# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1773&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:** 1774 --- ## [What To Eat To Generate Most Gas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-eat-to-generate-most-gas/683335)
**Author:** [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-eat-to-generate-most-gas/683335 "2014-03-28T15:19:18Z")
If this was the goal, what foods create the most voluminous intestinal gas? While we are at it, what foods create the smelliest farts? A friend wants to know. --- ## [Rubik's Cube is 30 this year. Ever solve it? What's your best time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubiks-cube-is-30-this-year-ever-solve-it-whats-your-best-time/557725)
**Author:** [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubiks-cube-is-30-this-year-ever-solve-it-whats-your-best-time/557725 "2010-11-04T16:49:33Z")
I’ve been thinking about the Rubik’s cube lately. Last year I was ordering some Christmas presents from ThinkGeek, and also picked up a Megaminx (“Rubik’s dodecahedron”) to give myself (because no one else would think t… --- ## [Pray+rain= Proof of God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pray-rain-proof-of-god/426419)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2007, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pray-rain-proof-of-god/426419 "2007-11-24T04:18:40Z")
Americans have seen the news story about the governor of Georgia hosting a prayer vigilto ask God for rain to help the drought stricken state. They prayed yesterday and they are expecting showers tonight. Not exactly a … --- ## [Strange things in Northern BC: quintuple murder, by one guy, or triple murder by two guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-in-northern-bc-quintuple-murder-by-one-guy-or-triple-murder-by-two-guys/837524)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-in-northern-bc-quintuple-murder-by-one-guy-or-triple-murder-by-two-guys/837524 "2019-08-15T12:59:53Z")
Strange story out of northern British Columbia. On the weekend, there was a story about a young traveling couple found brutally murdered: he was an Aussie, she was an American. The young woman’s mom told the media that … --- ## [What do you use as bookmarks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-as-bookmarks/560167)
**Author:** [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-as-bookmarks/560167 "2010-11-14T18:02:24Z")
We don’t shop for new books very often but when we do my son is enthralled by the display of bookmarks. By now he’s learned that I’m not going to buy him one, but when he was little he’d study the display longingly. He… --- ## [Most Unlikely or Unusual Popular Song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unlikely-or-unusual-popular-song/966902)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unlikely-or-unusual-popular-song/966902 "2022-07-04T05:01:51Z")
Looking on Spotify led me to consider which good songs about unusual topics achieved unlikely success. This has been asked before, but not recently, and not based on popularity. I was originally thinking of Tom Waits a… --- ## [A "Was the Music Better In the '60s?" thread with a new twist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-was-the-music-better-in-the-60s-thread-with-a-new-twist/604612)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-was-the-music-better-in-the-60s-thread-with-a-new-twist/604612 "2011-12-06T13:06:37Z")
This is a continuation of a discussion that started in the “I Hate Beatles Fans” Pit thread. But we’re still very early in the discussion. Here’s what’s gone on so far: There was a little more to it than that, but… --- ## [Is the Matrix scary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-matrix-scary/725943)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-matrix-scary/725943 "2015-07-25T01:27:26Z")
My wife and I have been trying to give our 10-year-old son a decent film education, which basically means that we all watch a movie together every Friday afternoon. We’ve shown him modern classics, actual classics, movie… --- ## ["When someone mentions \[Food\], my mental image is usually totally different from theirs."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-mentions-food-my-mental-image-is-usually-totally-different-from-theirs/575922)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-mentions-food-my-mental-image-is-usually-totally-different-from-theirs/575922 "2011-04-02T07:13:11Z")
Quasi-related to the “Things You Want to Eat Wrong” thread. Inspired by a post in the “worst national cuisine thread.” Someone mentions “curry.” I, because of my background, culinarily and otherwise, think immediately… --- ## [Why isn't Swiss German considered a different language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-swiss-german-considered-a-different-language/518670)
**Author:** [@alfabex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alfabex)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-swiss-german-considered-a-different-language/518670 "2011-03-21T20:19:24Z")
I understand that the reasons for some variations to be divided into two separate langauges and others to just be divided into different dialects are really more political. In the case of German, the dialect which was sp… --- ## [Ask the Exotic Pet Guy: Part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-exotic-pet-guy-part-2/520152)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-exotic-pet-guy-part-2/520152 "2009-12-31T03:04:40Z")
Hey Dopers, Since I’ve been receiving a lot of PM’s lately asking for advice, I thought I’d open up a new " Ask The" thread for anyone who has a question. So for those who don’t know, I used to co-own an exotic pet stor… --- ## [Recommend me a web series like The Guild, but not about gamers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-web-series-like-the-guild-but-not-about-gamers/594222)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-web-series-like-the-guild-but-not-about-gamers/594222 "2014-02-18T00:42:21Z")
As preparation for a Super Secret Project, I need to watch some web-series. The sort of thing I’m looking for is like The Guild, but I’m not into online role-playing games and a lot of the humor in that one isn’t my bag.… --- ## [Why Arn't Girls Interested In Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arnt-girls-interested-in-me/135453)
**Author:** [@BrainFreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainFreeze)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2002, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arnt-girls-interested-in-me/135453 "2002-11-19T11:10:13Z")
i’m 18 years old, consider myself attractive (although a little weedy), and have quite a good personality, but i have never had a relationship with a girl, or a girlfriend for that matter. I have had interest from girls… --- ## [Would it be weird to loan...er, this genre of movie to a friend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-weird-to-loan-er-this-genre-of-movie-to-a-friend/286912)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2005, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-weird-to-loan-er-this-genre-of-movie-to-a-friend/286912 "2005-05-24T14:00:17Z")
I can’t believe I’m asking this on the boards, but I don’t know who else to ask. I’m talking about porn movies. Say a friend and I discover we have a common…er taste. We’re pretty open in chatting about these things. S… --- ## [What famous person has the sexiest speaking voice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100)
**Author:** [@hypergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hypergirl)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-person-has-the-sexiest-speaking-voice/35100 "2013-02-04T18:56:14Z")
Mine would have to be Eminem and Leonardo DiCaprio. I actually recorded Romeo and Juliet on an audio tape so I can listen to it before I go to sleep. His voice is so calm and soothing, but it has edge to it. So who do yo… --- ## [HR question: "insubordination" outside a military environment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-question-insubordination-outside-a-military-environment/776711)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-question-insubordination-outside-a-military-environment/776711 "2017-01-14T03:59:23Z")
The dictionary definition of insubordination is “defiance of authority; refusal to obey orders.” I’ve always believed that this term is not applicable in ordinary, civilian employment settings. Even though the definitio… --- ## [Is the Covid situation substantially different enough today to shift policy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-covid-situation-substantially-different-enough-today-to-shift-policy/969727)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-covid-situation-substantially-different-enough-today-to-shift-policy/969727 "2022-09-20T19:28:56Z")
After considering several factors in the differing reactions to the easing of restrictions meant to curb Covid, I’ve come to the conclusion that the subject line is the foundation of the matter. Lots of people look at th… --- ## [Have a defendant and plaintiff on a court show like "Judge Judy" ever conspired to scam the show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-a-defendant-and-plaintiff-on-a-court-show-like-judge-judy-ever-conspired-to-scam-the-show/643767)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-a-defendant-and-plaintiff-on-a-court-show-like-judge-judy-ever-conspired-to-scam-the-show/643767 "2012-12-12T22:30:04Z")
Basically, have two people ever come up with a story that pretty much guarantees a payment (because my understanding is that the court shows pay the awards, not the defendants), and agreed in advance to split it? --- ## [Oh for GOD'S sake, Britney, aren't your 15 minutes about UP??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-for-gods-sake-britney-arent-your-15-minutes-about-up/435713)
**Author:** [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-for-gods-sake-britney-arent-your-15-minutes-about-up/435713 "2008-02-04T17:27:38Z")
I am SO tired of having every little hijink of yours featured prominently on the news. :mad: It’s worse than Paris Hilton, really. And it’s been going on FAR longer, with even less content as time goes by. This morning… --- ## [The Airplane and the Treadmill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-airplane-and-the-treadmill/406573)
**Author:** [@BreakFight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BreakFight)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-airplane-and-the-treadmill/406573 "2008-09-08T06:41:30Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/060203.html I would like to question again this topic upon the nature of a plane achieving flight. Firstoff, a plane creates lift through drag force, which is achieved through the tu… --- ## [Predict the outcome of Trump's Canada obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-outcome-of-trumps-canada-obsession/1015820)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-outcome-of-trumps-canada-obsession/1015820 "2025-08-06T02:29:21Z")
By all accounts, Trump is deadly serious about Canada becoming the 51st state. (Let’s assume this is true for the purposes of this discussion.) How is this going to play out? Is he going to give up and quit talking abo… --- ## [Why don't elevators have "cancel" buttons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-elevators-have-cancel-buttons/402963)
**Author:** [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-elevators-have-cancel-buttons/402963 "2007-05-09T14:59:59Z")
It would be so easy to equip elevators with “cancel” buttons. That way, when you get on an elevator after some jackass has hit ALL the floor buttons, all you have to do is hit “cancel”, then “1”, “cancel”, then “2”, etc… --- ## [NO FREE REFILLS (you cheap ba\*sta\*ds)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-free-refills-you-cheap-ba-sta-ds/195467)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-free-refills-you-cheap-ba-sta-ds/195467 "2003-08-19T21:00:30Z")
I know it’s rare these days but why are there still some restaraunts that charge for refills on soda??? I’m not talking about a fast food chain that doesn’t want kids loitering around drinking soda all day, i’m talking … --- ## [What's the origin of the name "Chevy Chase"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-the-name-chevy-chase/27094)
**Author:** [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2000, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-the-name-chevy-chase/27094 "2000-07-28T00:59:45Z")
There’s a city named Chevy Chase, Maryland. There are streets of that name in LA and Austin, TX. There’s a Chevy Chase country club in Washington state. I think there’s even a style of home called the Chevy Chase. It go… --- ## [Mistakes by movie characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakes-by-movie-characters/534007)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakes-by-movie-characters/534007 "2010-03-29T20:01:54Z")
Not sci-fi mistakes, like “No one can travel faster than light!” (which I wholeheartedly endorse). I’m talking about mistakes that betray the characters in the in-film/tv world. When Robert DeNiro’s crew hits the armor… --- ## [Do women get orgasms while riding a horse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-get-orgasms-while-riding-a-horse/1000909)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-get-orgasms-while-riding-a-horse/1000909 "2024-04-29T17:06:31Z")
This has been an urban legend for as long as i can remember. Is this true? --- ## [1st Annual SDMB International Postal Rifle Shoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-international-postal-rifle-shoot/368298)
**Author:** [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-annual-sdmb-international-postal-rifle-shoot/368298 "2006-11-06T03:22:54Z")
Suggested by Cowgirl Jules and/or Martini Enfield. Details and rules are to be nailed down as we go. As I’ve never done this, my suggestions are just that and are subject to change by anyone with better ideas. At the … --- ## [Why did Phoenix become the largest city in the Southwest US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-phoenix-become-the-largest-city-in-the-southwest-us/338109)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2006, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-phoenix-become-the-largest-city-in-the-southwest-us/338109 "2006-01-04T00:58:03Z")
Phoenix is huge. It’s the fifth-largest US city by population, the 14th-largest metropolitan area, and, from what I can tell, the biggest city between Los Angeles and Dallas (or maybe Houston). It’s growing like gangbust… --- ## [Mr. Loaf: a teachable moment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-loaf-a-teachable-moment/958212)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-loaf-a-teachable-moment/958212 "2022-10-12T22:20:40Z")
The passing of, um, Something Something Aday (I don’t remember his whole birth name, what, you want me to get hung up on trivia at a time like this?) has saddened the world. Meat Loaf. Two separate words, both capitalize… --- ## [I am being sued. Because I was there.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-being-sued-because-i-was-there/152875)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-being-sued-because-i-was-there/152875 "2003-02-07T14:11:06Z")
It’s a truism among doctors that for many malpractice and/or negligence suits everyone whose name is on the patient’s record gets sued. It is immaterial if they actually had anything to do with the patient’s care. I use… --- ## ["I won't sign that thing."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wont-sign-that-thing/236904)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2004, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wont-sign-that-thing/236904 "2004-04-08T18:33:52Z")
Today (yesterday, whatever) at work, I was ringing up some guy’s purchases. He gave me his credit card, which I swiped on the register. “Sign and press enter, please.” “I won’t sign that thing.” :me starts packing shee… --- ## [Introducing the lovely Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-the-lovely-nymysys/41141)
**Author:** [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2000, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-the-lovely-nymysys/41141 "2000-11-17T22:47:37Z")
That’s right. I’m presenting the lovely and talented Nymysys to the board. You can view her by checking my sig. Just to warning you, I’ve accepted the difficult task of protecting her honor. Watch it. --- ## [Do Dogs Generally Like You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-generally-like-you/797784)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-generally-like-you/797784 "2017-10-08T04:40:13Z")
Just curious. Dogs generally like me. I think they may pick up on my fondness for them even when I don’t overtly show it. But a dog will often single me out in a crowd for some attention. --- ## [Please explain DeSantis and Disneyland to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-desantis-and-disneyland-to-me/980730)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-desantis-and-disneyland-to-me/980730 "2023-04-04T00:55:14Z")
I now know, thanks to the last several years, far more about US politics than I ever expected, however, I really haven’t been following this particular story. I’ve glanced at headlines and am suddenly seeing lots of poli… --- ## [Government Shutdown 12/22: Real Shutdown, Bullshit Shutdown, or No Shutdown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-shutdown-12-22-real-shutdown-bullshit-shutdown-or-no-shutdown/826174)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-shutdown-12-22-real-shutdown-bullshit-shutdown-or-no-shutdown/826174 "2019-01-11T21:03:05Z")
Poll follows. The U.S. government’s operations are currently funded through the end of Friday, December 21. Parts of the government (e.g. the Department of Defense) are funded well beyond that, but most of it isn’t. B… --- ## [Is it just me, or is this "walking down the aisle at eleven" thing weird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-this-walking-down-the-aisle-at-eleven-thing-weird/685153)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-this-walking-down-the-aisle-at-eleven-thing-weird/685153 "2014-04-05T09:47:00Z")
Story here: Dying Father Walks Daughter Down Aisle Readers Digest Version - The dad is dying of cancer, the daughter is eleven. He knows its very unlikely he’ll still be around by the time she’s old enough to get marri… --- ## [Most embarrassing iPod song(s) (Why?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-ipod-song-s-why/553153 "2010-10-07T09:28:26Z")
What are the most embarrassing song(s) on your iPod?Why are they embarrassing? My answers “I’ll Stand By You”-Pretenders (want it to be my wedding song) (guys aren’t supposed to think about stuff like that) “Fields of … --- ## [Dear "Enjoy, Steven"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-enjoy-steven/469248)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-enjoy-steven/469248 "2008-10-28T17:06:40Z")
Could you please join brother Shodan who has elected to no longer post his signature outside of the provided signature format. It pisses people off who want to avoid looking at signatures. --- ## [Why are US prisoners not allowed sex changes or methadone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-us-prisoners-not-allowed-sex-changes-or-methadone/646398)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-us-prisoners-not-allowed-sex-changes-or-methadone/646398 "2013-01-13T00:15:04Z")
I can fully understand why the great unwashed would be all “I don’t want my tax dollars going on this”. But my understanding is that US prisoners have rights to full and proper medical treatment, and there is no doubt t… --- ## [Al Franken for Veep!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-franken-for-veep/750601)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-franken-for-veep/750601 "2016-04-03T02:57:44Z")
Proposed here. Apart from 4-8 years of “Frankenstein” jokes, I see no downside whatsoever – not in terms of a Clinton/Franken ticket’s electability, nor in terms of what to expect if he actually has to fill in as POTUS … --- ## [Why did a disheveled looking Trump just turn up in DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-a-disheveled-looking-trump-just-turn-up-in-dc/971412)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-a-disheveled-looking-trump-just-turn-up-in-dc/971412 "2022-09-14T16:09:21Z")
So my Twitter just blew up with this. Trump just arrived in DC unannounced, in a government jet, looking like he was just dragged off the golf course. Some people (on the somewhat flimsy evidence of the position of his … --- ## [Male Prostitution in Nevada...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-prostitution-in-nevada/516346)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-prostitution-in-nevada/516346 "2009-12-16T21:38:55Z")
I was just wondering how Nevada authorities and legislators justify that there is limited female prostitution there (I think is up to each county, under a certain population), but no male prostitution (hetero, or homo–ta… --- ## [What's the point of forcing polls on GD topics into IMHO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-forcing-polls-on-gd-topics-into-imho/551558)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-forcing-polls-on-gd-topics-into-imho/551558 "2010-09-10T19:15:10Z")
It’s a really bad fit. People are going to express their opinions, and inevitably other people are going to disagree with some of those opinions, and eventually you have a debate. But it’s in IMHO, where you’re not sup… --- ## [The Return of Uncle Rue: story guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-uncle-rue-story-guy/97823)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-uncle-rue-story-guy/97823 "2002-04-03T15:27:40Z")
OK kiddies, I’m at it again. Get into your footie jammies and grab your glass of Ovaltine and come, sit on the couch (not the Couch, that’s different) and I’ll tell you a story or two before bedtime. -Rue. --- ## [So, how many gallons in a cubic meter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-gallons-in-a-cubic-meter/542749)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-gallons-in-a-cubic-meter/542749 "2010-06-14T13:24:58Z")
I was reading this article and came upon a perplexing quote: I don’t know what’s up with those guys at Woods Hole not releasing rates quantifiable in ‘actual amounts’. Still, sometimes I waste time asking stupid questi… --- ## [Absolutely perfect Pop Muzik Masterpieces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-perfect-pop-muzik-masterpieces/815097)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-perfect-pop-muzik-masterpieces/815097 "2018-06-07T12:09:02Z")
Yeah, there’s always a song. It’s what I do. My nominee is Tracey Ulmann’s They Don’t Know. A classic doo-wop girl tune + a real-life doo-wop girl’s baby daddy + you don’t have to ask which Paul to know? Classic! --- ## [Academy Award nominations are out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-award-nominations-are-out/342341)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2006, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-award-nominations-are-out/342341 "2006-02-09T00:53:12Z")
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 78th Annual Academy Awards Nominations BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN CAPOTE CRASH GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. MUNICH ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING BROKE… --- ## [Rock Songs That Mention Other Musicians By Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-that-mention-other-musicians-by-name/396625)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2007, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-that-mention-other-musicians-by-name/396625 "2007-03-29T02:10:56Z")
Inspired by a few other threads going. Queen mentions Jimi Hendrix in The Miracle and Mott The Hoople in Now I’m Here. Paul Simon mentions Johnny Ace,John Lennon,The Beatles and The Rolling Stones in The Late Great Joh… --- ## [Does graduate school ruin peoples self esteem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-graduate-school-ruin-peoples-self-esteem/279972)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-graduate-school-ruin-peoples-self-esteem/279972 "2004-12-16T15:20:17Z")
From what i’ve seen many graduate students think they are idiots. They are easily the smartest 10% of the public, they study their asses off and when it comes test time they only know how to do 20-50% of the problems. In… --- ## [23.5 hours: single best thing we can do for our health](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23-5-hours-single-best-thing-we-can-do-for-our-health/629127)
**Author:** [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23-5-hours-single-best-thing-we-can-do-for-our-health/629127 "2012-08-02T23:58:40Z")
I was going to put this in the weight loss thread, but I think this deserves a highlight of its own, especially since it’s not just for people who want to lose weight. The single best thing we can do for our health … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1772&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1774&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)