# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1572&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:** 1573 --- ## [Do Christians believe the Virgin Mary stayed a virgin later in life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-christians-believe-the-virgin-mary-stayed-a-virgin-later-in-life/801293)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-christians-believe-the-virgin-mary-stayed-a-virgin-later-in-life/801293 "2017-11-15T21:10:45Z")
So she gives (virgin) birth to Jesus. But she’s married to Joseph. So… is the official Christian line that they just stayed celibate? Or did they consummate their marriage? --- ## [What's the largest number prefix we'll ever use in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-number-prefix-well-ever-use-in-real-life/571242)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-largest-number-prefix-well-ever-use-in-real-life/571242 "2011-02-16T01:42:44Z")
I.E., mega-, giga-, tera-, etc. I believe we’re currently up to peta (10\[sup\]15\[/sup\]) to describe the number of operations per second of a planned supercomputer. Current the largest prefix is yotta = 10\[sup\]24\[/sup\], co… --- ## [I Pit Firefox for updating itself twice a week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-firefox-for-updating-itself-twice-a-week/596114)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-firefox-for-updating-itself-twice-a-week/596114 "2011-11-28T19:45:46Z")
Enough is enough! --- ## [Have unions outlived their usefulness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-unions-outlived-their-usefulness/311319)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-unions-outlived-their-usefulness/311319 "2005-08-11T15:18:47Z")
I applaud the union movement for its historical victories: greatly reducing child labour, raising the dignity of the worker, and acting as a counterbalance to the power of corporations. The easy answer to my question is… --- ## [We May be Back to Normal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-may-be-back-to-normal/753006)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-may-be-back-to-normal/753006 "2016-05-05T20:56:18Z")
I have back most of my Mod Powers in the last 45 minutes and am not getting logged out no matter what I do. I just banned many of the sock accounts members had to use a few days ago. Couldn’t do that until just now. T… --- ## [Are Americans Less Globally Aware?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-less-globally-aware/181828)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2003, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-less-globally-aware/181828 "2003-06-20T13:20:33Z")
Whenever I talk with people while traveling overseas or converse with foreigners here in the United States, I am repeatedly struck by how much more informed they usually are about global events and politics. I attribute … --- ## [Is Nintendo fumbling it's position with the Wii?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nintendo-fumbling-its-position-with-the-wii/416261)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nintendo-fumbling-its-position-with-the-wii/416261 "2007-09-07T19:04:35Z")
As I stated in my other video game thread this morning, I own all 3 game systems and like certain things about all of them and as such, I am not a fanboy of any particular system. Anyway, I got a Wii for fathers day thi… --- ## [I thought this kind of thread was against the rules here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-this-kind-of-thread-was-against-the-rules-here/541252)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-this-kind-of-thread-was-against-the-rules-here/541252 "2010-05-30T13:37:33Z")
In the past, whenever anyone’s started a thread whose only purpose was to denigrate other message boards, it’s immediately shut down because it’s just asking for a board war. I thought such threads were verboten? --- ## [Are There Vending Machines That Take Debit/Credit Cards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-vending-machines-that-take-debit-credit-cards/563326)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-vending-machines-that-take-debit-credit-cards/563326 "2010-12-08T23:31:35Z")
Obviously inspired by this thread. I stopped and thought about it and one of the very few reasons why I even have cash is to pay for things in the various vending machines we have at work (Gotta satisfy my junk food cra… --- ## [Why did feminism end up perpetuating the stereotypes it was supposed to destroy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-feminism-end-up-perpetuating-the-stereotypes-it-was-supposed-to-destroy/117466)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2002, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-feminism-end-up-perpetuating-the-stereotypes-it-was-supposed-to-destroy/117466 "2002-07-16T14:41:28Z")
This has been on my mind for years and I’m taking this moment to bring it up. I’m an old-school feminist, weaned on burned bras and the ERA, \* The Feminine Mystique \*. Our Bodies Ourselves, Ms. and Gloria Steinem. My… --- ## [Could you train an ape or monkey to use firearms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-train-an-ape-or-monkey-to-use-firearms/483948)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-train-an-ape-or-monkey-to-use-firearms/483948 "2009-02-04T05:47:03Z")
Saw some Formosan Rock Monkeys yesterday: dexterious little buggers. Which naturally got me thinking: could you train one to use a gun reliably? What about a chimpanzee or other ape? --- ## [To our poor little bigoted para-illegal David42.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-our-poor-little-bigoted-para-illegal-david42/654916)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-our-poor-little-bigoted-para-illegal-david42/654916 "2013-04-06T21:27:52Z")
First off, I blame myself for this pitting. A big part is that I try to give everyone a reset from thread to thread. I tend to skip over usernames and go for the post instead. The fact that the board doesn’t have avatars… --- ## [Person who used ballpoint ink pen instead of stylus on LCD touchpad: Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/person-who-used-ballpoint-ink-pen-instead-of-stylus-on-lcd-touchpad-why/544629)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/person-who-used-ballpoint-ink-pen-instead-of-stylus-on-lcd-touchpad-why/544629 "2010-06-30T20:46:27Z")
One of those little ATM thingies you see at a register in a grocery store, or (in this case) at a bank, you use a stylus to sign your name on the lcd. Because, you know, it is not paper, so you would not use an actual in… --- ## [One simple rule for living an awesome life (Witnessing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-simple-rule-for-living-an-awesome-life-witnessing/660779)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-simple-rule-for-living-an-awesome-life-witnessing/660779 "2013-07-11T19:54:24Z")
I tried an experiment a year ago and just realised it might help someone. Basically my whole life has been a frantic search for the meaning of life, and right now I am at the first time at a point where I think “Hey… thi… --- ## [Terry Brooks' Shannara - recommend a reading order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-brooks-shannara-recommend-a-reading-order/483847)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-brooks-shannara-recommend-a-reading-order/483847 "2009-02-02T14:26:50Z")
I’m re-reading this series for the first time in many years. The last time I read it, it consisted of four books; now there are, what, fifteen? Twenty? I started with the books I own, the original trilogy, and I’m jus… --- ## [Are you vegetarian or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-vegetarian-or-not/646801 "2013-01-12T15:53:45Z")
This is fairly simple. The dividing line is between eating animals (including fish, chickens, sea-bugges) and not eating them. Just eating plants and mushrooms, or, in the case of lacto-ovo vegetarians, including animal … --- ## [My fucking dad - excuse me, my FATHER](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fucking-dad-excuse-me-my-father/608927)
**Author:** [@St\_Jimmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St_Jimmy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fucking-dad-excuse-me-my-father/608927 "2012-01-20T18:14:01Z")
My father doesn’t give a shit about me, yet he’d die for his son. I’ve never met the man, but I know he exists, because I’ve talked to him over the phone. And what did that little shit say? “Hey…um…What kind of music … --- ## [Turkey tastes the same as a wet dog smells](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-tastes-the-same-as-a-wet-dog-smells/926446)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-tastes-the-same-as-a-wet-dog-smells/926446 "2020-11-28T13:11:07Z")
Once again it’s that time of year when I’m going to have to eat turkey. I’ll gag down a piece of white meat just to be polite and then fill up on other stuff. Am I the only person in the world who doesn’t like the tast… --- ## [Pit Rules, Revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-rules-revisited/504289)
**Author:** [@Carol\_Stream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_Stream)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-rules-revisited/504289 "2009-11-19T06:34:08Z")
The following expressions should not be directed at other posters. cunt and variants, e.g., cuntlapper motherfucker cocksucker fuck you and variants, e.g., go fuck yourself, fuck off and die suck/lick my dick/cock a… --- ## [Actors who played their own twin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-played-their-own-twin/416630)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-played-their-own-twin/416630 "2007-08-28T22:56:17Z")
I’m working on a trivia quiz about twosomes, and need examples of actors who played their own twin – like Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers or Hayley Mills in The Parent Trap. There’s got to be more than that, but I’m drawing… --- ## [Tell your fellow Dopers what it's like to ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-your-fellow-dopers-what-its-like-to/398588)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2007, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-your-fellow-dopers-what-its-like-to/398588 "2007-04-08T01:24:13Z")
Have you experienced any phenomena – regularly, intermittently, or even only once–that many or most of your fellow Dopers, in your estimation, have not? If so, this is the thread to tell us about it. It can be anything … --- ## [Problems unsolved since the dawn of computing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-unsolved-since-the-dawn-of-computing/685528)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-unsolved-since-the-dawn-of-computing/685528 "2014-04-08T09:16:27Z")
I’ve been using computers a good while – since about 1983, long, long before most of you were born. And from that day to the present, the best minds on the planet have not been able to solve two problems that seem to me… --- ## [WV Supremes rule 3-2 that "sex" is not "sexual orientation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wv-supremes-rule-3-2-that-sex-is-not-sexual-orientation/786392)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wv-supremes-rule-3-2-that-sex-is-not-sexual-orientation/786392 "2017-06-18T19:47:16Z")
Quick version of the facts. Some dude walks up and punches a man because he sees him kissing another man. The State prosecutes him under a hate crimes statute that prevents discrimination based on “sex.” This Justice … --- ## [AH! Just Imagine The Lucky Girl To Marry Up With THIS Fine Fellow! What Joy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-just-imagine-the-lucky-girl-to-marry-up-with-this-fine-fellow-what-joy/353604)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-just-imagine-the-lucky-girl-to-marry-up-with-this-fine-fellow-what-joy/353604 "2006-04-23T15:07:54Z")
And what girl wouldn’t be flattered by that offer? LINK TO ARTICLE Well, that’s just pickey. :stuck\_out\_tongue: This Ultra-Monkey needs a flogging. The Pit is generously gifted with suitable qualified people. LET… --- ## [Damn AARP fruitcakes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-aarp-fruitcakes/291247)
**Author:** [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2005, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-aarp-fruitcakes/291247 "2005-02-26T18:56:22Z")
Here is an ad currently running on a couple right wing websites. It links to a right wing group named usanext. Have they really gone batshit crazy? What is the connection between old folks and a gay couple kissing? --- ## [Things you have a difficult time doing, that most other people don´t.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-have-a-difficult-time-doing-that-most-other-people-don-t/462628)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-have-a-difficult-time-doing-that-most-other-people-don-t/462628 "2008-09-11T14:21:25Z")
I feel the need to start a thread with this rather weird topic. On a normal work day, I do some computer work, check up on certain products and other boring buisness stuff. But one thing I hate doing, that I have to do … --- ## [(Anonymous Poll) Do you report unpaid sales taxes on goods purchased online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-poll-do-you-report-unpaid-sales-taxes-on-goods-purchased-online/533389)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-poll-do-you-report-unpaid-sales-taxes-on-goods-purchased-online/533389 "2010-03-26T03:02:21Z")
So if you go to Amazon.com and buy $50 worth of books, do you calculate what your state sales tax would be on that and pay it when you do your state income taxes? In most states you’re supposed to, but according to arti… --- ## [What movie or show is the "typetypetype...Enhance!" video enhancement thing from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-or-show-is-the-typetypetype-enhance-video-enhancement-thing-from/669833)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2013, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-or-show-is-the-typetypetype-enhance-video-enhancement-thing-from/669833 "2013-09-28T03:40:52Z")
Here it’s being used as a joke in Super Troopers. But this used to be played straight in detective, spy and sci fy films. A bunch of law enforcement or agency types gather around a computer screen showing a video of a … --- ## [Now listen up, all you sons of bitches. It's Lake America now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-listen-up-all-you-sons-of-bitches-its-lake-america-now/1032608)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-listen-up-all-you-sons-of-bitches-its-lake-america-now/1032608 "2026-09-04T11:22:05Z")
I don’t want to see anyone using the old name ever again. This is an executive order now, sent down by our own very king. Using the old name from here on only means you hate America. There will be instant judgment passed… --- ## [Jerusalem Pride marchers pelted with piss and shit; three stabbed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerusalem-pride-marchers-pelted-with-piss-and-shit-three-stabbed/310644)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2005, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerusalem-pride-marchers-pelted-with-piss-and-shit-three-stabbed/310644 "2005-07-04T00:31:53Z")
365gay.com: Imagine the gonads it must take to hold your head high and march through those gangs of twisted sons of bitches. A pox on 'em. Feh. --- ## [I tiny chat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tiny-chat/709941)
**Author:** [@JLynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JLynn)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tiny-chat/709941 "2015-01-16T22:40:17Z")
Xerq has one OT used to. People are usually in after like 9 pm central time. If I can get enough people coming in from RB, kramers, NN, OT, Xerq, Ex, straight Dope, and maybe Joe Rogan then I’d want to come up with a to… --- ## [Your first political memory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-political-memory/236996)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-political-memory/236996 "2004-04-03T02:48:36Z")
Mine was around age 5, during the Watergate scandal (which I obviously didn’t understand for years afterward). One warm evening, my parents and some neighbors decided we should all take a half-mile stroll for an ice cre… --- ## [The Mandela Effect is plaguing me again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandela-effect-is-plaguing-me-again/984338)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandela-effect-is-plaguing-me-again/984338 "2025-07-25T20:50:53Z")
You might have seen the episode of South Park “Crack Baby Athletic Association”, in which at one point Cartman dresses as a Southern plantation owner and tries to get advice from the University of Colorado on how to avoi… --- ## [Dick Cheney had a heart transplant. Now he needs a brain transplant.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-cheney-had-a-heart-transplant-now-he-needs-a-brain-transplant/628161)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-cheney-had-a-heart-transplant-now-he-needs-a-brain-transplant/628161 "2012-07-16T14:15:42Z")
What a worthless piece of crap. This: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/13/cheney-romney-only-choice-for-handling-foreign-policy-crisis/ Yea, you and Bush and your neocon buddies did such a great job of keeping u… --- ## [Chase no longer accepts cash deposits unless you are on the account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chase-no-longer-accepts-cash-deposits-unless-you-are-on-the-account/691625)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chase-no-longer-accepts-cash-deposits-unless-you-are-on-the-account/691625 "2014-06-27T22:20:41Z")
(Mods: this seems too mild for the Pit, but move it there if you want.) We just tried to deposit $75 cash into a friend’s account. CHASE REFUSED TO DO SO! Since when do banks not accept cash? Ok, ok, I understand tha… --- ## [Would an antigravity device also resist rotational "gravity"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-antigravity-device-also-resist-rotational-gravity/534218)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-antigravity-device-also-resist-rotational-gravity/534218 "2010-09-23T08:38:32Z")
In Consider Phlebas (1987), the first of Iain Banks’ Culture novels, a crew of space mercenaries are about to try some scavenging on a huge Orbital (similar to Larry Niven’s Ringworld) scheduled for destruction in the Cu… --- ## [There's a special place in hell for people who...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-special-place-in-hell-for-people-who/411218)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2007, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-special-place-in-hell-for-people-who/411218 "2007-07-26T11:35:38Z")
(Inspired by this thread ) -Don’t use their turn signals. Fuck, people, that little lever on the side of your steering column wasn’t stuck on there randomly by a drunken assembly-line worker in Detroit. It has a purpose… --- ## [Nancy Pelosi = Pussy Galore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nancy-pelosi-pussy-galore/497401)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nancy-pelosi-pussy-galore/497401 "2009-05-26T21:31:02Z")
I swear, I’m not making this up just to make Pubbies look like brain-dead dickweeds. In fact, I’m not making this up at all! http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/22882 Updated, up to the minute news… The link offered in … --- ## [Dealing with the decision to stop having kids when you're the one who wants more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-the-decision-to-stop-having-kids-when-youre-the-one-who-wants-more/599195)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-the-decision-to-stop-having-kids-when-youre-the-one-who-wants-more/599195 "2011-11-21T08:07:53Z")
Long-ass title. Couldn’t think of a way to shorten it. Long rambling emotionally laden story to follow. We’ve been married for ten years and have two fabulous boys. We are both the youngest of three and had always ta… --- ## [Keeping yourself from committing horrible crimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-yourself-from-committing-horrible-crimes/654042)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-yourself-from-committing-horrible-crimes/654042 "2013-03-29T22:35:54Z")
I’ve been thinking of all the horrible violent crimes that have been in the news lately, and I’ve heard all sorts of people offering opinions about the causes. But I’d like to look at this from another viewpoint: the rea… --- ## [Over-population: No longer a worry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-population-no-longer-a-worry/780223)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-population-no-longer-a-worry/780223 "2017-02-25T01:27:24Z")
I have pretty clear recollections of being taught the dire consequences of human over-population (quite ironically at a school with “saint” in it’s name) when I was an elementary school student in the 70s . When did ove… --- ## [Why hasn't the Benghazi attack created sympathy for Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-the-benghazi-attack-created-sympathy-for-obama/638223)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-the-benghazi-attack-created-sympathy-for-obama/638223 "2012-11-06T14:29:58Z")
Conventional wisdom is that a foreign attack on the US creates a patriotic groundswell for the incumbent president, regardless of party, because Americans supposedly put country before party to support the President of t… --- ## [Question for parents who don't do Santa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-parents-who-dont-do-santa/564194)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-parents-who-dont-do-santa/564194 "2010-12-17T23:28:48Z")
Someone in the Christmas present opening thread mentioned that they “don’t do Santa”. I don’t care for Christian holidays, and felt betrayed for months when I learned Santa wasn’t real, and I always thought that if I eve… --- ## [Fuck Emerson College & fuck Ron Burgundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-emerson-college-fuck-ron-burgundy/674191)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-emerson-college-fuck-ron-burgundy/674191 "2013-11-20T16:50:26Z")
Boston’s Emerson college is renaming it’s communication school the Ron Burgundy School of Communication for one day, apparently in the mistaken belief that shilling for cash (and trolling for press) by helping a shitty s… --- ## [French Ticklers and the Like (TMI, NSFW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-ticklers-and-the-like-tmi-nsfw/595372)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-ticklers-and-the-like-tmi-nsfw/595372 "2011-09-07T04:22:22Z")
Do French Ticklers, ribbed condoms, and similar novelties add anything to the lovemaking experience (assume male-on-female for this question)? Or is it all just hype? Yes, Mrs. Homie and I are thinking of expanding our … --- ## ["Indoor Use Only" Appliances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-use-only-appliances/538699)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indoor-use-only-appliances/538699 "2010-05-10T13:41:53Z")
I can’t find anything via google, or a search of the forums here, but somebody must have asked this question before. I’m using an electric massager right now, but I’ve seen a bunch of appliances which, affixed on a label… --- ## [Ask the Italian chef](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-italian-chef/528064)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-italian-chef/528064 "2010-02-13T03:46:32Z")
I used to cook at Olive Garden back in college. My knowledge of Italian cuisine makes many people envious. Go ahead and ask me all about being an authentic italian chef. --- ## [NYC Terrorist Trials: Will They Become a Circus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-terrorist-trials-will-they-become-a-circus/527175)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-terrorist-trials-will-they-become-a-circus/527175 "2010-02-06T16:17:19Z")
Obama seems to be backing off on his plan to try the 9/11 terrorists in NYC. One factor is the immense security costs-Mayor Blloomburg estimates over $270,000,000! How he came up with this, I don’t know. My concern: ag… --- ## [Can a libertarian explain to me how we are supposed to prevent environmental disaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-libertarian-explain-to-me-how-we-are-supposed-to-prevent-environmental-disaster/566410)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-libertarian-explain-to-me-how-we-are-supposed-to-prevent-environmental-disaster/566410 "2011-01-19T19:26:28Z")
I’ve had about a million frustrating conversations with libertarians, and for reasons I can’t understand, no one can answer this simple question for me: In a libertarian system, are there ANY preventative measures used t… --- ## [What happens if married parents disagree over the name of their newborn child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-married-parents-disagree-over-the-name-of-their-newborn-child/279468)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-married-parents-disagree-over-the-name-of-their-newborn-child/279468 "2004-12-16T00:28:10Z")
What happens if the parents of a newborn baby absolutely disagree on the name of a newborn child? When my daughter was born in Massachusetts two years ago, I was furious when the nurses came in with the birth certificate… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1571&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1573&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)