# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1663&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:** 1664 --- ## [I pit uteri](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-uteri/783676)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-uteri/783676 "2017-04-09T15:34:24Z")
If, as Genesis says, humanity was created in God’s image, than the female reproductive system was clearly designed by Satan. I mean, if you built a roof that leaked every month, you wouldn’t get much more business, would… --- ## [US Army v. A bunch of gun-toting rednecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-army-v-a-bunch-of-gun-toting-rednecks/189722)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2003, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-army-v-a-bunch-of-gun-toting-rednecks/189722 "2003-07-28T13:48:05Z")
In various threads, this one as a random example, the assumption is made that the US Army would naturally trounce any popular uprising because of it’s advanced technology. I think such assumptions are too simplistic. B… --- ## [Yep, That's Pretty Gross (or, TMI: The Next Iteration)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yep-thats-pretty-gross-or-tmi-the-next-iteration/149382)
**Author:** [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yep-thats-pretty-gross-or-tmi-the-next-iteration/149382 "2003-03-04T20:47:53Z")
I feel the need to share. Misery, company, etc. Feel free to do so yer own selves, please. So, wanna know what’s pretty gross, to me, today? 18 hour old\* chicken stir-fry, with peas, and 3 hour old carrots, semi-digeste… --- ## [What are you reading now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-reading-now/290187)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2005, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-reading-now/290187 "2005-03-10T09:56:39Z")
I know we do this a lot, but I need more recommendations! Also, I’m kind of excited about the book I’m reading right now. It is called Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress, by Susan Jane Gilman. I’ve just started it, but… --- ## [homosexuality is not normal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-is-not-normal/394328)
**Author:** [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2007, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-is-not-normal/394328 "2007-03-03T02:34:03Z")
why? because the most primal “task” for mankind (and other species) is to reproduce and increase we must try to diverse the political/cultural side from the topic of sexual orientation. questions about gay marriage, g… --- ## [Names you absolutely HATE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-absolutely-hate/62132)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2001, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-absolutely-hate/62132 "2001-04-26T18:17:22Z")
There are some names that just send a chill down my spine, and have horrid mental images racing through my mind. No offense to the people with these names. Olga–I imagine a large, warty, Norsewoman Agatha–An evil old l… --- ## [How safe am I in sending banking info online in this instance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-am-i-in-sending-banking-info-online-in-this-instance/555467)
**Author:** [@cptsquid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cptsquid)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-safe-am-i-in-sending-banking-info-online-in-this-instance/555467 "2010-10-01T01:46:21Z")
My kid’s school has gone cashless. Basically this means that all payments made for school stuff is done online. So far so good. HOWEVER, the system they’ve set up is ringing all sorts of bells and I’d like to know if I’m… --- ## [This is going to bankrupt every major Landlord in the Country.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-going-to-bankrupt-every-major-landlord-in-the-country/849845)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-going-to-bankrupt-every-major-landlord-in-the-country/849845 "2020-03-24T18:01:16Z")
NY just banned evictions. Say they keep this ban for 3-4 months, a reasonable assumption. It typically takes 3-5 months for an eviction process normally. That would bring us to 9 months of Landlord not getting a penny on… --- ## [Fact-checking the Presidency of Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-checking-the-presidency-of-obama/777563)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-checking-the-presidency-of-obama/777563 "2017-01-21T05:45:21Z")
For those who believe that it’s only Trump that equivocates and denies saying things that he did here’s an eye-opening article not from some right-wing blog but USA Today on fact-checking Obama. The article goes on to … --- ## [MTV chicken and egg question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mtv-chicken-and-egg-question/668095)
**Author:** [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mtv-chicken-and-egg-question/668095 "2013-09-12T03:46:12Z")
MTV made its debut in 1981 and was turned on in my little West Texas town in either 82’ or 83’. Even then there were not many music videos, but there were videos before and attempts to launch music video shows and channe… --- ## [If you don't know... the Fenris Shave thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-know-the-fenris-shave-thread/112284)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2002, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-know-the-fenris-shave-thread/112284 "2002-06-19T01:13:45Z")
If you don’t know Who wrote these words Your comprehension’s For the birds! Fenris Shave --- ## [Who here celebrates March 8?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-celebrates-march-8/714267)
**Author:** [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-celebrates-march-8/714267 "2015-03-13T02:45:08Z")
Deliberatly obscure title because am starting to think that lots of westerners don’t know the significance of the date. ( I don’t want give out clues) and want to know who knows the significance of the date But if you d… --- ## [Who tells the most brazen lies? And gets a pass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-tells-the-most-brazen-lies-and-gets-a-pass/505724)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-tells-the-most-brazen-lies-and-gets-a-pass/505724 "2009-08-12T12:14:46Z")
I don’t know if drugs are a part of this, but on Larry King tonight, Jermaine Jackson said, concerning Michael’s kids “You can just look at them and tell that they are Michael’s.” Hmmmm. King showed a video of the kids: … --- ## [Why Can't You Block Telephone Calls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-block-telephone-calls/561842)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-block-telephone-calls/561842 "2010-11-26T01:16:39Z")
Why can’t you “block” a phone number from calling your (cell phone or landline) phone? You can block email addresses you don’t want. Surely the technology exists. Doesn’t it? :slight\_smile: --- ## [A definition of conservatism - "in-groups" and "out-groups"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-definition-of-conservatism-in-groups-and-out-groups/918646)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-definition-of-conservatism-in-groups-and-out-groups/918646 "2023-04-15T04:27:39Z")
Widely quoted on the Internet these days is the following definition of conservatism: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside… --- ## [Most dangrous place/position you've voluntarily been in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dangrous-place-position-youve-voluntarily-been-in/652648)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dangrous-place-position-youve-voluntarily-been-in/652648 "2013-03-14T19:43:07Z")
Just ran across a story about a man who was crushed while sleeping in an elevator shaft. Seems like a dangerous place to be, no? It brought to mind a story someone told me of doing some behind-the-scenes work in a skys… --- ## [Are doctors really that busy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-doctors-really-that-busy/399774)
**Author:** [@FutureEMT1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FutureEMT1)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-doctors-really-that-busy/399774 "2007-04-13T00:38:15Z")
Recently due to some issues with my mother, I have spent alot of time talking to doctors. I’ve spoken to about seven seperate ones. Every time I see a doctor I feel as though I have exactly two seconds with him/her. Are … --- ## [Can I upload a large (20 minute) video to any site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-upload-a-large-20-minute-video-to-any-site/498094)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2009, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-upload-a-large-20-minute-video-to-any-site/498094 "2009-05-30T06:11:49Z")
I never looked into this before, as don’t have a video camera, but a friend gave me a DVD of the footage (that dates me, but don’t know what to call it) he shot at my wife’s big surprise birthday party. Rather than burn… --- ## [I cannot be the only one afraid of the Pillsbury pop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-be-the-only-one-afraid-of-the-pillsbury-pop/676605 "2013-12-19T05:03:48Z")
Seriously, I have to hand the tube to someone else. It makes me anxious. Right now I’ve got cut up Grands smothered in melted herbed butter with plenty of garlic powder (doesn’t cook long enough for fresh garlic to my l… --- ## [Oh yeah, there's Olympic Figure Skating tonight!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yeah-theres-olympic-figure-skating-tonight/529009)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yeah-theres-olympic-figure-skating-tonight/529009 "2010-02-24T06:19:59Z")
And that means millions of women will be setting in front of the television leaving their beloved men a free night to do as they will! And Mrs. D18 and Little Miss D18 will be among them. Alright gentlemen, we can’t wa… --- ## [Strange features in houses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-features-in-houses/237308)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2004, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-features-in-houses/237308 "2004-05-02T01:20:08Z")
Towards the end of summer, I’ll be out house-hunting again, this time looking for a place to buy. I’m reminded of my house hunt when I was living in Denver. I was looking for something very specific – a 1920s-era Arts … --- ## [Is this type of remodelling possible? Cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-type-of-remodelling-possible-cost/481132)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-type-of-remodelling-possible-cost/481132 "2011-01-03T13:49:20Z")
I’m wondering whether \[url=http://www.homes.com/Content/ListingDetail.cfm?PropId=80784322\] this house might serve my purposes with a couple of changes. I’d appreciate any thoughts as to whether what I’m thinking of is p… --- ## [Alcohol Consumption Order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-consumption-order/514393)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-consumption-order/514393 "2009-10-21T17:54:02Z")
Does beer before liquor make you sicker? --- ## [Military engineering in the Middle Ages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-engineering-in-the-middle-ages/662386)
**Author:** [@Norvaal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norvaal)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-engineering-in-the-middle-ages/662386 "2013-07-05T07:11:12Z")
Hopefully some of you medieval history buffs can help me understand this… History often portrays Western Europe during the Middle Ages (with perhaps the exception of Moorish Spain) as backward and ignorant. The learned… --- ## [The most bizarre flicks. Suggestions please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-bizarre-flicks-suggestions-please/84591)
**Author:** [@Whitedove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whitedove)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2001, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-bizarre-flicks-suggestions-please/84591 "2001-10-25T15:48:34Z")
I’ve seen some odd movies in my time but now I am on the hunt for even more bizarre ones. Movies like Delicatessen – The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover — Pink Flamingoes — Boxing Helena. Can’t think of the few … --- ## [Russia or India: Which is better positioned to become the next superpower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-or-india-which-is-better-positioned-to-become-the-next-superpower/692118)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-or-india-which-is-better-positioned-to-become-the-next-superpower/692118 "2014-07-10T03:00:51Z")
I know China is number one on the list of emerging superpowers, but I’m curious who’s number two: Russia, or India? If the primary determinant is GDP per capita Russia wins easily, but I hear they suffer from enormous c… --- ## [Marie Osmond: So what if my oldest daughter is gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marie-osmond-so-what-if-my-oldest-daughter-is-gay/497182)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2009, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marie-osmond-so-what-if-my-oldest-daughter-is-gay/497182 "2009-05-25T01:10:22Z")
Story here. I think that Mormon Marie might have learned some lessons about love and tolerance when it applies directly to you and yours. --- ## [Would you find this offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-find-this-offensive/621705)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-find-this-offensive/621705 "2012-05-18T15:22:09Z")
In another post, I asked for help coming up with a fictional name to address (in a comical way, I thought) a potential group of people who may question a change I am making at work. This is copied from the linked thread: … --- ## [Share your stories of being disrespected/abused/shat upon by your employers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-stories-of-being-disrespected-abused-shat-upon-by-your-employers/404035)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-stories-of-being-disrespected-abused-shat-upon-by-your-employers/404035 "2007-05-24T15:13:35Z")
I have dozens of such stories, but here is the one that prompted this thread: About 10 years ago, I was a consultant at a software firm. I made a pretty decent living, and was salaried. This meant, of course, that they … --- ## [Need a round scalpel? What is it, and where do I look?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-round-scalpel-what-is-it-and-where-do-i-look/598398)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-round-scalpel-what-is-it-and-where-do-i-look/598398 "2011-10-03T22:25:07Z")
I have no earthly idea how to look for this thing. I have a wart on my dominant hand, in the webbing between my thumb and index finger. It is annoying as hell, and has so far resisted duct tape, abrasion, acid, and der… --- ## [Re Rachael Dolezal vs Caitlyn Jenner is being transgendered more than a state of mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-rachael-dolezal-vs-caitlyn-jenner-is-being-transgendered-more-than-a-state-of-mind/723452)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-rachael-dolezal-vs-caitlyn-jenner-is-being-transgendered-more-than-a-state-of-mind/723452 "2015-06-27T01:12:06Z")
In the whole scrum about Rachael Doezal a few weeks ago one comparison which some people made was the juxtaposition of the cases of Caitlyn Jenner and Rachael Dolezal and asking how can you applaud one as brave and scold… --- ## [Another one for the armchair (and real) lawyers here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-one-for-the-armchair-and-real-lawyers-here/713696)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-one-for-the-armchair-and-real-lawyers-here/713696 "2015-03-11T21:40:53Z")
Who’s up for a bit more legal advice?! Disclaimer: I know better than to trust you idiots :smiley: and I’m contacting a real lawyer soon. A guy came up to our house today and said that early this morning, he’d driven p… --- ## [Life is Unfair \[Update: Good News\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-is-unfair-update-good-news/488530)
**Author:** [@Krav\_Manga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krav_Manga)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2010, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-is-unfair-update-good-news/488530 "2010-10-09T11:14:20Z")
D and I have been together for about 7 years. We got engaged in May last year, after my romantic proposal on the couch during Australia’s Next Top Model (at least I waited until the ad break), and are at the tail end of… --- ## [Battlefield 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-4/672096)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-4/672096 "2015-02-13T21:32:57Z")
Battlefield 4 is coming out next week on the 29th. It’s another modern warfare game like BF3 (which is too bad - I’d love to see a revisit to 1942 or 2142) with China as a new faction. I’d hate to see them take the COD p… --- ## [What's the biggest conspiracy the U.S. government could cover up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-conspiracy-the-u-s-government-could-cover-up/600847)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-conspiracy-the-u-s-government-could-cover-up/600847 "2011-10-27T04:44:09Z")
Pearl Harbour, the Kennedy assassinations, the Moon landings, 9/11 and many other events which people claim that the U.S. government had a shadowy hand in - covering up certain events for their own goals. However, the g… --- ## [Things in fiction that annoy you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-fiction-that-annoy-you/946932)
**Author:** [@Trisha\_Gaurav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trisha_Gaurav)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-fiction-that-annoy-you/946932 "2021-08-07T20:10:13Z")
It bugs me how in movies where the non English speakers hear their language as English, it never occurs to them they could break the communication barrier by writing. First time I noticed was in Disney’s Tarzan. As a kid… --- ## [Trading economic efficiency for compassion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-economic-efficiency-for-compassion/613112)
**Author:** [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-economic-efficiency-for-compassion/613112 "2012-02-24T06:15:54Z")
The “Living Wage” thread has made me ponder the question, of to what extent a prosperous society (such as the modern U.S.) benefits, as a whole, from trading economic efficiency for compassion for the least fortunate. B… --- ## [You Know You Want to: Post the funniest Craigslist ads you've seen lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-you-want-to-post-the-funniest-craigslist-ads-youve-seen-lately/559806)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-you-want-to-post-the-funniest-craigslist-ads-youve-seen-lately/559806 "2010-11-09T18:32:46Z")
Live Cheap in gentrifying Lawrenceville! I’m not…really sure where to start with this one. Could it be the “I’m deeply in love with my girlfriend” part? Maybe it’s the fact that $300 for living in a living room isn’t a … --- ## [Am I allowed to use the word "\*\*\*\*"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-the-word/836588)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-the-word/836588 "2019-07-08T16:49:10Z")
In this post: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21734222&postcount=18 moderator Chronos forbids me from using the word “\*\*\*\*”. I’m not going to use the word in question because a moderator has given me… --- ## [Hi Ho Hi Ho It's Off to Heave I Go - An Early MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-ho-hi-ho-its-off-to-heave-i-go-an-early-mmp/955565)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-ho-hi-ho-its-off-to-heave-i-go-an-early-mmp/955565 "2021-12-13T03:05:44Z")
So today’s start time is 0230. But 50/50 Midnight is still running. Which is fine, because I get paid the same whether I’m busting my ass, or standing around scratching it. But only 18 more days of Peak Season. Y’all… --- ## [Dog sentience/self awareness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-sentience-self-awareness/67960)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2001, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-sentience-self-awareness/67960 "2001-06-16T11:18:38Z")
Mrs. D thinks there is a whole lot more going on in our dog Daisy’s brain than I give her credit for. Don’t get me wrong. I think Daisy’s a really great dog. At times, I’d even say a pretty smart dog. But I’m very wary o… --- ## [Is cherry picking out the nicest items by thrift store employees ethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cherry-picking-out-the-nicest-items-by-thrift-store-employees-ethical/247827)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2004, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cherry-picking-out-the-nicest-items-by-thrift-store-employees-ethical/247827 "2004-06-02T00:49:57Z")
I’ve been playing around at thrift stores for over a year or so, and ever so often when I go in near shift changes at the Goodwill I see the manager checking out employees with handfulls of near new items (new Nike athle… --- ## [Can two people be convicted of the same crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-two-people-be-convicted-of-the-same-crime/533856)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-two-people-be-convicted-of-the-same-crime/533856 "2010-03-29T04:07:02Z")
The Pareto Brothers, darlings of the identical twin freak show circuit, become the prime suspects when their mother is killed. There are no prints, the DNA evidence implicates both of them equally, and both siblings had … --- ## [Commercial Oddities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-oddities/760318)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-oddities/760318 "2016-07-24T19:12:51Z")
There are two things I noticed recently, both related to television commercials, that I was wondering about. Feel free to comment on either or both (or neither!). Observation#1: The Verizon “can you hear me now?” guy no… --- ## [What Did You think of Hillary's Performance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-of-hillarys-performance/735491)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-of-hillarys-performance/735491 "2015-10-27T05:33:04Z")
(In front of the House)? I think she never answered anything, dancing around all the questions. Plus, lots of “ums”-she really sounded tired. For someone who has tons of aides and advisers, she seems to have a lot of tr… --- ## [West Wing Ad: Best PSA I have ever seen!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-wing-ad-best-psa-i-have-ever-seen/635281)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-wing-ad-best-psa-i-have-ever-seen/635281 "2012-09-24T23:08:07Z")
And I have never seen West Wing, plus I really hate political ads. But this is great!! --- ## [Melania Trump's first official White House portrait photo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trumps-first-official-white-house-portrait-photo/783721)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trumps-first-official-white-house-portrait-photo/783721 "2017-04-06T21:43:35Z")
Melania Trump’s first official White House portrait photo is out Like or loathe Trump, and I’ve recently switched to loathing him, it surely must be admitted that Melania has to be the foxiest First Lady ever and most d… --- ## [Is there some psychology to parking like a jackass in a parking lot (i.e. across the lines)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-some-psychology-to-parking-like-a-jackass-in-a-parking-lot-i-e-across-the-lines/658187)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-some-psychology-to-parking-like-a-jackass-in-a-parking-lot-i-e-across-the-lines/658187 "2013-05-15T12:43:25Z")
Please help me understand why it is that once a day, in a parking lot somewhere, I’ll see someone park their car diagonally across two (or sometimes even four :smack:) open spaces? (think in terms of a Walmart parking l… --- ## [Did Hitler Rise to Power Legally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hitler-rise-to-power-legally/411512)
**Author:** [@LtnJck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LtnJck)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2007, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hitler-rise-to-power-legally/411512 "2007-07-12T22:09:12Z")
I was always taught that Hitler rose to power in Germany through legal means and took over the country. Obviously you see a lot of conspiracy theories on the Internet and they always say that, “The same could happen here… --- ## [Do you curse/are you offended by cursing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-curse-are-you-offended-by-cursing/931034)
**Author:** [@MustangSal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MustangSal)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-curse-are-you-offended-by-cursing/931034 "2022-01-16T17:26:53Z")
I drop an F bomb now again. As well as other naughty words. I really wouldn’t do it in front of my grandma or a professional situation. But then again, I don’t get a bee in my bonnet if someone curses in my presence. W… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1662&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1664&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)