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**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-without-an-air-filter-what-would-happen/76413 "2016-04-24T03:08:39Z")
I changed the air filter in my car this weekend (that’s about the limit of my mechanical aptitude, sadly). What would happen to the car if I just left the air filter out and drove around normally? I’m not thinking of do… --- ## [Marble Hornets - did anybody here catch on to this meme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marble-hornets-did-anybody-here-catch-on-to-this-meme/544898)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2014, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marble-hornets-did-anybody-here-catch-on-to-this-meme/544898 "2014-06-22T00:04:42Z")
Inspired by, and found through, Cuckoorex’s “Scariest Web Site” thread. Browsing around the Encyclopedia Dramatica’s creepypasta entry, I stumbled across the Marble Hornets, ostensibly the story of a guy’s investigation… --- ## ["Top Gear" - how much money do they have, anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gear-how-much-money-do-they-have-anyway/651599)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gear-how-much-money-do-they-have-anyway/651599 "2013-03-06T13:54:06Z")
Just how much dough do the producers of Top Gear have? Seems like every third episode I see features Clarkson, May and Hammond smashing the ever-loving crap out of the automobile du jour. I’ve seen them drive a Skoda thr… --- ## [Michael Brown evidence slowly being released. Case is falling apart.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-brown-evidence-slowly-being-released-case-is-falling-apart/702167)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-brown-evidence-slowly-being-released-case-is-falling-apart/702167 "2014-11-14T15:16:31Z")
A couple days ago they released evidence from inside the patrol car that proves the confrontation started there. The guys skin and blood were found on the car. Today the autopsy results came out. Indicating a closeup gu… --- ## [Commericals that bother you for silly reasons.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commericals-that-bother-you-for-silly-reasons/620024)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commericals-that-bother-you-for-silly-reasons/620024 "2013-02-21T00:47:40Z")
There’s this commercial for home postal service-- stamps. com maybe?-- where people give testimonials. One guy says “There’s nothing worse than going to the post office and waiting on line.” and I yell at him. There are … --- ## [College student objects to films shown in class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-student-objects-to-films-shown-in-class/579600)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-student-objects-to-films-shown-in-class/579600 "2011-05-07T03:49:55Z")
This is from a college newspaper—sorry, there is absolutely no link to it anywhere, at least not yet. Here is the rundown: Student is a devout Mormon. Student signs up for an English class, then discovers that Prof is … --- ## [Slang term for being drunk and high at the same time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-term-for-being-drunk-and-high-at-the-same-time/294745)
**Author:** [@Merl\_Minnozza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merl_Minnozza)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-term-for-being-drunk-and-high-at-the-same-time/294745 "2013-01-13T18:22:51Z")
Some time ago my friend used an expression to describe being high on pot, and drunk, at the same time. I want to say it was “double-boosted”, or it could have been “double-booted” or even “dual-ported.” I’m not really s… --- ## [Anal Absorption of Alcohol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-absorption-of-alcohol/524868)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-absorption-of-alcohol/524868 "2012-09-17T17:49:09Z")
So, I know the body can absorb alcohol through the anus. I know this is potentially a dangerous activity, since it would be easy to overdose or take too much too fast this way. But assuming a person is careful to measur… --- ## [I Created A Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-created-a-monster/416394)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-created-a-monster/416394 "2007-08-23T21:22:39Z")
My 19 year old son has been stealing from me. I don’t mean a few bucks out of my wallet for gas. I am talking stealing several credit cards and maxing them out, writing checks to himself and going to check cashing busi… --- ## [Catsix, STFU!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catsix-stfu/400366)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 373\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catsix-stfu/400366 "2007-04-25T15:05:31Z")
To post an anti-gun control snipe in the middle of the thread on the VT shootings is a new low. I’m one of the strongest proponents for less gun control on this board, and I think you did more damage to our cause with th… --- ## [The passing of another Doper - danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passing-of-another-doper-danceswithcats/506983)
**Author:** [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passing-of-another-doper-danceswithcats/506983 "2009-10-09T21:04:08Z")
It is with a sad heart that I must tell you all of the passing of danceswithcats. Paul, a member here since 2002, took his own life in early July. :frowning: Paul and I met at a Dopefest in 2005 and enjoyed a pleasant c… --- ## [Recess appointment of Consumer Agency head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recess-appointment-of-consumer-agency-head/608510)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recess-appointment-of-consumer-agency-head/608510 "2012-01-17T01:50:06Z")
I am very conflicted about the recess appointment that Obama made of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. On the one hand, I think recess appointments are generally a bad idea, since it’s a … --- ## [How come Iggy Pop is that fit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-iggy-pop-is-that-fit/560611)
**Author:** [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-iggy-pop-is-that-fit/560611 "2023-01-15T10:19:50Z")
Just happened on a vid of Iggy Pop half naked on stage. I of course had seen him many times in that state (or naked), but here , with the lighting, it was really striking. This guy has an incedible body, not muscular ugl… --- ## [Make the case that ObL's death increases Obama's re-election chances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-the-case-that-obls-death-increases-obamas-re-election-chances/580512)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-the-case-that-obls-death-increases-obamas-re-election-chances/580512 "2011-05-13T03:15:49Z")
Sorry for starting yet another ObL is dead thread, but I’ve seen this sentiment expressed by several people so far and haven’t seen a full discussion of it (which is understandable given the timing . . .). So, if you be… --- ## [Fakey blonde hair- do men really LIKE this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fakey-blonde-hair-do-men-really-like-this/429313)
**Author:** [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fakey-blonde-hair-do-men-really-like-this/429313 "2011-06-20T08:32:57Z")
Bad blonde hair seems to have become an epidemic, at least around New york city. Every other girl on the street has, not normal blonde hair, not highlights, but FAKE, FLAT-COLORED hair that is either predominately YELLOW… --- ## [Legally can the federal government now force you to buy a Chevrolet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-can-the-federal-government-now-force-you-to-buy-a-chevrolet/629959)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-can-the-federal-government-now-force-you-to-buy-a-chevrolet/629959 "2012-08-03T13:21:18Z")
My gist on the SCOTUS Obamacare ruling is, the federal government can make us do anything it wants now just by calling it a tax. Please refute this if you can. In other words, if the feds pass a law saying one has to b… --- ## [Fantasy football general discussion 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion-2010/541874)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion-2010/541874 "2011-01-06T11:05:20Z")
“Isn’t it a little early to start fantasy football discussion?” you might be asking yourself. Well screw you hippy, no it is not. Yahoo opened their fantasy football section today, which makes this a national holiday as … --- ## [Palin thinks the VP is in charge of the Senate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-thinks-the-vp-is-in-charge-of-the-senate/468956)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-thinks-the-vp-is-in-charge-of-the-senate/468956 "2008-10-30T21:35:16Z")
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/21/palin-vp-senate/ Even if we give her the benefit of the doubt about being in charge as simple misstatement about be the tie-breaking vote in case of a tie, the notion that the VP can… --- ## [NYC Mayor election thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-election-thread/1020085)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 875\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-election-thread/1020085 "2026-10-11T00:34:54Z")
I didn’t see a thread on this and it looks like an interesting race. Ranked choice voting is always interesting to me. I’m also appalled that serial sexual abuser (and overall asshole) Cuomo is not only running, but one… --- ## [Notre Dame on fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notre-dame-on-fire/832584)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notre-dame-on-fire/832584 "2019-11-15T16:12:58Z")
The pictures look awful. :frowning: --- ## [Mafia: Mutiny on the SS Insipid \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-mutiny-on-the-ss-insipid-game-over/504896)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 448\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-mutiny-on-the-ss-insipid-game-over/504896 "2009-08-29T20:45:22Z")
Preface This is a “mini” Mafia/Werewolf game, with few players and short turn-around. New players are welcome! The rules are mostly open (see below) and simple enough for beginners to enjoy playing. There is also a t… --- ## [Ladies if you don't want your private T&A pics to wind up online stop taking and sending them!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-if-you-dont-want-your-private-t-a-pics-to-wind-up-online-stop-taking-and-sending-them/657434)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-if-you-dont-want-your-private-t-a-pics-to-wind-up-online-stop-taking-and-sending-them/657434 "2013-05-05T05:48:01Z")
Per this article and several others I’ve seen the issue does not seem to be that you are taking these pics in the first place, but that your bitter exs are posting them to places like pink meth and related sites to shame… --- ## [Will Libertarianism ever be more than a fringe movement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-libertarianism-ever-be-more-than-a-fringe-movement/480776)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-libertarianism-ever-be-more-than-a-fringe-movement/480776 "2009-01-24T17:03:44Z")
In browsing Libertarianism in wikiit seems kind of an impractical paradigm for societal organization given the basic nature of man. Granted It might have some purchase as a social compact if you had a society mainly com… --- ## [Unseating Judges who Legalized SSM in Iowa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unseating-judges-who-legalized-ssm-in-iowa/558894)
**Author:** [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unseating-judges-who-legalized-ssm-in-iowa/558894 "2010-11-14T21:09:00Z")
According to this article, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101025/ap\_on\_el\_ge/us\_iowa\_gay\_marriage, there is a movement afoot to remove some of the Iowa Supreme Court judges for their (unanimous) decision that allowed for s… --- ## [What does a crush feel like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-crush-feel-like/602742)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-crush-feel-like/602742 "2015-01-21T18:51:09Z")
Is it an enjoyable feeling? Or is it like being obsessed and you just wish it would go away? Does all love start off like this? Is it possible to fall in love without having a crush first? How does one make it go awa… --- ## [Straight Men Nipple Play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-men-nipple-play/337839)
**Author:** [@homeskillet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/homeskillet)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2006, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-men-nipple-play/337839 "2006-01-07T23:32:03Z")
So this is a somewhat bizarre poll, but fitting since today seems to be sex survey day. A friend tonight (long story) was trying to tell me that it’s mostly gay guys that enjoy having their nipples played with. Which I… --- ## [Star Trek Strange New Worlds trailer and now begins Streaming 2022/05/09](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-trailer-and-now-begins-streaming-2022-05-09/960804)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 465\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-trailer-and-now-begins-streaming-2022-05-09/960804 "2023-01-06T03:37:14Z")
Finally the teaser trailer drops and frankly, I am excited. Pike was the best thing about ST Discovery and am looking forward to seeing Anson Mount again. Please don’t screw this up Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Seaso… --- ## [Ladies. Your man wants to go to a Bachelor Party...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-your-man-wants-to-go-to-a-bachelor-party/306878)
**Author:** [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2005, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-your-man-wants-to-go-to-a-bachelor-party/306878 "2005-06-09T15:06:01Z")
And you know there is going to be, ahem, “entertainment” there. It’s a rowdy group, to be sure, and there has been past debauchery, though nothing that can be construed as cheating (seriously). Though some in the group … --- ## [Periods - Men just don't get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/periods-men-just-dont-get-it/693188)
**Author:** [@missyevelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missyevelyn)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/periods-men-just-dont-get-it/693188 "2014-08-15T14:28:33Z")
I’m honestly convinced than men don’t get it. The other night, my boyfriend was over at my place, and we were curled up, watching TV. I was feeling really “fat”, if you know what I mean, so I popped open the top button … --- ## [Trump kicking off re-election campaign in Florida this Saturday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969)
**Author:** [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-kicking-off-re-election-campaign-in-florida-this-saturday/779969 "2017-02-21T17:45:40Z")
--- ## [NFC East 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-east-2008/461891)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 413\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-east-2008/461891 "2008-12-22T13:48:14Z")
For discussion of all things NFC East this season. I’ll start by taking a look at the Giants and some things I disagree with the pundits about. First is Derrick Ward, who seems to be the forgotten man. Everyone talks ab… --- ## [Donna Brazile Politico Article: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Secret Takeover of the DNC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donna-brazile-politico-article-inside-hillary-clinton-s-secret-takeover-of-the-dnc/800489)
**Author:** [@LonghornDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonghornDave)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donna-brazile-politico-article-inside-hillary-clinton-s-secret-takeover-of-the-dnc/800489 "2017-11-10T14:39:18Z")
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/02/clinton-brazile-hacks-2016-215774 There’s a lot here in this article from Donna Brazile about taking over as interim head of the DNC. In a nutshell, the DNC was broke, … --- ## [Oops, just poured Hydochloric Acid down the shower drain. What now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-just-poured-hydochloric-acid-down-the-shower-drain-what-now/347331)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2006, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-just-poured-hydochloric-acid-down-the-shower-drain-what-now/347331 "2006-03-12T06:34:33Z")
I live in an apartment building, and our maintenance guy’s a real dick. Our tub clogs up a lot even though we use the hair catcher in the drain, probably just because this is such an old building. Anyway, it’s clogged a… --- ## [Mad-Men: 5.13 "Phantom" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-5-13-phantom-open-spoilers/624774)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-5-13-phantom-open-spoilers/624774 "2012-06-24T16:17:45Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] In the season finale, opportunity is in the air for everyone and Pete meets a stranger on the train. \[/QUOTE\] Season finale tonight, then no more Mad Men for 9-18 months. I wonder how bad the aftermath of… --- ## [My throat hurts after singing - what am I doing wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-throat-hurts-after-singing-what-am-i-doing-wrong/429169)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-throat-hurts-after-singing-what-am-i-doing-wrong/429169 "2007-12-07T20:10:39Z")
I aspire to sing. I’m decent and get better all the time. But even after singing for only a little bit, like a song of karaoke, my throat hurts, and a night of karaoke (or recording demos for my band) will leave me with… --- ## [Prediction: Trump wins re-election in 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-trump-wins-re-election-in-2020/779200)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prediction-trump-wins-re-election-in-2020/779200 "2017-02-13T16:11:04Z")
I fully expect Trump to keep on doing horrible things for the next four years. But if none of those horrible things cause anyone who voted for him to change their mind, then he at least has an awfully good chance at bei… --- ## [small engine stalls when hot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-engine-stalls-when-hot/541818)
**Author:** [@BuickGNX1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuickGNX1987)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-engine-stalls-when-hot/541818 "2015-09-06T01:14:33Z")
I recently bought a 10 year old lawn tractor. It has a 17.5 hp Briggs and Stratton OHV one cylinder engine. After the engine heats up, it begins to miss. The miss doesn’t happen often at first, but as the engine gets hot… --- ## [Is "You're a real piece of work" an insult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-youre-a-real-piece-of-work-an-insult/582485)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-youre-a-real-piece-of-work-an-insult/582485 "2011-05-25T17:15:34Z")
With this post in the thread in which Silver Tyger Girl is seeking advice on getting a job as a graphic designer, Ellen Cherry gave me a warning. Is “You’re a real piece of work” a Pit-worthy insult? I think it’s prett… --- ## [Forcing the unemployed to work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forcing-the-unemployed-to-work/591309)
**Author:** [@gallan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallan)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forcing-the-unemployed-to-work/591309 "2015-07-01T16:23:40Z")
This thread got me thinking. Couldn’t we require people who are collecting unemployment to work? They’re already getting unemployment, right? So why not just make their weekly unemployment payment conditional upon d… --- ## [My 15 year old daughter smokes weed. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-15-year-old-daughter-smokes-weed-now-what/296742)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2005, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-15-year-old-daughter-smokes-weed-now-what/296742 "2005-04-01T00:22:14Z")
Here’s the deal. --- ## [Obama's Speech About ISIL Tonight (9-10-14)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-about-isil-tonight-9-10-14/698065)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-about-isil-tonight-9-10-14/698065 "2014-09-14T23:32:43Z")
One day before 9/11/14, too… Anyway, Obama is speaking tonight about his plan to deal with ISIL (that’s the phrase the WH uses to describe ISIS/ISIL/IS). What should he say? What will he say? I wish he would say th… --- ## [The Flash Season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-season-4/798475)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-season-4/798475 "2018-06-13T07:15:52Z")
Official CW Trailer The Flash returns tonight. I used to post individual threads for each episode, but I think we’ll go with just one thread for the whole season this time. When we last left Barry Allen & Co, they had… --- ## [Scottish Terms of endearment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-terms-of-endearment/263038)
**Author:** [@odaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/odaran)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2004, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-terms-of-endearment/263038 "2004-09-05T07:04:45Z")
I am looking for Scottish terms of endearment that I can call my wife. I have already found hen and wifey but I want something that she will have to really search for if she wanted to know what it is. She does not speak … --- ## [Oh Please You're Fucking Kidding Me (Spiders & Me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-please-youre-fucking-kidding-me-spiders-me/491998)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2009, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-please-youre-fucking-kidding-me-spiders-me/491998 "2009-04-11T00:40:11Z")
I’ve bitched about spiders here before. As a gardener, I know that generally speaking, spiders are my friends and allies. Except spiders that can bite me. And hurt me. And because they can do this they scare the shit… --- ## [Who Had The Best Bust You Have Seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-the-best-bust-you-have-seen/554094)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-the-best-bust-you-have-seen/554094 "2010-11-17T18:23:32Z")
In the interests of modesty we will exclude female dopers. So, I am asking who you folks think had the best set of ll time. I realise tastes have changed and Marilyn Monroe may not be that attractive anymore. I still … --- ## [12-year old girls love Harry Potter toy that "vibrates between their legs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-girls-love-harry-potter-toy-that-vibrates-between-their-legs/126755)
**Author:** [@Karellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karellen)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-girls-love-harry-potter-toy-that-vibrates-between-their-legs/126755 "2017-11-16T18:53:54Z")
Check out this hot product on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005NEBW/ref%3Dase\_teacher1stop-20/002-6451022-8604837 It’s a replica of the Nimbus 200 broom from the Harry Potter book/movie. Read the us… --- ## [The man with the swastika tattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-with-the-swastika-tattoo/686769)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-with-the-swastika-tattoo/686769 "2014-04-29T19:56:04Z")
Here’s one I could use some objectivity on. There’s a chap who goes to my gym fairly frequently and I bump into a fair amount outside it too, enough to call an acquaintance. Got chatting to him recently and he seems a n… --- ## [Victims claims of being "drugged" with roofies vs simply drinking to excess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victims-claims-of-being-drugged-with-roofies-vs-simply-drinking-to-excess/514343)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2009, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victims-claims-of-being-drugged-with-roofies-vs-simply-drinking-to-excess/514343 "2009-10-27T21:34:36Z")
I was reading about roofies after reading this article and came across the quote below. How common in real life is the deliberate use of roofiesand similar drugs to molest women vs simply taking advantage of women who a… --- ## [I pit everyone who didn't tell me what a fatass I was](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-everyone-who-didnt-tell-me-what-a-fatass-i-was/521030)
**Author:** [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-everyone-who-didnt-tell-me-what-a-fatass-i-was/521030 "2009-12-15T16:45:55Z")
This post isn’t to brag, I swear. This is me in 2008. (I am not the 2-year-old girl) This is me 45 seconds ago. Jesus, what a fat fuck I was. Big ol’ lard-filled tub of hogfat. This is distressing to me, but not for t… --- ## [Doper Diplomacy - Fall and Winter 2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-fall-and-winter-2002/125858)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 726\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2003, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-fall-and-winter-2002/125858 "2003-02-03T04:57:33Z")
It seems wise to abandon the New Diplomacy game - who wants to play? thread to present and future attempts to start new games, now that we’ve got one up and running. Specifically, I’m GMing a game with players as follow… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=160&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=162&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)