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**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printing-overrun-normal/414457 "2007-08-10T14:38:09Z")
So, two years ago we had a new printer print our mailing brocures. We ordered 5000, I think we recieved 5700 and were billed for 5700. When I brought that to the attention of my father (owner or store/boss/purchaser/pa… --- ## [Do you listen to the same music as your parents? Kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-listen-to-the-same-music-as-your-parents-kids/786244)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2017, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-listen-to-the-same-music-as-your-parents-kids/786244 "2017-05-16T03:33:45Z")
Two local radio stations are doing Mother’s Day requests/dedications this weekend. Call in during the week & they’ll play your request along with your dedication on Sunday. For this to work, the offspring needs to list… --- ## [What makes people think I want to know that stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-people-think-i-want-to-know-that-stuff/663274)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-people-think-i-want-to-know-that-stuff/663274 "2013-07-17T03:29:28Z")
Since high school women IRL have just loved to tell me their troubles, saying I was “such a good listener.” At first I liked the attention and was listening for chinks in their love for their boyfriends that I could exp… --- ## [Innappropriate songs for toddlers...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innappropriate-songs-for-toddlers/309516)
**Author:** [@MrFantsyPants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFantsyPants)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innappropriate-songs-for-toddlers/309516 "2005-06-28T19:51:58Z")
My daughter is currently just over two years old, and every time we drive in the car, I get “Daddy, sing kitty cat song! Daddy Sing Kitty Cat Song!” from the back seat. The kitty cat song is based on a true story, and g… --- ## [Survivor: Cambodia 11/25: Episodes 10 & 11 \[NO SPOILERS PLEASE\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cambodia-11-25-episodes-10-11-no-spoilers-please/738621)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cambodia-11-25-episodes-10-11-no-spoilers-please/738621 "2015-12-01T19:08:35Z")
Survivor: Cambodia 11/25: Episodes 10 & 11 “Like Selling Your Soul to the Devil / My Wheels are Spinning” \[NO SPOILERS PLEASE\] Two episodes were shown tonight (Nov. 25, 2015). I thought it was a very entertaining episo… --- ## [I've been outed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-outed/452076)
**Author:** [@fervour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fervour)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-outed/452076 "2008-06-10T22:34:14Z")
Hmmmm. Where to begin? Let’s start at the end and ramble a bit getting somewhere close to the beginning at some point. My next door neighbor outed me to my mom. I’m not particularly bothered by it. My mom is a sweet,… --- ## [Oh I know you didn't, bitch! (Homophobic remark)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-i-know-you-didnt-bitch-homophobic-remark/314939)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2005, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-i-know-you-didnt-bitch-homophobic-remark/314939 "2005-08-02T21:09:51Z")
I am working today at the library and it’s one of those “just busy enough that I can’t concentrate on any projects” days. A few minutes ago, one of my student workers (non-trad student, and an out lesbian) was taking ad… --- ## [Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ravenman/434776)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ravenman/434776 "2008-01-29T18:56:22Z")
See this thread \[QUOTE=tomndebb\] \[QUOTE=The Flying Dutchman\] Shove it up your ass. \[/QUOTE\] Take it to the Pit. That does not belong in GD. \[ /Moderating \] \[/QUOTE\] In compliance with the moderator directive, S… --- ## [Around what year did it become abnormal for someone studying physics NOT to do any coding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/around-what-year-did-it-become-abnormal-for-someone-studying-physics-not-to-do-any-coding/706769)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2014, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/around-what-year-did-it-become-abnormal-for-someone-studying-physics-not-to-do-any-coding/706769 "2014-12-13T06:47:28Z")
I have an undergrad physics student friend who has the impression that coding is just part and parcel of being a physicist. He has just expressed surprise at the idea that Obama is the first president ever to write a com… --- ## [Dr. Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper/179648)
**Author:** [@gypsymoth3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gypsymoth3)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-pepper/179648 "2003-06-24T16:45:48Z")
we all know the cola flavor comes mainly from a plant (kola beans, i think?); but where does the “dr. pepper” flavor come from? --- ## [What cute/sappy names do you call your SO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cute-sappy-names-do-you-call-your-so/172822)
**Author:** [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cute-sappy-names-do-you-call-your-so/172822 "2003-05-04T20:04:48Z")
As my SO and I were having this discussion the other day, it brought up an interesting point. Where do you cross the line from being cute to inducing nausea? What about from endearing to condescending? What is your favor… --- ## [Smaller families = bigger government: true or false?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smaller-families-bigger-government-true-or-false/713964)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smaller-families-bigger-government-true-or-false/713964 "2015-03-19T00:08:57Z")
I just read this opinion piece: What We Lose With Only Two Children Per Family. Quick synoposis: The writer compares the unfortunate ramifications of the one-child policy in China to the current trend in the US towards … --- ## [Lana Del Rey's Performance on SNL January 14th, 2012: Was She High or Something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lana-del-reys-performance-on-snl-january-14th-2012-was-she-high-or-something/609686)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lana-del-reys-performance-on-snl-january-14th-2012-was-she-high-or-something/609686 "2012-01-21T21:47:08Z")
The absolute worst live performance I’ve ever seen on that show. She was so off-key it was borderline painful. Seriously, was she drunk or high or something when she performed? --- ## [If not us, who?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-not-us-who/512573)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2009, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-not-us-who/512573 "2009-10-08T08:22:28Z")
Posit an evolutionary history without primates. Would another order of animals have evolved a sapiens-like intelligence? Which one? I realize that the opposable thumb is given a lot of credit for our development, but do… --- ## [Marley23, get in here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley23-get-in-here/522224)
**Author:** [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley23-get-in-here/522224 "2009-12-24T00:30:25Z")
Let’s discuss it mano y mano, instead of man to mod. Tell me that this comment from here, would have been accepted by you if anyone else had said it in GD. Or does the cheeky wink at the end make it permissible? --- ## [Income Taxes, Cap Gains and Lottery Winnings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-taxes-cap-gains-and-lottery-winnings/572026)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-taxes-cap-gains-and-lottery-winnings/572026 "2012-01-25T23:03:14Z")
I understand that Americans need to pay income tax in order to pay for the federal government, federal courts, armed services etc. We can argue about whether the federal government is too big, the rich should pay more, … --- ## [Terrell Owens: A greedy, self-centered shitstain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-a-greedy-self-centered-shitstain/233228)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2004, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrell-owens-a-greedy-self-centered-shitstain/233228 "2004-03-22T19:19:44Z")
Terrell Owens missed the deadline a few weeks ago to void the last three years of his contract and become a free agent. The 49ers were thrilled about this, and traded him to the Baltimore Ravens last Thursday, getting… --- ## [Is There a Collector's market For Old Cans of Food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-collectors-market-for-old-cans-of-food/540265)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-collectors-market-for-old-cans-of-food/540265 "2010-05-22T22:57:01Z")
A few years ago, a friend of the family bought an old house. When renovating it, they opened a closet door in the kitchen-which had been nailed shut. inside, they found all kinds of stuff-bottled water from the 1890’s, p… --- ## [Help me pick the most "definitive" songs by each of these bands...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-the-most-definitive-songs-by-each-of-these-bands/179554)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2003, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-the-most-definitive-songs-by-each-of-these-bands/179554 "2003-07-28T21:05:31Z")
A friend of mine, who’s totally into folk & bluesgrass music (and apparently NOTHING else…for instance, he knows of Paul McCartney, but never heard his music) has posed me with a challenge: to rip an mp3 collection of on… --- ## [Potbellies & Middle-aged/Older Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potbellies-middle-aged-older-men/759659)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potbellies-middle-aged-older-men/759659 "2016-07-25T04:13:15Z")
That’s the stereotype and it seems justified to me. Not that everyone with potbelly is a middle-aged/older man, or that all such men have them, but it’s clearly highly correlated. And you virtually never see kids (of eit… --- ## [Oedipus complex for gays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oedipus-complex-for-gays/216917)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oedipus-complex-for-gays/216917 "2022-12-12T13:15:44Z")
Does it exist? I was thinking the other day, and it seems like most of my criteria for guys are descriptors of my dad. Has anyone else ever heard of this? --- ## [What does "Double-wide" connote? (Non-American asking)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-double-wide-connote-non-american-asking/976705)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-double-wide-connote-non-american-asking/976705 "2022-12-24T00:51:59Z")
In another thread, @LSLGuy made this comment: I didn’t want to hijack the thread, but it’s the first time I ever came across the expression “Double-wide”. It’s easy to google it but less easy to get at what precisely i… --- ## [What is yuppie food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-yuppie-food/79980)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2001, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-yuppie-food/79980 "2001-09-07T03:25:41Z")
Inspired by the recent chick drink thread, and recalling the four years of my life spent in Colorado, I’m tempted to ask “what are yuppie foods?” A few things to start out with … \[ul\] \[li\]Basalmic vinegar\[/li\]\[li\]Anyt… --- ## [What makes brains grow (in an evolutionary sense)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-brains-grow-in-an-evolutionary-sense/632191)
**Author:** [@babygoat666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/babygoat666)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-brains-grow-in-an-evolutionary-sense/632191 "2012-08-27T18:22:58Z")
Weird question, but how does intelligence increase as a species? How did homo sapiens get so far ahead. and what would it take for another species to come anywhere close to what humans have done, simian or otherwise? --- ## [best flavored potato chips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavored-potato-chips/756943)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavored-potato-chips/756943 "2016-06-17T22:11:42Z")
Tainting potato chips with ingredients other than salt is not new. Barbeque-flavored potato chips have been around for a while, as have sour-cream-and-onion. Lately the market seems to have exploded, with a whole lot o… --- ## [Shopping Channel Snark-Glossary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-channel-snark-glossary/707065)
**Author:** [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-channel-snark-glossary/707065 "2015-12-11T19:35:36Z")
Glossary of terms and nicknames for Shopping Channel Snark thread Thanks to Beauty Taint BASICS QVC - Quality, Value, Convenience HSN - Home Shopping Network SHQP - Shopping Headquarters TSV - Today’s Special Valu… --- ## [My brother-in-law has announced he's getting married ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-in-law-has-announced-hes-getting-married/713834)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-in-law-has-announced-hes-getting-married/713834 "2015-03-15T08:51:56Z")
… in three weeks. In Chicago. And we live in L.A. And he’s expecting us to be there. :smack: I’d have to arrange to take time off from work. My wife would have to arrange to take time off from work. We’d have to pu… --- ## [Does the idea of being bathed by others appeal to you or squick you out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-idea-of-being-bathed-by-others-appeal-to-you-or-squick-you-out/469410)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-idea-of-being-bathed-by-others-appeal-to-you-or-squick-you-out/469410 "2008-10-27T14:30:26Z")
While looking for pictures of Jean Ingres’ “The Turkish Bath,” I came across this website astoriahotels.info/album/Turkish%20Bath/slides/Turkish%20Bath5.html I removed the http://www part of the address because (a) the… --- ## [Another Carnival Triumph Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-carnival-triumph-question/650338)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-carnival-triumph-question/650338 "2013-02-16T19:35:42Z")
I didn’t want to hijack this thread Why all the Problems with the Carnival Triumph? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board so I decided to start another. Let’s say you are well to do and have rented the nices… --- ## [Origin of Meme: "\_\_\_ called, and it wants its \_\_\_\_\_ back"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-meme-___-called-and-it-wants-its-_____-back/642131)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-meme-___-called-and-it-wants-its-_____-back/642131 "2012-11-26T21:03:04Z")
From where/whom did this meme originate? :dubious: --- ## [Best thing you found dumpster diving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-thing-you-found-dumpster-diving/92683)
**Author:** [@TotalRecall\_cb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TotalRecall_cb)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2001, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-thing-you-found-dumpster-diving/92683 "2001-11-15T00:46:19Z")
I got a computer. It looked like two broken ones, but put together it was one good one and a lot of spare boards. --- ## [Greatest Comedy Movie Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-comedy-movie-quotes/315421)
**Author:** [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2005, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-comedy-movie-quotes/315421 "2005-08-05T02:52:16Z")
Over in the Blazing Saddles thread, a lot is made of quotability, which is kind of derailing that thread. So I figured this warranted a thread of its own. What are the greatest comedy movie quotes of all time? I’ll st… --- ## [I found a gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-gun/659964)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-gun/659964 "2014-04-04T03:39:49Z")
Many years ago, when I was young and foolish(er), I took a motorcycle ride to Colorado. I checked into a cheap motel, and that evening as I was watching TV, I noticed that the TV stand looked like a speaker. For whateve… --- ## [Most expensive thing in the world by weight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-thing-in-the-world-by-weight/377731)
**Author:** [@ted\_baskerville\_yahoo.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ted_baskerville_yahoo.com)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-thing-in-the-world-by-weight/377731 "2013-04-27T13:38:10Z")
What is the most expensive thing in the world by weight? My guess is something like Lawrencium. If it is even stable enought to sell. So what is the expensive thing by weight? How much does/did it cost? --- ## [Modern Family 2/29 Leap Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-2-29-leap-day/614451)
**Author:** [@Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2012, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-2-29-leap-day/614451 "2012-03-05T09:21:15Z")
Mitchell “Everybody follow the Birthday Flag.” Cam “What did you call me? Oh.” Luke “They’re monsterating!” I just knew Luke would go overboard with the fake blood, but even I was pleasantly surprised with just how ba… --- ## [Your opinions on English grammar and usage \[Click on each arrow for more\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-on-english-grammar-and-usage-click-on-each-arrow-for-more/949327)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-on-english-grammar-and-usage-click-on-each-arrow-for-more/949327 "2021-09-04T17:21:10Z")
What are your thoughts on the vagaries and particularities of the English language? Packing a lot of stuff in here, so I’ve broken it down by topic. Feel free to add others if you want. (But no polls, please.) Singula… --- ## [Why did Henry VIII have so many problems with securring a male heir?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-henry-viii-have-so-many-problems-with-securring-a-male-heir/176106)
**Author:** [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-henry-viii-have-so-many-problems-with-securring-a-male-heir/176106 "2013-09-06T16:05:14Z")
I read anything I can get my hands on in respect to Henry and his lovely family. The thing I have always wondered about was Henry’s inability to beget a male heir that lived beyond 16 years of age. There was Edward, of… --- ## [I lost a potential student today....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-a-potential-student-today/414471)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2007, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-a-potential-student-today/414471 "2007-08-08T20:25:36Z")
…because I’m not a bigoted Jesus Freak. As most of you know, I teach Taekwondo. I had a lady call and set up an appointment for this morning for her two kids to do an intro lesson. They show up, she does paperwork, I … --- ## [Pink Floyd, Before and After Syd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-floyd-before-and-after-syd/505619)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-floyd-before-and-after-syd/505619 "2009-08-10T00:57:42Z")
I’ve recently reacquainted myself with some Floyd music. Like a long lost lover, I’ve been awash in the sonic familiarity of the Floyd’s music as of late. I have a question. Is there anyone that likes Pink Floyd’s earl… --- ## [Why is "Jap" considered a slur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jap-considered-a-slur/636537)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jap-considered-a-slur/636537 "2012-10-05T22:58:28Z")
I think I get why most of them are no-nos, but why is “Jap” bad? AFAICT, it’s just a shortening of “Japanese”. Is “Brit” a slur as well? And while we’re on the subject, am I, as a US citizen, supposed to be offended by … --- ## [How do you pronounce 'ramen'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-ramen/612034)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-ramen/612034 "2012-02-11T06:20:00Z")
I was listening to the WTF podcast with Marc Marron, and he (and I think a guest) were talking about the ubiquitous noodles, and pronouncing their name ‘RAY-men’. Is that a common pronunciation? How do you pronounce it? … --- ## [Your favorite post-revival Doctor Who companion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-post-revival-doctor-who-companion/636372)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-post-revival-doctor-who-companion/636372 "2012-10-03T14:00:51Z")
Now that another batch of companions has left the show, I felt like throwing a poll in commemoration. Of the characters who have played sidekick to the Doctor since the series restarted in 2005, which is your favorite? --- ## [NZ couple gets unexpected windfall, flees country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nz-couple-gets-unexpected-windfall-flees-country/497149)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nz-couple-gets-unexpected-windfall-flees-country/497149 "2009-05-24T14:17:57Z")
I thought this was pretty funny. A couple in New Zealand who ran a gas station applied to their bank for a $10,000 overdraft. The bank fucked up somehow, and accidentally deposited $10 million in their account. The coup… --- ## [The period on signs in the 1800s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-period-on-signs-in-the-1800s/550810)
**Author:** [@C.Montgomery\_Burns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C.Montgomery_Burns)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2010, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-period-on-signs-in-the-1800s/550810 "2010-08-21T22:17:56Z")
Why did signs (and news headlines) from the late 1800s always put a period at the end? The livery stable shown here www.shorpy.com/node/5974 would be an example. --- ## [Is the current accepted view that all the deaths in the Vietnam war were in vain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-current-accepted-view-that-all-the-deaths-in-the-vietnam-war-were-in-vain/988121)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-current-accepted-view-that-all-the-deaths-in-the-vietnam-war-were-in-vain/988121 "2023-08-28T17:05:03Z")
According to Wikipedia, around 280K US soldiers, ~500K Vietnamese soldiers, and ~500K Vietnamese civilians died in the war. In retrospect, was it a strategic blunder to get the US involved in the war? Or was getting int… --- ## [Occupational surnames: why is "Taylor" the only one that's spelled "wrong"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupational-surnames-why-is-taylor-the-only-one-thats-spelled-wrong/814399)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupational-surnames-why-is-taylor-the-only-one-thats-spelled-wrong/814399 "2018-05-25T16:17:55Z")
I know that the English language wasn’t standardized until relatively recently. But all the other “occupational” names are spelled with the current spelling. Smith, Baker, Carpenter, Barber, Weaver, and so on. But I’ve… --- ## [Eating in your car, yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-in-your-car-yea-or-nay/596582)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-in-your-car-yea-or-nay/596582 "2011-09-19T22:27:59Z")
I took my dog (a mini-dacshsund) to PetSmart to get his nails done this morning. On the way I stopped at Sheetz for gas & lunch. I ate in my car because I didn’t want to leave my dog in it while I went to someplace l… --- ## [What's wrong with women's taste in men? (Darwinian Edition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-womens-taste-in-men-darwinian-edition/437768)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-womens-taste-in-men-darwinian-edition/437768 "2008-02-21T20:29:19Z")
As I often do, I’ve been thinking about life, consciousness, happiness and the other usual suspects when, suddenly, it occurred to me, in what I can only call a totally original thought that I promptly recognized as tha… --- ## [Cat Peeing on bed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-peeing-on-bed/524995)
**Author:** [@trishakul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trishakul)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-peeing-on-bed/524995 "2010-01-15T19:04:37Z")
Can anyone help me with my cat. She has taken to peeing on my daughters bed. I have taken her to the vet, she has no physical issues. I have two litter boxes for her. I clean her litter everyday. I have used all the prod… --- ## [1000mg label on OTC drug in the US - why is it not listed as 1g, which is simpler and equivalent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000mg-label-on-otc-drug-in-the-us-why-is-it-not-listed-as-1g-which-is-simpler-and-equivalent/543454)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1000mg-label-on-otc-drug-in-the-us-why-is-it-not-listed-as-1g-which-is-simpler-and-equivalent/543454 "2010-06-18T07:47:57Z")
I have a bottle of “Ultra Strength Antacid Tablets Calcium Supplement” labelled as being distrubted by Safeway Inc. of Pleasanton, CA, that I purchased in the US, in front of me. Under “Drug Facts” it lists the active i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1665&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1667&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)