# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1682&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:** 1683 --- ## [Trouble in the sewer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-in-the-sewer/494525)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-in-the-sewer/494525 "2009-04-28T23:40:03Z")
Yesterday, Mr. Neville went down to our basement to do some laundry before he goes on a trip. When he got down there, he yelled “Anne! I need help down here, and put your shoes on!” (we don’t normally wear shoes in the… --- ## [The Republican Party will come back; the conservative movement will not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-will-come-back-the-conservative-movement-will-not/485415)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-will-come-back-the-conservative-movement-will-not/485415 "2009-02-16T21:11:44Z")
I suggest what the recent election shows is not merely voter disgust with the past 8 years, but that America has passed a tipping point: The right wing now is looking at a landscape where it will be doomed to very slow … --- ## [Can Flies Stop Trains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-flies-stop-trains/383855)
**Author:** [@Niceotope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niceotope)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-flies-stop-trains/383855 "2006-12-15T01:02:38Z")
Hi, Someone asked me whether Flies can stop trains, with the following explanation: OK… You have a train traveling 100 mph in one direction and a fly traveling the opposite direction towards it at 10mph. When the fly … --- ## [Iron Chef vs. Chopped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-vs-chopped/681037)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-vs-chopped/681037 "2014-02-13T03:59:15Z")
Well, not really one versus the other… but something I’ve always wondered about both shows. For Iron Chef, no matter how good these chefs are, I’m amazed how once they see the ‘secret’ ingredient they know immediately t… --- ## [How much should I pay this guy for helping me clean out my garage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-pay-this-guy-for-helping-me-clean-out-my-garage/419109)
**Author:** [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-i-pay-this-guy-for-helping-me-clean-out-my-garage/419109 "2007-09-16T23:01:22Z")
This is a stumper for both the Better Half and me, so I thought I’d throw it open. Item: One garage full of 20 years of junk. About four pickup-loads, I would guess, but the way these things go, I wouldn’t be surprised … --- ## [Lady Gaga's new single](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gagas-new-single/571059)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gagas-new-single/571059 "2011-02-23T19:46:39Z")
What do you think? I generally like her and appreciate her for what she is. It’s not particularly helpful or original to call her derivative of Madonna - heck I don’t neccessarily consider that an insult. There are wors… --- ## [True Facts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts/698137)
**Author:** [@callander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callander)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-facts/698137 "2014-09-16T03:56:03Z")
what is your fav true facts? I like the dung bettle :Dhttps://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=true%20facts%20the%20dung%20betle --- ## [Secular gospel music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secular-gospel-music/504331)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secular-gospel-music/504331 "2009-07-27T18:26:07Z")
I really and truly love the sound and rhythms of gospel music but - not being part of the Magical Sky Pixie Club - would perhaps prefer to hear a little less about how much Jesus loves me, and a little more about … anyth… --- ## [What the hell does fifth third mean? What's that bank name mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-does-fifth-third-mean-whats-that-bank-name-mean/632547)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-does-fifth-third-mean-whats-that-bank-name-mean/632547 "2012-08-25T14:53:09Z")
Just that - what could that name refer to? It’s not like the first national or second national bank. 5/3? Is the fraction sign ificant? It’s like a corporate logo for the financial industry. WTF? --- ## [Would You Hate People For Their Politics or Religious Views?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-hate-people-for-their-politics-or-religious-views/628367)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-hate-people-for-their-politics-or-religious-views/628367 "2012-07-18T03:19:45Z")
Would you hate people for their political or religious views? I’m speaking of more or less mainstream political or religious views not Nazis or Communists or neo-Aztec cultists and I mean hating people solely or mainly … --- ## [To What Extent Are USA Drug Users Culpable For Violence In Mexico?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-are-usa-drug-users-culpable-for-violence-in-mexico/558833)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-are-usa-drug-users-culpable-for-violence-in-mexico/558833 "2010-11-02T16:24:59Z")
I read about the horrible mass murder at a carwash in Mexico-15 people gunned down. I also understnd that there have been thousands of murders in Mexico, mostly committed by drug trafficking gangs and criminals. All of t… --- ## [Do you have trouble being mean/evil in video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-trouble-being-mean-evil-in-video-games/993718)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-trouble-being-mean-evil-in-video-games/993718 "2023-12-16T21:07:29Z")
I always struggle to play the bad guy in many RPGs and such. I can play the “bad good guy” (and I’ll happily be a good Necromancer), but not intentionally cruel or evil. Do you have issues with this, or is “being bad” no… --- ## [Why is Greenland considered an island but not Eurasia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-greenland-considered-an-island-but-not-eurasia/533529)
**Author:** [@hilt9031](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hilt9031)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-greenland-considered-an-island-but-not-eurasia/533529 "2010-04-06T15:36:33Z")
"Why is Greenland considered an island but not Eurasia? March 12, 2008 Dear Straight Dope: What are the requirements for being classified as an island? Africa, Europe and Asia are all connected and surrounded totally … --- ## [Dick Cheney finally has a heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-cheney-finally-has-a-heart/616721)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-cheney-finally-has-a-heart/616721 "2012-03-28T08:55:29Z")
He had a transplant. The end of one era of jokes. Perhaps the beginning of another? --- ## [Hinduism - calling all Hindus, ex-Hindus, and those merely interested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hinduism-calling-all-hindus-ex-hindus-and-those-merely-interested/387145)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hinduism-calling-all-hindus-ex-hindus-and-those-merely-interested/387145 "2007-01-16T18:33:20Z")
Based on the responses in the thread entitled \[it seems there are people who would be interested in a discussion on Hinduism. However, as I said in that thread, Hinduism is extremely difficult for one person to define. … --- ## [Your favorite The Who song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-the-who-song/736972)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2015, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-the-who-song/736972 "2015-11-17T03:54:02Z")
I thought I’d go with a bit more mass appeal this time. (I’m picking artists that are heavily represented in my music collection, by the way. Next week, maybe Tom Waits or Mark Knopfler.) Despite its massive overplay on… --- ## [Do Americans Know These Ubiquitous Canadian Pop Musicians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-americans-know-these-ubiquitous-canadian-pop-musicians/337051)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-americans-know-these-ubiquitous-canadian-pop-musicians/337051 "2006-05-25T20:40:13Z")
I am always surprised at the Canadian bands/artists that citizens of the United States do and don’t know, and I’m curious as to just which bands are actually well-known in the U.S. To this end, I have created what I cons… --- ## [Reminder: Chuck 2 Hour Season Premiere Tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminder-chuck-2-hour-season-premiere-tonight/524445)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminder-chuck-2-hour-season-premiere-tonight/524445 "2010-01-15T07:19:19Z")
We’ll get two episodes at 9/8c. Preview: Outside of Lost, I’d say this the show I’m most excited to see the return. --- ## [Buzz nails a insane moon-moron. Yeah!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buzz-nails-a-insane-moon-moron-yeah/127928)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2002, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buzz-nails-a-insane-moon-moron-yeah/127928 "2002-09-23T01:03:28Z")
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/09/10/aldrin.skeptic.reut/index.html Heh. Some people can only be convinced with a nice sharp sucker punch. Conspiracy theorists beware: Buzz Aldrin can still kick your ass. --- ## [Is there a racial disparity in police shootings in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-racial-disparity-in-police-shootings-in-america/855150)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-racial-disparity-in-police-shootings-in-america/855150 "2020-06-15T18:06:00Z")
One or even a few incidents of improper police shootings do not point to a racial disparity or systemic racism in the police force. Here are some studies finding no racial disparity in police shootings: An Empirical Ana… --- ## [Bestiality question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bestiality-question/358572)
**Author:** [@Leibowitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leibowitz)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bestiality-question/358572 "2006-05-30T20:14:25Z")
Leaving aside the question of why I want to know, when people reference men having sex with animals, do they mean vaginal sex with female animals or anal sex with any animal? Other than the snide stories of European roya… --- ## [menage a trois'-who's really done it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menage-a-trois-whos-really-done-it/97024)
**Author:** [@Oblong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblong)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2002, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menage-a-trois-whos-really-done-it/97024 "2002-03-12T17:17:29Z")
I hope I’m not spelling it wrong and that I’m not treading on the sex thread but I’m really curious. I was almost there on 2 occasions. Once, a phone rang and the boyfriend who was in town was coming over (major letdown… --- ## [Revenue Proposal: The Swear Jar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenue-proposal-the-swear-jar/534951)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenue-proposal-the-swear-jar/534951 "2010-04-06T02:48:30Z")
In another thread, I made the rather flippant suggestion about this board administration selling indulgences for swearing. xash suggested that if I wished to continue this line of thought I should take it to another thre… --- ## [I'm ashamed to admit I don't know how to grill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ashamed-to-admit-i-dont-know-how-to-grill/684377)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ashamed-to-admit-i-dont-know-how-to-grill/684377 "2014-03-25T21:11:55Z")
Seriously. I suck with walnuts at it. It was one of those things that I just assumed would happen with puberty; I’d wake up one day with little hairs growing out of my armpits, the next morning would grant me the abilit… --- ## [Are you smart enough to be a football player? Find out with a 5 minute mini-Wonderlic test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-smart-enough-to-be-a-football-player-find-out-with-a-5-minute-mini-wonderlic-test/604931)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-smart-enough-to-be-a-football-player-find-out-with-a-5-minute-mini-wonderlic-test/604931 "2011-12-08T11:59:35Z")
The Wonderlicis a test given to athletes and others to gauge general intelligence. Here is 20 question mini Wonderlic and answer key Set a timer to 5 minutes and go! Interestingly (per the wiki) higher Wonderlic scor… --- ## [Craigslist rants: part deux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-rants-part-deux/538938)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-rants-part-deux/538938 "2010-05-14T03:21:18Z")
I’ve been looking to find a replacement for my elderly Apple iBook G4 laptop, which is five years old and counting. The monitor is dim, hard drive capacity minuscule (and quite difficult to replace), battery weak, and g… --- ## [Dead Celebrity Soul Mate Finder!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-celebrity-soul-mate-finder/297600)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-celebrity-soul-mate-finder/297600 "2005-04-09T21:20:27Z")
DCSMF My dead match is James Baldwin who is not a brother to the infamous Baldwin Brothers. He seems more interesting by far. --- ## [The female "leave me alone" walk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-female-leave-me-alone-walk/418669)
**Author:** [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-female-leave-me-alone-walk/418669 "2007-09-25T00:34:48Z")
You’ve seen the walk: both arms crossed tightly in front of them, usually accompanied by the head tilted slightly downward. It pretty much radiates, “Leave me the fuck alone.” I see it all the time, on every college ca… --- ## [Breaking Bad Questions \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-questions-edited-title/682473)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-questions-edited-title/682473 "2014-03-03T19:33:09Z")
The guy also drove Gus to the hospital where Gus told him just wait here. Anyone know his name? --- ## [Modern Family, Treehouse, Nov. 1, 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-treehouse-nov-1-2011/601748 "2011-11-04T19:53:15Z")
Sofia Vergara and Jennifer Tilly in the same room together? Aggggghhh, the television is torturing me by showing me my wildest dreams! So close and yet so far! “Gift of the vagi” – Cam you’re so pleased with yourself, a… --- ## ["Women are idiots."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-idiots/345826)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-idiots/345826 "2006-03-02T15:44:46Z")
An aquaintance of mine said this recently while eating dinner with myself and a friend. (Note that he would BE a friend, except that he says things like this.) He’s having problems with women i.e. none seem to be interes… --- ## [John Mace, did you get a promotion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mace-did-you-get-a-promotion/767011)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mace-did-you-get-a-promotion/767011 "2016-09-29T22:50:38Z")
We’ve decide\[ed\]? We who? Are you a mod now? --- ## [tell me about learning Japanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-learning-japanese/576969)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-learning-japanese/576969 "2011-04-06T18:09:20Z")
is it hard? --- ## [Demographic changes Roman to Dark Ages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demographic-changes-roman-to-dark-ages/718638)
**Author:** [@Grim\_Render](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grim_Render)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demographic-changes-roman-to-dark-ages/718638 "2015-05-08T19:08:18Z")
Is there anyone out there who has some information or references on the demographic changes that occurred from Roman times to the “dark ages”? Percentage of population living in cities/urban centers, percentage employed… --- ## [Those paper butt gasket things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-paper-butt-gasket-things/490504)
**Author:** [@Clivas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clivas)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-paper-butt-gasket-things/490504 "2009-03-27T02:44:54Z")
When I first started working at my company the bathroom just had a couple of stalls with bare toilets. About a year ago they installed paper toilet seat liner dispensers so you could have a barrier between your butt an… --- ## [When do people lose their virginity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-people-lose-their-virginity/56350)
**Author:** [@threemae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threemae)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2001, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-people-lose-their-virginity/56350 "2001-03-05T15:02:11Z")
So, I was sitting in the back of Latin class today, talking with class mates about sex. The conversation varied a lot, but when it came right down to it, there were quite a few ranges of when people lost thier virginity.… --- ## [Real buildings with a fake address](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-buildings-with-a-fake-address/753656)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2016, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-buildings-with-a-fake-address/753656 "2016-05-08T14:46:38Z")
The TD Garden in Boston claims to have the address of 100 Legends Way. There is no Legends Way. The Garden is on Causeway Street. Are there any other buildings that claim fake addresses? --- ## [I didn't realize that it was considered okay to accuse posters of being drunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-realize-that-it-was-considered-okay-to-accuse-posters-of-being-drunk/629737)
**Author:** [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2012, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-realize-that-it-was-considered-okay-to-accuse-posters-of-being-drunk/629737 "2012-08-05T12:30:47Z")
Unsurprisingly several arguments took place in this thread regarding whether or not there should have been a moment of silence at the opening Olympic ceremony at the 2012 Olympics. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/sh… --- ## [Philosophy, Physics, Spiritual Types - how many distinct Dimensions of reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophy-physics-spiritual-types-how-many-distinct-dimensions-of-reality/777393)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophy-physics-spiritual-types-how-many-distinct-dimensions-of-reality/777393 "2017-01-25T22:29:08Z")
There have been a few Big Think threads lately that have led to discussion, so might as well pile on. In this thread on the everyday application of Determinism vs Free Will: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthre… --- ## [How was Mein Kampf received at the time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-mein-kampf-received-at-the-time/682276)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-mein-kampf-received-at-the-time/682276 "2014-03-01T19:14:00Z")
…and who bought it? According to wiki, Hitler was able to afford a Merc off the back of it whilst still in prison. When it was published in 1925/26, what was the contemporary view of ‘My Struggle’? Were only NSDAP membe… --- ## [How much of being loud during sex is learned vs. (?) personality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-being-loud-during-sex-is-learned-vs-personality/638579)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-being-loud-during-sex-is-learned-vs-personality/638579 "2012-10-23T23:19:16Z")
The question is pretty much in the subject. I’m especially talking about women, since I’ve mostly had female sexual partners. All made some noises of pleasure when things were going on, some more (much more) vocally than… --- ## [Big, painful pimples on my head....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-painful-pimples-on-my-head/451703)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2008, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-painful-pimples-on-my-head/451703 "2008-06-05T03:55:59Z")
I rarely ever get zits on my face, yet, I get big painful zits on my head (in my hair). I’m a clean guy. Shower daily and whatnot. Yet, it seems that no matter the shampoo I use, I get these big ole zits. What are th… --- ## [Is it really possible to "disable" a car with a banana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-possible-to-disable-a-car-with-a-banana/572839)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-possible-to-disable-a-car-with-a-banana/572839 "2011-03-01T16:55:40Z")
In the original Beverly Hills Cop, Axel Foley sabotages an unmarked police car by inserting a banana into its tailpipe. According to what happens in the movie, it looks like doing so causes the car to stall as soon as it… --- ## [Why the Confusion about "Styrofoam"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-confusion-about-styrofoam/409658)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-confusion-about-styrofoam/409658 "2007-07-02T15:48:36Z")
If you go to Dow Chemicals’ own site, or to many other places on the web, you will be pedantically told that there’s no such thing as a “styrofoam cup”. Styrofoam is “a trademark of Dow Chemical for its blue foam polyst… --- ## [Does anyone make a large button MP3 player](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-make-a-large-button-mp3-player/542582)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-make-a-large-button-mp3-player/542582 "2010-06-10T23:57:18Z")
If a person has a spastic disorder and cannot control the small buttons on an mp3 player does anyone manufacture a player that has larger buttons which are easier to manipulate? I have seen TV remotes and calculators tha… --- ## [I'm a woman who doesn't like being called "guy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-woman-who-doesnt-like-being-called-guy/1015683)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 369\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2025, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-woman-who-doesnt-like-being-called-guy/1015683 "2025-06-29T05:29:32Z")
Over in the BBQ “What were you THINKING?” thread has been a lengthy debate over whether it’s OK to call women “guys.” The mods want us to start a whole new thread when it gets like that, so here we are. Many times when … --- ## [Need your help creating questions for baby shower trivia game!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-your-help-creating-questions-for-baby-shower-trivia-game/449497)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-your-help-creating-questions-for-baby-shower-trivia-game/449497 "2008-05-17T01:40:35Z")
I am hosting a baby shower for my sister-in-law this coming weekend, and I am planning a baby trivia game and need your help to come up with some good questions. Basically, the theme is pregnancy, labor & delivery, and n… --- ## ["Split Tongue", slicing your tongue in half - how dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-tongue-slicing-your-tongue-in-half-how-dangerous/175673)
**Author:** [@DrLiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrLiver)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-tongue-slicing-your-tongue-in-half-how-dangerous/175673 "2003-05-25T23:23:16Z")
Check this out: Crazy guy with his tongue split in two!!! :eek: So, how dangerous is that? Can that be reversed? I would think this kind of procedure would be a “forever” kind of thing. Can he still ‘move’ his tongue … --- ## [Does trophy hunting get a bad rap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trophy-hunting-get-a-bad-rap/802376)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trophy-hunting-get-a-bad-rap/802376 "2017-12-02T03:11:50Z")
I can’t remember any time in the past when there was as much public discourse about trophy (“big game”) hunting as there is now. The fact that Trump’s sons like to do it has put it in the spotlight recently, and Trump ju… --- ## [Legal immigrants on the outside because illegals didn't get the same opportunity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-immigrants-on-the-outside-because-illegals-didnt-get-the-same-opportunity/419147)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2007, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-immigrants-on-the-outside-because-illegals-didnt-get-the-same-opportunity/419147 "2007-09-17T00:54:55Z")
Herndon, VA passed an anti-solicitation ordinance because they didn’t want Latino workers congregating at the 7-11 as day laborers. Because these ordinances have been ruled in violation of First Amendment freedom of spe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1681&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1683&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)