# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1826&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:** 1827 --- ## [Was invading Iraq really the worst decision in the history of U.S. foreign policy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-invading-iraq-really-the-worst-decision-in-the-history-of-u-s-foreign-policy/383573)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2006, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-invading-iraq-really-the-worst-decision-in-the-history-of-u-s-foreign-policy/383573 "2006-12-17T00:33:04Z")
I was watchingMeet the Press with Tim Russert this morning, and the claim was made by Washington post writer Thomas Ricks, who has authored the book "Fiasco" about Iraq, that invading Iraq was probably going to be view… --- ## [What happens if average earners cannot afford to live in a city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-average-earners-cannot-afford-to-live-in-a-city/726344)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-average-earners-cannot-afford-to-live-in-a-city/726344 "2015-08-01T20:44:28Z")
This has been rolling around in my head for a while, but here it goes, There’s been alot of discussion recently about how various cities such as NYC or London are becoming prohibitively expensive for average earners to … --- ## [Bush admin continues anti-gay jihad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-admin-continues-anti-gay-jihad/265569)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2004, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-admin-continues-anti-gay-jihad/265569 "2004-09-26T02:18:57Z")
First the Bush administration trued to quietly disappear all references to the meager protections federal workers had against sexual orientation discrimination. Next we had a Bush hack try to strip away those meager pro… --- ## [The Amazing Race 11/6/11: "Move Goat"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-11-6-11-move-goat/602111)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-11-6-11-move-goat/602111 "2011-11-08T19:41:17Z")
Looks like we’re on schedule, since CBS didn’t have a late game today. --- ## [How can you kill bacteria in eggs without cooking them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-kill-bacteria-in-eggs-without-cooking-them/316365)
**Author:** [@Thin\_Lizzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Lizzy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-kill-bacteria-in-eggs-without-cooking-them/316365 "2005-08-10T15:35:06Z")
Is there a practical way to kill egg bacteria without cooking/solidfying it? I know the Egg Beaters people have some sort of pastuerization process I think…could it be done at home, with heating or microwaving or somethi… --- ## [Professor Loses Final Exams- what exactly do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professor-loses-final-exams-what-exactly-do-you-do/422158)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professor-loses-final-exams-what-exactly-do-you-do/422158 "2007-10-10T18:54:47Z")
A friend of mine is a professor at a southeastern college that will remain nameless, but there’s an interesting firestorm going on there. An English professor (not sure whether or not he’s tenured) lost his freshman cla… --- ## [What the hell is with pregnancy message boards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-with-pregnancy-message-boards/276293)
**Author:** [@Sat\_on\_Cookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sat_on_Cookie)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2004, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-with-pregnancy-message-boards/276293 "2004-11-27T23:39:27Z")
I’ve re-written this a number of times because I can’t quite capture what I’m trying to say. I’ve decided to go the blunt route: Is it just me, or do the majority of the posters seem like total fucking idiots? Serious… --- ## [Unintended Side-Effect Of Dictatorship -- No One Mentions The Goofy Leader Get-Ups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-side-effect-of-dictatorship-no-one-mentions-the-goofy-leader-get-ups/572284)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-side-effect-of-dictatorship-no-one-mentions-the-goofy-leader-get-ups/572284 "2011-02-27T17:08:47Z")
But still – don’t these guys have some rudimentary level of image advisors? They had a gallery today of Gadhafi (or whatever they’re transliterating it to today) and his “fashion choices” over the years. It looked like… --- ## [What would it take to get major powers to commit genocide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-get-major-powers-to-commit-genocide/775202)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-get-major-powers-to-commit-genocide/775202 "2017-01-07T22:56:04Z")
Do you think there is/are any possible action(s) that radical Muslims could do to get the American people / government / military to say “f\*\*\* it, just kill them all” and actually set out to systematically eliminate an e… --- ## [Guys: How accurately can you describe getting hit in the testicles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-accurately-can-you-describe-getting-hit-in-the-testicles/357300)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2006, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-accurately-can-you-describe-getting-hit-in-the-testicles/357300 "2006-05-24T13:28:10Z")
So my girlfriend and I were discussing this story about a man getting his goobers ripped off by his lunatic wife. And the conversation moved to how women can’t really understand what it feels like to be kicked in the nut… --- ## [Dear Applicant, just ONE follow-up call is enough!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-applicant-just-one-follow-up-call-is-enough/439118)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-applicant-just-one-follow-up-call-is-enough/439118 "2008-02-28T09:16:53Z")
Okay, so we’re a small but busy office. Emphasis on “busy”. Scratch that, emphasis on “really fucking busy”. When we put a job posting for a part-time student and we specify “no calls”, we really, really mean it. We g… --- ## [Maerzie's Theory of Homosexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maerzies-theory-of-homosexuality/413029)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2007, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maerzies-theory-of-homosexuality/413029 "2007-07-29T23:02:25Z")
Continued from this thread: Okay, let’s take this apart. First of all, define “physiological” homosexual. To date, there is no evidence of a physiological cause for homosexuality, so any information you have to share… --- ## [Godwin's Law is getting old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godwins-law-is-getting-old/696405)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godwins-law-is-getting-old/696405 "2014-08-28T11:12:03Z")
Godwin’s Law claims that the longer an online discussion goes on, the greater the chance of a comparison to Hitler or Nazis becomes.\* It was an amusing idea for a while. But mostly, it’s neither funny nor helpful. It’s … --- ## [Cowboys. Who is to blame? And the fix.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboys-who-is-to-blame-and-the-fix/479018)
**Author:** [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboys-who-is-to-blame-and-the-fix/479018 "2009-01-03T06:16:44Z")
I am gonna say the head coach. The Fix Bill Cowher. And speedy removal of Pac Man. --- ## [Grrrr. Restaurants that don't know the meaning of MED RARE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grrrr-restaurants-that-dont-know-the-meaning-of-med-rare/244036)
**Author:** [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2004, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grrrr-restaurants-that-dont-know-the-meaning-of-med-rare/244036 "2004-05-16T03:13:17Z")
I like my beef rare. I like it to say ‘Ouch, stop that!’ when I cut into it. I like so that a good vet and a Band-Aid can bring it back to life. I still want to be able to take its pulse when I eat it. When I go out … --- ## [Trump not giving out medal of freedom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-not-giving-out-medal-of-freedom/823500)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-not-giving-out-medal-of-freedom/823500 "2019-05-03T19:06:06Z")
every year since 1963 the president gives out these medals to honor Americans. But that did not happen last year and it looks like it’s not on for this year either. as you can see a wide variety of people get the me… --- ## [Tea for Keurig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-for-keurig/608780)
**Author:** [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-for-keurig/608780 "2012-01-13T01:37:06Z")
My daughter gave me a Keurig for Christmas so my husband could get his coffee (which I don’t drink) and I could drink tea (which I’ve enjoyed when we have visited England). She bought me a box of Earl Grey cups, and it d… --- ## [What are notes in music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-notes-in-music/628682)
**Author:** [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-notes-in-music/628682 "2012-07-26T14:07:23Z")
Basic music question. Why is a note a certain frequency and not another? Musical notes all seem to be quantised into certain frequencies, with their harmonics being the same note in other octaves. I understand that A is… --- ## [There is a parrot that attacks full grown sheep and eats them alive!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-parrot-that-attacks-full-grown-sheep-and-eats-them-alive/539005)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-parrot-that-attacks-full-grown-sheep-and-eats-them-alive/539005 "2010-05-14T15:33:40Z")
Odd but true. Video here --- ## [I am a male, and I HATE urinals.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235)
**Author:** [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-male-and-i-hate-urinals/405235 "2007-05-24T18:31:20Z")
The pee splashes right back onto my clothes in little tiny droplets. Why do people like them? --- ## [Women, how bad is it when a man approaches you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-bad-is-it-when-a-man-approaches-you/798396)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-bad-is-it-when-a-man-approaches-you/798396 "2018-02-16T03:10:38Z")
I’m talking here about a woman being in a non-social situation, like sitting on a bus or having some food at McDonald’s, or being in a library, and some strange dude starts chatting her up.So some questions: When a gu… --- ## [Your future self sends a T-800 terminator for you to command. What do you do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-future-self-sends-a-t-800-terminator-for-you-to-command-what-do-you-do-with-it/711017)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-future-self-sends-a-t-800-terminator-for-you-to-command-what-do-you-do-with-it/711017 "2015-01-29T02:32:27Z")
In the fine tradition of the Skaldthetical, I propose the following: over the last few months, you’ve been getting secret messages from your future self (in the mail, little notes in the newspaper that only you would not… --- ## [Is the Statement "Marry Your Own Kind" Inherently Racist/Insensitive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-statement-marry-your-own-kind-inherently-racist-insensitive/351339)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-statement-marry-your-own-kind-inherently-racist-insensitive/351339 "2006-04-05T16:32:52Z")
Perhaps “racist” is too strong of a word. If you feel it is, feel free to substitute it with whatever word is most applicable. I, on the other hand, do think it smacks of an undercurrent of racism. Saying that you’ll … --- ## [Arrest Development: 9/19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrest-development-9-19/322453)
**Author:** [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2005, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrest-development-9-19/322453 "2005-09-25T01:26:34Z")
Its’ back, baby! STEVE HOLT! --- ## [Dangers of Hot Sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dangers-of-hot-sauce/4431)
**Author:** [@Fyodor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fyodor)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 1999, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dangers-of-hot-sauce/4431 "1999-11-03T09:25:00Z")
This is perhaps a medical science question. Has anyone ever fed lab rats a steadily increasing diet of hot sauce and studied the effect? What are the hazards to humans from hot sauce? I know there are hot sauce shops an… --- ## [Joe the Plumber running for Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-the-plumber-running-for-congress/599222)
**Author:** [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-the-plumber-running-for-congress/599222 "2011-11-07T16:25:30Z")
He has apparently filed to challenge for a seat in Ohio’s 9th. I don’t know Ohio politics, but I can’t imagine he has a chance in hell. Has there been a bigger joke candidate since the Rent is Too Damn High guy? --- ## [If you had the ultimate sex toy, would you want a significant other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-the-ultimate-sex-toy-would-you-want-a-significant-other/486060)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-the-ultimate-sex-toy-would-you-want-a-significant-other/486060 "2009-02-19T01:27:54Z")
The phrase “ultimate sex toy” in the Fleshlight thread in IMHO got me thinking: what if the ultimate sex toy really existed? What would it be? And if you had it would you want/need a significant other? Would it change th… --- ## [Ramsey Clark makes you proud to be a lawyer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ramsey-clark-makes-you-proud-to-be-a-lawyer/334157)
**Author:** [@alaricthegoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alaricthegoth)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ramsey-clark-makes-you-proud-to-be-a-lawyer/334157 "2006-01-14T20:16:21Z")
I know the disdain with which the smug “the title says it all” message is greeted, but it sort of fits here. For christs sake, if you don’t demand scrupulous due process, it’s just victor’s justice. (which, of course, i… --- ## [How does the biology of mega doses of vitamin C work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-biology-of-mega-doses-of-vitamin-c-work/627523)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-biology-of-mega-doses-of-vitamin-c-work/627523 "2012-07-11T04:27:52Z")
I’m not so much asking about whether people like or dislike the idea, but there are people claiming 3-20g a day of vitamin C intake and I do not understand the biology of that. So how does bioavailability work at those … --- ## [A hot sauce for every occasion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hot-sauce-for-every-occasion/662870)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hot-sauce-for-every-occasion/662870 "2013-07-08T22:39:56Z")
Tabasco (various types), Louisiana, Crystal: For American food Tapatio: For Mexican food Sriracha: For Asian food Frank’s Red Hot, Louisiana Supreme Chicken Wing Sauce: For hot wings Alien Ambush, Salsa de la Muerte … --- ## [Why do small children have such limitless energy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-small-children-have-such-limitless-energy/537038)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-small-children-have-such-limitless-energy/537038 "2010-04-23T22:56:03Z")
And more importantly, how do I bottle and sell it? Is there some physiological reason for this? I have wondered if it weren’t related to their size. For example, heart beats are much faster in smaller animals and are … --- ## [Draft Dodgers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draft-dodgers/393208)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2007, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draft-dodgers/393208 "2007-02-24T00:03:23Z")
I figure this one’s going to end up here no matter what so let’s just save some time by putting it in this forum. Here’s the question: From the following groups, who actually dodged the draft? \[ul\]\[li\]President’s Cabi… --- ## [Let's say the US defense budget was reduced to half its current size.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-the-us-defense-budget-was-reduced-to-half-its-current-size/715029)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-the-us-defense-budget-was-reduced-to-half-its-current-size/715029 "2015-03-17T21:27:59Z")
Hypothetical scenario: It is the year 2017, and a new President is in the Oval Office. This President is not afraid to make bold and drastic changes. You’ve been assigned to draw up the defense budget for the upcoming … --- ## [Replacing garage door springs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-garage-door-springs/473519)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacing-garage-door-springs/473519 "2014-07-22T15:46:00Z")
I have reason to believe my garage door springs are no longer doing their job. I have a big 2-car aluminum garage door, it goes down easily but raising it is not easy. The door is on a C-shaped track with metal rollers… --- ## [What were your parent's crushes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-parents-crushes/724384)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-parents-crushes/724384 "2015-07-16T07:20:38Z")
We’ve had a lot of childhood crush threads on the Dope. Inspired by this thread, what were your parent’s big celebrity crushes? (Or for that matter, grandparents?) --- ## [for workers in "open" floorplans: do any of you not hate it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-workers-in-open-floorplans-do-any-of-you-not-hate-it/736543)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-workers-in-open-floorplans-do-any-of-you-not-hate-it/736543 "2015-11-11T09:53:56Z")
looks like my company has decided to get rid of cubicles and move towards a more open floorplan, with different areas set aside if you need to make a private phone call or you want to work in a “quiet room.” for some jo… --- ## [Do Birds Fart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-fart/477910)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-fart/477910 "2008-12-20T16:24:36Z")
Last night a certain unmistakable odor of flatulence wafted around the bedroom. None of the humans present would own up to it, so the birds were blamed. Then it occurred to me - I don’t ever recall one of the pet birds… --- ## [Rapidly cooling a beer in the freezer. Does this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapidly-cooling-a-beer-in-the-freezer-does-this-work/721214)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapidly-cooling-a-beer-in-the-freezer-does-this-work/721214 "2015-06-01T17:14:14Z")
A guy on my FB page claims this is the best way to rapidly cool a warm bottle of beer: Wet a paper towel using tap water. Wrap the wet paper towel around the bottle of beer. Stick beer in freezer for four minutes. Remo… --- ## [Mormon proselytizing: does the LDS church really benefit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormon-proselytizing-does-the-lds-church-really-benefit/307497)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormon-proselytizing-does-the-lds-church-really-benefit/307497 "2011-09-04T22:20:42Z")
For all the effort Mormons put into their proselytizing, I have to wonder just how well it works. Around here, the missionaries are regarded by many as just another urban nuisance, to the point where I’ve actually seen … --- ## [Britain loves their elaborate hats. Is there any other country where they are still worn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-loves-their-elaborate-hats-is-there-any-other-country-where-they-are-still-worn/625791)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-loves-their-elaborate-hats-is-there-any-other-country-where-they-are-still-worn/625791 "2012-06-22T03:43:52Z")
I’m not referring to baseball caps. Recent Jubilee photos from Britain are filled with huge elaborate hats. Are they still fashionable anywhere else in the world? I like Kate’s red hat A bit distracting http://www.… --- ## [Okay, I think it's time for another gender clarification thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-think-its-time-for-another-gender-clarification-thread/328136)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-think-its-time-for-another-gender-clarification-thread/328136 "2005-11-03T04:38:02Z")
Huh. So I recently read and discovered in a thread that Go You Big Red Fire Engine is female. I always thought she was a male. And I always thought that fishbicycle was female. Bzzt. I was wrong again. He surely has mal… --- ## [Ever seen a business that was probably a front for illegal activity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-a-business-that-was-probably-a-front-for-illegal-activity/417943)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-a-business-that-was-probably-a-front-for-illegal-activity/417943 "2007-09-05T19:59:19Z")
Today I ran across a gas station that had cheaper gas than usual, but the place was oddly deserted. The pump said “Pay Inside”, but there was nobody behind the counter except this big, muscular guy who didn’t look at me… --- ## [Multi-ethnic foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-ethnic-foods/533007)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-ethnic-foods/533007 "2010-03-24T01:19:14Z")
The mention of “corned beef” evokes two different associations: Jewish Delis and Irish-Americans on St. Patrick’s Day. What other foods are associated with multiple ethnic cuisines? --- ## [Do they pass out condoms in the military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-pass-out-condoms-in-the-military/366353)
**Author:** [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2006, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-pass-out-condoms-in-the-military/366353 "2006-07-29T02:15:58Z")
I was watching the History channel and they mentioned that the army was the major consumer of ice cream in the 40’s. Which led me to think how it must have been the major consumer of everything in the 40’s…ice cream, cig… --- ## [Personal diary found and read by co-worker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-diary-found-and-read-by-co-worker/791464)
**Author:** [@Vanilla\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vanilla_Ice)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-diary-found-and-read-by-co-worker/791464 "2023-09-08T16:23:28Z")
Okay me: breathe. A diary of mine was mistakenly left at work and found by a co-worker. Supposedly a note had slipped out of the book and she had gone to put it back in place, but ended up reading some. This was an extre… --- ## [Mothers, Daughters-Lesbian Lovers?!?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-daughters-lesbian-lovers/75110)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2001, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-daughters-lesbian-lovers/75110 "2001-08-08T16:04:18Z")
My Mother is My Lover… Ick. I’m flipping through the channels-I leave for work in an hour. I land on Jerry Springer. You know what to expect, right? But…um…okay, this woman’s boyfriend is furious with her. He found out… --- ## [The other day I had a cool water sandwich and a Sunday-go-to-meetin' bun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-day-i-had-a-cool-water-sandwich-and-a-sunday-go-to-meetin-bun/738855)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-day-i-had-a-cool-water-sandwich-and-a-sunday-go-to-meetin-bun/738855 "2021-07-23T23:37:19Z")
In The Blues Brothers’ Rubber Biscuit, Dan Aykroyd says ‘The other day I had a cool water sandwich and a Sunday-go-to-meetin’ bun.’ I know a ‘cool water sandwich’ is a slice of watermelon. What is a ‘Sunday-go-to-meeti… --- ## [When is the next Canadian federal election to be held?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-next-canadian-federal-election-to-be-held/563212)
**Author:** [@Honey6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey6)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-next-canadian-federal-election-to-be-held/563212 "2010-12-08T01:45:56Z")
Hi Dopers, Could someone tell me when the next Canadian federal election will be held? Thanks, Honey --- ## [Refusing to take cash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refusing-to-take-cash/591099)
**Author:** [@squeekster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeekster)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refusing-to-take-cash/591099 "2011-08-03T01:37:04Z")
Aside from being an extremely stupid business move (IMHO), is there any reason why a business would refuse to take cash? I ask because I was told when I got gas at Costco the other day that they take debit cards, AmEx c… --- ## [The Office - Casino Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-casino-night/356460)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-casino-night/356460 "2006-07-07T15:44:55Z")
This show is starting to rival Arrested Development. I can hardly start listing the great things in this episode. Toby’s list of problems with having children at Casino night Jim’s telekinsis Creed’s stealing Creed’s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1825&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1827&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)