# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1571&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:** 1572 --- ## ["The youth of today" - in ancient times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-youth-of-today-in-ancient-times/387860)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-youth-of-today-in-ancient-times/387860 "2007-01-15T00:44:34Z")
There’s a quote which goes the email rounds every so often all about yow the “youth of today” have no manners, no morals, no respect … and the kicker is that this quote is purportedly from some ancient Greek or Roman aut… --- ## ["Why . . . You Can SING!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-can-sing/215609)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-can-sing/215609 "2003-12-30T23:42:06Z")
Never ceases to amaze me when Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Ewan MacGregor, Catherine Zeta-Jones, open their mouths and songs come out. Who knew? Back in the 1930s-50s, every movie star was thrown into musicals and they … --- ## [Are steering-wheel locks obsolete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-steering-wheel-locks-obsolete/624535)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-steering-wheel-locks-obsolete/624535 "2012-06-13T02:38:55Z")
I left mine in my totaled car, now in the junkyard, but it occurred to me that I don’t see very many of them in the parked cars in NYC, not nearly as many as I used to. Why is that? Crime down? Internal anti-theft device… --- ## [From how far away can a cat sense catnip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-how-far-away-can-a-cat-sense-catnip/328217)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-how-far-away-can-a-cat-sense-catnip/328217 "2005-10-28T23:01:33Z")
If I were to grow it on my back porch would it bring boat loads of little druggy kitties? Or only a passing stray that came within 5 feet? --- ## [Driver's license # on checks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-license-on-checks/93682)
**Author:** [@Alexandra1973](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alexandra1973)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2001, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-license-on-checks/93682 "2001-11-16T19:23:33Z")
Is it legal for a cashier to write your driver’s license number or Social Security number on your check? I can understand them wanting to see ID when you write a check…but I don’t like them writing this info down on my c… --- ## [Morons who won't see good films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morons-who-wont-see-good-films/225554)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morons-who-wont-see-good-films/225554 "2004-01-26T20:40:13Z")
So I have this goat out back, and I’m training it to force-felch anyone I point at. The first target is going to be the next person I hear say, “I don’t want to see XYZ movie - it’s too sad.” Lately I’ve run into a lot … --- ## [Did We Treat Transgenderism Better in the Past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-treat-transgenderism-better-in-the-past/926612)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-treat-transgenderism-better-in-the-past/926612 "2020-11-30T12:52:45Z")
Speaking of course as Generation X’er (i.e., someone who grew up in the 1970’s and 80’s). Here is what I remember: -They were called ‘transexuals’. Transgender is probably more accurate. But transexual emphasized that … --- ## [Would other Relatives Call Us Gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-other-relatives-call-us-gay/679255)
**Author:** [@RichieBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RichieBoy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-other-relatives-call-us-gay/679255 "2014-01-25T07:20:20Z")
Was on another thread called ‘‘Homosexual v Homoerotic’’ and if there is a difference or are they the same. I was told to come here where I would get a better answer. My problem is I have a male cousin who is the same… --- ## [Brown Trousers moments in Film. (unboxed spoilers inevitable)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brown-trousers-moments-in-film-unboxed-spoilers-inevitable/459352)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brown-trousers-moments-in-film-unboxed-spoilers-inevitable/459352 "2008-08-16T17:45:48Z")
Post moments in films that almost (or did) cause you to soil your underpants. From Lord of the Rings, I think I only need to say two words and people will know what I mean - Bilbo, Rivendel. There’s a moment in the ne… --- ## [People Who Think Zoos should be Eliminated, Let Me Ask You This Question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-think-zoos-should-be-eliminated-let-me-ask-you-this-question/779341)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-think-zoos-should-be-eliminated-let-me-ask-you-this-question/779341 "2017-02-12T03:26:05Z")
Now that PETA types have driven Barnum and Bailey out of business, you can bet that the next target will be zoos. There’s already talk all over about how cruel and unnatural it is for animals to be imprisoned in them. … --- ## [Customer Service Agent from the Security Department of Windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-service-agent-from-the-security-department-of-windows/775272)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-service-agent-from-the-security-department-of-windows/775272 "2017-01-05T23:49:58Z")
Today I got a call on my home line from the “customer service agent from the security department of Windows” and after about 10 minutes of talking he told me to go to hell. I had a call from the same department this pas… --- ## [Inflatable Christmas decorations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inflatable-christmas-decorations/384489)
**Author:** [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inflatable-christmas-decorations/384489 "2006-12-19T19:59:22Z")
The big snowmen, Santa Clauses, grinches and snowglobes in front yards. Hate those things. My daughter suggested we get a b.b. gun. --- ## [Romney's Foreign Policy Speech 10-08-2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romneys-foreign-policy-speech-10-08-2012/637156)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romneys-foreign-policy-speech-10-08-2012/637156 "2012-10-11T17:16:58Z")
No discussion of his latest lies and irresponsible bluster? Shall we let The American Conservative get us started? Romney’s Foreign-Policy Speech: More War, Bigger Budgets "Mitt Romney’s speech at VMI today confirmed … --- ## [In or at a place - Indian English Grammar Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-or-at-a-place-indian-english-grammar-question/230338)
**Author:** [@quicken78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quicken78)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2004, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-or-at-a-place-indian-english-grammar-question/230338 "2004-02-24T00:48:49Z")
I am trying to get to the bottom of why people in India seem to confuse ‘in’ or ‘at’ a city/country. eg. ‘Things to be discussed at Korea’ and not ‘Things to be discussed in Korea’ What is the correct grammatical co… --- ## [Republicans take their ball and go home... Can anyone defend this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-take-their-ball-and-go-home-can-anyone-defend-this/533711 "2010-03-27T17:22:33Z")
I adore the way this member of the party of personal responsibility weaseled out of taking personal responsibility. Democrats had their patriotism called into question by simply disagreeing with the President and the R… --- ## [What do you consider "middle class"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-middle-class/523091)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-middle-class/523091 "2010-01-03T16:52:08Z")
My fiancee and I had a good laugh a while back because she was telling me how her boss said that her biggest fear was to be “just middle class.” We found that funny because being solidly middle class is pretty much my g… --- ## [Dating-wise, are people simply pickier than they were 50 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-wise-are-people-simply-pickier-than-they-were-50-years-ago/739965)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-wise-are-people-simply-pickier-than-they-were-50-years-ago/739965 "2015-12-12T15:13:30Z")
One seemingly common impression of older generations is that 50 years ago, men and women got married a lot more easily, married someone who was “good” - better than average was considered a ‘catch’ - had more realistic e… --- ## [What is the best Paul Verhoeven movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-paul-verhoeven-movie/698604)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-paul-verhoeven-movie/698604 "2014-09-17T11:20:01Z")
Of those four movies, which is the best Verhoeven movie and why? Please vote before reading the following so as not to influence your choice. 3 out of 4 of the movies he’s best known for are sci-fi. Starship troopers ta… --- ## [God, 30 Rock is good.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-30-rock-is-good/496483)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-30-rock-is-good/496483 "2009-06-10T03:49:36Z")
“Kidney Now” is the single greatest 5 minutes of television, well, ever. “I’m one of the drunk ones!” :D:D --- ## [Customers like to be called by their name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customers-like-to-be-called-by-their-name/491647)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customers-like-to-be-called-by-their-name/491647 "2009-05-19T17:03:43Z")
It has been written into THE BOOK that customers like to be called by their name. Thus, millions of call center and retail employees are required to use the customer’s name in every interaction with the customer. This i… --- ## [Explain Soccer Leagues To Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-soccer-leagues-to-me/614130)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-soccer-leagues-to-me/614130 "2012-06-12T13:42:30Z")
I’m in the U.S. and know squat about soccer. I’m trying to understand if each European/South American/Middle Eastern/Asian country has professional leagues like the NFL here in the state. I’ve looked around quite a bit a… --- ## [What was the (cigarette) smokingest TV show ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-cigarette-smokingest-tv-show-ever/345763)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-cigarette-smokingest-tv-show-ever/345763 "2006-02-25T21:38:40Z")
I’d have to say Dragnet. Jack Webb as Joe Gannon must have sucked down 3 packs a day while busting smart mouthed hippie punks. I realize, however, that at 47 I’m young enough to have missed some of the 50’s and early 6… --- ## [Deceptive advertising complaint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-advertising-complaint/679587)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2014, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-advertising-complaint/679587 "2014-01-24T23:32:22Z")
I opened a new session of Firefox this afternoon at around 9:30 Eastern time. I navigated to Straight Dope Message Board - Your direct line to thousands of the smartest, hippest people on the planet, plus a few total dip… --- ## [Differences in types of HDMI cables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differences-in-types-of-hdmi-cables/611734)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differences-in-types-of-hdmi-cables/611734 "2012-02-18T08:07:11Z")
No, I’m not asking about Monster vs. Monoprice. When buying HDMI cables, I noticed there were different types - HDMI, HDMI + ethernet, and 3D. What’s the difference between these, and which would I use for: Xbox 360 to… --- ## [Boondocks-- MLK would be ashamed of us!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boondocks-mlk-would-be-ashamed-of-us/340217)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boondocks-mlk-would-be-ashamed-of-us/340217 "2006-01-20T19:43:02Z")
You bunch of triffling, shiftless niggas! BET is the worse channel in history! Martin Luther King as Bill Cosby. Who do you think will complain about this episode more, blacks or whites? --- ## [Should aborting a fetus with Down Syndrome be illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aborting-a-fetus-with-down-syndrome-be-illegal/804444)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-aborting-a-fetus-with-down-syndrome-be-illegal/804444 "2017-12-28T00:30:21Z")
Heard this on NPRyesterday: Three debate topics: Independent of the current US jurisprudence on abortion, should women be allowed to abort a Down Syndrome fetus? Given the current US jurisprudence, and going by s… --- ## [Pregnant mom drives into ocean at Daytona Beach. Wants to take her kids to a "better" place.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnant-mom-drives-into-ocean-at-daytona-beach-wants-to-take-her-kids-to-a-better-place/683150)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnant-mom-drives-into-ocean-at-daytona-beach-wants-to-take-her-kids-to-a-better-place/683150 "2014-03-08T19:16:46Z")
:eek: She won’t be winning any mother of the year awards. Geez, there are some crazy ass people in this world. Lets hope these charges stick and she goes to prison. She should never have custody of any children again. C… --- ## [Jim Quinn: Slaves were better off than those on welfare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-quinn-slaves-were-better-off-than-those-on-welfare/479645)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-quinn-slaves-were-better-off-than-those-on-welfare/479645 "2009-01-05T22:20:15Z")
According to Jim Quinn, slaves didn’t have it so bad-see, they had free room and board, they got rewarded for having kids, free food. Just like those on welfare-they just had to work for it, see. Criticizing the curren… --- ## [Here's the thread to speculate about plot directions in Sherlock series 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-the-thread-to-speculate-about-plot-directions-in-sherlock-series-4/683035)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-the-thread-to-speculate-about-plot-directions-in-sherlock-series-4/683035 "2015-02-04T18:06:52Z")
I know I’m starting up again on a series that has ended, and we have a one or two year wait for the next series, but I must type out this speculation for your analysis while the last series is still fresh in my head. I … --- ## [Number of phonemes in languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-phonemes-in-languages/347705)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-phonemes-in-languages/347705 "2006-03-10T01:37:41Z")
I am trying to find a table of major languages and the number of phonemes that each contains. I’ve googled but I can’t find what I’m looking for. Any help? I’m trying to understand whether this is a reason I have an … --- ## [In your nation/culture, how taboo would it be to name your baby Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-nation-culture-how-taboo-would-it-be-to-name-your-baby-jesus/608566)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-nation-culture-how-taboo-would-it-be-to-name-your-baby-jesus/608566 "2012-01-18T23:28:10Z")
I got the idea for this thread from a discussion on livejournal. AFAIK, the only predominantly Christian cultures that actively uses Jesus (or a variant\*) as a name are the Hispanophone ones (and possibly Portugal/Brazil… --- ## [Invite 4 current or historical people to dinner, all of whom were born on your birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551 "2016-04-13T03:08:47Z")
Similar to this recent thread in which I asked Dopers to assemble a band made up of musicians born on their birthday. You are hosting a small dinner party and may invite four guests. Each diner must have been born on yo… --- ## ["Spectacular" attack. Great. Thanks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacular-attack-great-thanks/136864)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2002, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spectacular-attack-great-thanks/136864 "2002-11-21T15:36:10Z")
So now the FBI tells us there’s probably going to be a “Spectacular” terrorist attack soon. Well, that’s fucking helpful. I feel real prepared now. Mr. Singular is traveling across the country to visit his elderly fat… --- ## [When going on a date, bathing is recommended.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-going-on-a-date-bathing-is-recommended/187900)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2003, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-going-on-a-date-bathing-is-recommended/187900 "2003-07-21T01:03:11Z")
I just went on my first actual date in several moths, and right now I’m remembering why I hate dating. It was a blind date, from my Reader ad; the guy seemed perfectly nice and articulate on the phone, educated, multicu… --- ## [Sandwhich Spreadables...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwhich-spreadables/484183)
**Author:** [@CallMeKate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CallMeKate)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwhich-spreadables/484183 "2009-02-04T22:06:55Z")
My boyfriend and I discussed today after some pretty intense sex, whether or not Grape Jelly is the PB&J standard, and why that is… He suggested that Grape Jelly is simply the best… This only came up because last night … --- ## [Cook County Assessor's Office Should Be Fired, Banished to Wilderness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cook-county-assessors-office-should-be-fired-banished-to-wilderness/746999)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cook-county-assessors-office-should-be-fired-banished-to-wilderness/746999 "2016-09-12T19:39:16Z")
October 2013: I filed some ‘Certificates of Error’ because the description of my property was wrong. The square footage was off, and put my house in a higher tax category than it should have been. You can go back 3 year… --- ## [Snow chains on a 4WD vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-chains-on-a-4wd-vehicle/562013)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-chains-on-a-4wd-vehicle/562013 "2010-11-29T13:29:34Z")
I have a 1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport, 4l inline-six. I opted for the part-time 4WD instead of the full-time/part-time option. This is probably going to be a harsh Winter, so I guess I’d better buy chains. Are chains pu… --- ## [What kind of hat do you wear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hat-do-you-wear/433348)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hat-do-you-wear/433348 "2008-01-16T21:56:23Z")
For a couple of years I was wearing either a straw or a black wool pork pie. This year I’ve been wearing a brown fedora. I’m thinking come Spring I’ll be sporting a trilby. You? --- ## ["The Wire" Trivia Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-trivia-game/435554)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-trivia-game/435554 "2008-02-15T01:25:16Z")
At the suggestion of AuntiePam, I’m starting a trivia game based on the best show on television evah, The Wire. If you aren’t familiar with the show buy, rent, borrow or steal the DVD set of Season One, and prepare yours… --- ## [Pregnancy when using two types of birth control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-when-using-two-types-of-birth-control/292002)
**Author:** [@StarsApart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarsApart)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-when-using-two-types-of-birth-control/292002 "2005-02-26T22:16:28Z")
Whew!So I’m finally a paying member after lurking for so long. This feels good! Anyway, I’ve got a GQ to start things off as a bona fide member. A few days ago in one of my classes, we were doing groupwork. The subject … --- ## [Why do some gas pump nozzles click off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-gas-pump-nozzles-click-off/515297)
**Author:** [@Heckity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heckity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-gas-pump-nozzles-click-off/515297 "2009-10-28T04:55:28Z")
My lack of scientific understanding is showing. Why is it when I’m self-pumping gas sometimes the nozzle clicks off . . . repeatedly. . . driving me crazy? Is there some kind of vapor lock? Is there air in the line? Is… --- ## [Thoughts on Framing out a Basement Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-framing-out-a-basement-room/637619)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-framing-out-a-basement-room/637619 "2012-10-16T17:43:07Z")
Hi Everyone I wanted to get some thoughts on something. I am getting ready to build out a room in the basement and of course I will need to put in a bottom plate on the slab floor. I am a pretty handy guy, but I have a… --- ## [I give up. Could someone explain how Lou Holtz did the newspaper trick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-give-up-could-someone-explain-how-lou-holtz-did-the-newspaper-trick/421801)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-give-up-could-someone-explain-how-lou-holtz-did-the-newspaper-trick/421801 "2007-10-07T20:09:04Z")
Clip here. He had to have switched papers, but where? His sleeves are billowy in traditional wizard style, but I don’t see him do anything with them. --- ## [Mall-Walking Texting Moron Falls Into Fountain!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mall-walking-texting-moron-falls-into-fountain/568652)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mall-walking-texting-moron-falls-into-fountain/568652 "2011-01-26T21:05:43Z")
I saw this on TV, and couldn’t belive it…this dope has retained a lawyer (no doubt looking for big bucks). My question: could she conceivably sue the Mall (for placing a fountain/pool) in the path of brain-dead walkers … --- ## [US Dopers - does the world's antipathy to Bush make you like him more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-does-the-worlds-antipathy-to-bush-make-you-like-him-more/179560)
**Author:** [@DrNick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrNick)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-does-the-worlds-antipathy-to-bush-make-you-like-him-more/179560 "2003-06-13T15:51:04Z")
He is, clearly, spectacularly loathed abroad. Even my most right-wing friends in this country have little good to say about him, and even before the whole war on terror thing kicked off this was the case. However, he a… --- ## [Moderators: How do you moderate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-how-do-you-moderate/545889)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-how-do-you-moderate/545889 "2010-07-09T18:52:02Z")
Just curious. Do you click on every thread in your forum? Or do you just click on threads that you think might stir up some controversy? Or do you just randomly click on whatever? --- ## [Extremely pissed over something very very small.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-pissed-over-something-very-very-small/677417)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2014, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-pissed-over-something-very-very-small/677417 "2014-01-01T11:55:17Z")
I am baffled as to why I seem to remain pissed off about a ridiculously small thing. My exwife has been doing my housekeeping for extra money for several years. In general we have remained close friends and neither of us… --- ## [Allergies: smell can trigger a reaction...where do these kids go as adults?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergies-smell-can-trigger-a-reaction-where-do-these-kids-go-as-adults/607023)
**Author:** [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergies-smell-can-trigger-a-reaction-where-do-these-kids-go-as-adults/607023 "2011-12-24T02:18:07Z")
This question is prompted by a post in this threadabout healthy foods/food restrictions: I’ve heard this explanation a lot but is it actually true? If it is, what happens to all these kids as they become adults? I’ve … --- ## [Who do you blame/credit for Trump's victory? (short/succinct poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-blame-credit-for-trumps-victory-short-succinct-poll/817487)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-blame-credit-for-trumps-victory-short-succinct-poll/817487 "2018-07-10T04:29:04Z")
Hopefully the last such thread on the well-hashed topic, since it has been well over a year and a half since the election in November 2016 but I can’t recall a poll on this. Just a short poll-and-answer thing. --- ## [Words or phrases you always say in an odd way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-or-phrases-you-always-say-in-an-odd-way/556507)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-or-phrases-you-always-say-in-an-odd-way/556507 "2010-10-12T18:01:10Z")
There are a few words and phrases that I cannot just say naturally. “Accoutrements,” for example, requires an exaggerated fake-French accent and an exclamation point: accoutreMON! “Making love” needs a Barry White fla… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1570&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1572&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)