# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1672&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:** 1673 --- ## [low-flow toilet, you really suck balls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flow-toilet-you-really-suck-balls/396162)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-flow-toilet-you-really-suck-balls/396162 "2007-03-18T18:17:30Z")
Dear apartment complex, Wow, you are so environmentally-conscious with your new low-flow toilets. I seem to be having a problem with them, though. Yeah, it takes a minimum of three flushes for any one of my bowel movem… --- ## [New reality TV show - Men unknowingly date drag queen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-reality-tv-show-men-unknowingly-date-drag-queen/243295)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2004, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-reality-tv-show-men-unknowingly-date-drag-queen/243295 "2004-05-06T14:40:39Z")
Hi, This Monday night on Australia’s channel Ten, I saw an ad about a “woman” in a bikini (who I think was called Miriam) and I think she was sitting in front of a black background. I think the ad said that the others (… --- ## [Marriage and the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-and-the-sdmb/540953)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-and-the-sdmb/540953 "2010-06-02T18:55:02Z")
This poll is to find out whether or not your spouse posts on the SDMB. For the purpose of this poll, you may include someone you consider a spouse but your government currently doesn’t. --- ## [So I've Got This Brain Tumor, Y'see...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-got-this-brain-tumor-ysee/472658)
**Author:** [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-got-this-brain-tumor-ysee/472658 "2008-12-19T16:32:11Z")
It got noticed early last year when I went to see the doctor about some weird, daydreamy spells I was having, and he ordered an assortment of head scans for me. I got more scans every other month until mid-summer, when w… --- ## [An update. Bad news about our baby, long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-update-bad-news-about-our-baby-long/372167)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2006, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-update-bad-news-about-our-baby-long/372167 "2006-09-14T06:07:23Z")
I went into our meeting Friday with the medical team with the full knowledge that the news could be seriously bad. Six weeks ago, the neurologist and obstetrician had analyzed printouts of the grainy black and white ultr… --- ## [I think I may have just broken my ankle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-may-have-just-broken-my-ankle/534030)
**Author:** [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-may-have-just-broken-my-ankle/534030 "2010-04-04T01:36:31Z")
This IS NOT a request for medical advice. I have already spoken to my doctor. Mostly just looking for others entertaining experiences. Actually, its probably just sprained, but BAD. I was just (20 minutes ago) doing … --- ## [How well-known is Terry Fox outside of Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-known-is-terry-fox-outside-of-canada/634917)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-known-is-terry-fox-outside-of-canada/634917 "2012-09-18T18:03:57Z")
I just watched the end of a documentary on Terry and had a lump in my throat the entire time. It made me wonder; is he well-known internationally? Poll coming. --- ## [anyone know the weight of solid oxygen and liquid oxygen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-the-weight-of-solid-oxygen-and-liquid-oxygen/193683)
**Author:** [@nth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nth)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-the-weight-of-solid-oxygen-and-liquid-oxygen/193683 "2016-12-13T17:29:59Z")
i am wondering how to figure out the weight of these things, so I can compare them to weight of water in liquid form and ice aka solid form. which one is lighter? water or oxygen in solid and liquid forms. --- ## [Non-Canadian Dopers: What do you see as ridiculous Canadian propaganda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-canadian-dopers-what-do-you-see-as-ridiculous-canadian-propaganda/687947)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-canadian-dopers-what-do-you-see-as-ridiculous-canadian-propaganda/687947 "2014-05-11T11:11:19Z")
Of the messages our government likes to sell us, which ones stand out to you as obvious propaganda pieces? Not a parody thread per se, but a copy cat thread. --- ## [The Designated Hitter Rule is to Baseball as:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-designated-hitter-rule-is-to-baseball-as/673080)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-designated-hitter-rule-is-to-baseball-as/673080 "2013-11-08T16:53:19Z")
The Designated Hitter Rule is to Baseball as \[Hypothetical Rule Change\] is to \[this Sport\] Watching the World Series last week, I was reminded of the utter stupidity of the DH rule and how it fundamentally changes the g… --- ## [Advertising and slogans that leave you Amused or Confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-and-slogans-that-leave-you-amused-or-confused/998976)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-and-slogans-that-leave-you-amused-or-confused/998976 "2024-04-08T03:06:27Z")
This thread is for mocking advertising and slogans that were not thought through. We all know the apocryphal story of the Chevy Nova and Spanish speaking countries. Then there’s the classic for the invasion of Iraq. Th… --- ## [AAARGH, I forgot to put my clothes in the dryer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaargh-i-forgot-to-put-my-clothes-in-the-dryer/593658)
**Author:** [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaargh-i-forgot-to-put-my-clothes-in-the-dryer/593658 "2011-08-23T14:00:29Z")
So my mom came home from vacation yesterday, and, naturally, needed to do a lot of laundry. I knew I had a pair of jeans in the dryer from doing my own laundry on Tuesday, so while I was helping her put away groceries, I… --- ## [Modern Family, 10/24, Another Halloween ep.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-24-another-halloween-ep/638780)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-24-another-halloween-ep/638780 "2012-10-27T01:59:46Z")
Hoping it’s as good as the last Halloween episode. According to my local newspaper, tonight’s ep focuses on Claire’s obsession with Halloween…again! --- ## [Why are online log-log plots so inaccurate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-online-log-log-plots-so-inaccurate/682019)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-online-log-log-plots-so-inaccurate/682019 "2014-02-24T20:37:18Z")
I’m gathering data online for an industrial product whose various manufacturers document performance with graphs having logarithmic axes. I’m then digitizing the graphed curves and doing further analysis with the numbers… --- ## ["Where I spit, no grass grows, EVER."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-spit-no-grass-grows-ever/274956)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2004, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-spit-no-grass-grows-ever/274956 "2004-11-17T17:47:11Z")
I’m a reasonable person. But don’t fuck with me. 1) My mother’s pulmonologist, who again changed her medications w/o informing me or any of her other doctors, a trick which damn near killed her this summer. I faxed him … --- ## [The Naomi Wolf Lying Thread For Lying Liars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-naomi-wolf-lying-thread-for-lying-liars/835619)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-naomi-wolf-lying-thread-for-lying-liars/835619 "2019-06-25T21:48:07Z")
Surprise, surprise! Naomi Wolf has been caught out lying yet again. I’m sure in a moment there will be monkeys leaping to the defense of the indefensible and that is fine. Until then, the non-simian among you can enjoy … --- ## [Beer that was once considered premium but no longer is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-that-was-once-considered-premium-but-no-longer-is/486949)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-that-was-once-considered-premium-but-no-longer-is/486949 "2009-03-01T01:52:03Z")
I can remember back when Coors was considered a premium beer, and whenever you knew of someone heading out west you’d always tell them to bring you back a case. Likewise when Rolling Rock first started becoming popular … --- ## [Perhaps the most idiotic person to ever disgrace our board..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-the-most-idiotic-person-to-ever-disgrace-our-board/222227)
**Author:** [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2004, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perhaps-the-most-idiotic-person-to-ever-disgrace-our-board/222227 "2004-01-04T14:49:43Z")
Is a new member, Question. I’ll quote him here, just so you can get a general idea, but it’s best to read this thread to fully comprehend his idiocy. Footnote: Lekatt has popped up to defend this poor, delusional oxyge… --- ## [What's wrong with my 2005 Chrysler Sebring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-2005-chrysler-sebring/544446)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-2005-chrysler-sebring/544446 "2010-06-29T13:44:00Z")
My 2005 Chrysler Sebring used to be just about perfect, till about 4 days ago. It suddenly died. Electricity seems good in it. Had it towed home. Noticed, under car, about 1 pint or one quart of oil on the ground! The… --- ## [The Single People Comfort Zone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-people-comfort-zone/159234)
**Author:** [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-people-comfort-zone/159234 "2003-03-09T23:01:52Z")
Ever notice that whatever the discussion topic, sooner or later anybody is bound to say: “Well, my SO says…” “Me and hubby were…” “The girlfriend and I…”? Do you feel left out? Do you start thinking: “Maybe I’m the onl… --- ## [I pit my jerk stepfather.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-jerk-stepfather/331734)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-jerk-stepfather/331734 "2005-12-01T22:09:54Z")
I love my mom, I really do… But she married a jerk. I’m so pissed off and disappointed and even hurt right now and you know, I really should start expecting these things. I mean, it’s not like it doesn’t happen every … --- ## [Adult games - not XXX you perves ;)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-games-not-xxx-you-perves/586415)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-games-not-xxx-you-perves/586415 "2011-06-30T21:02:16Z")
The girl friend and I are hosting another couple for dinner. She thinks it would be a great idea for us to play some games post dinner. The only other game that we’ve played is Apples to Apples. And other suggestions … --- ## [So What's the Worst Crush You Ever Had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-worst-crush-you-ever-had/486255)
**Author:** [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-worst-crush-you-ever-had/486255 "2009-02-20T17:55:14Z")
So I’m a bartender at a neighborhood bar. As a female bartender I get my fair share of come-ons/phone numbers/ribald remarks, etc., all of which I take in stride as part of my job description. But one of my co-workers a… --- ## [Lawyers, what is a driver in this situation able to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-what-is-a-driver-in-this-situation-able-to-do/634114)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-what-is-a-driver-in-this-situation-able-to-do/634114 "2012-10-08T00:45:52Z")
Also, for all, what should he be able to do? Here’s the link to what happened. With a video when you scroll down. What we know is that a cyclist, who had evidently exchanged words with the driver, uses his bike to block… --- ## [Annoying repeats of sound effects, or beyond Wilhelm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-repeats-of-sound-effects-or-beyond-wilhelm/638218)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-repeats-of-sound-effects-or-beyond-wilhelm/638218 "2012-10-23T20:26:51Z")
Cougar snarl(or big cat snarl)- Yes that one, you know it! Elephant screams- Usually mixed in with other animal sounds but its so distinct. Eagle cry- I swear I have heard the same eagle cry in tons of stuff by now. C… --- ## [Does the downplaying of Christmas strike anyone else as a bit patronizing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-downplaying-of-christmas-strike-anyone-else-as-a-bit-patronizing/737965)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-downplaying-of-christmas-strike-anyone-else-as-a-bit-patronizing/737965 "2015-11-21T22:27:38Z")
For a while now, I’ve always had a small doubt over the whole “happy holidays” and “minimization of Christmas” thing. The set of actions that your conservative uncle decries as a “War on Christmas”. I think the downplay… --- ## [Would you buy bacon like this / Why don't they sell bacon like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-bacon-like-this-why-dont-they-sell-bacon-like-this/843205)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-bacon-like-this-why-dont-they-sell-bacon-like-this/843205 "2019-11-13T20:19:14Z")
For a long as I can remember bacon has been sold/packaged the same way. The strips layered uniformly, slightly fanned out, and vacuum sealed. From here the consumer is on their own to get the pack open, separate the stri… --- ## [Presidents with historic birth timing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-with-historic-birth-timing/687131)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-with-historic-birth-timing/687131 "2014-09-19T00:09:32Z")
I know that JFK being the 1st President born in the 20th c. and Clinton being the 1st Boomer were considered big deals. But were Van Buren (1st after Independence) and Harding (1st Post-Civil War) similarly noted? --- ## [START has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/start-has-been-banned/311505)
**Author:** [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2005, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/start-has-been-banned/311505 "2005-07-25T23:16:39Z")
START has been banned for violating the “one account” rule and creating a sock. --- ## ["Double Truth", Christianity, and Evolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-truth-christianity-and-evolution/369096)
**Author:** [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2006, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-truth-christianity-and-evolution/369096 "2006-08-31T13:17:18Z")
While reading In the Wake Of the Plague, a fascinating book about the great plagues which hit Europe, I came across a reference to two conflicting ideas which were stirring up theologians in the 14th century. Apparently… --- ## [How much do Christmas trees cost in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-christmas-trees-cost-in-your-area/564488)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-christmas-trees-cost-in-your-area/564488 "2010-12-18T21:22:55Z")
OK, I was out with a friend of mine today and he was pricing some trees. He wants a good sized one, at least 8 feet but could to to 10 foot. So we went by the tree stand at 50th St and 8th Ave in Manhattan. Cost for… --- ## [Opinions on When to Get a Second Covid Booster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-when-to-get-a-second-covid-booster/961999)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-when-to-get-a-second-covid-booster/961999 "2022-08-03T17:23:43Z")
The problem being is that the effectiveness of the shot starts decaying–so one might be better off waiting until there is a big upswing in cases. --- ## [How can I tell if I am smart and/or educated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-tell-if-i-am-smart-and-or-educated/516449)
**Author:** [@kevlaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevlaw)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-tell-if-i-am-smart-and-or-educated/516449 "2009-11-09T18:47:06Z")
In this thread, a number of posters suggested that attending college imparts a certain something into the student that is not available via other routes to knowledge. Read the thread for the full story. I include a samp… --- ## [Movies with no bad guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-no-bad-guys/813826)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-no-bad-guys/813826 "2018-05-16T13:12:19Z")
It really depends on the nature of the movie I suppose but I have been having a discussion elsewhere regarding the movie 2010 which reminded me of an aspect of The Martian. In both movies there are no ‘bad guys’, any ten… --- ## [The greatest sci-fi movie ever made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-sci-fi-movie-ever-made/437415)
**Author:** [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2008, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-sci-fi-movie-ever-made/437415 "2008-02-24T14:57:12Z")
i sit here for the umpteenth time watching one of my all-time favorites: The Day the Earth Stood Still. i have it on dvd. i’ve seen it more times than i can count. i watch it often. is there a more perfect sci fi fil… --- ## [What is the mentality of people who use disposable toilet seat covers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-mentality-of-people-who-use-disposable-toilet-seat-covers/483663)
**Author:** [@Dripping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dripping)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-mentality-of-people-who-use-disposable-toilet-seat-covers/483663 "2009-02-11T16:47:15Z")
I don’t get this at all. What are people (mostly women) thinking when they do this? When you sit on a toilet seat, at most, the backs of your mid-thigh area might touch the seat, though usually at least for me, the top… --- ## [Non-religious reasons for postponing sex until marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-religious-reasons-for-postponing-sex-until-marriage/264507)
**Author:** [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-religious-reasons-for-postponing-sex-until-marriage/264507 "2004-09-19T00:05:37Z")
Most of the objections we hear to premarital sex boil down to “The Bible/God/my religion/sacred hoofprints of the Invisible Pink Unicorn says it’s wrong”. But I’m kind of in the process of compiling a mental list of pra… --- ## [REVISITING: Which dystopia do you find the most plausible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-which-dystopia-do-you-find-the-most-plausible/818102)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-which-dystopia-do-you-find-the-most-plausible/818102 "2018-08-07T01:22:33Z")
A few years ago, I started a thread on which literary or cinematic dystopia people found the most plausible. It’s only been three years, but I feel like the world has changed a lot in the meantime. And I wondered if the … --- ## [how do you post pictures and videos fully ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-post-pictures-and-videos-fully/715537)
**Author:** [@davethehammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davethehammer)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-post-pictures-and-videos-fully/715537 "2015-03-22T02:43:37Z")
how ? --- ## [How many young people have ever heard Tiny Tim singing "Tiptoe Through The Tulips"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-young-people-have-ever-heard-tiny-tim-singing-tiptoe-through-the-tulips/301242)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2005, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-young-people-have-ever-heard-tiny-tim-singing-tiptoe-through-the-tulips/301242 "2005-05-09T22:53:02Z")
Even by the standards of the 60’s, Tiny Tim was weird. “Tiptoe Through The Tulips” is an unforgettable (traumatic?) experience. I’m 44; how old are you and have you ever heard (or better, seen the performance of) this cl… --- ## [Have IP address for my internet stalker... now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-ip-address-for-my-internet-stalker-now-what/402272)
**Author:** [@nongoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nongoog)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2007, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-ip-address-for-my-internet-stalker-now-what/402272 "2007-05-05T04:05:57Z")
Okay, long story short, this internet stalker has been tormenting me for over a year now- nothing explicitly threatening, at one point I talked to the cops and they said if she didn’t explicitly threaten me, there was no… --- ## [Survivor: China - Ep. 1: "A Chicken's A Little Bit Smarter"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-china-ep-1-a-chickens-a-little-bit-smarter/419881)
**Author:** [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-china-ep-1-a-chickens-a-little-bit-smarter/419881 "2007-09-26T17:59:26Z")
And so we’re back! From outer space! I just walked in and found you here with … wait. Wrong train of thought. Anyway … Survivor: China premiere tonight, people! Whoo hoo! I have missed Jeff and his goofy hats and the wei… --- ## [Who says I have to follow the rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-says-i-have-to-follow-the-rules/498086)
**Author:** [@JFLuvly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JFLuvly)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-says-i-have-to-follow-the-rules/498086 "2009-06-09T01:16:32Z")
Ok, so I have been pondering this for awhile and I just heard something on the news about having to send your kids to daycare with toothbrush cause it’s the rule now. Now to get things started I am not some huge radical … --- ## [Clerks asking for charitable donations...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-asking-for-charitable-donations/514304)
**Author:** [@heavybuhbuh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heavybuhbuh)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-asking-for-charitable-donations/514304 "2009-10-23T18:09:12Z")
I have noticed recently that more and more businesses are asking for small charitable donations at the check out counter. Grocery store clerks are asking for a dollar to combat breast cancer, fast food clerks are asking… --- ## [I can haz ur poker chipz? - SDMB Poker, 4th Quarter '07](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-ur-poker-chipz-sdmb-poker-4th-quarter-07/420833)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-haz-ur-poker-chipz-sdmb-poker-4th-quarter-07/420833 "2008-01-03T14:51:15Z")
No discussions of skull blanking here, no siree. We’re going all cute and fuzzy wuzzy this quarter. As the last surviving female in this fiasco, and as the female who has placed 1st more times this quarter than you test… --- ## [Why do styrofoam cups fizz more than plastic cups?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-styrofoam-cups-fizz-more-than-plastic-cups/185596)
**Author:** [@utomg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/utomg)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-styrofoam-cups-fizz-more-than-plastic-cups/185596 "2003-07-02T14:45:12Z")
If you open a fresh bottle of soda pop and pour it slowly into a plastic cup it fizzes (effervesces) a little bit. If you pour it slowly into a styrofoam cup it fizzes a lot — a whole lot! Why? Is it because styrofoam… --- ## [What's wrong with my Dawn Redwood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-dawn-redwood/587394)
**Author:** [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_N.Cheese)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-dawn-redwood/587394 "2012-07-09T20:39:24Z")
The tree is about 30’, newly planted this spring. Seemed fine until a couple of weeks ago, now it looks like it’s dying. The leaves are starting to brown and the condition seems to be accelerating. This tree replaces a D… --- ## [Tom Lehrer appreciation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-lehrer-appreciation-thread/398960)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-lehrer-appreciation-thread/398960 "2009-05-08T00:31:14Z")
I was just listenting to my old tom Lehrer records all night while drinking. Damn that man is funny. But what do do you consider his best line ever? Mine is: “What with President Johnson practising ''escalatio(sp?)\* o… --- ## [Where could the Mississippi River be dammed to create the largest possible lake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-could-the-mississippi-river-be-dammed-to-create-the-largest-possible-lake/598038)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-could-the-mississippi-river-be-dammed-to-create-the-largest-possible-lake/598038 "2011-10-03T00:57:26Z")
Think on the rough scale of China’s Three Gorges Dam and Reservoir. What stretch of the river has the right geography to make a mega lake? --- ## [Compendium of 50's Sci-Fi movie quotes: add yours!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compendium-of-50s-sci-fi-movie-quotes-add-yours/531499)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compendium-of-50s-sci-fi-movie-quotes-add-yours/531499 "2010-03-08T15:45:03Z")
Inspired by this recent thread, I added The Mole People to my Netflix queue. It had some great lines, including these: I’m sure you have some favorite lines from the golden age of Sci-Fi movies…here’s your chance to s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1671&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1673&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)