# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1743&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:** 1744 --- ## [What were the happiest years of your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-happiest-years-of-your-life/634998)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-happiest-years-of-your-life/634998 "2012-09-22T08:18:41Z")
During which years of your life do you consider yourself to have been the happiest? Can you include your current age (or age range) and where you were born and raised? Also include gender, if you want. --- ## [employer being assholes about time off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-being-assholes-about-time-off/628112)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-being-assholes-about-time-off/628112 "2012-07-15T16:13:19Z")
Argh. I have a doctors appointment next week. Id like to take an early lunch hour. Nope. I need to take time off unpaid or take half or full vacation day. I have jury duty coming up. Nope unpaid or vacation day. Heaven … --- ## [Poignant Jezebel article "When Can I Say I'll Be Alone Forever?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poignant-jezebel-article-when-can-i-say-ill-be-alone-forever/775688)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poignant-jezebel-article-when-can-i-say-ill-be-alone-forever/775688 "2016-12-30T01:17:55Z")
Article here “When Can I Say I’ll Be Alone Forever?”. It’s quite a sad article by a young women who has (it appears) more or less given up on the possibility of love and a relationship. I’m a man and a good bit older th… --- ## [Help me rename my Lady Grey tea blend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-lady-grey-tea-blend/619093)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-lady-grey-tea-blend/619093 "2012-04-20T05:02:51Z")
At my tea bar, I have a house blend I call Lady Grey. Because there are so many teas with that name, I never realized until today that it is a registered trademark of Twinings. sigh So I need a new name. I’d like to kee… --- ## [Does drinking cream prevent alcohol absorption?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cream-prevent-alcohol-absorption/360551)
**Author:** [@Leah\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leah_M)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cream-prevent-alcohol-absorption/360551 "2006-06-15T07:43:01Z")
Someone I know recently insisted that you can give yourself a massive ‘alcohol rush’ by drinking a quart of cream prior to imbibing alcohol to create a ‘seal’ in your stomach. He says to then consume all the alcohol you… --- ## [What Arabic word is translated as "infidel?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-arabic-word-is-translated-as-infidel/92639)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2001, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-arabic-word-is-translated-as-infidel/92639 "2001-11-11T17:40:44Z")
The word “infidel” is of course in the news in recent weeks for obvious reasons. I have seen it asserted that “infidel” as used by Muslims simply means “non-believer.” Now, the English word “infidel” would seem to impl… --- ## [The goofy insult thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goofy-insult-thread/30154)
**Author:** [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2000, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goofy-insult-thread/30154 "2000-08-24T02:17:04Z")
Disclaimer: This thread should contain no malicious intent towards any other poster here; however, if it is done in fun with no harm involved then it is ok. Mods, if it gets steamy close it down. I don’t want this thread… --- ## [You're LEAST favorite Windows version ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-least-favorite-windows-version-ever/678537)
**Author:** [@James\_Toothpaste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Toothpaste)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-least-favorite-windows-version-ever/678537 "2014-01-16T18:00:17Z")
The companion of the favorite version thread. Discuss. --- ## [A question for the LGBT community](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-lgbt-community/624118)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-lgbt-community/624118 "2012-06-08T03:17:34Z")
When reproductive events happen (periods, ejaculation) does it ever give you pause? I’m not saying it makes you question your sexuality, but does it seem odd to experience something of that nature and know that it will n… --- ## [Without Modern Medical Care, When Would You Have Died?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-modern-medical-care-when-would-you-have-died/488989)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-modern-medical-care-when-would-you-have-died/488989 "2009-03-14T17:14:44Z")
I probably would have died at 4 from pneumonia. If I’d survived that, I would have died at 13 from acute appendicitis. Yay for modern medicine! --- ## [Thanksgiving: Questions, Answers, Advice, Troubleshooting, Kibbitzing and Bragging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-questions-answers-advice-troubleshooting-kibbitzing-and-bragging/674388)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-questions-answers-advice-troubleshooting-kibbitzing-and-bragging/674388 "2013-12-02T00:34:32Z")
Here’s our omnibus Thanksgiving thread. Got a question about how to roast a turkey? Ask here, and the teeming millions will answer. OK, you asked about how to roast a turkey? Yeah you did. The answer is high-roast. … --- ## [Who is the best actor and actress of this generation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-best-actor-and-actress-of-this-generation/482605)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2009, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-best-actor-and-actress-of-this-generation/482605 "2009-01-29T11:04:12Z")
In terms of sheer talent and the ability to “inhabit” a character who comes first to your mind when you think "Now that’s an actor ( or actress)! Philip Seymour Hoffman on the male side, and on the female side…I still t… --- ## [Why Is the 'Ode to Joy' the Default National Anthem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-ode-to-joy-the-default-national-anthem/716477)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-ode-to-joy-the-default-national-anthem/716477 "2015-04-03T16:12:58Z")
Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” is the apparently the default national anthem, for countries that don’t already have such a tune. The European Union uses it. Also, during the Olympics, it is clear some African nations use it to… --- ## [Hey fuckwit! The signs say, "keep right except to pass" ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-fuckwit-the-signs-say-keep-right-except-to-pass/723089)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-fuckwit-the-signs-say-keep-right-except-to-pass/723089 "2015-07-24T19:56:28Z")
They do not say, “keep right, until someone tries to pass you, then move over in front of them doing 50 in a 65.” :smack: You have to wonder who taught some of these people to drive. Upstate New York on I-90 is full of… --- ## [Debunk the "pressure test" for allergies please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunk-the-pressure-test-for-allergies-please/440605)
**Author:** [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunk-the-pressure-test-for-allergies-please/440605 "2008-03-29T04:17:07Z")
I’ve had snake oil salemen try this on me more than once, the most recent one was a Doctor who is also licensed to treat allergies! The first time, was a lady at a health food store trying to sell me expensive “premium”… --- ## [Todays XKCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd/564837)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-xkcd/564837 "2011-02-07T17:09:34Z")
Is simple, profound and brilliant --- ## [Things Ninjas Don't Say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-ninjas-dont-say/55146)
**Author:** [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2001, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-ninjas-dont-say/55146 "2001-03-05T08:34:40Z")
Myself and some of my brilliant students were wasting time last Friday after school, when we began a serious intellectual discussion about Ninja etiquette. Those of us who know Ninjas (human, not automotive) can attest t… --- ## [Conservatives hate American Girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-hate-american-girls/326342)
**Author:** [@infamousmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infamousmom)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2005, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-hate-american-girls/326342 "2005-10-19T11:12:04Z")
Looks like that steam-powered pissant Donald Wildmon’s got his panties in a knot again. Seems that the company that puts out the pricey American Girls dolls (and associated merchandise) has been selling their own versio… --- ## [What's your Latin motto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-latin-motto/296367)
**Author:** [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2005, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-latin-motto/296367 "2005-03-29T01:07:47Z")
I was waiting for the computer to boot up at the library today, twiddling the thumbs and all, and I noticed the school (University of Toronto, Vic College)'s crest on the desktop, complete with motto. U of T, IMHO, has … --- ## [Anyone dealt with rotator cuff tendonitis? (Bonus points if you're also a runner)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-dealt-with-rotator-cuff-tendonitis-bonus-points-if-youre-also-a-runner/511304)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-dealt-with-rotator-cuff-tendonitis-bonus-points-if-youre-also-a-runner/511304 "2012-05-24T13:38:35Z")
So, I’ve been having this shoulder problem since March. It came on fairly suddenly and not due to any particular incident. It’s radiating pain that seems to be focused in my upper left shoulder area. I can also often fee… --- ## [Our Fucking Government is run by Children!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-fucking-government-is-run-by-children/758145)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-fucking-government-is-run-by-children/758145 "2016-06-27T15:08:45Z")
Sit-ins, filibusters, dead-locks! Goddammit, people! Act like fucking adults! Right, Left and Center, they all need to fucking GO! This would be better if the board actually let me type. :rolleyes: --- ## [Mrs. Doubtfire - did Robin Williams commit a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-doubtfire-did-robin-williams-commit-a-crime/650112)
**Author:** [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-doubtfire-did-robin-williams-commit-a-crime/650112 "2018-11-16T17:13:59Z")
I watched Mrs. Doubtfire again last night (you may now mock me for having thoroughly enjoyed it) and the following question came to me: After he is exposed, Robin Williams’ character doesn’t really suffer any consequenc… --- ## [Are the French really rude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-french-really-rude/531676)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-french-really-rude/531676 "2010-03-11T00:18:57Z")
I’m considering taking a trip to France but I’m somewhat concerned about the stereotype of the French as being rude. Is there much basis for this thinking? I’ve also heard that Parisians specifically are rude even by F… --- ## [Drinking blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-blood/531816)
**Author:** [@fshdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fshdude)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-blood/531816 "2012-10-08T08:10:10Z")
I am just wondering. Let’s say the blood is perfectly clean (no aids or anything) could it be lived off of? It has water and all the good stuff in it right? How would you consider it for comparison versus drinking a soda… --- ## [Learn about what you are talking about before you shoot your mouth off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-about-what-you-are-talking-about-before-you-shoot-your-mouth-off/680320)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-about-what-you-are-talking-about-before-you-shoot-your-mouth-off/680320 "2014-02-07T05:21:37Z")
Yes, I know I’m a fine one to find that particular mote in someones eye. Deal with it. In its over-the air broadcasts WYCC, Channel 20-Chicago, added to its PBS and MHz channels a third, FNX - First Nations Experience,… --- ## [How to put out a burning bale of hay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-put-out-a-burning-bale-of-hay/268127)
**Author:** [@Leonard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leonard)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-put-out-a-burning-bale-of-hay/268127 "2004-10-11T23:59:44Z")
A few times over the past few years, I’ve seen people drop a large bale of hay in someone’s yard and set it on fire as a prank (yes, out here in the sticks). The only way I’ve seen to put one out is to break up the enti… --- ## [O.J.'s Wild Ride, 20 years on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-j-s-wild-ride-20-years-on/690490)
**Author:** [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-j-s-wild-ride-20-years-on/690490 "2014-06-12T17:37:50Z")
June 17th will be 20 years since O.J. and Al Cowlings took their famous slow ride down the 405 in a white Ford Bronco. My parent’s generation had the shared “where were you when?” memory of JFK’s assassination. I think m… --- ## [When you tell people where you are from , what do they usually say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-tell-people-where-you-are-from-what-do-they-usually-say/806570)
**Author:** [@Reecejackox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reecejackox)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-tell-people-where-you-are-from-what-do-they-usually-say/806570 "2018-01-19T01:46:05Z")
I remember reading that when people say they are from Essex , people say “so do you know the cast of TOWIE?” So was wondering if anything like that happened to you from where you are --- ## [I praise Roadfood and pit Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-praise-roadfood-and-pit-liberal/309774)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-praise-roadfood-and-pit-liberal/309774 "2005-06-28T17:06:34Z")
The thread was Math: Discovered or Invented? Roadfood, your posts in this thread were admirable in many ways: Succinct, sensible, and, above all, correct. You fought the good fight–bravo! Liberal, your posts in thread … --- ## [Converting to coal...Life Without Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-to-coal-life-without-oil/531814)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-to-coal-life-without-oil/531814 "2010-03-10T22:20:34Z")
NatGeo had a show on tonight called Life Without Oil, which proposed a scenario where suddenly, all the oil in the ground disappeared. I realize this is probably a code for the standard Peak Oil handwringing, but there … --- ## [Superman, Time Travel, and BZ00000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-time-travel-and-bz00000/135633)
**Author:** [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2002, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-time-travel-and-bz00000/135633 "2002-11-12T19:01:00Z")
My God, you are an idiot. Having had the sheer impossibility of what you suggest explained in exhaustive detail, having been chastised, pilloried, and damn near run out of town by torch-bearing Dopers, you drag up a lame… --- ## [When is it OK to hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-ok-to-hate/550488)
**Author:** [@The\_Facts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Facts)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-ok-to-hate/550488 "2010-08-21T23:23:57Z")
Some people say that you shouldn’t hate anyone … but everyone hates nazis and child molesters and the Klan. Am I wrong if I hate evil people? --- ## [Why do countries store their gold in other countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-countries-store-their-gold-in-other-countries/693401)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-countries-store-their-gold-in-other-countries/693401 "2014-10-11T18:18:03Z")
I am thinking in particular of the German Bundesbank, who own 3396 tonnes of gold, less than a third of which is held in the vaults in Frankfurt. There are many other countries who deposits their gold reserves in the vau… --- ## [Survivor 11-19: "The Day Of Reckoning" \[SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-11-19-the-day-of-reckoning-spoilers/518242)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-11-19-the-day-of-reckoning-spoilers/518242 "2009-11-24T08:04:11Z")
It’s over on the East coast, but I’ll spoiler this post. Follow through… --- ## [Non-believers: Ever wish you \*did\* believe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-believers-ever-wish-you-did-believe/804283)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-believers-ever-wish-you-did-believe/804283 "2017-12-22T16:40:01Z")
Long story short - I was raised in a pretty liberal Protestant denomination, met my wife in a church, but over the years attended less and less and believed less and less to the point that it no longer plays a role in my… --- ## [What the heck is going on in my mouth? (Dental question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-going-on-in-my-mouth-dental-question/691959)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-going-on-in-my-mouth-dental-question/691959 "2014-07-05T01:50:54Z")
Hi gang. To start with, I just had a consultation w/my new dentist yesterday w/X-rays and so on, and have another appointment on Tuesday where actual work will be done. So I’m not asking this in lieu of going to my dent… --- ## [Stephen Hawking's dire warnings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-hawkings-dire-warnings/790488)
**Author:** [@RupieDupie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RupieDupie)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-hawkings-dire-warnings/790488 "2017-07-10T17:41:44Z")
Stephen Hawking has made some very dire predictions regarding the future of the humanity and the chances of survival due to; Climate Change Artificial Intelligence Nuclear Weapons Disease But on a long enough time s… --- ## [Barr appoints U.S. attorney John Durham to investigate the investigation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barr-appoints-u-s-attorney-john-durham-to-investigate-the-investigation/833946)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barr-appoints-u-s-attorney-john-durham-to-investigate-the-investigation/833946 "2020-12-04T03:14:17Z")
Of course #MAGA Twitter is positively delirious at this news, as they feel it’s a foregone conclusion that Mueller, Comey, and Hillary Clinton will be led off in chains any day now and gee, it’s sure about time. :rolley… --- ## [No, YOU fucking think about it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-fucking-think-about-it/318678)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2005, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-fucking-think-about-it/318678 "2005-08-29T19:01:56Z")
I don’t think I can live with you like this. I’m going to call my parents tomorrow to see if I can stay with them for awhile. I’ll leave the checkbook and my ATM card. If you need groceries, you’re going to need to call … --- ## [What do you like her to do to your balls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-like-her-to-do-to-your-balls/557732)
**Author:** [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-like-her-to-do-to-your-balls/557732 "2010-10-25T14:50:17Z")
Guys, what do you like her to do to your balls, specifically, during intercourse or when she gives you oral? How much difference does it make if she does anything with them or she doesn’t? Thank you. :wink: --- ## [sock on or off at the natural birth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-on-or-off-at-the-natural-birth/665279)
**Author:** [@fiorano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiorano)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-on-or-off-at-the-natural-birth/665279 "2013-08-05T16:33:20Z")
what think about this? you keep your sock on at natural birth or take them off? if we keep sock during natural birth, nurses or doctor take them off? --- ## [I want a wok](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-wok/523719)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-wok/523719 "2010-01-06T05:49:18Z")
Since wok is a 3 letter word I can’t search for prior threads on the topic :frowning: so forgive me if it’s been discussed. We owned one years ago. Some sort of steel - maybe carbon, though we never seasoned it (wouldn’… --- ## [Auto insurance questionnaire, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-insurance-questionnaire-why/617307)
**Author:** [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_N.Cheese)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-insurance-questionnaire-why/617307 "2012-04-01T18:52:48Z")
We’ve had auto & home insurance from the same company for over 10 years. I won’t name names but triple the first letter of the English alphabet and you’ll have it. Anyway, today I received a questionnaire from them askin… --- ## [How far down the line has a British monarch come up from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-down-the-line-has-a-british-monarch-come-up-from/664248)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-down-the-line-has-a-british-monarch-come-up-from/664248 "2013-07-24T07:31:57Z")
When Elizabeth was born in 1926, George V was king, and she was at least third in line to the throne, after her uncle (Edward VIII) and her father (George VI). Prince Harry is now fourth in line, after Charles, William, … --- ## [How To Say "No Thanks" (Politely) On Match.Com?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-say-no-thanks-politely-on-match-com/249334)
**Author:** [@Anaxagoras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaxagoras)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2004, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-say-no-thanks-politely-on-match-com/249334 "2004-06-09T20:09:00Z")
I recently joined match.com and have gotten some e-mails and winks from women in whom I am not interested. I am looking for some advice on how to say “No thanks” – politely. --- ## [Addams Family (TV Show): What Was Gomez' Profession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addams-family-tv-show-what-was-gomez-profession/586356)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addams-family-tv-show-what-was-gomez-profession/586356 "2011-06-22T01:36:27Z")
I always wondered what Gomez did to support his family-was he a stockbroker? He seemed to be always checking tickertapes…or was he a guy who lived off inherited wealth. Was Gomez weirdly dressed for a guy in the mid-1… --- ## [What's going on with computerizing medical records?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-computerizing-medical-records/710409)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-computerizing-medical-records/710409 "2015-01-25T19:38:15Z")
It’s my understanding that doctors don’t have any simple way to look up my medical records. Indeed, every time I have seen a new doctor, I have to fill out my medical history. There was an initiative by the Obama admin… --- ## [Gifting a DivaCup, Keeper or similar? (likely TMI, fellas)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifting-a-divacup-keeper-or-similar-likely-tmi-fellas/474181)
**Author:** [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifting-a-divacup-keeper-or-similar-likely-tmi-fellas/474181 "2009-01-11T01:05:13Z")
As a direct result of you Dopers, for whom I will be eternally grateful, I have been a happy user of the Keeper Moon Cup for a few months. Before I bought mine, I read about different brands, but ended up choosing this o… --- ## [Pitting the Virginia legal system - Cause a death, pay a $30 fine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-virginia-legal-system-cause-a-death-pay-a-30-fine/702995)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-virginia-legal-system-cause-a-death-pay-a-30-fine/702995 "2014-11-01T04:36:34Z")
So a couple of month’s ago my brother-in-law was killed in a motorcycle accident. Obviously he was the motorcyclist. A pick up truck pulled out in front of him. I won’t rehash all the details here, since I have on ano… --- ## [So what's plan B if the LHC produces a black hole that doesn't go away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-plan-b-if-the-lhc-produces-a-black-hole-that-doesnt-go-away/479079)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-plan-b-if-the-lhc-produces-a-black-hole-that-doesnt-go-away/479079 "2009-06-26T22:14:04Z")
Does anyone know if there’s a plan to deal with unexpected and dangerous products of the Large Hadron Collider? What are scientists going to do if, for example, it produces a mini black hole that doesn’t evaporate? Wo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1742&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1744&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)