# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1536&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:** 1537 --- ## [The calories in poo.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-calories-in-poo/533860)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-calories-in-poo/533860 "2010-03-29T07:54:19Z")
No, it’s not what you think. Lets say a person is on a diet. They eat 1500 calories a day. How much gets ‘left behind’ and does it vary? Yeah, I know about corn and peanuts and olestra and that it could change dependin… --- ## ["At least the foreskin's not back": What could that mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-least-the-foreskins-not-back-what-could-that-mean/596240)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-least-the-foreskins-not-back-what-could-that-mean/596240 "2011-09-17T03:25:23Z")
At one point in Ulysses, Leopold Bloom masturbates surreptitiously inside his pants while watching a young girl flashing him. After he comes, he settles his “cold and clammy” penis, detaches it from his clothes with a li… --- ## [What is the best one hour of television you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-one-hour-of-television-youve-ever-seen/689777)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-one-hour-of-television-youve-ever-seen/689777 "2014-06-04T06:32:00Z")
One single hour of television that brings a smile to your face every time you remember it? For me, it’s a special Harry Anderson did called “Hello, Sucker!” which aired on Showtime back in 1985, I believe. He talked ab… --- ## [The dumbest 8 seconds in sports.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dumbest-8-seconds-in-sports/355816)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dumbest-8-seconds-in-sports/355816 "2006-05-10T01:48:49Z")
Bull riding. Is there anything more retarded? It’s not a sport. It’s an insult to atheletes everywhere. What are the skills required? low IQ lack of self preservation insticts delight in pissing off a 1,500lb mass … --- ## [How DARE you speak two languages!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-speak-two-languages/334976)
**Author:** [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2005, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-speak-two-languages/334976 "2005-12-14T10:01:43Z")
God forbid an American kid know anything but good ol’ patriotic God-fearin’ English! I particularly like the quote from the principal who says that “this isn’t the first time!” she’s told Zach to stop speaking Spanish a… --- ## [Smiths in India](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiths-in-india/657694)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiths-in-india/657694 "2013-05-09T10:49:02Z")
(This is a cultural ignorance issue on my part…and this is where I come when I’m ignorant) Whether true or not, there appear to be names that are more common in a culture than others, Wong in China, Smith or Miller or w… --- ## [Heros and villians with Helmets rather than masks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heros-and-villians-with-helmets-rather-than-masks/582006)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heros-and-villians-with-helmets-rather-than-masks/582006 "2011-05-20T03:01:53Z")
For a costume for a concept character with a helmet rather than a mask I wanted to look at heroic and/or costumed characters that also had helmets. Magneto, Juggernaut, I’m familiar with. Nothing too Camelot. What other… --- ## [Adverts you hate so much you'd never use the products,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverts-you-hate-so-much-youd-never-use-the-products/402165)
**Author:** [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverts-you-hate-so-much-youd-never-use-the-products/402165 "2007-05-03T11:43:57Z")
irrespective of how good they might be. Here in the UK, I could not conceive of buying a Mazda (Zoom! Zoom!), insuring with Churchill (Oh Yes!), or wearing Allure after shave because of the irritational nature of their … --- ## [Things that don't make much sense, but are hard to change now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-dont-make-much-sense-but-are-hard-to-change-now/412942)
**Author:** [@VanillaGorilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanillaGorilla)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-dont-make-much-sense-but-are-hard-to-change-now/412942 "2007-07-27T15:32:10Z")
So I was thinking (because I actually do that sometimes :smiley: ), what are things that you think make little sense, but are hard (impossible)to change now, because we are all so accustomed to them? I’ll give one exam… --- ## [What's the largest country you can't name 3 things about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-country-you-cant-name-3-things-about/706534)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2014, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-country-you-cant-name-3-things-about/706534 "2014-12-12T00:20:08Z")
Going down the list of countries by population, what’s the largest country that you’re so ignorant about that you can’t list even 3 things about it, no matter how trivial? For me, here’s how it went down: \[ol\] \[li\]Chi… --- ## [Dear Ben Stiller: Why Use Title/Character "Walter Mitty" At All?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-ben-stiller-why-use-title-character-walter-mitty-at-all/677473)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-ben-stiller-why-use-title-character-walter-mitty-at-all/677473 "2014-01-07T20:57:49Z")
Dear Ben: I just saw The Secret Life of Walter Mitty the other night. It isn’t terrible- it’s an ordinary, so-so, semi-enjoyable romantic comedy. I’ve seen so many so-so, semi-enjoyable romantic comedies in my day that… --- ## [It was not a 'dungeon'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-not-a-dungeon/448040)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-not-a-dungeon/448040 "2008-05-10T04:12:01Z")
News account of the Josef Fritzl case say that he kept his daughter and her children imprisoned in a ‘dungeon’ underneath his house. Now, what he did was horrible, but have you seen pictures of this place? http://www.t… --- ## [Saturday Night Live - 25th Anniversary Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-25th-anniversary-special/3642)
**Author:** [@Keeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeves)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-25th-anniversary-special/3642 "2012-07-10T14:05:54Z")
(Note: I put this thread in GQ because it is for factual information about the show. If you want to discuss opinions about whether you like it or not, go to Great Debates.) (1) Where were Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo on… --- ## [Jeez! Is this what black people go through all the time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeez-is-this-what-black-people-go-through-all-the-time/575167)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeez-is-this-what-black-people-go-through-all-the-time/575167 "2011-03-22T14:18:49Z")
Or I guess not just blacks but any minority. Here lately, I’ve been going to this barber shop.(I like to spoil myself with a good ol’ fashoined shave.) Usually, when I go, I’m the only white person in there. (Every one … --- ## [Why don't women whistle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-women-whistle/795442)
**Author:** [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-women-whistle/795442 "2017-09-11T20:29:03Z")
(caveat: in my experience, anyway) A couple of weeks ago, I was at work, hearing a (male) coworker whistling a tune, and it struck me that I couldn’t recall ever hearing a female do the same. I can recall a woman whist… --- ## [What can batteries do in my pocket? Or: Help! My crotch is on fire!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-batteries-do-in-my-pocket-or-help-my-crotch-is-on-fire/240482)
**Author:** [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2004, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-batteries-do-in-my-pocket-or-help-my-crotch-is-on-fire/240482 "2004-04-18T05:16:04Z")
I’m a photography junkie, and always carry a digital camera with me. Since the batteries always seem to die just when the UFO lands in my backyard, I’ve taken to carrying a couple spare AA batteries in my pocket. Tonig… --- ## [Guys do you like make up on girls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-do-you-like-make-up-on-girls/717542)
**Author:** [@Rossiekerr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossiekerr)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-do-you-like-make-up-on-girls/717542 "2015-04-15T22:53:05Z")
I know some guys do and some guys don’t.However I like wearing make up sometimes when I go to work.Also when I go out on date or a special occasion. I feel more attractive with make up on. I usually wear some powder foun… --- ## [Is there anything thing that actually works to ward off mosquitoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-thing-that-actually-works-to-ward-off-mosquitoes/792416)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-thing-that-actually-works-to-ward-off-mosquitoes/792416 "2020-05-19T18:38:55Z")
This summer our yard has been infested with mosquitoes that attack you even in the daytime. I have tried buying a bug zapper and a citronella candle and it has had no effect at all. I would rather not spray myself with D… --- ## [Dear houseguest, I can't \*wait to hear this one explained.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-houseguest-i-cant-wait-to-hear-this-one-explained/434138)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2008, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-houseguest-i-cant-wait-to-hear-this-one-explained/434138 "2008-01-24T08:19:42Z")
So I offered to billet people attending this conference as a service to the local queer community and my friends who are organizing it. I like having guests, including houseguests, and I think I’m a cordial host. I truck… --- ## [Scientists recover T. rex soft tissue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-recover-t-rex-soft-tissue/296089)
**Author:** [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2013, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-recover-t-rex-soft-tissue/296089 "2013-12-03T06:13:02Z")
MSNBC Article. The pictures at the top of the page made my jaw drop. Wow. I mean, wow. I would think this would be bigger news. --- ## [Nobody beats cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-beats-cancer/634659)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-beats-cancer/634659 "2014-04-16T00:26:17Z")
Some people might cheat it by dying of something else, but otherwise it will be back to get you. Sorry for the dark thoughts. Over the past 5 years my sister, mom and dad have all died of various forms of cancer. Ever… --- ## [Assembling Ikea furniture... Oy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assembling-ikea-furniture-oy/528392)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assembling-ikea-furniture-oy/528392 "2010-02-18T22:59:08Z")
Man, this is hard. I’m still not done after four hours. Mostly because of my most hated part, screwing in those damn grey long screws. They almost never go in straight the first time. I don’t own a single power tool,… --- ## [Do Upper-Class Kids Get a Pass From the Cops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-upper-class-kids-get-a-pass-from-the-cops/520238)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-upper-class-kids-get-a-pass-from-the-cops/520238 "2009-12-09T19:43:16Z")
I just saw a show on MSNBC, about the murder of a Los Gatos HS student in 1982. The case was interesting because the kid (a shy loner) disappeared-it wasn’t till 13 years later that skeletal remains were found, at a si… --- ## [CSN&Y De Javu album, Underrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csn-y-de-javu-album-underrated/722331)
**Author:** [@Dibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dibbs)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csn-y-de-javu-album-underrated/722331 "2015-06-15T00:26:12Z")
I always loved the album from back in the day and thought it never got enough credit. Anyone else feel the same? --- ## [Another "I don’t care anymore, tase me, bro!" police taser debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-i-don-t-care-anymore-tase-me-bro-police-taser-debate/485372)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-i-don-t-care-anymore-tase-me-bro-police-taser-debate/485372 "2009-02-14T02:03:55Z")
This Youtube video depicts an incident which spawned an excessive use of force lawsuit against the deputy involved. I don’t think the force was so excessive as to be unconstitutional. While it’s true the man isn’t fight… --- ## [How much would health care costs dropped if we abolished insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-health-care-costs-dropped-if-we-abolished-insurance/750792)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-health-care-costs-dropped-if-we-abolished-insurance/750792 "2016-04-11T15:52:26Z")
Health insurance is one of the biggest bills most people have to pay, and many see nothing in return. When somebody goes to the hospital, the hospital and the patient both seem to have no care for what anything costs, … --- ## [Who said it? \[Better to remain silent and be thought a fool...\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-said-it-better-to-remain-silent-and-be-thought-a-fool/546764)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-said-it-better-to-remain-silent-and-be-thought-a-fool/546764 "2025-06-04T12:47:22Z")
In How to seem smarter than you really are Al Bundy said: Now, as I’m sure many of you know, the quote is actually something like “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove… --- ## [Are You Being Served?: Accurate Representation of a British Workplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-being-served-accurate-representation-of-a-british-workplace/469927)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-being-served-accurate-representation-of-a-british-workplace/469927 "2008-10-30T16:21:16Z")
Clip. I realize that sitcoms are fiction, but I’m curious if Are You Being Served? doesn’t contain some kernels of truth about the British workplace (or at least, the British workplace of the late 70’s/early 80’s, and/o… --- ## [Don Cherry (Hockey)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-cherry-hockey/843249 "2019-11-18T14:54:04Z")
Don Cherry, a 85-year old white male hockey commentator, made incendiary comments Saturday night during “Hockey Night in Canada”, his show that he commentates. I like Cherry’s no-nonsense style, but there are certain … --- ## [Are there green carrots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-green-carrots/611377)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-green-carrots/611377 "2012-02-02T04:23:11Z")
Mrs Piper is planning the spring planting and asked the PiperCub what he wants to plant this year. His reply: “Green carrots”. On further inquiry, he elaborated: “Green carrots. From Mars.” I think the “from Mars” … --- ## [Can the sun harm your eyes even with sufficient UV protection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-sun-harm-your-eyes-even-with-sufficient-uv-protection/608963)
**Author:** [@iamnotbatman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamnotbatman)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-sun-harm-your-eyes-even-with-sufficient-uv-protection/608963 "2012-07-09T17:06:33Z")
If you view the sun through enough UV resistant glass to effectively remove all UV, will it still harm your eyes? If so, what if you also removed all infrared as well? In general, does biology know what intensity (W/m^2 … --- ## [Mailing a tax return to a P.O. Box: can we use Express Mail? Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mailing-a-tax-return-to-a-p-o-box-can-we-use-express-mail-need-answer-fast/536127)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mailing-a-tax-return-to-a-p-o-box-can-we-use-express-mail-need-answer-fast/536127 "2010-04-16T01:20:56Z")
My boss wants to use Express Mail to send his tax return in. It’s going to a P. O. Box. The IRS website says “You must use the u.S. Postal Service to mail any item to an IRS P.O. box address”. For the IRS’s purposes, … --- ## [Japs know when you need heavy lifting done you can count on a Spade!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japs-know-when-you-need-heavy-lifting-done-you-can-count-on-a-spade/629313)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japs-know-when-you-need-heavy-lifting-done-you-can-count-on-a-spade/629313 "2012-07-31T01:22:24Z")
They’re ready to go! --- ## [Is there really no replacement for displacement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-no-replacement-for-displacement/464332)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2008, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-no-replacement-for-displacement/464332 "2008-09-21T11:22:58Z")
A popular saying among (American) auto enthusiasts is “There is no replacement for displacement”. How true is this? (let’s discount forced induction which is, in the end, a way to cheat more displacement into the same cy… --- ## [Think of a figure who lived BCE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-figure-who-lived-bce/760404)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-figure-who-lived-bce/760404 "2016-07-25T03:47:04Z")
Last one of these, promise - but taking it back a while. Who is the first figure to come to mind who lived before 1 BCE? Got a feeling that this will be a landslide and the figure that sprang to mind for me will be the s… --- ## [How long into Rachel Maddow's monologue did you realize that the Trump Tax story was small?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-into-rachel-maddows-monologue-did-you-realize-that-the-trump-tax-story-was-small/782231)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-into-rachel-maddows-monologue-did-you-realize-that-the-trump-tax-story-was-small/782231 "2017-03-20T13:03:11Z")
Oh man, that was painful. I don’t watch Maddow a ton but am inclined to think of her as a competent political journalist pundit. But this Trump Tax return story was Geraldo Rivera’s freakin’ Capone’s Vault stoopid. She … --- ## [So where is the lazy American worker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-is-the-lazy-american-worker/605129)
**Author:** [@Lago\_Ys-Transform](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lago_Ys-Transform)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-is-the-lazy-american-worker/605129 "2011-12-08T20:16:25Z")
Americans have, in no particular order over the past 30 years: Have some of the longest workweeks of most industrialize nations Taken fewer and fewer vacations Raised the IQ and SAT scores of everyone, including minori… --- ## [So You Think You're A Swinger, Eh?: In which I Pit myself for being a social moron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-youre-a-swinger-eh-in-which-i-pit-myself-for-being-a-social-moron/300379)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-youre-a-swinger-eh-in-which-i-pit-myself-for-being-a-social-moron/300379 "2005-04-25T16:44:55Z")
Understand, I have a Rule. It’s a good idea, of course, to test those Rules once in a while, just to make certain they’re really well advised and applicable. Not #3 (“Make sure the body doesn’t wash up on shore”) perha… --- ## [Parents- 14 year old smoking pot, drinking. What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-14-year-old-smoking-pot-drinking-what-would-you-do/652062)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-14-year-old-smoking-pot-drinking-what-would-you-do/652062 "2013-03-07T02:15:57Z")
So my good friend, OlderBro, has a 14 year old brother, Mike. Mike is in his Freshman year, and has been struggling with his grades. He’s a reasonably smart kid, but he’s been doing a lot of the dumb teen stuff- not turn… --- ## [General culture (music) question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-culture-music-question/773538)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-culture-music-question/773538 "2016-12-04T19:55:12Z")
Two-part question with an extra bonus opportunity question. No googling ahead of time! \[ol\] \[li\]If I say Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto in B-flat Minor, do you know immediately what piece of music I’m referring to? \[/li\] … --- ## [Question about "Barely Legal" porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-barely-legal-porn/235562)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2004, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-barely-legal-porn/235562 "2004-03-23T13:32:39Z")
I know you won’t believe me when I tell you I’m asking this as a result of a conversation I had with a friend concerne about his own habits, and not as a result of my own habits. Nevertheless, it’s true. It just occure… --- ## [MADs: Memorial Day Weekend Picnic, Sun 5/25](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-memorial-day-weekend-picnic-sun-5-25/174523)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-memorial-day-weekend-picnic-sun-5-25/174523 "2003-05-28T14:06:27Z")
Where: Seneca Creek State Park in Montgomery County, MD. When: Sunday, May 25, 11am - dusk. What: A picnic pavilion, food, a lake, a playground for the kids, woods, hiking trails, and (of course!) Dopers. I’ll reserve… --- ## [Why have drugs not destroyed society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-drugs-not-destroyed-society/552767)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-drugs-not-destroyed-society/552767 "2010-09-09T02:12:00Z")
If you took a reasonably intelligent layperson who had no knowledge of the existence of narcotics and told them that there was a substance that was chemically designed to target the evolutionarily built in pleasure cente… --- ## [Your favorite cheesy sci-fi movies from the '50s and '60s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-cheesy-sci-fi-movies-from-the-50s-and-60s/354787)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2006, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-cheesy-sci-fi-movies-from-the-50s-and-60s/354787 "2006-05-02T12:07:20Z")
I just watched \*Forbidden Planet \* and It Came from Outer Space: Pure, lovely Velveeta! What are yours? --- ## [It seems ridiculous to me that after being on this planet for over two decades I still can't drink..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-seems-ridiculous-to-me-that-after-being-on-this-planet-for-over-two-decades-i-still-cant-drink/619916)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-seems-ridiculous-to-me-that-after-being-on-this-planet-for-over-two-decades-i-still-cant-drink/619916 "2012-08-06T18:57:52Z")
Eh, this just reinforces my distaste with the drinking age in the US. I mean, my dislike of it doesn’t even take into account all of the other things that fly in the face of the logic behind the law here; seriously, I c… --- ## [People we've "lost" this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-weve-lost-this-year/743139)
**Author:** [@BrazenPirate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrazenPirate)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-weve-lost-this-year/743139 "2016-01-16T20:34:31Z")
When someone dies, they’re not “lost.” Stop fucking telling me that we’ve LOST someone. We just “lost” David Bowie? That’s too bad. Maybe he’s hanging out at a SoHo loft, or on holiday in Tahiti. He’ll probably turn up … --- ## [MLB Playoffs 2026 (incl. World Series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429 "2026-11-05T03:29:56Z")
From my post in the September thread: So the field is set. American League On to the Divisional Round Tampa Bay Rays (Best Record) Cleveland Guardians Wild Card Round Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros (Division Wi… --- ## [Modern Family 11/17/10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-17-10/561064)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-17-10/561064 "2010-11-24T13:46:23Z")
Another overall so-so episode, but like usual, with several funny lines sprinkled in throughout the show. My favorite were two bits referencing Gloria’s growing up in Columbia. “You’d have thought with her growing up a… --- ## [Things that you just don't see anymore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-just-dont-see-anymore/289705)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-just-dont-see-anymore/289705 "2005-04-04T23:54:26Z")
Commercials for aluminum siding from Sears. They used to be on TV all of the time, but I have not seen one in well over a decade. I do not even know if Sears even does aluminum siding any more. What else? --- ## [So how accurate does a mirror depict a portrait?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-accurate-does-a-mirror-depict-a-portrait/654272)
**Author:** [@A.James](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.James)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-accurate-does-a-mirror-depict-a-portrait/654272 "2013-03-31T14:38:59Z")
Ok, I look so damn studly in a mirror that I want to just touch myself (no homo). I recently saw a picture of myself from St. Pattys day and was like “who is this dude???”. Now, maybe it had something to do with the amou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1535&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1537&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)