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**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-want-kids-and-had-them-anyway-what-happened/237797 "2018-05-05T00:31:07Z")
For the past year or so, my wife and I have been talking about whether or not we want to have kids. (Seriously talking, that is, not just idly speculating.) She thinks she probably wants them, I think I probably don’t. I… --- ## [I was 9 in 1967 and I think I saw a huge asteroid in the sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-9-in-1967-and-i-think-i-saw-a-huge-asteroid-in-the-sky/501122)
**Author:** [@wonder9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder9)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-9-in-1967-and-i-think-i-saw-a-huge-asteroid-in-the-sky/501122 "2026-01-26T05:42:27Z")
Or around 1967. I was wondering if anyone could help me identify this memory I have. I was playing with a bunch of kids in my front yard near Washington DC. As near as I can remember, I was about 9. And looking at Google… --- ## [Old computer games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-computer-games/763804 "2017-06-14T15:31:11Z")
What is your favorite pre-2000 game? And if it ran on windows 98 or 95 do you still run it? --- ## [Torture is Most Likely Very Effective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-is-most-likely-very-effective/494098)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-is-most-likely-very-effective/494098 "2009-05-04T17:16:04Z")
There are a lot of torture threads around, but those seem to be dealing with broader issues, and include a strong viewpoint that the effectiveness of torture is irrelevant to current consideration of US policy, so I’m ho… --- ## [Why do guys like long hair (on girls) so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-guys-like-long-hair-on-girls-so-much/52458)
**Author:** [@racerx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racerx)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2001, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-guys-like-long-hair-on-girls-so-much/52458 "2001-02-02T15:47:35Z")
Ok. Maybe it’s just the guys I know or maybe I’m wrong, but it seems to me like guys prefer long hair on women as opposed to short hair. Why? I’m slightly emotional about the topic. A few years (3 or 4?) ago I had fairl… --- ## [Inaccuracies that bother you most and least](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 384\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inaccuracies-that-bother-you-most-and-least/967050 "2023-10-29T04:27:06Z")
Inspired in part by this thread: It should go without saying that, if you lack sufficient expertise in a subject area to notice an inaccuracy in a movie/show/etc., you won’t be bothered by it. Guns would fall into tha… --- ## [WTF is "funny" about telling someone an upsetting lie, then going "just joking, ha ha"???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-funny-about-telling-someone-an-upsetting-lie-then-going-just-joking-ha-ha/519755)
**Author:** [@Dripping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dripping)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-funny-about-telling-someone-an-upsetting-lie-then-going-just-joking-ha-ha/519755 "2009-12-09T02:00:51Z")
I. Just. Don’t. Get. it. Two recent examples: I’m the first to arrive at a party where I don’t know the hosts very well. The hosts open the door and the guy goes “What are you doing here, dude”? I say “Oh, uh gosh i… --- ## [UK Football Season 2009/2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2009-2010/506878)
**Author:** [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-football-season-2009-2010/506878 "2010-05-10T14:59:52Z")
I can’t believe I’m the one starting this thread, mostly because opening day didn’t go quite as well as I had hoped it would (and Rafa can be a doofus sometimes, can’t he?). :frowning: So. How did your weekends go, ple… --- ## [Do men really think women pee out their vagina?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-really-think-women-pee-out-their-vagina/629927)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-really-think-women-pee-out-their-vagina/629927 "2012-08-09T07:57:36Z")
I concede, this borders on true Scotsman territory, but I’m curious anyway. We were debating this at a party. One woman made the claim that a substantial portion of literal mankind has the erroneous notion that women pee… --- ## [Make me laugh with pictures, God damn it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-me-laugh-with-pictures-god-damn-it/643563)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-me-laugh-with-pictures-god-damn-it/643563 "2013-08-20T07:38:09Z")
I’ll do you first. Warning: I can have a fucked-up sense of humor and so should you. Bro witch Donation solicitation If I was your boyfriend I’d never let you go Eagle’s the man Cash 4 Gold Sony Vaio Wandering eye … --- ## [Warren Student Loan Forgiveness Plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-student-loan-forgiveness-plan/832931)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-student-loan-forgiveness-plan/832931 "2022-06-02T03:36:14Z")
As part of her presidential bid, Elizabeth Warren is pushing for a student loan forgiveness program along with Bernie’s free college plan. Naturally conservatives are going to hate this idea, partly because it’s a massi… --- ## [At what age do Asian children begin using chopsticks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-do-asian-children-begin-using-chopsticks/457252)
**Author:** [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-do-asian-children-begin-using-chopsticks/457252 "2014-09-29T15:42:32Z")
While eating with chopsticks yesterday, I began to wonder about this. Kids’ fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination take awhile to develop. In cultures where chopsticks are the primary or only eating utensil, at what… --- ## [Grammar question -- multiple possessives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-multiple-possessives/189051)
**Author:** [@Vastard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vastard)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-multiple-possessives/189051 "2003-07-22T20:15:37Z")
My sister and I co-own our cats. Thus, they are my cats; they are also my sister’s cats. How do I put those two statements together correctly? “My sister’s and my cats” sounds bad, as does “My sister and my’s cats.” … --- ## [Why are men's shorts down to the knees and beyond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mens-shorts-down-to-the-knees-and-beyond/691252)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mens-shorts-down-to-the-knees-and-beyond/691252 "2014-06-25T11:37:21Z")
Why? What ever happened to the 6" inseam, the way they used to be. And when did this happen; I haven’t been paying attention. Last I saw shorts to mid-calf was when I lived in the 'hood in Oakland. Now that is all you se… --- ## [How do dowsing rods work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dowsing-rods-work/682710)
**Author:** [@ThisUsernameIsForbidden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisUsernameIsForbidden)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-dowsing-rods-work/682710 "2014-03-07T01:29:00Z")
People seem to be using these things for locating pipes, but I have no idea how they work. A plumber came out to the job site with two copper dowsing rods. I didn’t see him using them, but another guy confirmed what they… --- ## [How fast do farts travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-do-farts-travel/450569)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-do-farts-travel/450569 "2008-05-31T13:10:12Z")
I (sigh) :rolleyes: promised a friend I’d ask. He’s quite proud of his “thunderbutt”. So, what’s the word? --- ## [More businesses you suspect of being fronts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-businesses-you-suspect-of-being-fronts/673985)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-businesses-you-suspect-of-being-fronts/673985 "2018-04-18T22:17:24Z")
So I was reading this topic over the last day or so. It had some really interesting stories in it. It’s at least 6 years old now, though. I was wondering if there were any new stories or businesses that people suspect t… --- ## ["Pro-lifers want to control women's bodies" - Okay, but........why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-lifers-want-to-control-womens-bodies-okay-but-why/834330)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-lifers-want-to-control-womens-bodies-okay-but-why/834330 "2019-06-01T14:26:41Z")
(Splitting off from the other abortion threads a bit): It’s often said that the real motive of pro-lifers is not to preserve unborn life, as they claim, but rather, “to control women’s bodies.” Okay, let’s say that is … --- ## [Northern cars and rust](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-cars-and-rust/663278)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-cars-and-rust/663278 "2013-07-14T01:35:16Z")
Hello everyone, Today I helped my exfather-in-law with his pickup truck (for those who know my history, save your outrage. I was in an advisory capacity, telling him what to do as he did it. ) The truck, a 2001 Chevy S1… --- ## [What percentage of straight men would rape women under "ideal" circumstances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-straight-men-would-rape-women-under-ideal-circumstances/524688)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-straight-men-would-rape-women-under-ideal-circumstances/524688 "2010-01-21T05:29:33Z")
This thread is suggested by a disturbing remark made in a support group I occasionally attending the real world. For purposes of this poll, ideal circumstances means that the prospective victim is sexually attractive to… --- ## [Battleship: The Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battleship-the-movie/591294)
**Author:** [@Sealemon2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon2.0)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battleship-the-movie/591294 "2013-03-26T21:35:09Z")
No, seriously. Liam Neeson, apparently needing beer money, is here to collect a check. The alien ship shoots pegs like from the board game. Oh, and there hasn’t been a battleship in the U.S. Navy in almost 20 years. --- ## [Why do I have to be the one to call MY mom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-be-the-one-to-call-my-mom/598026)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-be-the-one-to-call-my-mom/598026 "2014-10-21T19:16:13Z")
Don’t get me wrong, I truly love my mom to pieces. But she is always giving me a guilt trip that I don’t call her enough. I don’t say this to her but I’m thinking: “Your fingers ain’t broke, you can call me.” Does anyb… --- ## [Replcement for "Pot calling the kettle black"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replcement-for-pot-calling-the-kettle-black/256383)
**Author:** [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2004, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replcement-for-pot-calling-the-kettle-black/256383 "2004-07-25T18:33:25Z")
Since “Pot calling the kettle black” has been called racist (it certainly portrays being black as a negative attribute for a pot or kettle) we need a replacement that carries the same tone without risk of being rude. I … --- ## [So, who won the freaking election already?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-won-the-freaking-election-already/379443)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 379\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-won-the-freaking-election-already/379443 "2006-11-09T15:07:06Z")
I’m sitting here and it’s after 11 am on Tuesday Nov. 7, and apparently NONE of the major news media have declared winners in any Senate or House races! What’s wrong with these guys? Used to do, all you had to do was hav… --- ## [The Just To Tick Everyone Off MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-just-to-tick-everyone-off-mmp/656982)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 416\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-just-to-tick-everyone-off-mmp/656982 "2013-05-07T02:34:48Z")
Just for once I’m going to start this thing. And yes, I know that by CDT it’s still Sunday night. But I have to go to work tomorrow at the buttcrack of dawn(potty mouth!) and I won’t be on the computer early. The good… --- ## [Garage door opener started making a bad grinding noise, won't lift door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garage-door-opener-started-making-a-bad-grinding-noise-wont-lift-door/678077)
**Author:** [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garage-door-opener-started-making-a-bad-grinding-noise-wont-lift-door/678077 "2014-01-10T00:26:13Z")
Our garage door opener just began making a loud grinding noise, and wouldn’t lift the door. It would go up maybe a foot, then quit. it could then close it when I pressed the button again. I am able to detach the opene… --- ## [Why do gunowners own guns only because "they have the right to"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gunowners-own-guns-only-because-they-have-the-right-to/613825)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gunowners-own-guns-only-because-they-have-the-right-to/613825 "2012-03-23T03:58:04Z")
SDMB probably doesn’t want or need another thread about gun rights, but there’s one thing that really does confuse me. When Michael Moore interviewed Charlton Heston to learn why he wanted guns the answer was “Because I… --- ## [How to interpret "...no one comes to the Father, but through me" (John 14:6)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-interpret-no-one-comes-to-the-father-but-through-me-john-14-6/242978)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-interpret-no-one-comes-to-the-father-but-through-me-john-14-6/242978 "2016-03-03T23:58:24Z")
This pit thread, around pages 5 and 6, evolved into a discussion of the interpretation of the following biblical verse: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through me” (John 14:6) … --- ## [What Really Happens to American Idols](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-happens-to-american-idols/582413)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-happens-to-american-idols/582413 "2011-05-20T20:15:33Z")
In the last American Idol thread, the comment was made again that it might be better to finish second or third on American Idol than to win. I wondered if this was true, so I went digging for the Straight Dope on how Am… --- ## [False friends: familiar names which mean something very different elsewhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-friends-familiar-names-which-mean-something-very-different-elsewhere/811121)
**Author:** [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-friends-familiar-names-which-mean-something-very-different-elsewhere/811121 "2018-04-06T02:28:50Z")
So, let me start with an example: a flapjack in the UK is a baked item, made from oats bound together with butter and syrup/sugar/honey, often containing nuts and/or dried fruit. In the US, it’s a pancake. Biscuits are … --- ## [Pixar's Brave...What are your first impressions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pixars-brave-what-are-your-first-impressions/621737)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pixars-brave-what-are-your-first-impressions/621737 "2012-07-22T06:56:11Z")
The more trailers I see for this movie the more I’m not thinking it actually looks that good. The accents (while I am sure will be all kinds of accurate) seem overly annoying and take away from the story which seems kin… --- ## [Screaming 15-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screaming-15-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed/421699)
**Author:** [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screaming-15-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed/421699 "2007-10-13T02:38:06Z")
We’ve had interesting threads related to this subject before. Here is a video of a 15 year old girl getting arrested and pepper sprayed while being arrested. What the hell is a teenager getting arrested for, for viola… --- ## [A Quick Favor From the Community: Google Wave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 348\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105 "2009-12-12T19:34:18Z")
If any of you guys have access to it or are authorized to send out invites, I’d appreciate one. --- ## [What's the best animal lawn mower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-animal-lawn-mower/449992)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2008, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-animal-lawn-mower/449992 "2008-05-23T17:42:16Z")
It’s sad to be motivated by laziness. I occasionally find myself wondering if it would be easier to have, say a small goat to eat the grass in the back yard. A friend recommended a few chickens in a movable pen. Someo… --- ## [For the Doper Men - Blow jobs: good vs. bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-men-blow-jobs-good-vs-bad/512872)
**Author:** [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-men-blow-jobs-good-vs-bad/512872 "2009-10-09T18:25:11Z")
Prompted by this thread and mostly because I can’t believe no one asked it - is there such a thing as a “bad” blow job? If so, what constitutes one? And what constitutes a “good” blow job? --- ## [Bannon Degraded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bannon-degraded/783829)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bannon-degraded/783829 "2017-08-23T02:48:01Z")
The White House begins to normalize things a bit. Steve Bannon is dropped from the list of NSC regulars. I find it quite interesting that he was theoretically on there solely to keep an eye on Flynn. It seems more lik… --- ## [Thoughts on Patrick O'Brian's Novels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-patrick-obrians-novels/772078)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-patrick-obrians-novels/772078 "2025-10-03T16:23:14Z")
I (finally) watched Master and Commander yesterday and really got into it. I loved the sailing lingo, watching the sailors’ tasks, and the language. Should I try a novel in his Aubrey-Maturin series? If so, which one? I… --- ## [What Madame Defarge Has Been Up To Lately -- A Yarny MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-madame-defarge-has-been-up-to-lately-a-yarny-mmp/409289)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Replies:** 623\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-madame-defarge-has-been-up-to-lately-a-yarny-mmp/409289 "2007-07-02T08:02:22Z")
So I’ve been on more of a knitting binge than usual lately. Not only do I find it incredibly relaxing – I can sit and knit and find myself completely “in the zone” for long periods of time – but it’s also fun to watch b… --- ## [If you want to turn left at a green light, you yield to oncoming traffic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-want-to-turn-left-at-a-green-light-you-yield-to-oncoming-traffic/636730)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-want-to-turn-left-at-a-green-light-you-yield-to-oncoming-traffic/636730 "2017-09-18T01:04:54Z")
I thought this was a fairly simple idea. If you are at an lighted intersection and you want to turn left, you may turn left if: You have a protected left turn arrow, OR You have a green light and there is no oncoming t… --- ## [If I take 1 Tylenol and 1 Advil, will my head asplode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-take-1-tylenol-and-1-advil-will-my-head-asplode/541969)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-take-1-tylenol-and-1-advil-will-my-head-asplode/541969 "2010-06-10T22:42:23Z")
Would that be just as effective for a headache as taking 2 of the same thing? --- ## [NIMBY in Phoenix: Church Forbidden to Feed the Homeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nimby-in-phoenix-church-forbidden-to-feed-the-homeless/517790)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nimby-in-phoenix-church-forbidden-to-feed-the-homeless/517790 "2009-11-23T05:02:39Z")
I found this rather interesting. A Methodist Church in Phoenix has been told to stop its pancake breakfast/worship services because they are attracting the homeless, and city zoning codes mandate that you can only feed … --- ## [Please help me rebut this anti-muslim Email.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-rebut-this-anti-muslim-email/542391)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-rebut-this-anti-muslim-email/542391 "2010-06-11T22:53:29Z")
I got this email from an coworker of all people. The messege itself is bothersome but what really sticks in my craw is this person sent me this Email thinking I’m OK with this. I am not. I know some of you may suggest t… --- ## [How old is too old to have stuffed animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-to-have-stuffed-animals/568120)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-too-old-to-have-stuffed-animals/568120 "2011-01-20T01:53:29Z")
I am 21, and while I do not have a huge collection, I do have around ten inanimate creatures strewn around my bedroom. They are not of the cutesy teddy bear variety, they’re mostly wild animals (and an Ewok!). I’ve gotte… --- ## [Which States have the most and least songs written about them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-states-have-the-most-and-least-songs-written-about-them/616130)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-states-have-the-most-and-least-songs-written-about-them/616130 "2012-03-21T20:03:04Z")
I would have thought that California and New York would be pretty near the top. I’m not sure I can remember any song referencing Rhode Island or even Alaska. --- ## [beers that taste like corona](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beers-that-taste-like-corona/662774)
**Author:** [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beers-that-taste-like-corona/662774 "2013-07-14T05:32:22Z")
Are there any beers that taste like corona but aren’t so salty? --- ## [most overrated movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-overrated-movie/623133)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2012, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-overrated-movie/623133 "2012-05-30T07:33:18Z")
since I’m the OP, I get to set the rules. you get one choice. Don’t list your top three, or tell us the five you have been tossing about in your brain. Just give us a title, and a reason if you care to. My choice. G… --- ## [Books that traumatized you as a child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-that-traumatized-you-as-a-child/487200)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-that-traumatized-you-as-a-child/487200 "2009-03-02T20:03:14Z")
When I was in grade school, I was a big fan of the Scholastic Book Club. I ordered something from it every month. One month, there was a book featured called Tailchaser’s Song. It was a book about cats. A fantasy book a… --- ## [Women -- Do you like men naked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-like-men-naked/165387)
**Author:** [@TJ555\_The\_Golfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJ555_The_Golfer)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-like-men-naked/165387 "2003-04-04T02:51:55Z")
It seems most men like to see women naked. I know I do. However, it seems some women don’t really like the naked male body and it seems the part they don’t like to see is the scrotum. So, ladies do you like to see men na… --- ## [Ancient Sources and Christian Evidence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-sources-and-christian-evidence/595376)
**Author:** [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-sources-and-christian-evidence/595376 "2011-09-19T13:42:53Z")
Okay, this is a thread about a point I’ve brought up in many threads. I haven’t really gotten much of a response on it, IIRC, I think that at one point ITR Champ did address it, but it was in a much larger thread and sub… --- ## [79th Annual Acadamy Awards watch along/drink along thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/79th-annual-acadamy-awards-watch-along-drink-along-thread/393661)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 414\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/79th-annual-acadamy-awards-watch-along-drink-along-thread/393661 "2007-02-28T23:17:01Z")
I searched and didn’t see a watch along thread for the Oscars, so here it is. Suggested drink word: “troops.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=181&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=183&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)