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**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-dns-rocks/520111 "2009-12-11T17:59:04Z")
Has anyone started using Google’s DNS? It about tripled my pageloading speed. Of course I was stuck with awful bellsouth DSL DNS service. That is I hadn’t successfully avoided their attempts at forcing their DNS on my ro… --- ## [The SDMB Dictionary of Film cliches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-dictionary-of-film-cliches/202589)
**Author:** [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-dictionary-of-film-cliches/202589 "2003-10-12T21:00:53Z")
Please provide a Name for a cliche and its definition, add at least two sightings for reference. SPRING LOADED CORPSE tm Definition: When The Hero(ine) of a horror film opens a closet/container a corpse will pop out to… --- ## [Police overreach could be uniting us, but it's not. Why not? It's as easy as black and white](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-overreach-could-be-uniting-us-but-its-not-why-not-its-as-easy-as-black-and-white/722253)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-overreach-could-be-uniting-us-but-its-not-why-not-its-as-easy-as-black-and-white/722253 "2015-06-13T11:23:33Z")
If you look at the website The Conservative Treehouse, they have a lot of posts concerning the Waco Biker gang shooting - mostly all of them (and the comments) seek to place blame at an overzealous police force using unn… --- ## [Whose autographs do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-autographs-do-you-have/790181)
**Author:** [@Debillw3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debillw3)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-autographs-do-you-have/790181 "2017-07-10T15:12:55Z")
I came upon these two threads about signed books & pictures (respectively), and, as a serious collector of autographs myself, I thought it might be interesting to get those balls rolling again in a single thread. So wha… --- ## [Anybody on Lipitor? Are the side effects really that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-on-lipitor-are-the-side-effects-really-that-bad/317602)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-on-lipitor-are-the-side-effects-really-that-bad/317602 "2018-04-03T15:48:24Z")
Well Phlosphr went to the doc yesterday afternoon to followup on some blood work I had done a week or so ago. I walked into the docs and sat down…One thing led to another and before I knew it I was being asked if I had k… --- ## [Are virus attacks on home computers a thing of the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-virus-attacks-on-home-computers-a-thing-of-the-past/747909)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-virus-attacks-on-home-computers-a-thing-of-the-past/747909 "2016-03-09T19:54:27Z")
Apple computers and tablets dont sell you anti virus software. The anecdotal incidences of home computers being wrecked by virus attacks is also diminishing. The press too are not making a meal of it. There is also lesse… --- ## [What kind of name is "Waingro?" Is it real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-name-is-waingro-is-it-real/516880)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-name-is-waingro-is-it-real/516880 "2009-12-01T22:22:44Z")
Any fan of the movie Heat will recognize the name of the villainous Waingro. (I don’t think he even had a first name.) What I want to know is - is this a real name? Waingro? I’ve wondered this for some time - whether it … --- ## [One-of-a-kind Actors and Actresses younger than 40](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-a-kind-actors-and-actresses-younger-than-40/622430)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-a-kind-actors-and-actresses-younger-than-40/622430 "2012-05-21T05:23:03Z")
When we think of those actors and actresses from the past, including the old folks still active today, it’s not hard to make lists of the inimitable and unique ones whose like we may never see again. Names like … Rober… --- ## [Speaking mutually intelligible languages or not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-mutually-intelligible-languages-or-not/625376)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-mutually-intelligible-languages-or-not/625376 "2012-06-22T17:04:28Z")
My girlfriend is French and wants me to spend a week with her, her brother and his girlfriend while her parents are away. They all speak French of course, as well as English. I speak English with a very small amount of F… --- ## [Danica Patrick into the wall.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danica-patrick-into-the-wall/614011)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danica-patrick-into-the-wall/614011 "2012-02-28T21:05:31Z")
I saw this video of Danica getting put into the wall this week: The first version I saw of this I saw without commentary, and I was confused by what happens at about 2:30 from the car’s cockpit view. Dani… --- ## [Road Rage - How to relax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-rage-how-to-relax/650232)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-rage-how-to-relax/650232 "2013-02-16T14:16:22Z")
So, let’s just start off by saying I live in New Jersey. You’ve probably heard the rumor that New Jersey drivers are terrible, and as a Michigan transplant I am here to tell you that it is so very true. I’ve never seen w… --- ## [I pit whoever wrote the rules for flexible spending accounts, causing me to lose $200.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-whoever-wrote-the-rules-for-flexible-spending-accounts-causing-me-to-lose-200/720523)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-whoever-wrote-the-rules-for-flexible-spending-accounts-causing-me-to-lose-200/720523 "2015-05-28T18:58:58Z")
I was laid off from my position the last day of April. I had an FSA (Flexible Spending Account) into which I had contributed about $250. This is money that I earned that I elected to have automatically deposited pretax. … --- ## [Fermi Paradox solved. (Well by me...so...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermi-paradox-solved-well-by-me-so/732524)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2015, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermi-paradox-solved-well-by-me-so/732524 "2015-10-01T07:01:50Z")
Grain of salt and all that. So I was thinking about our own civilization…and we’re doomed. It just takes one F\*\*k up. And that’s the crux of my solution. It just takes ONE major EFF up and it’s game over man. Never mind… --- ## [Do you think this (dead baby) joke is funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-this-dead-baby-joke-is-funny/481663)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-this-dead-baby-joke-is-funny/481663 "2009-01-21T05:28:17Z")
I’m not starting this as a joke thread and I’m not looking to learn a slew of dead baby jokes. I’m also not trying to offend anyone, so be aware that this thread contains a dead baby joke. I’m interested to see if other… --- ## [Adding salt to a freshwater tank.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-salt-to-a-freshwater-tank/535328)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-salt-to-a-freshwater-tank/535328 "2010-04-09T20:41:58Z")
I have a 50 gal freshwater tank. I add a little aquarium salt to the tank because it’s supposed to make the fish happier and healthier (and taste better :wink: ). As I clean the tank, I add more salt back with the new … --- ## [prison penpals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-penpals/390640)
**Author:** [@dart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dart)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-penpals/390640 "2013-01-30T07:35:01Z")
Is there a significant danger in launching a penpal friendship with a prisoner? I am interested to start a completely non-sexual mail-based friendship with a person in prison, mainly because personal events have turned … --- ## [Scared of dating -- am I normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scared-of-dating-am-i-normal/285266)
**Author:** [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scared-of-dating-am-i-normal/285266 "2005-01-21T19:27:09Z")
I’m 19 and a freshman in college, and last night I had my first quote-unquote casual date. He was playing the bodhran in a Celtic jam group, there was a little eye-contact flirting, he came over to my table and we ended … --- ## [Food you bought for novelty... and liked.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-you-bought-for-novelty-and-liked/702354)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-you-bought-for-novelty-and-liked/702354 "2014-10-27T19:58:22Z")
My wife saw Couque d’Asse at the local asian store and bought some. Note the white cream filling. :slight\_smile: Once we got past the 12 year old giggles we found that they came neatly arranged and individually wrapp… --- ## [How about a Chicago dopefest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-chicago-dopefest/626154)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-chicago-dopefest/626154 "2012-07-06T20:51:04Z")
I know I’m not the best person to suggest this, since I’ve only lived in Chicago for 2 months. I absolutely love it here and I think a Dopefest would be fun. I’ve attended Dallas and Phoenix dopefests in the past. So, w… --- ## [Ex-Pro Athlete's worst job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-pro-athletes-worst-job/531225)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-pro-athletes-worst-job/531225 "2010-03-08T20:38:39Z")
What crappy job has an ex-pro athlete had to take in order to make a living after retiring from their sport? I’m talking about athletes who played at least a few years in either the NBA, MLB, or NFL. --- ## [Is military capable of shooting down RC planes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-military-capable-of-shooting-down-rc-planes/634488)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-military-capable-of-shooting-down-rc-planes/634488 "2012-09-14T13:38:23Z")
Do modern armies possess means to effectively take down RC planes or very small (say max. 1 meter wide) UAVs that (at least theoretically) could pose a threat? --- ## [To My Vaginal Cavity of a Neighbor Across the Street](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-vaginal-cavity-of-a-neighbor-across-the-street/174607)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-vaginal-cavity-of-a-neighbor-across-the-street/174607 "2003-05-31T22:10:59Z")
Yes, I know you’re a fundamentalist Christian and think that a scientific person like me is the Devil’s own henchman. Yes, I know that you don’t like me because even though my wolf-hybrid plays with both of your nieces, … --- ## [Why do we punish criminals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-punish-criminals/317631)
**Author:** [@Corporate\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporate_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-punish-criminals/317631 "2005-08-20T00:02:16Z")
I’m wondering what people think the reasoning is, or ought to be, for punishing criminals. Is there a difference between why we do it and why most people think we do it? How have our reasons changed over time? (I’m thin… --- ## [Can spicy food clear your sinuses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-spicy-food-clear-your-sinuses/288553)
**Author:** [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-spicy-food-clear-your-sinuses/288553 "2005-02-08T18:30:25Z")
Usually grunted by men eating at Hooters, it is often said that eating spicy foods may clear your sinuses? Any truth to this? --- ## [Dry Cleaners didn't do a good job, do I take it back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-cleaners-didnt-do-a-good-job-do-i-take-it-back/670744)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-cleaners-didnt-do-a-good-job-do-i-take-it-back/670744 "2013-10-11T18:26:30Z")
A few days ago one of my dogs peed on my comforter. It’s king sized and far too large to fit in my washer so I brought it to a dry cleaner to have them do it. Whether they washed it or dry cleaned it, I have no idea. … --- ## [Lidsville? What the heck...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lidsville-what-the-heck/241845)
**Author:** [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lidsville-what-the-heck/241845 "2017-05-26T19:16:54Z")
My boyfriend and I recently came across this show airing very late at night on TV Land - Lidsville. Now I’m no TV show expert, and most shows probably deserve a second chance but all I have to say is WHAT THE HECK is th… --- ## [Silly simple math question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-simple-math-question/705387)
**Author:** [@DaveBfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveBfd)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-simple-math-question/705387 "2014-11-23T21:34:21Z")
I have been reading arguments about a simple math problem recently, and it is seriously frustrating me. 20/5(2\*2)= There is, for some reason, a large backing of people who state the solution is 1. BEDMAS would dictate… --- ## [Famous people who seem taller or shorter than they really are](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-seem-taller-or-shorter-than-they-really-are/390752)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2007, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-seem-taller-or-shorter-than-they-really-are/390752 "2007-02-04T23:31:43Z")
(This is probably the most trivial topic for a thread I’ve ever come up with.) Determining the height actors, actresses, athletes, and other public figures from how they look on TV or in the movies can be a tricky game.… --- ## [When is the Media Going to Call out Trump for the Open Racism of his Followers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-media-going-to-call-out-trump-for-the-open-racism-of-his-followers/731676)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-media-going-to-call-out-trump-for-the-open-racism-of-his-followers/731676 "2015-09-21T20:28:53Z")
And himself. First the Birther stuff (and lets not kid ourselves what that is all about), then the Mexicans, then the Muslims, and last night it was on open display at a rally. I’ve seen a number of reports of people p… --- ## [Why should I care about climate change/global warming/being green/the environment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-about-climate-change-global-warming-being-green-the-environment/598121)
**Author:** [@nonentity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonentity)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-about-climate-change-global-warming-being-green-the-environment/598121 "2011-10-03T22:02:26Z")
If I don’t have children why should I care? --- ## [Ads are playing automatically.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-are-playing-automatically/672688)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-are-playing-automatically/672688 "2014-05-08T21:50:42Z")
Please stop them. They’re coming via something called JWPLayer. Started last night and happens about 90% of the time when going to a new page. --- ## [How common is hooker patronage? And a Craigslist question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-hooker-patronage-and-a-craigslist-question/503084)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-hooker-patronage-and-a-craigslist-question/503084 "2009-07-18T01:16:05Z")
When I was a kid, I thought that drugs, prostitutes, and all kinds of “bad” things were rare and hardly anyone did them. Then I realized that people I know do all kinds of bad things. Now I think it’s a little out of t… --- ## [Shove your litres and kilos up your arse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shove-your-litres-and-kilos-up-your-arse/477535)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shove-your-litres-and-kilos-up-your-arse/477535 "2008-12-18T18:32:08Z")
The European Commision has conceeded that trying to persuade the UK to accept/embrace these poncy Continental units is a lost cause. I, along with most of the residents of the UK, could have told them that yonks ago. L… --- ## [Experiences with foley catheters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-foley-catheters/675032)
**Author:** [@grama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grama)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-foley-catheters/675032 "2015-08-28T17:59:52Z")
I had an accident a few months ago, and among other things I had a pelvis fracture in 3 places, and the fracture severed my urethra. I’ve been living with a suprapubic catheter for 3 months now, and it’s actually not so … --- ## ["Loan" is not a verb, dammit! "Loan" is a noun! "Lend" is a verb!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loan-is-not-a-verb-dammit-loan-is-a-noun-lend-is-a-verb/420244)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2007, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loan-is-not-a-verb-dammit-loan-is-a-noun-lend-is-a-verb/420244 "2007-10-22T09:43:34Z")
Rather lame, I know. I consider this Pitworthy only because it is an error I keep encountering even in the writings of highly literate people – most recently, in Terry Pratchett’s new Discworld novel, Making Money. Sev… --- ## [What actors best known for comic/heroic/sympathetic roles would make good villains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-best-known-for-comic-heroic-sympathetic-roles-would-make-good-villains/544392)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-best-known-for-comic-heroic-sympathetic-roles-would-make-good-villains/544392 "2010-06-26T12:00:36Z")
And, of course, say why. I’ll start with Courtney Cox, largely because I’m a sadist and feel like inflicting the following implied-nudity, probably-Shopped, & not-quite-safe-for-work picture on y’all: I can easily se… --- ## [Trump is the Antichrist to some people, and it's okay with them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-the-antichrist-to-some-people-and-its-okay-with-them/846048)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-the-antichrist-to-some-people-and-its-okay-with-them/846048 "2020-01-16T14:15:31Z")
In the Pit CalMeacham posted this quote: Coincidentally, I’ve been reading up on Christian Eschatology, the beliefs of some about the end of the world, and had seen “signs” that could be force fitted into fulfillment… --- ## [She made me cheat on her....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-made-me-cheat-on-her/433511)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-made-me-cheat-on-her/433511 "2008-01-16T19:41:25Z")
There is an interesting dilema I’d like to run by some people on the dope. A very good friend of ours is a woman in her late 30’s she has been with the same man for 10 years, they have 2 children and a beautiful house. T… --- ## [The infantilization of video games is a serious problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-infantilization-of-video-games-is-a-serious-problem/422247)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2007, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-infantilization-of-video-games-is-a-serious-problem/422247 "2007-10-17T16:17:05Z")
Adults make up the vast majority of video game players - I don’t have any fancy statistics on-hand (cite? CITE?!), but it’s established that there are more “18-45’ers” playing and buying games than under-18’ers. Video ga… --- ## [My "girl" name is becoming trendy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girl-name-is-becoming-trendy/286525)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2005, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girl-name-is-becoming-trendy/286525 "2005-01-28T15:45:50Z")
My wife and I picked out a girl name several years ago, despite my admonitions that I’m not having a daughter. But, I digress. The name was around the 200th most popular girl’s name at the time, and we picked it based … --- ## [When can children be allowed to roam on their own](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-can-children-be-allowed-to-roam-on-their-own/613575)
**Author:** [@bashere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bashere)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-can-children-be-allowed-to-roam-on-their-own/613575 "2012-02-24T22:16:35Z")
I live in Toronto. I have a ten-year old son who will be going to Summer Camp this Summer. To get home from Summer camp, he would have to go to a subway station located directly outside the place he’s going, travel one… --- ## [Hillary, I'm completely disgusted with you. Shut up and go away, PLEASE.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-im-completely-disgusted-with-you-shut-up-and-go-away-please/441905)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-im-completely-disgusted-with-you-shut-up-and-go-away-please/441905 "2008-03-31T15:04:45Z")
I cannot express how utterly disgusted I am with Hillary. How disappointed, irritated, annoyed and just generally OVER her I am. She has set back the cause of female politicians another couple of decades, in my opinion… --- ## [Disturbingly well-done Egyptian ultraconservative rape PSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disturbingly-well-done-egyptian-ultraconservative-rape-psa/539077)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disturbingly-well-done-egyptian-ultraconservative-rape-psa/539077 "2010-05-13T21:36:59Z")
P.Z. Myers’ blog, Pharyngula, has posted a really loathesome public-safety advert from Egypt - it’s meant to advise women that the best way to prevent rape is to dress modestly, thus ensuring that men (us helpless beasts… --- ## [Is it believable that this might have happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-believable-that-this-might-have-happened/693307)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-believable-that-this-might-have-happened/693307 "2014-07-22T23:29:13Z")
“When I was in my early 20’s I had a girlfriend who repeatedly tried to get me to let her friend suck my dick or have a three way. She felt sorry for her because she didn’t have a boyfriend and was always complaining tha… --- ## [Food service workers wearing gloves - evidence of benefit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-service-workers-wearing-gloves-evidence-of-benefit/544799)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-service-workers-wearing-gloves-evidence-of-benefit/544799 "2010-07-05T13:28:42Z")
Anyone aware of any good evidence that wearing gloves by food service workers is beneficial vis a vis protecting customers from foodborne illness? --- ## [Come to the Christmas Party, or No Bonus...Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-to-the-christmas-party-or-no-bonus-huh/330643)
**Author:** [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-to-the-christmas-party-or-no-bonus-huh/330643 "2005-11-25T01:04:29Z")
My girlfriend is a clerical worker for a major regional sleep institute. Every night I hear stories about the temperamental and bitchy head doctor. But get this: The only way to get your Christmas bonus is to attend t… --- ## [Any advantage to a liquid-cooled PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advantage-to-a-liquid-cooled-pc/624461)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advantage-to-a-liquid-cooled-pc/624461 "2012-06-15T02:57:40Z")
My laptop is dying by degrees, so I’m going to buy a new computer and have decided a PC is the way to go this time around. Laptops generally get poor reviews by users, and I don’t need the portability. So I’m looking a… --- ## [Chickens: Ignorance-fighting opportunity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chickens-ignorance-fighting-opportunity/786675)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chickens-ignorance-fighting-opportunity/786675 "2017-05-25T23:58:02Z")
There have been some great threads around here dealing with things that are in plain sight, but have complex, hidden layers and dimensions. For example, the Questions about bees thread from a few years ago. One of my ne… --- ## [How do you dispose of cooking fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-dispose-of-cooking-fat/575670)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-dispose-of-cooking-fat/575670 "2011-03-25T03:19:17Z")
If you deep fry at home, how do you dispose of the fat? --- ## [Being president is easy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-president-is-easy/719559)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-president-is-easy/719559 "2015-05-12T22:32:13Z")
The United States government has more resources at its disposal than any organization in the history of the world, so that is settled. A banana republic is severely limited in resources. A “ludicrous” comparison. empi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1533&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1535&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)