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**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-dondra/609630 "2012-01-20T07:13:02Z")
We haven’t been able to keep her blood pressure up, and I keep having to follow her around so that she doesn’t fall. She has been in the hospital three times in the last year. Thank you Bill --- ## [My daughter (teen) is lesbian or bi, but she hasn't told me. Should I bring it up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-teen-is-lesbian-or-bi-but-she-hasnt-told-me-should-i-bring-it-up/782657)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-teen-is-lesbian-or-bi-but-she-hasnt-told-me-should-i-bring-it-up/782657 "2017-03-22T19:11:03Z")
My daughter is 13 now. A little over a year ago, a flurry of activities started amongst her circle of friends, which included my daughter asking out a female classmate, writing poetry to the classmate, developing a stro… --- ## [Why making military tech so hard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-making-military-tech-so-hard/752984)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2016, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-making-military-tech-so-hard/752984 "2016-04-29T08:47:35Z")
So the recent announcement about North Korean missile launch got me thinking. Why are such things considered such a milestone? We are talking about something the cold war superpowers were able to do 50 years ago. If NK … --- ## [OK Doper, Identify This Animal!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-doper-identify-this-animal/249004)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2004, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-doper-identify-this-animal/249004 "2004-06-10T22:50:00Z")
An unknown animal has been seen in North Carolina. LINK What the heck is it? :confused: :confused: --- ## [Junk Mail retaliation: can I get in trouble for this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junk-mail-retaliation-can-i-get-in-trouble-for-this/306257)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junk-mail-retaliation-can-i-get-in-trouble-for-this/306257 "2013-01-25T13:14:21Z")
I once heard (very long ago, can’t remember exactly) that Junk Mail people don’t have to pay for the postage on what they send out, only what they get back. For years since I heard that I will remove the insides of junk… --- ## [List your little personal fix-it triumphs here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-little-personal-fix-it-triumphs-here/625188)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-little-personal-fix-it-triumphs-here/625188 "2012-07-22T20:26:03Z")
I just fixed an expensive vacuum cleaner that was throwing belts. I glued a small spacer on the drive motor shaft that stopped the belt from wandering. Cost - zero. Time - 10 minutes. A small victory in the war again… --- ## [More love from the Jesus fan club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-love-from-the-jesus-fan-club/290189)
**Author:** [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-love-from-the-jesus-fan-club/290189 "2005-02-21T13:22:25Z")
On CNN, there’s a story about a rural Virginia school district that incorporates Bible lessons into the elementary school curriculum. Of course, the kids take the Bible lessons at a local church and one can have one’s ch… --- ## [What actor's been action figured the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2005, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321 "2005-05-20T02:52:35Z")
Um, yeah, so that’s the question. Who’s been made into a commercially produced action figure for the most roles? In considering, each role counts once. So for example Ian McKellen gets two, one for Magneto and one for… --- ## [Why do plastic soda bottles have those weird five-nubbed bottoms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-plastic-soda-bottles-have-those-weird-five-nubbed-bottoms/398087)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-plastic-soda-bottles-have-those-weird-five-nubbed-bottoms/398087 "2007-03-31T05:12:39Z")
Glass ones don’t. Is it just a weird design quirk or does it actually serve some purpose? --- ## [Can a lawyer defend a client if said lawyer is a witness to the crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-lawyer-defend-a-client-if-said-lawyer-is-a-witness-to-the-crime/537114)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-lawyer-defend-a-client-if-said-lawyer-is-a-witness-to-the-crime/537114 "2010-04-23T22:11:40Z")
(Inspired by this GD thread) Scenario: A defense attorney and a close friend (a colleague from the same firm) are having lunch at an outdoor cafe. Another man, who also works for this firm and is known by name to both d… --- ## [Is there any way to exit a car underwater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-exit-a-car-underwater/692753)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-exit-a-car-underwater/692753 "2014-07-11T23:55:49Z")
When I was growing up, you learned that if your car somehow went underwater, you first opened a window and then the door to get out. AFAIK, there is no way of opening a window once the electrical system is out. There w… --- ## [Sony and the RIAA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-and-the-riaa/405497)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-and-the-riaa/405497 "2007-05-30T09:15:20Z")
After my daughter received a pre-suit letter from the RIAA, which I consider Sony to be the biggest member of, I decided to never buy another Sony CD. Then I realized that Sony is infesting our house. Ever since colleg… --- ## [What's noteworthy about your day in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-noteworthy-about-your-day-in-the-mmp/946293)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-noteworthy-about-your-day-in-the-mmp/946293 "2021-07-19T04:20:29Z")
Just FYI, on this day in 1962, “iconic British rock band the Rolling Stones performed their first show, billed as the Rollin’ Stones, at a club in London.” (copied from here.) And on this day in 1962, I was enjoying sum… --- ## [Why is hydroelectric power only practical in certain places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hydroelectric-power-only-practical-in-certain-places/577018)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hydroelectric-power-only-practical-in-certain-places/577018 "2011-04-04T17:37:42Z")
It seems that you can only generate hydroelectric power at certain areas where you construct massive dams, but I don’t understand why this is. Why couldn’t you just take a running river and set up turbines to be spun by… --- ## [HVAC Lennox 15GSCX vs Trane XL14C](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-lennox-15gscx-vs-trane-xl14c/650802)
**Author:** [@mdenisem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mdenisem)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-lennox-15gscx-vs-trane-xl14c/650802 "2013-02-25T03:21:59Z")
Hello all. We’re at the end of a long search for a new, 2-ton package unit (AC/Heat) for our DC home. Our 14 year-old Goodman was declared non-functioning in December. Because it was mild here, and we have zoned heati… --- ## [What to read after The Catcher in the Rye - (Book Recommendation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-read-after-the-catcher-in-the-rye-book-recommendation/367465)
**Author:** [@MessyPaint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MessyPaint)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-read-after-the-catcher-in-the-rye-book-recommendation/367465 "2016-07-11T19:16:33Z")
So this was my first time reading The Catcher in the Rye and I was really grabbed by it; I went straight through it in 8 hours. I just browsed the bookstore yesterday looking for some new friends and everyone I picked u… --- ## [Five years down the drain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-years-down-the-drain/456528)
**Author:** [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2008, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-years-down-the-drain/456528 "2008-07-29T03:18:49Z")
Five years with Brandy, and she just broke it off. For good. I know that in a previous thread I talked about us breaking up, but that was only for a night. This is permanent. I don’t know what to do, where to go. What ab… --- ## [Aussies: Ending a statement with "yeah?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-ending-a-statement-with-yeah/695693)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-ending-a-statement-with-yeah/695693 "2014-08-19T15:33:30Z")
Maybe it’s not just Aussies, because I’ve seen them do this on Orphan Black which is a Canadian show. But anyway, someone will make a statement and then follow it with a “Yeah?” prompting a response from the person bein… --- ## [Chivalry Sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chivalry-sucks/34649)
**Author:** [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2000, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chivalry-sucks/34649 "2000-09-29T13:28:17Z")
Now, I know I’m going to get a whole lot of negative response to this, from both male and female… I get it all the time. My beef is chivalry. Which, in my opinion can be also said as chauvinism. I’m what some call a mi… --- ## [I don't understand how coupons work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-how-coupons-work/590220)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-how-coupons-work/590220 "2011-08-05T18:37:18Z")
I just went through a package of over 150 coupons and there was nothing there I would ever need or want. How do persons save money using coupons for purchases? There were brand name vegetables in cans (WalMart is cheape… --- ## [Glee: 2.17 "A Night of Neglect" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-17-a-night-of-neglect-open-spoilers/579009)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-17-a-night-of-neglect-open-spoilers/579009 "2011-04-25T01:48:09Z")
\[QUOTE=TV Guide\] The glee kids come to the aid of another struggling club. \[/QUOTE\] Glee’s back tonight. Gwyneth Paltrow’s back as Miss Holly Holiday. Also it looks like we’re finally going to get to see Sunshi… --- ## [Bananas and THC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bananas-and-thc/87571)
**Author:** [@Malinthas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malinthas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2001, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bananas-and-thc/87571 "2001-10-16T00:01:11Z")
A friend of mine recently proposed that smoking banana peels gets you high because they contain high levels of THC, that holy grail chemical of mary jane lovers the worls over. Supposedly, putting your 'nana peels in the… --- ## [Which part of the U.S. Constitution has been violated the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-part-of-the-u-s-constitution-has-been-violated-the-most/711443)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-part-of-the-u-s-constitution-has-been-violated-the-most/711443 "2015-02-10T20:40:07Z")
Debated whether to put this in GD (no pun intended), but I hope there might be a factual answer based on the findings of the Supreme Court and the lower courts. Unfortunately my knowledge of SCOTUS case law history and n… --- ## [Bloomberg Republican debate 10/11/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-republican-debate-10-11-11/599380)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-republican-debate-10-11-11/599380 "2011-10-13T13:54:06Z")
I didn’t have a chance to watch this but Michelle Bachmann apparently managed to get a couple of lovely crazy remarks out - in knocking Cain’s 9-9-9 plan she said “You turn the 9-9-9 plan upside down, and the devil’s in… --- ## [Play your Pics and Watch them Sound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-your-pics-and-watch-them-sound/642808)
**Author:** [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/play-your-pics-and-watch-them-sound/642808 "2013-07-01T16:17:51Z")
So, during the last couple of months I’ve been: Been busy with my first kid: Lile María Been busy with my first Android App I’m very happy and still busy with 1; she’s beautiful indeed and a very happy kid. If you get… --- ## [What are these "old fashioned" Christmas lights called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-old-fashioned-christmas-lights-called/705516)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-old-fashioned-christmas-lights-called/705516 "2014-11-26T05:00:54Z")
When I was a kid (1980s) we had some lights that I can’t find at any store. I call them spiky Christmas lights and they looked like this. That is the only picture I could find of them on the Internet. The employees at… --- ## [Tell me about Austin Texas before I move there..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-austin-texas-before-i-move-there/431687)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-austin-texas-before-i-move-there/431687 "2008-01-03T22:25:30Z")
What’s great? What sucks? Of the outlying areas, where is the best place to get land and a funky old house? Exactly how miserably hot and sticky does it actually get? Etc. --- ## [One year, one month, two days, twelve hours and eight minutes from now...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-year-one-month-two-days-twelve-hours-and-eight-minutes-from-now/430554)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2007, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-year-one-month-two-days-twelve-hours-and-eight-minutes-from-now/430554 "2007-12-31T07:59:19Z")
Goddamn but I am tired. I’m tired of my fellow servicemen dying. I’m tired of phony optimism. I’m tired of feeling like a pawn in someone’s sick game. I’m tired of universal revulsion. Mostly, I’m tired of being tir… --- ## [Infidelity experiences: ever cheat or been cheated on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infidelity-experiences-ever-cheat-or-been-cheated-on/365201)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2006, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infidelity-experiences-ever-cheat-or-been-cheated-on/365201 "2006-07-25T03:16:52Z")
In other thread of mine, we’ve been discussingcumulative sexual experience and its effect on a new relationship. In one post, Linty Fresh wrote Which to me suggests another thread possibility. Have you ever cheated? Ev… --- ## [Met a very influential person who could help my kid get into a competitive Uni. What now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/met-a-very-influential-person-who-could-help-my-kid-get-into-a-competitive-uni-what-now/657789)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/met-a-very-influential-person-who-could-help-my-kid-get-into-a-competitive-uni-what-now/657789 "2013-05-10T19:12:11Z")
I had 4 tickets to a concert and needed to sell 2. I put them on Craig’s List and a guy contacted me about buying them. After a few email exchanges and voice mails, I realized this guy was a very highly placed figure in … --- ## [People on the Internet sure are smart!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-internet-sure-are-smart/545780)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-internet-sure-are-smart/545780 "2010-07-10T01:55:57Z")
I just love how many people on the Internet have amazingly high IQs and don’t seem to realize just how exceedingly rare they are. I was reading the profile of a woman on OKCupid who writes “you should message me if your … --- ## [Most common typo/bad spelling/grammar on the web?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-typo-bad-spelling-grammar-on-the-web/74319)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2001, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-typo-bad-spelling-grammar-on-the-web/74319 "2001-10-17T23:22:26Z")
OK, so what is it then? ‘Teh’ (The) ? ‘Definately’ ? or is it Your instead of You’re? --- ## [Asian Cooking and corn (maize)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-cooking-and-corn-maize/589479)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-cooking-and-corn-maize/589479 "2011-07-20T19:44:39Z")
My wife and I have eaten a great deal of Asian food over the years and I’ve realized that corn, or maize of you prefer, is absent. Other than those little baby corn things used in many dishes. Is there no tradition of us… --- ## [Need a more PC term for "tar baby"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-more-pc-term-for-tar-baby/621420)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-more-pc-term-for-tar-baby/621420 "2012-05-12T15:53:56Z")
What’s an easier way to say a situation is something one shouldn’t get involved with because you won’t easily get out again, that it will come back to hurt you? More than “quagmire,” the getting stuck part, but also the… --- ## [Under-truss bridges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-truss-bridges/650270)
**Author:** [@cultivar07](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cultivar07)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-truss-bridges/650270 "2013-02-15T17:26:38Z")
Why are bridges like these stable? http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/prefab/images/psbs047.gif Wound’t the under-truss structure add a lot of extra weight to bring the bridge down? --- ## [People who wallow in past glories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-wallow-in-past-glories/806041)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2018, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-wallow-in-past-glories/806041 "2018-01-14T03:27:18Z")
Fodder for sitcoms - Howard Wolowitz going on and on about being and astronaut, Al Bundy reliving his football triumphs at Polk High - but have you encountered it in real life? This came to mind because yesterday I got … --- ## [Is Alcoholics Anonymous a cult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alcoholics-anonymous-a-cult/450809)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alcoholics-anonymous-a-cult/450809 "2008-05-31T02:18:17Z")
Over in this thread several dopers have referred to AA as a cult. Googling “AA is a cult” brings up several web sites which argue that AA is a cult. Here is a good one. Is there a reason AA isn’t criticized as harshly… --- ## [Canned salmon cakes on a George Foreman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-salmon-cakes-on-a-george-foreman/572812)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-salmon-cakes-on-a-george-foreman/572812 "2011-02-28T23:59:12Z")
Hello all smart cooking-type people. My husband has expressed a wild-ass desire for salmon patties/cakes, but he doesn’t want fried-in-the-frying-pan ones. Until Google this morning, I had no idea that NOT frying them … --- ## [1250 watt appliance... how do I calculate cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1250-watt-appliance-how-do-i-calculate-cost/139188)
**Author:** [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2002, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1250-watt-appliance-how-do-i-calculate-cost/139188 "2002-11-28T16:34:18Z")
I have an outdoor pond. I have to keep a hole in the ice so that my fish will survive the winter. The pond store sold me a small heater for this purpose. The heater is rated at 1250 watts. It would run pretty much co… --- ## [I just told some Shriners to go to hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-told-some-shriners-to-go-to-hell/209394)
**Author:** [@hlanelee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hlanelee)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-told-some-shriners-to-go-to-hell/209394 "2018-01-05T20:52:15Z")
Just got back from the grocery store. On the way in I was met by a Shriner solicting for their cause, I went past. As I went through the store getting the things we needed, I thought about it and got angry. I don’t ha… --- ## [Screwing up the world with a teleporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screwing-up-the-world-with-a-teleporter/637644)
**Author:** [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screwing-up-the-world-with-a-teleporter/637644 "2012-10-17T11:37:06Z")
In the follow up to my escapades with a time machine, everyone’s least-favourite dick has got himself a new toy. Now I’m a Dick with a Teleporter and I’m look for new and interesting ways to screw the world up. The tel… --- ## [Really sweaty after getting out of the shower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-sweaty-after-getting-out-of-the-shower/307951)
**Author:** [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2005, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-sweaty-after-getting-out-of-the-shower/307951 "2005-06-14T21:50:23Z")
I’ve noticed that once I take a shower, I sweat very easily and profusely for the “first time,” and then go back to my normal sweatiness afterwards. That is, if I were to get up and go out without taking a shower, I wou… --- ## [Peein' In the Pool.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peein-in-the-pool/648105)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peein-in-the-pool/648105 "2013-01-24T22:11:21Z")
\[Dear Cecil:\] True story. When I was still a little kid, say about 9 or 10, my family and I would go to a public swimming pool in a nearby suburb. One time while there, I was in the shallow end, slowly walking across th… --- ## [More scrutiny: Law enforcement tracks your license plate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-scrutiny-law-enforcement-tracks-your-license-plate/663974)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-scrutiny-law-enforcement-tracks-your-license-plate/663974 "2013-07-26T12:40:42Z")
One more way you’re being scrutinized by the Government: Many police departments and other law enforcement scan license plates going by on the street and record them into a database, to build a record of any particular … --- ## [Automotive: temperature gauge spikes/falls repeatedly, then coolant top-off fixes problem. Odd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automotive-temperature-gauge-spikes-falls-repeatedly-then-coolant-top-off-fixes-problem-odd/681663)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automotive-temperature-gauge-spikes-falls-repeatedly-then-coolant-top-off-fixes-problem-odd/681663 "2014-02-19T17:11:07Z")
I took our 2003 Ford Taurus SES (6 cyl, DOHC) to our mechanic yesterday, presenting the symptom described in the question above. After driving the car for about 45 minutes Saturday afternoon (mostly interstate) and notic… --- ## [Should an adult be allowed to physically move a stranger's misbehaving kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-an-adult-be-allowed-to-physically-move-a-strangers-misbehaving-kid/401337)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-an-adult-be-allowed-to-physically-move-a-strangers-misbehaving-kid/401337 "2007-04-26T19:44:24Z")
Is it okay for an adult to physically remove a stranger’s misbehaving child from an area, and deliver him/her to the people in charge? This is inspired by a local news case here In another piece on this story, the par… --- ## [I don't understand how magnetism works at a distance.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-how-magnetism-works-at-a-distance/468257)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-how-magnetism-works-at-a-distance/468257 "2008-10-21T01:55:21Z")
My wife picked up, just for fun, some strong rare-earth magnets. I’m baffled by how magnetism works. I can sort of wrap my head around gravity, but what is magnetism? Yes, yes, I know, it’s all about the electrons. B… --- ## [Plate Armor vs. Grizzly Attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plate-armor-vs-grizzly-attack/288891)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2005, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plate-armor-vs-grizzly-attack/288891 "2005-02-11T10:01:29Z")
Could a man in the finest plate armor of the late middle ages withstand a grizzly bear attack? If you gave him a decent polearm, say a halberd, would he have a decent chance of killing the beast? Or would the bear have a… --- ## [I am an Instant Messenger SLUT!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-instant-messenger-slut/26473)
**Author:** [@Brunetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brunetter)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2000, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-instant-messenger-slut/26473 "2000-07-24T13:51:19Z")
Oh yes I am. I was doing ok with just ICQ installed … I have a cable modem and work from my home, so I am always online and chatting with several friends and acquaintances around the country - nay, the world. Then I fou… --- ## [Observations about England](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/observations-about-england/706272)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/observations-about-england/706272 "2014-12-08T17:30:34Z")
I’ve just moved back to England, having last lived here for a year over a decade ago. (I’m American.) Some mundane, pointless observations I need to get off my chest: You’re still not mixing your taps? Why?? I kno… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1686&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1688&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)