# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1681&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:** 1682 --- ## [Methodists Avoid Scism; Condemn Homosexuals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/methodists-avoid-scism-condemn-homosexuals/243680)
**Author:** [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2004, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/methodists-avoid-scism-condemn-homosexuals/243680 "2004-05-12T18:15:30Z")
Washington Post link Not only did they vote to declare homosexuality incompatible with Christianity, they even voted to deny that Christians can disagree about it. Then the Church’s judicial court decided to let Damm… --- ## [Guys, going unshaved/stubble in your professional setting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-going-unshaved-stubble-in-your-professional-setting/759921)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-going-unshaved-stubble-in-your-professional-setting/759921 "2016-07-16T16:49:04Z")
These days it has become increasingly common for it to be acceptable for men to go several days without shaving , even if the man in question does not ordinarily keep a beard. When I began my professional life back in 2… --- ## [Why do dreams fade so fast from memory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dreams-fade-so-fast-from-memory/223398)
**Author:** [@cheesepickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheesepickles)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2004, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dreams-fade-so-fast-from-memory/223398 "2004-01-13T02:53:05Z")
Every once in a while i wake up and think: “what a cool dream!”. But virtually minutes later I have trouble remebering the cool dream. I’m referring to dreams that we recall fairly well upon waking but soon fade into not… --- ## [A list of red flags in relationships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-red-flags-in-relationships/507979)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-red-flags-in-relationships/507979 "2009-08-30T05:21:30Z")
So…a friend of mine is getting out of a relationship, and for their benefit (they’re rather young), I figured I’d make a list of some relationship red flags. These aren’t necessarily things that, on their own, would ma… --- ## [Female/Shemale: The Quiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-shemale-the-quiz/100916)
**Author:** [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2002, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-shemale-the-quiz/100916 "2002-04-01T20:23:30Z")
How slick are your powers of observation? 12/16 here…I demand a recount! --- ## [Tell us how you'd commercialize one of this fantasy-tech inventions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-how-youd-commercialize-one-of-this-fantasy-tech-inventions/668086)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-how-youd-commercialize-one-of-this-fantasy-tech-inventions/668086 "2013-09-09T15:49:47Z")
Returning from a time-travel trip to 1951 to destroy the 2197 nude photos whose existence, in the previous timeline, prevented Grace Kellyfrom marrying Prince Rainier, I decided to stop in Marvel-Comics Earth to get a ca… --- ## [Affirmative Action is Just a Distraction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affirmative-action-is-just-a-distraction/504454)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affirmative-action-is-just-a-distraction/504454 "2009-07-29T15:24:36Z")
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/24/AR2009072402090\_pf.html by Shelby Steele Do you agree or disagree with this article? --- ## [Pop/rock songs with unusual meters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-rock-songs-with-unusual-meters/299052)
**Author:** [@Pride\_of\_the\_Peaches](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pride_of_the_Peaches)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2005, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-rock-songs-with-unusual-meters/299052 "2005-04-18T07:03:34Z")
The “Take Five” thread reminded me . . . Does anyone know of any nifty pop/rock tunes that aren’t just in plain ol’ 4/4 or 6/8? The only one I can think of is the aptly titled “5/4” by the Gorillaz . . . Anyone else got… --- ## [When Trump loses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-trump-loses/763071)
**Author:** [@catflea12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catflea12)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-trump-loses/763071 "2016-08-20T12:18:51Z")
I think everyone who did not vote for him should tweet LOSER! to him the next day. Think of it-several million tweets telling him what a loser he is. --- ## [The C word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-c-word/177984)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-c-word/177984 "2003-06-03T21:39:11Z")
Pet peeves, no 318 in an unlimited series. People who complain about the word cunt, as seen in this example here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=186831 Yes it’s a nasty, vile word. It’s … --- ## [Advice to your 15-year-old self, upon finding an old diary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-to-your-15-year-old-self-upon-finding-an-old-diary/660403)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-to-your-15-year-old-self-upon-finding-an-old-diary/660403 "2013-07-11T21:17:48Z")
I’m 42 and would have this to say: Get more fit now. You won’t have the time or the knees to do it as well, or with as much fun, when you realize you should have. Pick a few things you like to do, and develop a d… --- ## [Mother FUCK AA...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-fuck-aa/335425)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2005, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-fuck-aa/335425 "2005-12-15T02:44:35Z")
There’s a guy I know peripherally. Nice kid, friend-of-a-friend, good guitar player. Funny. He’s also a raging drunk. As in, an honest-to-goodness chemical dependence. As in, whenever he’s clean, every cashier in a 5-mi… --- ## [Ghostbusters Afterlife trailer #2 \[spoilers for movie\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-afterlife-trailer-2-spoilers-for-movie/947430)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-afterlife-trailer-2-spoilers-for-movie/947430 "2021-12-15T21:06:08Z")
Looks interesting. I hope Covid doesn’t ruin it. Edit: here’s trailer #1 --- ## [straight dope on some nuclear facts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-on-some-nuclear-facts/585903)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-on-some-nuclear-facts/585903 "2011-06-20T17:23:22Z")
So I’ve been discussing tipping points and climate change with a very intelligent friend of mine who lists some facts that I would like to throw to the masses. • nuclear reactors take 40 years to build, so they can’t be… --- ## ["I cut my finger cleaning an onion. What do I do?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cut-my-finger-cleaning-an-onion-what-do-i-do/355124)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2006, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cut-my-finger-cleaning-an-onion-what-do-i-do/355124 "2006-08-10T07:22:52Z")
My wife just called. “I was cleaning an onion, and punctured my finger with the knife. I can see a vein, and it’s nicked. What do I do?” “Wrap it up in a rag, and go to the ER.” “I thought if I put pressure on it, it … --- ## [Why do cats love bags & boxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-love-bags-boxes/23455)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2000, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-love-bags-boxes/23455 "2000-06-25T23:19:09Z")
We come home from the store, unpack the groceries, the empty bags and boxes are on the floor for 2 seconds and boom…both our cats are inside of them. And then they get pissy when we pull them out and throw the bags and b… --- ## [Explain to a kid why \*not\* to swear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-a-kid-why-not-to-swear/551911)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-a-kid-why-not-to-swear/551911 "2010-08-30T20:32:28Z")
How might you explain to a kid – a smart kid you like – why not to swear in certain circumstances? Beyond just “It really upsets some people and will get you in trouble in school.” How would you articulate what it is abo… --- ## [California Special Election 2005](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-special-election-2005/327555)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-special-election-2005/327555 "2005-11-13T20:06:43Z")
Since later this week I’ll begin an extended vacation, I completed and mailed my absentee ballot for the upcoming California Special Election this morning. And being in a chatty mood, I’m going to spill the beans and re… --- ## [Visiting nursing homes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-nursing-homes/288884)
**Author:** [@Astacey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astacey)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-nursing-homes/288884 "2015-05-31T16:48:48Z")
I’m a nurse and I work in a nursing home. I am a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society and am planning on doing a presentation paper regarding this topic at a future meeting, possibly even writing an art… --- ## ["Asian Girlz" by Day Above Ground: is this a joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-girlz-by-day-above-ground-is-this-a-joke/665301)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-girlz-by-day-above-ground-is-this-a-joke/665301 "2013-08-07T02:48:46Z")
“Even I’m offended by this, and I’m a fat Southern sheriff!” Okay I’m not really a fat Southern sheriff. But I was amazed by how offensive this video was. And how stupid. How could anyone think this was a good idea? So… --- ## [Generics, store brands, name brands, and price.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generics-store-brands-name-brands-and-price/616677)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generics-store-brands-name-brands-and-price/616677 "2012-04-02T09:09:52Z")
In the late 70’s/early 80’s, when inflation was a horrible scourge, there were many products that were made as “generic” or 'store brand". You know what I’m talking about. Back then, the quality of such products was, … --- ## [Should we just be philosophical about capital punishment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-just-be-philosophical-about-capital-punishment/456391)
**Author:** [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-just-be-philosophical-about-capital-punishment/456391 "2008-07-18T21:54:05Z")
William Saleton is one of my favorite writers because his articles for Slate make me think really hard about what I believe. His latest gives me real pause to think about my take on the death penalty. I’ve been devoutly … --- ## [Curious about some criticisms that I've heard a lot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-about-some-criticisms-that-ive-heard-a-lot/778055)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-about-some-criticisms-that-ive-heard-a-lot/778055 "2017-01-28T00:07:19Z")
Over the years I’ve heard some (IMO) harsh criticism levelled at specific people and I’ve never really seen what it was that the critics saw. I wonder if anyone here who shares the criticisms is willing to try to explai… --- ## [Unisex bathrooms - the time has come!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unisex-bathrooms-the-time-has-come/339359)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2006, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unisex-bathrooms-the-time-has-come/339359 "2006-01-13T03:17:07Z")
Years ago I was shocked, shocked, when visiting a buddy on-res that the University’s residence had a common bathroom, and it was co-ed. I mean, showers, stalls, sink, the works. Don’t know what triggered the thought to… --- ## [Matrix Transforms to Flip Image](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matrix-transforms-to-flip-image/542816)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matrix-transforms-to-flip-image/542816 "2010-06-12T02:54:47Z")
I am trying to flip an image so that it looks as though it is rotating on its X-axis. Imagine having a playing card and gradually turning it so that you end up looking at it edge on. The Javascript/HTML 5 canvas element… --- ## [I'm looking for fantasy stories in which magic is literally, physically dangerous to humans.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-fantasy-stories-in-which-magic-is-literally-physically-dangerous-to-humans/692789)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-fantasy-stories-in-which-magic-is-literally-physically-dangerous-to-humans/692789 "2014-07-13T23:45:36Z")
The thread title is pretty clear, so naturally I’ll have to complicate things or people will suspect I’m an imposter. I’m looking for tales in which magic is by its very nature dangerous for humans to use or even be ar… --- ## [Have you heard of the Tulsa Race Massacre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-of-the-tulsa-race-massacre/854844)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-of-the-tulsa-race-massacre/854844 "2025-01-15T04:52:50Z")
Yesterday was the 99th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, a horrific event in which the Greenwood district of Tulsa was destroyed by a mob of whites, including by the use of private planes dropping kerosene bombs. I… --- ## [Can I legally make my own fighter plane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-make-my-own-fighter-plane/711037)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-make-my-own-fighter-plane/711037 "2015-01-31T04:04:34Z")
This is a hypothetical! I’m curious about the legality of this. Suppose I have a pilot’s license and am authorized to possess firearms in whatever jurisdictions I am interested in flying over. Can I legally mount my str… --- ## [Please explain Napoleon Dynamite to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-napoleon-dynamite-to-me/401258)
**Author:** [@Gentle\_Robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gentle_Robot)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-napoleon-dynamite-to-me/401258 "2007-04-26T19:42:03Z")
I watched this and I just don’t get it. There was a whole cult following and people quoting it and wearing shirts but there weren’t really any big laughs for me. Throwing food? Falling off stuff? The goofy dance? Were t… --- ## [What is the Old Movie about People Who Don't Age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-old-movie-about-people-who-dont-age/610363)
**Author:** [@Bin-Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bin-Gay)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-old-movie-about-people-who-dont-age/610363 "2012-01-24T12:10:42Z")
I remember as a kid in the 60’s that I saw a movie about a colony of people who lived in the snowy mountains. They did not age as long as they stayed in the mountain community. Some guy found them; I believe he was the s… --- ## [Obesity: US v. The World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obesity-us-v-the-world/652368)
**Author:** [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obesity-us-v-the-world/652368 "2013-03-10T00:29:33Z")
The Gallup numbers comparing state by state obesity rates came out yesterday, and that made me curious about how we stack up vs other countries. Even the least obese states are only on par with the world’s worst, but the… --- ## [Get off your cross, Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-off-your-cross-giraffe/360225)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2006, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-off-your-cross-giraffe/360225 "2006-06-16T21:30:37Z")
So as to not hijack this thread, I’m responding to Giraffe’s \[post=7475239\]whiny garbage\[/post\] here. (See \[post=7357118\]this post\[/post\] for the complete background.) Here’s the relevant bits from various threads, in c… --- ## [The 3 decade US war on the middle east](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-3-decade-us-war-on-the-middle-east/668550)
**Author:** [@Gack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gack)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-3-decade-us-war-on-the-middle-east/668550 "2013-09-12T03:30:49Z")
We live in a world turned upside down, where for a nation that has gone half-way around the world to attack defenseless countries and has killed over a million people is now threatening to attack yet another country to … --- ## [What size ( in inches) is a 108" girth box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-in-inches-is-a-108-girth-box/830112)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-in-inches-is-a-108-girth-box/830112 "2019-02-25T18:55:41Z")
What size ( in inches) is a 108" girth box? PLEASE do not tell me how to measure a box to get to 108"! Please give me an example of a maximum box size. For example, a 30’ X 20" X 20" would equal 108". Any rectangulari… --- ## [TV episodes or movies where timelines split.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-episodes-or-movies-where-timelines-split/650254)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-episodes-or-movies-where-timelines-split/650254 "2013-02-22T14:43:12Z")
as in the movie Sliding Doors or the Community episode where Abed throws the dice resulting in alternate realities. any other examples? http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=682275 - TV episodes where ev… --- ## [Older celebrities becoming self-caricatures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-celebrities-becoming-self-caricatures/556230)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-celebrities-becoming-self-caricatures/556230 "2010-10-09T23:47:14Z")
I was watching Larry King’s interview with Liza Minnelli. That woman is almost 65, and she has clung to the same look she had over 40 years ago. She has actually become a caricature of herself. I know she’s had some seri… --- ## [Researching "psychic orgasms"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researching-psychic-orgasms/16121)
**Author:** [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2000, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researching-psychic-orgasms/16121 "2000-04-19T03:36:00Z")
Ahem. Cecil has asked me to research the topic of, ah, “psychic orgasms.” Psychic orgasms, according to this scholarly everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-good-lovin’ book I have here, “are those induced by methods othe… --- ## [Is America to Afraid to Racial Profile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-to-afraid-to-racial-profile/582817)
**Author:** [@chiefwhitesr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiefwhitesr)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-to-afraid-to-racial-profile/582817 "2011-05-26T16:36:52Z")
Although recently ruled on as unconstitutional the thought of racial profiling seems appropriate to me as an Officer of Independent Intelligence. As a Security Officer I am bound to follow every lead based on what I know… --- ## [Jeopardy 3/3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-3-3/573434)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2011, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-3-3/573434 "2011-03-06T07:55:59Z")
Did anybody catch the Double Jeopardy answer tonight in the category, “Begins with a body part?” The video show a picture of a chinchilla, but the guy blanked on it, and could only come up with a WAG: “What is a titmous… --- ## [Jessica Alba and the world's ugliest panties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-alba-and-the-worlds-ugliest-panties/295841)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-alba-and-the-worlds-ugliest-panties/295841 "2005-03-25T20:17:43Z")
I just saw the new issue of GQ. Jessica Alba is looking as good as she ever has. But the panties. Seriously, these are the ugliest panties ever. They’re so ugly they look bad on Jessica Alba’s ass. \[\[ MODERATOR WARNI… --- ## [Japanese Etiquette Question (Thank You Card/E-Mail)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-etiquette-question-thank-you-card-e-mail/554601)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-etiquette-question-thank-you-card-e-mail/554601 "2010-09-23T17:29:02Z")
I interact with a fair number of Japanese counterparts. They’re so polite in 90% of contexts that this one has me wondering lately. Are thank you/follow-up/bread-and-butter letters (or now e-mails) not common/done in J… --- ## [Do I really need a custom-fitted mouthguard, or am I paying for my dentist's yacht?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-custom-fitted-mouthguard-or-am-i-paying-for-my-dentists-yacht/334563)
**Author:** [@tiltypig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiltypig)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-a-custom-fitted-mouthguard-or-am-i-paying-for-my-dentists-yacht/334563 "2005-12-08T15:46:22Z")
I went to see a new dentist today. I hadn’t been to the dentist for about a year and a half prior to this. He told me I grind my teeth and need to get a mouthguard. It’s the first I’ve heard of it, but I don’t dispute t… --- ## [Racism: How much gasoline is the media sprinkling on the fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-how-much-gasoline-is-the-media-sprinkling-on-the-fire/772420)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-how-much-gasoline-is-the-media-sprinkling-on-the-fire/772420 "2016-11-24T11:54:29Z")
Whenever I see a headline such as Unarmed black man shot by cop I feel society taking a step backwards in the racism game. Clearly the headline writer is sensationalizing the incident. Why else make a point of identifyi… --- ## [Business that's a front, but not for crime.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-thats-a-front-but-not-for-crime/656951)
**Author:** [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-thats-a-front-but-not-for-crime/656951 "2013-04-30T18:59:20Z")
Partly inspired by this thread. I’ve often wondered if there would be any laws broken by setting up a phony business to keep your friends and neighbors from knowing you were living on income from a trust fund/huge lotte… --- ## ["Diamond Jim" Brady: How Could Someone Eat that Much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-jim-brady-how-could-someone-eat-that-much/315830)
**Author:** [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2005, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-jim-brady-how-could-someone-eat-that-much/315830 "2005-08-12T07:12:40Z")
I came across this alarming bit of information about railroad tycoon Jim Brady’s eating habits: Read the whole thing. That was just his breakfast. Photos of Diamond Jim portray a fellow certainly generous in the wais… --- ## [Don Imus, you ruined my reputation, and now I want my money. Bitch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-imus-you-ruined-my-reputation-and-now-i-want-my-money-bitch/415700)
**Author:** [@Li\_l\_Pluck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Li_l_Pluck)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-imus-you-ruined-my-reputation-and-now-i-want-my-money-bitch/415700 "2007-08-20T19:06:20Z")
NOTE: If you noticed two now-closed threads of my authorship and you want to know what the deal is, just ask, and I’ll fill in the blanks. Y’all probably know, though, that the board has had some issues today, so maybe… --- ## [Will SST Flight Return?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sst-flight-return/639295)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sst-flight-return/639295 "2012-11-05T09:46:48Z")
Years after investigating the blown-out tires of the Concorde, they found debris on the runway caused this as opposed to the extreme stress on the tires of the Concorde. That was good news for SST flight! So, since all … --- ## ["Battleground States"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battleground-states/640230)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battleground-states/640230 "2012-11-09T01:58:53Z")
How the blazes was New Hampshire ever considered a “battleground state” and how were the polls so wrong when the final number was Obama 67 - Romney 31? Also, Obama carried Wisconsin by 7 and both Nevada and Iowa by 6. N… --- ## [People Who Became Famous BECAUSE The Music Was SO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-became-famous-because-the-music-was-so/839283)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2019, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-became-famous-because-the-music-was-so/839283 "2019-09-15T04:48:05Z")
awful. Maybe they thought a guy was funny-looking, funny-sounding, something physical or non-musical that makes him or her popular. I don’t know the guy’s name, not because he’s not famous, but because I don’t pay atte… --- ## [Pre-Poll Nominations: Comedy Teams (past and present)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-nominations-comedy-teams-past-and-present/723738)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-nominations-comedy-teams-past-and-present/723738 "2015-07-04T11:50:47Z")
Title says it. At least two people, please. Up to whatever number stays together most of the time. Monty Python is an example of the latter. A starter group: Nichols and May Jeeves and Wooster Rowan and Martin Burns… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1680&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1682&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)