# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1796&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:** 1797 --- ## [You Are A Senior General in Assad's Army-Stage a Coup or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-senior-general-in-assads-army-stage-a-coup-or-not/722159)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-a-senior-general-in-assads-army-stage-a-coup-or-not/722159 "2015-06-17T15:39:36Z")
Assad’s commanders must be getting a bit nervous-the army is suffering defeats, and Syria now has both its own rebels and ISIS to contend with. Assad seems calm-but as a general, you have to worry that the troops may d… --- ## [The Jewish barber's dilemma.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jewish-barbers-dilemma/696369)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jewish-barbers-dilemma/696369 "2014-08-29T17:59:28Z")
Another WWII hypothetical. Only this one happens to be absolutely true. It’s 1940 and you’re a young male Jew in occupied Europe. You are transported to Auschwitz, where you’re given a little pep talk by the Lagerfuehrer… --- ## [Do you feel like you have made an impact here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-like-you-have-made-an-impact-here/276349)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Jim)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2004, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-like-you-have-made-an-impact-here/276349 "2004-11-26T20:47:28Z")
So I noticed that I have almost 400 posts, not a lot really for a busy board and it got me thinking about my place here. I have modded for some messageboards and just been a prolific poster on others and I usually made f… --- ## [Kobe Bryant charged with felony sexual assault](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kobe-bryant-charged-with-felony-sexual-assault/189476)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2003, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kobe-bryant-charged-with-felony-sexual-assault/189476 "2003-07-24T05:30:06Z")
Link Say it ain’t so Kobe. I don’t know what to think of this. Kobe has always seemed rather smug and cocky but I never thought of him as a criminal dirtbag. Kobe is now claiming that he had consensual sex with the wo… --- ## [Kickstarter expects to provide more arts funding than the NEA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kickstarter-expects-to-provide-more-arts-funding-than-the-nea/613980)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kickstarter-expects-to-provide-more-arts-funding-than-the-nea/613980 "2013-07-09T21:39:22Z")
From here: Does crowdsourced funding represent the future of the arts? If so, is that good or bad? --- ## [Fucking Bullshit - Enron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-bullshit-enron/358190)
**Author:** [@Jebus\_H.Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebus_H.Christ)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-bullshit-enron/358190 "2006-05-25T21:38:55Z")
These guys did nothing illegal. This sucks. Hopefully, things will be corrected on appeal, but I doubt it. This was a railroad job. Fuck the government and this whole PR trial. --- ## [Book Suggestion? pre-teen, non-fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-suggestion-pre-teen-non-fiction/667452)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-suggestion-pre-teen-non-fiction/667452 "2013-08-31T23:58:11Z")
I need book suggestions for: \[ul\] \[li\]A 10 year old boy\[/li\]\[li\]Non-fiction\[/li\]\[li\]Centered around a kid who has struggled with circumstances in his life (big things, like poverty, war, etc.)\[/li\]\[/ul\] My son has bee… --- ## [Caricaturist presents himself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caricaturist-presents-himself/551302)
**Author:** [@Frederico\_Rogeiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frederico_Rogeiro)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caricaturist-presents-himself/551302 "2010-08-25T17:56:13Z")
Hello. This is my first post here. I’m happy I found this place, I’m all in favor fighting ignorance. You’ve been doing it since 1973 and hope I helped a bit by borning that year. As I read somewhere, ignorance makes 10… --- ## [Critique the web page I made for my friend!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-the-web-page-i-made-for-my-friend/586680)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-the-web-page-i-made-for-my-friend/586680 "2011-07-30T02:16:04Z")
This is the first one I have made in a while. It uses CSS, PHP, MySQL, etc. Let me know what you guys think. http://www.silviasorganicfarm.com Right now we don’t have a lot of product because it is still growing. I jus… --- ## [Best Churchill Insult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-churchill-insult/654937)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-churchill-insult/654937 "2013-04-10T02:32:43Z")
The candidates: George Bernard Shaw: Have reserved two tickets for opening night, Bring a friend, if you have one. Churchill: Impossible to come to first night. Will come to second night, if you have one. Lady Astor:… --- ## [C'mon iTunes, learn to alphabetize](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmon-itunes-learn-to-alphabetize/618946)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2012, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cmon-itunes-learn-to-alphabetize/618946 "2012-04-18T12:48:51Z")
I guess Steve Jobs was rich enough to have rules all his own. In Job’s iTunes world, “I’ll” comes before “I”. And if a song title starts with the words “A” or “The” it gets sorted by the next word in the title, which m… --- ## [Amanda Knox's parents accused of libel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-knoxs-parents-accused-of-libel/571504)
**Author:** [@MarcusF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarcusF)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-knoxs-parents-accused-of-libel/571504 "2011-02-22T07:02:01Z")
The innocence of Amanda Knox has been debated here before but this news article from the BBCseems to open a whole new can of worms regarding the Italian legal system. Any thoughts on this? Will this ever come to trial … --- ## [Acquaintance refuses to evacuate, Irene coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acquaintance-refuses-to-evacuate-irene-coming/594206)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acquaintance-refuses-to-evacuate-irene-coming/594206 "2011-08-30T21:40:20Z")
My wife has an acquaintance on the Jersey Shore who is refusing to evacuate, despite the “mandatory” evacuation order. She (my wife) had me look up how feasible it would be to drive to this woman’s house NOW and haul he… --- ## [Is World War II turning into a Fairy Tale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-world-war-ii-turning-into-a-fairy-tale/472539)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-world-war-ii-turning-into-a-fairy-tale/472539 "2008-11-14T13:47:56Z")
I made reference in a thread about an upcoming WWII computer game, Call of Duty: World At War that World War II is at serious risk of turning into a simplified Fairy Tale for future generations. If you believed many com… --- ## [Does Germaine Greer's non-acceptance of trans women damage her historic legacy as Feminist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-germaine-greers-non-acceptance-of-trans-women-damage-her-historic-legacy-as-feminist/735693)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-germaine-greers-non-acceptance-of-trans-women-damage-her-historic-legacy-as-feminist/735693 "2015-10-27T22:11:46Z")
Re this interview I was just wondering how this would pan out. Will this attitude mar her historic legacy as a pioneering feminist? Germaine Greer: Transgender women are ‘not women’ Germaine Greer will not give Cardiff… --- ## [NY Yankees uniforms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303)
**Author:** [@audit1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audit1)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303 "2009-09-03T11:26:52Z")
The New York Yankees do not have the names of the players on the uniforms. Is there any reason for this other than they have always done it that way? --- ## [Neighbors dog poo. kill or be killed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-dog-poo-kill-or-be-killed/790098)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-dog-poo-kill-or-be-killed/790098 "2017-07-09T02:40:07Z")
Tired of all the shit. Do I come off strong and be a dick or keep asking them to stop and be a GIANT pussy? --- ## [People who reached a world class level starting their discipline after the age of 30?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-reached-a-world-class-level-starting-their-discipline-after-the-age-of-30/738766)
**Author:** [@guitario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitario)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-reached-a-world-class-level-starting-their-discipline-after-the-age-of-30/738766 "2015-12-01T15:37:43Z")
A bit of an odd one this. There won’t be many (I don’t think), but can anybody think of any individuals who reached a world class level in ANY discipline after starting in their 30’s? Are there any guitarists who are re… --- ## [FREE Book! (And Help A Fellow Doper By Reading It...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-book-and-help-a-fellow-doper-by-reading-it/673564)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-book-and-help-a-fellow-doper-by-reading-it/673564 "2014-02-14T04:45:22Z")
I have just uploaded my novel, “Fool Proof” to the website, Authonomy. This is sort of a slush pile for authors to submit work and have others read it, make comments, and continue to work on it before trying to publish … --- ## [AA: Good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aa-good-or-bad/171874)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2003, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aa-good-or-bad/171874 "2003-05-08T10:47:32Z")
Inspired by the alcoholism thread in the Pit. It is MHO that if someone wants to quit drinking, they should start with 90 AA meetings in 90 days. From what I’ve read and heard, that is the method most likely to be effect… --- ## [Another "movie you'd like to see made" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-movie-youd-like-to-see-made-thread/831042)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-movie-youd-like-to-see-made-thread/831042 "2019-04-04T17:20:40Z")
I nominate Idiocracy 2: Darwin’s Revenge. The children of the first movie’s characters restore intelligence as a trait favored for selection by deliberately introducing lots and lots of ways for really stupid people to a… --- ## [Vick pleads guilty, but wants to know what his career options are.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vick-pleads-guilty-but-wants-to-know-what-his-career-options-are/416278)
**Author:** [@Euthanasiast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euthanasiast)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2007, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vick-pleads-guilty-but-wants-to-know-what-his-career-options-are/416278 "2007-08-22T15:59:48Z")
What options should he have? I thought that if he was guilty of the crime he would be banned. Is that unclear to him or is there something we don’t know about? Federal prosecuters said they were aware of no deal, so Vi… --- ## [Where is King of the Hill popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-king-of-the-hill-popular/218118)
**Author:** [@Thylacinewas\_taken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thylacinewas_taken)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-king-of-the-hill-popular/218118 "2003-12-16T03:16:30Z")
Now I like King of the Hill very much, but I’ve had no less than 5 of my friends say things a long the lines of “You know, I never really liked that show”. It seems that no one around here but me watches it. I don’t kno… --- ## [IMDb moments, or "Holy Crap - Ardra was Michelle from Magnum PI!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-moments-or-holy-crap-ardra-was-michelle-from-magnum-pi/256984)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2004, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-moments-or-holy-crap-ardra-was-michelle-from-magnum-pi/256984 "2004-07-31T13:44:47Z")
Inspired by me finding out that the actress that played Ardra in the TNG episode “Devil’s Due” was also Michelle Hue in Magnum PI… What have been some of your watershed moments revealed by searching the actor’s history … --- ## [did you support yourself and go to college at the same time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-support-yourself-and-go-to-college-at-the-same-time/209237)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-support-yourself-and-go-to-college-at-the-same-time/209237 "2003-12-05T17:10:35Z")
this is kindof tied into my other thread ‘what careers offer part time work or 3rd shift work’. If you did manage to support yourself and go to college at the same time how did you do it? did you just take out 25k a yea… --- ## [Greek Myths: Who Crashed Apollo's Chariot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-myths-who-crashed-apollos-chariot/373747)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2007, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-myths-who-crashed-apollos-chariot/373747 "2007-01-07T03:02:59Z")
Who stole Apollo’s chariot, lost control over the horses that pulled Apollo’s (or more correctly, Helio’s) chariot across the sky, and crashed into the earth? I believe it is a myth to explain how the oceans formed. --- ## [Tracfone Smartphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracfone-smartphone/663435)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracfone-smartphone/663435 "2013-07-15T00:35:56Z")
I have used Tracfone for around 10 years, and am on my second phone. I am looking to get a new one now, and guess I want a “smartphone”. I want a phone that I can use to check weather, google things, check Email, etc. … --- ## [Does Yale University have anyone famous like Harvard does?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-yale-university-have-anyone-famous-like-harvard-does/772808)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-yale-university-have-anyone-famous-like-harvard-does/772808 "2017-02-14T18:06:03Z")
I know lots of famous people have gone to Harvard and it seems to be the path for any future political or business endeavor, but what about Yale University. It has had at least 300 years to produce someone famous. --- ## [Was WWII neccessary for Britain ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-wwii-neccessary-for-britain/550427)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-wwii-neccessary-for-britain/550427 "2010-08-23T12:34:07Z")
It wasn’t neccessary for the US for a couple of years after Britain declared war on Germany and then only because of Pearl Harbour. It would appear that Hitler’s only objective was to consolidate into Germany those coun… --- ## [An expanding universe? Am I expanding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-expanding-universe-am-i-expanding/27124)
**Author:** [@howardsims](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howardsims)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2000, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-expanding-universe-am-i-expanding/27124 "2000-12-23T03:48:16Z")
Theory: The universe is expaning in all directions really fast. Then how come the distance between my nose and the tip of my outstreached finger isn’t getting farther? --- ## [Finger Length May Correlate with Penis Length: Study](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-length-may-correlate-with-penis-length-study/588142 "2011-07-19T12:46:54Z")
Story here. A new Hong Kong study indicates having an index finger that is shorter than the ring finger may indicate greater penis length. I wonder how many people will now go to Arnold’s Photo Gallery to check out han… --- ## [HouDope the XXth. Check in Houston!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdope-the-xxth-check-in-houston/79493)
**Author:** [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2001, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdope-the-xxth-check-in-houston/79493 "2001-10-02T05:32:10Z")
I think the subject line says enough to get started. Who’s interested? {Oh Boy! 60 bumps to add to the ol’ post count!) --- ## [Now that the statute of limitations has passed...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-statute-of-limitations-has-passed/405956)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2007, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-statute-of-limitations-has-passed/405956 "2007-06-04T11:09:33Z")
Either in the legal sense or in the “it’s so old it doesn’t matter” sense… what have you done? When I was in high school, my mom’s roommate (who was a little older than my mom, and was sort of “my other mom” from the ti… --- ## [Neocons in Hysterics Over Trump Candidacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neocons-in-hysterics-over-trump-candidacy/747885)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neocons-in-hysterics-over-trump-candidacy/747885 "2016-03-06T00:36:17Z")
The Dick Cheney wing of the GOP has gone into total core meltdown over Trump. Listen to waterboarding advocate Max Boot: I would sooner vote for Josef Stalin than I would vote for Donald Trump I think the crazy bastard… --- ## [Doctors: How much of medical school and medical practice is memorization?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-how-much-of-medical-school-and-medical-practice-is-memorization/591970)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-how-much-of-medical-school-and-medical-practice-is-memorization/591970 "2011-08-12T18:16:00Z")
For the physicians here: How much of medical school and day-to-day medical practice is rote memorization? TV would have me believe that you can walk up to a doctor and say, “Patient has a headache, diastolic blood pres… --- ## [What woman in history do you dislike the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-woman-in-history-do-you-dislike-the-most/937379)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-woman-in-history-do-you-dislike-the-most/937379 "2021-03-13T06:32:46Z")
Pretty simple, pick one woman from history that you dislike the most. If at all possible, pick someone who’s deceased. I’ll go with Queen Boudicca, probably because I’ve been reading about Londonium lately. --- ## [Why did "one" as a pronoun drop out of use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-one-as-a-pronoun-drop-out-of-use/680396)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-one-as-a-pronoun-drop-out-of-use/680396 "2014-02-08T04:10:09Z")
It’s perfectly viable, but it’s seen as pretentious I guess. That’s a shame because I think it very useful for making a broad point on a touchy subject. People seem to be so ready to take offense at anything, it would … --- ## [Superheroes etc. who are NOT cut, muscular or sexy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-etc-who-are-not-cut-muscular-or-sexy/220566)
**Author:** [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-etc-who-are-not-cut-muscular-or-sexy/220566 "2003-12-24T22:25:32Z")
Just saw, for the umpteenth time, the commercial for the DVD of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Every cast member is handsome, sexy, muscular and whatnot. So, name me some superheroes who aren’t? And no, The Hulk d… --- ## [The Good Doctor \[phrase origin\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-doctor-phrase-origin/652121)
**Author:** [@Andypiehead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andypiehead)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-doctor-phrase-origin/652121 "2013-03-07T17:10:36Z")
Hi Everyone Ever since my father-in-law pondered the question, I have searched desperately (and in vain) for the origin(s) of the phrase “the Good doctor”. Is it to do with the Gospel of Luke, who was a physician? Is it… --- ## [Woman fretting about an \*8\* year old being told Santa does not exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-fretting-about-an-8-year-old-being-told-santa-does-not-exist/521133)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2009, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-fretting-about-an-8-year-old-being-told-santa-does-not-exist/521133 "2009-12-17T07:02:57Z")
This woman is fussing because her ex-husband told their their eight year old son Santa does not exist. Maybe it’s just me, but isn’t eight years old a bit long in the tooth for (sincerely) believing in Santa Claus for a … --- ## [Full body orgasm with oral sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-body-orgasm-with-oral-sex/808829)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-body-orgasm-with-oral-sex/808829 "2018-02-23T02:36:41Z")
I gave several women oral sex and they came like it was a vaginal orgasm (full body shaking, twitching etc). I suspect that they were faking it because I read that in the clitoral orgasm the orgasm is limited to vaginal … --- ## [Have you sent or received a fax in the past four weeks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-sent-or-received-a-fax-in-the-past-four-weeks/664574)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-sent-or-received-a-fax-in-the-past-four-weeks/664574 "2013-07-29T19:42:47Z")
Inspired by the “How much longer does the fax machine have?” thread. --- ## [Best machine ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-machine-ever/690517)
**Author:** [@scoots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scoots)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-machine-ever/690517 "2014-06-13T19:19:10Z")
In terms of having been built by man. I’m going for the helicopter. --- ## [Societal Impact of Internet Porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/societal-impact-of-internet-porn/573082)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/societal-impact-of-internet-porn/573082 "2011-03-04T02:16:21Z")
Individual results may vary of course, but I recently saw what I consider an astounding claim in a CNN blog about the public at large. He seems to be conflating two issues here, but regardless, the questions remain: … --- ## [What's this about schools forcing pupils to hand over passwords?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-about-schools-forcing-pupils-to-hand-over-passwords/710596)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-about-schools-forcing-pupils-to-hand-over-passwords/710596 "2015-01-26T18:49:52Z")
I’ve just read this article: \[ \](US schools demand kids hand over passwords) What’s the Straight Dope here? --- ## [Shooting at LAX Terminal 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax-terminal-3/672858)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-at-lax-terminal-3/672858 "2013-11-16T05:55:45Z")
Apparently some guy walked up to the security checkpoint with a rifle and opened fire. Two people in custody. Reports of injuries but no deaths. The airport is currently under lockdown. --- ## [Soft drinks that are popular in a specific region.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soft-drinks-that-are-popular-in-a-specific-region/453923)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soft-drinks-that-are-popular-in-a-specific-region/453923 "2008-06-26T21:39:55Z")
In Ireland, Tanora (tangerine flavoured beverage) is popular specifically in the south of the country in County Cork. I believe it is available elsewhere and it was advertised nationally for a while but it remains most … --- ## [Has anyone predicted that computers will prove chess is determinate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-predicted-that-computers-will-prove-chess-is-determinate/616090)
**Author:** [@King\_Eumenes\_II\_of\_Pergamum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Eumenes_II_of_Pergamum)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-predicted-that-computers-will-prove-chess-is-determinate/616090 "2012-03-26T01:42:26Z")
There are a lot of guesses that a perfect strategy exists, usually favoring White. But has anyone predicted it, bragged about setting computers to look for it? Most endgame and a great many intermediate positions have … --- ## [Enterprise Extinction Spoilers! -- fellate with too much alacrity here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-extinction-spoilers-fellate-with-too-much-alacrity-here/203594)
**Author:** [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-extinction-spoilers-fellate-with-too-much-alacrity-here/203594 "2003-10-02T04:22:21Z")
I jumped the gun because the title carnivorousplant inavertantly gave was too good to pass up. so i here something might go extinct in this episode… --- ## [Possible for a consumer to buy High Fructose Corn Syrup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-for-a-consumer-to-buy-high-fructose-corn-syrup/629125)
**Author:** [@Vicullum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicullum)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-for-a-consumer-to-buy-high-fructose-corn-syrup/629125 "2012-07-23T17:04:36Z")
Given how manufacturers cram this into every food imaginable nowadays it seems like it’d be just the thing to incorporate into my home-cooking. And yet, I’ve never seen a bottle of it available at any store, nor have I … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1795&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1797&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)