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**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-the-hate-for-mariah-carey/976437 "2022-12-24T04:13:33Z")
Every day I see some sort of meme on Facebook about “All I want for Christmas is You” being a horrible hated song. Even the WSJ did a little article about it. Okay, I know that it is Pop music- which people do not lik… --- ## [Cartoon characters you do (or did) have the hots for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-characters-you-do-or-did-have-the-hots-for/295460)
**Author:** [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2005, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-characters-you-do-or-did-have-the-hots-for/295460 "2005-03-24T13:58:37Z")
Self-explanatory, so I’ll start: As a kid: Trixie - Speed Racer Young Adult: Jessica Rabbit - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? --- ## [Wisdom teeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-teeth/633972)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-teeth/633972 "2012-09-13T13:07:48Z")
Do you still have yours? The dentist here suggested that my kid’s wisdom teeth should be pulled because there is a small cavity on one and it bodes ill for the future. Not because they are impounded or coming in crooked… --- ## [How to Pronounce Mayim Bialik's Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-mayim-bialiks-name/687643)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-mayim-bialiks-name/687643 "2014-05-07T13:40:37Z")
Is it MY-im, or my-EEM? --- ## [Speeding ticket in Canada. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-ticket-in-canada-now-what/664348)
**Author:** [@bokap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bokap)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-ticket-in-canada-now-what/664348 "2013-07-24T20:17:00Z")
I got caught in a speed trap in Canada. I live in California. The ticket was for 5 kph over the speed limit. Fine was for $66 which I paid online. How does this effect my drivers license in California? I haven’t had a sp… --- ## [Anyone love their toaster oven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-love-their-toaster-oven/611780)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-love-their-toaster-oven/611780 "2016-10-23T14:38:42Z")
We’re a low-toast family, so don’t really know what to look for in a toaster. Ours is getting on in years and tends to set off the smoke detector whenever we use it. We’re thinking of upgrading to a toaster oven, assumin… --- ## [Nature vs. Nurture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-vs-nurture/359593)
**Author:** [@Digital\_Stimulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_Stimulus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2006, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-vs-nurture/359593 "2006-06-16T01:38:06Z")
In this thread about children and pornography, the following exchange occurred: My reply referenced another thread: \[QUOTE=Digital Stimulus, post #39\] Sure. If anyone is interested, DSeid is referring to a thread st… --- ## [What do you think of the hypothesis that tipping culture is a form of sexism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-hypothesis-that-tipping-culture-is-a-form-of-sexism/666659)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-hypothesis-that-tipping-culture-is-a-form-of-sexism/666659 "2013-08-26T03:54:27Z")
In Observations From A Tipless Restaurant, Jay Porter discusses his views on tipping in five parts (the link is to part one). He believes that tipping works against good service and he sounds like he’s thought things th… --- ## [Unifying 'the quantum' & gravity: affect our interpretation of double slit expt, EPR, Schrod's Cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unifying-the-quantum-gravity-affect-our-interpretation-of-double-slit-expt-epr-schrods-cat/691295)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unifying-the-quantum-gravity-affect-our-interpretation-of-double-slit-expt-epr-schrods-cat/691295 "2014-06-30T09:19:45Z")
Would a theory that unified ‘the quantum’ with gravity be likely to influence our interpretation of classic quantum results and conundrums such as the double slit experiment, EPR Paradox, Schrodinger’s Cat, etc.? I doub… --- ## [Most Memorable Childhood Dumb Injury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-childhood-dumb-injury/292845)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2005, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-childhood-dumb-injury/292845 "2005-11-17T01:10:50Z")
What’s your most memorable kid-hood injury? I have two: Playing hide and seek in the dark, falling in front of someone running toward me and having my nose jammed into his kneecap. Going over a ramp on my 2,000 year-ol… --- ## [Brickbacon, we're here to FIGHT ignorance.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brickbacon-were-here-to-fight-ignorance/293970)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2005, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brickbacon-were-here-to-fight-ignorance/293970 "2005-03-24T02:41:37Z")
And you are not helping our cause. Please stop. --- ## [Why do so many radio DJs use nicknames?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-radio-djs-use-nicknames/705944)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-radio-djs-use-nicknames/705944 "2014-12-30T17:01:13Z")
A couple of new DJs debuted on the classic rock station this weekend that I listen to. One calls himself “Mullet” and the other one calls himself “Dick Havoc.” There’s another called “Razor” and one of the morning show h… --- ## [Should the US adopt Canada's pennies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-adopt-canadas-pennies/686207)
**Author:** [@MetroGnome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MetroGnome)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-adopt-canadas-pennies/686207 "2014-04-19T14:35:02Z")
In 2012, Canada told its pennies it was going out for a pack of smokes and never came back. Since it cost the US 1.83 cents to make 1 cent due to the Treasury’s flawed understanding of fusion, should it just adopt Canad… --- ## [Strange, Dark Music Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-dark-music-suggestions/147760)
**Author:** [@Sacrilegium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sacrilegium)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-dark-music-suggestions/147760 "2013-05-21T20:44:37Z")
I’m looking for some new music to get into, but I’m becoming increasingly hard to please. What I’m looking for basically is bands that are traditional, unconventional, dark, depressing and perhaps a bit silly, absurd or… --- ## [How many of you have a porn star body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-have-a-porn-star-body/428063)
**Author:** [@Chasing\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chasing_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-have-a-porn-star-body/428063 "2007-12-01T15:40:53Z")
Just curious. It would probably help if you stated if you are a guy or girl. For me, I’m male and I think I look better than the typical male porn star but I don’t have a long enough extension member to do porn. --- ## [Shooting at the high school I graduated from.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-the-high-school-i-graduated-from/702412)
**Author:** [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-the-high-school-i-graduated-from/702412 "2014-10-29T15:15:29Z")
This is so surreal, I flipped the news on to watch the weather only to find the stations all covering this story. One student confirmed fatality, presumed to be the shooter, at least six injured, one with a head wound wh… --- ## [The hood release doesn't work on the car. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hood-release-doesnt-work-on-the-car-now-what/408259)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hood-release-doesnt-work-on-the-car-now-what/408259 "2007-06-23T19:07:06Z")
Title says it all. 1995 Toyota Camry LE. Went to open the hood. Nothing. No “click” sound. I cannot open it by using the finger latch in the front grill because the cable release doesn’t do its job first. How in the hec… --- ## [Ladies: Is this romance-novel convention really something you fantasize about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-is-this-romance-novel-convention-really-something-you-fantasize-about/395920)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-is-this-romance-novel-convention-really-something-you-fantasize-about/395920 "2007-03-24T19:17:53Z")
I’ve noticed a convention in the racier kind of romance novel: The hero has been a highly successful womanizer all his life until meeting the heroine. He has had carnal relations with literally hundreds of women, and ha… --- ## [Italian "dialects" and French "patois"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-dialects-and-french-patois/500688)
**Author:** [@fandango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fandango)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-dialects-and-french-patois/500688 "2010-01-15T18:06:02Z")
English is a creole language from way back and so the closest “sister” language (barring Scots) is Frisian which has a significantly different vocabulary. I think this gives English monoglots a distinct bias on what con… --- ## [Brits -- how do you pronounce...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-how-do-you-pronounce/352643)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2006, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-how-do-you-pronounce/352643 "2006-04-27T10:01:42Z")
…jaguar? The advertisements for the car by that name currently running have an announcer with a (what sounds to me like an obviously fake) British accent calling it a “Jag-you-ar,” which annoys me no end. Do y’all real… --- ## [Typewriter style computer keyboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typewriter-style-computer-keyboard/532783)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typewriter-style-computer-keyboard/532783 "2012-12-21T05:01:25Z")
I just had an odd request from a customer that my google-fu is proving lacking on. Older lady wants a “typewriter style” keyboard for a computer. apparently there are several subtle differences that drive her nuts betw… --- ## [Why is "West" such a common surname compared to "East," "North," or "South"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-west-such-a-common-surname-compared-to-east-north-or-south/737717)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-west-such-a-common-surname-compared-to-east-north-or-south/737717 "2015-11-21T04:12:34Z")
All four English-language cardinal directions are used as surnames in the US (and, I imagine, other English-speaking countries). However, in terms of popularity, West is far more common than any of the other three: \[ul… --- ## [Chipotle - Racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipotle-racist/215961)
**Author:** [@Hydrocortisone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hydrocortisone)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipotle-racist/215961 "2010-11-29T17:44:55Z")
Is the restaurant Chipotle racist? I have been to three different Chipotle resturants on a number of occasions. On every trip the people making the food and cleaning up are Hispanic, while the people working the register… --- ## [April Fools!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools/654196)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools/654196 "2013-04-03T04:07:10Z")
Monday is April Fools Day, and I’m wonder if/what our mods and admins have planned. A new forum? A new policy? Maybe appoint some Official Junior Moderators? :smiley: --- ## [Osama Bin Laden is dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/osama-bin-laden-is-dead/373833)
**Author:** [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/osama-bin-laden-is-dead/373833 "2006-09-25T19:56:15Z")
He died in Pakistan? Of typhoïd? And French President Chirac knew that two days ago? Hot damn. I so had wished that Bin Laden would die in a cell at a very ripe old age. I hope typhoïd hurts. http://www.estrepublic… --- ## [How I met your mother. One of the characters doesn't want children, ever. Will this last? (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-one-of-the-characters-doesnt-want-children-ever-will-this-last-spoilers/612936)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-one-of-the-characters-doesnt-want-children-ever-will-this-last-spoilers/612936 "2012-02-17T03:18:40Z")
Not really sure if you can spoil a 30-minute sitcom, but I figured I’d be safe and write this paragraph as to not reveal spoilers in the mouseover. I learned this during the war. We used to wear onions on our belts. It w… --- ## [The disappearance of hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disappearance-of-hats/527928)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disappearance-of-hats/527928 "2010-02-08T17:15:03Z")
Perhaps the movies have given me the wrong impression, but I thought people very commonly wore hats in the past. Sure, you’ve got a lot of poeple wearing baseball caps but those tend to be people who, in the past, wouldn… --- ## [A pill CANNOT enlarge your penis!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pill-cannot-enlarge-your-penis/389273)
**Author:** [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2007, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pill-cannot-enlarge-your-penis/389273 "2007-01-31T10:27:56Z")
If all of you misguided dickless fucks would do a little research and NOT spend the money or click on a link, that would be one less piece of worthless spam in my inbox. Just one moron out of a million needs to try it, … --- ## [Guantanamo: why are only US citizens allowed civilian legal representation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guantanamo-why-are-only-us-citizens-allowed-civilian-legal-representation/186418)
**Author:** [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2003, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guantanamo-why-are-only-us-citizens-allowed-civilian-legal-representation/186418 "2003-07-31T11:23:30Z")
As it stands. I cannot understand the utterly inhumane, illegal treatment of the prisoners at Guantanamo. If they are guilty - after a FAIR trial - by all means convict and punish them. But why are they making a discr… --- ## [Would you spit on the Vietnam Memorial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spit-on-the-vietnam-memorial/310041)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2005, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spit-on-the-vietnam-memorial/310041 "2005-06-29T18:45:06Z")
Of course none of you would. But I bring this up because of the current flag burning controversy and the tie in to the Freedom of Expression. American veterans by and large I’m sure revere the US flag. By burning it or … --- ## [What is cursive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-cursive/971828)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-cursive/971828 "2022-10-11T20:13:13Z")
Intrigued by this article: I asked myself: what is it that Americans cannot read or write? Do they mean any fluently handwritten text that is not in AllCaps (which I see in Wikipedia is rather called block letters when… --- ## [Popular bands who have never released a "Best Of" Album](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-who-have-never-released-a-best-of-album/532219)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2010, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-bands-who-have-never-released-a-best-of-album/532219 "2010-03-13T11:46:17Z")
I was in a well-known music retailer this afternoon in the mood for a new CD, and thought I might get an AC/DC “Best Of”- they’re a well known, highly popular and successful band, so surely it should be in the “AC/DC” su… --- ## [Does the Director the C.I.A. know everything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-director-the-c-i-a-know-everything/642627)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-director-the-c-i-a-know-everything/642627 "2012-12-06T01:30:22Z")
It’s been my dream to become the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, just so I can know everything there is to know about space aliens, mind control rays, and what kind of pr0n Queen Elizabeth II enjoys. Knowle… --- ## [How long is the average movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-the-average-movie/309156)
**Author:** [@rkts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rkts)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-the-average-movie/309156 "2005-06-22T02:25:15Z")
If I call a friend and she says that she is about to watch a movie, and gives no further information, how long should I wait until I can assume the movie is over and call her back? This may seem a silly question but I n… --- ## [Do women really get off from sitting on washing machines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-really-get-off-from-sitting-on-washing-machines/1021521)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-really-get-off-from-sitting-on-washing-machines/1021521 "2025-08-17T23:30:45Z")
This is a joke that’s come up in pop culture from time to time. I have a vague memory of a movie from the 80s in which women discussed this, and it also came (heh) up in a story arc in Ghosts (US). Thing is, some cursory… --- ## [Scots dopers: How fake is Scotty's accent on Star Trek?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scots-dopers-how-fake-is-scottys-accent-on-star-trek/456164)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scots-dopers-how-fake-is-scottys-accent-on-star-trek/456164 "2008-07-12T19:01:00Z")
I’ve been wondering about this ever since I was a kid. When I started watching Star Trek at age 7, it was because of Scotty that I decided that Scotland is my favorite country. James Doohan was Canadian, but apparently h… --- ## [Ever been asked to wear clothes that match others' attire at a funeral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-asked-to-wear-clothes-that-match-others-attire-at-a-funeral/681643)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-asked-to-wear-clothes-that-match-others-attire-at-a-funeral/681643 "2014-02-20T21:22:31Z")
For the Rhymer clan, 2014 has been lousy with funerals: three so far. In all three cases there has been this odd (to me) pressure for people in the family to dress in matching ways. For one funeral, it was insisted that … --- ## [The adventures of Quantum Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventures-of-quantum-man/662431)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventures-of-quantum-man/662431 "2013-07-09T03:29:12Z")
For reasons unknown, whenever Quantum Man\* is trying to stop crime, or spread righteousness or whatever, probabilistic quantum events always fall in his favour. This sounds like quite a pointless superpower, until you r… --- ## [Comments: How do you make a loaded dice? - References](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-how-do-you-make-a-loaded-dice-references/502709)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2009, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-how-do-you-make-a-loaded-dice-references/502709 "2009-07-22T08:47:59Z")
Great job Ian - thanks! Other works inspired by The Big Con include the movie The Sting and the TV show (and later movie) Mission Impossible. The Big Book of Hoaxes has an informative chapter on scams. Snake Oil by Ji… --- ## [Does Acupuncture Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-acupuncture-work/597031)
**Author:** [@qazwart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qazwart)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-acupuncture-work/597031 "2011-10-12T00:55:39Z")
I’ll start the thread for this column. I don’t know if acupuncture works or not. However, a friend of mine was going to her acupuncturist and told me to come along to see about my allergies. I came, but I wasn’t really … --- ## [Dear Domino's: shut the fuck up. Seriously.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-dominos-shut-the-fuck-up-seriously/483244)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2009, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-dominos-shut-the-fuck-up-seriously/483244 "2009-01-31T02:16:59Z")
I get it. You had some study commissioned that put your sandwiches ahead of Subway’s. Fine. You told me that a few times. Okay, if a little annoying. You told me eight times. Shut up! You told me how Subway told you to s… --- ## [third Lev Parnas dump exonerates Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-lev-parnas-dump-exonerates-trump/846561)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Peebles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-lev-parnas-dump-exonerates-trump/846561 "2020-01-17T19:45:27Z")
A now (suspiciously deleted, read the intro) Lev Parnas text/document dump discussed here: has a text message from Rudy Giuliani date stamped 3/12/2019 talking about corruption, which includes: “I need Porochenko And … --- ## [Mayonnaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise/512481)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise/512481 "2009-10-05T16:21:24Z")
I’m aware that some people see mayonnaise as the Devil’s jissom. No need for mayo hate in this thread. On my first trip to New Orleans – must’ve been about 16 years ago – we drove by a building with a large lighted sig… --- ## [Funny things people say/do while asleep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-things-people-say-do-while-asleep/168990)
**Author:** [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-things-people-say-do-while-asleep/168990 "2003-04-18T22:06:02Z")
Apologies if this thread has been done receltly - I don’t remember having ever seen this topic come up! I recall my aunt telling me once that my cousin got up in the middle of the night and peed all over the front of th… --- ## [How do I keep my bed from squeaking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-my-bed-from-squeaking/276290)
**Author:** [@keeper0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keeper0)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2004, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-my-bed-from-squeaking/276290 "2004-11-27T15:26:45Z")
Since finding true love, happiness and co-habitation, my bed has ceased to be a place of only quiet repose. But, now during amorous moments, the bed squeaks loudly. Besides the distraction factor, there are also times w… --- ## [Best rock song over 8 minutes in length](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2002, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-rock-song-over-8-minutes-in-length/142754 "2002-12-17T20:30:49Z")
I’ve always liked long songs, so I’m looking for some suggestions. My nomination? Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick, parts 1 and 2, adding up to a whopping 43:28! Even with that excessive length, I’m always disappointed … --- ## [Septic tank problem, possibly legal issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/septic-tank-problem-possibly-legal-issues/790127)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/septic-tank-problem-possibly-legal-issues/790127 "2017-07-19T19:52:24Z")
About a year ago I posted about some septic tank problems we were having. The system was 30 years old and we ended up replacing everything, swapping out a 1,000 gallon cracked plastic tank for a 1,000 gallon concrete ta… --- ## [How are most women able to tolerate being sick better than men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-most-women-able-to-tolerate-being-sick-better-than-men/661719)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-most-women-able-to-tolerate-being-sick-better-than-men/661719 "2013-07-04T22:42:36Z")
I understand this is not always true as with any of these kind of generalizations, but from what I have seen and heard, the trend seems to be that men (and you can count me as being one of them) “act like babies”, “get a… --- ## [So where are the 90s nostalgia plays and movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-the-90s-nostalgia-plays-and-movies/668497)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-the-90s-nostalgia-plays-and-movies/668497 "2013-09-19T19:43:41Z")
Come on. It’s been twenty years! That’s time enough for nostalgia to set in, right? I mean, American Graffiti came out in 1973, and it was set in 1962. That’s only an 11-year turnaround on nostalgia! And all through th… --- ## [I had an erotic dream about a doper last night...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-an-erotic-dream-about-a-doper-last-night/28579)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2000, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-an-erotic-dream-about-a-doper-last-night/28579 "2000-08-11T12:59:57Z")
Actually, it was more semi-erotic. We were fully dressed, making out big time. When it came time to get undressed, I stopped and said “Wait! I can’t screw up things between me and (my guy in real life)! And you can’t scr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1764&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1766&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)