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**Author:** [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2007, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-has-cute-asian-chick/418875 "2007-09-19T13:09:31Z")
I see you everyday, my dear cute asian chick. Selling cutesy tee-shirts and other pop culture paraphanalia. I would love to ask you out on a date, maybe go out for a picnic or some ice cream. I don’t even like tattoos… --- ## [Time Travellers on the Titanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travellers-on-the-titanic/338266)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travellers-on-the-titanic/338266 "2006-01-07T19:27:11Z")
Recently my daughter MilliCal said she’d like to go back in time and help the people on the Titanic. This was inspired by one of the chapter books she’s been addicted to, “The Magic Tree House” series has one devoted to … --- ## [Amazon Prime Shipping Methods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-shipping-methods/601732)
**Author:** [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2011, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-shipping-methods/601732 "2011-11-06T09:33:21Z")
With all the benefits Amazon keeps loading on to the Prime membership, I’m considering buying into it. I have a Kindle, and I also have access to Amazon Instant Video, so the rental options for movies (and now Kindle boo… --- ## [Morgyn's Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer (Has Died on 06-18-23)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgyns-fight-against-pancreatic-cancer-has-died-on-06-18-23/983179)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgyns-fight-against-pancreatic-cancer-has-died-on-06-18-23/983179 "2023-06-23T21:35:46Z")
Most of you saw my postings in this month’s mini-rant thread. @LSLGuy and @puzzlegal suggested I start a separate thread so as not to overwhelm the first one, and I think that’s a good idea. OP is here. There’s several … --- ## [Neti pots: any proof they work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neti-pots-any-proof-they-work/492046)
**Author:** [@Lars\_Aruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lars_Aruns)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neti-pots-any-proof-they-work/492046 "2009-05-04T01:09:37Z")
I am a long time sufferer of headaches and clogged nose. I reckon it’s probably sinusitis, but anyway, now that I am getting them every day, I remember reading here about neti pots. Was there any work done to find out wh… --- ## [What's The Fastest Riff/Lick Ever Played On Guitar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-riff-lick-ever-played-on-guitar/682568)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-riff-lick-ever-played-on-guitar/682568 "2014-03-04T21:35:55Z")
Curious what the responses might be. What is the absolute most blazingest hot rails to hell run ever played on electric guitar? My submission is Yngwie Malmsteen’s terrible song off his debut record “Now Your Ships Are … --- ## [Hosting a foreign exchange student](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hosting-a-foreign-exchange-student/550499)
**Author:** [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hosting-a-foreign-exchange-student/550499 "2010-08-18T19:35:50Z")
Has anyone here ever hosted a exchange student in their house? My wife and I have talked about this in the past. We have a 15 year old daughter and we think it would be good for her and the exchange student. I think e… --- ## [Microsoft's IE 9 Gamble - smart or just stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsofts-ie-9-gamble-smart-or-just-stupid/576825)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsofts-ie-9-gamble-smart-or-just-stupid/576825 "2011-04-05T23:38:02Z")
Microsoft is playing hardball again. Over the years they’ve forced people to upgrade software in order to get the latest greatest bullshit they provide. The trick is to offer new features and not make them compatible wit… --- ## [Adoption! (maybe?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adoption-maybe/777919)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adoption-maybe/777919 "2017-02-10T22:08:47Z")
Got a phone call this morning! The adoption agency people are coming to our house to meet us tonight. A new baby is scheduled to be born on the 25th of this month! We are one of the couples in contention! I cannot believ… --- ## [Anybody got any clever jokes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-got-any-clever-jokes/786602)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-got-any-clever-jokes/786602 "2017-05-25T03:27:12Z")
If not then you better make like Odysseus and get lost. :smiley: --- ## [Up yours, State Farm.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-yours-state-farm/462935)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-yours-state-farm/462935 "2009-12-09T18:14:21Z")
So, we had a semi-flood in the living room due to T.S. Fay. We filed a claim with State Farm. Claim denied. They didn’t even send out a goddamn adjuster or claims examiner. They didn’t look at pictures. You can read the … --- ## [Just Got an Android Phone. What do I need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-an-android-phone-what-do-i-need/517543)
**Author:** [@ReuvenB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReuvenB)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-an-android-phone-what-do-i-need/517543 "2010-04-13T18:20:08Z")
So I just got myself an Android phone. I ordered an unlocked HTC Tattoo for myself, as I like smaller phones, and it seems to be the smallest android phone around. Who else has gotten onto the Android train? What apps … --- ## [Why do you need to nitpick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-need-to-nitpick/569454)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-need-to-nitpick/569454 "2011-02-01T18:53:50Z")
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been reading a thread and someone will jump in with a post saying, for example, “Nitpcik, that book wasn’t published until 1930, so it’s not a 1920s novel” when what is being d… --- ## [Animals declare war on people. Can we win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-declare-war-on-people-can-we-win/597149)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-declare-war-on-people-can-we-win/597149 "2011-09-28T20:56:00Z")
All the animals rise up and start attacking humans for a month. Aliens or something turn a switch for 31 days (and then back to normal). We’re outnumbered, but we have guns, tanks, jets, and other weapons. Most houses a… --- ## [Meteorite whizzes by skydiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteorite-whizzes-by-skydiver/685345)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteorite-whizzes-by-skydiver/685345 "2014-04-12T13:10:18Z")
Link The skydiver was skeptical that the rock was a meteorite, but he took his video to the Natural History Museum in Oslo. --- ## [So who's the oldest figure in LOTR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-the-oldest-figure-in-lotr/505387)
**Author:** [@bramma23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bramma23)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2009, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-the-oldest-figure-in-lotr/505387 "2009-08-07T13:32:56Z")
It’s been at least a few years since I’ve read the books so my textual memory has lapsed but a question always plagued me. The ages for various characters are hinted at but never given concretely. Then again perhaps I’m … --- ## [Catholics: Let's talk second class church membership](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-lets-talk-second-class-church-membership/406534)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2007, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-lets-talk-second-class-church-membership/406534 "2007-06-12T11:12:49Z")
Although I can burden you with my personal story, if you want, this post already contains a long enough quote. Excuse me for my brevity on my own contribution to the post. In short, the question is: Can a catholic who i… --- ## [My apologies to Sweet Willy and MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apologies-to-sweet-willy-and-mebuckner/102652)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2002, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apologies-to-sweet-willy-and-mebuckner/102652 "2002-04-11T02:21:53Z")
\[sub\] Mods, I don’t know if this really belongs in the Pit (considering it is very un Pit-ish). If it doesn’t, please feel free to move it along. \[/sub\] On this page of the I want to be a Jew thread, I issued a pers… --- ## [Did you see the NYT Article on Yeshivas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-the-nyt-article-on-yeshivas/971424)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-the-nyt-article-on-yeshivas/971424 "2022-10-12T23:37:40Z")
Did you see Sunday’s article on Yeshivas in the New York area? The Orthodox site I follow is going nuts. They are not pointing out mistakes. They are just upset. In any case, the Times reported on the poor education (a… --- ## [Jack Reacher II - Looks Like It Won't Happen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-reacher-ii-looks-like-it-wont-happen/647295)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-reacher-ii-looks-like-it-wont-happen/647295 "2014-02-03T15:28:50Z")
Box office has been decent, but not stellar, for Tom Cruise’s filmed version of Lee Child’s character of Jack Reacher. According to this Hollywood Reporter article, unless the film does great business in upcoming Asian … --- ## [I've Been Offered a Job I Don't Want; Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-offered-a-job-i-dont-want-advice/684762)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-offered-a-job-i-dont-want-advice/684762 "2014-03-30T04:44:44Z")
Here’s the deal: I’ve been out of work for about five weeks. With Mrs. Homie’s salary plus what we have in savings, we’re probably good through the summer, but boy oh boy will things be tight. Also, we don’t have health … --- ## [Unusually High Estimate of Catholic Priest Abuse of Children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusually-high-estimate-of-catholic-priest-abuse-of-children/623894)
**Author:** [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusually-high-estimate-of-catholic-priest-abuse-of-children/623894 "2012-06-08T00:04:53Z")
This author asserts that 1 in 20 Catholic priests is guilty of child abuse. That number seems suspiciously high. Does anyone here know of a story that might be misconstrued to suggest such a high incidence? http://www.w… --- ## [How long does it take telephone poles to decompose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-telephone-poles-to-decompose/144455)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2002, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-telephone-poles-to-decompose/144455 "2002-12-23T20:56:59Z")
Since telephone poles are basically dead trees, how long does it take before they decompose, as all dead trees naturally do? --- ## [Moon Songs (and other spaced out songs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-songs-and-other-spaced-out-songs/837366 "2019-10-17T14:43:21Z")
One song per post please. Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest --- ## [What's the deal with lining up for Apple products?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-lining-up-for-apple-products/698931)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-lining-up-for-apple-products/698931 "2014-09-24T19:19:24Z")
I love my MacBook Pro. I liked the PowerBook before it. (And I still have the PowerBook as a ‘spare’.) I like my iMac G3. Though now in storage, it’s saved my bacon a few times. I don’t have time to use my iPod, but… --- ## [Heroes 03/02/09: Exposed (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-03-02-09-exposed-spoilers/488074)
**Author:** [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-03-02-09-exposed-spoilers/488074 "2009-03-08T00:30:09Z")
Fresh from last week’s annual jaunt into the life of our favourite ambiguously moral muggle, we are expected to catch up with the rest of the Folk With Abilities. From the NBC website: with interesting casting spoiler i… --- ## [I hate the term "bowel movement"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-term-bowel-movement/596403)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-term-bowel-movement/596403 "2011-09-27T01:27:14Z")
Just say “shit,” “crap,” “poop,” “doo-doo,” whatever… My mom, the queen of good etiquette, uses this phrase when referring to my son and daughter’s diaper changes, and it makes my skin crawl. It sounds more obscene than… --- ## [help me with my cat adoption application!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-cat-adoption-application/418788)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-cat-adoption-application/418788 "2007-09-24T18:42:48Z")
So I’m planning on adopting a cat - I went to Petsmart yesterday and picked up an application for a place called Precious Pets Almost Home. I swear, their application remind me of the one I had to fill out for grad schoo… --- ## [Resolved: Children should be allowed to see anal sex, S&M, cum shots, etc. on the Web](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-children-should-be-allowed-to-see-anal-sex-s-m-cum-shots-etc-on-the-web/48280)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2001, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-children-should-be-allowed-to-see-anal-sex-s-m-cum-shots-etc-on-the-web/48280 "2001-01-09T16:32:00Z")
OK, I’m being facetious as hell. But facetious with a point. (Did you expect any less from me? ;)) The vast majority of posters on this board are against any form of Internet censorship. Being against censorship sounds … --- ## [Arrested Development -- Do I have to watch it in order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-do-i-have-to-watch-it-in-order/539321)
**Author:** [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-do-i-have-to-watch-it-in-order/539321 "2010-05-18T14:09:32Z")
Because my library is not NetFlix, or even NetFlix’s much lamer Canadian counterpart, Zip.ca, it has not mastered the idea that a person who puts a hold on the individual components of a 3-disc DVD set wants them in a sp… --- ## [Should my aunt have sent an e-mail on Shabbat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-aunt-have-sent-an-e-mail-on-shabbat/119108)
**Author:** [@Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Kahuna_Burger)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2002, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-aunt-have-sent-an-e-mail-on-shabbat/119108 "2002-07-29T16:23:48Z")
My aunt, who converted her family to very frum Orthodox Jewish a few years ago, sent us an e-mail recently about a virus that automatically installed a component in your hard drive and how you had to delete it. Sadly, my… --- ## [Memorable Robot "Sidekicks"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-robot-sidekicks/507417)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-robot-sidekicks/507417 "2009-08-26T17:48:03Z")
I’ve been watching a few of my old Sci-Fi DVD’s when I started wondering, what were the most memorable robot sidekicks… K-9; the first Robot Sidekick I remember from my childhood, the Doctor’s Faithful Friend, and a ver… --- ## [Worst novel ever published](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-novel-ever-published/481097)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-novel-ever-published/481097 "2009-01-14T15:53:26Z")
No, not asking, telling. I humbly submit “The Ski People”, by Burton Hersh I ran across this hideous gem one night in a hotel with one of those library like rooms for the businessman. One of those ones that puts junkol… --- ## [What is soooo evil about being a liberal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-soooo-evil-about-being-a-liberal/154304)
**Author:** [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-soooo-evil-about-being-a-liberal/154304 "2003-02-13T18:35:16Z")
Disclaimer I don’t really consider myself as liberal, but more centrist, so don’t flame me. :smiley: I hear people use the word “liberal” as if it is the worst on thing on earth. Why? --- ## [Your revolving door behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-revolving-door-behavior/653376 "2013-03-26T19:45:42Z")
When you enter a building and there’s a revolving door, you: A. Always use the revolving door. Why? B. Never use the revolving door, always push open the regular door next to it. Why? Not a poll because I don’t care a… --- ## [I'll take Self-Delusion for 400, Alex.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-take-self-delusion-for-400-alex/530936)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-take-self-delusion-for-400-alex/530936 "2010-03-10T02:22:26Z")
So, my friends A & B had recently split up. I was talking with A, and he informed me that one day out of the blue, B decided that she wanted a rich guy, so she had dumped him. The amusing part is that I’d talked with B… --- ## [Do People Spay/Neuter Hamsters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-spay-neuter-hamsters/524434)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2012, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-spay-neuter-hamsters/524434 "2012-11-12T05:09:14Z")
I was just wondering, yeah I know it’d be easier to get two same sex hamsters, but I was wondering if vets perform the operation. I guess they do, if you paid them. You think it’d be hard for a vet to do, seeing their s… --- ## [Why is (Asian) Indian English so difficult to understand vs other English dialects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-asian-indian-english-so-difficult-to-understand-vs-other-english-dialects/438041)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-asian-indian-english-so-difficult-to-understand-vs-other-english-dialects/438041 "2008-02-18T18:11:42Z")
Per this thread I was intrigued by the notion that the Indian (Asian) English dialect that many Indian tech support workers speak with, is widely used and perfectly understandable between themselves. To be frank I had p… --- ## [To what extent, if at all, can economic forces be tamed to the collective human will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-if-at-all-can-economic-forces-be-tamed-to-the-collective-human-will/588714)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-if-at-all-can-economic-forces-be-tamed-to-the-collective-human-will/588714 "2011-07-29T13:21:05Z")
Wiki’s Economy of Nazi Germany article is a good source to use whenever someone starts the “Nazism = socialism” line, but one passage is particularly telling: Seems as far as you can get from socialism, where the theor… --- ## [What do students learn today in high school English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-students-learn-today-in-high-school-english/724117)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-students-learn-today-in-high-school-english/724117 "2015-07-07T17:53:32Z")
I’ve been teaching a class of paralegal students lately. My students are in their late teens and early twenties. Not too far out of high school, in other words. We always have a coffee break during class, and when I r… --- ## [Legitimate Rape - SDMB Poker, 4th Qtr., 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legitimate-rape-sdmb-poker-4th-qtr-2012/636455)
**Author:** [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legitimate-rape-sdmb-poker-4th-qtr-2012/636455 "2013-01-01T00:06:11Z")
I know what you’re thinking: Is it rape month already? No, those festivities are a few months off yet, but let’s just say that it’s a fairly good description of how some people play this game. I won’t name names. Cyberh… --- ## [Used Book Stores in Chicago? (Plus: Cecil's column!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-book-stores-in-chicago-plus-cecils-column/495093)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-book-stores-in-chicago-plus-cecils-column/495093 "2010-03-19T16:37:51Z")
I’m a huge used book store junkie. Partly because I’m a cheap bastard, but even more so, because mainstream bookstores are all the same, and are annoyingly rooted in the present. Used bookstores are all unique, and are… --- ## [Do more insurance companies cover Viagra over Birth Control Pills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-more-insurance-companies-cover-viagra-over-birth-control-pills/408610)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-more-insurance-companies-cover-viagra-over-birth-control-pills/408610 "2007-06-25T16:02:45Z")
Every now and then I’ll hear someone grumble about how their insurance doesn’t cover birth control pills, but do cover Viagra, and how unfair is that? However, casual searches I’ve done indicated the opposite- insurance … --- ## [NO! You SHOULD NOT wear a Thong!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-should-not-wear-a-thong/181553)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-should-not-wear-a-thong/181553 "2003-06-14T20:38:51Z")
My wife works at an upscale women’s boutique, and they just unveiled the latest swimwear collection…including some rather racy thongs! These are little more than eye patches…and while they may look good on an anorexic su… --- ## [Did some Middle Easurners really wipe with their hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-some-middle-easurners-really-wipe-with-their-hand/129404)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Patrol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Patrol)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-some-middle-easurners-really-wipe-with-their-hand/129404 "2002-09-25T18:51:36Z")
I had always heard that people in some Middle East cultures used their left hand to wipe their ass. Is that true? --- ## [Stuff White People Like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-white-people-like/439699)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-white-people-like/439699 "2008-05-31T13:38:25Z")
See here. Recognize yourself? --- ## [Dutch Catholic sexual abuse of instititionalized boys? How about murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-catholic-sexual-abuse-of-instititionalized-boys-how-about-murder/626586)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutch-catholic-sexual-abuse-of-instititionalized-boys-how-about-murder/626586 "2012-07-29T18:46:57Z")
Remember that Dutch scandal debated in this thread? A boy, vicim of sexual abuse in an Catholic institution, speaks up. The Church tries to silence him by labelign him as “ insane, gay and seductive”. The treatment? Cast… --- ## [does everything include nothing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everything-include-nothing/16702)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2001, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everything-include-nothing/16702 "2001-07-24T10:28:18Z")
dont really know if this is a debate or not, but i have always liked this q. people tend to start thinking on a much grander scale than normal. anyhows, we all agree that nothing is…well nothing. and if it isnt anything… --- ## [Possessive acronyms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possessive-acronyms/619052)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possessive-acronyms/619052 "2012-06-18T06:54:18Z")
Do any major style guides frown on possessive acronyms? One client’s style manual preferred The SDMB primary objective is to fight ignorance. to The SDMB’s primary objective is to fight ignorance. In reviewing a rec… --- ## [Score! Four Dozen Incandescent 60 W!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/score-four-dozen-incandescent-60-w/715727)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/score-four-dozen-incandescent-60-w/715727 "2015-03-30T14:46:03Z")
And, no, I’m not going to tell you where I got them. I’m not going to rat out my “supplier.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1575&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1577&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)