# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1789&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:** 1790 --- ## [Are companies obligated to make replacement parts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-companies-obligated-to-make-replacement-parts/728482)
**Author:** [@Thinktank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinktank)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-companies-obligated-to-make-replacement-parts/728482 "2015-08-24T19:12:13Z")
As the headline inquires. I wondered if large companies on US soil were required by law to manufacture replacement parts for items they sell.? Thank you for your time. --- ## [Piss on the floor-the owner gets arrested:the inmates have overtaken the asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piss-on-the-floor-the-owner-gets-arrested-the-inmates-have-overtaken-the-asylum/263377)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2004, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piss-on-the-floor-the-owner-gets-arrested-the-inmates-have-overtaken-the-asylum/263377 "2004-09-09T15:38:50Z")
This story assaults my sensibilities. --- ## [How do I stop my nipple from chafing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-nipple-from-chafing/133402)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2002, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-nipple-from-chafing/133402 "2002-10-24T08:16:35Z")
You might want to try: – Band-aids – Vaseline – Start going topless Personally I would recommend option #3. --- ## [Are you lonely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-lonely/813325)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2018, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-lonely/813325 "2018-05-12T04:19:44Z")
Loneliness is of serious impact in many ways, but whether or not it is increasing is unclear. The poll question is simple “Are you lonely?” but also interested in other things, like if you find technology as more of a … --- ## [Donna Tartt, you cold and heartless BITCH. (SPOILERS for The Little Friend)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donna-tartt-you-cold-and-heartless-bitch-spoilers-for-the-little-friend/172441)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donna-tartt-you-cold-and-heartless-bitch-spoilers-for-the-little-friend/172441 "2015-08-22T23:37:31Z")
You venomous, unfeeling whore. You scat eating eel lover. How fucking DARE you end a book like that? I waited for you Donna. I waited almost TEN YEARS for you to give me a gift. I panted, I drooled, I read The Secre… --- ## [Admit it, women: ever use your breasts to your advantage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it-women-ever-use-your-breasts-to-your-advantage/119275)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2002, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it-women-ever-use-your-breasts-to-your-advantage/119275 "2002-07-19T14:59:27Z")
And I’m not talking about trying to seduce someone, or pick someone up, or something like that? I’m talking about trying to get a job, or get out of a traffic ticket, or get better service, or something like that. Anyon… --- ## [Cancellations you wish didn't happen.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2002, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284 "2002-11-30T20:17:56Z")
After watching some TV shows I taped, and are no longer on the air, I stared missing those shows. I know that there have probably been posts like this, but here we go again :slight\_smile: What shows do you wish were st… --- ## [Please explain the coins used in UK.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-coins-used-in-uk/374634)
**Author:** [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2006, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-coins-used-in-uk/374634 "2006-10-05T08:32:09Z")
I’m going to London next week! :smiley: This is my first trip overseas and I don’t want to look like a big fool. What sort of coins are used in the UK? What are there values? I’ve done several internet searches, but… --- ## [What do you use as a browser home page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-as-a-browser-home-page/627162)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-as-a-browser-home-page/627162 "2012-07-12T16:16:02Z")
I’ve used a few different ones in my years on the net. iGoogle is my current one, and now they’ll be shutting down. I like customizing my home page with weather, news feeds, etc… What have you used, both past and curren… --- ## [Can You Age American "Cheese" Into Something Tasty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-age-american-cheese-into-something-tasty/643492)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-age-american-cheese-into-something-tasty/643492 "2012-12-11T03:13:10Z")
I find American cheese to be rather bland and tasteless. If you introduced some mold into it (like bleu cheese), and let it sit for a while, could you make a more flavorful cheese out of it? Take something like “Velve… --- ## [What is the greatest human cruelty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-human-cruelty/343658)
**Author:** [@drmark2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drmark2000)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2006, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-human-cruelty/343658 "2006-02-12T03:02:41Z")
I say it’s contributing to the inflicting of a lifetime (however long) on another sentient being. In other words, being a part of the production of a human child. What do other people think? --- ## [Why have celebrities do impersonations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-celebrities-do-impersonations/564151)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-celebrities-do-impersonations/564151 "2010-12-16T06:19:25Z")
I’ve been seeing the commercials for the new Yogi Bear movie. They have Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake doing the voices of Yogi and Boo Boo. Now I give them credit - they both appear to be doing a pretty good job of i… --- ## [Fixed Bingo games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixed-bingo-games/638847)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixed-bingo-games/638847 "2012-10-26T16:33:53Z")
About 10 years ago, my mother was a bingo regular. The games she attended, while of course big money makers, were also kinda hillbilly-esque in their casualness. She, although not a hillbilly, was a semi favorite of the… --- ## [What might be some unanticipated results of beaming humans around the world by transponder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-be-some-unanticipated-results-of-beaming-humans-around-the-world-by-transponder/741484)
**Author:** [@HarryTheHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HarryTheHat)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-be-some-unanticipated-results-of-beaming-humans-around-the-world-by-transponder/741484 "2016-01-04T21:49:30Z")
I’m thinking a la \*Star Trek \* or The Fly (minus the household pest) and effects social, economic, political, whatever … --- ## [Is cybering cheating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cybering-cheating/100473)
**Author:** [@LADYG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LADYG)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2002, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cybering-cheating/100473 "2002-04-07T13:08:06Z")
My boyfriend likes porno sites and loves to have sex cyber sex how ever when we got together 3 years ago he agreed that he would stop , while at my mothers last xmas he went on line with one of “OUR” messenger budies…a g… --- ## [OMFG, a grey eyebrow hair.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omfg-a-grey-eyebrow-hair/603176)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omfg-a-grey-eyebrow-hair/603176 "2011-11-18T02:50:59Z")
When I decided earlier this year to quit coloring my hair, I was OK with that. And now that I’m honestly salt and pepper in the head hair department, I am still OK with it; in fact I like it and have had quite a few tota… --- ## [What is this holy looking object?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-holy-looking-object/651384)
**Author:** [@ddaug4uf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddaug4uf)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-holy-looking-object/651384 "2013-03-03T05:19:29Z")
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/225329\_506274646077520\_402979187\_n.jpg There are no additional pictures of information. --- ## [Routine traffic stop, officer shot 4 times in the head, "self defense" (RO)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/routine-traffic-stop-officer-shot-4-times-in-the-head-self-defense-ro/456499)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/routine-traffic-stop-officer-shot-4-times-in-the-head-self-defense-ro/456499 "2008-07-18T02:23:42Z")
A local police officer was shot to death in the town next to mine the other night, during a routine traffic stop. Not by some maniac driving through but by a dude who actually lived in the town. It’s a fucking tragedy … --- ## [Woman escapes from shallow grave.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-escapes-from-shallow-grave/605311)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-escapes-from-shallow-grave/605311 "2011-12-12T16:46:31Z")
Talk about lucky and determined to live. This lady was tasered & taped up by her bf. Then buried in a cardboard box. :eek: She used her ring to cut the tape and then cleared away the dirt. Lucky for her the worthless … --- ## [Spoil "Orphan" for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoil-orphan-for-me/504631)
**Author:** [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoil-orphan-for-me/504631 "2009-08-16T18:17:42Z")
I’ve been thinking that Orphan had damn well be the best movie ever, to make up for a month+ of constant, terrible commercials on every channel. One was just on TV (again), bragging about its twist ending that “you’ll n… --- ## [hamstring cramps during orgasms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamstring-cramps-during-orgasms/605822)
**Author:** [@robertheineman\_yahoo.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robertheineman_yahoo.com)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamstring-cramps-during-orgasms/605822 "2011-12-14T17:10:11Z")
how can i stop leg cramps when in missionary position i don’t get them all day its just when i am about to reach the point of climax any help would be great my wife and i want this to stop please help! --- ## [Was Eamon de Valera a cuban -american?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-eamon-de-valera-a-cuban-american/387066)
**Author:** [@ElTessy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElTessy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-eamon-de-valera-a-cuban-american/387066 "2015-09-15T08:32:06Z")
Was Eamon de Valera a cuban -american? Eamon de Valera’s father was born in Matanzas, Cuba. Under the spanish colonial rule of the island every new born was legally consider a spaniard (not a cuban). Matanzas is a port… --- ## [Does the Russian army give bullet proof vests to it's army?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-russian-army-give-bullet-proof-vests-to-its-army/700533)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-russian-army-give-bullet-proof-vests-to-its-army/700533 "2014-10-07T14:53:51Z")
I noticed from footage of Russian army troops who invaded Chechnya and Georgia that most did not appear to be wearing bullet proof vests, the ones who invaded Crimea, it looked like some one them might have been and some… --- ## [Obscene Prices For Clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-prices-for-clothing/618271)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscene-prices-for-clothing/618271 "2012-04-22T11:01:50Z")
One of my new guilty pleasures is watching Million Dollar Listing New York - about three rather obnoxious real estate agents in NYC. In one episode, a guy goes in to buy two bathing suits for upcoming vacation. He picks… --- ## [Paul Ryan is "Bowhunter"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-is-bowhunter/633657)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2012, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-is-bowhunter/633657 "2012-09-08T00:43:38Z")
That’s his self-selected Secret Service code-name. From the same piece: Ryan’s wife is “Buttercup” Romney is “Javelin” The Obamas are fixated on the letter “R”, with Barack as Renegade, Michelle as Renaissance, and… --- ## [Why did the Incas suck at fighting the Spaniards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-incas-suck-at-fighting-the-spaniards/72604)
**Author:** [@Studoggie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Studoggie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-incas-suck-at-fighting-the-spaniards/72604 "2012-10-28T23:47:36Z")
I was watching TLC the other day when a program came on about Pizzaro’s conquest of the Incas. Well, anyway, at a certain point after Pizarro had conquered and set up a puppet Incan king, the Incans attempted to revolt … --- ## [A question re: 'You can invite any historical figure to dinner...'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-you-can-invite-any-historical-figure-to-dinner/595335)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-you-can-invite-any-historical-figure-to-dinner/595335 "2011-09-10T00:18:27Z")
Somewhat inspired by a thread in GD. We’re all familiar with the question of which person or persons from history you would invite to dinner if given the opportunity. Usually the emphasis is getting the opportunity to … --- ## [One Theme To Rule Them All](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-theme-to-rule-them-all/912639)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-theme-to-rule-them-all/912639 "2020-07-20T05:52:56Z")
We see that TPTB are working diligently on improving the Straight Dope Light and Dark Themes. But these still lack important features of some of the other themes. It’s been noted that MOUSE-OVER PREVIEW WORKS NOW !!! A… --- ## [Hand vs machine made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-vs-machine-made/639558)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-vs-machine-made/639558 "2012-11-07T19:03:32Z")
Not sure if this is more IMHO, but here goes. Basic question, in what instances is handmade better than machine made? Context: my wife has recently begun a 3-year course of study in violinmaking. They do almost everyt… --- ## [Things most experts falsely believe about their field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-most-experts-falsely-believe-about-their-field/719596)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-most-experts-falsely-believe-about-their-field/719596 "2015-05-11T03:01:05Z")
In the past there have been “facts” that almost all experts in the field didn’t believe in. Are there any current examples? Though the problem is that a majority of the relevant experts would disagree… --- ## ["Cumulative" words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cumulative-words/620611)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cumulative-words/620611 "2014-12-17T00:07:00Z")
I’ve coined this term, because I’ve never heard of this concept, but there’s probably another word for it. I’m referring to words as “abcde…,” in which “a” is a word, “ab” is a word, “abc” is a word, etc. Obviously, in E… --- ## [Fuck Cigarette Prices!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-cigarette-prices/109507)
**Author:** [@baltotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baltotop)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2002, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-cigarette-prices/109507 "2002-05-27T16:20:12Z")
:mad: :mad: :mad:The only thing that i have to say is fuck cigarette prices. I cant believe that i have to pay more and more money each fucking month for my cigarettes. I am almost 30 years old and it is my choice to smo… --- ## [What's so wrong with Kerry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-wrong-with-kerry/238629)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2004, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-wrong-with-kerry/238629 "2004-04-13T08:27:30Z")
It’s no great secret that Bush is an extremely polarizing president. Nor is it a great secret that many people who are supporting Kerry are doing so largely because he’s not Bush. I’m certainly in that camp. I absolutely… --- ## [Bullet-Proof Vests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullet-proof-vests/753489)
**Author:** [@Mr.Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Bill)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullet-proof-vests/753489 "2016-05-04T13:18:37Z")
It’s a common, almost mandatory, trope in movies and TV. The hero is involved in a gunfight, takes one or more gunshots to the chest and goes down like a sack of beans. Later, after the dust clears, he peels back his shi… --- ## [Sprained ankles: medical information, treatments and how to stop getting them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sprained-ankles-medical-information-treatments-and-how-to-stop-getting-them/534455)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Philosopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Philosopher)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sprained-ankles-medical-information-treatments-and-how-to-stop-getting-them/534455 "2010-04-05T17:13:09Z")
English soccer player Wayne Rooney went over on his right ankle and sprained it in a game last night, which he has done 7 times in his career. He’ll be out for a few weeks. Here’s a video of how he did it. I’ve been havi… --- ## [Christians who don't drink alcohol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-who-dont-drink-alcohol/389583)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2007, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-who-dont-drink-alcohol/389583 "2007-01-30T14:43:13Z")
This is more of a GQ mixed with a poll, really. It is here in GD because I understand that everything religious should be here. There are several denominatios of Christians that do not drink alcohol. Is there a scriptur… --- ## [Homosex and Abort as matters of Choice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosex-and-abort-as-matters-of-choice/269416)
**Author:** [@New\_Iskander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Iskander)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosex-and-abort-as-matters-of-choice/269416 "2004-10-21T16:38:01Z")
Swipe to the left. If idea of having sex with a person of opposite gender is not appealing to you, this is not your choice, it’s a decree of God or Charles Darwin, and there is nothing you can do about it. You absolut… --- ## [A rational (fact-based) discussion on Trump v Clinton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rational-fact-based-discussion-on-trump-v-clinton/762389)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rational-fact-based-discussion-on-trump-v-clinton/762389 "2016-08-12T16:19:26Z")
So I’m already conceding that this will end up like all of the other threads but I wanted to give this a shot. I was listening to NPR and they were discussing if current journalistic biases against Trump were akin to Ed… --- ## [Movie Night recommendations (8 year old girl)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-night-recommendations-8-year-old-girl/686857)
**Author:** [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-night-recommendations-8-year-old-girl/686857 "2014-04-28T17:54:52Z")
So it’s time again for family movie night this weekend. My daughter is 8 and my husband and I, well, are NOT kids! We are really running out of ideas for movies that won’t bore us to death. We’ve done Flight of the Na… --- ## [So, uh, what dissolved hardened lye?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-uh-what-dissolved-hardened-lye/318755)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-uh-what-dissolved-hardened-lye/318755 "2005-08-30T23:24:42Z")
My super is a dolt. He was fixing a leaky faucet and while he was here decided to treat the shower drain with one of those lye drain openers. What he didn’t realize is that I had just liberally AJAXed the tub this mornin… --- ## [Does Lexus make good cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-lexus-make-good-cars/746153)
**Author:** [@BrianJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianJ)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-lexus-make-good-cars/746153 "2016-06-24T16:42:57Z")
So, my brother is rather blunt in his opinions. He said Lexus are garbage. He likes Acura better… I currently drive a Corolla. I assume since Lexus is basically a higher end Toyota, it should be at least as good as a To… --- ## [How useful is a seeing eye dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-useful-is-a-seeing-eye-dog/652086)
**Author:** [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-useful-is-a-seeing-eye-dog/652086 "2013-03-09T16:54:13Z")
They are supposed to be the ever vigilant servants who guide the blind and wait on their every need but at the end of the day they are dogs, so there is only so much they can do and they are products of their training. … --- ## [Why "hand" for direction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hand-for-direction/965400)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hand-for-direction/965400 "2022-07-27T23:48:37Z")
You hear it all the time. “Make a right hand turn”. “Look on the left hand side of the screen”. This from full grown adults. I can understand teaching children left from right but is “hand” really necessary? Hell, I’ve e… --- ## [Obscure Catchphrase Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-catchphrase-challenge/295069)
**Author:** [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-catchphrase-challenge/295069 "2005-03-28T23:08:20Z")
We all know “'Doh” and “that’s the ticket” and “Mmkay”, but can you real TV hounds identify the character (and his show) who says: “Achk-um!” “La, la” “Well…hero in training” “I’m waiting” “Bling-blong!” “I hate my… --- ## [I'm going to masturbate into a cup sometime in the next week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-masturbate-into-a-cup-sometime-in-the-next-week/49303)
**Author:** [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2001, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-masturbate-into-a-cup-sometime-in-the-next-week/49303 "2001-01-12T23:49:31Z")
My wife is going to start taking progesterone to get a regular period, so we can have a baby, but the doctor wants me to give a sperm sample first to make sure I have a high enough count to knock her up - no sense having… --- ## [Books that became better known only after being turned into visual media (TV, movies, stage)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-that-became-better-known-only-after-being-turned-into-visual-media-tv-movies-stage/589445)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-that-became-better-known-only-after-being-turned-into-visual-media-tv-movies-stage/589445 "2011-07-30T14:12:26Z")
Forrest Gump was unknown until the Tom Hanks movie. Kathy Reichs’s Bones mysteries were not popular until the TV series Richard Hooker’s novel MAS\*H received a small boost from Altman’s movie and a huge one from the TV… --- ## [Skid Row--you crossed the line.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-row-you-crossed-the-line/178161)
**Author:** [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2003, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skid-row-you-crossed-the-line/178161 "2003-06-03T12:03:19Z")
LINK After mentioning the fact that I’d been raped in my past, something I did only because you’d attempted to shame me on behalf of all the rape victims out there, you feel compelled to post this. Excuse the fuck out… --- ## [The Sigs Only Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sigs-only-thread/205776)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2003, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sigs-only-thread/205776 "2003-10-24T23:50:12Z")
\[Joe Friday\] Just the sigs, please. \[/Joe Friday\] Mine used to be: “Man does not live by bread alone, but look at those who get by on crust.” Please contribute your sig line. --- ## [Why don't most people get high their first time on weed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-most-people-get-high-their-first-time-on-weed/10640)
**Author:** [@drunkgerman420](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drunkgerman420)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2000, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-most-people-get-high-their-first-time-on-weed/10640 "2000-04-19T15:12:00Z")
Why don’t most people get high their first time on weed? --- ## [Duke Nukem Forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duke-nukem-forever/585022)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duke-nukem-forever/585022 "2011-10-25T17:12:23Z")
Doesn’t come out in the US for 4 days but it’s been out in the rest of the world. I’ve watched a few videos. TotalBiscuit’s review/criticism/whatever does a decent job of explaining why it appears to suck - apparently i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1788&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1790&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)