# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1785&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:** 1786 --- ## [Home-made Egg McMuffin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2008, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-egg-mcmuffin/446029 "2008-06-24T04:37:02Z")
When I was growing up, my mother was a fantastic cook. She could make anything, and she could make anything delicious. I was seriously spoiled: when given the option, we kids would always shun going out to eat because … --- ## [Squeaky shoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-shoes/579221)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-shoes/579221 "2011-04-26T02:16:11Z")
Has anyone here ever returned a pair of shoes because they squeak? I bought a pair of Merrell’s last night. I just got to work and notice the right one is squeaking. Grrr. Since I commute an hour a day this means I’l… --- ## [Is it odd for an adult American to have never eaten in a Chinese restaurant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-odd-for-an-adult-american-to-have-never-eaten-in-a-chinese-restaurant/824922)
**Author:** [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-odd-for-an-adult-american-to-have-never-eaten-in-a-chinese-restaurant/824922 "2018-11-28T21:41:50Z")
A friend of my stepson flew all the way out to the west coast to visit stepson. He’s from the Philadelphia area – Bucks County. We had never met him, but stepson had flown back east to visit him last summer. They met … --- ## [If you could shove your head up your ass how far could you go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-shove-your-head-up-your-ass-how-far-could-you-go/745189)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-shove-your-head-up-your-ass-how-far-could-you-go/745189 "2016-02-08T22:52:05Z")
Before you were stopped by your own body? --- ## [What is the genre of music featured in "The Blues Brothers"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-genre-of-music-featured-in-the-blues-brothers/653720)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-genre-of-music-featured-in-the-blues-brothers/653720 "2013-03-25T04:54:35Z")
I love The Blues Brothers, as all true Chicagoans do. But… what do you call the genre of music they play in the film? Despite the surname of the brothers, most of the songs do not qualify as “blues” (although a few do). … --- ## [Have we seen the last of Scott Walker and/or Marco Rubio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-seen-the-last-of-scott-walker-and-or-marco-rubio/749187)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-seen-the-last-of-scott-walker-and-or-marco-rubio/749187 "2016-03-30T12:57:34Z")
Both are very young and had a lot of love coming into this cycle. Do you think they’re still viable? --- ## [Rank and Rate the Presidents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-and-rate-the-presidents/502918)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-and-rate-the-presidents/502918 "2010-03-17T14:13:37Z")
Your challenge is to rank and rate the Presidents from the best to worst. Please include at least up to Bush.Sr. As Clinton, Bush Jr. and Obama’s presidencies are too recent and also not those of William Henry Harrison, … --- ## [Lines you hope are in the new Star Wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-you-hope-are-in-the-new-star-wars/725372)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-you-hope-are-in-the-new-star-wars/725372 "2015-07-27T14:15:10Z")
My list Darthy cut meesa hand off! Love your Dress. Thanks. Its made of the Ewok fur Obi Wan did WHAT?\* --- ## [Do the neoprene washers used on steel roofs age badly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-neoprene-washers-used-on-steel-roofs-age-badly/109988)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2002, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-neoprene-washers-used-on-steel-roofs-age-badly/109988 "2002-05-22T03:44:11Z")
I’m considering building a corrugated-steel-roofed and -sided house. The only thing is, my contractor is worried that the neoprene washers commonly used around the roofing screws will crack and leak in a few years. Has a… --- ## [How to support someone through divorce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-support-someone-through-divorce/408257)
**Author:** [@nongoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nongoog)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-support-someone-through-divorce/408257 "2007-06-19T23:12:41Z")
I’m a personal assistant to an upper-level finance schmooty-schmoo. For various reasons, a bit having to do with me, the two of them have been having serious marriage problems. Recently, the wife has been going particula… --- ## [Solipsism vs. Ockham](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solipsism-vs-ockham/306380)
**Author:** [@Jon\_the\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jon_the_Geek)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2005, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solipsism-vs-ockham/306380 "2005-06-06T17:56:52Z")
First, I’m what I believe is technically called a “philosophy noob.” I haven’t read nearly enough, and can’t follow half of what I read, since philosophers sometimes seem to me to speak a special language that one needs … --- ## [Making a living off condemning others for what you do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-a-living-off-condemning-others-for-what-you-do/257631)
**Author:** [@olanv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/olanv)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2004, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-a-living-off-condemning-others-for-what-you-do/257631 "2004-08-05T04:39:44Z")
I’m still around. Drama, unfortunately, is evident in my life. I’ve decided to shift from my last topic until the basics are established; at which point it will be resurrected and tied to the foundational principles. M… --- ## [If you could give yourself 3 warnings...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-give-yourself-3-warnings/526331)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-give-yourself-3-warnings/526331 "2010-02-01T21:56:45Z")
Sorta like the other thread, but more concise: If you could go back to past self, and give your self advice that you would take, because of some magical thingamabob that allows your past self to recognize that it’s all … --- ## [Name something awesome your folks did for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-awesome-your-folks-did-for-you/634029)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-awesome-your-folks-did-for-you/634029 "2012-09-12T17:37:06Z")
Beyond raising you, and I am thinking of smaller things than ‘sent me to college’ or ‘Didn’t abort me’. I mean something YOU remember from when you were a kid, that maybe your folks already forgot about, that you now th… --- ## [End Run Around Electoral College](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-run-around-electoral-college/360116)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2006, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-run-around-electoral-college/360116 "2006-07-09T06:18:23Z")
In the US, the President is elected by the Electoral College (“EC”) system. Essentially, each state gets a certain number of EC votes based primarily upon the population of the state. Each state decides how its EC vote… --- ## [Solution to Suicide Bombings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solution-to-suicide-bombings/176193)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solution-to-suicide-bombings/176193 "2003-05-23T22:53:44Z")
I predict that suicide bombings are going to become more common, more frequent, and more destructive. With that in mind, at some point we (the non-suicide bombing people) are eventually going to have to deal with the pe… --- ## [I found out my husband \*almost\* cheated, before we were married. Should I say anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-my-husband-almost-cheated-before-we-were-married-should-i-say-anything/626020)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-my-husband-almost-cheated-before-we-were-married-should-i-say-anything/626020 "2012-06-25T21:19:49Z")
My husband has a close friend, Chris, that will come over once in a while looking for my husband, and if he’s not here, he’ll usually stay for a couple of hours and we’ll chat. We usually chat about the love of his life … --- ## [Amazing Race 3/13 "This Is The Most Stupid Day Ever." \*spoilers\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-3-13-this-is-the-most-stupid-day-ever-spoilers/574606)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-3-13-this-is-the-most-stupid-day-ever-spoilers/574606 "2011-03-15T19:15:15Z")
Ron is officially the world’s oldest 5 year old. “I’m hungry. I’m tired. Can I have some candy? Why do we have to get on a bus? Let me just leave my stuff laying around everywhere.” Kent and Vyxin may be running the wor… --- ## [Please explain this 9-11 BBC article a "Truther" sent me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this-9-11-bbc-article-a-truther-sent-me/818947)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this-9-11-bbc-article-a-truther-sent-me/818947 "2018-08-06T15:22:18Z")
I’m NOT a “Truther”, but I know someone who is, and he sent me this article: I don’t even know how it helps lend credence to his conspiracy, but I still don’t know what the story behind this is either. Thank you. --- ## [Why I oppose Sotomayor's Nomination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-oppose-sotomayors-nomination/504440)
**Author:** [@Subterfuge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterfuge)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-oppose-sotomayors-nomination/504440 "2009-08-29T19:58:53Z")
During the recent Senate confirmation hearings, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) asked Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, whether citizens have a right to self-defense. Justice Sotomayor told the Senate Judiciary Committee,… --- ## [Life on the campaign trail: I kissed a pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-on-the-campaign-trail-i-kissed-a-pig/552919)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-on-the-campaign-trail-i-kissed-a-pig/552919 "2010-11-05T12:03:26Z")
Yes, I’m running for office out here. And kissing a pig is one of those things. http://www.wtap.com/home/headlines/102303284.html I thought you all would enjoy seeing that. --- ## [Wonder Woman and Suicide Squad footage released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-woman-and-suicide-squad-footage-released/743678)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-woman-and-suicide-squad-footage-released/743678 "2016-04-12T19:08:41Z")
There was an Infomercial yesterday after Flash with stuff about DC’s upcoming movies. It had a bit about the up coming Wonder woman film which looks really promising. I think they are getting this one right. Footage here.… --- ## [Most dog looking breed of dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dog-looking-breed-of-dog/742239)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dog-looking-breed-of-dog/742239 "2016-01-09T16:01:52Z")
Dogs come in a large variety of shapes and sizes. If someone mentions a dog without reference to breed what picture comes into your mind? If you were to pick a breed to put a picture next to its entry in the dictionary w… --- ## [Good, recent bumper stickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-recent-bumper-stickers/413647)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-recent-bumper-stickers/413647 "2007-09-03T16:41:04Z")
Just saw these today: “The Rapture is not an exit strategy.” “I’m already against the next war.” What have you seen lately that made you laugh, or think? --- ## [Predict changes in English grammar/usage over the next 100 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-changes-in-english-grammar-usage-over-the-next-100-years/506522)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-changes-in-english-grammar-usage-over-the-next-100-years/506522 "2009-08-26T23:28:30Z")
By 2019, I predict that… Me will have become an archaic pronoun like thee and thou. For the objective first person singular, everyone will say myself. All plurals will be marked with an apostrophe + s. --- ## [Pacifists: noble idealists or cowardly hypocrites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacifists-noble-idealists-or-cowardly-hypocrites/143615)
**Author:** [@Riboflavin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riboflavin)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2002, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacifists-noble-idealists-or-cowardly-hypocrites/143615 "2002-12-23T03:07:06Z")
Before I go into the meat of the debate, I want to point out that I’m only talking about pacifists who’s philosophy is ‘using force to solve problems (on a personal level) is wrong’. Specifically, pacifists who’s philoso… --- ## [Death At A Funeral: Preview For Film We Just Saw On Cable!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-at-a-funeral-preview-for-film-we-just-saw-on-cable/523421)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-at-a-funeral-preview-for-film-we-just-saw-on-cable/523421 "2010-04-15T20:30:33Z")
We went to see a movie yesterday and one of the previews of a film opening soon is a (pretty much) all black cast of Death At A Funeral - with Chris Rock, Danny Glover, Tracy Morgan and others. The odd thing is we just … --- ## [New stupid grocery sale ritual](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-grocery-sale-ritual/511257)
**Author:** [@Never\_Say\_Dice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Say_Dice)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-grocery-sale-ritual/511257 "2009-09-30T06:30:37Z")
Safeway grocery chain just added a new “feature” to its elaborate sales strategy. If you log in every week, you can pre-select coupons that will be linked to your record. Then when you shop and swipe your membership card… --- ## [Talk me out of buying this tent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-buying-this-tent/618005)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-buying-this-tent/618005 "2012-04-08T03:44:40Z")
I go camping two or three times a year at Renaissance Faires. I hate my tent. It’s one of those dome tents where two of the sides are mesh until half-way down. It’s always drafty and always cold at night. And it’s not qu… --- ## [Rockstar schlongs EXPOSED!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rockstar-schlongs-exposed/69559)
**Author:** [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2001, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rockstar-schlongs-exposed/69559 "2001-06-25T18:33:02Z")
So I was driving up to Washington DC amidst rush hour traffic and I heard about this website on the local morning show. The site consists of a well traveled groupie and her friends giving the low down about thier experie… --- ## [So, I said something rude & stupid at a party.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-said-something-rude-stupid-at-a-party/563863)
**Author:** [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-said-something-rude-stupid-at-a-party/563863 "2010-12-21T17:11:10Z")
I went to this party with some friends. We didn’t know anyone there even though we live down the street. We were talking to the hostess and I expected her to finish a sentence one way and she finished it a very differe… --- ## [Why is suburban sprawl not a campaign issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-suburban-sprawl-not-a-campaign-issue/267720)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2004, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-suburban-sprawl-not-a-campaign-issue/267720 "2004-10-11T01:45:22Z")
Our national debate over automobile-dependent suburban sprawl vs. high-density, mixed-used “new urbanism”, which is not really much of a debate at all most of the time, is starting to heat up just a little bit. In the S… --- ## [Why are there so few English words ending with "v"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-few-english-words-ending-with-v/774374)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-few-english-words-ending-with-v/774374 "2016-12-12T14:54:55Z")
As anyone into crosswords or Scrabble knows, there aren’t a whole lot of words in the English language ending with the letter “v”. Why is that? --- ## [Weird Dave got burned!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-dave-got-burned/242278)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2004, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-dave-got-burned/242278 "2004-04-30T14:28:32Z")
Weirddave had a thread where he was making a creative joke about his pregnant wife getting “high”, meaning he purchased a new box spring so she would be elevated higher and wouldn’t get dizzy. Cajun Man came in and clos… --- ## [Are you disgusted by the thought of kissing a person not of your preferred gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-disgusted-by-the-thought-of-kissing-a-person-not-of-your-preferred-gender/751189)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-disgusted-by-the-thought-of-kissing-a-person-not-of-your-preferred-gender/751189 "2016-04-11T17:37:45Z")
To be clear, I’m talking about a deep, visceral repulsion at the prospect, not simply disinterest, dislike, or dismay. By way of parallel: I don’t like collard greens, but I am not disgusted by them. If I’m extremely hun… --- ## [Fuck You Jeb Bush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-jeb-bush/308713)
**Author:** [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-jeb-bush/308713 "2005-06-22T04:46:20Z")
He really is sinking to the muck and shit at the very, very bottom. What an ass. Probe into Terri Schiavo 911 Call --- ## [The New York Times reports that judge Kuntz has ruled against ms. Cheeks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-york-times-reports-that-judge-kuntz-has-ruled-against-ms-cheeks/691422)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-york-times-reports-that-judge-kuntz-has-ruled-against-ms-cheeks/691422 "2014-06-24T18:38:55Z")
Link: Judge Upholds Policy Barring Unvaccinated Students During Illnesses - The New York Times In a legal battle some have dubbed ‘Kuntz vs. Cheeks,’ the judge rules in favor of the city on its vaccination policy. The i… --- ## [Loose Change video: 9/11 conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loose-change-video-9-11-conspiracy/342998)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2006, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loose-change-video-9-11-conspiracy/342998 "2006-03-09T07:50:23Z")
I just watched the Loose Change video and am more intrigued than ever about some of the events surrounding 9/11: The Pentagon appears to have been hit by a missle, with a 16’ diameter hole and no evidence of wings or … --- ## [It's International Book Week!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-international-book-week/669232)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-international-book-week/669232 "2013-09-24T14:54:38Z")
It’s International Book Week. The rules: Grab the closest book to you, turn to page 52, post the 5th sentence as your status. Don’t mention the title. “Babies often had no such luck even in places with good sanitation a… --- ## [Jackass: Number Two (full-blown open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackass-number-two-full-blown-open-spoilers/373876)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2006, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackass-number-two-full-blown-open-spoilers/373876 "2006-09-30T13:02:01Z")
The wife and I saw this last night and we just about died laughing. She had never seen Jackass before until I Tivo’ed the first movie last week and showed it to her. She had a lukewarm reaction to that but loved this one… --- ## [Font Battle: Twinings Gunpowder Green Tea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-battle-twinings-gunpowder-green-tea/618816)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/font-battle-twinings-gunpowder-green-tea/618816 "2012-04-16T17:20:11Z")
Photo The new font is pictured on the left. The old is on the right. Which do you prefer? Also, can you ID them? The new one is not Helvetica as I suspected at a glance; the R is entirely different. Also, because i… --- ## [How would the Churches react on ET public contact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-churches-react-on-et-public-contact/620308)
**Author:** [@greenlife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenlife)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-churches-react-on-et-public-contact/620308 "2012-05-03T20:03:59Z")
We’ve seen enough of UFOs online. We’ve heard enough of stories of insiders who claim to be in secret projects and in contact with extraterrestrial races, both good and evil. There is the Disclosure movement in USA and o… --- ## [How does wi-fi on trains work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-wi-fi-on-trains-work/556943)
**Author:** [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-wi-fi-on-trains-work/556943 "2010-10-15T14:02:43Z")
Is it satellite-based or cellular service based? Wouldn’t the high speed of the train make it difficult to maintain a connection? Are high data rates possible as with DSL/cable, allowing video streaming, etc.? --- ## [First one in my family to get a masters degree, and I got tattoo sleeves several years ago; scared!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-one-in-my-family-to-get-a-masters-degree-and-i-got-tattoo-sleeves-several-years-ago-scared/721163)
**Author:** [@Hossdonad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hossdonad)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-one-in-my-family-to-get-a-masters-degree-and-i-got-tattoo-sleeves-several-years-ago-scared/721163 "2015-06-01T20:49:20Z")
I’m so scared that I won’t ever become a business executive, because of my tattoos. The part on my wrist pops out occasionally from under my dress shirt and suit jacket. The regret is making me near suicidal! Is my life … --- ## [Northern Hemisphere Dopers: At what temperature is your thermostat set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-hemisphere-dopers-at-what-temperature-is-your-thermostat-set/331001)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2005, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-hemisphere-dopers-at-what-temperature-is-your-thermostat-set/331001 "2005-11-16T15:57:49Z")
It’s getting cold here in Central Indiana, and hubby and I have turned on the furnace. We’re cheap, so we keep ours set at 68 degrees (F) and wear flannel PJs if we get cold. How 'bout you? --- ## [Are vaginal deliveries now 'out'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-vaginal-deliveries-now-out/310821)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-vaginal-deliveries-now-out/310821 "2005-07-10T16:11:58Z")
It seems everyone (pregnant) I know is getting ‘c’ sections. Is this somehow better then vaginal birth for the mom? for the child? Is either vaginal or c-section worse for one or the other? Are vaginal births going aw… --- ## [Jonathan Frid enters his crypt for good.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-frid-enters-his-crypt-for-good/619288)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-frid-enters-his-crypt-for-good/619288 "2012-04-30T18:35:28Z")
From the obit I just sent out to our clients: --- ## [Charlie Sheen Webcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-sheen-webcast/573652)
**Author:** [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-sheen-webcast/573652 "2011-03-11T05:34:18Z")
It’s 8:54pm Central. Charlie Sheen is getting ready to do a live webcast at 10pm Eastern, if anyone is interested. The link is here. --- ## [How long should I wear weekly disposable contact lenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-i-wear-weekly-disposable-contact-lenses/529551)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2010, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-i-wear-weekly-disposable-contact-lenses/529551 "2010-02-20T10:23:46Z")
My doctor told me that I should change my lenses every 2-3 weeks. Most lense manufacture sites say 1-2 weeks. The manufactures probably just want you to dispose of them more often, so that you can then buy more from the… --- ## [So now "pink pussy hats" are offensive??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-pink-pussy-hats-are-offensive/806986 "2018-01-26T00:51:06Z")
This out that thepink pussyhats worn in the womens parade last year are now seen as offensive. Why? The above article states " The sentiment that the pink pussyhat excludes and is offensive to transgender women and gend… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1784&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1786&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)