# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1688&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:** 1689 --- ## [How long does your average shower take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227)
**Author:** [@Jessity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jessity)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2002, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-your-average-shower-take/130227 "2002-10-03T03:23:10Z")
So I just got out of the shower, and I realized that it didn’t take me very long to do the whole undress/shower/dress thing. Just under ten minutes to: \[ul\] \[li\]Start the shower\[/li\]\[li\]Undress\[/li\]\[li\]Hop in\[/li\]\[li\]… --- ## [I was not very impressed with Godfather 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-not-very-impressed-with-godfather-2/589873)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-not-very-impressed-with-godfather-2/589873 "2011-07-26T14:16:02Z")
Wait, let me explain. I did love the novel Godfather. And I liked the first movie. The second movie, the only part I really liked was the sub-plot of the flashbacks of Vito Corleone. In comparison, Michael Corleone’s p… --- ## [Any love for James Herriot in here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-james-herriot-in-here/579529)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-james-herriot-in-here/579529 "2011-04-28T20:14:05Z")
James Herriot and his “little cat-and-dog stories” are among some of my very favorites! Anybody else? --- ## [Is this the Seventh Party System?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-seventh-party-system/642011)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-seventh-party-system/642011 "2012-12-04T02:21:58Z")
The OP from my GD thread in 2008: The Republican resurgence in 2010 seemed to cast doubt on this analysis, but it seems to have peaked. Now, after the hardest-fought, most expensive election ever, Obama remains presid… --- ## [What's your typing speed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-typing-speed/648381)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-typing-speed/648381 "2013-08-17T14:21:36Z")
If you don’t know you can take the test. Select 1 minute and your desired language, and then choose your topic. Mine is 87 WPM by the way. Poll coming soon… --- ## [How fast does Spider-Man travel webslinging, in MPH?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-does-spider-man-travel-webslinging-in-mph/206924)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-does-spider-man-travel-webslinging-in-mph/206924 "2003-10-13T19:51:11Z")
Has this ever been explicitly mentioned in the comic book? --- ## [How Much Do Truck Drivers Make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-truck-drivers-make/596339)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-truck-drivers-make/596339 "2011-09-15T20:06:15Z")
I’ve been talking to a recruiter at a trucking company, and she mentioned pay “by the mile.” Looks like drivers are paid per mile. I couldn’t get a solid number out of the recruiter. This “per mile” bit concerns me. Is … --- ## [Online Game - 'Funny Farm' (Word association)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110)
**Author:** [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2006, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110 "2006-10-16T03:45:57Z")
I found a online word association game that has kept my attention for better than a week now: Funny Farm. It’s a brilliantly simple word association game that you can attempt to solve on your own, or by working with ot… --- ## [Clueless White Person Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-white-person-question/439516)
**Author:** [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-white-person-question/439516 "2008-03-04T01:57:38Z")
I guess this is the right forum because I want feedback…Move it if needed. Yesterday I was invited and gladly attended the Black History Month presentation at the inner city school where I volunteer each week. The kids … --- ## [Why Didn't the Native Americans Discover Gold in CA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-native-americans-discover-gold-in-ca/347409)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2006, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-native-americans-discover-gold-in-ca/347409 "2006-03-09T00:49:47Z")
Or did they? According to this link http://www.pbs.org/goldrush/discovery.html “Sutter’s undoing began 50 miles northeast of his fort on the American River. In late 1847, James Marshall and about 20 men were sent to the… --- ## [Locks aren't unique, are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locks-arent-unique-are-they/475133)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locks-arent-unique-are-they/475133 "2008-12-02T17:40:48Z")
There are millions of doors on homes and cars and other things that have locks, but how many lock patterns are there? They can’t all be as unique as snowflakes, right? Do they sort this out by creating a lot of different… --- ## [Chuck (5/24/2010): "Chuck vs the Subway; Chuck vs the Ring: Part II"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-5-24-2010-chuck-vs-the-subway-chuck-vs-the-ring-part-ii/540566)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-5-24-2010-chuck-vs-the-subway-chuck-vs-the-ring-part-ii/540566 "2010-05-31T03:16:21Z")
It’s the two-hour season finale tonight! This appears to be two one-hour episodes shown back to back, rather than an actual single two-hour episode. I think the question on everyone’s mind is whether Ellie is going to … --- ## [If we do hit the debt ceiling, we should make other cuts rather than default on our debt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-do-hit-the-debt-ceiling-we-should-make-other-cuts-rather-than-default-on-our-debt/590711)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-do-hit-the-debt-ceiling-we-should-make-other-cuts-rather-than-default-on-our-debt/590711 "2011-07-31T14:33:13Z")
Please correct me if I don’t properly understand the situation. Right now we’re taking in X billion in revenues and paying out Y billion in expenditures every month, with Y being somewhere around 2x. Due to decreased ta… --- ## [Why are people so obsessed with Star Trek?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-obsessed-with-star-trek/453381)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-so-obsessed-with-star-trek/453381 "2008-06-24T01:28:31Z")
What is with the star trek obsession with many people – they dress up in uniforms and try to learn klingon. Seems strange – this also applies to star wars. Why do people so love these two movie/franchises, and not say, … --- ## [Americans: what were you taught about the theory of evolution in school (but before college)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-what-were-you-taught-about-the-theory-of-evolution-in-school-but-before-college/727082)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-what-were-you-taught-about-the-theory-of-evolution-in-school-but-before-college/727082 "2015-09-12T00:25:22Z")
In junior, middle, or high school, in other words? The other day, for no reason I can identify, I chanced to think about a river tour I went on as part of CLUE (Creative Learning in a Unique Environment), a special clas… --- ## [Soap-under- the-sheet therapy for nocturnal leg cramps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap-under-the-sheet-therapy-for-nocturnal-leg-cramps/276574)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap-under-the-sheet-therapy-for-nocturnal-leg-cramps/276574 "2014-01-21T14:43:30Z")
Soap-under- the-sheet therapy What is supposed to be the mechanism of cure here? --- ## [what do folks think about eating liver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-folks-think-about-eating-liver/542158)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-folks-think-about-eating-liver/542158 "2010-06-07T14:34:56Z")
when i was young my mother served liver and i had to eat it cause it was good for me. i learnt to like it… ok, i think liver has all sorts of vitamins and minerals and protein etc, but it is also the body’s detoxifying … --- ## [Intellectual Property and the Blue Man Group](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intellectual-property-and-the-blue-man-group/544676)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intellectual-property-and-the-blue-man-group/544676 "2010-06-30T00:15:36Z")
On a recent episode of America’s Got Talent, a young man performed a very clever rendition of Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train on an instrument he and his father had built at home. It was a sort-of xylophone made of PVC pipes… --- ## [Ask the Fox News reporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-fox-news-reporter/171665)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-fox-news-reporter/171665 "2003-05-01T17:03:19Z")
For fair and balanced answers to your questions, you can ask me anything you want. Just to help get the ball rolling, I’ll offer a few topics that Fox News Dynamic Polls show are of importance to the American people. (No… --- ## [Does Joe Biden have dementia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-joe-biden-have-dementia/947334)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-joe-biden-have-dementia/947334 "2021-08-02T09:15:28Z")
On another discussion board I frequent, I saw a discussion about whether or not Joe Biden is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The evidence they point to is various public appearances during which he seems to … --- ## [So the company is based in Africa. And it's called... Nigaz... mmkay.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-company-is-based-in-africa-and-its-called-nigaz-mmkay/501045)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-company-is-based-in-africa-and-its-called-nigaz-mmkay/501045 "2009-07-02T03:21:18Z")
Not really pitworthy but the responses may be. Gazprom seals $2.5 Billion Nigerian Deal I can already imagine 9,420 button down white guys calling their brokers to place orders for stock just for the erections they’ll… --- ## [Gamestop's "insurance policy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamestops-insurance-policy/349708)
**Author:** [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2006, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamestops-insurance-policy/349708 "2006-03-26T11:04:01Z")
I went to pick up Oblivion for PC at Gamestop and the sales guy starts hassling me to buy their $3 insurance policy. When I said no thanks he replied “but it’s a 60 dollar game!” So I should give you more money for a bul… --- ## [Frustrated About The University](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frustrated-about-the-university/651678)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frustrated-about-the-university/651678 "2013-03-03T01:40:07Z")
I’ve been strongly interested in re-training as a paralegal. But getting ahold of the guy in charge of the program at my local university is absurd! He doesn’t return calls, and he’s the only guy who can tell me what c… --- ## [How easily can a hacker break your password.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easily-can-a-hacker-break-your-password/776367)
**Author:** [@flyingsid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flyingsid)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easily-can-a-hacker-break-your-password/776367 "2017-01-11T01:04:23Z")
I joined this forum only a few days back. Likewise, I have accounts in several apps and e-commerce site. I was thinking whether my password was strong enough? I read on a blog about how to select a good password. https:… --- ## [Do graffiti sprayers have any legal rights if a business uses their "art" in ads or logos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-graffiti-sprayers-have-any-legal-rights-if-a-business-uses-their-art-in-ads-or-logos/781971)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-graffiti-sprayers-have-any-legal-rights-if-a-business-uses-their-art-in-ads-or-logos/781971 "2018-02-20T01:50:04Z")
Per this story New ‘United Crushers’ Beer Raising Red Flags with Artists What legal rights, if any, would a graffiti artist have if someone copies their works and uses it on advertising and logos? --- ## [Did you ever mail cereal boxtops to get neat stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-mail-cereal-boxtops-to-get-neat-stuff/675691)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-mail-cereal-boxtops-to-get-neat-stuff/675691 "2013-12-10T23:05:58Z")
Seeing the thread about “Why did it used take so long to receive stuff by mail” reminded me of the times I mailed cereal boxtops with quarters taped to them. We lived in a small town, so we didn’t have stores with neat … --- ## [der Faden, wo mann deutsche Unterhaltung hat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-faden-wo-mann-deutsche-unterhaltung-hat/171479)
**Author:** [@phraser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phraser)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-faden-wo-mann-deutsche-unterhaltung-hat/171479 "2003-04-30T05:42:55Z")
Inspired by this thread. Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Ich habe, wann ich war in die Schule, ein bisschen Deutsch gelernt. Seit fast 5 Jahre spreche ich nicht sehr viel der Sprach, aber ich moechte betreiben. Ich mache wahrs… --- ## [Your secret ingredients](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-secret-ingredients/683860)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-secret-ingredients/683860 "2014-03-22T17:45:28Z")
I think we’ve done this kind of thread before, but I love learning other peoples’ kitchen tricks! I just made an apple crumble, and I added a few big handfuls of sesame seeds to the topping. Delish! I buy them in a … --- ## [Successful books that became successful movies and successful TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successful-books-that-became-successful-movies-and-successful-tv-shows/496524)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successful-books-that-became-successful-movies-and-successful-tv-shows/496524 "2009-05-16T14:20:44Z")
The only one I can think of is MAS\*H. The criteria are the book came first and wash successful, followed by a successful movie and TV show (or TV show and then a movie). --- ## [Fable III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fable-iii/552404)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2010, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fable-iii/552404 "2010-12-06T09:22:24Z")
The latest instalment of the…much discussed Lionhead franchise is out on October 26th (according to wiki), and I haven’t seen a thread yet, so here we are. Despite being very much maligned in some circles, I’m quite a f… --- ## [Why wasn't Banastre Tarleton executed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-banastre-tarleton-executed/519949)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-banastre-tarleton-executed/519949 "2026-06-27T09:38:06Z")
Tarleton, a dashing British cavalry officer during the American Revolution, was also a brutal, cruel, vicious cutthroat, according to his critics. He was notorious for killing prisoners after they’d surrendered, or no… --- ## [Why does Saudi Arabia allow Shi'ites to perform the Hajj?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-saudi-arabia-allow-shiites-to-perform-the-hajj/611964)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-saudi-arabia-allow-shiites-to-perform-the-hajj/611964 "2012-02-07T20:22:56Z")
From my understanding, the Wahabi view of Shi’a, which is also the official position of the Saudi government, is that Shi’ites are not Muslims, but rather polytheistic kafir (infidels) not deserving of the even same meag… --- ## [Trump uses Asians to undermine affirmative action](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-uses-asians-to-undermine-affirmative-action/793179)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2017, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-uses-asians-to-undermine-affirmative-action/793179 "2017-08-18T01:12:00Z")
The Trump administration is using discrimination against Asians in college admissions as a wedge to pry open a broader debate on affirmative action. IMHO it is pretty clear that there is discrimination against Asians … --- ## [Is Hillary running to win, or not to lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillary-running-to-win-or-not-to-lose/726968)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillary-running-to-win-or-not-to-lose/726968 "2015-08-07T22:08:23Z")
First off, I can’t imagine what it would take for me to vote for other than the Dem nominee. Not sure what I’ll do in the primary. And I hate that the election is such big news/money this far in advance. My days as a … --- ## [What mechanism could cause Krypton to explode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mechanism-could-cause-krypton-to-explode/719642)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2015, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mechanism-could-cause-krypton-to-explode/719642 "2015-05-14T09:01:26Z")
So, a hypothetical: is there any known type of chemical or nuclear reaction that could cause a Krypton-sized world to explode? (Note: I hope this doesn’t go off to Café Society, because I’m asking if something like the… --- ## [Can you help me spell two names in Cyrillic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-spell-two-names-in-cyrillic/534492)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-spell-two-names-in-cyrillic/534492 "2010-03-31T22:23:54Z")
I’ve gone to Google images, looking for the spelling of the names Nicholas and Alexandra in Cyrillic. I’ll get icons for St. Nicholas but the resolution on my screen makes the letters fuzzy. Can you point me to a place… --- ## [How bad does a crime have to get before you'd be willing to turn a friend or loved one in for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-crime-have-to-get-before-youd-be-willing-to-turn-a-friend-or-loved-one-in-for-it/710964)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-crime-have-to-get-before-youd-be-willing-to-turn-a-friend-or-loved-one-in-for-it/710964 "2015-02-06T16:12:58Z")
A friend or a loved one commits a crime and you know they did it. Not only do you know, but, if called upon, you can prove they did it. You can try to get them to promise never to commit the crime again, but you can’t … --- ## [How can we know if a racist changed and how long is the statute of limitations for a racist past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-know-if-a-racist-changed-and-how-long-is-the-statute-of-limitations-for-a-racist-past/754714)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-know-if-a-racist-changed-and-how-long-is-the-statute-of-limitations-for-a-racist-past/754714 "2016-05-17T17:06:43Z")
There’s a larger debate to be had, namely the ethics of social media policing, but I don’t want to have that debate. Instead, let’s look at a specific incident where something was uncovered. Eater.com is a popular food … --- ## [Half-naked passed-out women in bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-naked-passed-out-women-in-bars/122126)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2002, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-naked-passed-out-women-in-bars/122126 "2002-08-06T23:05:02Z")
I really have to figure how to turn my mom switch off. I go to a bar tonight for a farewell party for my boss at my Little Job, and there are a lot of really loud, really drunk people there when we arrive. One girl in … --- ## [Why do Republicans hate the poor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-republicans-hate-the-poor/178346)
**Author:** [@Saxman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saxman)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2003, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-republicans-hate-the-poor/178346 "2003-06-09T14:19:27Z")
(or, “My Salute To Classic GD Threads”) Tax Law Omits Child Credit in Low-Income Brackets Republicans preferred to give dividend tax cuts to the rich instead of child credits to the poor. Why do Republicans hate the … --- ## [Ladies, would you be offended if... (masturbation thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-be-offended-if-masturbation-thread/179469)
**Author:** [@WillSantini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillSantini)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2016, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-be-offended-if-masturbation-thread/179469 "2016-01-27T13:39:00Z")
…a guy told you that you are often the subject of his masturbation fantasies? A guy, you have never been romantically involved with, perhaps a coworker, or a friend, admits to you that in his fantasies, you are often th… --- ## [Did Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Murder Virginia Rappe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-roscoe-fatty-arbuckle-murder-virginia-rappe/62904)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-roscoe-fatty-arbuckle-murder-virginia-rappe/62904 "2013-07-16T20:02:33Z")
Ahh, the rarity. A planned debate amongst Dopers. Since this is my one thousandth Posting here, I’ll throw down the glove and let the Debate begin. I hereby assert that Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle did NOT murder Virgina Rap… --- ## [The lady in the Polident commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401)
**Author:** [@butterfiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butterfiles)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-in-the-polident-commercial/685401 "2014-04-08T13:28:02Z")
And the writer(s): “Dentures are very different to real teeth.” --- ## [What about things that are supposed to b sexy but are a complete turnoff?.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465)
**Author:** [@natale106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/natale106)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2001, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465 "2001-10-30T23:23:50Z")
After reading the previous thread on “things that are sexy but shouldnt be” prompted me to ask eveyone What about things that are supposed to b sexy but are a complete turnoff?. --- ## [Reliability of Snopes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reliability-of-snopes/656924)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reliability-of-snopes/656924 "2013-05-01T04:53:54Z")
In my ongoing Quest for Universal Truth™, I have frequently turned to Snopes.com for help in debunking myths and hoaxes. Lately, I’ve been chastised by a couple of friends, who seem to believe that Barbara and David Mikk… --- ## [Were tomatoes really considered poisonous long ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-tomatoes-really-considered-poisonous-long-ago/149386)
**Author:** [@Hermann\_Cheruscan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermann_Cheruscan)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-tomatoes-really-considered-poisonous-long-ago/149386 "2003-01-19T19:00:21Z")
There I was at work today, munching on a tomato at breaktime. And then my co-worker comes up to me and tells me that tomatoes were considered poisonous up until around 200 years ago. I find this hard to believe. Is it t… --- ## [Survivor: One World February 29 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-one-world-february-29-2012/614413)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-one-world-february-29-2012/614413 "2012-03-04T04:08:01Z")
“Jeff, can we see the last two votes?” Hey, it doesn’t hurt to ask. Kind of a boring episode. All I’ve learned is that I don’t like that “Dude, I’m jacked up to be here right now!” guy. --- ## [BLowjobs are now illegal!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blowjobs-are-now-illegal/147960)
**Author:** [@BURNER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BURNER)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blowjobs-are-now-illegal/147960 "2003-01-23T20:32:22Z")
Good to see the government can still fabricate charges for people. Maybe Barney Fife doesnt know what to charge them with because they didnt do anything illegal in the first place. --- ## [Small penises](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-penises/809741)
**Author:** [@toefungus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toefungus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-penises/809741 "2018-03-13T19:33:28Z")
Common sense tells us that if women actually preferred large penises then evolution would have stepped up to the plate and made it universal. --- ## [Stuck Between A Rock and BLM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-between-a-rock-and-blm/759272)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-between-a-rock-and-blm/759272 "2016-07-09T18:14:43Z")
What to do when an oppressed minority finds itself in the crosshairs of a louder, less polite, and less scrupulous minority? Well, on Sunday, the soft-spoken, dignified gay community of Toronto found out: you get steamro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1687&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1689&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)