# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1630&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:** 1631 --- ## [Reporting a case of welfare fraud- possibility of it being followed on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-a-case-of-welfare-fraud-possibility-of-it-being-followed-on/594958)
**Author:** [@Dreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dreen)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-a-case-of-welfare-fraud-possibility-of-it-being-followed-on/594958 "2011-09-05T02:58:48Z")
This is the only forum I’m registered to where I think I might get some kind of worthwhile reply, but anyway, there’s someone I’ve known for quite sometime that I know for a fact is committing welfare fraud. They’ve been… --- ## [South Park: "The Coon 2" (Part 1) (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-the-coon-2-part-1-open-spoilers/558624)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-the-coon-2-part-1-open-spoilers/558624 "2010-11-04T00:05:49Z")
A pretty good one after a couple of mediocre episodes to start the season. The BP (excuse me, DP) stuff is a little dated, but the company was certainly worthy of a takedown. The diagrams of the drills gangbanging the ea… --- ## [What would you do if I licked my fingers before turning the pages of your books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-i-licked-my-fingers-before-turning-the-pages-of-your-books/313584)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-i-licked-my-fingers-before-turning-the-pages-of-your-books/313584 "2005-07-29T20:00:12Z")
I’m asking this because I don’t know anything else in this world that brings out the most vast difference in extreme reactions in people. Heh. I mean, some I know don’t care about it. They’ll just shrug it off and, hell… --- ## [When does "no" not mean "no" to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-no-not-mean-no-to-you/431925)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2008, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-no-not-mean-no-to-you/431925 "2008-01-04T05:08:41Z")
A few weeks ago, I complained about people not taking no for an answer when it came to offers of food. More recently, a poster told her husband she didn’t want a gift for her birthday when she did want a gift for her bi… --- ## [I would like to write my own will](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-write-my-own-will/630478)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-write-my-own-will/630478 "2012-08-11T05:29:52Z")
What do I need to know? --- ## [What fictional characters do you think would be banned here rather quickly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-characters-do-you-think-would-be-banned-here-rather-quickly/751964)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-characters-do-you-think-would-be-banned-here-rather-quickly/751964 "2016-04-14T22:09:01Z")
I think Sheldon Cooper (from Big Bang Theory) would last maybe a week and then be banned for not being able to resist shutting up whenever he thinks he’s right. All it would take is one mod note that he thinks is incorre… --- ## [Arm all Pilots!!! What's the F 'in problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arm-all-pilots-whats-the-f-in-problem/83658)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2001, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arm-all-pilots-whats-the-f-in-problem/83658 "2001-09-29T11:11:57Z")
It is amazing that, in light of recent events, the media is still not even trying to hide its total and utter revulsion towards handguns. Even in terms of the completely logical and commonsense idea of allowing airline p… --- ## [Speak to me only in Straight Dope Message Board quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-straight-dope-message-board-quotes/631822)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-straight-dope-message-board-quotes/631822 "2012-08-20T22:46:45Z")
"Inspired by this thread and a post in CS about the Simpsons, let’s start a discussion/story where you must respond with a quote from the Simpsons’. You may quote the TV show (including the Tracey Ullman shorts) as well … --- ## [Manners/Politeness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manners-politeness/673166)
**Author:** [@Matt\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Matt_T)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manners-politeness/673166 "2013-11-08T13:45:06Z")
Does anyone else feel frustrated and annoyed when others refuse or forget to be courteous when responding to a question, sometimes on a continual basis? Examples include: Not saying “how about you?” after you ask them … --- ## [Ever wish you held another nationality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wish-you-held-another-nationality/559375)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wish-you-held-another-nationality/559375 "2010-11-10T04:32:48Z")
And if so, why? Me, I sorely wish I’d been born an Englishman. Plentiful cheap curries, interesting history (Roman ruins!), and really interesting educational opportunities. (Lectures by brilliant people at Gresham Coll… --- ## [German language q.: "Heute nacht" means "last night", or "tonight"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-language-q-heute-nacht-means-last-night-or-tonight/294658)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2005, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-language-q-heute-nacht-means-last-night-or-tonight/294658 "2005-03-16T13:28:18Z")
The German language, which I studied for eight years and thought I knew, continues to befuddle me. I thought heute Nacht was equivalent to tonight, or this evening, but in a particular text I see it used when last nigh… --- ## [Ever Walk In On Mommy & Daddy Playing 'Horsey'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-walk-in-on-mommy-daddy-playing-horsey/135232)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2002, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-walk-in-on-mommy-daddy-playing-horsey/135232 "2002-11-08T16:21:59Z")
Growing up, did you ever walk in on your parents while they were in the middle of a sex act? I sure did. Once when I was about 4 years old, I remember waking up very early in the morning to some strange noises. I tried… --- ## [Plantar fasciitis anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plantar-fasciitis-anyone/699110)
**Author:** [@FatOrangeCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatOrangeCat)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plantar-fasciitis-anyone/699110 "2014-09-25T03:04:45Z")
Chiropractor states I have a mild case. I have heard horror stories about how long it takes for it to resolve. Has anyone ever dealt with this? What treatments have worked for you? --- ## [Poaching - Hunting the Married Prey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poaching-hunting-the-married-prey/458395)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poaching-hunting-the-married-prey/458395 "2010-01-11T23:50:43Z")
So I just finished an interesting lunch with an acquaintance here at work. Turns out she’s full of news; she’s in a new relationship! With a married guy. I told her I thought this was bad news, for all the usual reason… --- ## [Is an interstellar state possible without FTL travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-interstellar-state-possible-without-ftl-travel/534468)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-interstellar-state-possible-without-ftl-travel/534468 "2010-04-02T08:49:40Z")
Brian Aldiss, in the foreword to the 1976 anthology Galactic Empires, remarked, “Galactic empires are the ultimate absurdity in science fiction.” That is debatable, but certainly every interstellar state in SF, whether … --- ## [Internet April Fool's Roundup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-april-fools-roundup/576739 "2011-04-03T04:19:55Z")
So far it’s 1996 on Hulu and 1911 on YouTube. What other April foolery is going down today on the intertubes? --- ## [Sandman duel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandman-duel/404184)
**Author:** [@Puzzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Puzzler)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandman-duel/404184 "2007-06-04T02:24:07Z")
For those of you who have not partaken of the joy that is Sandman: This is “the oldest game” practiced by gods, mortals and Endless since the beginning of time; what you do is you choose a form, and two adjectives to go… --- ## [Where do freight trains load and unload?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-freight-trains-load-and-unload/840240)
**Author:** [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-freight-trains-load-and-unload/840240 "2019-10-05T19:40:23Z")
I’m not looking for the generic term, although that may help my googling, which has so far turned up nothing. Freights go through a lot of towns without stopping. I want to know how many vs places where cargo is loaded … --- ## [The most beloved athlete in each major city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-beloved-athlete-in-each-major-city/229363)
**Author:** [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2004, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-beloved-athlete-in-each-major-city/229363 "2004-02-23T14:49:53Z")
(Could have gone in IMHO, but Cafe Society seems to be where the sports topics are posted.) Watching the All-Star festivities last night, I thought to myself, “Is there any athlete in L.A.'s History more beloved than Ma… --- ## [1+1 = 2 ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-1-2/353147)
**Author:** [@sverresverre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sverresverre)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-1-2/353147 "2006-04-21T19:11:06Z")
My question is simple: Can you prove that 1+1 = 2? The answer everyone has ever given me, has been a long gaze, but the very fundaments of mathmatics is what makes me sceptical to science as a basis for everything. We … --- ## [Cost of Home-Generated Electricity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-home-generated-electricity/534650)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-home-generated-electricity/534650 "2010-04-03T23:38:22Z")
What is the cost of electricty created using your own at-home generator? I have a 5KW generator for backup during storms, but I’m wondering how it compares cost-wise to what I get from the elctric company. Around here … --- ## [Most Painful Condition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-painful-condition/718612)
**Author:** [@jezzaOZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jezzaOZ)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2015, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-painful-condition/718612 "2015-05-05T04:31:11Z")
Any ideas on what the most painful condition is? In terms of intensity duration - not that there is any scale. I’ll kick off with two that I know from personal experience rank up there Full blown gout in the knee - r… --- ## [Writing fiction: spelling out times in dialogue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-fiction-spelling-out-times-in-dialogue/466747)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2013, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-fiction-spelling-out-times-in-dialogue/466747 "2013-10-26T05:48:07Z")
Ugh, I know the subject line sucks, sorry guys. Basically, let’s say you’re writing a story where the time of an event is pretty important, and it comes up in a character’s dialogue. To take a pretty convoluted example… --- ## [Which Lite Brite jingle do you remember?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-lite-brite-jingle-do-you-remember/299534)
**Author:** [@RitzyRae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitzyRae)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-lite-brite-jingle-do-you-remember/299534 "2011-05-08T18:56:32Z")
There is some debate going on here as to which Lite Brite jingle was better. I remember growing up with: “Lite Brite, Lite Brite, turn on the magic light for colored lights…” Or some-such like that. A co-worker of mi… --- ## [Trudeau's Cabinet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trudeaus-cabinet/736738)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trudeaus-cabinet/736738 "2015-11-12T06:11:51Z")
Canadians have a lot to be proud of, ( and a titch smug too!) I think: Our new PM went directly to work, after getting sworn in, no afternoon off, as is usually the deal. And has called parliament back for the 4th of De… --- ## ["I'll never forget where I was when I heard that..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-never-forget-where-i-was-when-i-heard-that/629831)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-never-forget-where-i-was-when-i-heard-that/629831 "2012-08-05T02:33:11Z")
Now that i’m coming up on my 30th birthday and i’m old enough to be nostalgiac about things, i’ve been thinking about the major world events that have defined my life. My father, who was born in Boston in 1950, told me t… --- ## [How straight are you? (a quiz for guys)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-straight-are-you-a-quiz-for-guys/53367)
**Author:** [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2001, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-straight-are-you-a-quiz-for-guys/53367 "2001-02-09T04:59:17Z")
Go ahead, take the quiz. There have been so many other quizs’ floating around here lately, add this one to your résumé. (if this fails to load, go here then look for the quiz on the page.) --- ## [Fuck people who bitch about "top posting" on public mailing lists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-people-who-bitch-about-top-posting-on-public-mailing-lists/499258)
**Author:** [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-people-who-bitch-about-top-posting-on-public-mailing-lists/499258 "2009-06-15T04:12:22Z")
\ All throughout public mailing lists on the Internet are annoying fucks who think it’s worth your time for you to read an entire e-mail about them bitching that they want you to put your reply after the … --- ## [Let's name famous Nintendo characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-famous-nintendo-characters/334580)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-famous-nintendo-characters/334580 "2005-12-09T21:21:16Z")
Wikipedia has a page that lists Nintendo characters- here, as well as a list of franchises invented on the various Nintendo plaforms, and an incomplete (of course) list of games published by Nintendo overall. I’ve been t… --- ## [trump's most ridiculous, stupid ideas, political or otherwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-most-ridiculous-stupid-ideas-political-or-otherwise/855041 "2020-07-16T16:00:44Z")
It occurred to me to create this post after I read an article about the reaction to building a huge fence around the White House: …and somebody in a twitter quote reminded me of one of these (the moat one). These are … --- ## [Do you have a "minimalist" desk space and/or home office? Show it off here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-minimalist-desk-space-and-or-home-office-show-it-off-here/616904)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-minimalist-desk-space-and-or-home-office-show-it-off-here/616904 "2012-03-31T16:19:19Z")
Hello all! I’m in the market for a new desk for my PC. This one is small and cramped, as seen here. I’m looking for cool ideas to get a good minimalist look and feel going for the future desktop area. Having more space … --- ## [How do they prevent border crossings on the Great Lakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-prevent-border-crossings-on-the-great-lakes/521617)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-prevent-border-crossings-on-the-great-lakes/521617 "2009-12-17T18:56:55Z")
I live near Lake Ontario and I was recently having a discussion about illegal border crossings at work. We realized we had no idea how they prevented people or goods from being smuggled across the border over water. Ther… --- ## [It's 1965, you're POTUS, I give you a 2013 MacBook Air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-1965-youre-potus-i-give-you-a-2013-macbook-air/656037)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-1965-youre-potus-i-give-you-a-2013-macbook-air/656037 "2013-04-22T18:04:35Z")
You’re the President of the US, it’s 1965. A mysterious Englishman comes into your office. “Hi, don’t be alarmed but I’m from the future. You can call me Fiendish Astronaut. I’ve bought you this computer from 2013, it’s… --- ## [Who is your favorite cast member from The Dick Van Dyke Show? {POLL added 2022-08-26}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-cast-member-from-the-dick-van-dyke-show-poll-added-2022-08-26/591882)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-cast-member-from-the-dick-van-dyke-show-poll-added-2022-08-26/591882 "2022-08-26T20:34:41Z")
This is the first in a series of favorite character polls I’ll be posting. mmm poll Poll added by What Exit? As per mmm. --- ## [Name the Aardvark! A Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-aardvark-a-contest/189192)
**Author:** [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2003, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-aardvark-a-contest/189192 "2003-07-21T02:08:52Z")
We, meaning those of us who refer to ourselves as the BostonDopers, have adopted an aardvark as our group mascot (at least, in my twisted little mind, we have). However, the poor little guy has no name, as yet. This is u… --- ## [What would be the $$ impact of stopping welfare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-impact-of-stopping-welfare/654968)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-impact-of-stopping-welfare/654968 "2013-04-17T13:44:07Z")
Reading from some Facebook postings, it appears we can eliminate the debt and lower our taxes by getting rid of “welfare”. They seem to lump all social programs into welfare, like TANF, Medicaid, Obamacare, food stamps, … --- ## [Is Crimes Against God Worse Than A Crime Against A Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-crimes-against-god-worse-than-a-crime-against-a-human/560128)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-crimes-against-god-worse-than-a-crime-against-a-human/560128 "2010-11-11T10:33:20Z")
Assuming God as an infinite, omniscient being existed would a crime against Him be more immoral than a crime against a fellow human being? --- ## [Bands With Relatives in the Lineup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-relatives-in-the-lineup/655635)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-relatives-in-the-lineup/655635 "2013-04-19T00:09:20Z")
What have been some musical acts that have brothers, sisters, fathers, sons, cousins, etc. in the act? Off the top of my head I can think of Oasis (brothers), Sonny & Cher (husband & wife), Donnie & Marie (brother and si… --- ## [What Makes One Liberal or Conservative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-one-liberal-or-conservative/330341)
**Author:** [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypnagogic_Jerk)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2005, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-one-liberal-or-conservative/330341 "2005-11-18T16:53:26Z")
This is a question I’ve been asking myself for quite some time. Even though most people’s political opinions cannot be described in their entirety with a single label, many people, including, I’m sure, those who check th… --- ## [Cockblocking - What's the Opposite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695)
**Author:** [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2005, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockblocking-whats-the-opposite/326695 "2005-10-24T07:05:46Z")
I thought cockblocking went both ways. I couldn’t talk to a guy this weekend because of another girl getting in the way. Happy Scrappy Hero Pup says that unless I’ve had some interesting changes made to me, I can’t be … --- ## [What are some passages in the Quran that are clearly offensive to modern sensibilities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-passages-in-the-quran-that-are-clearly-offensive-to-modern-sensibilities/737787)
**Author:** [@Chikni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chikni)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-passages-in-the-quran-that-are-clearly-offensive-to-modern-sensibilities/737787 "2015-11-22T22:52:27Z")
I have a close friend who is a (somewhat) observant Muslim. As an atheist, I would like to better armed for the arguments I have with her on religion. One line of argument that I think is effective\* when arguing with a p… --- ## [Braking to teach a tailgater a "lesson" ends in two deaths. I pit everyone involved.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braking-to-teach-a-tailgater-a-lesson-ends-in-two-deaths-i-pit-everyone-involved/399813)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2007, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/braking-to-teach-a-tailgater-a-lesson-ends-in-two-deaths-i-pit-everyone-involved/399813 "2007-04-17T23:11:22Z")
This story answers a question posed in a recent thread - Why is braking to teach a tailgater a “lesson” a bad idea?: 2 Die in Road-Rage Crash on I-270 From the Post: I pit everyone involved for being dumbasses. I pi… --- ## [Are You Preparing For A Worst Case Debt Ceiling Crisis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-preparing-for-a-worst-case-debt-ceiling-crisis/590464)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-preparing-for-a-worst-case-debt-ceiling-crisis/590464 "2011-07-30T02:21:54Z")
We have many, many threads in several forums debating, discussing, arguing, explaining, denying, questioning about the US debt crisis. Who will cave in? Who will stand firm? There is no crisis. It will be nothing much.… --- ## [Corn tassles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corn-tassles/855078)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corn-tassles/855078 "2020-07-16T14:53:39Z")
Corn-on-the-cob was 25 cents an ear last week, so guess what I’m eating a lot of now. It occurs to me to wonder: Does every kernel (or nearly so) have its own tassel? BTW: Corn kernels sure can explode with a loud BAN… --- ## [Has Johnny Depp ever done a nude scene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-johnny-depp-ever-done-a-nude-scene/635702)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-johnny-depp-ever-done-a-nude-scene/635702 "2012-09-26T13:22:44Z")
I was looking at a clip from one of the Pirates movies last night – the one where Jack is lost at The End of the World and is hallucinating (?) that he is the whole crew, about 30 Jacks – and there’s a Jack without a shi… --- ## [Job interview: me vs. someone I know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-me-vs-someone-i-know/696609)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-me-vs-someone-i-know/696609 "2014-09-02T15:26:19Z")
I will be interviewing soon with a great business and really look forward to the opportunity to tell them what I can offer. So will my former co-worker. NewCo. knows we worked at the same place at the same time, but are… --- ## [HIV Denial Rebuttal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiv-denial-rebuttal/422765)
**Author:** [@Guy\_in\_the\_Corner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_in_the_Corner)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiv-denial-rebuttal/422765 "2007-11-04T19:40:01Z")
I’m dealing with someone who denies that HIV causes AIDS. Is there any scientific support for this? I am sure that you guys have covered this in the past, but as a lowly guest I can’t search to make sure. --- ## [Natural childbirth methods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-childbirth-methods/677229)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-childbirth-methods/677229 "2013-12-28T21:19:18Z")
So it’s still very early (six weeks today!) but I’m trying to do some research on our local childbirth options. Unfortunately, our only local freestanding birth center seems to have been legislated out of existence, and… --- ## [Can/Should Children be Taught Philosophy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-should-children-be-taught-philosophy/581241)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-should-children-be-taught-philosophy/581241 "2011-05-11T18:57:00Z")
I have a group of kids who perform poetry. I write the ‘poetry’\* and the children perform it. The whole point of the poetry group is to teach the kids things that will give them a positive outlook on life and maybe pla… --- ## [Could Physics Be \*Terrifically\* Wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-physics-be-terrifically-wrong/123725)
**Author:** [@UncleAl0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleAl0)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2002, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-physics-be-terrifically-wrong/123725 "2002-08-30T01:27:35Z")
Euclid’s Fifth Postulate states there is one and only one line parallel to a given line. This is pretty good stuff that stood invulnerable for a very long time. Elliptic (no parallel lines) and hyperbolic (infinite pa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1629&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1631&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)