# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1791&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:** 1792 --- ## [Mother puts 2 year old in washing machine. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-puts-2-year-old-in-washing-machine-wtf/177401)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2003, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-puts-2-year-old-in-washing-machine-wtf/177401 "2003-06-08T23:50:45Z")
http://www.news.com.au/common/story\_page/0,4057,6493045%5E13762,00.html Gotta wonder what the fuck was this bitch was thinking. --- ## [The Pyongyang Metro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pyongyang-metro/565903)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pyongyang-metro/565903 "2011-01-04T00:28:39Z")
Ride it here. Although in North Korea, the metro rides you. Some good photos there. Been running for 37 years now. --- ## [Botticelli - July 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2012/627052)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2012/627052 "2012-08-01T04:54:23Z")
Our next letter is C. Have at it! --- ## [Bizarre auto financing rules, or bizarre sales bullshit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-auto-financing-rules-or-bizarre-sales-bullshit/741087)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-auto-financing-rules-or-bizarre-sales-bullshit/741087 "2015-12-25T14:00:26Z")
I’m looking at buying a new car, and I sat down with the dealer finance guy to see if I could get financing for it. A bit of background – my credit score is very poor. Not long ago I was unemployed for more than 3 year… --- ## [Fear and Loathing In Bagdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-and-loathing-in-bagdad/224938)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2004, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-and-loathing-in-bagdad/224938 "2004-01-23T15:00:47Z")
Death toll 500 for Us GIs in Iraq Doesn’t matter what your politics are. Doesn’t matter how you feel about this war. This is bad. And it continues to be a hot spot of violence. I feel for our men and women over there… --- ## [the importance of middle names ... (is there any?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-importance-of-middle-names-is-there-any/564371)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-importance-of-middle-names-is-there-any/564371 "2010-12-17T22:05:57Z")
I got married two months ago :slight\_smile: and am getting started on the paperwork to change my last name to his. There’s no patriarchal nonsense involved - his name is easier to pronounce and spell, and my parents and … --- ## [Dumbest versions/translations of The Bible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-versions-translations-of-the-bible/145498)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-versions-translations-of-the-bible/145498 "2003-01-06T05:56:37Z")
Quick aside: I’m concerned about the use of language, not the accuracy of translation for this thread. Inspired by Avalonian’s pit thread. Avalonian if you’re reading this, I meant to ask this in my post and forgot. Yo… --- ## [Boxing sucks. That's the bottom line.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxing-sucks-thats-the-bottom-line/307960)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2005, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxing-sucks-thats-the-bottom-line/307960 "2005-07-01T11:28:09Z")
Mike Tyson punks out for the last time OK, so the heavyweight division is washed up. We have a collection of aging palookas carrying the flag in boxing’s premiere division. Lennox Lewis wouldn’t even have been worthy to… --- ## [re: the Myth of Gender-Neutral Parenting (letter to the editor)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-the-myth-of-gender-neutral-parenting-letter-to-the-editor/780640)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-the-myth-of-gender-neutral-parenting-letter-to-the-editor/780640 "2017-02-28T14:43:40Z")
The following is a letter sent to Newsday in response to their printing of op ed article “The Myth of Gender-Neutral Parenting”, available here. Newsday declined to print this letter. Neuroscientist Debra Soh does a di… --- ## [Joe Arpaio is running for US Senate seat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-arpaio-is-running-for-us-senate-seat/806246)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-arpaio-is-running-for-us-senate-seat/806246 "2019-08-26T17:28:15Z")
From the link. “Trump ally and pardoned sheriff Joe Arpaio is running for Jeff Flake’s Senate seat in Arizona” I can’t say I’m surprised. What are his chances? --- ## [Which shows should be watched, but abandoned before the final season? - possible spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-shows-should-be-watched-but-abandoned-before-the-final-season-possible-spoilers/605521)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-shows-should-be-watched-but-abandoned-before-the-final-season-possible-spoilers/605521 "2011-12-09T22:37:16Z")
This thread is about shows that were very strong, then declined to the point that they had few redeeming qualities by the end. A “the show ran for ten seasons, but stop renting the DVDs after you watch season seven” sort… --- ## [Once-Noble Families In Decline-Have Any Regained Titles, Status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-noble-families-in-decline-have-any-regained-titles-status/617692)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2012, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-noble-families-in-decline-have-any-regained-titles-status/617692 "2012-12-22T04:23:12Z")
In Thomas Hardy’s tragic novel “Tess of The D’Urbervilles”, a nosey antiquarian clergyman finds out that a family in his parish (the Darbyfields) are actually descended from a noble family. He confronts the paterfamilia … --- ## [Law and Order SVU: Jumped the Shark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-and-order-svu-jumped-the-shark/524030)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-and-order-svu-jumped-the-shark/524030 "2010-01-08T08:03:58Z")
Last night’s episode was a continuation of this downward spiral. There must be a minimum of 2 “ripped from the headlines” features in every show, making the plot convoluted. Plus, simple rape/murder isn’t enough. When… --- ## [Asshats Who Fire Employees Right Before the Holidays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshats-who-fire-employees-right-before-the-holidays/145423)
**Author:** [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2002, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshats-who-fire-employees-right-before-the-holidays/145423 "2002-12-30T21:42:22Z")
I wavered between posting this in IMHO and here, because I don’t do justice to the Pit. Decided here because I’d like to let anyone more talented at invective let it out. Please do. I’ve worked at a job I dearly love, a… --- ## [Spider-Man vs. Wonder Woman: Which should I see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-vs-wonder-woman-which-should-i-see/791015)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-vs-wonder-woman-which-should-i-see/791015 "2017-07-18T17:35:56Z")
Simple question: I have some free time this summer, and I like superhero movies (I’ve seen and enjoyed most of the Marvel universe movies, but haven’t bothered with DC’s recent offerings). Spider-Man and Wonder Woman b… --- ## [Shaving Your Neck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-your-neck/614324)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-your-neck/614324 "2012-03-05T14:22:15Z")
I have a problem that I am sure alot of men must have. It is very difficult for me to shave my neck. There always seems to be whiskers left behind, if I just do it the ordinary way I do the rest of my face. What I do now… --- ## [How did Batman dodge the draft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-batman-dodge-the-draft/322442)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-batman-dodge-the-draft/322442 "2005-09-22T18:50:08Z")
Or was the vietnam war never referenced in Batman’s history? Any one think this is a cool premise? Bat-nam? --- ## [Terminator VS Data.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-vs-data/191382)
**Author:** [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-vs-data/191382 "2013-06-05T01:03:12Z")
I know, Im stupid. I just got to thinking if the T-101 model (Arnie) faced off in hand to hand combat with Data (from Star Trek) who would win? I guess the Terminator would win… hmm…:rolleyes: --- ## [Is no one else watching NCIS this season? (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-no-one-else-watching-ncis-this-season-spoilers/581536)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-no-one-else-watching-ncis-this-season-spoilers/581536 "2011-05-19T17:07:36Z")
Admittedly my own viewing has been quite erratic, but that’s mostly because of scheduling issues. I saw about two-thirds of last night’s episode and have made a note to catch the season finale next week. It was obvious… --- ## [Simpsons 10/18: "Treehouse of Horror XX"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-10-18-treehouse-of-horror-xx/514262)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-10-18-treehouse-of-horror-xx/514262 "2009-10-23T20:30:29Z")
Writer and Lyricist: Daniel Chun “The Gay Song” by Alf Clausen and Dan Castellaneta The first two acts were rather weak, perhaps because the show has done Hitchcock and zombies before, but the opening with the monsters… --- ## [Is Snopes not to be trusted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-snopes-not-to-be-trusted/456351)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-snopes-not-to-be-trusted/456351 "2008-07-17T19:26:42Z")
I got this in an email from a brother-in-law who falls for every internet scam going, and now I’m wondering; can I actually trust Snopes? This is what the email said: “don’t believe everything you read on snopes other w… --- ## [Why so few African American social/subcultures compared to whites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-few-african-american-social-subcultures-compared-to-whites/482263)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-few-african-american-social-subcultures-compared-to-whites/482263 "2009-01-22T23:53:32Z")
I started thinking about this while people watching today on my lunch break. I noticed that I can separate white passers-by into any number of subcultures, niches or categories - there goes a frat boy, yuppie, hipster, p… --- ## [Christmas is a Christian fraud!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-is-a-christian-fraud/431054)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2007, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-is-a-christian-fraud/431054 "2007-12-28T01:05:46Z")
Today is quiet, and I am sitting by a nice roaring fire, next to a beautifully lit and decorated evergreen. Candles are glowing, beating back the gloom of the shortest days in the Northern Hemisphere. I am waiting for my… --- ## [Drunken Food Creations/Cravings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunken-food-creations-cravings/591653)
**Author:** [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunken-food-creations-cravings/591653 "2011-08-11T02:15:32Z")
We’ve all been there: it’s been a long week, and you decide to spend some time on Friday nite hanging out with friends for some good conversation, maybe some good music, and lots of libations (or whatever). After a nig… --- ## [Random Indiana Jones Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-indiana-jones-quotes/699495)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-indiana-jones-quotes/699495 "2014-09-29T14:50:09Z")
Not just Indy, tho. Any of the characters from any of the movies populated by Indiana Jones and company. Even the Young Indy and friends from the short lived TV series. But no camels! After a while, we’ll get repeats, t… --- ## [Latest Trump slurring episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-trump-slurring-episode/844918)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-trump-slurring-episode/844918 "2020-02-07T18:00:53Z")
To date, I have been skeptical of the trope “Trump fumbled a word, therefore he is losing his mind.” Cheap shots like that are easily countered by any photo of any other politician doing the same, which they all do at … --- ## [Universal Healthcare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-healthcare/627517)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-healthcare/627517 "2012-07-09T22:04:07Z")
I am often irked at liberals who couch their arguments in favor of universal healthcare in terms of morals. I don’t know that I believe it’s a basic human right (although I definitely don’t support letting people bleed … --- ## [Apostraphes's Possessive Usage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apostraphess-possessive-usage/571904)
**Author:** [@innocuous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/innocuous)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apostraphess-possessive-usage/571904 "2011-02-22T17:01:53Z")
Back in primary school, I swear the rule of apostraphes was drilled into me that inanimate objects could not use the 's construction to show possessiveness. Only people can own things, so one could say Carl’s foot–one co… --- ## [UK colonies post-US indpendence: where did all the colonists come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-colonies-post-us-indpendence-where-did-all-the-colonists-come-from/538769)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-colonies-post-us-indpendence-where-did-all-the-colonists-come-from/538769 "2010-05-11T17:41:37Z")
“The sun never sets on the British Empire”, or at least it didn’t until the 1950s and 1960s. Back when Colonialism was in full swing, the British Empire covered about a quarter of the earth’s surface. A simple question… --- ## [How far would you travel to meet someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-would-you-travel-to-meet-someone/565581)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-would-you-travel-to-meet-someone/565581 "2011-01-04T22:11:37Z")
By meet someone I mean in a romantic or possibly romantic way. Attempting to post a poll lets see how it works. ETA Oh and I mean for the first time. Someone you get to know some way other than face to face. --- ## [Whatever happened to corn nuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-corn-nuts/449065)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-corn-nuts/449065 "2008-05-14T13:28:45Z")
Put this one in the category of “things that disappeared when I wasn’t paying attention.” The other week I got a hankering for corn nuts, and I’ve been searching for them ever since. They used to be a common enough sna… --- ## [Shortening your life for $1 million a year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortening-your-life-for-1-million-a-year/704495)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortening-your-life-for-1-million-a-year/704495 "2014-11-14T16:06:35Z")
Pretty self-explanatory poll: If you could shorten your life in return for $1 million for every year you cut off, how many years would you cut off? It’s a lump-sum payment. You shorten your life by five years, you get a… --- ## [The Speed Racer Movie (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-speed-racer-movie-open-spoilers/448307)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-speed-racer-movie-open-spoilers/448307 "2008-05-18T04:17:54Z")
I haven’t seen it yet, but put open spoilers in the title because I’ll report back on Friday after seeing the movie. Anyone really looking forward to the movie? What are your expectations? I’m somewhat optimistic after… --- ## [Do those 3-D glasses I got at Avatar have any other uses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-those-3-d-glasses-i-got-at-avatar-have-any-other-uses/523315)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-those-3-d-glasses-i-got-at-avatar-have-any-other-uses/523315 "2010-01-02T03:04:48Z")
They are pretty sturdy for cheap pair of one use glasses. They’re not really dark enough to be sunglasses. Any other uses now that the movie is over ? --- ## [Doritos' Mystery Flavor (boxed spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doritos-mystery-flavor-boxed-spoilers/405831)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2008, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doritos-mystery-flavor-boxed-spoilers/405831 "2008-01-06T03:45:50Z")
I had a few of these “X D-13” chips today. We’re supposed to decide on a name for the flavor, which I have interpreted for myself to mean we’re supposed to figure out what the heck flavor it is. Well, it seemed clear to… --- ## [Death by armadillo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-by-armadillo/625933)
**Author:** [@griffon502](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffon502)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-by-armadillo/625933 "2012-06-22T19:10:50Z")
The nine-banded armadillo, an animal common in the U.S, is known for its jump when startled. It says in wiki that “The armadillo can jump 3-4 feet (91-120 cm) straight in the air if sufficiently frightened”. This behavi… --- ## [Why Shouldn't I Move To New York?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shouldnt-i-move-to-new-york/485877)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2009, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shouldnt-i-move-to-new-york/485877 "2009-02-18T02:58:29Z")
So for a long time I have harbored a burning desire to live in NYC for a year or so. I have never been there, but am fascinated by it. I’ve heard its good points and its bad, some people hate it and some love it. I th… --- ## [What are your 'pat' phrases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-pat-phrases/306402)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2005, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-pat-phrases/306402 "2005-06-06T02:54:23Z")
If I am leaving the office, I’ll often say, “I \*will \* return.” Someone will ask, “Is that a threat?” And I will always say, “It’s a promise.” If someone says “I need to ask you a question”, I literally have to bite dow… --- ## [Ways to not come out of the closet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-not-come-out-of-the-closet/78284)
**Author:** [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2001, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-not-come-out-of-the-closet/78284 "2001-09-07T09:32:58Z")
During your brother’s wedding reception. During a major holiday, especially Thanksgiving. To your ex boyfriend by saying “It was all your fault.” --- ## [Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Corn (But Were Afraid To Ask)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-corn-but-were-afraid-to-ask/617491 "2012-04-03T04:41:36Z")
Go ahead, ask me anything (for a day)! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Amazing Race, March 7th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-march-7th/531677)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-march-7th/531677 "2010-03-13T15:43:55Z")
Looks like the return of the Intersection today. --- ## [What is the simplest way for me to cast small sterling silver parts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-simplest-way-for-me-to-cast-small-sterling-silver-parts/645583)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-simplest-way-for-me-to-cast-small-sterling-silver-parts/645583 "2013-01-02T08:18:11Z")
I know this will seem odd in a world of smart phones, but this little gadget has come in very handy many times and I’m not yet ready to retire it. If you remember the old Casio Databank watches, it’s like that, but much… --- ## [I can't imagine how my daughter could hear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-imagine-how-my-daughter-could-hear/587959)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-imagine-how-my-daughter-could-hear/587959 "2011-07-07T23:34:09Z")
My daughter turned 6 this week and I just took her to the doctor for her annual checkup and to get her shots. In the course of the examination the doctor said that she had impacted wax in her ears. I wasn’t totally surp… --- ## [Is a baby's bedroom being the bathroom wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-babys-bedroom-being-the-bathroom-wrong/610575)
**Author:** [@reddog\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reddog_1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-babys-bedroom-being-the-bathroom-wrong/610575 "2012-01-25T14:45:46Z")
I like to read crazy blogs, and the craziest (to me) is called That Wife, in which a Mormon wife and mother blogs about her daily life. I consider myself fairly tolerant of others, but really this takes the cake. In chro… --- ## [Are prisoners allowed to have porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-prisoners-allowed-to-have-porn/583080)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-prisoners-allowed-to-have-porn/583080 "2011-05-26T19:25:35Z")
And if not, WHY? Some of the books I’ve read about prison refer to porn magazines as being contraband material - not officially allowed, yet many people had them. What is the logic of making them contraband at all? --- ## [Nashville (season four)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-season-four/731766)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-season-four/731766 "2016-08-25T01:16:42Z")
The new season starts Wednesday – obviously I’m not the only person still watching, since they renewed the show, but I may be the only one willing to admit it in public. Will Deacon live? Will Juliette calm the fuck dow… --- ## [Didn't Nazi Germans Suspect Something Was Up When...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-nazi-germans-suspect-something-was-up-when/545520)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-nazi-germans-suspect-something-was-up-when/545520 "2010-07-05T16:13:13Z")
The “Night of the Long Knives” just had an anniversary which got me to wondering: After the “Night of the Long Knives”, didn’t the German populus suspect something wasn’t right with their leader??? Or, were they too sc… --- ## [Six Feet Under - Series Finale - 8/21](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-series-finale-8-21/318065)
**Author:** [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-series-finale-8-21/318065 "2005-08-27T20:30:04Z")
The last episode was good . . . . . . . . . . . My son called during the closing minutes, but at least I didn’t miss any dialog. --- ## [How do you pronounce the phrase "interesting restaurant"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-the-phrase-interesting-restaurant/556218)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-the-phrase-interesting-restaurant/556218 "2010-10-08T20:11:56Z")
I say it the first way: “in-ter-es-ting rest-ront” I’m also interested (:)) in what part of the world you hail from. I’m from the southwestern U. S., and my pronunciation of “interesting,” I think, definitely puts me i… --- ## [Use of Willard vs. Hussein at the conventions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-willard-vs-hussein-at-the-conventions/632616)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-willard-vs-hussein-at-the-conventions/632616 "2012-09-01T14:30:53Z")
It would be interesting to note the number of times Willard and Hussein are mentioned at the GOP convention. I’m guessing they use Hussein more often. A little not-so-subtle birtherism. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1790&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1792&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)