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**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-to-play-harmonica/370005 "2017-09-04T16:47:05Z")
Actually, it’s more like relearning the thing. When I was a young’un, I actually played half-way decently. But the “young’un” days are far past, sadly, and I don’t recall that much of the instrument. What would be a g… --- ## [Netanyahu: Even if West Bank becomes independent, Israel will control the Jordan Valley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netanyahu-even-if-west-bank-becomes-independent-israel-will-control-the-jordan-valley/525940)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netanyahu-even-if-west-bank-becomes-independent-israel-will-control-the-jordan-valley/525940 "2010-01-29T12:58:24Z")
Story here. I’m frankly astonished. How can Netanyahu possibly think what he’s describing would be accepted by the Palestinians or the world as an 'independence" settlement?! He’s talking about a situation where Pale… --- ## [Inter-state arrest warrants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inter-state-arrest-warrants/685126)
**Author:** [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inter-state-arrest-warrants/685126 "2014-04-04T00:07:47Z")
I still have trouble wrapping my head around the fact that a lot of the “Criminal Code” in the US is state-level; our Criminal Code is federal. That leads me to a question. In the US, if someone commits a serious state-… --- ## [How do you dry exit a Kayak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-dry-exit-a-kayak/627662)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-dry-exit-a-kayak/627662 "2012-07-09T18:13:17Z")
I recently purchased a 10.5 ft Dagger Kayak, which I am very happy with, but after a nice ride down the river I always have trouble getting out safely/gracefully. I admit I’m still a newbie, but I have a good sense of b… --- ## [Diogenes the Cynic, it's not about the fucking movie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic-its-not-about-the-fucking-movie/252042)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic-its-not-about-the-fucking-movie/252042 "2004-06-26T17:32:37Z")
link What the fuck is your problem? You been taking lessons from december? Like it or not, there are indeed people who believe Spurlock and his movie have been slamming McDonald’s. Whether or not that was Spurlock’s int… --- ## [Movies you can watch over and over and never tire of them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812 "2020-01-21T23:09:33Z")
In most cases, after watching a film many times, I begin to grow weary of it and often wind up hating it if I see it too often. This would seem to be a common phenomena and seems to apply to several other things - like … --- ## [Your Favourite Bowie Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-bowie-songs/742904)
**Author:** [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-bowie-songs/742904 "2016-01-17T13:28:41Z")
Loving the Alien from the Reality Tour: the original version always seemed like half a song, but Gerry Leonard’s arrangement makes it into something special. And Bowie’s vocal performance on this is just beautiful and he… --- ## [TRUE BLOOD 8/23/09 Open Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480)
**Author:** [@Rainbowthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rainbowthief)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-8-23-09-open-spoilers/507480 "2009-08-30T13:48:28Z")
Damn good episode tonight! I knew Bill wasn’t going to see Eric at the end, but I thought maybe he was going to his maker for help. A vampire queen? I’m sort of expecting her to be a very young looking girl, younger t… --- ## [I listen to Oldies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-listen-to-oldies/527685)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-listen-to-oldies/527685 "2011-03-13T03:58:13Z")
OK, everyone knows I like '70s/'80s Punk, that ‘my time’ was the New Wave era, that I like ‘Alternative’, and that I also include in my ‘likes’ Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, classic Blues, Classical, Novelty, and lots of o… --- ## [Deadpool and Wolverine (new trailer in OP, open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadpool-and-wolverine-new-trailer-in-op-open-spoilers/1000625)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadpool-and-wolverine-new-trailer-in-op-open-spoilers/1000625 "2024-08-17T16:04:24Z")
Looking forward to this one. Liked seein a glimpse of Cassandra Nova in action, but I’m wondering if there is significance behind casting the character with a 28-year-old. Does that mean the setting is the … --- ## [Ghostbusters question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-question/697305)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-question/697305 "2014-09-05T23:03:22Z")
This has always bugged me. When the demon dog thing first shows up at Rick Moranis’s character’s apartment during the party, it chases him out and possess him. Rick runs out of his apartment, across the street, hops ov… --- ## [Would you call this behavior homophobic? BENIGNLY homophobic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-call-this-behavior-homophobic-benignly-homophobic/814840)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-call-this-behavior-homophobic-benignly-homophobic/814840 "2018-06-11T08:02:39Z")
Before anyone asks, this is not a hypothetical, but based on a real life conversation. Recently a friend of mine and I were discussing an acquaintance of ours who is, to my mind at least, inappropriately pressuring his … --- ## [Router password question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/router-password-question/651136)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/router-password-question/651136 "2013-03-02T05:30:52Z")
My sister has asked me to work on her computer system (she wants to hook up a wireless connection to her TV). I’m no expert but I took a shot at it. I was doing okay until I got to the point where the device asked for t… --- ## [The Greatest chess player of all time is 24 years old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-chess-player-of-all-time-is-24-years-old/720396)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-chess-player-of-all-time-is-24-years-old/720396 "2015-05-26T20:20:44Z")
Magnus is the greatest player to ever play the game…bar none https://scontent-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/11080987\_659577894148188\_5906609099796882943\_n.jpg?oh=43ca428e5972ce601b823252a2e4a51a&oe=560D11D7 it… --- ## [What do you think of roadside memorials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-roadside-memorials/342596)
**Author:** [@Let\_the\_machine\_get\_it](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Let_the_machine_get_it)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-roadside-memorials/342596 "2025-02-26T14:02:21Z")
In this city the kids put roadside memorials wherever there’s a fatal accident. Cards, balloons, banners, teddy bears, and strangely liquor bottles, whether or not alcohol was involved. The thing stays up for a couple w… --- ## [Football overtime--what do you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-overtime-what-do-you-prefer/563830)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-overtime-what-do-you-prefer/563830 "2010-12-21T04:04:42Z")
It’s the end of the fourth quarter and the score is tied. Which method of resolution do you prefer? --- ## [Can the US ban Ahmadinejad from the country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-us-ban-ahmadinejad-from-the-country/554817)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2010, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-us-ban-ahmadinejad-from-the-country/554817 "2010-09-26T07:11:53Z")
Given that the everytime Ahmadinejad come to the US, it is to insult us, can we declare him a persona non grata like any other diplomat and prevent him from entering the US or is there a treaty/international law/UN rule … --- ## [Is there a gamma ray gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-gamma-ray-gun/157400)
**Author:** [@0rbytal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/0rbytal)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-gamma-ray-gun/157400 "2012-05-22T08:37:02Z")
A couple of questions in this one, and I don’t know if these have been addressed before - if so, disregard thread: I have been told that frequent exposure to x-ray’s causes cancer (but what doesn’t!), so what are the ph… --- ## [Ukraine War: Is it being fought akin to WWII, big armies facing each other? Or is it being fought akin to Vietnam, insurgents endlessly harassing the invader?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-war-is-it-being-fought-akin-to-wwii-big-armies-facing-each-other-or-is-it-being-fought-akin-to-vietnam-insurgents-endlessly-harassing-the-invader/963018)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-war-is-it-being-fought-akin-to-wwii-big-armies-facing-each-other-or-is-it-being-fought-akin-to-vietnam-insurgents-endlessly-harassing-the-invader/963018 "2022-06-10T20:36:20Z")
Title kinda says it all. I thought Ukraine had a decent military but I have yet to see anything like big armies squaring off and having a slugfest (ala Kursk…granted that was bigger than most battles). Are jets dogfigh… --- ## [Naming retarded baby ”Trig”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-retarded-baby-trig/627380)
**Author:** [@End\_Racism\_Now](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/End_Racism_Now)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-retarded-baby-trig/627380 "2012-07-06T07:58:41Z")
What kind of sick fuck names a retarded baby ”trig”? So your baby is all tarded and you give him a name meaning smart and trim? You tarded, too. --- ## [Toronto Dopers! w4m - seeking dark and handsome tour guide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopers-w4m-seeking-dark-and-handsome-tour-guide/412855)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-dopers-w4m-seeking-dark-and-handsome-tour-guide/412855 "2007-08-13T18:30:13Z")
Girl visiting Toronto for the first time seeks Canadian cutey to show her a great time. Pic available upon request. :stuck\_out\_tongue: (Er, mods, the above is a joke. Mostly. :wink: ) So I’m going to be in Toronto from… --- ## [Can you enforce weight limits on employees as a condition of employment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-enforce-weight-limits-on-employees-as-a-condition-of-employment/361193)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2006, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-enforce-weight-limits-on-employees-as-a-condition-of-employment/361193 "2006-06-22T17:52:59Z")
Over time I’ve noticed that a a good percentage of the female nursing personnel I see in doctors offers are quite overweight. Some hugely so. Would it be legal if a doctor (for whatever reason) put weight limits (relativ… --- ## [These men's UGG boots are about the stupidest things I've ever seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849 "2014-03-31T17:58:15Z")
Link here I really wonder what was going in the shoe designer’s head. “Lets make a men’s insulated winter boot, but just to make it special I’ll put it on top of a 3 inch platform! Yes! Genius!” This is just the thin… --- ## [Translate that tune!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-that-tune/140209)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2002, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-that-tune/140209 "2002-12-15T21:25:20Z")
Play with me, please! A twist on those name that tune thread. Post a well known and easily recognizable song in a language other than English. We guess the title and artist-- along with the translation. Here are mine-- … --- ## [The Unforgiven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unforgiven/509877)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unforgiven/509877 "2009-09-18T18:00:51Z")
Watching it on the History Channel, of all places. There sure are a lot of assholes in this movie. --- ## [which of these guitars just look cooler to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-guitars-just-look-cooler-to-you/681891)
**Author:** [@Mr.Natural](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Natural)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-guitars-just-look-cooler-to-you/681891 "2014-02-23T23:58:45Z")
I’m most curious about the opinions of NON guitar players, but anybody can…errr…play. Just please note if you’re a player. edit: and as noted, I’m really just interested in what you think looks better, and not what y… --- ## [Anyone else likely to get furloughed (for those who work in the US)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-likely-to-get-furloughed-for-those-who-work-in-the-us/650911)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-likely-to-get-furloughed-for-those-who-work-in-the-us/650911 "2013-02-28T23:46:41Z")
I’m a DoD contractor in DC, and it seems pretty likely that everyone in my office is going to be furloughed- specifically, we’ll probably be working 4 day weeks soon, and losing 20% of our pay. Anyone else in the same b… --- ## [Cyclists/Motorcyclists hit by turning cars - where are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclists-motorcyclists-hit-by-turning-cars-where-are-they/723921)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclists-motorcyclists-hit-by-turning-cars-where-are-they/723921 "2015-07-14T16:49:23Z")
So, watching a motorcyclist decide to try to pass a lumber truck in the same lane today reminded me of a question I have about deaths of cyclists and motorcyclists: one commonly thrown around fact is that both are most o… --- ## [Help with a logic test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-logic-test/550657)
**Author:** [@Nausicaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nausicaa)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-logic-test/550657 "2010-08-19T16:05:43Z")
I was on a job interview and I was required a couple of tests - some of it was general information, some math and some logic. I did OK except for this one - I spent about 20 minutes on it before I gave up and wrote down… --- ## [Where does the mass of a kilogram come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-mass-of-a-kilogram-come-from/560350)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-mass-of-a-kilogram-come-from/560350 "2010-12-05T03:58:26Z")
Is it supposed to be the mass of one liter of water? (I know it is defined as the mass of a particular artifact, but is that what that artifact is supposed to represent?) Thanks, Rob --- ## [Fried Chicken and Spaghetti?!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-and-spaghetti/229390)
**Author:** [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2004, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-and-spaghetti/229390 "2004-02-16T17:07:04Z")
Reading Triplers thread on regionlisms reminded of something that always jumps out at me when I attend a party or get together. Just how in the world does Fried Chicken and Spaghetti served together become standard part… --- ## [Breaking things at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-things-at-work/129641)
**Author:** [@Jorel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jorel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2002, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-things-at-work/129641 "2002-09-26T06:46:32Z")
If you accidentally break something at work is it proper/legal for your boss to make you pay for it? Backround: I accidentally dropped a picture frame (framing the infamous: We reserve the right to refuse service to any… --- ## [Worf's Son Busted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worfs-son-busted/529732)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2010, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worfs-son-busted/529732 "2010-02-21T07:50:18Z")
You probably won’t recognize him being four feet taller and without the brow ridges. --- ## [Family Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy/518613)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy/518613 "2009-11-24T17:45:33Z")
It wasn’t bad, absolutely loved the scene where Quagmire explains exactly why he hates Brian. --- ## [Which was the best Sean Connery Bond film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-the-best-sean-connery-bond-film/638722)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-the-best-sean-connery-bond-film/638722 "2012-11-15T19:39:33Z")
Excluding George Lazenby for obvious reasons, I’m going to go through each of the James Bond actors and we can decide which is the best film for each actor. --- ## [Please welcome my Dutch friend, Miss Einighausen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-dutch-friend-miss-einighausen/615417)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-my-dutch-friend-miss-einighausen/615417 "2012-03-13T14:02:11Z")
My glowing reviews of this messageboard have made a good friend of mine curious enough to find this place on her own and make a test post here. She is not yet very familiar with the concept of messageboards, and like me,… --- ## [Sympathy for Lobsters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sympathy-for-lobsters/609046)
**Author:** [@Theophane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theophane)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sympathy-for-lobsters/609046 "2012-01-14T23:20:07Z")
Anyone ever wonder if lobsters feel pain while they are being boiled alive? I’m no biologist or crustacean expert but it seems like they have pretty primitive nervous systems, being crustaceans and all. I wonder, do they… --- ## [Don't forget the link. Here's how to post one, Part Next](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290)
**Author:** [@Show\_Biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Show_Biz)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2002, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-the-link-heres-how-to-post-one-part-next/20290 "2002-04-05T13:21:28Z")
http://this\_bad\_link\_has\_no\_space\_in\_front.com IMPORTANT: if you want to use “automatic links” put a space in front of it or the software won’t add {url} and {/url}. \*\* http://this\_good\_link\_DOES\_have\_a\_space.com\*\* Pl… --- ## [You have one year to prepare for the downfall of civilization. What's your plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-one-year-to-prepare-for-the-downfall-of-civilization-whats-your-plan/450399)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-one-year-to-prepare-for-the-downfall-of-civilization-whats-your-plan/450399 "2008-06-07T21:50:41Z")
Let’s say that, through whatever improbable means you wish to postulate\*, you learn that our current technological culture will collapse on 1 June 2009. Every technological device invented since --oh, let’s say 1439– wil… --- ## [Electricians: Help Me Troubleshoot Two 3-Way Switches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-help-me-troubleshoot-two-3-way-switches/691502)
**Author:** [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricians-help-me-troubleshoot-two-3-way-switches/691502 "2014-06-30T02:35:13Z")
I have a question for you electricians. I have a hall light that has two 3-way switches. The light has been working for at least 20 years. About 7 years ago, I changed out the light fixture and replaced it with a fixt… --- ## [Short Hair or Long on the Dudes? -- or, I just can't do a thing with my hair!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-hair-or-long-on-the-dudes-or-i-just-cant-do-a-thing-with-my-hair/477213)
**Author:** [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2008, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-hair-or-long-on-the-dudes-or-i-just-cant-do-a-thing-with-my-hair/477213 "2008-12-17T13:58:13Z")
After avoiding a hair cut for the past FOUR months (a feat for which I am simultaneously proud and ashamed), I have finally managed to make an appointment with a hair salon. In the past four months, my hair has gotten q… --- ## [Inflatable Breast implants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inflatable-breast-implants/171598)
**Author:** [@Helix1047](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helix1047)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inflatable-breast-implants/171598 "2003-04-29T14:09:18Z")
Purely to satisfy my morbid curiosity How come there are no Inflatable Breast implants? They present obvious atvantages over the silicone ones… The right size for the right Occasion… Right? --- ## [Is this girlfriend behavior harmless or hurtful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-girlfriend-behavior-harmless-or-hurtful/725176)
**Author:** [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-girlfriend-behavior-harmless-or-hurtful/725176 "2015-07-28T13:49:46Z")
This couple have been seeing each other exclusively for the past four months, but it’s been fairly rocky transitioning from a life of dating fun to a more mundane everyday relationship. A week ago, a disagreement led to … --- ## [How long until women commonly wear ties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-women-commonly-wear-ties/538608)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-women-commonly-wear-ties/538608 "2010-05-10T15:10:27Z")
So I was watching this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJE\_Sc1Wags and I thought: That looks good. I wonder if ties will go the way of pants in terms of gender. It might sound ridiculous but less than 100 years ago, it… --- ## [Whole milk FTW!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-milk-ftw/733796)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-milk-ftw/733796 "2015-10-13T19:16:37Z")
I have been convinced for years that lowfat dairy is bad news. So much so that when our WIC coupons changed from full-fat to lowfat milk and cheese, I insisted that my wife not use those (and no, I’m not some Baptist pa… --- ## [The Amazing Race 12/21](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-12-21/280713)
**Author:** [@annieclaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annieclaus)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2004, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-12-21/280713 "2004-12-24T14:07:39Z")
Is everybody aware that The Amazing Race is going to be on an hour earlier this Tuesday? It will be a new episode (naturally!) and will air at 8pm eastern time, 7pm central. Re-set your VCRs, folks! --- ## [The Galveston City Government: What Fuckups!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galveston-city-government-what-fuckups/463438)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-galveston-city-government-what-fuckups/463438 "2008-09-20T13:08:33Z")
In a city that knows what hurricanes can do, many Galveston citizens did not evacuate. That’s a much higher percentage than stayed in New Orleans during Katrina, by all accounts. JFTR, I’m not actually Pitting the Gal… --- ## [The Worst Feud Ever! by Saint Cad \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-feud-ever-by-saint-cad-game-over/575609)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-feud-ever-by-saint-cad-game-over/575609 "2011-03-25T14:44:34Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Is a Muslim call to prayer 5 times a day more annoying than church bells ringing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-muslim-call-to-prayer-5-times-a-day-more-annoying-than-church-bells-ringing/241808)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2004, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-muslim-call-to-prayer-5-times-a-day-more-annoying-than-church-bells-ringing/241808 "2004-04-28T12:40:57Z")
Per this article. I’m not particuarly religious, but to me the church bells ringing on Sunday morning is just part of the background. Muslim calls to prayer being broadcast 5 times a day might edge into the category of “… --- ## [I was going to post a tasteless thread about the Obama's doin' it in the White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-going-to-post-a-tasteless-thread-about-the-obamas-doin-it-in-the-white-house/482398)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2009, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-going-to-post-a-tasteless-thread-about-the-obamas-doin-it-in-the-white-house/482398 "2009-01-25T09:51:04Z")
But now I don’t want to know… :eek: I want to un-think it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1815&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1817&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)