# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1563&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:** 1564 --- ## [Etymology of name "De La O"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymology-of-name-de-la-o/306392)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymology-of-name-de-la-o/306392 "2016-12-23T05:43:53Z")
We have a couple of people on my company’s email list named “Firstname de la O”. I’ve seen this name before, occasionally. Does it have any meaning? What is an “O” in Spanish? Does it refer to a place? Does the … --- ## [24: Season 5: Episode 5 (11:00am - 12:00noon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-5-11-00am-12-00noon/341263)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episode-5-11-00am-12-00noon/341263 "2006-01-27T22:19:19Z")
Gosh, after last weekend, are we going to be able to handle getting ONLY 1 hour? At least it’s here! Gotta get my fix… 24, Season 5, Episode 5 11:00 AM - 12:00 noon SPOILERS AHEAD! Season 5 threads: 1-2 3-4 Seas… --- ## [Is airliner design pretty much un-improvable now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-airliner-design-pretty-much-un-improvable-now/723853)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-airliner-design-pretty-much-un-improvable-now/723853 "2015-07-02T15:34:23Z")
For decades, new airliners have mostly been the tube-fuselage-and-two-engines design, with the exception of the four-engined A380. I am guessing that this is because the modern A350, Boeing 777, Boeing 787 twin-engine d… --- ## [I just got Televangelized. WT-everlovingF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-televangelized-wt-everlovingf/630115)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-televangelized-wt-everlovingf/630115 "2012-09-22T12:01:44Z")
ring ring ring Didn’t get to the phone in time… voicemail message beep boop boop boop, be boop Yes, yes, I want to listen to my damn message. Stupid phone. "…with our prayer warriors standing by 24/7 to mediate for… --- ## [Movie Scenes that still make you laugh. Or Cry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-that-still-make-you-laugh-or-cry/519317)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-that-still-make-you-laugh-or-cry/519317 "2009-12-01T14:27:36Z")
Its been 10 years, but even now, the "holy shit"exclaimed by the security guard in Matrix has me rolling on the floor. As for cry, the ending of Angels with Dirty faces, the exectuion scene. --- ## [Using Celebrity Names As Nicks Here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-celebrity-names-as-nicks-here/619345)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-celebrity-names-as-nicks-here/619345 "2012-04-21T00:01:18Z")
When did this start? For the longest time, I communicated with a member here who identified herself as a famous actress, and led me around by the nose until I finally had enough and put her on ignore. I mentioned the m… --- ## [How much wood could a woodchuck chuck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-wood-could-a-woodchuck-chuck/688033)
**Author:** [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2014, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-wood-could-a-woodchuck-chuck/688033 "2014-06-01T08:13:39Z")
When considering the question " How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?" as a child, or the last time you considered it, if ever, did you imagine the woodchuck actually doing something that… --- ## [Shooting at the center of mass (bin Laden related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-the-center-of-mass-bin-laden-related/580685)
**Author:** [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-the-center-of-mass-bin-laden-related/580685 "2011-05-08T15:09:15Z")
First, let me clarify that I believe U.S. forces shot and killed bin Laden. Second, I’ve only ever shot at clay pigeons when I was 14, so I have extremely limited knowledge of shooting. There are conflicting reports (a… --- ## [Why Do Our Bed Linens Smell Musty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-our-bed-linens-smell-musty/462552)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-our-bed-linens-smell-musty/462552 "2008-09-09T14:20:19Z")
We wash them with nice smelling laundry soap, put in laundry softener and when we pull them out of the dryer, they smell fresh and clean. Then we fold them, put them in wire drawers (air flows all around) and yet, when … --- ## [My roommate is ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roommate-is-ignorant/137688)
**Author:** [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2002, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roommate-is-ignorant/137688 "2002-11-22T18:58:12Z")
I have just been confronted with some of the most staggering ignorance that has ever graced my presence. Here’s how it happened: While flipping through the channels, my roommate and I came across an Animal Planet speci… --- ## [Did Grace Kelly need a beating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-grace-kelly-need-a-beating/655762)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-grace-kelly-need-a-beating/655762 "2013-04-15T16:54:23Z")
I watched “Mogambo” on TV the other day, and Grace Kelly was playing the same sort of brittle, superior ice princess with a faux-Brit accent and without empathy for anyone else that I’d seen her playing in other films, T… --- ## [Rape victim jailed for contempt of court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-victim-jailed-for-contempt-of-court/588994)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-victim-jailed-for-contempt-of-court/588994 "2011-07-17T18:33:17Z")
This was on the news last night but I cannot find a link. It seems that a woman who was a rape victim was testifying at the trial of her alleged attacker. According to the story, the defense attorney was very aggressive… --- ## [How common are "sweet sixteen" parties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-sweet-sixteen-parties/693619)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-sweet-sixteen-parties/693619 "2014-07-24T02:29:48Z")
We’ve all heard about those wildly decorated and heavily overspent sweet sixteen parties. The funny thing is I don’t think I’ve ever known anyone who held a sweet sixteen party that was any different than regular teenag… --- ## [I pit New Yorkers who BAWWWW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-new-yorkers-who-bawwww/639513)
**Author:** [@Fear\_of\_the\_Dark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_of_the_Dark)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-new-yorkers-who-bawwww/639513 "2012-11-01T12:21:29Z")
Yeah, what’s the matter with you? Let’s keep our fight here. I hate New York and anyone who love or gladly live in this city. Am I free to hate? I think so. Why am I not allowed to make negative comments? Wait a minute.… --- ## [What should US liberal do now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-us-liberal-do-now/778504)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-us-liberal-do-now/778504 "2017-02-06T21:48:04Z")
(not sure if this belongs in Great Debates or elections. Mods please move if appropriate.) Okay, so now we can see that we have the president Trump we feared, and not the president Trump our neighbors hoped for. And it … --- ## [What are your conversational gambits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-conversational-gambits/664347)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-conversational-gambits/664347 "2013-07-31T20:02:31Z")
Once I get a conversation going I’m pretty good. But getting there can sometimes be a struggle. I do several “meetup” type things these days so I’m often in the situation of chatting with someone I sort of know and mig… --- ## [Recommend books for my 70 year old dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-books-for-my-70-year-old-dad/638128)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-books-for-my-70-year-old-dad/638128 "2012-10-23T14:48:58Z")
My father’s recently (semi) retired and has started reading light/entertaining fiction again after a longish gap(20-30 years). Since he is, as mentioned in the title, 70 years old, I find that the books I recommend to hi… --- ## [Why Guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-guns/57872)
**Author:** [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2001, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-guns/57872 "2001-03-31T21:18:31Z")
Sorry to drop in another gun thread, but I don’t think this question really fits in with any of the others open right now. Why do we feel the need for a right to carry guns? With the exception of rifles and other such … --- ## [Little House Questions (warning: possible heresy inside)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-house-questions-warning-possible-heresy-inside/365357)
**Author:** [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2006, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-house-questions-warning-possible-heresy-inside/365357 "2006-07-25T01:31:03Z")
So, I’m 31 and I’ve been reading the “Little House” series for the first time. Is it just me or is Pa a little bit hapless, kind of a ne’er do-well, really? I mean, just take “By the Banks of Plum Creek.” The family ha… --- ## [Men and Anal Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-anal-sex/244316)
**Author:** [@Zagadka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zagadka)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2004, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-anal-sex/244316 "2004-05-19T01:13:26Z")
OK, this is a kind of “personal” topic, but I want to get some input slightly more well thought out than “OMG LOLS GHEY SEX” Secondly, I’m defining “anal sex” loosely. It doesn’t necessarily mean penetration with a peni… --- ## [Celebrities who participated in the Olympic Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-participated-in-the-olympic-games/627349)
**Author:** [@Capi1978](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capi1978)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-participated-in-the-olympic-games/627349 "2012-07-09T19:49:21Z")
Which people who have become famous in other fields participated in the Olympic Games? I know of General Patton who competed in the modern pentathlon 1912 and King Olav of Norway who had won a gold medal in Sailing 1928 … --- ## [Good mystery movies for 7th Graders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-mystery-movies-for-7th-graders/648639)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-mystery-movies-for-7th-graders/648639 "2013-01-31T03:16:41Z")
It can be a full movie or even an episodes of a show. I am nearly done reading The Westing Game with my kids at school and want to reward them with a mystery movie at the end. I am aware there is a Westing Game movie, … --- ## [Who's your celebrity crush these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-celebrity-crush-these-days/776883)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-celebrity-crush-these-days/776883 "2017-01-13T08:21:49Z")
I know that there’s a lot of threads on this topic, but I’m looking for crushes you might have developed in about a year’s time. Mine is Kate Micucci: She’s been around for a while, but she just appeared on my radar … --- ## [Is the term "Old Negro Spiritual" Still PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-term-old-negro-spiritual-still-pc/358414)
**Author:** [@RCGDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RCGDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2006, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-term-old-negro-spiritual-still-pc/358414 "2006-05-30T00:31:04Z")
I am doing a webpage for someone and it is focusing on popular music prior to 1900 in the United States. Even in recent souces I see them refer to song as “has roots in old Negro Spirituals” Is that term still correct?… --- ## [The president has gone full terrorist, and he's actively holding the government hostage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-has-gone-full-terrorist-and-hes-actively-holding-the-government-hostage/827306)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-has-gone-full-terrorist-and-hes-actively-holding-the-government-hostage/827306 "2019-01-11T13:02:34Z")
I’ve been pretty quiet about most of the clusterfuck, but at this point the government actually has a duty to take this terrorist out. He’s holding the government hostage and threatening to keep it shut down until he ex… --- ## [Corn Dogs--what have I missed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corn-dogs-what-have-i-missed/515134)
**Author:** [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corn-dogs-what-have-i-missed/515134 "2009-10-28T13:59:10Z")
I was just watching Man vs. Food with my wife and they were doing Corndogs and I mentioned to my wife that I have never had a corn dog in my life. They looked pretty good, and what isn’t to like about them. But they j… --- ## [Good conductor of electricity but bad conductor of heat ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-conductor-of-electricity-but-bad-conductor-of-heat/142514)
**Author:** [@andy\_fl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andy_fl)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2002, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-conductor-of-electricity-but-bad-conductor-of-heat/142514 "2002-12-14T12:32:42Z")
Is there any solid material which satisfies that ? Also, is there a good conductor of heat but bad conductor of electricity ? (maybe mica sheets ?) --- ## [need a good one liner relating to politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-one-liner-relating-to-politics/647888)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-one-liner-relating-to-politics/647888 "2014-03-10T15:56:55Z")
My prof keeps making snide remarks about liberal economics. He “informed” the class that taxing the rich would produce little revenue relative to the deficit. He lambasted Obama for slamming the rich during the campaign.… --- ## [Refrigerator recessed in cabinet. Will it run efficiently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refrigerator-recessed-in-cabinet-will-it-run-efficiently/559406)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refrigerator-recessed-in-cabinet-will-it-run-efficiently/559406 "2010-11-05T04:23:08Z")
I am building a mini-kitchen in the basement. I had custom oak cabinets installed. The cabinets include a recessed enclosure for a refrigerator. There will be a wood panel on each side of the refrigerator, plus above it.… --- ## [The oldest Marx Brother: Cheeko or Chicko?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-marx-brother-cheeko-or-chicko/782544)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-marx-brother-cheeko-or-chicko/782544 "2017-03-21T18:33:03Z")
How do you pronounce the name of Chico Marx? --- ## [Sunburned in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunburned-in-the-mmp/835288)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunburned-in-the-mmp/835288 "2019-06-17T03:31:21Z")
Yeah, I know, I should have worn sunscreen, or at least a sleeved t-shirt. It was kinda, sorta, semi-overcast and I never really got hot, so I didn’t think about it. But at the end of the company picnic, all of a sudde… --- ## [Can you top RickJay's Chuck Norris joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-rickjays-chuck-norris-joke/431865)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-rickjays-chuck-norris-joke/431865 "2008-01-07T00:25:34Z")
Inspired by this pithy, yet brilliant, post. I myself shan’t throw my hat in the ring. --- ## [How do small, independent restaurants stay open if they're crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-small-independent-restaurants-stay-open-if-theyre-crap/511143)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-small-independent-restaurants-stay-open-if-theyre-crap/511143 "2009-09-24T05:14:13Z")
I keep on hearing in posts that defend chain restaurants that they may not be great but at least they’re consistent and, when you’re in small town America, taking a risk on an independent restaurant more often than not m… --- ## [Guess the famous person, then add another](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-famous-person-then-add-another/444540)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-famous-person-then-add-another/444540 "2008-04-13T18:28:56Z")
Using synonyms, homonyms, antonyms or words that are somehow connected with the surname of a reasonably well-known person, try to guess who is meant. As you guess, add one (or more) of your own for the next player. In g… --- ## [How do hybrid vehicles produce heat for the cabin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-hybrid-vehicles-produce-heat-for-the-cabin/382881)
**Author:** [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-hybrid-vehicles-produce-heat-for-the-cabin/382881 "2006-12-11T19:18:27Z")
How do hybrid vehicles produce heat for the cabin? --- ## [Milk Chocolate, Mr. Goodbar, Krackel, or Special Dark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464)
**Author:** [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-chocolate-mr-goodbar-krackel-or-special-dark/595464 "2011-09-21T13:32:16Z")
The receptionist has a dish full of the standard Hershey’s chocolate assortment: the standard milk chocolate, Mr. Goodbar (chopped roasted peanuts), Krackel (crispy rice), and Special Dark. You may only choose one. Whi… --- ## [What's the point of "wing dings" font?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-wing-dings-font/510819)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2009, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-wing-dings-font/510819 "2009-09-21T02:47:04Z")
What’s the point of those weird fonts available on commercially available word processing programs that turns each word into a series of unusual shapes and figures? Are they purely random shapes, or is it possible to be… --- ## [Florida Pubbies Push Harris Under the Bus! Snoopy Happy Dance!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-pubbies-push-harris-under-the-bus-snoopy-happy-dance/366843)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-pubbies-push-harris-under-the-bus-snoopy-happy-dance/366843 "2006-08-09T18:09:47Z")
By way of the ever-delightful Wonkette: Haven’t laughed so hard since they shot Old Yeller! I’ll keep this first one short, kinda hard to type with tears of mirth streaming down my face… --- ## [What misused phrases have you heard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-misused-phrases-have-you-heard/477160)
**Author:** [@Taenia\_spp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taenia_spp)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-misused-phrases-have-you-heard/477160 "2008-12-17T16:16:43Z")
I’ve run into people using various phrases that they have no idea how to actually spell them. I think they hear certain phrases, and then make a guess on how to spell/pronounce them in an effort to sound erudite. Examp… --- ## [Gallbladder anecdotes please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gallbladder-anecdotes-please/522070)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gallbladder-anecdotes-please/522070 "2010-03-08T00:53:32Z")
6 months ago, I had a few bouts of upper-abdominal pain. Very uncomfortable, passed after a bit, never seemed tied to any particular type of food (I kept a food diary for a bit), seemed to respond to Gas-X (simethicone).… --- ## [Twickster, a question on a closed thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-a-question-on-a-closed-thread/520073)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twickster-a-question-on-a-closed-thread/520073 "2009-12-12T01:46:18Z")
You closed PICTURE GALLERY: Girls With Tattoos with the reason that it lacked a point. I thought MPSIMS was intended for pointless threads. It’s a forum for OP’s that say nothing more than “hey look at this”. --- ## [If you were forced to wear your spouses clothes- would you, could you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-forced-to-wear-your-spouses-clothes-would-you-could-you/492889)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-forced-to-wear-your-spouses-clothes-would-you-could-you/492889 "2009-04-16T08:06:03Z")
Assume you are forced to wear your significant other’s clothes for a day: First, could you actually wear them, size wise? If you could, what would you choose to wear? Me - no, I cannot fit into my wife’s clothes. I we… --- ## [Out-of-the-box idea to deal with school shootings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-the-box-idea-to-deal-with-school-shootings/811363)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-the-box-idea-to-deal-with-school-shootings/811363 "2018-03-30T01:44:50Z")
What if all students (at least those beyond a certain age) kept paintball guns under their chairs, and were taught to aim them at an assailant’s face? And then when he (always a he) is blinded and disoriented, rush him … --- ## [What mechanism actually determines stock prices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mechanism-actually-determines-stock-prices/491726)
**Author:** [@Figaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Figaro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mechanism-actually-determines-stock-prices/491726 "2009-04-03T03:41:15Z")
I thought I’d find an answer to this question with a quick Googling, but apparently it’s not easy to find. Alternately, I am an extremely weak Googler. Anyway, can someone tell me exactly how the current price for a st… --- ## [Current examples of the "high class" Southern (US) accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-examples-of-the-high-class-southern-us-accent/96718)
**Author:** [@jaimest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaimest)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-examples-of-the-high-class-southern-us-accent/96718 "2013-11-16T16:06:09Z")
As far as I know there are two basic types of southern accents, the everyday "typical’ southern accent we associate with country music stars and primary stump speeches. (Notice how Bill Clinton and Al Gore turned into Je… --- ## [How do I aim a shotgun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-aim-a-shotgun/245640)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2004, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-aim-a-shotgun/245640 "2004-05-19T16:34:37Z")
This weekend, for only hte second time in my life, I went trap shooting… it was a ton of fun, and my shoulder is a dull aching mass of painful flesh. I was able to take down about 1 out of every 4 or 5 clay pigeons tha… --- ## [How many planets in our galaxy harbor intelligent life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-planets-in-our-galaxy-harbor-intelligent-life/726578)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-planets-in-our-galaxy-harbor-intelligent-life/726578 "2015-08-03T01:44:42Z")
Just curious what most think on the matter, using their best guess. --- ## [ADD Dopers - what do you hate about ADD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-dopers-what-do-you-hate-about-add/570668)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-dopers-what-do-you-hate-about-add/570668 "2011-04-06T12:56:09Z")
AKA week \[del\]2\[/del\] 3 I could probably go on long enough to make your eyes glaze over. I get frustrated by how I lose time so easily. I hate not having enough energy get the house clean. I hate spending twice as … --- ## [What exactly is the appeal of English Bulldogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-english-bulldogs/544617)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-english-bulldogs/544617 "2011-05-22T13:19:16Z")
I’m not pro or anti bulldog and I have never owned one, but out of curiosity in seeing others descriptions of them (who have owned them) and in looking at wiki they appear to be fairly high maintenance physically, not to… --- ## [I am a bad American. I do not fully support the 1st Amendment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-bad-american-i-do-not-fully-support-the-1st-amendment/630080)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-bad-american-i-do-not-fully-support-the-1st-amendment/630080 "2012-08-21T11:42:36Z")
Today on the radio there was a mortgage guy presenting Obama’s latest blow to America and our struggling economy: the 3.8% tax on home sales. You know, I get it. I understand why the constitution dudes spelled out our … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1562&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1564&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)