# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1723&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:** 1724 --- ## [What's the deal with Airplane! having a PG rating but having breastal nudity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-airplane-having-a-pg-rating-but-having-breastal-nudity/171827)
**Author:** [@xvxdarkknightxvx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xvxdarkknightxvx)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2003, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-airplane-having-a-pg-rating-but-having-breastal-nudity/171827 "2003-05-01T05:38:02Z")
Yeah… --- ## [So it turns out that Judas didn't betray Jesus after all...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-turns-out-that-judas-didnt-betray-jesus-after-all/351605)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2006, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-turns-out-that-judas-didnt-betray-jesus-after-all/351605 "2006-04-10T16:37:08Z")
According to this, biblical scholars have uncovered the long lost Gospel of Judas. I have no idea what this will mean to Christianity in general, but I seriously doubt this will be treated as anything other than anothe… --- ## [Are there portions of Christianity who don't believe in the Resurrection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-portions-of-christianity-who-dont-believe-in-the-resurrection/811514)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-portions-of-christianity-who-dont-believe-in-the-resurrection/811514 "2018-04-07T17:43:29Z")
And what are they called? Cause that part just seems so tacked on to me. “Then he rose…taught some and left after an unknown period of time” Kinda abrupt. --- ## [What is the stereotype "two girls" fantasy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-stereotype-two-girls-fantasy/401353)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-stereotype-two-girls-fantasy/401353 "2007-04-28T02:44:46Z")
Between the “threesome etiquette” thread and a recent viewing of Office Space, I, as a rather religious conservative guy (i.e., I don’t do porn) cannot contain my curiosity any longer. I’m posting this in IMHO, because I… --- ## [Please help me find missing person-TN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-missing-person-tn/582099)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-missing-person-tn/582099 "2011-12-06T07:36:31Z")
Friends: I have permission from the powers-that-be to post this appeal: One of my closest friends from high school has gone missing under troubling circumstances. She dropped her children off at home on April 30th and … --- ## [Losing virginity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-virginity/271758)
**Author:** [@Sensualips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sensualips)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-virginity/271758 "2004-10-31T22:00:32Z")
I thought the title might attract the guys to this. OOK, I am a single mom. My kids are very open and honest with me. I treasure this and don’t want to lose it. I tell them they can tell me anything and not get into tro… --- ## [What "soothing" hobbies turned out to not be so soothing at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-soothing-hobbies-turned-out-to-not-be-so-soothing-at-all/841794)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-soothing-hobbies-turned-out-to-not-be-so-soothing-at-all/841794 "2019-10-25T22:40:08Z")
SDMB, I’m young. I’m 23. I’m about to graduate law school, am with a woman I plan to make my wife, and I am currently at a crossroads where I start to contemplate and understand what I want my “adult” life to look like. … --- ## [Let's hear some parenting advice for older kids!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-some-parenting-advice-for-older-kids/593847)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-some-parenting-advice-for-older-kids/593847 "2011-08-30T04:22:16Z")
People are always full of advice for parents when they bring that squishy little newborn home from the hospital, but the well seems to dry up as they get older. While I of course ignored most advice when I was a new par… --- ## [Yes, I can see you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-can-see-you/820333)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2018, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-can-see-you/820333 "2018-09-09T23:29:13Z")
This evening, I decided to indulge two of my vices: junk food and walking around with my headphones on, listening to music. So I walked to Target, which is close by my apartment, and picked up my poison: Darrell Lea soft… --- ## [You are a smart person. What are you dumb about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-smart-person-what-are-you-dumb-about/756924)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-smart-person-what-are-you-dumb-about/756924 "2016-06-13T23:48:42Z")
Let’s accept it as a given that we, here, are all brilliant. But it is very hard to be brilliant at everything. What can you not do or grasp? Your response may be about a skill/task or just some sort of knowledge that y… --- ## [Made-up words your family (or friends) use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-words-your-family-or-friends-use/231626)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2013, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-words-your-family-or-friends-use/231626 "2013-04-04T12:01:42Z")
There’s a perfectly wonderful word from my family – “niff-naw.” (My sister and I have several times debated the spelling of it, with no conclusion ever reached.) It’s a verb, and it means to indulge in the kind of petty… --- ## [Nic2004 RIP buddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nic2004-rip-buddy/513401)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nic2004-rip-buddy/513401 "2010-01-18T21:30:16Z")
Boy this is a bad week to be a doper. This morning I got the following email Nic joined our little band of posters back in 2004. Never a huge number poster, when he did post it was always worth reading. Nic and I be… --- ## [Women, how many orgasms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-many-orgasms/402684)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2007, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-many-orgasms/402684 "2007-05-07T13:21:05Z")
How many times do you orgasm in one sex encounter, typically? Don’t count the ones where no one’s really trying. Include how long you’ve been with your partner for a general idea of how well they know “what it takes”. … --- ## [What the FUCK is the Virginia Legislature thinking (gay marriage)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-the-virginia-legislature-thinking-gay-marriage/244683)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2004, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-the-virginia-legislature-thinking-gay-marriage/244683 "2004-05-18T22:10:05Z")
I just heard that the VA. state legislature overwhelmingly passed an anti-gay marriage measure. They have a two-thirds majority and so the measure is immune from gubernatorial veto, though not to challenge in the court… --- ## [Is there an elite clique on this board ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2000, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-elite-clique-on-this-board/32755 "2000-09-17T07:58:37Z")
In my opinion there is not . In terms of my status I suppose I am kind of in the middle . I’ve been here long enough to not be a newbie anymore ( I think ) and not long enough to be classed as a reg. I don’t really get… --- ## [Nuts that are fun to crack and eat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuts-that-are-fun-to-crack-and-eat/723632)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuts-that-are-fun-to-crack-and-eat/723632 "2015-06-28T03:13:11Z")
Pecans Hickory nuts Pistachios Walnuts Peanuts what else? --- ## [Air travel with a 9 year old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-travel-with-a-9-year-old/534918)
**Author:** [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-travel-with-a-9-year-old/534918 "2010-04-12T19:07:42Z")
I’m going to be taking a trip next month and I’m bringing my 9 year old son along. I haven’t bought the tickets yet, but I have a couple of questions and I’m not sure who to address these questions to. Maybe someone he… --- ## [I am looking for a word. Film makers do it, it's like a metaphor/allegory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035)
**Author:** [@Luk3112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luk3112)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035 "2014-12-16T20:22:44Z")
Hi Everyone I have an about 250 comment long post on Facebook debating WHAT this word I’m trying to find is Reviewers of films/TV series use the word and film makers ‘use’ it. For example, when Skyler in Breaking Bad … --- ## [Tomatoes and blunt knives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomatoes-and-blunt-knives/541711)
**Author:** [@Marcus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomatoes-and-blunt-knives/541711 "2010-06-13T01:29:30Z")
Tomatoes these days seem to be much firmer (and less flavoursome) than they were say 20 or 30 years ago. This may be from breeding to make them more suitable for travel, or because they are picked early - I don’t know a… --- ## [Attempting to Cross Breed H. Sapiens and H. Kryptoniens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempting-to-cross-breed-h-sapiens-and-h-kryptoniens/696278)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempting-to-cross-breed-h-sapiens-and-h-kryptoniens/696278 "2014-08-27T15:32:52Z")
I’ve been re-visiting the Superman universe of late, watching the various movies, TV shows, reading the comic books and graphic novels… “only” three quarters of a century of mythos (plus continuity snarls) to explore. Wh… --- ## [Was Schwarzenegger ever had any really touching, "emotional" lines in a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-schwarzenegger-ever-had-any-really-touching-emotional-lines-in-a-movie/692978)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-schwarzenegger-ever-had-any-really-touching-emotional-lines-in-a-movie/692978 "2014-07-15T00:58:17Z")
Let me be clear, I don’t begrudge Arnold Schwarzenegger for being an action star. He is a wonderful action star, and should rightly revel in it. But still, for an art project of mine, and my own curiosity…has Arnie ever… --- ## [Is it possible to go through military service and be honorably discharged without being "decorated"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-go-through-military-service-and-be-honorably-discharged-without-being-decorated/544525)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-go-through-military-service-and-be-honorably-discharged-without-being-decorated/544525 "2010-07-08T14:57:04Z")
I hear all this stuff about political candidates being former “decorated” members of military service, and of course about making false claims of exactly what they were decorated with. My sister was in the Air Force, in… --- ## [Why is a Gay themed magazine Offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-gay-themed-magazine-offensive/126963)
**Author:** [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2002, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-gay-themed-magazine-offensive/126963 "2002-09-09T13:46:17Z")
In this thread in MPSIMS, I mentioned leaving a copy of the Advocate, a gay news magazine, in the break room at work to guage the response of my co-workers. At first the thread went nowhere, but after a couple of bumps c… --- ## [Draw a pig.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draw-a-pig/301865)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draw-a-pig/301865 "2005-05-04T15:18:49Z")
Draw a pig. It’s fun little game plus you get a personality test. Add your SDMB to the pic so we know who drew what. --- ## [A question about service dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-service-dogs/1001500)
**Author:** [@mattgg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattgg)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-service-dogs/1001500 "2024-05-21T23:16:08Z")
Our office sent email last week informing us that someone would be bringing a service dog to the office. The email says that the dog is friendly and likes to jump up to greet people. The email also says to not approach t… --- ## [Um . . . why no 9/11 pre-knowledge rants yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-why-no-9-11-pre-knowledge-rants-yet/109595)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2002, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-why-no-9-11-pre-knowledge-rants-yet/109595 "2002-05-24T03:38:48Z")
Am I the only one disturbed by this whole thing? The White House’s smarmy apologists–I mean spokespeople–Rice and Fleischer, spout defensive inanities, and Cheney tries to spin it as a political issue. Meanwhile, it bec… --- ## [Do we have an "overly medicated society"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-an-overly-medicated-society/718302)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-an-overly-medicated-society/718302 "2015-04-29T21:47:34Z")
I was reading a synopsis of a book at the library. It ends as such: I haven’t read it yet, but I would guess that the author, if asked, would say that we take too many drugs as a society, and that “anxiety” and “depres… --- ## [Has Down Syndrome ever been observed in non-human animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-down-syndrome-ever-been-observed-in-non-human-animals/590839)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-down-syndrome-ever-been-observed-in-non-human-animals/590839 "2011-08-02T14:11:56Z")
Title says it all. Wikipedia says that it has been artificially created in mice in the lab, but that’s not what I’m talking about. Obviously, many Downs babies in the animal world would not live very long in the wild, … --- ## [cold beer warm beer question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-beer-warm-beer-question/407490)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-beer-warm-beer-question/407490 "2007-06-14T12:16:20Z")
Good afternoon friends, After a long hiatus, I have started drinking beer again. Before, I was mainly drinking it for the effect. Now, I am much more concerned with the flavor of what I am drinking. It seems that mos… --- ## [If the Confederacy had won, would they have eventually abolished slavery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-confederacy-had-won-would-they-have-eventually-abolished-slavery/466047)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-confederacy-had-won-would-they-have-eventually-abolished-slavery/466047 "2008-10-03T19:20:33Z")
If the Confederacy had won their independence in the American Civil War, would they have eventually moved to an industrial economy and ultimately abolished slavery? Slavery is a product of the invention of agriculture, … --- ## [Which Engineering Discipline Should I Pursue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-engineering-discipline-should-i-pursue/217878)
**Author:** [@nifu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nifu)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2003, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-engineering-discipline-should-i-pursue/217878 "2003-12-15T23:56:32Z")
Hello! :smiley: I am currently in highschool (Grade 12) and am looking to pursue a career in Engineering. I came here because I know that this board is full of very smart people. I was wondering if ANY of you have ANY … --- ## [The "observable" universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-observable-universe/541734)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-observable-universe/541734 "2010-06-05T22:25:27Z")
Didn’t want to hijack this thread. I need some clarification concerning the term “observable universe.” Does it literally mean the universe to the extent our current technology can observe it, yet we know (or think) the… --- ## [Medical Malpractice a Criminal Offense.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-malpractice-a-criminal-offense/503178)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-malpractice-a-criminal-offense/503178 "2009-07-19T01:51:21Z")
My question is simply this: Why isn’t medical malpractice (esp. that leads to death) treated as a criminal offense, manslaughter for example (or in more extreme cases) second-degree murder? The reason why I ask this is … --- ## [ankle sprain...new bruise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ankle-sprain-new-bruise/129160)
**Author:** [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2002, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ankle-sprain-new-bruise/129160 "2002-09-25T04:40:08Z")
Ok, this is my first serious ankle sprain so this might be a normal part of the healing process. I suffered a 3rd degree sprain 8 days ago and it seems to be healing but about 4 days ago, I developed a very purple (what … --- ## [Etymology of 'strip mall'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymology-of-strip-mall/584627)
**Author:** [@Powers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Powers)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymology-of-strip-mall/584627 "2011-06-08T21:26:06Z")
Are strip malls so called because the stores are laid out in a strip, or because they are usually found along busy commercial strips? Powers &8^\] --- ## [You're too rich and famous to be that disgustingly unhealthy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-too-rich-and-famous-to-be-that-disgustingly-unhealthy/432275)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2008, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-too-rich-and-famous-to-be-that-disgustingly-unhealthy/432275 "2008-02-08T22:58:17Z")
I’m always shocked when people that are rich and famous enough to rise above health issues instead find themselves mired in them. Who do you think is “Too rich to be that unhealthy?” My #1 is Jorge Garcia, or “Hurley” f… --- ## [In which I defend stupid, ignorant people.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-defend-stupid-ignorant-people/485397)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-defend-stupid-ignorant-people/485397 "2009-02-14T14:09:35Z")
Now and then a semi-RO post pops up ranting about someone who did something stupid and is now suffering the consequences. Such as this thread where the OP seems to revel in the idea of people who make stupid medical deci… --- ## [Pay Your Fucking Bar Tab!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-your-fucking-bar-tab/198526)
**Author:** [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-your-fucking-bar-tab/198526 "2003-09-03T00:36:26Z")
Dear Beloved Customer, When you enter our restaurant (this applies to just about any other restaurant, too) and you inform the hostess that you would like a table, and she takes your name down and informs you that it wi… --- ## [Can you tell the quality of vodka by shaking the bottle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-the-quality-of-vodka-by-shaking-the-bottle/308499)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-the-quality-of-vodka-by-shaking-the-bottle/308499 "2005-06-16T21:39:27Z")
One of my friends told me that if you shake up a round bottle of vodka that a tornado will form inside. That tornado can tell you if the vodka is good or bad. If the tornado is nice and tight then the vodka is good, but … --- ## [Cloth diapering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloth-diapering/571365)
**Author:** [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloth-diapering/571365 "2011-02-17T14:01:40Z")
Birdman and I are working on making ourselves a little chick, and I’ve basically gone baby crazy. I’ve been doing a ton of research into cloth diapers recently and think it might be a good idea. My reasons follow: \[ol… --- ## [Do you "Suffer Fools Lightly?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suffer-fools-lightly/553754)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suffer-fools-lightly/553754 "2010-09-22T17:25:44Z")
Do you “Suffer Fools Lightly?” Not much more to say, really. --- ## [Law & Order: SERIES FINALE (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-series-finale-open-spoilers/540658)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-series-finale-open-spoilers/540658 "2010-05-30T02:45:49Z")
Anybody else watching it? I haven’t watched L&O prime for a couple years (or SVU for awhile either), but I figured I’d give it a shot since it’s the last one. --- ## ["Having balls" - sexist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-balls-sexist/638370)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-balls-sexist/638370 "2012-10-22T18:22:49Z")
I just come back from the pub, and as usual when asked about what I would want in a wife, I mentioned “having balls”, to much hilarity. It wasn’t exactly inadvertant hilarity because I have said it on many occasions. But… --- ## [Any Problem With Cops Getting Freebies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-problem-with-cops-getting-freebies/393749)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-problem-with-cops-getting-freebies/393749 "2007-02-28T19:31:06Z")
Inspired by AHunter3’s post in this thread: I’m just curious how others here feel about this. I have a couple of cops in my family, and see them getting this sort of treatment first-hand. The township one of them work… --- ## [Who pays for property damage done by police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-pays-for-property-damage-done-by-police/749401)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-pays-for-property-damage-done-by-police/749401 "2016-03-19T19:31:46Z")
Who pays for the collateral property damege done by police that occurs on private property? Say a cop is on a foot chase with an armed suspect, suspect runs into my home and locks the door behind him, cop kicks in the d… --- ## [Hahhaah...Ohio St](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hahhaah-ohio-st/463526)
**Author:** [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hahhaah-ohio-st/463526 "2008-09-27T08:52:03Z")
Getting blown out again. This really has to hurt their confidence. Losing back to back title games in blowouts to SEC teams and then getting exposed by USC tonight 35 - 3 as of the time of me writing this. I am kind of … --- ## [World's Ugliest Town](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-town/967)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-town/967 "2010-06-28T07:04:03Z")
Pensacola!!! It’s true! Can your town boast of more closed strip malls, stupider city councils, more rampant uncontrolled and pointless greed? P’Cola can’t wait to turn itself into a parking lot for Wal-Mart. Pensacola,… --- ## [Little things that have changes with the economic crisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-have-changes-with-the-economic-crisis/485091)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-have-changes-with-the-economic-crisis/485091 "2009-03-20T21:54:44Z")
Of course we all know about the major issues the economic crisis has brought like unemployment and house foreclosures. But what little changes have you noticed? For example, I get my hair cut at a cheap place called Co… --- ## [How are blocked devices still able to connect to my WiFi? How do I permanently block them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-blocked-devices-still-able-to-connect-to-my-wifi-how-do-i-permanently-block-them/764745)
**Author:** [@Terry\_the\_Tramp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terry_the_Tramp)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-blocked-devices-still-able-to-connect-to-my-wifi-how-do-i-permanently-block-them/764745 "2016-09-10T11:33:36Z")
One month ago I noticed an unknown device connected to my WiFi and tried to block it. I ended up having to also restore the router to factory settings (I have AT&T Uverse), and change my password and my SSID, all per th… --- ## [Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin' Sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-wild-wings-blazin-sauce/390573)
**Author:** [@TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoneyKingofNowhere)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2007, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-wild-wings-blazin-sauce/390573 "2007-02-04T07:57:48Z")
Okay, I love hot wings. If I’m ever at Buffalo Wild Wings, I’ll get the 2nd hottest sauce, which is just right. The blazin’ sauce, however, is simply too hot. I’d love to make some wings for the Superbowl. I’m no ch… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1722&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1724&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)