# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1580&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:** 1581 --- ## [Person dies; what happens to their password-locked computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/person-dies-what-happens-to-their-password-locked-computer/763469)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/person-dies-what-happens-to-their-password-locked-computer/763469 "2016-08-21T23:17:05Z")
Sorry if this inheritance topic has already been addressed before: Will (or can, legally) computer technicians typically help an heir crack a password-protected computer that is bequeathed by inheritance upon death of t… --- ## [How long are cats kittens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-are-cats-kittens/387061)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-are-cats-kittens/387061 "2012-04-28T16:56:44Z")
As I’ve said in another thread, I’m considering getting another cat to keep Mr. Dibbles (I like to call him that because he finds it degrading) company, but I want to get a kitten so it won’t upset the social order. I d… --- ## [Artifical Salary Inflation - Doctors & Engineers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artifical-salary-inflation-doctors-engineers/598029)
**Author:** [@Borzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borzo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artifical-salary-inflation-doctors-engineers/598029 "2011-10-03T19:13:25Z")
Is there a conspiracy to keep doctor’s salaries high? Medical schools where I live have a minimum standard for application. For example, you need a 93% average, and you need to show drive, motivation, and ability. Of al… --- ## [Is there a female market for male hookers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-female-market-for-male-hookers/627344)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-female-market-for-male-hookers/627344 "2012-07-06T12:16:10Z")
Every so often you’ll see a young guy proclaim he wants to be a hooker servicing only females though, and the idea is loudly laughed at. With everyone agreeing such a market is so small with so many suppliers no profit w… --- ## [For Those who Know: How Satisfying is Prostitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-know-how-satisfying-is-prostitution/833179)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-know-how-satisfying-is-prostitution/833179 "2019-05-03T13:54:32Z")
I imagine some Dopers have experience with this. Paying for sex. Is it fun and worth it? Or is it gross and disappointing? Answers from male or female encouraged. --- ## [Call for Constructive Responses To the Jobless Economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-for-constructive-responses-to-the-jobless-economy/235517)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-for-constructive-responses-to-the-jobless-economy/235517 "2004-04-08T17:12:37Z")
This thread is a call for constructive responses to the jobless economy. It is not about debating whether the jobless economy exists, or whether or not it might end soon. It is not for debating the existence or importanc… --- ## [What happened to the Evangelical vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-evangelical-vote/640242)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-evangelical-vote/640242 "2012-11-10T23:07:51Z")
Supposedly the Republican base - of which has included Evangelicals since the days Ronald Reagan courted them - was winning the enthusiasm gap. Evangelicals were always said to have magic powers to sway elections. Hel… --- ## [THe US Supreme Court as an enabler of police racism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-supreme-court-as-an-enabler-of-police-racism/812738)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-supreme-court-as-an-enabler-of-police-racism/812738 "2018-05-02T15:25:28Z")
I stumbled across this article and thought it might interest Dopers. I’m not sufficiently knowledgeable to make any judgement but the article does seem to hold water. --- ## [Did not like Bridesmaids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-not-like-bridesmaids/610585)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-not-like-bridesmaids/610585 "2013-07-23T15:36:15Z")
I saw Bridesmaids a couple days ago. My hopes were relatively high: “Hangover with women”. It was no Hangover. Even if we ignore the comparison, it wasn’t really that good of a movie or comedy. I was so bored I fast-fo… --- ## [I Pit Drunks Falling on Subway Tracks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drunks-falling-on-subway-tracks/517178)
**Author:** [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drunks-falling-on-subway-tracks/517178 "2009-11-13T19:12:20Z")
Link to story Sophia Hartdegen, what the fuck were you thinking? You weigh maybe 100lbs and drank “four, 22-ounce beers.” To add to your idiocy, your job is neuroprotective research assistant at Mass General Hospital.… --- ## [Star Trek DS9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-ds9/746696)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-ds9/746696 "2016-02-24T15:52:57Z")
In previous threads, I’ve watched with utter astonishment as poster after poster says that DS9 is their favorite Star Trek series. Let me set the record straight: DS9 is the worst series. Stop and consider – the whole… --- ## [What is the best restaurant in your city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-restaurant-in-your-city/654917)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-restaurant-in-your-city/654917 "2013-04-11T23:05:07Z")
Define best however you want to. If you live some place like NYC, well, just post whatever you feel. :slight\_smile: Here in Gainesville, Florida, I’d say the “best” is The Paramount Grill. I like to go here and order… --- ## [Why did older airplanes tilt back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-older-airplanes-tilt-back/551362)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-older-airplanes-tilt-back/551362 "2010-08-28T16:33:20Z")
When you look at old movies or planes in museums, why did the older prop planes sit on its wheels at an angle as opposed to resting horizontally? --- ## [Why is "Fido" a common name for a dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fido-a-common-name-for-a-dog/622232)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fido-a-common-name-for-a-dog/622232 "2016-07-04T06:16:30Z")
OK, it seems to me that Cecil really did not answer this question at all. He just told us what “Fido” means. i already knew that. What I do not know, and what the original questioner was also asking, is why Fido has com… --- ## [Best Written Episodes of a Series you Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-written-episodes-of-a-series-you-love/494180)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2009, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-written-episodes-of-a-series-you-love/494180 "2009-04-28T06:25:24Z")
Obviously inspired by these threads, what are the best written episodes of some of your favorite TV series’ ever. You can list multiple (but it’s more fun if you list your all time faves) I shall get the ball rolling: F… --- ## [Why no new operating systems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-new-operating-systems/840710)
**Author:** [@vonespy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vonespy)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-new-operating-systems/840710 "2019-10-10T17:01:24Z")
UNIX is 50 years old this year. Windows is 33 years old. OSX is 30 years old (if you consider NeXTStep to be proto-OSX). Linux, a derivative of UNIX is 28 years old. IOS is based on NeXTStep, Android is based on Linux. W… --- ## [Solar Power efficiency boosted 300%. Game changer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-power-efficiency-boosted-300-game-changer/571852)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-power-efficiency-boosted-300-game-changer/571852 "2011-02-25T23:33:45Z")
According to this article a US company has devised a way to increase efficiency in solar panels by 300%. I admit, the source is clearly biased, but does the science check out? And if it does, is this a game changer? --- ## [What would be the main factors affecting the outcome of a Clinton vs. Rubio election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-main-factors-affecting-the-outcome-of-a-clinton-vs-rubio-election/745249)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-main-factors-affecting-the-outcome-of-a-clinton-vs-rubio-election/745249 "2016-02-10T16:53:32Z")
I assume that Clinton vs. Rubio for the general election is the most likely outcome at this point. What are the main factors that will affect the outcome of such an election? On the Democratic side I think the question … --- ## [Doper user names and their origins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055)
**Author:** [@Civil\_Defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Defense)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2002, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-user-names-and-their-origins/93055 "2002-04-20T07:51:33Z")
There are a lot of Dopers who have user names that I’m interested in learning the origins of. For example, MagicalSilverKey, where did your name come from? GingerOfTheNorth is an easy one - she’s from Canada! Eh? And M… --- ## [3000 Charter Members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2004, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-charter-members/240196 "2004-04-26T20:33:52Z")
Just passed the 3000 mark for paid members. Though you’d like to know. your humble TubaDiva Administrator Who is quite impressed. --- ## [How fast is an acoustic wave on a fat woman's buttocks during doggy-style sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-is-an-acoustic-wave-on-a-fat-womans-buttocks-during-doggy-style-sex/673342)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-is-an-acoustic-wave-on-a-fat-womans-buttocks-during-doggy-style-sex/673342 "2014-05-27T13:54:48Z")
Thought of it while disinterestedly watching porn on the Net. (That sentence is a good one for for any number of reasons…) Besides intrinsic interest, it would be good for a nerd “your Mama’s so fat…” joke. ::Off to fin… --- ## [Who decided how car heaters distribute hot air?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decided-how-car-heaters-distribute-hot-air/569510)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decided-how-car-heaters-distribute-hot-air/569510 "2011-02-04T21:02:05Z")
It’s about heaters in cars. It’s been bugging me for decades. I have this general opinion that the people who design the winter-driving features for cars have never actually lived in cold weather. In the 1970s, most c… --- ## [In your opinion, who is currently the most honest, in-your-face, no BS politician?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-opinion-who-is-currently-the-most-honest-in-your-face-no-bs-politician/578164)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2011, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-opinion-who-is-currently-the-most-honest-in-your-face-no-bs-politician/578164 "2011-04-30T10:33:28Z")
Someone who isn’t afraid to tell it like it is, despite pressures or political fallout? Someone who will tell you the harsh truth whether or not you want to hear it, especially if you don’t want to hear it, because it’s… --- ## [Christmas fucked already](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-fucked-already/431126)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-fucked-already/431126 "2007-12-27T14:31:08Z")
My husband’s sixteen year old daughter is staying with us right now because she hasn’t been getting along with her mom. I’ve spent the last few days trying to buy her a few things she’ll like so that she won’t feel left… --- ## [Waking up without opening eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-without-opening-eyes/97056)
**Author:** [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2001, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-without-opening-eyes/97056 "2001-12-06T00:56:11Z")
Is it possible to wake up and not open your eyes? Taping your eyes shut doesn’t count. Perhaps this is common for other people, I just don’t recall ever doing it. If it is not possible, do completely blind people open… --- ## [Who watches CBS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-watches-cbs/509839)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-watches-cbs/509839 "2009-09-13T18:44:50Z")
No seriously, who in the hell watches CBS? I ask because I have a theory that no one actually does… It only exists to give television viewers an “alternative” that reinforces that they should watch other networks that ac… --- ## [My surprise genetic ancestry analysis results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-surprise-genetic-ancestry-analysis-results/758823)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-surprise-genetic-ancestry-analysis-results/758823 "2016-09-10T18:42:50Z")
The Mrs. and I decided to do 23andMe for our anniversary this year, and just got our results back. Most of my results were unsurprising, consistent with my past genealogy research: Vastly northern and western European.… --- ## [Do you wear socks when you sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-socks-when-you-sleep/644248 "2012-12-18T23:06:43Z")
I used to when I was a kid (for some reason, my parents made me), but after age 12, or so, I never did again. My father slept with them on every night all of his life, though…and I’ve heard of others doing this regularl… --- ## [Here we go again...terror alert raised](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-we-go-again-terror-alert-raised/257851)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2004, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-we-go-again-terror-alert-raised/257851 "2004-08-07T07:29:56Z")
Underpaid Tom Ridge is going to raise the terror alert. Time to force all 50 states to spend millions of dollars on extra security because of a rumor in New York. I’m sure it has nothing to do with the positive press K… --- ## [Your help needed to identify a K-Tel album](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-help-needed-to-identify-a-k-tel-album/29746)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-help-needed-to-identify-a-k-tel-album/29746 "2012-05-26T07:54:36Z")
Long ago, I had a K-Tel compilation album of novelty songs. This would have been circa 1977. I have looked at ebay and ktel.com, but do not see this same album. Tracks included “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah,” “Ahab the Ara… --- ## [How are myth based, supernatural belief systems like Chrstianity going to survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-myth-based-supernatural-belief-systems-like-chrstianity-going-to-survive/353695)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2006, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-myth-based-supernatural-belief-systems-like-chrstianity-going-to-survive/353695 "2006-04-24T21:30:29Z")
As modernity proceeds the supernatural & miraculous underpinnings of theist belief systems like Christianity etc. are becoming more and more attenuated in terms of how far educated people in modernity are willing to inve… --- ## [Any substances that are harmless alone, but when combined become fatal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-substances-that-are-harmless-alone-but-when-combined-become-fatal/713031)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-substances-that-are-harmless-alone-but-when-combined-become-fatal/713031 "2015-02-26T12:43:09Z")
In case the title isn’t clear, are there any substances in which, when consumed in a moderate amount by themselves are harmless or nearly harmless to human health, but if consumed together (or if one is consumed today an… --- ## [Toothpaste - fluoride, whitening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothpaste-fluoride-whitening/310674)
**Author:** [@LouWebGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouWebGuy)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2005, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothpaste-fluoride-whitening/310674 "2005-08-27T03:08:46Z")
Interesting article (http://www.straightdope.com/columns/050701.html) on toothpaste, but I’m surprised that manufacturers don’t goose the fluoride level and market that distinction. Unsolicited testimonial for one white… --- ## [Tales From The Bark Side: A Dog MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-from-the-bark-side-a-dog-mmp/944210)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-from-the-bark-side-a-dog-mmp/944210 "2021-06-21T03:06:18Z")
Maggie vs. The Killer Rabbit For a beagle mix, Maggie Wonderbeagle had zero hunting ability, and the local rabbits knew it. The seldom did more than keep a 6 foot separation, and I think that was more to avoid being c… --- ## [What is "constitutional money"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-constitutional-money/654606)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-constitutional-money/654606 "2013-04-03T20:42:11Z")
And what does it have to do with minimum wage? There’s a graphic making the rounds on Facebook (of course!) that reads, “In 1964, minimum wage was 5 silver quarters per hour. Today (2/27/2013), those quarters are worth… --- ## [Geohot and the cracking of the PS3. Fair to hack your own system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geohot-and-the-cracking-of-the-ps3-fair-to-hack-your-own-system/610052)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geohot-and-the-cracking-of-the-ps3-fair-to-hack-your-own-system/610052 "2012-01-20T20:28:00Z")
George Hotz - Wikipedia for those who want to know more about the backstory. But what are your thoughts on this? Do you think it should be allowable to break security devices in hardware that you have purchased? --- ## [Tell me about your sleepnumber bed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-sleepnumber-bed/702084)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-sleepnumber-bed/702084 "2014-10-25T00:01:36Z")
After going through two king size traditional mattresses lasting less than 7 years each (dips/pits) I’m pretty set on us getting a sleepnumber bed. I know it’s a polarizing mattress but my 75 year old neighbors love the… --- ## [WH refuses to open EPA's e-mail re greenhouse gases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wh-refuses-to-open-epas-e-mail-re-greenhouse-gases/454427)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wh-refuses-to-open-epas-e-mail-re-greenhouse-gases/454427 "2008-07-12T14:54:58Z")
Story here: John Stewart put it best: “So, the White House is treating the nation’s official pollution policy like a spam boner-pill ad?!” But wait, it gets worse: sigh . . . Outrage fatigue . . . --- ## [A Comprehensive Compendium of Fictional Foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-comprehensive-compendium-of-fictional-foods/185004)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2004, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-comprehensive-compendium-of-fictional-foods/185004 "2004-07-04T03:02:24Z")
This is a similar thread to Robot Partners and Sidekicks, only this is about foods and beverages found only in movies, TV, comics, novels, etc. If you like, you can add some details about the food’s unique properties an… --- ## [Fool Me Twice: April Mini-Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109)
**Author:** [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fool-me-twice-april-mini-rants/962109 "2022-05-01T21:25:19Z")
I have a scratchy throat and a very runny nose. I am trying to decide whether to use one of my gov’t issued rapid Covid tests. --- ## [Does using teledildonics count as infidelity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-using-teledildonics-count-as-infidelity/677544)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-using-teledildonics-count-as-infidelity/677544 "2014-01-03T18:56:46Z")
For those unfamiliar with the term, teledildonics is a technology that allows users to remotely stimulate another person’s privates using robotics. The technology is very much in it’s infancy, however, real products exi… --- ## [Master & Commander question:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-commander-question/341685)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-commander-question/341685 "2006-01-27T02:27:00Z")
At the end, how did Dr. Maturin know that the French doctor had been dead for months? Are we to assume that he’d just had conversations with the members of the other boat? For a movie that paid so much attention to deta… --- ## [Time Person of the Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-person-of-the-year/675921)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-person-of-the-year/675921 "2013-12-14T00:10:43Z")
Vote in the poll for who want to win. Comment in the thread for whom you think will win if it’s not the same person. --- ## [Your impression of a person's tattoos in relation to their BMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-impression-of-a-persons-tattoos-in-relation-to-their-bmi/546587)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-impression-of-a-persons-tattoos-in-relation-to-their-bmi/546587 "2010-07-16T02:58:23Z")
I think because of the recent spate of “fat people” and “fat hate speech” threads I noticed something the other day as I was standing in line at WalMart. . . . . . . Tattoo’s have different level of…and I’m not su… --- ## [How Do You Show Three Fingers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-show-three-fingers/531759)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-show-three-fingers/531759 "2010-03-12T11:58:14Z")
A minor plot point in recent movie is the fact that one culture stereotypically manually indicates the number 3 by showing their ring, middle, and index finger while making a circle with their thumb and pinkie; another c… --- ## [Is Evolution Really Science-Based?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-evolution-really-science-based/667780)
**Author:** [@Phil\_CostaMesa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phil_CostaMesa)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-evolution-really-science-based/667780 "2013-09-05T14:03:37Z")
I’m asking because I came across this statement: The spontaneous creation of new genetic information required for Darwinian evolution has not been observed, and is therefore not scientifically credible. Can anyone conf… --- ## [Is it unprofessional to say, "Whats up?" when answering a phone call from your boss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unprofessional-to-say-whats-up-when-answering-a-phone-call-from-your-boss/597229)
**Author:** [@K-MAN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K-MAN)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unprofessional-to-say-whats-up-when-answering-a-phone-call-from-your-boss/597229 "2011-09-26T04:40:03Z")
Quick question, do you think it’s unprofessional to say, “Whats up?” when answering a phone call from your boss, that you know well. This has been a debate of others, and would like to know your Humble Opinion… --- ## [Will cell companies let text messaging die w/o a fight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cell-companies-let-text-messaging-die-w-o-a-fight/642992)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2012, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cell-companies-let-text-messaging-die-w-o-a-fight/642992 "2012-12-09T07:50:56Z")
I text with basically three people. My wife, my dad, and my next-door neighbor. All of these people have iPhones, so the messages go through iMessage. I do not have a text messaging plan. I send 10 to 20 regular text… --- ## [Skin bleach.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skin-bleach/568393)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2011, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skin-bleach/568393 "2011-01-22T10:35:28Z")
Is there such a thing as skin bleaching? In other words, are there soaps or creams that can change a black person’s skin several shades lighter? I know folks slam Michael Jackson for that, but I believe that man had Vi… --- ## [Why do magazine subscriptions take so long to start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-magazine-subscriptions-take-so-long-to-start/162318)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-magazine-subscriptions-take-so-long-to-start/162318 "2003-03-20T00:54:00Z")
OK, I know that there is a huge lead time when publishing magazines, but why should a subscription take such a long time to start? I just signed up for a bunch of new subscriptions using a discount service (not Publisher… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1579&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1581&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)