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**Author:** [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-long-does-a-razor-last-you/745088 "2016-02-10T22:33:07Z")
My apologies if this has already been discussed–I searched and did not see it. We seem to be getting inundated with commercials for razors that claim to last longer than Chinese civilization, with the implication being … --- ## [Exactly what was so horrible about disco?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-what-was-so-horrible-about-disco/247307)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2004, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-what-was-so-horrible-about-disco/247307 "2004-06-04T16:44:20Z")
Inspired by the recent American Idol discussions. Okay, I was born in the 70’s, so obviously I don’t have any memories of what American culture was like in that era. However, I understand the horrors of the Vietnam war… --- ## [Rolls Royce tale.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolls-royce-tale/625417)
**Author:** [@pdunderhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdunderhill)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2012, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolls-royce-tale/625417 "2012-06-20T10:09:15Z")
Afternoon good people, my Father told me the following story but I’ve never been able to verify it and wondered if anyone could provide a cite? Just after the Second World War RR were sent a beautiful laquered box by o… --- ## [All but one of Roald Dahl's works of fiction to be removed from history. Which one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-but-one-of-roald-dahls-works-of-fiction-to-be-removed-from-history-which-one/625782)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-but-one-of-roald-dahls-works-of-fiction-to-be-removed-from-history-which-one/625782 "2012-06-24T10:45:50Z")
For reasons that may be summarized as me being a petty jackass, I have decided to reduce the level of beauty and joy in the world yet again. This time I’ll be hopping in the continua buggy and … oh, let’s just say persua… --- ## [James Brady, shot 33 years ago, his death this week declared a "homicide." How can that be legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-brady-shot-33-years-ago-his-death-this-week-declared-a-homicide-how-can-that-be-legal/695122)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-brady-shot-33-years-ago-his-death-this-week-declared-a-homicide-how-can-that-be-legal/695122 "2014-08-10T01:50:48Z")
See subject. Or, simply, the question is “huh?” There are laws applicable to competent judgements of medical examiners, I presume. Is this case normal? As well as laws regarding crimes which certainly interest a guy wh… --- ## [Tom DeLay says the Democrats lack seriousness on foreign policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-delay-says-the-democrats-lack-seriousness-on-foreign-policy/191098)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-delay-says-the-democrats-lack-seriousness-on-foreign-policy/191098 "2003-08-01T16:52:44Z")
Huh? What? Its a trap! Run! Run! --- ## [I can't kill bugs. Help me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-kill-bugs-help-me/494239)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-kill-bugs-help-me/494239 "2020-11-01T17:46:17Z")
I have an overdeveloped sense of empathy, to the point where I feel sorry for inatimate objects when it comes time to throw them out. This means I have a tendency for hoarding, although I fight it as much as I can. I’m… --- ## [Innocuous things with bad associations for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocuous-things-with-bad-associations-for-you/618129)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocuous-things-with-bad-associations-for-you/618129 "2012-04-18T00:11:20Z")
I was just thinking of a few things that I prefer to avoid or not think about too much, because they are connected with an unpleasant memory. I’m guessing many of us have some of these, so let’s post them here. You don’… --- ## [Czarcasm, Giraffe, is this a new pit policy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-giraffe-is-this-a-new-pit-policy/311317)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2005, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-giraffe-is-this-a-new-pit-policy/311317 "2005-07-07T03:23:24Z")
I have noticed this a couple of times in the past month or so, specifically in this thread and this thread. In both cases, the OP started a pit thread about a topic, and it turned out that the vast majority of people res… --- ## [Do you ever follow pro basketball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-follow-pro-basketball/610331)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-follow-pro-basketball/610331 "2012-02-23T18:13:52Z")
There seems to be a few people puzzled in this thread about the lack of people who actually watch (and like) basketball. I’m one of them, since my neighbor is constantly watching it and follows it closely…so hearing tha… --- ## [Why do non-English-speakers sometimes render their family name in ALL-CAPS in English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-non-english-speakers-sometimes-render-their-family-name-in-all-caps-in-english/554857)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-non-english-speakers-sometimes-render-their-family-name-in-all-caps-in-english/554857 "2010-09-28T14:40:02Z")
Yes, I have an example. I actually have multiple examples in mind, but I know that I’d better have an example readily to hand before I write a post here. :wink: This isn’t a character set issue, in case you’re wondering… --- ## [Red wine stains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-stains/487842)
**Author:** [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-wine-stains/487842 "2009-03-23T16:39:22Z")
Bother! I was at a great birthday party tonight – or at least it was great until a drunk guy jostled my arm and spilled red wine on my Very Favorite White Shirt. The one that is the only shirt that goes with my great pur… --- ## [Root Canal 32 Hours Ago: Still Fucking Hurts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/root-canal-32-hours-ago-still-fucking-hurts/466258)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/root-canal-32-hours-ago-still-fucking-hurts/466258 "2009-01-10T01:32:49Z")
I feel much worse than I did when I went in. My new dentist LOOKS competent but after each of 3 visits, the first an examination, the second a “Temporary” root canal and the third the allegedly permanent root canal, I f… --- ## [Is "Twats" OK here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-twats-ok-here/600112)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-twats-ok-here/600112 "2011-10-23T09:58:27Z")
Not “Are ‘twats’ ok here”? I think I know the answer to that. ButI didn’t know we could use this. Ruling, please? --- ## [Who's the Most Corrupt Member of Congress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-most-corrupt-member-of-congress/513058)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-most-corrupt-member-of-congress/513058 "2009-10-12T00:25:31Z")
My vote would be Charley Rangel (D-NY). He has failed to report thousands of $ on income (on rental prperties). His excuse:“I didn’t know I had to pay taxes on it”. He also owns several rent-controlled apartments in NYC… --- ## [Is Rush the ugliest band ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rush-the-ugliest-band-ever/337486)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rush-the-ugliest-band-ever/337486 "2005-12-30T06:47:30Z")
Inspired by a Rush 30 DVD thread (a DVD which I didn’t know existed and has already been ordered by yours truly), I must ask: is there a band more hideously disfigured than Rush? I’m sorry to be that way, but, well, it’s… --- ## [Multi Level Marketing, should I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-level-marketing-should-i/686012)
**Author:** [@miamihuricanzgrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miamihuricanzgrl)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2014, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-level-marketing-should-i/686012 "2014-04-17T13:38:37Z")
My friend just mentioned a chance to start my own business selling skin care products in a direct selling market. She is doing pretty well with her own business. I understand the risks but there’s also potential for gain… --- ## [Popeye, the superhero](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popeye-the-superhero/86756)
**Author:** [@aegypt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aegypt)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2001, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popeye-the-superhero/86756 "2001-11-02T07:49:27Z")
A friend and I are having a debate over whether Popeye should be considered a “superhero” or not. His take is that a superhero is any fictional character who fights epic battles and has powers that would clearly be impo… --- ## [Ha! Ha! Hank Johnson thinks Guam could capsize](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-hank-johnson-thinks-guam-could-capsize/534578)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-hank-johnson-thinks-guam-could-capsize/534578 "2010-04-04T04:29:33Z")
OK, at first I thought it was an April Fools’ joke. Because, seriously, who would believe that adding 8,000 people to Guam’s population might cause the island to “tip over and capsize.” But watch the video. As best I c… --- ## [What was the closest you've ever been to death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-closest-youve-ever-been-to-death/595328)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-closest-youve-ever-been-to-death/595328 "2011-09-13T06:23:24Z")
By the way- I don’t intend this thread to be a downer, but please share anything you’d like. For me: Spring break, 2000, South Padre Island, Texas with roommate and two other friends. My roommate and I had periodic “t… --- ## [Dead man's tuna: a moral dilemma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-mans-tuna-a-moral-dilemma/103920)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2002, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-mans-tuna-a-moral-dilemma/103920 "2002-05-03T13:03:13Z")
About 14 months ago, a guy I worked with died, tragically young, in a motorcycle crash. I am really seriously broke, and don’t have any money to buy lunch, but I do have some bread and mayo in the company fridge. I jus… --- ## [How does illegal downloading work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-illegal-downloading-work/528051)
**Author:** [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-illegal-downloading-work/528051 "2010-02-10T02:18:07Z")
I’m asking about torrents specifically and in the most academic sense. --- ## [Lindsay Lohan gets a letter - Apparenly when money is involved there are some limits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsay-lohan-gets-a-letter-apparenly-when-money-is-involved-there-are-some-limits/366427)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2006, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsay-lohan-gets-a-letter-apparenly-when-money-is-involved-there-are-some-limits/366427 "2006-08-02T14:59:16Z")
Hollywood Big Blasts Lohan Kind of amusing. --- ## [What would be your "Dances with Wolves" style name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-dances-with-wolves-style-name/778731 "2017-02-08T16:29:46Z")
I think mine would be “Nitpicks Annoyingly”. Either that, or “Eats Hummus”. --- ## [The number one reason to see "Night at the Museum 2"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-number-one-reason-to-see-night-at-the-museum-2/498420)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2009, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-number-one-reason-to-see-night-at-the-museum-2/498420 "2009-06-02T21:42:11Z")
…Amy Adams in tight pants the ENTIRE TIME. Oh holy crap she’s hot. --- ## [What is being institutionalized like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-being-institutionalized-like/515401)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-being-institutionalized-like/515401 "2009-10-29T22:36:55Z")
What do mental patients experience on a day to day basis? What forms do treatment and counseling take? What special care is taken to ensure that patients do not attempt to harm themselves or one another? --- ## [Ask The Woman Who Had An Abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-who-had-an-abortion/383686)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-who-had-an-abortion/383686 "2006-12-15T19:26:32Z")
Ok, based on the responses to my post in the closed thread, “Does Abortion Really Hurt Women?” as well as this thread, “Anaamika - a polite thank you…” and the suggestion made in the first thread, I thought it might be a… --- ## [Adam's Penis in the Sistine Chapel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adams-penis-in-the-sistine-chapel/822521)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adams-penis-in-the-sistine-chapel/822521 "2018-10-12T14:54:07Z")
What’s up with that strange looking wart on Adam’s upper thigh on the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling? Is that weird little flap supposed to be Adam’s penis? Okay, it’s flaccid, obviously. But isn’t it a little misshapen? I … --- ## [Irrational dislike off Americans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irrational-dislike-off-americans/371888)
**Author:** [@Freelancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freelancer)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2006, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irrational-dislike-off-americans/371888 "2006-09-11T22:01:25Z")
I posted in Do you you support the war? By sex and age this time. - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board that I didn’t particulary like american’s, mostly to warn that I’m biased at the subject. I once trie… --- ## [Ever been caught in the "act"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-caught-in-the-act/466718)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2008, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-caught-in-the-act/466718 "2008-10-09T23:27:44Z")
Perhaps a bit too peeping tom/voyeristic (and no I am niether), but in your time in the sack, have you ever been “caught” in a rather undeniable way, not that the other person gleaned what was happening, through clues, b… --- ## [Why do so many societies favor males?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-societies-favor-males/606946)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-societies-favor-males/606946 "2011-12-23T18:14:53Z")
I remember recreationally reading Larry Gonick’s cartoon book on Genetics, and it mentioned one Ancient Greek philosopher who contributed to genetics, even though it was biased on behalf of men and therefore inaccurate. … --- ## [Looks like Trump has his casus belli to fire Rosenstein. What happens to now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-trump-has-his-casus-belli-to-fire-rosenstein-what-happens-to-now/821695)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-trump-has-his-casus-belli-to-fire-rosenstein-what-happens-to-now/821695 "2018-09-27T20:19:24Z")
Err, “What happens now”(mods feel free to correct). This is just a disaster. Just when things were going bad for Trump. Rosenstein allegedly discussed secretly recording Trump and invoking the 25th. Deep State conpir… --- ## [Face masks for flu prevention -- effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-masks-for-flu-prevention-effective/494516)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-masks-for-flu-prevention-effective/494516 "2009-04-29T17:16:24Z")
The title says it all, really. Every time there’s a disease outbreak, we see all these pictures of people walking around in surgical masks. This time it’s concern over the swine flu. Recognizing that in some places su… --- ## [The Onion AV Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-av-club/690284)
**Author:** [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-av-club/690284 "2014-06-14T15:05:08Z")
Damn, but this site has really gone downhill in the past year. Most of the best writers have left (including Tasha Robinson, my favorite from the site.) Nearly all the features I enjoyed reading, and of which I used to … --- ## [Merle "Rat Terriers" are not Rat Terriers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merle-rat-terriers-are-not-rat-terriers/594231)
**Author:** [@Darlaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darlaj)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merle-rat-terriers-are-not-rat-terriers/594231 "2011-08-29T20:59:05Z")
Merle Rat Terriers are a hybrid breed. They are a cross of Chihuahua and Rat Terrier. Further more-- Chihuahua’s are not even part of the Rat Terrier breed history. Chihuahua was not even attempted to be introduced into … --- ## [So what's good in hard sci fi these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-good-in-hard-sci-fi-these-days/739751)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-good-in-hard-sci-fi-these-days/739751 "2015-12-15T21:51:06Z")
Looking for hard sci fi works released over the past few years. Preferably works of substantial length, although an excellent read is an excellent read, regardless of length. Heck, feel free to make suggestions even if h… --- ## [Voice artists vs. actors in animated movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-artists-vs-actors-in-animated-movies/540499)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-artists-vs-actors-in-animated-movies/540499 "2010-05-26T15:01:46Z")
Just had another movie spoiled by actors. To me, there is a huge difference between someone who has honed their craft as a voice person and someone who has trained and worked hard to be an actor. And the two are comple… --- ## [If the Red Cross rejects your blood, are you notified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-red-cross-rejects-your-blood-are-you-notified/481022)
**Author:** [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-red-cross-rejects-your-blood-are-you-notified/481022 "2009-01-13T04:03:35Z")
A “NSA sex” thread in IMHO got me thinking about how plenty of young, sexually active people probably aren’t getting tested for STDs regularly, and many of them may also donate blood when the Red Cross comes to town. No… --- ## [Amateur Campaign Consultants:What does Sanders need next Tuesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-campaign-consultants-what-does-sanders-need-next-tuesday/748475)
**Author:** [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-campaign-consultants-what-does-sanders-need-next-tuesday/748475 "2016-03-15T17:47:25Z")
So does Sanders need to get out more of the young white vote or change some old or black Dems minds? He’s polling way behind in Florida, but no worse than he was in Michigan. Is it remotely possible he can get his vote o… --- ## [What else could I have done to please this customer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-could-i-have-done-to-please-this-customer/633533)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-could-i-have-done-to-please-this-customer/633533 "2012-09-07T11:13:42Z")
Things have been really busy at our deli the last few days. We are trying to hire some more help and have coped with the crowds pretty well, but yesterday was just terrible. Our newest employee failed to show up so we w… --- ## [I pit HP as a bunch of lying toner thieves!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hp-as-a-bunch-of-lying-toner-thieves/678114)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hp-as-a-bunch-of-lying-toner-thieves/678114 "2014-01-17T02:59:36Z")
I bought a new HP color laser printer (HP M451DN). It came with “starter” toner cartridges, good for 1,400 pages (supposedly). I had a big print job, with 1/2 page color, so I knew I wasn’t going to get that many pages o… --- ## [Following Posters Around the MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-posters-around-the-mb/742140)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-posters-around-the-mb/742140 "2016-01-05T19:32:49Z")
Is it within the rules of this message board to follow other posters around and post the same comment repeatedly? http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18984266#post18984266 http://boards.straightdope.co… --- ## ["Creationist stakes $10,000 on contest between Bible and evolution"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationist-stakes-10-000-on-contest-between-bible-and-evolution/654071)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationist-stakes-10-000-on-contest-between-bible-and-evolution/654071 "2013-03-28T19:59:43Z")
Will this be a payday for you? Creationist stakes $10,000 on contest between Bible and evolution Creator of Literal Genesis Trial believes people who argue in favor of evolution are at a scientific disadvantage --- ## [What do you dislike most about your preferred candidate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-dislike-most-about-your-preferred-candidate/752793)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-dislike-most-about-your-preferred-candidate/752793 "2016-04-28T22:57:34Z")
I’m a Hillary supporter, by default. Meaning, I really dislike all the others so much that I’ll hold my nose and vote for her. But the one thing I really dislike about her is that she’s never challenged the basic assert… --- ## [Another Craigslist Idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-craigslist-idiot/554933)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-craigslist-idiot/554933 "2010-09-29T15:46:19Z")
Is there a male equivalence to PMS? If so, I have it today. With a vengeance. With a hot branding iron in one hand and a chainsaw in the other. My apologies for the long rant here. It is not, after all, that importa… --- ## [What's the origin of the wild parrots in southern CA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-the-wild-parrots-in-southern-ca/729419)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-the-wild-parrots-in-southern-ca/729419 "2015-09-02T18:33:17Z")
I grew up in Ocean Beach, a little hippie-ish neighborhood right on the coast in San Diego. And so I grew up with wild parrots. They’re all over the place down there. They’re visually distinctive from the pigeons and gul… --- ## [Waitress sets the bill in front of the man.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waitress-sets-the-bill-in-front-of-the-man/775850)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waitress-sets-the-bill-in-front-of-the-man/775850 "2017-01-05T15:27:00Z")
First off, I want to be perfectly clear: My level of outrage is exactly nil. Anyway, over the holidays, I went out to eat on three separate occasions with three ladies. (My mother, sister and GF) On each one of these o… --- ## [Does anyone buy music singles anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-buy-music-singles-anymore/536664)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-buy-music-singles-anymore/536664 "2010-04-23T23:46:22Z")
I’m not talking about downloads. I’m talking about a physical product with one or two songs on it. Do they even sell those anymore? I myself haven’t bought one since the cassette era and remember that even then they wer… --- ## [What changes really need to happen in the way US primary & secondary students are taught?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-changes-really-need-to-happen-in-the-way-us-primary-secondary-students-are-taught/540723)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-changes-really-need-to-happen-in-the-way-us-primary-secondary-students-are-taught/540723 "2010-05-29T18:53:23Z")
I get the impression in reading and listening to lot of parents, educators, and employers dealing with the products of the US public high school system, that US public school education in 2010 is kind of an inefficient … --- ## [Insight into the world of John Thain and his $35,000 commode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insight-into-the-world-of-john-thain-and-his-35-000-commode/483603)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insight-into-the-world-of-john-thain-and-his-35-000-commode/483603 "2009-02-06T01:52:53Z")
I haven’t seen any discussion of John Thain on the boards, but he’s the latest Wall Street executive whose bizarre spending is being subject to public scrutiny. About a year ago, Thain, who was the Merrill Lynch chief w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1700&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1702&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)