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**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/less-semen-fewer-sperm-bloody-hell/147854 "2003-01-21T13:51:43Z")
Less traffic, fewer cars. Less education, fewer classes Less food, fewer meals less sex, fewer partners less love, fewer lovers less war, fewer battles less fat, fewer pounds less paper, fewer documents less rain… --- ## [Songs with impressions of other singers/groups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-impressions-of-other-singers-groups/742474)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-impressions-of-other-singers-groups/742474 "2016-01-21T18:24:21Z")
I was listening to “I Dig Rock and Roll Music” and enjoyed Peter, Paul and Mary’s impressions/imitations of The Mamas and The Papas, Donovan and The Beatles. It brought to mind the version of Simple Twist of Fate where … --- ## [Grammar in space? (noun and verb in movie Apollo 13)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-in-space-noun-and-verb-in-movie-apollo-13/542418)
**Author:** [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-in-space-noun-and-verb-in-movie-apollo-13/542418 "2010-06-11T19:43:29Z")
I was watching Apollo 13 while getting ready for work this morning. The guidance computer is shown several times. It has three, I guess headings. Prog, which I assume is “program”, noun, and verb. What do noun and verb m… --- ## [Smoking + Oxygen tank = Boom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-oxygen-tank-boom/538296)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-oxygen-tank-boom/538296 "2010-05-05T15:24:14Z")
Or to spell it out, can smoking while using an oxygen tank to breathe cause fires or explosions? At my job we’re told to ask people doing this to move to a non-smoking area since it might be dangerous to themselves or ot… --- ## [Novel Pro-Choice Argument?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novel-pro-choice-argument/672490)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2013, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novel-pro-choice-argument/672490 "2013-12-03T13:29:40Z")
I hate to rehash this old perennial topic, but I think I might have a new argument for the pro-choice side, and one that might be a little more persuasive to libertarian-ish conservatives. If anything, I haven’t seen thi… --- ## [Best part of surgery=Vicodin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-part-of-surgery-vicodin/631722)
**Author:** [@newsbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newsbunny)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-part-of-surgery-vicodin/631722 "2012-08-23T15:20:40Z")
I had knee surgery yesterday, to repair a torn meniscus from the Great Bike Crack Up of 2010. Vicodin is awesome. It is delicious. I have sat here for eight hours now enjoying a Star Trek: The Next Generation marath… --- ## [Meeting pimps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-pimps/360694)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-pimps/360694 "2006-06-19T23:57:16Z")
I’ve fucking had it up to here! Does salutey thing with hand I’ve fought the meeting pimps and they have won. I surrender. I will now submit to spending my entire work week in a conference room listening to how I should… --- ## [Sick of takeaway food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-of-takeaway-food/564629)
**Author:** [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-of-takeaway-food/564629 "2011-01-04T03:14:45Z")
I just thought that I’d post that as a single bloke who’s cooking can only aspire to cheese on toast and things that can be microwaved that I am sick to death of takeaways. As my cooking is so bloody awful I don’t bothe… --- ## [Can chocolate chip cookies be frozen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-chocolate-chip-cookies-be-frozen/447237)
**Author:** [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-chocolate-chip-cookies-be-frozen/447237 "2008-04-29T22:19:01Z")
I made a bunch of chocolate chip cookies yesterday. They are yummy, but I’d like to ration them out, so to speak. I considered freezing a portion of the dough in cookie balls, but due to the oddities of my freezer situ… --- ## [How fast is a photo-resistor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-is-a-photo-resistor/569162)
**Author:** [@Pann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pann)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-is-a-photo-resistor/569162 "2011-01-31T03:35:37Z")
Ok, this is one of those obscure questions that if it were asked of 100 average people, 100 of those people probably wouldn’t know. So I turn to the Dope, because I’m sure someone here knows the answer. I’m building a … --- ## [All Sci Fi t.v. shows and movies- what parts of the ships are realistic to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-sci-fi-t-v-shows-and-movies-what-parts-of-the-ships-are-realistic-to-you/321663)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2005, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-sci-fi-t-v-shows-and-movies-what-parts-of-the-ships-are-realistic-to-you/321663 "2005-09-19T00:27:26Z")
You see endless shots of hallways. Cockpits. “Bridges”. Engineering, science, medical, and so on. All areas. What ships from what shows seem to feel right, opposed to just being some art director’s idea of fancypants sci… --- ## [Why do security camera images suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-security-camera-images-suck/518442)
**Author:** [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picard_Kills_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-security-camera-images-suck/518442 "2009-12-21T23:28:58Z")
I am always amazed at how poor the quality is on these so called “security cameras.” I have seen some pictures recently taken from a bank surveillance camera of a person they are trying to catch, and the picture is so a… --- ## [Why aren't G4S employees showing up for work? \[London Olympics\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-g4s-employees-showing-up-for-work-london-olympics/628528)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-g4s-employees-showing-up-for-work-london-olympics/628528 "2012-07-19T18:10:27Z")
Hope I got the name right. For those who don’t know, G4S is the security firm responsible for, well, security at the 2012 Olympics. There’s been a bit of a kerfluffle going on in the UK because, as the guardian states - … --- ## ["Are people from Spain (Spanish) considered white?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-from-spain-spanish-considered-white/340578)
**Author:** [@ethanwinfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethanwinfield)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2006, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-from-spain-spanish-considered-white/340578 "2006-01-20T07:27:27Z")
Today, I was asked the question, “Are people from Spain considered white?” I had never really thought about it before and not entirely certain how to answer the question. I wasn’t sure if how I would answer the questio… --- ## [How do you make getting lost fun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-getting-lost-fun/717354)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-getting-lost-fun/717354 "2015-04-29T03:31:05Z")
People sometimes report - e.g. in travel writing - that some places to visit will inevitablly end in getting lost, and sometimes even report that is part of the fun. Is it possible to change one’s general outlook on lif… --- ## [Enforcing Leaving the State for an Abortion, Other Post-Roe Abortion Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enforcing-leaving-the-state-for-an-abortion-other-post-roe-abortion-questions/964068)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enforcing-leaving-the-state-for-an-abortion-other-post-roe-abortion-questions/964068 "2023-11-20T14:18:08Z")
So some states are planning to enact laws that make it a crime to leave the state for an abortion. I don’t see how they can enforce that: short of parking cops at the border and then being on the lookout for women of chi… --- ## [Save a life by maiming someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-a-life-by-maiming-someone/551245)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-a-life-by-maiming-someone/551245 "2010-08-27T08:19:57Z")
This question is inspired by a thread about a Saudi court decision to have a defendant paralyzed rather than executed, and the subsequent attempt to find a hospital or medical personality to carry out the sentence. A ma… --- ## [At what point does anal sex with a taller woman become impossible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-anal-sex-with-a-taller-woman-become-impossible/785844)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-anal-sex-with-a-taller-woman-become-impossible/785844 "2017-05-04T23:37:39Z")
You have a man who is 5ft 5in in a relationship with a woman taller than him. Lets say in this example she is 5ft 9in. Knowing that the overwhelming majority of couples in the world are compromised of either shorter wo… --- ## [Hey, good-looking! What's it like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-looking-whats-it-like/439446)
**Author:** [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-looking-whats-it-like/439446 "2008-03-03T06:11:56Z")
The idea of a thread of people talking about being good-looking has come up a few times in another thread. There is a wide variety of people on this board, so some of the posters must be really and truly traffic-stoppin… --- ## [Why doesn't everyone have bedbugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-everyone-have-bedbugs/739450)
**Author:** [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-everyone-have-bedbugs/739450 "2016-07-28T02:01:48Z")
Disclaimer - I don’t have bedbugs (yet?) My understanding is that bedbugs are difficult to get rid of, and easy to spread. Given these two factors, why doesn’t every house have bed bugs? According to wiki bed bug infe… --- ## [Is there a non-annoying ringtone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-non-annoying-ringtone/381320)
**Author:** [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-non-annoying-ringtone/381320 "2006-11-23T06:48:42Z")
I just got myself a nice shiny new phone, and it supports MP3-ringtones. Now, I’m all giddy with the prospect of using my own tunes, but folks picking their kind of music can get annoying awfully quick. So, has anyone h… --- ## [So I'm the jerk for desiring timely egress?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-the-jerk-for-desiring-timely-egress/810027)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-the-jerk-for-desiring-timely-egress/810027 "2018-03-10T00:49:04Z")
Yet another incident in my neverending struggle to understand my fellow species. Wife and I attend a lecture this p.m. (Brian Green on String theory - I’m still as confused as ever! :confused:) We are seated in the 1s… --- ## [Ellen Cherry, why have you not acted on this reported post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-cherry-why-have-you-not-acted-on-this-reported-post/633779)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-cherry-why-have-you-not-acted-on-this-reported-post/633779 "2012-09-06T14:29:27Z")
This post, which is clearly a personal insult, was reported. You had to have seen it, because you took other mod action in the same thread. You replied privately, but I’d prefer to have this discussion out in the open.… --- ## [The Rainbow Party- Is this porn for kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rainbow-party-is-this-porn-for-kids/306762)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rainbow-party-is-this-porn-for-kids/306762 "2005-06-06T20:37:37Z")
The first paragraph of the book: From Foxnews: Normally, I try not to have knee-jerk reaction to a book or movie, but just the first paragraph out of the book has got me worried. If I were a parent, I don’t think I’d… --- ## [It feels ridiculous to me that I'm struggling to maintain my lifestyle on 78K (gross) a year.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-feels-ridiculous-to-me-that-im-struggling-to-maintain-my-lifestyle-on-78k-gross-a-year/734267)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-feels-ridiculous-to-me-that-im-struggling-to-maintain-my-lifestyle-on-78k-gross-a-year/734267 "2015-10-13T11:43:56Z")
It feels ridiculous to be crying poor with a gross yearly income of 78k, but after paying payroll taxes of approximately 23k and health insurance of $19k, I just can’t seem to make ends meet. My health insurance is goin… --- ## [Happy Zombie Jesus Day! Questions about Our Zombie Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-zombie-jesus-day-questions-about-our-zombie-lord/442465)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-zombie-jesus-day-questions-about-our-zombie-lord/442465 "2008-03-26T14:32:26Z")
Hi, all. Today, as I understand it, Christians celebrate the day that Jesus returned to Earth as a ravenous zombie. This is a well-settled point of church doctrine, but important questions remain unanswered: 1.) Was Zom… --- ## [Easier to learn -- Harmonica or Recorder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easier-to-learn-harmonica-or-recorder/430334)
**Author:** [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2007, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easier-to-learn-harmonica-or-recorder/430334 "2007-12-18T20:35:57Z")
Despite being completely unmusical, I want to gain at least marginal skill on an instrument. I will be taking it backpacking, so I want something very small and light. I was thinking of a harmonica, but someone suggest… --- ## [WKRP Trivia Game thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wkrp-trivia-game-thread/333158)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2005, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wkrp-trivia-game-thread/333158 "2005-12-02T17:38:56Z")
From the original series, please, not the horrible follow-up. What was the name of the punk band that visited the station? What station was WKRP’s arch-nemesis? What was Venus Flytrap’s real name and why did he … --- ## [You spelled a word wrong! Allow me to point that out to all.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-spelled-a-word-wrong-allow-me-to-point-that-out-to-all/178503)
**Author:** [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-spelled-a-word-wrong-allow-me-to-point-that-out-to-all/178503 "2003-06-07T21:55:52Z")
In this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=187256 NinjaChick posted: To which Buck the Diver replied: No thoughts on the OP, no opinion on the topic posted. Just an entire post to … --- ## [Eat-in Tax at McDonald's???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-in-tax-at-mcdonalds/494221)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2009, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-in-tax-at-mcdonalds/494221 "2009-04-25T05:14:09Z")
So I broke down and took my six-year-old to McDonald’s (don’t judge me) and ordered “for here”. While we were eating I glanced at the receipt and saw a line item for “Eat-in Tax” – $0.50! What’s up with that? Granted,… --- ## [Life sure would be different with legal, NSA itch scratching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-sure-would-be-different-with-legal-nsa-itch-scratching/583590)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-sure-would-be-different-with-legal-nsa-itch-scratching/583590 "2011-05-30T21:19:02Z")
My wife has about 15% of the libido I do. It’s a fact and she tries, and I accept it as much as I can, and take matters into my own hands to reduce the inequality. I am also completely faithful and devoted to her, the ki… --- ## [Quirky music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quirky-music/545272)
**Author:** [@yawuntz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yawuntz)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quirky-music/545272 "2013-04-03T23:28:10Z")
What are your favorite musical oddities? Please share if you have any. Here’s an old fave: --- ## [I reaaaaaaaaally hate this temp job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-reaaaaaaaaally-hate-this-temp-job/233354)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2004, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-reaaaaaaaaally-hate-this-temp-job/233354 "2004-03-11T20:02:03Z")
I’m here for another 14.5 hours. I am living for 4:30 pm, Thursday, March 11, 2004. How do I hate it? Let me count the ways. I hate the temp agency that sent me on this assignment after I said “No phone work.” I guess … --- ## [Cringeworthy moments in tng](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringeworthy-moments-in-tng/784258)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringeworthy-moments-in-tng/784258 "2017-04-13T23:56:02Z")
The \*Enterprise \*has just been bombarded with an X-ray burst after coming too close to a star: TROI: Captain, the level of tension on the ship is mounting! No shit, Counselor! Just because circuits and panels are blo… --- ## [I'm scared to let my kitten bite me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-scared-to-let-my-kitten-bite-me/211928)
**Author:** [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-scared-to-let-my-kitten-bite-me/211928 "2010-08-03T03:30:48Z")
Phobic, the kitten my husband discovered hiding in the engine of our car, is doing better. She still lives behind my toilet, but she’s started acting more like a normal cat, which is good. However, never having had a cat… --- ## [Trump for congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-for-congress/944061)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-for-congress/944061 "2021-06-16T00:45:33Z")
Trump Says Congress Run to Become Speaker and Impeach Biden Is ‘Very Interesting’ (businessinsider.com) Steve Bannon was the first to mention the idea several months back, but a few days ago the banter that Trump should… --- ## [Go To Hell Eliot Spitzer, Cigarette Whiners.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-eliot-spitzer-cigarette-whiners/348238)
**Author:** [@SomeOneMusical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeOneMusical)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-eliot-spitzer-cigarette-whiners/348238 "2006-03-20T14:40:11Z")
Fuckers taking away my cigarettes! I used to order them online but now I cannot since the Eliot Spitzer is on a “make a name for myself” role. Well screw that shit, Now I am just going to get into my car and travel the… --- ## [What is it with giant snow penis sculptures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-giant-snow-penis-sculptures/565834)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-giant-snow-penis-sculptures/565834 "2011-02-03T03:26:09Z")
Granted I haven’t seen them much since moving to the south some years back, but growing up in the Midwest, especially when I was going to college, I’d always spot a few each winter, sometimes in the back of someone’s pic… --- ## [You're in a hot air balloon. And you need to go to the bathroom...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-a-hot-air-balloon-and-you-need-to-go-to-the-bathroom/377314)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-a-hot-air-balloon-and-you-need-to-go-to-the-bathroom/377314 "2006-10-25T18:40:48Z")
Tonight my 7 year old daughter asked, “If I’m in a hot air balloon, and I need to go to the bathroom, what do I do?” I didn’t have a good answer. --- ## [HELP! I've found my father and I'm terrified.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-found-my-father-and-im-terrified/196377)
**Author:** [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-found-my-father-and-im-terrified/196377 "2003-08-25T18:00:26Z")
Today has been a roller coaster. I’ve located my biological father. He and my mother divorced when I was very small. She remarried, my stepfather adopted me and gave me his name. I love my stepfather and consider him to… --- ## [The Pope's new Exhortation: Hey, be more welcoming of the sinners!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-popes-new-exhortation-hey-be-more-welcoming-of-the-sinners/751582)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-popes-new-exhortation-hey-be-more-welcoming-of-the-sinners/751582 "2016-04-14T11:16:31Z")
Francis continues to demonstrate a full heart and model a much better direction for the Catholic church, in this non-Catholic’s opinion. But is he really a great guy helping turn the battleship and this is a wonderful s… --- ## [Mad Men 2.7: The Gold Violin, Sep 7th '08 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-2-7-the-gold-violin-sep-7th-08-open-spoilers/462563)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-2-7-the-gold-violin-sep-7th-08-open-spoilers/462563 "2008-09-12T15:20:49Z")
\[QUOTE=AMCTV\] Don steps up in class and purchases a new set of wheels that is more appropriate for a big-time executive; Pete, Harry and Ken put their heads together to land new accounts; a serious error by Don’s secret… --- ## [Buford Pusser, dead 40 years today. Anybody remember him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buford-pusser-dead-40-years-today-anybody-remember-him/696154)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buford-pusser-dead-40-years-today-anybody-remember-him/696154 "2014-08-23T21:28:08Z")
Buford Pusser, Sherriff of McNairy Co., Tennessee and one-man crime-fightin’ unit, died 40 years ago today in a “suspicious” car crash. Killed the Corvette, too. His exploits inspired the movie\* Walking Tall\* and probabl… --- ## [How often do you do "touristy" stuff in your own city/vicinity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-do-touristy-stuff-in-your-own-city-vicinity/794554)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-do-touristy-stuff-in-your-own-city-vicinity/794554 "2017-08-28T03:05:04Z")
In this thread (“What Would You Do As A Tourist in London?”), the OP writes: \[quote=spjork\] I guess I take for granted that I can visit the Tower of London, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham palace, et al, when I ha… --- ## [Vacation Pay upon quitting - PA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-pay-upon-quitting-pa/591093)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacation-pay-upon-quitting-pa/591093 "2011-08-02T19:49:05Z")
So I got a better job. Long story and nobody wants to hear it, but point is I put in my notice at my current job. Gave them more than two weeks, all the way until August 15th. I have legitimately no reason to give not… --- ## [It's out of print. Do you pirate it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-out-of-print-do-you-pirate-it/702945)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-out-of-print-do-you-pirate-it/702945 "2014-11-01T23:47:58Z")
Recently I was bemoaning on Facebook the fact that several favorite books from the 1980s were out of print - as in, no ebooks or dead tree editions are to be found anywhere. Someone posted a link to a couple of sites wh… --- ## [Rrrrgh... why won't this stupid ukulele stay in tune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rrrrgh-why-wont-this-stupid-ukulele-stay-in-tune/640523)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rrrrgh-why-wont-this-stupid-ukulele-stay-in-tune/640523 "2012-11-13T15:37:08Z")
I just bought a ukulele and a “teach yourself to play” kit with book, CD and DVD. It came today and I’ve been noodling around for about a half hour. Liking it so far, the instructional materials seem really good and gear… --- ## [Best of the Rest of the Top 40: 1968](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-rest-of-the-top-40-1968/710486)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-rest-of-the-top-40-1968/710486 "2015-02-24T11:27:40Z")
Our survey brings us now to 1968, which, in the year-end charts, is one of the most rock-heavy we’ve seen, with the psychedelic sound beginning to give birth to heavy metal, along with a little bit of country, soul, and … --- ## [The Beatles are on iTunes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-are-on-itunes/560873)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-are-on-itunes/560873 "2010-11-17T18:10:41Z")
Finally! I have most of their albums on CD and look forward to being able to grab the remaining tracks I like and not have to then rip them to my hard drive. Unfortunately, iTunes seems slow as molasses at the moment a… --- ## [Motherfucking Menstruating Chicken! (long, unfortunate)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motherfucking-menstruating-chicken-long-unfortunate/329747)
**Author:** [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motherfucking-menstruating-chicken-long-unfortunate/329747 "2005-11-12T22:55:01Z")
I HEREBY PIT CHICKENS WITH GIBLETS. MAY THE GIBLET-STUFFERS BE FORCED TO SPEND EVERY NIGHT WALLOWING IN THEIR UNHOLY CHICKEN INNARDS. My husband is at work. I am home with an incredibly active toddler and a cat that’s h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1799&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1801&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)