# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1557&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:** 1558 --- ## [Is Tony Blair a war criminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tony-blair-a-war-criminal/688138)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tony-blair-a-war-criminal/688138 "2014-05-20T13:04:01Z")
It’s another Guardian piece I’ve thought about, Twiggy Garcia became famous for conducting a citizens arrest on Tony Blair on account of being a war criminal due to what happened in Iraq. I read some of the comments o… --- ## [Survivor 5/8/13 Don't Say Anything About my Mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-8-13-dont-say-anything-about-my-mom/657781)
**Author:** [@CrabRangoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrabRangoon)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-5-8-13-dont-say-anything-about-my-mom/657781 "2013-05-13T23:38:32Z")
OK well - looks like there will be a lot of crying tonight. Sigh. Hopefully there will be something interesting to offset all the blubbering… I am nervous for Cochran, just because the immunity challenge does not look … --- ## [Have you disavowed your regional accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-disavowed-your-regional-accent/588652)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-disavowed-your-regional-accent/588652 "2011-07-14T22:40:42Z")
Did you grow up in a place where people have unflattering accents, and if so, did you make an effort to change yours? This question doesn’t apply to me, but I’ve met several people who have worked hard to eliminate thei… --- ## [Is it wrong to use a vending machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-use-a-vending-machine/415472)
**Author:** [@SiouxChief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiouxChief)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-use-a-vending-machine/415472 "2013-05-22T04:05:41Z")
…when it gives back too much change? For example, a bag of Cheeetos is marked as $0.80. But when I put in $1, it gives me back $0.80 change. I have done this twice now. Previously, the machine was hooked up the other… --- ## [Is God ever a foreigner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-god-ever-a-foreigner/599517)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-god-ever-a-foreigner/599517 "2011-10-15T00:55:57Z")
In monotheistic religions, is the God of choice always of the same race as the believers? Is the God ever a foreigner? --- ## [Men - Have you ever been seduced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-have-you-ever-been-seduced/757986)
**Author:** [@12mgdaily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/12mgdaily)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-have-you-ever-been-seduced/757986 "2016-06-23T01:48:12Z")
I was wondering how common it is for women to seduce a man she is interested in. Is this rare in real life? It seems commonplace in many Hollywood films, but we all know what fairy tales they produce. It appears more com… --- ## [What's your Employers 401K Matching Policy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-employers-401k-matching-policy/589492)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-employers-401k-matching-policy/589492 "2011-07-21T01:35:32Z")
I just accepted a new job offer and was reviewing the benefits package. Early in my career before my recent under-employment stint I was always pretty indifferent to 401Ks and retirement planning in general. In retrospec… --- ## [Pope Francis Sneaks Out of Vatican At Night, In Disguise, To Meet With Homeless Romans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-sneaks-out-of-vatican-at-night-in-disguise-to-meet-with-homeless-romans/675401)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-sneaks-out-of-vatican-at-night-in-disguise-to-meet-with-homeless-romans/675401 "2013-12-06T15:53:24Z")
Story here. I’m not a Catholic, but the more I hear about Francis, the more I like him. --- ## [What day is it in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-day-is-it-in-the-mmp/933448)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-day-is-it-in-the-mmp/933448 "2021-03-01T04:58:26Z")
February hasn’t been a particularly kind month, so here’s stuff we can celebrate today!! 2021 Daily Holidays that fall on February 22, include: Be Humble Day European Day for Victims of Crime Founders Day - (World Org… --- ## [Cell phone companies: fuck you for breaking your phones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-companies-fuck-you-for-breaking-your-phones/544016)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-companies-fuck-you-for-breaking-your-phones/544016 "2010-06-24T03:05:25Z")
I went through this a few years ago with Verizon when I bought my Razr: yes, it’s a great phone! You can have pictures and MP3 ringtones and all kinds of stuff! But only if you buy it from us or use our service to send… --- ## [The moment a TV show "won you over"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-a-tv-show-won-you-over/525773)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-a-tv-show-won-you-over/525773 "2010-01-25T05:19:02Z")
I just recently was able to catch a few episodes of Fraggle Rock. I grew up in the 80’s but not with HBO. I had always heard about Fraggle Rock and I wanted to know what it was about. My curiosity quickly changed into kn… --- ## [Poll: How do you feel about Obama's performance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-feel-about-obamas-performance/544393)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-do-you-feel-about-obamas-performance/544393 "2010-06-27T20:28:00Z")
From here: A new user isn’t sure how to set up a poll, so I’m doing it for her. What was your fist impression of Obama, and how do you feel about him now? --- ## [How can I pass an eye exam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-pass-an-eye-exam/521834)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-pass-an-eye-exam/521834 "2009-12-22T20:12:28Z")
Yes the eye exam you take at an optometrist’s office. Every time I take one I feel like I don’t give the doctor accurate information. So what’s so hard about saying whether you see better with lens one or two? Sometimes… --- ## [Wowee, woman drops her kid off STARK NAKED](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wowee-woman-drops-her-kid-off-stark-naked/248324)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2004, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wowee-woman-drops-her-kid-off-stark-naked/248324 "2004-06-07T06:05:57Z")
This morning at my crossing guard shift I was rather startled to see that the woman who pulled up to the curb in her minivan (to drop her son off at school) was stark naked :eek: I wonder how long this lasts before othe… --- ## [I heart caps lock soooo much!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heart-caps-lock-soooo-much/539958 "2010-05-24T15:47:53Z")
I do. Does this post convert to lower non caps lock? \[previews\] Yes. How do I get it to stop? HOW ABOUT THIS? \[previews\] I see. --- ## [When You Realize You're a Hopeless Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-realize-youre-a-hopeless-geek/608980)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-realize-youre-a-hopeless-geek/608980 "2012-01-17T18:34:02Z")
I was doing a crossword puzzle today, and it asked for an eight-letter word for ‘‘game intermission.’’ My thought process went as follows: ‘‘Oh, that’s really easy. It fits perfectly. Wait, no, something’s wrong. Hmm… --- ## [Are lawyers supposed to follow a code of ethics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-lawyers-supposed-to-follow-a-code-of-ethics/741288)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2015, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-lawyers-supposed-to-follow-a-code-of-ethics/741288 "2015-12-31T13:52:06Z")
On L&O every defense lawyer is a sleazebag, always trying to get their clients confessions thrown out, trying to get all evidence against them thrown out. I get that a lawyer is paid to do some of this, but aren’t they n… --- ## [How do you fix this washed out road?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-fix-this-washed-out-road/597150)
**Author:** [@pabstist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pabstist)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-fix-this-washed-out-road/597150 "2011-09-24T00:03:12Z")
After Hurricane Irene, we have some washed out roads in Vermont. How would you go about fixing them, after seeing the pics posted below? The State doesn’t know what to do, nor do I. Do you appreciate the aesthetics of th… --- ## [Do you count your change when you pay cash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-count-your-change-when-you-pay-cash/689491)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2014, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-count-your-change-when-you-pay-cash/689491 "2014-06-01T05:05:43Z")
At the supermarket. At a gas station. When you take a taxi or a limo. For many years, I worked part time in various jobs that involved handling cash. At a gas station. As a cashier in a supermarket. Driving an airport l… --- ## [Yet Another Daylight Savings Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-daylight-savings-question/683440)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-daylight-savings-question/683440 "2014-03-14T13:47:14Z")
Why not just split the difference? Instead of moving the clocks ahead an hour in the Spring, and then back an hour in the Fall, why not adjust them 30 minutes and call it a day? India’s time zone is UTC +05:30 and nobo… --- ## [James Mosqueda, freeway destroyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-mosqueda-freeway-destroyer/402101)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-mosqueda-freeway-destroyer/402101 "2007-05-18T00:20:25Z")
Thank you very fucking much, Jimbo, for driving your full gasoline tanker too fast in a 50 MPH zone early this morning. Thank you for crashing into the guard rail, flipping over and spilling 8,600 gallons of gas. (Oh,… --- ## [Why I would vote for Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-would-vote-for-trump/744398)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-would-vote-for-trump/744398 "2016-03-03T22:10:05Z")
at least in the primaries. Given his political history, Trump may be the only Republican candidate that doesn’t believe his own bullshit. Cruz and Rubio are honest in their beliefs which is not necessarily a good thi… --- ## [The NRA trumifys their message in new ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nra-trumifys-their-message-in-new-ad/790494)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nra-trumifys-their-message-in-new-ad/790494 "2017-08-12T16:01:46Z")
One of the (many) problems with Trumps lying and bullying - and not only getting away with it but flourishing through it - is that it empowers others to do the same. The NRA is always a little over the top but this new … --- ## [How safe is it to be Sunni in a Shiite country and vice versa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-is-it-to-be-sunni-in-a-shiite-country-and-vice-versa/742362)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-is-it-to-be-sunni-in-a-shiite-country-and-vice-versa/742362 "2016-01-13T16:20:46Z")
I know, we’re talking about numerous, diverse, different Islamic countries, governments, societies, populations…but generally speaking, how safe is it to be Sunni in a Shiite country and vice versa? Do Sunnis and Shiite… --- ## [Why continue life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-continue-life/574865)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-continue-life/574865 "2011-03-19T01:33:51Z")
Is there a reason to continue life if all an individual does is produce wealth, pay taxes and wait for death sometime in the future. If you have no family, and no heirs, what is the purpose of existence? --- ## [Do the rich pay their fair share?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-rich-pay-their-fair-share/921817)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-rich-pay-their-fair-share/921817 "2020-12-07T02:29:34Z")
I did a quick search and found very little specifically about this. In association with the latest story about DJT’s tax returns, I heard a statistic that the wealthiest Americans pay an average of 24% in Federal Income… --- ## [Political Views of HP Lovecraft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-views-of-hp-lovecraft/569319)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-views-of-hp-lovecraft/569319 "2011-01-29T19:28:03Z")
Is this an accurate summary of HP Lovecraft’s political views: Originally an ultra-conservative (more in the aristocratic sense) but later a socialist/New-Dealer? --- ## [What are your favorite HAPPY love songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-happy-love-songs/584070)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-happy-love-songs/584070 "2011-06-07T17:28:30Z")
Love songs that make you smile and maybe even tear up because they seem to capture that feeling of love so well. No emo or sadness allowed! “Hallelujah” and “I Will Follow You Into the Dark” are both banned. … --- ## [Great TV theme songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-tv-theme-songs/578939)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-tv-theme-songs/578939 "2011-04-28T00:48:52Z")
I don’t recall seeing a thread on this recently, if there is one my apologies. Anyway, through the magic of YouTube I was bookmarking some great TV show themes that stand up as pretty good music on their own: The Rockfo… --- ## [What is this? My dog found it in our yard in South FL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-my-dog-found-it-in-our-yard-in-south-fl/557654)
**Author:** [@adrianalikesbeagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adrianalikesbeagle)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-my-dog-found-it-in-our-yard-in-south-fl/557654 "2010-10-25T03:21:23Z")
what is this my dog found it in our backyard in South Florida. We live on a salt water canal if that helps… --- ## [Madonna's sampling of ABBA's "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" on her new song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madonnas-sampling-of-abbas-gimme-gimme-gimme-on-her-new-song/346380)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madonnas-sampling-of-abbas-gimme-gimme-gimme-on-her-new-song/346380 "2006-03-01T21:58:20Z")
Okay, not the freshest news, but I read in the forum on the ABBA website (no cite provided), that Madonna paid 8,000,000 euros (a little over $9 million) in order to sample the keyboard riff from ABBA’s song, “Gimme! Gim… --- ## [Evan McMullin to launch independent Presidential bid...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evan-mcmullin-to-launch-independent-presidential-bid/762134)
**Author:** [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evan-mcmullin-to-launch-independent-presidential-bid/762134 "2016-10-15T02:27:24Z")
Anti-Trump Republican Evan McMullin to launch independent bid for presidency So, is this a real thing that could affect the result in November, or a waste of time as the registration to get on the ballot in many states… --- ## [Why men leave the bottom vest button unbuttoned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-men-leave-the-bottom-vest-button-unbuttoned/129678)
**Author:** [@RANash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RANash)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2002, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-men-leave-the-bottom-vest-button-unbuttoned/129678 "2002-10-01T16:43:38Z")
Here’s a theory: In less politically-correct, more turbulent times, men carried pistols tucked into the cummerbund. In order to get to the pistol quickly, the button was left undone to facilitate getting to the weapon. --- ## [How likely is it you'd be prosecuted for warning motorists of a speed trap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-it-youd-be-prosecuted-for-warning-motorists-of-a-speed-trap/622844)
**Author:** [@blasto9000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blasto9000)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-it-youd-be-prosecuted-for-warning-motorists-of-a-speed-trap/622844 "2012-05-24T17:32:23Z")
Saw this article this morning, about a guy that was flashing his headlights to warn other motorists of a nearby speed trap: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-05-22/news/os-flashing-headlights-ruling-20120522\_1\_ry… --- ## [About the Psych tests.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-psych-tests/528681)
**Author:** [@Osomatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osomatic)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-psych-tests/528681 "2010-04-13T11:18:07Z")
Erm. I briefly worked in Human Resources for the transit agency of one of America’s largest cities, and when I first started our hiring for bus drivers was based on a psychological test somewhat similar to the Briggs-M… --- ## [Are the microchips in cars fundamentally different than the microchips in smartphones and game consoles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-microchips-in-cars-fundamentally-different-than-the-microchips-in-smartphones-and-game-consoles/942407)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-microchips-in-cars-fundamentally-different-than-the-microchips-in-smartphones-and-game-consoles/942407 "2021-09-28T19:47:28Z")
A debate started in this thread about the viability of using recycled chips from PCs, smartphones and other advanced electronics to replace the dependence of car manufacturers on custom built silicon. So I figured I’d … --- ## [Is it illegal to forge currency of unrecognized states?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-forge-currency-of-unrecognized-states/680408)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-forge-currency-of-unrecognized-states/680408 "2014-03-11T14:32:33Z")
Let’s say I wanted to take a holiday in sunny Transnistria, the Russian-backed breakaway region of Moldova whose sovereignty is not recognized by any UN member state. I will naturally want to stay in the very best hotel… --- ## [It's Time! Chi-Town Dopefest, Anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-chi-town-dopefest-anyone/433519)
**Author:** [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-chi-town-dopefest-anyone/433519 "2008-02-07T21:06:21Z")
As one of the two most recent Doper transplants to Chicago, I have come to the conclusion that it’s time to find a job and meet new people. I’ve put out a bunch of resumes and am going to go through the temp agencies s… --- ## [Neighborhood Halloween carnival... not sure how I feel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighborhood-halloween-carnival-not-sure-how-i-feel/700661)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighborhood-halloween-carnival-not-sure-how-i-feel/700661 "2014-10-24T16:13:43Z")
So my neighborhood puts on an annual Halloween carnival. Everyone brings a sack of candy and a package of hot dogs, and the neighborhood association pays for the buns, tea, chips and condiments. They typically block o… --- ## [The Acticon Neosphincter: The cure for severe fecal incontinence is in your genitals!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-acticon-neosphincter-the-cure-for-severe-fecal-incontinence-is-in-your-genitals/397908)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2007, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-acticon-neosphincter-the-cure-for-severe-fecal-incontinence-is-in-your-genitals/397908 "2007-04-03T00:23:28Z")
There are medical textbook-style cutaway drawings of human bottom halves at the end of this link. It’s no worse than a biology textbook, really. I have no idea how acceptable that is. OK, it’s for people who can’t cont… --- ## [What jobs do you hire out in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jobs-do-you-hire-out-in-the-mmp/841408)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jobs-do-you-hire-out-in-the-mmp/841408 "2019-10-14T03:28:16Z")
If you’ve been keeping up on your notes, a coupla weeks ago, I washed windows and cleaned the deck railing at FairyChatEstates, and just this weekend, I cleaned the carpets - well, most of them. Then \*\*FCD \*\*and I were … --- ## [How can we get pedestrians across the road safely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-get-pedestrians-across-the-road-safely/665893)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-get-pedestrians-across-the-road-safely/665893 "2013-08-19T17:11:18Z")
A couple of years ago Ann Arbor implemented a law requiring vehicles to stop at crosswalks where a pedestrian was waiting to cross. Some time after that, the city began installing HAWK signals at some of the mid-block c… --- ## [Dear Partisan scandalmeisters of America:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-partisan-scandalmeisters-of-america/206273)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-partisan-scandalmeisters-of-america/206273 "2003-10-21T16:07:25Z")
From: the rest of America Re: We don’t fucking care anymore! I remember back to the time when Reagan was in office and often called the teflon president because nothing stuck. Meaning that all the scandals and mud thro… --- ## [Why is it so glacially slow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-glacially-slow/720669)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-glacially-slow/720669 "2015-07-23T04:16:37Z")
It’s happening more and more often, it seems to me. Ugh. It really ruins the fun of messageboards. Maybe it’s just me. --- ## [Redfury and Der Trilhs: Cunts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redfury-and-der-trilhs-cunts/375184)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2006, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redfury-and-der-trilhs-cunts/375184 "2006-10-06T20:58:52Z")
\[QUOTE\] \[Including cannon-fodder of course. Easy for people like you and Ryan to dodge bullets from your monitors, while egging other to give their blood for your “cause?”/QUOTE\] This is what is pissing me off, constan… --- ## [Please explain to me how this is art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-to-me-how-this-is-art/341086)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-to-me-how-this-is-art/341086 "2006-01-23T21:21:05Z")
In our office (which is mostly filled with innocuous abstract art designed to offend nobody) we have a picture from an artist named Miro. I couldn’t find a reproduction of it on Google, but here is a bad camera phone sna… --- ## [Where did your pets come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-your-pets-come-from/738476)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2015, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-your-pets-come-from/738476 "2015-12-05T09:22:51Z")
So, where did you get your pets? You can list childhood pets if you want to. Deputy, a Great Pyrenees mix, came from a Free To Good Home flyer at a feed store. The person who had him had adopted him as a puppy from a hi… --- ## [You have $500,000 to spend on your body](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-500-000-to-spend-on-your-body/679338)
**Author:** [@amorali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amorali)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-500-000-to-spend-on-your-body/679338 "2014-02-06T20:26:14Z")
And you can’t give it away or share with anyone. You don’t have to use it all but there is no merit in not using it all. Would you get any surgery, procedure, training, modification, tattoos or body work done? What wou… --- ## [Dad Puts Kid In Pay Washer....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-puts-kid-in-pay-washer/622656)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-puts-kid-in-pay-washer/622656 "2012-05-23T22:28:44Z")
… Worst Parent of the Week: Dad Puts Toddler in Washing Machine and Turns it On. A gene pool exit?:mad: Q --- ## [New federal holiday in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-federal-holiday-in-the-mmp/966482)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-federal-holiday-in-the-mmp/966482 "2022-06-28T04:34:51Z")
And its good for end of that horrible time to be formally recognized. I’m guessing that things might be confused tomorrow though. Many people won’t realize that it is a federal holiday so government offices will be clos… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1556&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1558&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)