# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1722&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:** 1723 --- ## [Do lizards masturbate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lizards-masturbate/366991)
**Author:** [@Rumpleforskin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumpleforskin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2006, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lizards-masturbate/366991 "2006-08-03T05:54:34Z")
The reason I ask…I just got the following email and wonder if it could be true: LIZARD BIRTHING If you have raised kids (or been one), and gone through the pet syndrome including toilet flush burials for dead goldfish,… --- ## [Well God fuck you Mr. President.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-god-fuck-you-mr-president/143395)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2002, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-god-fuck-you-mr-president/143395 "2002-12-20T17:01:50Z")
My heart was overjoyed to receive a seasonal greeting from the President to all federal employees. He chose to conclude: May God bless you and your families, and may God continue to bless America. Just couldn’t pitch … --- ## [Need songs about life on the road](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-songs-about-life-on-the-road/500808)
**Author:** [@Hometownboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hometownboy)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-songs-about-life-on-the-road/500808 "2009-06-27T04:14:54Z")
I’m filling in for the host of a two-hour singer-songwriter program on a local radio station in mid-July. I do this a couple of times a year and always do a theme show. My theme this time out is “On the Road Again.” I’… --- ## [Does Trump ever laugh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-ever-laugh/813072)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-ever-laugh/813072 "2018-05-09T13:30:46Z")
I never thought about this until Comey mentioned it. What are the consequences of a politician not having any real sense of humour? --- ## [More annoying? Lenghy paragraphs in lower case or IN ALL CAPS? (with bonus run-on sentences)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-annoying-lenghy-paragraphs-in-lower-case-or-in-all-caps-with-bonus-run-on-sentences/601830)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-annoying-lenghy-paragraphs-in-lower-case-or-in-all-caps-with-bonus-run-on-sentences/601830 "2011-11-11T01:27:58Z")
i was just wondering this afternoon what you the members of the esteemed straight dope message board or dopers if you will would think of a person ie yours truly who was in the common yet in some quarters highly disparag… --- ## [About to head out to sea for the first time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-to-head-out-to-sea-for-the-first-time/598456)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-to-head-out-to-sea-for-the-first-time/598456 "2011-10-08T07:41:19Z")
My new career as an Onboard Data Analyst is about to begin in earnest. I’ve never worked on a ship before, never lived or spent any time at sea, or anything even remotely like this. I’m excited and nervous. I’ve never k… --- ## [Well Rhonda Rousey had a good night. She got TKO'd in 48 secs but made $ 62,500 per second!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-rhonda-rousey-had-a-good-night-she-got-tkod-in-48-secs-but-made-62-500-per-second/775954)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-rhonda-rousey-had-a-good-night-she-got-tkod-in-48-secs-but-made-62-500-per-second/775954 "2017-01-04T00:51:14Z")
I don’t think she’s going to get another 3 million dollar payday after that performance. --- ## [Best choice of Feminine Products for guest bathroom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-choice-of-feminine-products-for-guest-bathroom/458216)
**Author:** [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-choice-of-feminine-products-for-guest-bathroom/458216 "2008-08-06T22:55:17Z")
Hope this is the right forum, Mods, feel free to place as desired… I want to make sure all guests in my house are comfortable, and I want to stock some feminine products, just in case. I am a guy. So, what are the bas… --- ## [Would you'd rather be a telepath or a precog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-youd-rather-be-a-telepath-or-a-precog/544697)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-youd-rather-be-a-telepath-or-a-precog/544697 "2010-07-06T20:12:45Z")
I thought about writing a long stupid setup, but I lost interest in the middle of the third word of the second sentence. I will, however, define the choices. If you choose the telepathy option, you get mostly receptive… --- ## [Cindy Sheehan: George Bush wants the Bird Flu to strike the USA...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-sheehan-george-bush-wants-the-bird-flu-to-strike-the-usa/325618)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2005, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-sheehan-george-bush-wants-the-bird-flu-to-strike-the-usa/325618 "2005-10-18T03:08:13Z")
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: From here (bolding mine - note that the glitches are as they appear on the source - it’s probably just a technical glitch): I’m just at a loss for words… Zev Steinhardt --- ## [Republican Ethics and Values](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-ethics-and-values/824656)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-ethics-and-values/824656 "2018-11-25T00:48:18Z")
Well, I think I’m picking a fight I really don’t want to have, but I am looking for open, intellectual discussion and a differing viewpoint, so please keep it civil, as will I. The simple question is this: How can an et… --- ## [Favorite SF/Fantasy books that no-one else has heard about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sf-fantasy-books-that-no-one-else-has-heard-about/43187)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2000, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sf-fantasy-books-that-no-one-else-has-heard-about/43187 "2000-12-20T15:12:43Z")
A couple of my favorite SF/F books that don’t get nearly the publicity I think they deserve (and that I buy extra copies of to force on friends) are: Esbe: A Winter’s Tale Linda Haldeman. A weirdly quiet little tale of … --- ## [Bush killed Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-killed-kennedy/120521)
**Author:** [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-killed-kennedy/120521 "2012-04-27T12:40:18Z")
I’m not a big conspiracy freak but this was a new one to me. Check it out! I think most will agree the Bush “Dynasty” has some ethically questionable behavior in it’s past. I never thought it was quite this bad but her… --- ## [Who uses a neti pot? Do they help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-uses-a-neti-pot-do-they-help/382532)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2007, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-uses-a-neti-pot-do-they-help/382532 "2007-01-07T15:06:15Z")
Mr. brown suffers from chronic sinusitis. He has another appointment at the doc for this Monday, and is about to be referred over to a specialist. I just ordered him a neti pot, and pray that I’ll get him to use it. I… --- ## [How young is too young to get married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-young-is-too-young-to-get-married/838902)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-young-is-too-young-to-get-married/838902 "2019-08-31T01:00:16Z")
Regardless of the law, I strongly believe that no one under 18 should get married. I also believe that no one under 25 should get married, there’s just so much life change between 18 and 25 that I believe a marriage deci… --- ## [Scenes that completely ruined a film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-completely-ruined-a-film/1017675)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-completely-ruined-a-film/1017675 "2025-05-07T00:48:43Z")
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (1984) is on. Of course, it’s nowhere near as good as Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981). The thing that really turned me off, and that turns me off to this day, is the ‘banquet’ scene.… --- ## [Greedy lawyers, shame on you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greedy-lawyers-shame-on-you/47664)
**Author:** [@peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peace)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2001, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greedy-lawyers-shame-on-you/47664 "2001-01-03T03:26:27Z")
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20001228/hl/mobiles\_1.html Britain’s Times newspaper said Peter Angelos, a US lawyer who recently helped win $4.2 billion in damages from the tobacco industry, was planning to launch 10 c… --- ## [Flying w/ baby: advise me (or tell me off -- your choice)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-w-baby-advise-me-or-tell-me-off-your-choice/556820)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-w-baby-advise-me-or-tell-me-off-your-choice/556820 "2010-10-12T21:36:01Z")
Seriously. We’re taking our 4-month old with us on two flights on Friday – the first almost 3 hours long, the second over an hour. I hate it when other people inflict their little screamers on me, but we don’t have much … --- ## [How often to open the doors and windows for oxygen replenishment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-to-open-the-doors-and-windows-for-oxygen-replenishment/701579)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-to-open-the-doors-and-windows-for-oxygen-replenishment/701579 "2014-10-22T02:54:01Z")
Right now I live in a climate with extreme humidity (Bangkok, Thailand). Closing the windows and doors helps keep out the sticky/moist air and raise the comfort level, but I’m concerned that I might be depriving my brain… --- ## [Not enough full serve gas stations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-enough-full-serve-gas-stations/549201)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-enough-full-serve-gas-stations/549201 "2010-08-06T12:18:12Z")
Why are there so few full-service gas stations around? I don’t mind paying an extra dollar or so, so I can relax in the car instead of getting out to pump. I’m sometimes even inclined to go a couple of miles out of my … --- ## [Built in--Hide the Gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/built-in-hide-the-gap/682445)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/built-in-hide-the-gap/682445 "2014-03-01T15:45:12Z")
Just had our wall oven replaced. The space in which it sat is 8 inches too tall, the install guys are building a platform on which it will rest. I was surprised that covering that 8 inch gap is my responsibility. How … --- ## [Vermont cancels single payer plan. Fuck fuck fuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vermont-cancels-single-payer-plan-fuck-fuck-fuck/707535)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vermont-cancels-single-payer-plan-fuck-fuck-fuck/707535 "2014-12-21T13:30:14Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/governor-abandons-single-payer-health-care-plan-225042240.html The 11.5% payroll tax was considered too high. The savings from single payer should have been more than the combined public/private sp… --- ## ["kitty-corner" or "catty-corner"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-corner-or-catty-corner/577178)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitty-corner-or-catty-corner/577178 "2011-04-06T21:23:07Z")
Which one do you say? Kitty-corner or catty-corner? --- ## [Truck signs: Constr Vehicle - Do Not Follow - Huh!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-signs-constr-vehicle-do-not-follow-huh/418107)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2007, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-signs-constr-vehicle-do-not-follow-huh/418107 "2007-09-07T02:18:46Z")
I’ve seen construction vehicles with a ‘Keep Back 500 Feet’ sign on them, meaning that loose dirt, rocks etc. can fly out of them. But why these signs? I guess I understand the basic message, namely that these trucks ar… --- ## [Atheists: What Is You Attitude Toward Religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-what-is-you-attitude-toward-religion/553251)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-what-is-you-attitude-toward-religion/553251 "2010-09-15T20:06:31Z")
From what I’ve seen of atheists on the Internet their attitude toward religion seems to be categorizable into one of the following three: These atheists are largely against fanatics rather than believers in general. T… --- ## [Things you HATE that everyone else seems to like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-hate-that-everyone-else-seems-to-like/118424)
**Author:** [@Crepitus\_Fremitus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crepitus_Fremitus)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2002, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-hate-that-everyone-else-seems-to-like/118424 "2002-07-21T09:46:17Z")
For example, I Hate…I’m talkin’ HATE HATE HATE HATE H-A-T-E and that’s hate with a passion and gutful of black bile and putrid humour… Show Tunes. You know, like Broadway musicals, singing and dancing and all that crap… --- ## [Games with great art style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-with-great-art-style/644311)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-with-great-art-style/644311 "2012-12-23T09:06:06Z")
Some games just have great style, I think all gamers will agree on that. Not just video games-- there are plenty of board and card games with appealing, even iconic styles. I certainly don’t want to open the “are video … --- ## [Tell me about your latest beer crush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-latest-beer-crush/522065)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2009, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-latest-beer-crush/522065 "2009-12-27T05:35:36Z")
I recently discovered a wonderful little liquor store near my house that I moved into this summer. It’s always fun finding a little out-of-the-way place, especially one that’s packed to the gills with delicious beer. O… --- ## [Will running ruin my joints?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-running-ruin-my-joints/641120)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-running-ruin-my-joints/641120 "2012-11-21T04:24:31Z")
I’m 45. I’ve been a runner for twenty years. I mainly do it to maintain my cardiovascular health. I run two to three days a week, running about four to five miles each time I go out. I’ve heard over the years that runni… --- ## [Lynch. An American hero? C'mon!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynch-an-american-hero-cmon/166948)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynch-an-american-hero-cmon/166948 "2003-04-10T14:40:52Z")
Jessica Lynch gets captured along with others and she’s the soul survivor and get’s rescued. How does that make you a HERO??? I’d think the Iraqi guy who notified U.S. Forces of her whereabouts would be the hero. Or h… --- ## [Rear ended--trunk won't open--Need help fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rear-ended-trunk-wont-open-need-help-fast/430527)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rear-ended-trunk-wont-open-need-help-fast/430527 "2012-05-29T16:43:38Z")
We were just rear ended. The trunk is deformed upwards, and we cannot open it. It is a Chevrolet Cavalier. My daughters books and stuff are in there, and she needs them for school tomorrow. Any advice or tricks? Ca… --- ## [Working for a privately-held company, what's it like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-for-a-privately-held-company-whats-it-like/532012)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-for-a-privately-held-company-whats-it-like/532012 "2010-03-11T15:44:51Z")
I have an interview with what is described as a ‘privately-held, closely-held, family run, well-capitalized company’. Which means, I think, that it is the family business of a very wealthy family (I recognized their nam… --- ## [Why stay alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-stay-alive/762317)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-stay-alive/762317 "2016-08-11T00:39:40Z")
Simply put, why not just die? Why keep on living? There doesn’t seem to be any rational reason behind continuing to exist. --- ## [Actual attempts of Republicans trying to steal the upcoming presidential election in 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-attempts-of-republicans-trying-to-steal-the-upcoming-presidential-election-in-2024/1007533)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-attempts-of-republicans-trying-to-steal-the-upcoming-presidential-election-in-2024/1007533 "2026-03-27T02:45:04Z")
I know Trump went in with stealing an election but, really it was him who was trying to steal the election in 2020. So, let’s list here how republicans are trying to steal the 2024 election (if someone wants to start a … --- ## [Can using hard drugs cause brain damage over time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-using-hard-drugs-cause-brain-damage-over-time/589289)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-using-hard-drugs-cause-brain-damage-over-time/589289 "2011-08-08T09:56:21Z")
There are people referred to as “drug burnouts”. Assuming this condition is due mainly to abusing hard drugs what actually happens to your brain to cause this condition? Is it at all reversible? In this context I’m tal… --- ## [Batman v Superman....wtf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-v-superman-wtf/749765)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-v-superman-wtf/749765 "2016-03-26T17:26:57Z")
Help an old lady out. The last Batman movie I saw had Michael Keaton, and Superman was Christopher Reeve. I don’t keep up with Marvel and DC culture. In my universe, Batman and Superman are friends and allies, fighting t… --- ## [Hey it's Memorial Day! Best war movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-memorial-day-best-war-movies/541449)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-memorial-day-best-war-movies/541449 "2010-06-02T18:48:09Z")
Let’s talk about one of the largest genres of movies. I’ll start with a list off the top of my head of my favorite war movies. Since there are so many to choose from, let’s limit this discussion to movies that focus on a… --- ## [Explain the ontological argument to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-ontological-argument-to-me/516098)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-ontological-argument-to-me/516098 "2009-11-05T01:48:02Z")
During a philosophy course last semester, the professor mentioned an argument for the existance of God called the Ontological Argument. I don’t think I understood him correctly, because it sounded to me like, “I can imag… --- ## [I pit Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-bricker/410029)
**Author:** [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-bricker/410029 "2007-07-03T19:03:27Z")
With reference to “Did anyone not stack the SCOTUS?” Specifically the atttempted discussion between Bricker and myself in posts 25,25,31,33 et al. I pit thee. Thou art a dick. My statement said basically that Clarenc… --- ## [Why do cats paw at windows and mirrors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-paw-at-windows-and-mirrors/291984)
**Author:** [@GlennM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GlennM)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-paw-at-windows-and-mirrors/291984 "2005-02-28T02:26:36Z")
I have had cats that will go up to a mirror or window, they will sit in front of it, get onto their hind legs and with their front paws start pawing at the glass…right paw-left paw-right-left-right-left-right-left-right… --- ## [If you're not safe in/around your house, where the fuck are you safe????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-safe-in-around-your-house-where-the-fuck-are-you-safe/247235)
**Author:** [@carimwc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carimwc)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2004, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-safe-in-around-your-house-where-the-fuck-are-you-safe/247235 "2004-06-02T17:39:18Z")
The daughter of one of our secretaries was attacked by a guy with a tire iron this morning. Badly beaten. She’s lucky she’s alive. God fucking dammit. She’s only 20. The bastard tried to rape her too. As if beating wit… --- ## [How much porn do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-porn-do-you-have/424874)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-porn-do-you-have/424874 "2007-11-03T20:42:15Z")
However you want to quantify it: number of videos, inches of magazines (real inches, not “man inches”!) megabytes (terabytes? :wink: )of storage…whatever. And do you think it’s more, less or about the same as other peo… --- ## [Brits using "Brilliant" as a casual superlative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-using-brilliant-as-a-casual-superlative/603520)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-using-brilliant-as-a-casual-superlative/603520 "2011-11-25T06:10:24Z")
As I’ve said countless times here, most everything I’ve learned about the King’s English comes from Brit-coms. While watching the first two new, 3rd season episodes of \*The Inbetweeners \*(BBC America just started showing… --- ## [Is China's rise overrated? Is China itself overrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chinas-rise-overrated-is-china-itself-overrated/703403)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chinas-rise-overrated-is-china-itself-overrated/703403 "2014-11-05T18:43:23Z")
I’m very skeptical about the supposed “Chinese miracle”. While there’s no doubt that China has a larger middle class than it did in the 80’s or 90’s it’s still a very poor country for most people and in some ways it’s be… --- ## [Did you guys see the Dear Abbey from the other day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-guys-see-the-dear-abbey-from-the-other-day/353865)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2006, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-guys-see-the-dear-abbey-from-the-other-day/353865 "2006-04-25T02:57:13Z")
From here: Abbey’s reply: Wow, cooking and housework makes a kid gay? What the fuck? Does this woman even realize she just called her husband gay, when she clearly means “gay” to be a bad, bad thing? Is this even rea… --- ## [S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.: Agent May vs. Agent Romanoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-h-i-e-l-d-vs-s-h-i-e-l-d-agent-may-vs-agent-romanoff/673003)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-h-i-e-l-d-vs-s-h-i-e-l-d-agent-may-vs-agent-romanoff/673003 "2013-11-10T21:41:14Z")
Agent May is presented as the real badass among the characters on the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. television show. In fact, she’s kinda legendary- Her codename “The Cavalry” is well known by reputation to people who have neve… --- ## [Why do pitchers hate it when batters crowd the plate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pitchers-hate-it-when-batters-crowd-the-plate/568928)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pitchers-hate-it-when-batters-crowd-the-plate/568928 "2011-01-26T13:30:25Z")
My non-baseball mind thinks: If they crowd the plate, its going to be tougher to get their bat’s sweetspot onto the pitch, because you’d have to pull in your swing tigher (which gives it less power), and can really only … --- ## [Do people watch classic TV series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-watch-classic-tv-series/787353)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-watch-classic-tv-series/787353 "2017-05-27T14:13:51Z")
Is that a thing? Obviously there are old TV shows that people watch. But it’s usually the stuff that gets syndicated and where you can watch the episodes in any order. What about the series where there are story arcs a… --- ## [This would not go over well in the U.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-would-not-go-over-well-in-the-u-s/469199)
**Author:** [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-would-not-go-over-well-in-the-u-s/469199 "2008-10-26T15:51:08Z")
From the AP: "Irritated by an advertising campaign on the sides of London buses that promoted Christian evangelism, an informal group of atheists decided to respond with a message of their own. They said Wednesday that … --- ## ["Pushed Back" vs. "Pushed Forward"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushed-back-vs-pushed-forward/448736)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushed-back-vs-pushed-forward/448736 "2008-05-10T03:10:05Z")
I saw it again today-somone (USA Today) used the term to describe the change in the start time for the Indy 500. Used to be 12 noon local time, but then they moved it to 1 pm. I see that as pushing the start time “forw… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1721&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1723&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)