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**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-discworld-book/512459 "2011-02-21T21:14:38Z")
Vote for your favourite… --- ## [What's to prevent me from setting up shop and buying souls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-to-prevent-me-from-setting-up-shop-and-buying-souls/292617)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2005, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-to-prevent-me-from-setting-up-shop-and-buying-souls/292617 "2005-03-14T00:38:36Z")
Let’s say I lease or buy some storefront space in a hard luck section of town. My business is buying souls, and I will pay a crisp 100.00 bill per soul, all applicants welcome. Sellers have to sign a document and swear … --- ## [Really stupid voice mail shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-stupid-voice-mail-shit/354543)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2006, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-stupid-voice-mail-shit/354543 "2006-05-05T17:53:00Z")
ONE “…And I will return your call at my earliest convenience.” NO, dumbfuck, you are supposed to worry about the other guy’s convenience, not your own. This is a flat-out ignorant error, and I hear it quite a bit. TWO … --- ## [What do domestic animals "see" humans as?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-domestic-animals-see-humans-as/141142)
**Author:** [@effac3d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/effac3d)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2002, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-domestic-animals-see-humans-as/141142 "2002-12-08T21:00:27Z")
Feeder machines? A large and horribly deformed member of their own species? Another kind of animal? I realize to ask what is going through an animals head is pretty pointless.:smiley: But this question has kind of bu… --- ## [Cough Expectorant without Suppressant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cough-expectorant-without-suppressant/639351)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2014, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cough-expectorant-without-suppressant/639351 "2014-06-19T08:08:23Z")
I am having a heavy chested cough and I feel as though I need to hack it up; its not dry at all, just not productive. I am asking the Dopers if there is any OTC medication that will act as an expectorant that does not h… --- ## [Why the hate for mimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-mimes/482396)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2009, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-mimes/482396 "2009-01-25T22:25:27Z")
I’ve wondered about this for years. Mimes are pretty much the most maligned genre of entertainers in history. They get a worse rap than rappers. They even get the short end in video games, Duke Nukem Forever. What’s… --- ## [Fox News fires Sarah Palin, hires Dennis Kucinich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-fires-sarah-palin-hires-dennis-kucinich/648439)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-fires-sarah-palin-hires-dennis-kucinich/648439 "2013-01-30T11:45:06Z")
Interesting post-election spinoff story. Washington Post story here. I winder what this means long term, but I have no answers. --- ## [Do Intrusive Thoughts Include Obscene Cursing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-intrusive-thoughts-include-obscene-cursing/584145)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-intrusive-thoughts-include-obscene-cursing/584145 "2011-06-05T00:36:54Z")
Do intrusive thoughts in addition to perverted, violent, and/or blasphmeous thoughts also including thoughts of profanity and cursing at other people? --- ## [How did the Romans do math?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-romans-do-math/468588)
**Author:** [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2008, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-romans-do-math/468588 "2008-10-20T22:15:05Z")
This has bugged me for years, and I’ve never been able to come up with an answer. We know that the Romans built a lot of great structures, aqueducts, etc., so their engineering skills must have been pretty good, but how … --- ## [Guide to Housecat Coat Colors and Patterns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guide-to-housecat-coat-colors-and-patterns/568091)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guide-to-housecat-coat-colors-and-patterns/568091 "2011-01-19T21:00:59Z")
This showed up about a week ago on I Can Has Cheezburger, the premier lolcat site, and I find I keep returning to it to read more and see if I can figure my own cat, Squeak, out. So, according to the chart, Squeak is a … --- ## [A police officer pointed a gun at me today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-police-officer-pointed-a-gun-at-me-today/251712)
**Author:** [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-police-officer-pointed-a-gun-at-me-today/251712 "2006-02-07T14:25:24Z")
…well, at me car- but I was in it at the time. I was leaving the courthouse, and had just pulled out of the parking lot into a side street and was headed for the main road. I saw his blue lights behind me, and I knw I … --- ## [The Definitive Rules of Flying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-rules-of-flying/994650)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-rules-of-flying/994650 "2023-12-21T02:43:41Z")
This seems a pretty harsh list. But what are the real definitive rules? --- ## [Actual weird store names from where you live.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-weird-store-names-from-where-you-live/314119)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-weird-store-names-from-where-you-live/314119 "2005-08-02T18:08:41Z")
I was thinkin’ today that we have some places around here whose names are common to us, but to others it might seem pretty weird. For example: Shakedown Street - a store that sells “smoking accessories” She Said BOOM! … --- ## [Why is the U.S. Army changing the basic color of everyday service uniforms AGAIN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-u-s-army-changing-the-basic-color-of-everyday-service-uniforms-again/833795)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-u-s-army-changing-the-basic-color-of-everyday-service-uniforms-again/833795 "2019-05-22T01:16:53Z")
Just a few years ago, the U.S. Army transitioned away from green service uniforms to blue. I still am getting used to seeing army officers in blue, and I learn that the army is changing back to green. – It’s official: Ar… --- ## [Your all-time best rock concerts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-best-rock-concerts/21070)
**Author:** [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2000, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-best-rock-concerts/21070 "2000-09-23T02:48:29Z")
I’ve been to a billion concerts, so I’m having to make some tough decisions to limit it to five. Here goes: 5. Pearl Jam, Masonic Temple, Detroit, 1994. I won a special drawing (out of about 100,000 to 200,000 inquiries… --- ## [Highest poker hand ever beaten by a higher one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-poker-hand-ever-beaten-by-a-higher-one/538576)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-poker-hand-ever-beaten-by-a-higher-one/538576 "2010-05-22T00:12:42Z")
Sorta inspired by the latest Straight Dope Classic reprint In “Cincinnati Kid,” what hand did Steve McQueen lose to a straight flush?. I was curious what’s the highest poker hand ever reliably documented has having lost … --- ## [Koyaanisqatsi: A pretentious, overrated "movie."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-a-pretentious-overrated-movie/322208)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/koyaanisqatsi-a-pretentious-overrated-movie/322208 "2006-05-09T04:16:42Z")
I recently had the misfortune of seeing Koyaanisqatsi for the second time. Note that I said “seeing” and not “watching,” because I only witnessed other people sitting there enthralled by it - I did not sit there, as I ha… --- ## [Real veterans: Is this guy for real, or a poser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-veterans-is-this-guy-for-real-or-a-poser/586658)
**Author:** [@Dripping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dripping)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-veterans-is-this-guy-for-real-or-a-poser/586658 "2011-06-26T04:44:36Z")
RADTENN, in this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=610713&page=2 When skepticism was expressed at the long list of rambo-esque super-duper military skills he claims to have, his response was… --- ## [Lagerfeld: take care of the zillions of fat before denouncing skinny people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lagerfeld-take-care-of-the-zillions-of-fat-before-denouncing-skinny-people/479805)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lagerfeld-take-care-of-the-zillions-of-fat-before-denouncing-skinny-people/479805 "2009-01-08T00:25:03Z")
Is this MPSIMS, CS, or IMHO? I figure this will end up here anyway: He’s not so wrong. --- ## [Etymology of Chode (or Choad or Choda)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymology-of-chode-or-choad-or-choda/96263)
**Author:** [@GulDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GulDan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2003, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymology-of-chode-or-choad-or-choda/96263 "2003-09-14T03:40:09Z")
I’ve looked everywhere for the derivation of the word ‘Chode’ and have been unable to find it (not just the etymology, but the word itself). Any help would be greatly appreciated. --- ## [Uk is going to stop sales of gas and diesel cars by 2040 (Now 2030)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-is-going-to-stop-sales-of-gas-and-diesel-cars-by-2040-now-2030/792181)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-is-going-to-stop-sales-of-gas-and-diesel-cars-by-2040-now-2030/792181 "2020-11-22T01:23:39Z")
Was reading this article and thought it would make an interesting discussion: So, do you think they can do it? Partly this seems like the professor’s comments about steam engines are correct in that time frame, but pa… --- ## [Saddest Movie Scene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-movie-scene/461491)
**Author:** [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-movie-scene/461491 "2008-09-28T15:51:49Z")
Honestly, this is the saddest movie scene I have ever seen. It’s from D.W. Griffith’s 1919 movie Broken Blossoms. It’s a pretty simple plot: a young English girl, Lucy (Lillian Gish), and a Chinese immigrant, Cheng Hua… --- ## [Mindhunter (Netflix)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindhunter-netflix/799044)
**Author:** [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindhunter-netflix/799044 "2023-07-25T02:01:15Z")
Mindhunter released the first season on Netflix this past Friday, and I watched the entire season Friday night - Saturday morning. I really enjoyed it and found the subject matter gripping. I have always had a fascinatio… --- ## [Most unlikely thing you've found at a resale store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unlikely-thing-youve-found-at-a-resale-store/749588)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unlikely-thing-youve-found-at-a-resale-store/749588 "2024-09-20T06:56:52Z")
We have a large consignment store that’s in an old grocery store, and one thing they sell is current magazines, usually for 99 cents. Most of them are general interest; however, when I was in there today, I found a mont… --- ## [Is Lena Dunham's complaint of not getting black male sexual attention racist & sexist stereotyping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lena-dunhams-complaint-of-not-getting-black-male-sexual-attention-racist-sexist-stereotyping/765064)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lena-dunhams-complaint-of-not-getting-black-male-sexual-attention-racist-sexist-stereotyping/765064 "2016-09-06T21:36:59Z")
From this story - Social Media Calls ‘White Privilege’ On Lena Dunham For Her Odell Beckham Jr. Comments Lena Dunham author and creator and actor in the hit show “Girl’s” s tweeted this the other day. Honestly it does… --- ## [Why would my MAC address spontaneously change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-mac-address-spontaneously-change/493570)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-mac-address-spontaneously-change/493570 "2009-04-21T01:16:29Z")
I’ve reserved an IP address on my router for my PC. For forwarding certain traffic. Today I turned my PC on and none of the traffic was forwarded. So I investigated a bit. My PC hadn’t been assigned the IP address it… --- ## [Airport lengths and runway speeds \[revised title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airport-lengths-and-runway-speeds-revised-title/782145)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airport-lengths-and-runway-speeds-revised-title/782145 "2017-03-16T13:21:26Z")
I don’t have an irrational fear of flying, I do it all the time, but I tend to get a little concerned when I see or feel something unusual. One of the things that especially gets to me is when the plane seems to be takin… --- ## [best retort to "you're being closed minded"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-retort-to-youre-being-closed-minded/585983)
**Author:** [@Shig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shig)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-retort-to-youre-being-closed-minded/585983 "2011-06-20T14:40:51Z")
I’ve heard people say this before and am looking for a way to reply without sounding like an arrogant prick. Most recent example is from a girl I know who was talking about a picture her mom took of her before she went … --- ## [Electors take anti-Trump battle to court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electors-take-anti-trump-battle-to-court/774061)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electors-take-anti-trump-battle-to-court/774061 "2016-12-10T15:01:47Z")
Is there any legal merit to this? http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/presidential-electors-lawsuit-trump-232255 --- ## [Non-sexual, non-physical hobbies or activities that still have high gender separation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sexual-non-physical-hobbies-or-activities-that-still-have-high-gender-separation/778938)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sexual-non-physical-hobbies-or-activities-that-still-have-high-gender-separation/778938 "2017-02-09T07:36:36Z")
My examples for activities that don’t need to be sexually separated but just naturally seem to be anyway. Audiophiles / Audio Geeks. I am not including females who have the expertise to obtain and use sound equipment fo… --- ## [YOU FUCKING PIECEs OF SHIT! I HOPE YOU BURN IN HELL FOR AN ETERNITY AND A FUCKING 1/2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-fucking-pieces-of-shit-i-hope-you-burn-in-hell-for-an-eternity-and-a-fucking-1-2/197259)
**Author:** [@StanDup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StanDup)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-fucking-pieces-of-shit-i-hope-you-burn-in-hell-for-an-eternity-and-a-fucking-1-2/197259 "2003-08-27T22:38:40Z")
So I’m waiting for the bus. It passes by me, probably because it was too full, or something. About 2 or three seconds after, these two fucking jackshits drive past me and say “HAHAHA, FUCKIN NIGGA MISSED THE BUS!! HAHAA!… --- ## [No one's watching "Soundbreaking" on PBS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-watching-soundbreaking-on-pbs/772135)
**Author:** [@HyacinthBucket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HyacinthBucket)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ones-watching-soundbreaking-on-pbs/772135 "2016-11-24T15:24:47Z")
With so many musicians and other Dopers with a strong interest in Rock, Pop and almost every other genre of music posting here in the CS forum, I’m really surprised that no one has had any comments on this series, which … --- ## [New Sports Arena in your City?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-sports-arena-in-your-city/615120)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-sports-arena-in-your-city/615120 "2014-11-01T01:19:12Z")
The major city in my area, Sacramento, has been trying for years to woo the Kings basketball team into staying put. The team has been threatening to leave for years due to their “not able to be competitive” in their curr… --- ## [Quick Harry Potter Q: Hermione's parents are both Muggles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-harry-potter-q-hermiones-parents-are-both-muggles/252721)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2004, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-harry-potter-q-hermiones-parents-are-both-muggles/252721 "2004-07-09T16:34:11Z")
I saw the first two Harry Potter movies, and I’m in the process of reading The Prisoner Of Azkaban. My question’s quite simple really. In TPOA I read that both of Hermione’s parents are Muggles…so, how did she get to b… --- ## [Puzzle Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-island/603374)
**Author:** [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-island/603374 "2011-11-19T01:40:36Z")
Puzzle-loving Dopers, help me solve a mystery that’s had me stumped for years. I solved all of the puzzles in the Paul Adshead book “Puzzle Island”, except for one: in each picture, parts of it would jut out into the su… --- ## [Do commandos really not wear underwear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-commandos-really-not-wear-underwear/42446)
**Author:** [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2000, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-commandos-really-not-wear-underwear/42446 "2000-11-24T20:41:25Z")
The earliest reference to the phrase “going commando” I could find was a 1996 episode of Friends (See article). I don’t remember seeing that episode. Do commandos really not wear underwear? If not, why not? --- ## [does "be caller # 99" really mean that someone picks up and hangs up the phone 98 times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-be-caller-99-really-mean-that-someone-picks-up-and-hangs-up-the-phone-98-times/601990)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-be-caller-99-really-mean-that-someone-picks-up-and-hangs-up-the-phone-98-times/601990 "2011-11-08T19:06:21Z")
Those radio call-in contests where you can win concert tickets, etc., for being “caller # 99” – does the DJ, etc., really pick up the phone and rattle off “sorry, you’re caller # 3… # 27… # 65… # 88”, or do they typicall… --- ## [Fish Feud by 42fish \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-feud-by-42fish-game-over/592896)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-feud-by-42fish-game-over/592896 "2011-08-23T02:17:52Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Doper's Hero John Cleese A Souper Seekrit Nazi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-hero-john-cleese-a-souper-seekrit-nazi/834736)
**Author:** [@Royal\_Nonesutch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Royal_Nonesutch)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-hero-john-cleese-a-souper-seekrit-nazi/834736 "2019-06-04T10:35:26Z")
Monty Python’s John Cleese sez that “London is no longer an English city”. Clearly he is a vile, racist, hate-filled homophobe (“Loretta?!?”) Git em!!! --- ## [What would you tell a 25 year old male virgin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-tell-a-25-year-old-male-virgin/743761)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2016, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-tell-a-25-year-old-male-virgin/743761 "2016-01-25T23:42:54Z")
Would you provide him any advice or reassurance? --- ## [I would like to make jewelry. Where do I start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-make-jewelry-where-do-i-start/668798)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-make-jewelry-where-do-i-start/668798 "2013-09-19T21:57:06Z")
I like to wear unusual, arty jewelry and I know I’m not alone in that. There’s a teeming Etsy out there, waiting to fulfill my every whimsical need. The trouble is, it’s not. I’ve gotten to the age where I see things a… --- ## [Coolest nickname for fans? Coolest fan nickname that should be used but isn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-nickname-for-fans-coolest-fan-nickname-that-should-be-used-but-isnt/426175)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-nickname-for-fans-coolest-fan-nickname-that-should-be-used-but-isnt/426175 "2007-11-14T00:32:09Z")
I suspect there is a thread or two on this: Grateful Dead - Deadheads Jimmy Buffect - Parrot Heads Firefly/Serenity - Browncoats Star Trek - Trekkers (or Trekkies, but it is my understanding that Trekker is preferred… --- ## [Does bad singing cause rain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bad-singing-cause-rain/787728)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2017, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bad-singing-cause-rain/787728 "2017-06-04T04:38:28Z")
This isn’t a GQ. Around here it is common to hear someone, in the event of heavy rain, jokingly ask someone else if they’ve been singing. This is because of the idea that bad singing causes rain, although no-one believe… --- ## [Need to Vent About My Acne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-vent-about-my-acne/550364)
**Author:** [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-vent-about-my-acne/550364 "2010-09-01T16:18:21Z")
I’ve been struggling with acne for about 7 years and have been seeing a dermatologist almost annually for 6. I went in last week and we had a talk about accutane. While I was unsure at the time, I decided to have my bloo… --- ## [Did Gore "shoot" himself in the ballot box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-gore-shoot-himself-in-the-ballot-box/76125)
**Author:** [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2001, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-gore-shoot-himself-in-the-ballot-box/76125 "2001-08-28T22:34:19Z")
Or is the U.S.A. Today full of it? From today’s U.S.A. Today (print ed.): Democrats Back Off On Firearms I find it difficult to believe, especially as Gun Control was a relative, I might almost say deliberate, non-is… --- ## [Help! I'm scared of escalators!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-im-scared-of-escalators/145327)
**Author:** [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-im-scared-of-escalators/145327 "2003-01-06T21:06:56Z")
No, really. Some of you may know and like me well enough, but I am about to tell you something that will drastically change your opinion of me from a reasonably confident person into a wuss. This all-important truth that… --- ## [Would You Suppress A Perfect Truth Serum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-suppress-a-perfect-truth-serum/618405)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-suppress-a-perfect-truth-serum/618405 "2012-04-14T02:07:28Z")
Suppose someone developed a perfect truth serum. Anyone taking it would be compelled to answer any question put to him as honestly as possible, i.e. not only would his statement be technically correct, but it would be h… --- ## [Why should Church and State be separate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-church-and-state-be-separate/649914)
**Author:** [@TheCrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCrow)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-church-and-state-be-separate/649914 "2013-02-14T15:24:59Z")
Why is it good for a state to be religious or why is it bad for a state to be religious? :slight\_smile: --- ## [I didn't choose not to believe in God.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-choose-not-to-believe-in-god/224763)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2004, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-choose-not-to-believe-in-god/224763 "2004-01-27T01:50:27Z")
It simply turned out that way. To make a choice about whether to believe in something or not implies that things depend on whether we believe them (or that we choose what is true and what isn’t). They don’t. As far as… --- ## [Soda Fountain dispenses foam - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soda-fountain-dispenses-foam-why/538285)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soda-fountain-dispenses-foam-why/538285 "2010-05-05T14:06:20Z")
I’ve had no luck Googling this one. What causes a soda tap to start dispensing OK, then after a second or two it starts dispensing frothy foam? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1560&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1562&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)