# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1673&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:** 1674 --- ## [Why is prostitution so wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-prostitution-so-wrong/58045)
**Author:** [@anenquiringmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anenquiringmind)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2001, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-prostitution-so-wrong/58045 "2001-04-01T23:49:10Z")
If a woman wants to trade sexual favors for money, that should be her choice. Going outside marriage to obtain sex,I think would be terribly wrong in most instances, but that should be left up to the individuals in the… --- ## [Words that always seem spelled wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-always-seem-spelled-wrong/589572)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-always-seem-spelled-wrong/589572 "2011-07-23T02:09:13Z")
As in, you spell it right and yet you still have to check because you can’t quite believe it’s really spelled that way. -vacuum --- ## [It's rape week in law school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-rape-week-in-law-school/697869)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-rape-week-in-law-school/697869 "2014-09-13T17:40:25Z")
And it’s 100x worse than rape week on SDMB. --- ## [Diplomatic way to tell my clients to bathe their dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomatic-way-to-tell-my-clients-to-bathe-their-dogs/537352)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomatic-way-to-tell-my-clients-to-bathe-their-dogs/537352 "2010-08-10T22:12:34Z")
I’m finishing up a big recovery job, for a family that has five unruly dogs. Now, the first day I walked in, the odor was pretty darn intimidating. Since then, I’ve removed most of the sources of smell, but it seems that… --- ## [Woman sues Delta, claims she was humiliated by public inspection of sex toy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-sues-delta-claims-she-was-humiliated-by-public-inspection-of-sex-toy/121038)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2002, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-sues-delta-claims-she-was-humiliated-by-public-inspection-of-sex-toy/121038 "2002-08-04T12:13:38Z")
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/breaking/7\_26\_02toy\_suit.html Maybe Delta and the other passengers should sue HER for delaying their flight. Why shouldn’t the employees have laughed? This was funny. Also, if Renee Kouts… --- ## [Tolkien question: What if the One Ring had been destroyed at the end of the Second Age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-question-what-if-the-one-ring-had-been-destroyed-at-the-end-of-the-second-age/507201)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-question-what-if-the-one-ring-had-been-destroyed-at-the-end-of-the-second-age/507201 "2009-08-25T13:52:59Z")
As we all know, the events of LOTR unfold as they do because of a critical mistake Isildur, son of Elendil, made at the end of the Second Age. After his father and Gil-galad threw down Sauron, Isildur cut the ring from … --- ## [Dexter coming back in 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-coming-back-in-2021/922971)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-coming-back-in-2021/922971 "2022-04-08T01:42:14Z")
10 episodes ‘Dexter’ Revived at Showtime for Limited Series – The Hollywood Reporter and yes I know a lot of people disliked the last season and the ending so please spare me those comments --- ## [Danny DeVito's language skills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-devitos-language-skills/614402)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-devitos-language-skills/614402 "2012-03-04T02:22:10Z")
I was in a store and they were showing a promo for the upcoming Lorax movie. And they mentioned that Danny DeVito (who does the voices of the Lorax) would be doing something unusual in this movie. In addition to playing … --- ## [Permanent internal checkpoints, every \*@#! day.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-internal-checkpoints-every-day/474885)
**Author:** [@bubba\_jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubba_jr)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-internal-checkpoints-every-day/474885 "2008-12-01T11:32:10Z")
I want to scream and swear like a little girl because I’m so mad, (BBQ pit), I want factual answers (general questions), I want people’s opinions (IMHO), but in the end I think it boils down to a debate on the merits and… --- ## [Can someone please explain this whole chicken sandwich thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-explain-this-whole-chicken-sandwich-thing/843061)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-explain-this-whole-chicken-sandwich-thing/843061 "2019-11-18T05:58:46Z")
As a vegetarian, I’ve been ignoring whatever is going on with this chicken sandwich war or whatever it is. But now I see someone in Maryland has been stabbed to death over it. Could someone kindly explain the whole mess?… --- ## [GPS navigation: in-dash or portable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-navigation-in-dash-or-portable/556109)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-navigation-in-dash-or-portable/556109 "2010-10-07T05:29:46Z")
What’s the advantage of an in-dash navigation system over a portable unit? We’re looking at vehicles at the moment, and I don’t get why someone would pay $1,600 for one. Screen size? Is the antenna/satellite detection fa… --- ## [Stone's "Nixon" Movie: Four Bodies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stones-nixon-movie-four-bodies/510058)
**Author:** [@A\_Man\_A\_Plan\_A\_Canal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Man_A_Plan_A_Canal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stones-nixon-movie-four-bodies/510058 "2015-02-27T18:53:21Z")
Hello, Straightdopers, AMAPAC here. Watching Oliver Stone’s “Nixon” movie. Nixon is musing about how when Robert Kennedy died, that was when he knew he’d be president. He says a few lines, something like “Kennedy’s de… --- ## [Hillary email redux, will it have any effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-email-redux-will-it-have-any-effect/762472)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-email-redux-will-it-have-any-effect/762472 "2016-08-24T04:02:53Z")
Was watching this video by the Young Turks about recent Hillary email releases. If you aren’t familiar with the channel or with the guy speaking, Cenk Uygur, he’s no big fan of Trump and generally is a big supporter of … --- ## [A little assistance with a teething infant ... PLEASE!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-assistance-with-a-teething-infant-please/607864)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-assistance-with-a-teething-infant-please/607864 "2018-02-01T11:14:17Z")
Our new little three-and-a-half month old trickster is teething…we think. EVERYTHING he encounters is surreptitiously thrown into his beautiful little maw to masticate into oblivion. Doesn’t matter if it’s my knuckles, t… --- ## [What constitutes plagiarism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-plagiarism/664714)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-plagiarism/664714 "2013-07-31T02:45:05Z")
HI Dopers, I am trying to understand the dos and don’ts of writing a fictional novel, in so far as borrowing ideas and concepts from existing literature and media is concerned. Specifically, at what point does “reuse” o… --- ## [Meaning of: ''You're such a Cassandra''](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-youre-such-a-cassandra/108744)
**Author:** [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2002, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-youre-such-a-cassandra/108744 "2002-05-14T05:58:26Z")
I think it might have something to do with Greek mythology, because it was used a couple of times in Mighty Aphrodite. I’ve heared it elsewhere, so that’s why I was wondering. Is it kind of like saying someone is a bei… --- ## [California Energy Commission studies stealing energy from cars and trucks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-energy-commission-studies-stealing-energy-from-cars-and-trucks/767616)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-energy-commission-studies-stealing-energy-from-cars-and-trucks/767616 "2016-10-10T17:51:45Z")
WTF are they smoking? http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/California-eyes-unusual-power-source-its-9283647.php In other news, they’re investing money in perpetual motion machines (okay, not really but they migh… --- ## [History buffs, what do you like to study most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-buffs-what-do-you-like-to-study-most/477811)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-buffs-what-do-you-like-to-study-most/477811 "2009-01-03T12:51:45Z")
I change all the damn time. My family never buy me books because one day I may be into the Civil War then the next WWI. Anywho, lately I’ve been reading up on WWI (\*\*The Unknown Soldier was a very good read. It was a lo… --- ## [Would you wear a dead man's clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-dead-mans-clothes/504546)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-dead-mans-clothes/504546 "2009-07-31T13:28:32Z")
My sister-in-law’s brother passed away a few weeks ago. She’s told me he had some nice clothes that would probably fit me, and she’s dropping them off in a few weeks. Some are new and still in wrappers, but some have b… --- ## [Turns out, my friend's husband is an anti-semitic nutjob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turns-out-my-friends-husband-is-an-anti-semitic-nutjob/474334)
**Author:** [@cruel\_butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cruel_butterfly)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turns-out-my-friends-husband-is-an-anti-semitic-nutjob/474334 "2008-11-26T01:37:24Z")
So, this weekend, Mr. Butterfly and I joined my friend and her husband for dinner at their place. Over the years that they’ve been together, I’ve known that the husband is into conspiracy theories. He actually gave me a … --- ## [Greatest Hits rip-offs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-hits-rip-offs/401733)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2007, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-hits-rip-offs/401733 "2007-04-28T03:54:57Z")
I buy a whole lot of Greatest Hits CDs because I love Top 40. I am a pop music princess, whose love goes waaaaay back to music made before I was born. And, I’m not rich so I cannot buy every CD made by all pop masters pa… --- ## [Don't Ask ----- Don't Answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-ask-dont-answer/402997)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-ask-dont-answer/402997 "2007-05-11T21:07:17Z")
This response: to the question “How can you just switch religions?” posted in GD is rude, pompous and ignorant. For one thing, I thought Great Debates were supposed to try to be impersonal. I am sick to death of the … --- ## [What is the point of exercise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-exercise/660453)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-exercise/660453 "2013-06-10T01:07:19Z")
I know this seems like a silly question, but I’m not sure I know the answer. I’m currently in the Air Force, and we have to pass a Physical Training (PT) test at least every 6 months. Now, i know i have to exercise eno… --- ## [11 year old charged with murder as an adult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-year-old-charged-with-murder-as-an-adult/554698)
**Author:** [@jujuju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jujuju)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-year-old-charged-with-murder-as-an-adult/554698 "2010-09-25T19:29:26Z")
I put this here, because for one reason or another, this pisses me off. Either they are actually going to charge an 11 year old with murder as an adult, or this story is fluff. You don’t leave a 2 year old with an 11 y… --- ## [Define "skank"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-skank/399540)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-skank/399540 "2007-04-12T19:06:07Z")
Often on these boards, and elsewhere in life, I’ve heard people refer to certain women as skanks. Oftentimes, I couldn’t disagree more wholeheartedly. I remember hearing that about Calista Flockhart and Gwyneth Paltrow, … --- ## [Burn your favorite quotes here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-your-favorite-quotes-here/56544)
**Author:** [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2001, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-your-favorite-quotes-here/56544 "2001-06-17T02:49:54Z")
Using the The Burn Maker, we now have the ability to take some of our most eloquent quotes and convert them directly into napalm. Here’s my non-contribution to the betterment of the world: Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - … --- ## [So What Is Your Cell Phone Ring Tone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-your-cell-phone-ring-tone/495267)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-your-cell-phone-ring-tone/495267 "2009-05-08T22:38:20Z")
So what is your ring tone on your cell phone? One of my students turned me onto makeownringtone dot com (I have no relationship with the company, just used them successfully) and I created my own ring tone for my cell p… --- ## [How dangerous is being a U.S Soldier compared with other occupations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-being-a-u-s-soldier-compared-with-other-occupations/558723)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-being-a-u-s-soldier-compared-with-other-occupations/558723 "2010-10-31T04:36:39Z")
What’s the yearly death rate for a U.S soldier, and how does that compare to other profession’s rates of death and injury on the job? --- ## [Do you know the Apostle's Creed from memory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-apostles-creed-from-memory/825649)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-apostles-creed-from-memory/825649 "2018-12-13T03:23:03Z")
A poll inspired by some of the recent threads about George Bush’s funeral, at which it was recited. As an atheist, I haven’t been to a church service since I was a teenager, and the only services I ever went to were at … --- ## [Where are all the Pee-Troughs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-pee-troughs/78403)
**Author:** [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2001, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-pee-troughs/78403 "2001-08-28T08:10:06Z")
My first ever independant public restroom use was with one of those trough-style urinals (in kindergarten). After leaving the fairly ancient facilities of my hometown school system behind, I’ve seen very few of them, exc… --- ## [My husband's grandmother doesn't want to give a tip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husbands-grandmother-doesnt-want-to-give-a-tip/310348)
**Author:** [@Lillith\_Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lillith_Fair)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2005, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husbands-grandmother-doesnt-want-to-give-a-tip/310348 "2005-07-06T03:20:21Z")
My husband’s grandmother has been giving money to far right-wing causes. She is definitely on the “old crazy person” mailing list. The latest is something to do with China taking over the Panama Canal. I don’t know if… --- ## [Does Batman or Jesus seem more real to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-batman-or-jesus-seem-more-real-to-you/715338)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-batman-or-jesus-seem-more-real-to-you/715338 "2015-03-23T18:46:47Z")
Pick one. It’s that simple. Explain your choice, if you wish. --- ## [Artifiial Intelligence Overestimated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artifiial-intelligence-overestimated/805798)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Peebles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artifiial-intelligence-overestimated/805798 "2018-01-08T03:47:24Z")
A lot of big name people have been in the news the past few years warning artificial intelligence could wipe out mankind. But is it because AI is/can be that advanced or because we are giving AI dangerous peripheral acce… --- ## [Alabama pays $325,000 for original statue of a famous communist for the U.S. Capitol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-pays-325-000-for-original-statue-of-a-famous-communist-for-the-u-s-capitol/513316)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-pays-325-000-for-original-statue-of-a-famous-communist-for-the-u-s-capitol/513316 "2009-10-12T05:04:05Z")
I love stories like this; it’s so emblematic of my home state. Picture of the statue here- it’s kind of eerie. Looks like something that would come to life in a Christopher Lee movie. So as every one knows Helen Kell… --- ## [Simpsons Lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-lines/18493)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2000, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-lines/18493 "2000-05-11T02:07:36Z")
I’ve been a simpsons fan for years and during those years a large number simpsons lines have remained with me. I’m curious to see what people come up with here but I’ll start it off with: “You’ve all stood in my way lon… --- ## [Ex-porn star as HS science teacher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-porn-star-as-hs-science-teacher/384143)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-porn-star-as-hs-science-teacher/384143 "2006-12-16T21:24:24Z")
I’m ashamed to mention on what TV show I saw this, but hey – porn star. Here’s the story: A young woman with a drinking problem and three kids decides to make end meet by starring in some adult films. After a short reti… --- ## [Is it just me, or does Buddhism get a free pass from atheist debunking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-does-buddhism-get-a-free-pass-from-atheist-debunking/654467)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-does-buddhism-get-a-free-pass-from-atheist-debunking/654467 "2013-04-03T13:48:17Z")
To me it seems like many of the world’s popular belief systems are regularly and viciously challenged by non-believers and atheists/agnostics – at least on the Internet, which is the medium I’m most familiar with persona… --- ## [Monolingualism: the US v. Britain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monolingualism-the-us-v-britain/544537)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monolingualism-the-us-v-britain/544537 "2010-06-28T15:17:13Z")
Inspired by a side conversation in this thread. This is purely out of curiosity and has no ulterior meaning. Obviously I am interested in the difference between these two specific countries, but if you’re from a differ… --- ## [What percentage of your income do you save?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-income-do-you-save/309799)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2005, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-your-income-do-you-save/309799 "2005-06-27T11:46:09Z")
In this story, the authors calculate how much income is needed to lead “the good life” - two late model cars, a second vacation home, private school for two kids, etc. The article includes this claim: Really? Can it … --- ## [So I went to the eye doctor today...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-went-to-the-eye-doctor-today/257162)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-went-to-the-eye-doctor-today/257162 "2005-12-30T20:52:06Z")
And the eye doctor said, “friedo, you’re going to have to stop masturbating.” Shocked, I replied, “Oh, dear God, no! Am I going blind?!” “No,” said the good eye doctor, “It’s just making me really uncomfortable.” --- ## [The Al Franken... Six-Year Senate Term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-al-franken-six-year-senate-term/390366)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-al-franken-six-year-senate-term/390366 "2007-02-16T00:22:46Z")
It’s (sorta) official: Al Franken is running for the Senate. I don’t know if this should be here or in Cafe Society. Does he have a chance? I don’t know about the other prospective candidates, and how popular or unpop… --- ## [Jewish/christian questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-christian-questions/502966)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-christian-questions/502966 "2009-07-30T23:28:08Z")
my knowledge in this area is pretty weak, but I’ve done some reading in some of these threads lately that got me thinking about a few things. apologies in advance if these have already been answered, but I confess I did… --- ## [Derleth, You May Be Beyond Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derleth-you-may-be-beyond-help/416633)
**Author:** [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2007, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derleth-you-may-be-beyond-help/416633 "2007-08-25T12:24:59Z")
In this thread about “official” causes of death, and why people aren’t listed as dying of “old age” anymore, but rather some other cause, Brian Ekers opined , You hijacked with, Suspecting a whoosh, I facetiously po… --- ## [Adoption news. FINALLY.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adoption-news-finally/663666)
**Author:** [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2013, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adoption-news-finally/663666 "2013-11-23T10:53:44Z")
There are probably a couple folks here who should hear this update, so here we go. Remember when I posted, many years ago, about how the cosmos was messing with me? A summary: we went through in vitro fertilization, i… --- ## [Do colleges eat tremendous losses every year while providing student housing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-colleges-eat-tremendous-losses-every-year-while-providing-student-housing/574744)
**Author:** [@miragesyzygy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miragesyzygy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-colleges-eat-tremendous-losses-every-year-while-providing-student-housing/574744 "2011-03-16T20:49:06Z")
For example, Columbia’s Room fee/year is around 5.5k, which is fairly standard among colleges, even though it’s in Manhattan. I just looked at some apartment postings in Morningside Heights, and most are $1500 monthly or… --- ## [Do trucks have to be so noisy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-trucks-have-to-be-so-noisy/313976)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-trucks-have-to-be-so-noisy/313976 "2005-07-26T02:25:40Z")
Modern cars are getting quieter these days. You can barely hear them approaching, apart from the sound of friction of the tyres on the road. Aside from the minor issue of not noticing something approaching as you cross t… --- ## [Did Hitler ever meet any U. S. troops in person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hitler-ever-meet-any-u-s-troops-in-person/737408)
**Author:** [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-hitler-ever-meet-any-u-s-troops-in-person/737408 "2015-12-13T00:04:56Z")
I’m thinking he never came within miles of any actual allied soldiers. I can’t come up with a valid Google search term for this. --- ## [Voting Constitutional Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-constitutional-amendment/574413)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-constitutional-amendment/574413 "2011-03-20T19:23:12Z")
OK, I got it, I figured it out. And it all so simple! \*\*Representation in the lower house of Congress shall be based on the number of lawful ballots cast in the preceding election for representatives to that house. \*\* S… --- ## [Rock - Me - Hard Place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-me-hard-place/471084)
**Author:** [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-me-hard-place/471084 "2008-11-12T16:15:41Z")
I am in need of some impartial doper opinions. First the back-story. My husband and I got married this past summer and have been together for about 6 years or so. He is 31 and I am 27. We own our own home and have full … --- ## [Food Hue Feud by Simmerdown \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-hue-feud-by-simmerdown-game-over/591336)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-hue-feud-by-simmerdown-game-over/591336 "2011-08-06T19:06:49Z")
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