# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1767&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:** 1768 --- ## [Hey there Macaca, welcome to America (George Allen, our next President)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-there-macaca-welcome-to-america-george-allen-our-next-president/368912)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2006, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-there-macaca-welcome-to-america-george-allen-our-next-president/368912 "2006-08-19T06:17:05Z")
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2006/08/political\_video\_of\_the\_day\_ii\_3.html Oh George Allen, we hardly new ye. Macaca, as it turns out, happens to be an obscure racial slur that somehow popped into the head of t… --- ## [Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines with sustained winds of over 150mph](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typhoon-haiyan-hit-the-philippines-with-sustained-winds-of-over-150mph/673498)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typhoon-haiyan-hit-the-philippines-with-sustained-winds-of-over-150mph/673498 "2013-11-25T23:47:43Z")
This may be one of the strongest storms in history. --- ## [Lawyers Are Not Engineers!!!!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-are-not-engineers/115621)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2002, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-are-not-engineers/115621 "2002-07-01T16:18:57Z")
I realize that this may come as a shock to some that anyone would ever consider substituting a lawyer for an engineer, but apparently its happened. My dad is out of town for three weeks and is paying me to cut his grass… --- ## [Brahma bulls have a hump. Can I eat it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brahma-bulls-have-a-hump-can-i-eat-it/371079)
**Author:** [@The\_Seventh\_Deadly\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Seventh_Deadly_Finn)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2006, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brahma-bulls-have-a-hump-can-i-eat-it/371079 "2006-09-02T00:48:12Z")
What is the hump on a Brahma bull made of, anyway? Given that I consider cattle to be the most delicious of our animal pals, would I enjoy a fresh-grilled Brahma bull hump? --- ## [Spirit is successfully on Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirit-is-successfully-on-mars/222623)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2004, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirit-is-successfully-on-mars/222623 "2004-01-10T19:33:32Z")
Well, the first of the twin rovers looks like it’s successfully ready to go! Every system so far has worked flawlessly - everything is deployed, the stereo camera has already returned 360 degree panoramas, the uplink to… --- ## [Shodan, explain this please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-explain-this-please/455054)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2008, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-explain-this-please/455054 "2008-07-04T00:08:12Z")
This post in this thread. Are you really such a fucking tool that you have to shit on a completely unrelated thread with the tired bullshit implication that Obama is a Muslim? I guess I can be happy that you didn’t tak… --- ## [The Office, 9/17/09 "Gossip" (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-17-09-gossip-spoilers/510590)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-17-09-gossip-spoilers/510590 "2009-09-21T17:34:38Z")
No one else saw this? Come on now - summer is OVER, television is BACK! Hurrah! Nice cringe-worthy episode. I reaaaallly wish we had more than one glimpse of these interns, they seemed awesome. They could totally tell w… --- ## [Why am I such a cold person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-such-a-cold-person/646831)
**Author:** [@timefortrees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timefortrees)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-such-a-cold-person/646831 "2013-01-14T19:28:35Z")
I have been betrayed by a lot of people in my life. I know this sounds lame, but I really think it started when I was 16 and my girlfriend cheated on me - first with my neighbor (who was a real loser), and then with my f… --- ## [Ask the Straight Dope Frat Boy! (TM)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-straight-dope-frat-boy-tm/188822)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-straight-dope-frat-boy-tm/188822 "2003-10-30T20:04:14Z")
I’m always thinking about what, exactly, I know well enough to answer questions about. Today it occurred to me that I’d not seen any dopers mentioning being members of Greek organizations, so the little light bulb click… --- ## [How do you ensure you get your 114 nutrients?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-ensure-you-get-your-114-nutrients/588237)
**Author:** [@curiousprincegeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curiousprincegeorge)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-ensure-you-get-your-114-nutrients/588237 "2011-07-12T14:57:50Z")
So apparently your gajillion schmillion cells need a total of 114 different nutrients. When I Google this I come across lots of short articles. They mention the fact and discuss how some are for energy and some are to re… --- ## [Just how strong is an animal's mating urge, and is there any comparible copulsion in humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-strong-is-an-animals-mating-urge-and-is-there-any-comparible-copulsion-in-humans/750968)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-strong-is-an-animals-mating-urge-and-is-there-any-comparible-copulsion-in-humans/750968 "2016-04-07T03:10:22Z")
I got to thinking about it the other day when a coworker related that one of their stallions had once broken out of his stall and into a mare’s stall during the breeding season. I know that when in heat animals will go … --- ## [What price will the US make the French pay for crossing us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-price-will-the-us-make-the-french-pay-for-crossing-us/162680)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2003, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-price-will-the-us-make-the-french-pay-for-crossing-us/162680 "2003-03-22T05:43:32Z")
Is there any real world price the Bush administration is going to make the French pay for leading the sentiment against us in the UN? --- ## [Trump supporters - so what is you think Trump's "Great America" will look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-supporters-so-what-is-you-think-trumps-great-america-will-look-like/778856)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-supporters-so-what-is-you-think-trumps-great-america-will-look-like/778856 "2017-02-05T23:01:04Z")
So giving Trump supporters the benefit of the doubt that they don’t want the USA to become some sort of xenophobic, isolationist, fascist state, presumably they voted for Trump because they believe life will generally im… --- ## [what is the economics behind ammo refill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-economics-behind-ammo-refill/589002)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-economics-behind-ammo-refill/589002 "2011-07-15T01:45:09Z")
I am having trouble now locating expert articles on the issue, but I heard that some Americans allegedly save money by refilling ammo after shooting at the gun range. That makes me wonder, if ammo is made in vast quantit… --- ## [THIS is what the war stopped.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-the-war-stopped/169960)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-the-war-stopped/169960 "2003-04-23T18:03:21Z")
Have fun reading this, and then tell me this war was not the moral thing to do. Those who supported the war against Iraq should be damned proud of being part of stopping this hideous regime. --- ## [Have You Ever Driven a "Real" Elevator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-driven-a-real-elevator/596555)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-driven-a-real-elevator/596555 "2011-09-23T19:53:14Z")
As part of my quest to end my unemployment, I now took a second part time job. This is only 1 day a week, and I get to, of all things, drive an elevator. It is in a very upscale, exculsive club, for very wealthy people. … --- ## [60s, 70s, 80s chiren... did you know someone with a peanut allergy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60s-70s-80s-chiren-did-you-know-someone-with-a-peanut-allergy/289408)
**Author:** [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60s-70s-80s-chiren-did-you-know-someone-with-a-peanut-allergy/289408 "2005-02-11T19:56:01Z")
I never heard of this until the 90s. I will assume that it has happened before, but throughout my life I never encountered a peanut allergy. I grew up in the 70s and 80s, and never ever heard of peanut butter problems … --- ## [Hitler's Mustache...what's the deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitlers-mustache-whats-the-deal/325570)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitlers-mustache-whats-the-deal/325570 "2005-11-02T16:09:15Z")
Inspired by Hitler’s Hair/combover thread here, I thought I would ask the burning question that everyone of us has wondered about Der Fuhrer. What is up with his mustache? Fashion trend? A major shaving boo boo before… --- ## [Why does this board tolerate Clothahump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-board-tolerate-clothahump/814236)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-board-tolerate-clothahump/814236 "2018-05-16T02:57:25Z")
I’m loathe to post this for many reasons: I hate the idea of giving him extra attention Although I’ve been reading the boards pretty much daily for 10 years, I don’t post enough to be especially prolific or memorable; … --- ## [Can you live off of TV dinners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-live-off-of-tv-dinners/5503)
**Author:** [@Mr.Sparkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Sparkle)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 1999, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-live-off-of-tv-dinners/5503 "1999-12-23T04:21:00Z")
These high fat/sodium meals have been around since the 50’s. I was wondering if there has been any studies of people eating this stuff for lunch and dinner for a year or two (with an occasional fruit or veggie). Of cours… --- ## [Explain being called "boss."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-being-called-boss/854873)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-being-called-boss/854873 "2020-07-22T16:31:33Z")
I’m a middle-aged white guy. Last year I moved from a mostly white area to a place where blacks and Latinos make up a lot more of the population. Among young men in retail and service jobs – mechanics, counter clerks, e… --- ## [Amazing Race 33](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-33/957298)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-33/957298 "2022-03-05T15:19:18Z")
It’s back! Oh. My. God. How did they find do so many ignorant people? Don’t know what a bobby is? Or what Big Ben looks like? --- ## [Another National Anthem Rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-national-anthem-rant/425173)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-national-anthem-rant/425173 "2007-11-11T01:07:56Z")
…that has nothing to do with Obama from the other (closed) thread, so leave his story out. Who decides when and if it is played? I mean, it seems to be played at some sporting events (but not all) and at some politic… --- ## [A thread to whine about my SO having bypass surgery, and hopefully to get advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-to-whine-about-my-so-having-bypass-surgery-and-hopefully-to-get-advice/611163)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2012, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-to-whine-about-my-so-having-bypass-surgery-and-hopefully-to-get-advice/611163 "2012-02-09T03:19:24Z")
A little background…my SO who I will call Bill, mostly because that is his name, had a “cardiac event” a few days ago and then had bypass surgery. When he went into surgery, he was supposed to have a triple bypass, but … --- ## [What's the deal with Google's predictive search?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-googles-predictive-search/531795)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-googles-predictive-search/531795 "2010-03-18T04:56:47Z")
I think we’ve all seen examples of it; type “why do \[ethnic group\]” or “why are \[ethnic group\]” into Google, and the predictive search function will display a list of options that are often quite racist. Why? --- ## [Bill O'Reilly crashes barrier, assaults staffer at Obama rally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-crashes-barrier-assaults-staffer-at-obama-rally/432485)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-crashes-barrier-assaults-staffer-at-obama-rally/432485 "2008-01-09T23:58:24Z")
Bill O’Reilly continued on his slide towards gibbering insanity at an Obama rally today. He showed up a rally at a high school in New Hampshire with a camera crew in tow and charged the rope line. O’Reilly was ordered … --- ## [Wolverine VS Captain America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-vs-captain-america/737801)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-vs-captain-america/737801 "2015-11-19T18:29:09Z")
Fight is in an urban setting in a public park type area. No civilians around. Cap has his shield. Logan is out for blood and will kill Cap is he gets the chance. Logan has NO healing factor. Who wins?? --- ## [Who (or what) were you named after?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-were-you-named-after/564149)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-were-you-named-after/564149 "2010-12-20T04:17:09Z")
Who were you named after, and was that person alive or dead when you were born? Or were you named after something other than a person? Or were you just given your own name, unrelated to anyone/anything else? I was raise… --- ## [Your god, in the Study, with the Kleenex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-god-in-the-study-with-the-kleenex/367917)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-god-in-the-study-with-the-kleenex/367917 "2006-08-16T16:39:31Z")
I’m not sure if anyone else caught this and I’m even less sure where to post it. I don’t want to rant. I would like to know if this bothers other people, but I get the impression that IMHO is a fora for less-than-cosmic… --- ## [North Korea's Missile-Launching Submarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-koreas-missile-launching-submarine/719830)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-koreas-missile-launching-submarine/719830 "2015-05-22T16:02:08Z")
They don’t have one yet but could within the next five years. That’s a tad scary. And even scarier, they just launched a ballistic missile from a sub over the weekend. What would be an appropriate action for something li… --- ## [Jim Reeves crash story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-reeves-crash-story/650997)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-reeves-crash-story/650997 "2018-02-13T06:12:02Z")
I just stumbled across this excerpt from a bio on Jim Reeves regarding the aftermath of his death in a plane crash. : “A member of law enforcement had called the Reeves home with the tip that Jim’s diamond cluster ring … --- ## [Utterly basic Chili](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utterly-basic-chili/525799)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utterly-basic-chili/525799 "2010-01-24T16:54:47Z")
Poking aroud online, I find a lot of chili recipes with a lot of different combinations of ingredients. But I’m looking for something that would count as an utterly basic chili recipe, i.e., the kind of recipe one might … --- ## [Rank the Arnold Schwarzenegger characters in badassery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-arnold-schwarzenegger-characters-in-badassery/681241)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-arnold-schwarzenegger-characters-in-badassery/681241 "2014-02-14T23:34:24Z")
I’m going by the Arnold heyday – his movies in the 80s and 90s that I’ve seen and can remember in detail. Your definition of “badassery” may vary, but for the purposes of this first post I’ll be ranking them by who I wo… --- ## [Flies coming out of his penis? Why can't X-Rays show the source of the infestation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flies-coming-out-of-his-penis-why-cant-x-rays-show-the-source-of-the-infestation/190568)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flies-coming-out-of-his-penis-why-cant-x-rays-show-the-source-of-the-infestation/190568 "2003-07-26T04:08:10Z")
Why don’t they just X-Ray him to find the source of the maggots? ‘Fly boy’ continues to suffer as doctors struggle --- ## [Song Lyrics that just annoy you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-just-annoy-you/401905)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-just-annoy-you/401905 "2007-05-25T21:55:51Z")
Inspired by this thread, I wanted to get off my chest a song lyric that has bugged me since Idon’t know when. The song is, Bust a Move by Young MC: Your best friend Harry has a brother Larry In five days from now h… --- ## [Raw Milk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raw-milk/550206)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raw-milk/550206 "2010-08-15T16:01:16Z")
Okay, so talk to me about raw milk. I love the flavor, but the FDA says I’m a fool to drink it. But aha! say the Granola Birkenstock Brigade, that’s just the FDA knuckling under to Big Dairy, which is the sort of consp… --- ## [Toronto Dopefest Revisited. (Calling Cerowyn, come in Cerowyn...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-revisited-calling-cerowyn-come-in-cerowyn/97665)
**Author:** [@Kwyjibo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kwyjibo)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2002, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopefest-revisited-calling-cerowyn-come-in-cerowyn/97665 "2002-07-15T00:15:13Z")
Well, it looks like our Tor-Dopefest thread went Bye-Bye. Is there still any interest in it? (The thread seemed to die off not long after it was started.) --- ## [Did we have drug prevention classes in the 1970's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-have-drug-prevention-classes-in-the-1970s/706441)
**Author:** [@boxmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boxmom)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-have-drug-prevention-classes-in-the-1970s/706441 "2014-12-10T21:59:20Z")
I am doing a paper for one of my classes. The professor is asking if we remember any type of drug prevention classes. Now, I dont consider myself old, but my memory or lack of it…lol cant think that far back, especiall… --- ## [Iranian Centrifuge Worm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-centrifuge-worm/562711)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iranian-centrifuge-worm/562711 "2010-12-06T01:19:18Z")
I’m not sure if this is the correct place to post this but it’s too cool for you guys not to know about it.\* Stuxnet is a worm that has infiltrated over a 100,000 computers over the last two years. It’s incredibly comp… --- ## [Which items from Amazon will ship together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-items-from-amazon-will-ship-together/653540)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-items-from-amazon-will-ship-together/653540 "2013-03-22T12:43:14Z")
I’m not in the US, so I have to use a package forwarding service when I buy from Amazon. The last time, I got hit by extra charges because they round up each package to 0.5 kg, and some packages are e.g. 0.2 kg. I see so… --- ## [Guys, why do you flush before finishing \[new title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-why-do-you-flush-before-finishing-new-title/232745)
**Author:** [@Milesy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milesy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2004, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-why-do-you-flush-before-finishing-new-title/232745 "2004-03-07T21:17:41Z")
This has had me wondering for some time but male bathroom protocol prevents me from addressing the issue directly. Asking questions is verboten. Why do some men while standing at the urinal, presumably urinating, flush… --- ## [Ask the Swedish chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593)
**Author:** [@Soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soda)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2000, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-swedish-chick/25593 "2000-09-29T10:51:20Z")
I am not completely full of myself, I was actually asked to do this thread… But since it might help up my post count I’m not complaining. Ask away folks. Let me know if I can shoot from the hip or if you prefer a more r… --- ## [How do you pronounce 'Toyota'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-toyota/507012)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2009, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-toyota/507012 "2009-08-21T05:57:14Z")
Do you say the y as though it were part of the the To (which I usually hear as TOY-ota) or as though it were part of the ota (which I usually hear as to-YODA)? Idle curiosity. --- ## [50 foot woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-foot-woman/634682)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-foot-woman/634682 "2012-09-21T22:09:34Z")
\[URL=“Could an attacking 50-foot woman actually exist? - The Straight Dope”\] Just wanted to say that once again, Slug Signorino’s tasteful and understated illustrations are an inspiration to us all. --- ## [What happened to the monster cereals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-monster-cereals/505804)
**Author:** [@Baggins111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baggins111)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-monster-cereals/505804 "2009-08-12T04:34:04Z")
So my wife is out of town for the night, and I have the house to myself. Does that mean night of drunken debauchery? No. It means I get to eat what I want - which tonight means cereal. With whole milk. I haven’t “cr… --- ## [Do you plan to take part in the Netflix class action lawsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-plan-to-take-part-in-the-netflix-class-action-lawsuit/603186)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-plan-to-take-part-in-the-netflix-class-action-lawsuit/603186 "2011-12-07T18:18:47Z")
If you have been a member of Netflix you probably received an email this morning about taking part in a class action lawsuit brought up between Netflix and Walmart. CNN picked up on it and has a more detailed story here:… --- ## [The Government and Marriage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-government-and-marriage/638708)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2012, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-government-and-marriage/638708 "2012-10-27T03:16:09Z")
As many of you may already know, I support gay civil unions, reasonning they can have all the rights and privileges so-called married couples do. This has led some of you to believe that means I am against gay marriage. … --- ## [FDNY question - Chauffeurs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fdny-question-chauffeurs/547141)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fdny-question-chauffeurs/547141 "2010-07-20T16:50:27Z")
I know from watching several videos on Youtube that Batallion Chiefs and higher ranks in FDNY have drivers (I think officially called chauffeurs). Why? Can’t they drive themselves? What does the chauffeur/driver do at… --- ## [Texas textbooks are inaccurate, biased and politicized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-textbooks-are-inaccurate-biased-and-politicized/733696)
**Author:** [@katpohl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katpohl)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-textbooks-are-inaccurate-biased-and-politicized/733696 "2015-10-11T00:21:19Z")
Why does the Texas board of education get a say in how our public school text books are written? For at least the last 20 years or so they have been ‘rewriting/ white washing’ history to put it mildly. And they don’t s… --- ## ["Star Trek" pixel art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-pixel-art/577350)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-pixel-art/577350 "2011-04-09T14:17:55Z")
I love this - see how many you recognize (there’s a key at the bottom): http://johnmartz.com/trexels [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1766&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1768&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)