# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1817&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:** 1818 --- ## [Personal lives of fictional detectives: Yay or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-lives-of-fictional-detectives-yay-or-nay/709578)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-lives-of-fictional-detectives-yay-or-nay/709578 "2015-01-16T14:52:49Z")
When you’re reading or watching mysteries, do you like when there’s asides for the detective’s personal lives? Say, info on their dating lives or families or other issues? For me, that’s a no for the most part. I tend to… --- ## [Wal-Mart to reach another new low](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-to-reach-another-new-low/180143)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2003, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart-to-reach-another-new-low/180143 "2003-06-13T00:01:40Z")
Not much of a rant but I expect others will be more vehement. In case you haven’t heard already, Wal\*Mart has decided to bow to pressure, chiefly from the American Family Association, to obscure the covers of women’s ma… --- ## [What's so great about Katie Holmes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-katie-holmes/379408)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-katie-holmes/379408 "2006-11-19T21:26:16Z")
I have never seen anything she is in until Thank you for smoking which I thought she was below average as a very youngish looking reporter and not really beleivable at all. She looks about 18. There wasn’t even any nudi… --- ## [Backyard wildlife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backyard-wildlife/688682)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backyard-wildlife/688682 "2014-06-06T02:35:49Z")
For the past few years we had grey squirrels and black squirrels in the back yard. They seem a bit scarce this year. Crows would often come down to feast on the bread the SO put out. I think the SO got tired of the cr… --- ## [Halifax? Toronto? Calgary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halifax-toronto-calgary/378912)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halifax-toronto-calgary/378912 "2006-11-07T23:31:31Z")
Where should I move? I’ve never made it to the Maritimes, but what I know about Nova Scotia is appealing. It has mountains, scenery, etc. Toronto is, well, Toronto. I loved it in the 70s, but have visited only briefly … --- ## [I dropped a dime on my daughter's mom, yesterday.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dropped-a-dime-on-my-daughters-mom-yesterday/452095)
**Author:** [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dropped-a-dime-on-my-daughters-mom-yesterday/452095 "2008-06-13T21:44:53Z")
The last time my daughter’s mother took a poke at me, I called 911. I had been watching my daugher from her place while she was in hospital. She got out while I was subbing in a school, and before the daughter got home… --- ## [Are long skirts back? Tell me it isn't so](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-long-skirts-back-tell-me-it-isnt-so/652037)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-long-skirts-back-tell-me-it-isnt-so/652037 "2013-03-08T00:20:09Z")
I’m talking about down-to-the-floor long. Recently I’ve seen women wearing long skirts at the grocery store, at the mall, out and around. Not in a business setting, and not at college. And the look is sort of resort-y, i… --- ## [Post your killer recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-killer-recipe/732452)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-killer-recipe/732452 "2015-11-20T20:25:10Z")
What thing do you cook, that you’re especially good at? Maybe it’s something complex, or maybe it’s something simple. But it’s you Best Dish. What is it, and how do you make it? Me, I’ll have to think about it… --- ## [Do cops really hate Internal Affairs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cops-really-hate-internal-affairs/401246)
**Author:** [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2007, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cops-really-hate-internal-affairs/401246 "2007-04-24T14:08:50Z")
In every crime novel I read, when internal affairs shows up, they are the badguys, they act like assholes, and they are hated by the rank and file police officers. Is this merely a dramatic device common to crime fictio… --- ## [Why are children so energetic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-children-so-energetic/394638)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-children-so-energetic/394638 "2007-03-07T00:20:06Z")
Going out to eat today, I noticed a father and his 5-6 year old daughter. The little girl was completely hyper, jumping up and down in place. She wasn’t yelling or doing anything annoying. Just really, really worked u… --- ## [Let's Say I've Decided the Rapture Is Imminent. Now What Do I Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-ive-decided-the-rapture-is-imminent-now-what-do-i-do/274365)
**Author:** [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2004, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-ive-decided-the-rapture-is-imminent-now-what-do-i-do/274365 "2004-11-19T03:45:11Z")
This has grown out of a couple of recent threads about the coming rapture, including this one, which I don’t want to hijack. Let’s say for some reason I’ve decided to adopt rapture theology and decided that Christ’s ret… --- ## [Were you suprised that Obama smoked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-suprised-that-obama-smoked/574661)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-suprised-that-obama-smoked/574661 "2011-03-16T21:01:18Z")
Was anyone else surprised when they learned that Obama smoked? Now, I will gladly give the man props for quitting. The fact that he did smoke just seemed odd to me. I couldn’t figure out why at first. I think it seem… --- ## [How racist were the ancient Romans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-racist-were-the-ancient-romans/384981)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-racist-were-the-ancient-romans/384981 "2006-12-22T05:51:03Z")
For example, how would the average citizen react to seeing an African? or an Asian person? Would it be “eh”, curiosity and a crowd forming, or would they be actively hostile? --- ## [Factual errors that Roger Ebert has made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-errors-that-roger-ebert-has-made/311885)
**Author:** [@Misha77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misha77)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2005, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-errors-that-roger-ebert-has-made/311885 "2005-07-13T21:26:46Z")
In the Fantastic Four thread, Rickjay mentioned that sometimes Roger Ebert doesn’t even watch the whole movie he’s reviewing, using War of the Worlds as an example. I haven’t seen WOTW, so I can’t comment on that. But … --- ## ["Help us contact your neighbor"- what's the real story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-contact-your-neighbor-whats-the-real-story/540579)
**Author:** [@Haunted\_Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted_Pasta)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-contact-your-neighbor-whats-the-real-story/540579 "2010-05-29T00:35:50Z")
A couple of months ago my wife answered our phone. The caller apparently said he was with a collection agency or something, but he wasn’t calling about us. The story was, he was trying to get in touch with another guy … --- ## [What was the biggest application ever distributed on floppy discs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-biggest-application-ever-distributed-on-floppy-discs/685629)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-biggest-application-ever-distributed-on-floppy-discs/685629 "2014-04-10T08:40:29Z")
A lunchtime conversation today turned to the nostalgic, and we were discussing days when installing something involved feeding multiple floppies into a system and praying that the last one didn’t go “KKKHHHRRRRRR - READ … --- ## [Why do conservatives like school vouchers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conservatives-like-school-vouchers/336595)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2005, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conservatives-like-school-vouchers/336595 "2005-12-22T05:28:18Z")
Mallard Fillmore today ran a comic strip talking about school vouchers. The idea of school vouchers is pretty much a conservative item. But why do conservatives like the concept? On the surface it seems like the kind of … --- ## [Men - do you really think about sex 24/7? What about women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-really-think-about-sex-24-7-what-about-women/62280)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2001, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-really-think-about-sex-24-7-what-about-women/62280 "2001-04-19T17:43:27Z")
It seems that my husband is oversexed. He thinks about it ALL the time. I’m just wondering if this is the norm. DO men think about it all the time? Am I undersexed? He’s 55 years old, for God’s sake. Don’t get me wrong,… --- ## [Home remedies for Irritable Bowel Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remedies-for-irritable-bowel-syndrome/677963)
**Author:** [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-remedies-for-irritable-bowel-syndrome/677963 "2016-04-04T03:09:36Z")
I’ve been suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome for the last 10 years. The severity comes and goes. My doctor has prescribed me Paxil. I, however, do not like the side effects. It makes me really drowsy. The medicine … --- ## [Is Johnnie Walker Blue a good scotch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-johnnie-walker-blue-a-good-scotch/780866)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-johnnie-walker-blue-a-good-scotch/780866 "2017-03-04T06:15:04Z")
I’ve seen several bar ads for Johnnie Walker Blue label, one of them mentioning the price is $25 for a shot. I know very little about scotch, or any form of whiskey. I stick mainly to beer, vodka, and gin. A shot at $25… --- ## [Imagine you could take an Aircraft Carrier back to Roman times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imagine-you-could-take-an-aircraft-carrier-back-to-roman-times/200489)
**Author:** [@Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boo_Boo_Foo)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imagine-you-could-take-an-aircraft-carrier-back-to-roman-times/200489 "2003-10-01T23:07:22Z")
OK, I openly admit that this is a fantasy question, but one which my fellow historians and engineers might find enjoyable to play with. The premise: You’re allowed to take one ship, and only one ship, back in time … --- ## [A question for people who like Young Adult Fiction?????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-people-who-like-young-adult-fiction/681574)
**Author:** [@jmliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmliny)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-people-who-like-young-adult-fiction/681574 "2014-02-21T16:30:27Z")
I have two ideas I’ve been thinking about. I’m not sure which one I wanna write: I’m not sure which one people would rather read. I kind of like them both. But I can only write one. Any suggestions would be great. Thes… --- ## [Enterprise: "Stigma" (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-stigma-spoilers/152947)
**Author:** [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-stigma-spoilers/152947 "2003-02-12T02:10:48Z")
Arrrgh can this season get any more frustrating. Subtly goes out the window in this episode as well as any sense of continuity with Trek and itself!!! \[spoiler\] So now Vulcan mind melds are done by a “deviant” portion … --- ## [Hurray for suffocation!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurray-for-suffocation/474953)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurray-for-suffocation/474953 "2023-09-12T07:30:38Z")
Did anyone else sing this little ditty (to the tune of Alouette) when they were a kid? Suffocation! Hurray for suffocation! Suffocation! It’s so fun to play First you take a garden hose Then you stick it up your no… --- ## [what are some cool things to do in the Bay Area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-cool-things-to-do-in-the-bay-area/20123)
**Author:** [@Me\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Joe)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2000, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-cool-things-to-do-in-the-bay-area/20123 "2000-05-23T05:13:09Z")
In July, I’ll be taking a trip to San Francisco for a week. I don’t know a soul there, but I’ve made up my mind to go. My question for residents of the Bay Area is what are some really cool, interesting things to do whil… --- ## [What's the most you've ever paid for a haircut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-youve-ever-paid-for-a-haircut/399710)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-youve-ever-paid-for-a-haircut/399710 "2008-08-27T20:34:28Z")
My wife just turned 40, and one of her Birthday To Do items was to visit NY and have her hair cut by Nick Arrojo from TLC’s makeover show What Not To Wear. She loves the show, but her favorite part is the haircut, since… --- ## [What does this symbol mean???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/327084)
**Author:** [@Merrick\_Demos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merrick_Demos)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2005, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-symbol-mean/327084 "2005-10-20T19:25:57Z")
O.k. I’ve seen this symbol around on different websites, in a game and I think it was even in Constantine (but I can’t recall). Does anyone know what this symbol’s called, what it means and/or what its origins are. The s… --- ## [Can anyone find me a tabletop sized Cloud Gate ("Chicago Bean")?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-find-me-a-tabletop-sized-cloud-gate-chicago-bean/658155)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-find-me-a-tabletop-sized-cloud-gate-chicago-bean/658155 "2013-05-13T05:02:52Z")
Cloud Gate Mom wants one for her new dining room table. I can only find prints and coasters and placemats. --- ## [Straight Women & Lesbian Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-women-lesbian-sex/102828)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2002, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-women-lesbian-sex/102828 "2002-04-13T01:21:44Z")
OK I have been wondering this for quite a while. I have got in many a great debate with my wife and with friends and family about this…But why is it when some straight women think about sex with another woman they are … --- ## [Local Ordinances vs. Constitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-ordinances-vs-constitution/759614)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-ordinances-vs-constitution/759614 "2016-07-25T17:41:47Z")
Just got done applying and paying for a permit to use a sign for my business. The fee wasn’t much, i believe less than $30, so i didn’t think too much of it, but does my local city, charging me a fee to hang a sign, and… --- ## [I pit Sprite Zero!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-sprite-zero/480233)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-sprite-zero/480233 "2009-01-16T21:29:15Z")
I love this stuff. It has become my soda of choice. But fair warning: don’t let it get warm! I picked one up this morning on my way to work, and was almost late for a meeting, so I left it on my desk. I got back from… --- ## [Underwire Bras and the TSA (RO)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwire-bras-and-the-tsa-ro/461330)
**Author:** [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwire-bras-and-the-tsa-ro/461330 "2008-08-29T01:15:15Z")
Or \*\*Can we just give up pretending that the American public is really willing to do any thing useful about preventing airplane hijackings? \*\* ISTM to that shortly after 9/11 the newly-formed TSA started advising trav… --- ## [Is the south side always the baddest part of town?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-south-side-always-the-baddest-part-of-town/659508)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-south-side-always-the-baddest-part-of-town/659508 "2013-06-08T03:21:46Z")
Okay, Cecil admits (way back in 1999) that there’s too much knowledge in the world for even him to master, and he clearly calls upon the Teeming Millions (or is it Teeming Masses?) to do his job for him: Is the south si… --- ## [Hall County Georgia trying to steal widow's land](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-county-georgia-trying-to-steal-widows-land/279607)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2004, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-county-georgia-trying-to-steal-widows-land/279607 "2004-12-17T13:34:44Z")
Link In a nutshell, Mrs. Brazell has a signed contract to sell 311 acres of land to a developer. The country wants her to sell 323 acres to them for about two million dollars less. They want it for a park, despite the… --- ## [Is there such a thing as a flesh-colored tick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-flesh-colored-tick/306314)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2005, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-flesh-colored-tick/306314 "2005-06-01T13:53:34Z")
I just noticed on my dog a… growth, shall we say, on the top of his neck. The location indicates that it’s probably recent or surely I’d have seen it before, I think. It’s flesh colored and looks like it might have a … --- ## [Hitting the snooze button - does the extra sleep help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitting-the-snooze-button-does-the-extra-sleep-help/152755)
**Author:** [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitting-the-snooze-button-does-the-extra-sleep-help/152755 "2003-02-06T13:34:28Z")
I’m an unreformed snoozer; I hit the snooze button constantly in the morning. My “gain” is a series of nine minute naps, until I finally get up. But I don’t get up, necessarily, because I feel more rested; I usually ge… --- ## [Parents suing McDonalds over happy meals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-suing-mcdonalds-over-happy-meals/564286)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-suing-mcdonalds-over-happy-meals/564286 "2010-12-20T13:50:05Z")
Yeah, I know it’s old news by now but this article is recent. Nevermind it being utterly ridiculous on the parents part (what, you can’t say “no” to your 5 year-old?) I have a question regarding the lawsuit. The articl… --- ## [Best performances by actors under 25](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-performances-by-actors-under-25/527844)
**Author:** [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-performances-by-actors-under-25/527844 "2010-02-11T14:39:59Z")
In no particular order. What are your personal favorite performances from actors who were under 25 at the time of shooting? Christian Slater in Pump Up the Volume James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause And an obscure on… --- ## [How much trouble with the law could I get for driving down Main St at 0.9c](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-trouble-with-the-law-could-i-get-for-driving-down-main-st-at-0-9c/153979)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2003, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-trouble-with-the-law-could-i-get-for-driving-down-main-st-at-0-9c/153979 "2003-03-24T23:53:56Z")
Lets say that I have a car that can travel short distances at 0.9c (c being that speed of light thingy) that didn’t crush me nor cause the air hitting the windshield to go into thermonuclear fusion. I see a parking spot… --- ## [Opinions on Grand Canyon donkey ride](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-grand-canyon-donkey-ride/503601)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-grand-canyon-donkey-ride/503601 "2009-07-22T01:31:54Z")
I hope this is the right forum. I am looking for either opinions or personal experience (or opinions based on personal experience). I am considering going to the Grand Canyon next year. It seems like it’s hardly worth g… --- ## [Unmarried adult Dopers -- do NOT have sex, say the Feds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unmarried-adult-dopers-do-not-have-sex-say-the-feds/378568)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2006, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unmarried-adult-dopers-do-not-have-sex-say-the-feds/378568 "2006-11-02T18:00:55Z")
No, I’m not kidding. The Federal sexual abstinence program, long a laughingstock for its unrealistic and and stupid approach to preventing teen sex, has taken that Giant Leap, and decided to EXPAND its program to adults … --- ## [Car question - P R N D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-question-p-r-n-d/689461)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-question-p-r-n-d/689461 "2014-05-29T14:37:40Z")
Why do cars with automatic shifts always have the gears in the exact same order? Park Reverse Neutral Drive Low Gears Was there ever a time when this was not the case? Why not put them in order of most to least use… --- ## [Do you let your personal feeling about an actor affect whether you watch their shows/movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-let-your-personal-feeling-about-an-actor-affect-whether-you-watch-their-shows-movies/565552)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-let-your-personal-feeling-about-an-actor-affect-whether-you-watch-their-shows-movies/565552 "2011-01-09T05:19:11Z")
I CAN"T STAND Jennifer Anniston. (She needs to get over Brad) Makes it impossible to watch “Friends” when she’s on screen. --- ## [Finally. Katie Holmes has given birth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227)
**Author:** [@ninevah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ninevah)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-katie-holmes-has-given-birth/353227 "2006-04-24T22:52:51Z")
For all those that need to know, or possibly don’t, here’s the news you’ve all been waiting for. Yes, Katie Holmes has finally spawned. Brace yourselves, everyone. --- ## [Is presidential aging an urban myth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-presidential-aging-an-urban-myth/482178)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-presidential-aging-an-urban-myth/482178 "2009-01-25T13:53:40Z")
In the last few days I have heard several talking heads bring out the old saw about how the office ages the presidents before their time. Just now on ABC they showed a couple of before/after pictures of Bush. But, c’mo… --- ## [Is there a difference between Allen wrenches and hex keys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-allen-wrenches-and-hex-keys/739409)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-allen-wrenches-and-hex-keys/739409 "2015-12-06T01:00:53Z")
Is there an actual difference between them or is it just a different name depending on what you use it for? People keep “Allen wrenches” to fix their bikes, but PC toolkits come with “hex keys”. Both tools look and fee… --- ## [Kanye+Kim = North West ... Really????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-kim-north-west-really/661555)
**Author:** [@tonyfop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tonyfop)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-kim-north-west-really/661555 "2013-06-22T21:19:30Z")
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-baby-north-west-reports/story?id=19453251 North fucking West? That is the best you can come up with? You really hate your child. School is going to be so … --- ## [Let's spread scurrilous rumors about Barack Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-spread-scurrilous-rumors-about-barack-obama/438214)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-spread-scurrilous-rumors-about-barack-obama/438214 "2008-02-23T02:45:10Z")
First, let me make it clear that I’m an Obama supporter: I voted for him in my state primary last week and I’m desperately hoping I’ll be able to vote for him in November. As a world-weary and cynical observer of the po… --- ## [Best depiction of mental collapse in film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-depiction-of-mental-collapse-in-film/408384)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-depiction-of-mental-collapse-in-film/408384 "2007-07-01T02:03:21Z")
The title pretty much says it all. My nominees: Harriett Andersson - Through a Glass Darkly Jack Nicholson - The Shining Max von Sydow - Hour of the Wolf Catherine Deneuve - Repulsion Glenn Close - Fatal Attraction … --- ## [It's that time again, ask the Starbucks Barista anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-ask-the-starbucks-barista-anything/506264)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-ask-the-starbucks-barista-anything/506264 "2009-08-25T16:34:59Z")
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