# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1591&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:** 1592 --- ## [What Would the Straight Dope Do? (Dating advice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-straight-dope-do-dating-advice/585693)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-straight-dope-do-dating-advice/585693 "2011-06-22T00:19:32Z")
Look, I know all of you like nothing more than giving out a bit of dating advice, so here I am, giving you the chance! There’s no need to thank me; a small token of your appreciation will be sufficient. A Bentley, perhap… --- ## [R.E.M. Breakup Announced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-e-m-breakup-announced/597093)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-e-m-breakup-announced/597093 "2011-11-17T18:11:02Z")
Rolling Stone Article here. Announcement on their homepage 31 years together. I am not a real big music lover, but I have enjoyed the music of R.E.M. so it makes me sad. It is little hyperbole to attached a link to t… --- ## [How to silence a water pump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-silence-a-water-pump/542776)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-silence-a-water-pump/542776 "2010-06-12T04:03:17Z")
I’m working on a project that involves pumping water for several hours a day from a storage tank to a solar heating collector. Water is piped from the tank through the pump and into the collector above it. The whole se… --- ## [Chess is gendered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-is-gendered/951763)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2021, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-is-gendered/951763 "2021-10-14T01:30:51Z")
I just read an article about international chess sponsorships in The Guardian. They report that some female grand masters are offended that women’ tournaments are sponsored by a breast augmentation company. Why are chess… --- ## [Can child rape victims be forced to mother their children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-child-rape-victims-be-forced-to-mother-their-children/820283)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-child-rape-victims-be-forced-to-mother-their-children/820283 "2018-09-13T15:17:54Z")
For example, if a 12-year-old girl were to be impregnated, and her family wanted to keep new child, would she be forced into motherhood? The victim, in this case, would be too young to put her baby up for adoption or sa… --- ## [If both Trump and Biden claim to be the commander in chief? Who will the military obey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-both-trump-and-biden-claim-to-be-the-commander-in-chief-who-will-the-military-obey/914550)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-both-trump-and-biden-claim-to-be-the-commander-in-chief-who-will-the-military-obey/914550 "2020-08-30T22:10:58Z")
Asking the Straight Dope Message Board community: What will happen if both Trump and Biden claim to be the commander in chief? Who will the military obey? Bonus Question: In 2000, if Al Gore had refused to accept the… --- ## [I'm tired of being sick (Or, help me make my immune system better.) Warning, whiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-being-sick-or-help-me-make-my-immune-system-better-warning-whiny/490794)
**Author:** [@MissIntent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissIntent)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-being-sick-or-help-me-make-my-immune-system-better-warning-whiny/490794 "2009-06-10T17:15:35Z")
I’m tired of being sick. Since January, I have gotten pink eye, strep, the flu, carbon monoxide poisoning, a sinus infection and an ear infection that ruptured my right ear drum. This is ridiculous!!! (Whining). I ex… --- ## [Could $30,000 a year prevent one crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-30-000-a-year-prevent-one-crime/524192)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-30-000-a-year-prevent-one-crime/524192 "2010-01-10T17:08:41Z")
Consider that the average cost to house an inmate for a year is about $30,000 (between $20,000 and $40,000) \[cite\]. According to Wikipedia, there are currently over 2million people imprisoned in the US \[cite\], leading t… --- ## [Bonuses and Pay raises? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonuses-and-pay-raises-really/807388)
**Author:** [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonuses-and-pay-raises-really/807388 "2018-02-02T12:40:21Z")
Just heard that another corporation, due to the changes in the tax laws, is passing the benefits on to their employees. Does this sound logical? Because I would think that once the corp boosted your pay or gave you a bon… --- ## [Parking in Suburbia, or Are My Neighbors Inconsiderate Jerks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-in-suburbia-or-are-my-neighbors-inconsiderate-jerks/363092)
**Author:** [@jakeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakeline)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2006, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-in-suburbia-or-are-my-neighbors-inconsiderate-jerks/363092 "2006-07-07T15:32:03Z")
So we live in the 'burbs. We know our neighbors on both sides of us, and we all get along pretty well. I don’t know our neighbors from across the street except to know that they have a bajillion and one cars. I know for … --- ## [Why do so many African leaders have english/western first names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-african-leaders-have-english-western-first-names/735546)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-african-leaders-have-english-western-first-names/735546 "2015-10-31T07:51:18Z")
From wiki: Benin: Lionel Zinsou Botswana: Ian Khama Burkina Faso: Michel Kafando, Gilbert Diendere, Michel Kafando Burundi: Pierre Nkurunziza Cameroon: Paul Biya Central African Republic: Catherine Samba-Panza Cha… --- ## [Fuck the 80's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-80s/295093)
**Author:** [@mattmorgan64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattmorgan64)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2005, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-80s/295093 "2005-03-19T09:46:46Z")
Theres a show on VH1 now called ‘one hit wonders’. The #8 song has taken me right back to my visceral hate of nearly all ‘music’ released in the 80’s. AHA: Take on me. Right along with the dipshit video of the girl jum… --- ## [b & d - how to help a 5 year old remember which is which?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-d-how-to-help-a-5-year-old-remember-which-is-which/331788)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2005, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-d-how-to-help-a-5-year-old-remember-which-is-which/331788 "2005-11-23T13:29:36Z")
China bambina is 5 1/2 and learning to read and write (both English, Chinese romanization and Chinese characters). She tends to mix up letters like “b” and “d” or write a “c” facing the wrong direction. Any tips or trick… --- ## [What, if anything, is wrong with Starbucks' coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-is-wrong-with-starbucks-coffee/277452)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2004, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-is-wrong-with-starbucks-coffee/277452 "2004-12-08T20:55:14Z")
Some friends of my wife sort of ridiculed me the other day for saying I go to Starbucks’ pretty regularly. “Don’t you like coffee?” they jokingly asked, implying that one can only like Starbucks’ coffee if one doesn’t c… --- ## [another THINK coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-think-coming/249779)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-think-coming/249779 "2015-12-30T13:23:26Z")
I often hear the expression “You’ve got another thing coming.” However, I’m fairly convinced that the correct expression is “You’ve got another THINK coming.” The expression is a deliberately ungrammatical way of sayin… --- ## [What are surveyors looking at through those little tripod-mounted monoculars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-surveyors-looking-at-through-those-little-tripod-mounted-monoculars/64543)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2001, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-surveyors-looking-at-through-those-little-tripod-mounted-monoculars/64543 "2001-05-06T21:50:00Z")
You know the ones I’m talking about. I’m walking to work today and come upon this bright yellow tripod, mounted on top of which is some sort of reflector. No electronics that I can see, just a little reflecting disc. I h… --- ## [I can't open this bottle of Lea & Perrins!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-open-this-bottle-of-lea-perrins/278647)
**Author:** [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2004, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-open-this-bottle-of-lea-perrins/278647 "2004-12-08T02:47:43Z")
AAAAAAAARGHH!!! I just want some freaking worcestershire sauce for my steak! And I can’t get this stupid bottle open. My hand is all torn up from trying to get that stupid cap off. This sucks. :frowning: --- ## [Next up: Kentucky & Oregon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-up-kentucky-oregon/449273)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-up-kentucky-oregon/449273 "2008-05-21T16:50:59Z")
As the Long Flat Seemingly Endless Bataan Death March to the White House continues . . . On May 20 there will be primaries in Kentucky: . . . And Oregon: Any surprises coming? --- ## [Introvert in Dorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introvert-in-dorm/679132)
**Author:** [@Mathematics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mathematics)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introvert-in-dorm/679132 "2014-01-23T01:48:12Z")
I am in my dorm for the first time today. I live in a single room near the stairwell on the highest floor of a ridiculously tall residence hall. It’s nothing like I imagined it would be. Everything I read online said t… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread -- August 2018 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-august-2018-edition/818787)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-august-2018-edition/818787 "2018-08-31T01:02:52Z")
Here we are, August, the western US is roasting, the eastern US is paddling down Main Street. I hope the rest of the world is hangin in…100 days until Halloween! I’ve been reading just haven’t been sharing here. Naughty… --- ## [GFI won't reset](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gfi-wont-reset/690849)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gfi-wont-reset/690849 "2014-06-17T20:35:43Z")
When I push the retest button it catches and pops right back out. If I hold it in, what is connected to it will work. When I remove all plugs it still acts this same way. Since this is an outdoor outlet, I think it is… --- ## [Ask the guy who has Pica](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-has-pica/520795)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-has-pica/520795 "2009-12-12T01:47:19Z")
I don’t think we’ve done this before. Anyway: first, some background. Pica is a mental disorder which is the desire (and usually compulsion) to eat non-food objects. These can range from the only mildly harmful–snow, pa… --- ## [Would you burn the flag in protest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-burn-the-flag-in-protest/309558)
**Author:** [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2005, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-burn-the-flag-in-protest/309558 "2005-06-28T22:35:42Z")
There is a chance that this latest attempt at a constitutional amendment will pass, allowing congress to pass a law prohibiting desecration of the flag. In the interim period between passing the amendment and passing th… --- ## [Steak Night - What is your cut of choice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steak-night-what-is-your-cut-of-choice/649398)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steak-night-what-is-your-cut-of-choice/649398 "2013-02-07T03:58:15Z")
What is your personal favorite Steak cut? --- ## [Fresh Air interview with Elizabeth Smart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-air-interview-with-elizabeth-smart/670732)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-air-interview-with-elizabeth-smart/670732 "2013-10-09T22:38:15Z")
Elizabeth Smart wrote a book about her kidnapping when she was 14 & was interviewed on Fresh Air. 3 things about the interview wow, what an amazing young woman she is; I plan to read her book Terry Gross is such a… --- ## [daily average of murders in the U.S. per day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-average-of-murders-in-the-u-s-per-day/568741)
**Author:** [@Shig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shig)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-average-of-murders-in-the-u-s-per-day/568741 "2011-01-24T17:10:05Z")
Perhaps I’m not great at searching the internet… but I’m looking to find an an actual average of murders commited in the U.S. per day based on somewhat recent statistics. Everything I seem to find is questionable and I … --- ## ["Risk Free!!!" Yeah right. What does it really mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk-free-yeah-right-what-does-it-really-mean/581814)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk-free-yeah-right-what-does-it-really-mean/581814 "2017-03-31T03:42:44Z")
So in SC, USA, we have infomercials on the radio ALL THE TIME. They’re usually for, um, “male enhancement,” weight loss, or acne-clearing products, and they all have virtually the same script. “Millions of people have … --- ## [The Flash: All I can do is run fast...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-all-i-can-do-is-run-fast/176491)
**Author:** [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-all-i-can-do-is-run-fast/176491 "2003-05-28T19:35:12Z")
…or so Adam Sandler made him out to say at Superman’s funeral. How right is he? Unless someone has a terribly compelling argument, I’d say Flash is essentially the weakest of all of the Justice League members, Cartoon … --- ## [Abercrombie pisses me off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abercrombie-pisses-me-off/196855)
**Author:** [@Deathstatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deathstatic)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2003, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abercrombie-pisses-me-off/196855 "2003-08-30T01:50:59Z")
I went to the mall again today for the first time in ages, and I happened to pass the Abercrombie and Fitch store. I am thoroughly annoyed. I can’t believe I used to buy this shit. They were selling pants that looked … --- ## [How Frequent Are \*MAJOR\* Screw-Ups At Institutions Like The Met, The London Philharmonic, Etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequent-are-major-screw-ups-at-institutions-like-the-met-the-london-philharmonic-etc/804167)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequent-are-major-screw-ups-at-institutions-like-the-met-the-london-philharmonic-etc/804167 "2017-12-25T02:08:07Z")
How often would a major orchestra or opera or whatever be expected to have a major screw-up in front of a live audience? I’m talking sour notes, cracking voices, flubbed lines, lighting disasters, that sort of thing. Onc… --- ## [Real life stories that ought to become movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-stories-that-ought-to-become-movies/288680)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-stories-that-ought-to-become-movies/288680 "2005-03-19T18:31:28Z")
Have you heard of any real life stories that you thought ought to be made into a movie? I have three suggestions. The first is the story of the last few years of Madalyn Murray O’Hair. She became famous in the early 1… --- ## [How did Oz's Simon Adibisi keep that hat on his head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-ozs-simon-adibisi-keep-that-hat-on-his-head/569529)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-ozs-simon-adibisi-keep-that-hat-on-his-head/569529 "2011-01-31T09:36:57Z")
IN the HBO series Oz, Simon Adibisi has that little hat on his head that somehow stay on it. What kind of hat is that? How did he keep it on his head? --- ## [Are the elites blackmailing Trump now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-elites-blackmailing-trump-now/812348)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Peebles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-elites-blackmailing-trump-now/812348 "2018-04-18T04:32:32Z")
Trump’s attorneys office got raided. Now suddenly he indicates he wants back in to the TPP talks. And he is talking about retaliating against Assad for a chemical weapons attack which it would have made no sense for Assa… --- ## [Another teacher's rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-teachers-rant/395373)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-teachers-rant/395373 "2007-03-13T22:40:54Z")
Inspired by this thread, I’d like to rant about one of my students. This girl, B (not her real initial :smiley: ), has always been a talker in class. Incessantly talking. I-tell-her-to-be-quiet-and-she-rolls-her-eyes… --- ## [Cities "Doubling" As Other Cities In Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-doubling-as-other-cities-in-movies/734939)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-doubling-as-other-cities-in-movies/734939 "2015-10-21T12:46:05Z")
I recently read on the internet a post by someone who was inquiring about whether Montevideo, Uruguay has “doubled” for Havana, Cuba in movies before. Someone replied that the Uruguayan Capital city has never been used a… --- ## ["He's not one of us" - McCain/Palin are playing the race card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-not-one-of-us-mccain-palin-are-playing-the-race-card/467269)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2008, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-not-one-of-us-mccain-palin-are-playing-the-race-card/467269 "2008-10-11T07:28:35Z")
It wasn’t until today that I finally got clear on what the McCain/Palin plan to win the Presidency is. A co-worker in an argument with another about who to vote for asked; “Why would you want to vote for a terrorist and … --- ## [Fixing a failed African state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-a-failed-african-state/479056)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-a-failed-african-state/479056 "2009-01-06T15:20:32Z")
This is a thought experiment, assuming a lot of money and control over the upper echelons of government. Let us imagine a failed state, say, somewhere in west Africa - and to be honest, take your pick of states that res… --- ## [Such a pleasure to discover a "new" and genuine hero - Nicholas Winton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/such-a-pleasure-to-discover-a-new-and-genuine-hero-nicholas-winton/686069)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/such-a-pleasure-to-discover-a-new-and-genuine-hero-nicholas-winton/686069 "2015-07-03T01:02:13Z")
This man saved the lives of hundreds of Czechoslovakian children in 1939 and never said another word about it to anyone until 50 years later. In 1988 his wife found a scrapbook in their attic containing the documents re… --- ## [Sam Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-stone/332667)
**Author:** [@Foaming\_Cleanser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foaming_Cleanser)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2005, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-stone/332667 "2005-11-30T05:54:44Z")
From this thread in Great Debates: Not all the people who live on them; only those whose tub-thumping caveman politics haven’t progressed since William Aberhart and his women-should-be-pregnant-and-barefoot-and-chained… --- ## [I'm Giving My 17 Year old an Ultimatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-my-17-year-old-an-ultimatum/191933)
**Author:** [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2003, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-my-17-year-old-an-ultimatum/191933 "2003-08-04T17:19:46Z")
I told my son today that he has a choice… 1)He pays me $50 a week to live at my house 2)he does his chores as expected OR 3)He moves out The kid makes $500+ a week and never has money. He is paid every Friday and b… --- ## [Do ALL non christians go to hell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-non-christians-go-to-hell/207529)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2003, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-non-christians-go-to-hell/207529 "2003-10-30T21:10:53Z")
My father passed away after a sudden illness when i was 16. In the almost 6 years since, i have struggled to find peace with what was a major catastophe in my life. Christians obviously gather a great deal of peace from … --- ## [Elmo In Grouchland: Is Vanessa Williams overly suggestive here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elmo-in-grouchland-is-vanessa-williams-overly-suggestive-here/483526)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elmo-in-grouchland-is-vanessa-williams-overly-suggestive-here/483526 "2009-01-30T23:35:14Z")
This video is a scene from a children’s movie called ‘Elmo In Grouchland’. Vanessa Williams is the queen of Trash. This scene is her first appearance in the film. Anyway, I am involved in an argument with someone on a p… --- ## [Who has gotten married after dating for a short time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gotten-married-after-dating-for-a-short-time/27909)
**Author:** [@OESGal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OESGal)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2000, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-gotten-married-after-dating-for-a-short-time/27909 "2000-08-04T12:28:32Z")
My girlfriend is getting married in June and she will have only known the guy for a little over a year. He is a great guy, but they were both in very serious relationships b4 this one and I don’t want to see this end bec… --- ## [I am re-wiring my house.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-re-wiring-my-house/777334)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-re-wiring-my-house/777334 "2019-07-25T16:37:56Z")
To get you up to speed: Bought this house 2 years ago. Mistake #1, which I take responsibility for, was not getting a complete and dedicated electrical inspection. Mostly out of ignorance, I assumed that the inspector… --- ## [The Internet Explorer 7 interface is horrendous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-explorer-7-interface-is-horrendous/377057)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-explorer-7-interface-is-horrendous/377057 "2006-10-27T14:27:52Z")
The final version was just released, and I installed it on my Windows system out of, if nothing else, morbid curiosity. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/tour/fre/interface/index.html Look at that crap. It’s jus… --- ## [Why the excessive use of vulgar language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-excessive-use-of-vulgar-language/649032)
**Author:** [@Oddball\_92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oddball_92)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-excessive-use-of-vulgar-language/649032 "2013-02-04T22:53:36Z")
This has been a question I have pondered for some time. It seems that more and more people are using expletives simply as a matter of conversation. Mind you, I am no prude and I can certainly understand letting an F-bom… --- ## [Bill Gates: Keep your hands off those penises.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-gates-keep-your-hands-off-those-penises/643857)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-gates-keep-your-hands-off-those-penises/643857 "2012-12-15T18:34:32Z")
Penii. Possibly penes. Some of you may be aware that Bill Gates has decided to very slowly give some of his money away, and has spent about 200 million dollars on a mass circumcision campaign in sub-Saharan Africa. Supp… --- ## [Tell us about a time you felt like an idiot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-a-time-you-felt-like-an-idiot/598888)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-a-time-you-felt-like-an-idiot/598888 "2011-10-12T21:40:07Z")
I’ve done the “admit your ignorance” thread before, but now I want some anecdotes of moment in your life where your “dumbness” on a topic was exposed. Yesterday, I had a physical. No big deal, just a routine annual thin… --- ## [Voice actors whose characters are their real voices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-actors-whose-characters-are-their-real-voices/491599)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-actors-whose-characters-are-their-real-voices/491599 "2009-04-10T18:50:29Z")
I flipped on NPR this weekend and caught a bit of the Harry Shearer show (Le Show). The entire time all I could think is “wow, this is pretty much the Principal Skinner show” - as Shearer is a voice actor on The Simpsons … --- ## [What will happen on Dec 21st, 2012?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-on-dec-21st-2012/474871)
**Author:** [@nuggetz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nuggetz)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-on-dec-21st-2012/474871 "2012-12-21T23:33:28Z")
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