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**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-species-has-the-largest-penis/234862 "2016-07-18T06:29:35Z")
Which species of animal has the largest penis? I’d be interested in knowing which one in both relative and absolute terms. For our purposes, ‘largest’ can be defined either length-wise or volumetrically, and ‘relative’ … --- ## [Stop blindly following your government and question it for God sake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-blindly-following-your-government-and-question-it-for-god-sake/97797)
**Author:** [@samboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samboy)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2002, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-blindly-following-your-government-and-question-it-for-god-sake/97797 "2002-03-15T22:01:41Z")
I was going to post this in the GD thread about tactical nukes but I realised that it should go here. It’s in response to Sam Stone’s post in (Thread ID 103373) ??. The civilian death-toll from the US operations in Afg… --- ## [Putting water bottles in the freezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-water-bottles-in-the-freezer/496109)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-water-bottles-in-the-freezer/496109 "2009-05-13T19:00:57Z")
I Googled this, so please don’t give me the spiel about chemicals leeching into the water. I’m not looking to drink it. I’ve got a new fridge, and I’d like to take the opportunity to make my new chill chest work as effi… --- ## [Find the one that doesn't belong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-the-one-that-doesnt-belong/538888)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-the-one-that-doesnt-belong/538888 "2010-06-07T06:36:02Z")
This thread was so successful that I’ve decided to post it again. Find the one item of the four that doesn’t have something in common with the other three. 1. a) Jughead b) Dilton c) Archie d) Reggie 2 a) The ques… --- ## [Who do some streets change names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-some-streets-change-names/509368)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-some-streets-change-names/509368 "2009-09-17T20:12:27Z")
According to distance, not time. Doesn’t this just add confusion to drivers, especially people from out of the area? More confusing…when streets branch off, and of the branches have the same name as the main street. What… --- ## [This Is Us: Season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-us-season-4/840952)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-us-season-4/840952 "2020-03-29T14:06:49Z")
Season 4 started this week and I didn’t see a thread yet. Anyone still watching? The first episode was very reminiscent of the pilot, with stories about several seemingly unrelated people and you’re trying to figure out… --- ## [Gun and drama questions: scene at the end of American Sniper. \[possible spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-and-drama-questions-scene-at-the-end-of-american-sniper-possible-spoilers/710943)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-and-drama-questions-scene-at-the-end-of-american-sniper-possible-spoilers/710943 "2015-11-06T20:26:22Z")
In the final scene of American Sniper, having survived four tours in Iraq and apparently mostly recovered from PTSD, Chris Kyle is at home and sneaks up on his wife, holding a revolver. As he playfully shushes his kids n… --- ## [Putting A Gable Roof on my Garage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-gable-roof-on-my-garage/691023)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-gable-roof-on-my-garage/691023 "2014-09-18T00:03:22Z")
My garage is 25’4" by 42’2", and has a flat roof (rises maybe 18" over the 42’ length). I want to build a gabled roof over it. This will be a DIY project (I will have help, but will not be hiring a contractor). I live… --- ## [Legends of Tomorrow Season 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-tomorrow-season-5/844453)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-tomorrow-season-5/844453 "2020-06-15T14:34:05Z")
The trailer for Season 5 is out so it’s time to create the season thread. The first broadcast episode will be the crossover episode “Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 5” on Jan 14, 2020, immediately succeeding Part 4 of t… --- ## [Gentle Dopers: How important is politeness to you, in the real world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentle-dopers-how-important-is-politeness-to-you-in-the-real-world/487391)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentle-dopers-how-important-is-politeness-to-you-in-the-real-world/487391 "2009-02-28T00:57:23Z")
This question has jack-diggly to do with current Pit rules brouhaha; I am bored with that subject and mention it mainly to have an excuse to use the words jack-diggly and brouhaha. It is, rather, something that’s been k… --- ## [What Video Games Are We Playing - Spring 2014 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-we-playing-spring-2014-edition/687355 "2014-07-29T22:44:27Z")
We haven’t had one of these threads for a while but they were always interesting to see people’s thoughts, mini-reviews, tips, etc. What are you all up to game-wise? A week or two ago I finished by (fifth?) play though… --- ## [My brother died, and my feelings are more complex than I expected.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-died-and-my-feelings-are-more-complex-than-i-expected/714638)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-died-and-my-feelings-are-more-complex-than-i-expected/714638 "2015-03-13T11:58:03Z")
I have–had–two brothers, both older than I. It’s the oldest brother to whom I refer. I have rarely if ever mentioned the one closer in age to me, because while he’s a fine fellow – reliable, honest, hardworking, a good s… --- ## [HILT (High Intensity Laser Treatment). Snake oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilt-high-intensity-laser-treatment-snake-oil/557224)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2013, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilt-high-intensity-laser-treatment-snake-oil/557224 "2013-08-04T18:57:16Z")
My mother suffers from pains from arthritis and was convinced by a friend to visit these guys: http://www.hilterapia.com/ I read the brochure and visited the website and my gut feeling is that these people are quacks. W… --- ## [Forget the Roman Empire: surviving in the world of 50 yrs ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-the-roman-empire-surviving-in-the-world-of-50-yrs-ago/421743)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2007, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-the-roman-empire-surviving-in-the-world-of-50-yrs-ago/421743 "2007-10-10T13:28:00Z")
I’ve seen a couple of threads pop up asking what one could do upon finding oneself suddenly transported back to (say) the Roman Empire or medieval times. “I’d be lauded as a wizard!” “I’d be burned as a witch!” “I’d inv… --- ## [What trickery is used in this video? (Alleged perpetual motion machine.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-trickery-is-used-in-this-video-alleged-perpetual-motion-machine/742693)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-trickery-is-used-in-this-video-alleged-perpetual-motion-machine/742693 "2016-01-12T07:08:39Z")
I know perpetual motion machines are impossible to construct due to conservation of energy. So what trickery is used in this video? --- ## [Is the progressive outrage over chained CPI warranted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-progressive-outrage-over-chained-cpi-warranted/655280)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-progressive-outrage-over-chained-cpi-warranted/655280 "2013-04-11T19:13:39Z")
Obama is releasing a budget proposal Wednesday that alters the inflation formula used to calculate COLAs as part of a compromise that would reduce the deficit. The left is calling him a traitor to the New Deal. Poutrag… --- ## [Ethanol-based windshield washer fluid - safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethanol-based-windshield-washer-fluid-safe/474095)
**Author:** [@Yeah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeah)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethanol-based-windshield-washer-fluid-safe/474095 "2008-11-25T03:52:56Z")
Where I live, vodka is much cheaper than subzero windshield washer fluid. Any reason I shouldn’t pour rotgut into the fluid reservoir? (Yes, I did a web search. But I trust this board more than Google.) --- ## [It feels like I have a big booger in my nose, but I don't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-feels-like-i-have-a-big-booger-in-my-nose-but-i-dont/799939)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-feels-like-i-have-a-big-booger-in-my-nose-but-i-dont/799939 "2017-10-29T22:21:07Z")
This has been going on for several days; I’ve investigated my left nostril for pimples, ingrown hairs, big hairs, and even tried to trim the hair. NOTHING is stopping it from itching. :rolleyes: I am frustrated! Has … --- ## [pldennison, who the hell pissed in your Cheerios?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pldennison-who-the-hell-pissed-in-your-cheerios/47695)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2001, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pldennison-who-the-hell-pissed-in-your-cheerios/47695 "2001-01-07T01:23:45Z")
I mean, what the hell is your deal, anyways? Everyone has an off day or too, but lately, you’ve been self-righteous as Hell, and I’m sure not the only Doper who has noticed. Perhaps I’m talking out of my ass, but good g… --- ## [The Ethics of Blackmail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-blackmail/541379)
**Author:** [@willia4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willia4)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-blackmail/541379 "2010-06-04T23:33:16Z")
(I couldn’t decide if this were a General Question or a Great Debate. On the one hand, it seems like it might have a simple and factual answer. On the other, it seems like it might entail a lot of philosophy. In the end,… --- ## [Help me help my mom declutter!! Batch 1 - Purses and bags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-help-my-mom-declutter-batch-1-purses-and-bags/607789)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-help-my-mom-declutter-batch-1-purses-and-bags/607789 "2012-01-27T14:08:42Z")
Here are just some of the purses and bags that my mom is giving up. If you need any more information on any of them (dimensions, more detailed pictures, etc.) please let me know and I’ll do my best to find out what you n… --- ## [can excessive masterbation cause...anyhing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-excessive-masterbation-cause-anyhing/107239)
**Author:** [@chrisby69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisby69)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2002, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-excessive-masterbation-cause-anyhing/107239 "2002-05-06T18:01:21Z")
Apart from a bit of a sore willy, can excessive masterbation cause blindness as we were told, or any other biological or psycological problems? you see, a friend of mine… --- ## [Can't connect to the internet after wrestling with malware](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-connect-to-the-internet-after-wrestling-with-malware/539651)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-connect-to-the-internet-after-wrestling-with-malware/539651 "2010-05-17T20:49:24Z")
Today I did battle with malware, a nasty little program which told me my system was infected, and that I needed to provide my credit card to buy their product to clean it out. It shut down most of my functions in the pr… --- ## [NY AG threatening companies for selling "ghost guns". Isn't this perfectly legal in NY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-threatening-companies-for-selling-ghost-guns-isnt-this-perfectly-legal-in-ny/840724)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-threatening-companies-for-selling-ghost-guns-isnt-this-perfectly-legal-in-ny/840724 "2019-10-04T20:42:23Z")
Here is the story: Here is the actual ‘cease and desist’ letter. My understanding is that it’s perfectly lawful for a NY resident to acquire materials / components / parts and build their own rifle, even one based on … --- ## [Why isn't flash photography permitted in museums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-flash-photography-permitted-in-museums/204081)
**Author:** [@Newtons\_Lawyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtons_Lawyer)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2004, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-flash-photography-permitted-in-museums/204081 "2004-01-06T20:28:27Z")
If flash bulbs were still in use your argument would have some validity. It’s the year 2003 and if your sole source of income were from the sale of flashbulbs you would starve to death. If ultraviolet is such a threat th… --- ## [Should white people be offended when a person of mixed race calls themselves .......?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-white-people-be-offended-when-a-person-of-mixed-race-calls-themselves/335276)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2005, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-white-people-be-offended-when-a-person-of-mixed-race-calls-themselves/335276 "2005-12-22T02:33:59Z")
I never thought much about it before, and I’m not offended personally, but I do wonder why people who are 50/50 (half caucasion and half minority of choice) still refer to themselves as the minority. Why doesn’t it seem… --- ## [Ashes into diamonds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashes-into-diamonds/729369)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashes-into-diamonds/729369 "2015-09-13T23:14:14Z")
There was a blowhard at the table next to us at dinner who told the others in his group about “a billionaire who was cremated and had his ashes - which is carbon - sent to this place where they put them under super press… --- ## [Why has gridiron football never gained popularity outside North America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-gridiron-football-never-gained-popularity-outside-north-america/950113)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-gridiron-football-never-gained-popularity-outside-north-america/950113 "2021-10-30T14:36:48Z")
The other two ongoing football threads got me thinking about this topic. Baseball, hockey, and basketball, the other three major North American team sports, have had success in other parts of the world. This includes d… --- ## [No Matter how you Shake and Dance (for the guys)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-how-you-shake-and-dance-for-the-guys/539290)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-how-you-shake-and-dance-for-the-guys/539290 "2010-05-15T02:33:43Z")
My Fiance says guys don’t wipe and that it’s some kind of man thing, I think at least Some of you must, thusly, my first poll… --- ## [What motif, theme or subject would you happily see wiped from the face of the earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motif-theme-or-subject-would-you-happily-see-wiped-from-the-face-of-the-earth/628706)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motif-theme-or-subject-would-you-happily-see-wiped-from-the-face-of-the-earth/628706 "2012-07-20T17:33:51Z")
If my children grow up in a world where there is never again a single g-dd-mned zombie, vampire, or comic book based movie, I would be very happy at that prospect. People, not only are vampires, zombies and comic book h… --- ## [I picked up something heavy with my back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-picked-up-something-heavy-with-my-back/612221)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-picked-up-something-heavy-with-my-back/612221 "2012-02-09T03:26:06Z")
And not my legs. Now my back hurts. What exactly happens to a person’s back when this happens? Is a vertebrae out of alignment? Is a muscle strained? --- ## [How close does computer paint matching get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-does-computer-paint-matching-get/654728)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-does-computer-paint-matching-get/654728 "2013-06-06T22:59:42Z")
I had some antique signs repainted. I asked them to match the original colors, and they said they could do that with a computer gadget. They kind of looked OK in the poor lighting of his shop, but they looked a bit off w… --- ## [Ladies a tour of my bedroom? (Boom-chika-chika. No not like that)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-a-tour-of-my-bedroom-boom-chika-chika-no-not-like-that/428114)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2007, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-a-tour-of-my-bedroom-boom-chika-chika-no-not-like-that/428114 "2007-12-04T02:34:47Z")
So I’m looking around my bedroom and I’m wondering what ladies (probably) typically think when they see my bedroom for the first time. Do they think I’m immature? I need to grow up? Or am I typical for a 37yo single mal… --- ## [UK/US Driving Licences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-us-driving-licences/431454)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-us-driving-licences/431454 "2008-01-05T00:22:24Z")
Here in the UK you pass your driving test and your licence expires on your 70th birthday when you are then required to take a “mini” test sort of thing to determine if you are still capable of driving safely If you pass… --- ## [Nose-down dive in a fighter jet - feel worse than a roller coaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nose-down-dive-in-a-fighter-jet-feel-worse-than-a-roller-coaster/746455)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nose-down-dive-in-a-fighter-jet-feel-worse-than-a-roller-coaster/746455 "2016-02-24T12:37:22Z")
For the few Dopers of us who have this experience - what does going in a nose-down plummeting dive in a fighter jet feel like? Does it feel even more unpleasant than the vertical dive of roller coasters? (Whether this … --- ## [Jogging in combat boots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jogging-in-combat-boots/364544)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2006, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jogging-in-combat-boots/364544 "2006-07-18T18:00:53Z")
So, it has come to my attention that my running shoes are beginning to fall apart, and that running in them may not be practical for much longer. The only other kinds of footwear that I own are leather dress shoes and c… --- ## [balloon full of fart and a pin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balloon-full-of-fart-and-a-pin/519289)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Harrogate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Harrogate)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balloon-full-of-fart-and-a-pin/519289 "2009-11-30T05:00:29Z")
I want to place a balloon full of fart (and a pin) on a colleague’s desk. Anonymously. How do I fill the balloon? --- ## [Tipping and food delivery services](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-and-food-delivery-services/958869)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2022, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-and-food-delivery-services/958869 "2022-02-09T00:26:17Z")
I’m talking about DoorDash, GrubHub, UberEats, etc. My first job as an adult, c. 2015, was delivering food for an Italian diner (mostly pizza). I was an employee of the establishment, as far as I know - filled out a W-4… --- ## [Weaponized breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weaponized-breakfast/757959)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weaponized-breakfast/757959 "2017-03-28T08:13:33Z")
Apparently, I was thinking that my husband and I were missing a major life experience. So I decided to rectify this lack by frying some jalapenos and incapacitating us with aerosolized essence of pain. Homemade pepper … --- ## [Riding between stopped cars at a light on a motorcycle - legal? (paging JohnnyLA...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-between-stopped-cars-at-a-light-on-a-motorcycle-legal-paging-johnnyla/317034)
**Author:** [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2005, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-between-stopped-cars-at-a-light-on-a-motorcycle-legal-paging-johnnyla/317034 "2005-08-16T17:01:28Z")
I mean riding in between the cars to get to the front of a long line of stopped cars at a red light. I’ve done this (slowly and carefully) even when one of the cars in line at the red light is a police car - and the cop… --- ## [Is the Donald right to get riled up about our balance of trade with China and Mexico?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-donald-right-to-get-riled-up-about-our-balance-of-trade-with-china-and-mexico/733154)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-donald-right-to-get-riled-up-about-our-balance-of-trade-with-china-and-mexico/733154 "2015-10-23T21:22:35Z")
Given that just about everything else he says is a lot of bullshit, I am inclined to write this off as more of the same. That said, I would like to understand the concerns of a trade deficit. I know part of the deficit… --- ## [What is the most you've spent at a restaurant on one visit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-youve-spent-at-a-restaurant-on-one-visit/470626)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-youve-spent-at-a-restaurant-on-one-visit/470626 "2008-11-12T21:37:02Z")
That came out of your own wallet/bank account (as opposed to a company’s). Mine is probably going to be a lot lower than most here (as I don’t usually eat out at “lavish” places–and I usually dine alone) but I once spen… --- ## [Things That Almost Scared The Pee-widdle Out Of You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-almost-scared-the-pee-widdle-out-of-you/429922)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2007, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-almost-scared-the-pee-widdle-out-of-you/429922 "2007-12-18T13:15:50Z")
I have a suit of armor. I inherited it. It’s a pretty odd thing to own but, hey, someone has to own 'em. It’s assembled into person-form on a wooden frame and it stands on a wooden base and it lives in a corner of my … --- ## [Why do so many vegetarians have a funny smell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-vegetarians-have-a-funny-smell/155622)
**Author:** [@Texican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Texican)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-vegetarians-have-a-funny-smell/155622 "2011-07-18T12:58:58Z")
I’m not ripping on vegetarians, first off. However I have noticed that many of them have a particular smell to them. Theother day I was at the grocery and I smelled that particular smell. I knew that there was one rig… --- ## [How can the Dems better appeal to suckers, chumps, marks and rubes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-the-dems-better-appeal-to-suckers-chumps-marks-and-rubes/803395)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-the-dems-better-appeal-to-suckers-chumps-marks-and-rubes/803395 "2017-12-07T05:29:41Z")
First, let’s divide the GOP base into who I am and am not referring to. I am NOT starting a discussion about voters, if any exist, who were motivated by racist appeals in supporting Trump. Pro-racism GOP voters would not… --- ## [Who else has ever heard this "word"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-has-ever-heard-this-word/509838)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-has-ever-heard-this-word/509838 "2009-09-15T16:32:49Z")
I was just thinking of this word my dad used to use, and it occurred to me that I have never heard anybody else use this word in the ~40 years since I first heard my dad say it. That word is (and I’m just going to spell… --- ## [Would a ruling against Net Neutrality NOT have foretold a world of multiple, parallel internets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-ruling-against-net-neutrality-not-have-foretold-a-world-of-multiple-parallel-internets/714490)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-ruling-against-net-neutrality-not-have-foretold-a-world-of-multiple-parallel-internets/714490 "2015-03-18T02:07:04Z")
Let’s say Tom Wheeler decides to vote against net neutrality and the FCC strikes it down. Is there any way in which, years down the line, we don’t live in a world where there isn’t one internet but several competing inte… --- ## [American shows that made it in the UK--or didn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-shows-that-made-it-in-the-uk-or-didnt/817258)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2018, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-shows-that-made-it-in-the-uk-or-didnt/817258 "2018-07-09T05:31:35Z")
When I watch British TV shows or read British magazines, I’ll sometimes notice mentions of American TV shows. For example, “Are You Being Served” referenced Dallas and Columbo, while an interview with Noel Gallagher he … --- ## [Electrical shock from DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-shock-from-dc/717222)
**Author:** [@Zerc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zerc)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-shock-from-dc/717222 "2015-04-11T08:31:06Z")
If I have a relatively large dc voltage source of 100V to 200V and I touched only one of the wires would I get a shock? If I did get a shock would there be any difference between touching the positive or negative? --- ## [What's your favorite RPG stat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-rpg-stat/625709)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-rpg-stat/625709 "2012-08-01T16:45:53Z")
When I build a character, I almost always find myself putting tons of points into evasion. My next priority is accuracy. My game philosophy: being the strongest guy in the room doesn’t matter if you can’t land a hit, and… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1848&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1850&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)