# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1771&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:** 1772 --- ## [Where did the mentality originate that equates poverty with laziness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-mentality-originate-that-equates-poverty-with-laziness/233960)
**Author:** [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-mentality-originate-that-equates-poverty-with-laziness/233960 "2004-03-17T19:22:52Z")
I don’t know if this is a new phenomenon, or if I’m just noticing it more since re-joining the ranks of the poor after a stint in the middle class. I hear a lot of it from conservative talk show hosts, and I’ve also enco… --- ## [Chains hanging under fire trucks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chains-hanging-under-fire-trucks/321288)
**Author:** [@Mongoroot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mongoroot)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chains-hanging-under-fire-trucks/321288 "2005-09-12T20:50:55Z")
What are the chains I see hanging underneath fire trucks (maybe other trucks as well?) near the rear axle. They’re short lengths of chain, hanging free, well short of touching the roadway. They’re not positioned close en… --- ## [Jayjay is down but not out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jayjay-is-down-but-not-out/610326)
**Author:** [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jayjay-is-down-but-not-out/610326 "2012-02-06T23:13:13Z")
As some of you might know, my partner Jayjay has been battling some serious health problems as of late. Right now he facing surgery to remove part of his left leg, due to a serious infection that has gone to the bone. He… --- ## [Quidditch USA to change its name \[New name is "Quadball"\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quidditch-usa-to-change-its-name-new-name-is-quadball/956383)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quidditch-usa-to-change-its-name-new-name-is-quadball/956383 "2022-07-23T05:11:23Z")
Quidditch, (the game played by people based on Rowling’s nonsensical ruleset) is changing it’s official name within the main US leagues that play it due to JK Rowling’s “bigotry”. I don’t know what the SDMB will make of… --- ## [Camden NJ and Detroit's Decay, a foreshadowing of America's Future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camden-nj-and-detroits-decay-a-foreshadowing-of-americas-future/626370)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camden-nj-and-detroits-decay-a-foreshadowing-of-americas-future/626370 "2012-06-29T20:47:04Z")
I’ve wanted to pose this question for awhile. What do you think is America’s future? Exactly what kind of life will our great grandkids inherit in 2101? That’s only ninety-one years from now. This article focuses on C… --- ## [FDA approved natural or unpatentable treatments.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fda-approved-natural-or-unpatentable-treatments/590622)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fda-approved-natural-or-unpatentable-treatments/590622 "2011-07-31T16:02:28Z")
It’s common lore among some that the pharmaceutical companies don’t research natural remedies because they can’t be patented. I can think of several unpatentable or natural drugs that are exceptions, but I’m certain the… --- ## [Why do we tax the rich at all ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-tax-the-rich-at-all/589372)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-tax-the-rich-at-all/589372 "2011-07-19T18:50:33Z")
I mean, these are the job creators. If we increase their taxes they won’t want to create more jobs. Seems to me then we should give them an even better tax break so they’ll want to create more jobs then they are present… --- ## [How To Properly Use Mouse Poison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-properly-use-mouse-poison/506798)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-properly-use-mouse-poison/506798 "2009-08-21T22:07:24Z")
I found a little mouse in my flat this morning. So I stomped him. I was hoping this was a one time thing, but then a few hours later I saw another peaking out from under the couch. I live in a garden studio flat (you kn… --- ## [Worst sports kits in photos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995 "2009-11-20T02:27:55Z")
Worst sports kits in photos Some interesting outfits. --- ## [ADD / ADHD vs. Short Attention Span](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-adhd-vs-short-attention-span/74745)
**Author:** [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2001, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-adhd-vs-short-attention-span/74745 "2001-08-07T16:27:54Z")
What’s the difference between ADD/ADHD and just plain ol’ inattentiveness and/or short attention span? I “suffer” from many of the symptoms mentioned here in this MPSIMS thread: I have difficulty focusing on topics whic… --- ## [SoCal schools ban dictionary: hoax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-schools-ban-dictionary-hoax/526407)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-schools-ban-dictionary-hoax/526407 "2010-02-22T00:17:12Z")
There was a news item I saw on Fark, corroborated by a few Google News sources, that Merriam Webster’s 10th edition has been removed from schools because some kid’s parents saw it had “oral sex” defined in the book. Her… --- ## [Tijuana Brass was a fake!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tijuana-brass-was-a-fake/399228)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2007, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tijuana-brass-was-a-fake/399228 "2007-04-14T05:47:22Z")
Wikipedia has ruined my night. Well damn. I grew up listening to The Lonely Bull, and found it extremely evocative. Now I find it was just a bunch of session artistes in LA. I was, however, inspired to look up Herb af… --- ## [Black Like Me(?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-like-me/340829)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-like-me/340829 "2006-01-25T20:03:32Z")
My sister, like a lot of people with money and time on their hands, has developed a super interest in genealogy (which is odd as she has no children and could just write “Dead End” on her own branches of the family tree … --- ## [Sometimes education can make you stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-education-can-make-you-stupid/684239)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-education-can-make-you-stupid/684239 "2015-01-26T18:00:25Z")
So I am turning 65 soon and am in the process of getting set up with Medicare. I set up my account online and discovered a nifty feature where you can fill out all of your health information so that your providers can ac… --- ## [Survivor 4/25](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-4-25/620011)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-4-25/620011 "2012-05-08T03:27:24Z")
And the girl train keeps on a’rollin’. The final vote was rather anti-climatic, given all the drama Troy tried to stir up. But it should be obvious to some people now just where they stand in the pecking order. I think … --- ## [Why are a Bull's Balls so far Separated from its penis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-a-bulls-balls-so-far-separated-from-its-penis/236981)
**Author:** [@fluffball86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluffball86)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-a-bulls-balls-so-far-separated-from-its-penis/236981 "2023-02-16T10:37:22Z")
On a human the balls are basically connected to the penis, but on a bull, the balls are extremly far back on the body, the sperm has to travel at least three feet to get the to the penis, plus however long the penis is (… --- ## [Who's quote?: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-quote-better-to-remain-silent-and-be-thought-a-fool-than-to-speak/121950)
**Author:** [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-quote-better-to-remain-silent-and-be-thought-a-fool-than-to-speak/121950 "2010-08-05T15:31:50Z")
Can anyone tell me who first said the famous quote: “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than speak and remove all doubt.” The first thing I thought when asked was Lincoln. But, after trying to verify this b… --- ## [What's for dinner tonight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/525607)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/525607 "2010-01-26T21:31:51Z")
I’m having Thai-style coconut soup (Tom Kah) using leftover frozen Thanksgiving turkey and chopped greens (basic ingredients: turkey, coconut milk, lime juice, yellow & green currry paste, onions, collards & kale), and h… --- ## [Time for another round of "Amusing / Really Strange Real Names"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-round-of-amusing-really-strange-real-names/236013)
**Author:** [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2004, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-round-of-amusing-really-strange-real-names/236013 "2004-03-25T23:16:12Z")
I don’t think we’ve had one of these in a while… so here we go again! :smiley: Some Unusual Names I’ve Encountered In Real Life Sylver / Golden (a sister-brother combo I know at church) Jack Wang (a high school classm… --- ## [Why do crank and electric pencil sharpeners leave an uneven point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-crank-and-electric-pencil-sharpeners-leave-an-uneven-point/798791)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-crank-and-electric-pencil-sharpeners-leave-an-uneven-point/798791 "2017-10-15T02:35:08Z")
There seems to be a design flaw in mechanical pencil sharpeners. Both wall mounted crank models and electric. I can remember way back in elementary school. The wall mounted pencil sharpener left an uneven point. One sid… --- ## [Why do hollywood movies almost always end 'happy'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hollywood-movies-almost-always-end-happy/456313)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hollywood-movies-almost-always-end-happy/456313 "2008-08-03T17:17:59Z")
Seeing the movie, and then the play “Little Shop of HOrrors”, I was surprised to see that in the play, the ending is sad. THe movie version however made the ending happy–completely changing the dramatic impact. I’ve not… --- ## [The Number of the Beast...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-number-of-the-beast/533812)
**Author:** [@DickP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DickP)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-number-of-the-beast/533812 "2013-04-05T23:53:10Z")
I remember hearing something on the radio a few years ago to the effect that biblical scholars had determined that Satan’s zipcode isn’t 666, but some other number. Anyone know anything about this? Thanks --- ## [SDMB MEN!!!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-men/19683)
**Author:** [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2000, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-men/19683 "2000-05-22T14:02:14Z")
I had a great response to my pet project. Remember, take your humor pill kick back and enjoy. I hope that some of my captions don’t offend anyone, if they do then you need step back and know that I did this all in fun. … --- ## [The Great Hot Dog Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-hot-dog-debate/455331)
**Author:** [@LilGypsyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilGypsyGirl)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-hot-dog-debate/455331 "2008-07-08T01:19:34Z")
Attending a family BBQ today is the inspiration for this thread. Let me give you all some quick background: Me: NYC born and raised, moved to Orlando a year ago. GypsyBoy: Jacksonville, FL born and raised. The issu… --- ## [copyright length](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-length/765111)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-length/765111 "2016-09-09T22:59:03Z")
As I understand it originally copyright lasted 28 years, which to me seems like a reasonable length of time. Now copyright lengths seem to be increasing every few yew years due to heavy lobbying of corporations trying to… --- ## [Doctor confidentiality, HIV, and what feels right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-confidentiality-hiv-and-what-feels-right/628959)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-confidentiality-hiv-and-what-feels-right/628959 "2012-07-24T11:44:59Z")
I don’t have a fully formed opinion on the following issue, because I can see both sides of the argument. But as sometimes happens, vigorous debate amongst good debaters may help me reach a more solid conclusion. An op… --- ## [I feel bad for the Boy Scouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-bad-for-the-boy-scouts/44154)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2000, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-bad-for-the-boy-scouts/44154 "2000-12-12T14:27:07Z")
One Trick Pony boy here again… The New York City school system has decided not to renew their contracts with the Boy Scouts when they terminate, won’t sponsor troops, and won’t allow them to recruit. The article is here.… --- ## [Kid keeps drawing on the wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-keeps-drawing-on-the-wall/600615)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-keeps-drawing-on-the-wall/600615 "2011-10-26T01:09:16Z")
My four year old is too old to be doing this, I would have thought, but she keeps drawing on the wall. She seems genuinely not to comprehend that she shouldn’t be doing this, no matter in what manner we explain this to h… --- ## [We're eating too much bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-eating-too-much-bacon/697063)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-eating-too-much-bacon/697063 "2014-09-03T22:37:14Z")
Those are the words that came out of the SO’s mouth as I put ‘bacon’ on the shopping list. I understand the words individually, but put into that order they make no sense. She may as well have said, ‘May I move my dogf… --- ## [it's nice to be rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-nice-to-be-rich/357625)
**Author:** [@Minotaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minotaurus)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2006, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-nice-to-be-rich/357625 "2006-05-23T14:30:41Z")
i won about $3 million last year i don’t nead to work again it’s nice to be rich :cool: --- ## [I hereby authorize the SDMB members to issue press statements on my behalf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-authorize-the-sdmb-members-to-issue-press-statements-on-my-behalf/407419)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2007, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-authorize-the-sdmb-members-to-issue-press-statements-on-my-behalf/407419 "2007-06-12T22:14:17Z")
So I was reading up on my hero Paris Hilton’s legal woes on the Intertubes just now, and I noticed she released a statement on Saturday, and I can only assume she had her “people” do so on her behalf, since she is, as we… --- ## [What is the scariest bar/strip club you've been to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-scariest-bar-strip-club-youve-been-to/272215)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2004, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-scariest-bar-strip-club-youve-been-to/272215 "2004-11-02T13:55:32Z")
What is the worst bar or strip club you’ve been to? While at a convention, I went exploring at night looking for some entertainment. Found some hole in the wall joint and decided to check it out. I don’t mean to be rude… --- ## [What's your stripper song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stripper-song/735130)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stripper-song/735130 "2015-10-25T04:03:44Z")
I’m talking about the song that, when you’re home alone listening to music( for me it’s when I’m doing housework) it comes on and it instantly puts you into stripper mode, i.e. bump and grind, seductive, picture yourself… --- ## [What's the cheapest way to watch downloaded hd-movies on my TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-way-to-watch-downloaded-hd-movies-on-my-tv/582919)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-way-to-watch-downloaded-hd-movies-on-my-tv/582919 "2011-06-18T05:39:05Z")
Let’s say I have an USB-stick with a divx hd-movie that I want to watch on my tv? I just really need a device to that can decode the movie and send it through an hdmi-cable. What’s the cheapest solution I can get? --- ## [Can America win wars anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-america-win-wars-anymore/790204)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-america-win-wars-anymore/790204 "2017-07-06T22:48:19Z")
So a great deal could be said about the overwhelming strength of the American military however we don’t seem to be able to win wars since WWII. I wonder if it is a case of us having become too powerful for our own good.… --- ## [What math is on this huge blackboard, and is the setup just a joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-math-is-on-this-huge-blackboard-and-is-the-setup-just-a-joke/720589)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-math-is-on-this-huge-blackboard-and-is-the-setup-just-a-joke/720589 "2015-05-24T15:00:01Z")
See subject. Assuming someone had such a big blackboard and felt it was pedagogically necessary they could dragoon some students, I suppose. Does this ever happen in real life? --- ## [Why is there spousal privilege but not sibling or parent-child privilege?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-spousal-privilege-but-not-sibling-or-parent-child-privilege/650770)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-spousal-privilege-but-not-sibling-or-parent-child-privilege/650770 "2016-05-20T16:16:12Z")
Someone gets a Las Vegas quickie on a drunken whim, and that is more sacrosanct in the eyes of the law than two siblings who grew up together, or a mother and child? I don’t get this logic. --- ## [Company ad slogans that miss the mark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-ad-slogans-that-miss-the-mark/519716)
**Author:** [@gang\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gang_green)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-ad-slogans-that-miss-the-mark/519716 "2009-12-04T17:20:00Z")
Very mundane and pointless, and not just because I felt like posting this. GE’s new advertising slogan is “Together we’re creating innovation today for America’s tomorrow.” Who came up with that drek? Better yet, who … --- ## [Let's share our nice, peaceful cell phone/ SMS alert sounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319)
**Author:** [@SweetHomeColorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetHomeColorado)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-share-our-nice-peaceful-cell-phone-sms-alert-sounds/490319 "2009-03-24T22:13:20Z")
I cannot stand when people have annoying blairing ringtones. I’m looking for a nice peacefil sound, (or sounds) that is easy on the ears… maybe a few notes together played softly. I’ve noticed after sorting through mo… --- ## [How do I call 911 from another area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-call-911-from-another-area/266608)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-call-911-from-another-area/266608 "2004-09-30T00:05:05Z")
My aunt lives in New York. I live in Maryland. We’re about to set her up with an emergency response system so that if she falls (again) the system will call someone to help her. Obviously, her neighbors will be first on … --- ## [I’m fixing a hole where the mice get in to stop their poop from wanderin’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-fixing-a-hole-where-the-mice-get-in-to-stop-their-poop-from-wanderin/703774)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-fixing-a-hole-where-the-mice-get-in-to-stop-their-poop-from-wanderin/703774 "2014-11-07T19:02:51Z")
Our house Was a very very very fine house. But with a hole in the side yard, the cold it can no longer guard, Now everything will be freezing ‘cause of you TL;DR: One of the bottom panels of our fireplace/flue chase … --- ## [Interesting Words — a Collection.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-words-a-collection/602286)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-words-a-collection/602286 "2011-11-15T19:06:01Z")
I’m seeking to collect a select and judicious set of words that are (American) English, but meet these requirements: A word that people think means one thing, but it’s actually the opposite (e.g. nonplussed) Common… --- ## [If LOTR had been written by the Teeming Millions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-lotr-had-been-written-by-the-teeming-millions/147972)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2003, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-lotr-had-been-written-by-the-teeming-millions/147972 "2003-01-23T03:32:18Z")
And before we start, yes, I know I’m going to regret starting this thread eventually, but what the hell. Let’s just try to keep it pleasant, okay? Gollum flapped his long slimy fingers desperately. “Where isssss it. It’… --- ## [Buying from the third-party sellers on Amazon because it's cheaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-from-the-third-party-sellers-on-amazon-because-its-cheaper/563382)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-from-the-third-party-sellers-on-amazon-because-its-cheaper/563382 "2010-12-09T11:51:37Z")
will my movies actually get here or should I pay a little more for to buy it from Amazon directly --- ## [Could the Netherlands pull off A Falklands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-netherlands-pull-off-a-falklands/522187)
**Author:** [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-netherlands-pull-off-a-falklands/522187 "2009-12-29T14:26:11Z")
Follow up to this thread Let’s say President Hugo Chavez decides that islands of Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire are part of Venezuela’s sovereign territory, and decides to liberate/invade them. Further let’s state Holland’… --- ## [The secret to homemade popsicles...why so watery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-homemade-popsicles-why-so-watery/484496)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-to-homemade-popsicles-why-so-watery/484496 "2010-04-16T01:50:46Z")
Anyone have a good recipe for homemade popsicles? When I just take a nice juice and freeze it, the yummy part kinda separates from the water, so that I end up sucking on an ice cube. Commercial popsicles manage to stay… --- ## [Novels with pregnant heroines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novels-with-pregnant-heroines/781671)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novels-with-pregnant-heroines/781671 "2017-03-18T01:33:05Z")
Let’s define heroine as not only the protagonist of a novel, but one who saves the day. Maybe through police work, maybe through solving mysteries, or maybe through supernatural ability…in any case she’s a hands-on type … --- ## [Bad effects of prolonged erections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-effects-of-prolonged-erections/309324)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2005, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-effects-of-prolonged-erections/309324 "2005-06-23T02:47:04Z")
Is there any possible bad effect that might come with having a boner for an extended period of time? If so, what’s the recommended amount of time to have a hard-on? Without going into details, I’ll say that Mini-donkey w… --- ## [Liquid nitrogen. Ouch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquid-nitrogen-ouch/597896)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquid-nitrogen-ouch/597896 "2011-10-03T20:49:35Z")
So I’m in the dermatologist’s office this morning, and I ask him to remove this big mole thing on my back that’s bothering me. I expect a little Novocaine, a little slice with a scalpel. Instead, he says, “Okay. This wil… --- ## [So, what's the matter with eugenics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-matter-with-eugenics/39712)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2000, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-matter-with-eugenics/39712 "2000-11-16T08:58:01Z")
I realize that this is going to be controversial, and I fully recognize that eugenics has been used for bad purposes in the past, and that prior eugenicists sometimes turned it into racial pseudoscience, but is the conce… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1770&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1772&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)