")
Something that has always fascinated me is the role that background music plays in movies. So many movies, if you took the music away, they would be totally different movies. Almost every movie I have ever watched, the m… --- ## [Ani DiFranco, a plantation and outrage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ani-difranco-a-plantation-and-outrage/678493)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ani-difranco-a-plantation-and-outrage/678493 "2014-01-15T16:30:06Z")
So Ani DiFranco, or more correctly her management, set up a writing retreat for writers and artists. It was to be called “Righteous Retreat” and held at the Nottoway Plantation. Apparently, if you are Ani DiFranco, this… --- ## [Why did the buffalo just not go away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-buffalo-just-not-go-away/533415)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-buffalo-just-not-go-away/533415 "2010-03-25T18:28:42Z")
I was watching one of those animal planet documentaries yesterday and this one featured the commodore dragon. There was a shot in it where they showed the commodore dragons, I think they were three of them, approach a b… --- ## [Attack of the Clones Mysteries. Let's list 'em.(total spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-of-the-clones-mysteries-lets-list-em-total-spoilers/109567)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2002, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-of-the-clones-mysteries-lets-list-em-total-spoilers/109567 "2002-06-22T06:27:59Z")
Who hired the Tusken raiders to kidnap Schmi? Obviously, they only wanted her and kept her alive for a month, so they were hired. Who was yelling, “No, Anakin, No!” when Yoda “heard” or sensed Anakin’s slaughter? It… --- ## [Plan B (Morning after pill) how it actually works...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plan-b-morning-after-pill-how-it-actually-works/542965)
**Author:** [@whatsuppdoc90076](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatsuppdoc90076)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plan-b-morning-after-pill-how-it-actually-works/542965 "2010-06-14T18:25:40Z")
Hello, I have a question. I had unprotected sex with my girlfriend about 40 hours ago, and ejaculated inside her, so she bought the morning after pill and used it now, shes currently at work. I know its meant for being u… --- ## [What does the eye 'see'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-eye-see/548366)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-eye-see/548366 "2010-07-29T21:36:44Z")
From what I have read the human eye is a rather poor optical instrument and relies on the brain to do a lot of ‘post-processing’ of images in order for them to be interpreted correctly, perhaps to the point where the bra… --- ## [Obama = Benedict Arnold!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-benedict-arnold/526304)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-benedict-arnold/526304 "2010-01-26T07:24:40Z")
How to Squander the Presidency in One Year by David Michael Green http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/01/22-7 BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAA! ROFLMAO! --- ## [Tell me about about your detached retina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-about-your-detached-retina/669617)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2016, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-about-your-detached-retina/669617 "2016-05-31T11:01:07Z")
I’m about two weeks into my recovery from a detached retina. The doctor injected some gas into my eye to push the retina back up against the rear eye wall and sealed it with a laser. The gas will slowly dissipate. What … --- ## ["I buried Paul" is really "cranberry sauce"? - BS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-buried-paul-is-really-cranberry-sauce-bs/26138)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2000, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-buried-paul-is-really-cranberry-sauce-bs/26138 "2000-07-23T18:43:17Z")
I just don’t buy it. BTW, for those of you that haven’t guessed, I’m speaking of the subtle but clearly audible line somewhat hidden at the end of the Beatles tune “Strawberry Fields”. I generally consider snopes a relia… --- ## [Paranoid Fantasy Made Real : Secret CIA Prison Network](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paranoid-fantasy-made-real-secret-cia-prison-network/329136)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2005, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paranoid-fantasy-made-real-secret-cia-prison-network/329136 "2005-11-09T16:52:44Z")
Link This is ridiculous. It’s like these people are determined to act out every paranoid fantasy anyone has ever had toward the government. A secret network of prisons ? One where the inmates have no rights ? Has the g… --- ## [My Strange Addiction....Cat Treats are Made Outta Whaaaa????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-strange-addiction-cat-treats-are-made-outta-whaaaa/620817)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-strange-addiction-cat-treats-are-made-outta-whaaaa/620817 "2012-05-04T23:12:55Z")
I just watched an episode of My Strange Addiction which is a show about people and their strange addictions, no duh. Anyway, the episode was about a woman who ate bags and bags of cat treats. Well, my response was a sh… --- ## [Yeah, I know it's been done to death, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-know-its-been-done-to-death-but/375218)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2006, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-know-its-been-done-to-death-but/375218 "2006-10-30T02:08:02Z")
Where are all of the old posts? I’ve searched for things that I was proud to post to in the past (e.g. the original “Very Vaguely Creepy” thread) to no avail. I’m paying for this service now, so I wouldn’t (and have ne… --- ## [Naturally raising hematocrit level (for platelet/plasma donor)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naturally-raising-hematocrit-level-for-platelet-plasma-donor/385884)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naturally-raising-hematocrit-level-for-platelet-plasma-donor/385884 "2007-03-07T21:04:51Z")
All of my Googling ends up at sport doping sites or “enhancing performance” for sports. :mad: For regular donors in apheresis programs, a hematocrit level below 38% will result in a 56 day deferral. For a healthy acti… --- ## [The Church of England should be disestablished](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-church-of-england-should-be-disestablished/690511)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-church-of-england-should-be-disestablished/690511 "2014-06-24T01:46:10Z")
I don’t live in Britain, I’m not British and I’m not a Christian, so this affects me not at all. Also, I assume that the British are fully capable of deciding this issue without my input. However, I am currently reading… --- ## [Gayest 'toon character.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gayest-toon-character/111846)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2002, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gayest-toon-character/111846 "2002-07-06T04:14:19Z")
Snagglepuss hands down! I dare you to beat Snagglepuss as swishiest 'toon. Just try. You can’t. Give up now! --- ## [What Does a Person Have to do to get Laid (More)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-person-have-to-do-to-get-laid-more/344055)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-person-have-to-do-to-get-laid-more/344055 "2006-02-19T21:41:49Z")
this applies to males. women have it really easy in this category. my neighbor was a very sheltered, person when growing up, i’d think. he goes out, and drinks, and parties, but he has a shithouse full of “one time, a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1531&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1533&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)