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**Author:** [@Omnipresent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnipresent)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latex-duplicate-of-own-penis/113664 "2002-06-13T00:53:39Z")
I would like to make a latex duplicate (dildo) of my own penis. Does anyone know if there is a kit for such a thing. I saw something on tv a few weeks ago of someone doing this and thought, “What a great gift idea”. I… --- ## [If Mexicans were content in their country, would they still come to the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mexicans-were-content-in-their-country-would-they-still-come-to-the-usa/681729)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mexicans-were-content-in-their-country-would-they-still-come-to-the-usa/681729 "2014-02-21T22:50:33Z")
In Mexico the family is paramount. It is very difficult for them to leave their families to cross the border. Yet many do in order to feed their families. The USA spends billions in fences http://www.sfgate.com/bayar… --- ## [Works that show the rich as hardworking and in a positive light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-that-show-the-rich-as-hardworking-and-in-a-positive-light/741427)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-that-show-the-rich-as-hardworking-and-in-a-positive-light/741427 "2015-12-29T13:13:19Z")
It’s a commonplace to show the rich at leisure or scheming , or the mill-owner kicking the pleb, or the crooked share-dealer, or the generic evil capitalist ruining people’s lives, but many - if not most - rich people ar… --- ## [Does windows 10 have you frustrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-windows-10-have-you-frustrated/741512)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-windows-10-have-you-frustrated/741512 "2016-04-25T14:47:59Z")
Does windows 10 have you frustrated? We’ve two new computers, an Intel and an HP, and just downloading and installing the update took all day. Is the typical? --- ## [How does privatiziation save any money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-privatiziation-save-any-money/751268)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-privatiziation-save-any-money/751268 "2016-04-09T07:17:54Z")
The state recently privatized the operation of the Casco Bay Bridge , and I am wondering where the advantage is supposed to be. They did this under the guise of saving money. This is a drawbridge that must have operators… --- ## [Tell me about getting into nursing school.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-getting-into-nursing-school/544853)
**Author:** [@Sven\_of\_the\_Jungle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sven_of_the_Jungle)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-getting-into-nursing-school/544853 "2010-07-24T18:24:56Z")
Howdy, everyone; long-time listener, first-time caller. So I’m looking to get into nursing school. I earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology last year, and frankly, there aren’t many roads I can take with that degree… --- ## [Why don't all web browsers render the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-all-web-browsers-render-the-same/536812)
**Author:** [@charlie145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/charlie145)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-all-web-browsers-render-the-same/536812 "2010-04-24T09:43:43Z")
As I understand it the world wide web has standards definitions that are written by organisations such as W3. Why don’t all browsers comply with these standards? Pages will frequently render differently in Chrome to Fire… --- ## [RE: What Do Scotsmen Wear Under Their Kilts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-what-do-scotsmen-wear-under-their-kilts/436785)
**Author:** [@kimballk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimballk)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-what-do-scotsmen-wear-under-their-kilts/436785 "2008-02-29T02:40:03Z")
REF: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4\_211.html To see the answer, go to Google Images and search with the keywords: Scotsman kilt Queen Elizabeth On the first page expand the picture with rows of Scots Guards … --- ## [Do soldiers use ear plugs in war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-soldiers-use-ear-plugs-in-war/89521)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2001, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-soldiers-use-ear-plugs-in-war/89521 "2001-10-26T17:03:47Z")
Or do they risk going deaf? --- ## [The Best Wierdest Film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-wierdest-film/464436)
**Author:** [@BrynSublime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrynSublime)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-wierdest-film/464436 "2008-09-22T23:30:46Z")
My boyfriend and I (now husband) rented Moulin Rouge when it first came out at Blockbuster. We watched it open-mouthed (literally) and at the end we both stared at each other, mouths still agape. Then at the same time … --- ## [I Finally Saw "Airplane". It looks like a big Tylenol!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-saw-airplane-it-looks-like-a-big-tylenol/286162)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2005, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-saw-airplane-it-looks-like-a-big-tylenol/286162 "2005-01-24T02:45:22Z")
My favorite quotes: Hanging Lady: Nervous? Ted Striker: Yes. Hanging Lady: First time? Ted Striker: No, I’ve been nervous lots of times. Man in Taxi: \[looking at his watch\] Well, I’ll give him another twenty minutes… --- ## [Science as a Religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-as-a-religion/98455)
**Author:** [@Illuvatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuvatar)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2002, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-as-a-religion/98455 "2002-04-06T23:11:30Z")
Science as a Religion. What do you think? --- ## [Bed Times for Children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bed-times-for-children/524702)
**Author:** [@MitzeKatze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MitzeKatze)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bed-times-for-children/524702 "2010-01-14T22:56:03Z")
Okay, so I am watching Wife Swap on the Lifetime channel, which I believe proves how desperately boring my day is today. :wink: But one of the points of contention at “rule change” time is the children’s bed times. The n… --- ## [Coach Wins 56-0, faced suspension](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coach-wins-56-0-faced-suspension/373760)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coach-wins-56-0-faced-suspension/373760 "2006-09-28T13:03:23Z")
Bridgeport, Connecticut, Central High School’s football team won their season opener against Bassick, 56-0. The first quarter ended 35-0. By the second quarter, Bridgeport coach Dave Cadelina was sitting his starters on … --- ## [NFL - Would some team let an old grizzled vet un-retire, suit up, & take one snap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-would-some-team-let-an-old-grizzled-vet-un-retire-suit-up-take-one-snap/603579)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-would-some-team-let-an-old-grizzled-vet-un-retire-suit-up-take-one-snap/603579 "2011-11-24T17:23:49Z")
Other than Brett Favre. I was thinking of how cool it would be for someone like Staubach to come out and take a snap, even if it’s just a knee at the end of a win. Would they let him if he really wanted to? Maybe if he … --- ## [Best white NFL receiver since Super Bowl I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-white-nfl-receiver-since-super-bowl-i/555312)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-white-nfl-receiver-since-super-bowl-i/555312 "2010-10-03T04:33:47Z")
I say since Super Bowl I because I’m not looking for some receiver from 1920 when the league was 4 teams and all white guys. I honestly can’t think of a noteworthy whitey WR. Can you? --- ## [What Language Sounds the Best](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-language-sounds-the-best/564896)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-language-sounds-the-best/564896 "2010-12-22T16:11:54Z")
You do not have to know the language at all but which language sounds the best (for any reason) to you? I like German personally. --- ## [chun king mini egg rolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chun-king-mini-egg-rolls/641558)
**Author:** [@Bambro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chun-king-mini-egg-rolls/641558 "2012-11-28T00:10:25Z")
I used to love the Chun King mini egg rolls when I was a kid. I haven’t seen them in at least 10 years. I’ve tried google, but wasn’t able to find any info. Anybody know if they’re still being made? I figure there’s a c… --- ## [Wet Cordless Phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-cordless-phone/242894)
**Author:** [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2004, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-cordless-phone/242894 "2004-05-01T00:35:41Z")
One of the handsets for our cordless phone (Panasonic KX-TGA230B) got left out of the patio table last night in the rain. As of mid-afternoon it’s still not responding to any of the buttons? Will it eventually dry out … --- ## [Would you be able to explain what the Occupy protestors actually want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-able-to-explain-what-the-occupy-protestors-actually-want/603007)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-able-to-explain-what-the-occupy-protestors-actually-want/603007 "2011-11-17T23:01:17Z")
I’ve realized that the Occupy protests seem to have sharply turned from having a message to having no obvious purpose other than just to “exist”. It doesn’t seem to me that there is any real message or specific changes … --- ## [Why are pro poker players allowed to wear sunglasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pro-poker-players-allowed-to-wear-sunglasses/406929)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pro-poker-players-allowed-to-wear-sunglasses/406929 "2007-06-07T16:50:28Z")
Not sure if this has a factual answer- I mean since reading the other player I thought was a big part of the game, and I would think the eyes are an important part of this. --- ## [Do nothing Senate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nothing-senate/694819)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nothing-senate/694819 "2014-08-13T21:31:50Z")
Republicans have continued to make the claim that they have 352+ Bills in the Senate that Harry Reid has been BLOCKING. I have tried searching for where someone has refuted those claims to no avail. If there are that ma… --- ## [What would happen if 90% of people became infertile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-90-of-people-became-infertile/662333)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-90-of-people-became-infertile/662333 "2013-07-07T14:40:18Z")
Let’s say a magic solar flare renders 90% of normally fertile people permanently infertile. What is likely to happen? What would optimally happen? I got the thread idea from --- ## [Improve a television show by adding Zombies....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improve-a-television-show-by-adding-zombies/382538)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2006, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improve-a-television-show-by-adding-zombies/382538 "2006-12-09T17:25:20Z")
Jericho aside, most any television show can be improved by adding Zombies, what shows would you “improve” and how would you? Since my television viewing is pretty limited (Simpsons/Family Guy/American Dad, BSG, Dr. Who)… --- ## [Kill them in prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-them-in-prison/833459)
**Author:** [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-them-in-prison/833459 "2019-05-13T11:06:54Z")
These two fucktards should have been abused and killed in prison. Fuck the justice system and the moronic judges who let this shit go. --- ## [Word for someone who asks questions that wouldn't occur to most people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-someone-who-asks-questions-that-wouldnt-occur-to-most-people/783104)
**Author:** [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-someone-who-asks-questions-that-wouldnt-occur-to-most-people/783104 "2017-04-01T17:58:37Z")
I came across (and forgot) a word that can be used to describe someone who makes observations about the world or asks seemingly simple questions that wouldn’t occur to most of us because they relate to things that we tak… --- ## [Ask the 911 dispatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-911-dispatcher/232491)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2004, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-911-dispatcher/232491 "2004-03-10T23:43:33Z")
I finally got jealous enough of Badge’s Ask the cop thread to start one of my own from the other side of the radio. :smiley: So, a little background. I’ve been doing this for about 2 1/2 years, dispatching for a rural… --- ## [Why can't dentists rebuild enamel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-dentists-rebuild-enamel/634440)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-dentists-rebuild-enamel/634440 "2012-09-13T00:39:09Z")
I don’t understand dental science, but what is stopping dentists from creating a 3D model of what a tooth would look like if there was no decay, then building a cap made out of minerals that either replicate or are bette… --- ## [Can some pro-lifer explain this idiocy to me, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-some-pro-lifer-explain-this-idiocy-to-me-please/51933)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2001, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-some-pro-lifer-explain-this-idiocy-to-me-please/51933 "2001-02-01T18:22:27Z")
Because I SO do not get it: http://news.excite.com/news/ap/010126/16/news-bush-abortion Why? WHY? \*\* WHY? \*\* \*\* WHY?!?\*\* “You mean this tissue that will otherwise end up tossed in a garbage bin and burned could be us… --- ## [One-groove songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-groove-songs/781720)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-groove-songs/781720 "2017-03-14T22:51:40Z")
So what songs are you into that have, at most, two parts (because I can’t think of a tune that’s literally just one part) and, at the very least, no discernible verse, chorus, or bridge, whatsoever, so that it essentiall… --- ## [Fuck Amazon and USPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-amazon-and-usps/757356)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-amazon-and-usps/757356 "2017-01-28T16:45:55Z")
I bought some sandals from Amazon. They sent them USPS. USPS delivered them Sunday AM and left them ‘at the mailbox’. AHEM. I live in an apartment complex with 152 apartments. The mailboxes are in the lobby. By the… --- ## [Enterprise Future Tense Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-future-tense-spoilers/156065)
**Author:** [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-future-tense-spoilers/156065 "2003-07-17T20:15:07Z")
Well, all those not lucky enough to have Canadians TV are in for a good one. This episode throws out a lot of ideas and the delivery is quite good. Probably the one of the best, if not the best episode this season. Eit… --- ## [Favorite Non-Fiction books by Isaac Asimov?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-non-fiction-books-by-isaac-asimov/649088)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-non-fiction-books-by-isaac-asimov/649088 "2013-02-04T19:12:39Z")
I got a $30.00 Amazon gift card and was looking for something to buy. I was thinking of Asimov on Physics, but he was such a prolific writer, maybe you have a favorite Asimov science book to suggest. I like all kinds o… --- ## [Have you ever been called out for PDA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-called-out-for-pda/585488)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-called-out-for-pda/585488 "2011-06-20T07:16:10Z")
Weirdly enough, the only time someone has yelled at me over PDA was on my first date with my now ex, back in November. We were paying for our dinner and while waiting at the cash register he put his arm around me and I r… --- ## [Calling Japanese people "-san" makes you sound pretentious, not sophisticated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-japanese-people-san-makes-you-sound-pretentious-not-sophisticated/197818)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2003, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-japanese-people-san-makes-you-sound-pretentious-not-sophisticated/197818 "2003-08-29T11:36:01Z")
Ok we have this secretary who quite frankly is one of the most pretentious, opinionated opinionated people I have ever met. She insists on refering to one of our Japanese clients as “Mr. Fujimoto-san” (not real name). … --- ## [How not to react after you pull off a baby's head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-not-to-react-after-you-pull-off-a-babys-head/988607)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-not-to-react-after-you-pull-off-a-babys-head/988607 "2025-06-30T03:09:29Z")
A woman goes to the hospital in labor. Her personal doctor (not an employee of the hospital) is doing the delivery. The baby gets stuck at the shoulders. The doctor pulls the baby’s head off trying to get it out. The hos… --- ## [I have a nice shiny gift membership up for grabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-nice-shiny-gift-membership-up-for-grabs/681537 "2014-03-04T16:56:49Z")
Quasi isn’t around as much these days so I thought I would do a fill in. reply if you are interested. Bribes accepted\* as are cute bunny pictures. Amusingly shaped vegetables are not to be sniffed at either. all dec… --- ## [One currency world (Good or Bad)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-currency-world-good-or-bad/686275)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-currency-world-good-or-bad/686275 "2014-04-22T18:36:10Z")
I understand the economy on a domestic scale but as things get larger with exchange rates, imports, exports things get a bit fuzzy for me. Would having a single currency that all countries and territories use for trade … --- ## [How often do cops ask to search your car during a traffic stop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-cops-ask-to-search-your-car-during-a-traffic-stop/665451)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-cops-ask-to-search-your-car-during-a-traffic-stop/665451 "2013-08-27T20:38:38Z")
On videos of civil rights, there is an implication that a police officer will want to search your car if he pulls you over, and they tell you how to refuse that. However I have been pulled over probably a half dozen tim… --- ## [How sensitive are you about your height?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sensitive-are-you-about-your-height/549805)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sensitive-are-you-about-your-height/549805 "2010-08-16T12:34:58Z")
I was surprised to find in this thread about tall people finding clothes to fit, how many people are taller than me. I’m 6’5", and I’ve always been sensitive about my height. I get stared at a lot, and sometimes get rude… --- ## [Can diesel in gas engine ruin catalytic converter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-diesel-in-gas-engine-ruin-catalytic-converter/282472)
**Author:** [@Lindaak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lindaak)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2005, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-diesel-in-gas-engine-ruin-catalytic-converter/282472 "2005-01-02T04:04:50Z")
Due to a fuel tanker truck accidentally dropping diesel in the premium tank at a gas station, I unknowingly filled my almost empty VW Passat with the contaminated fuel. According to my dealer, the oxygen sensors and cata… --- ## [Are Books On The Way Out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-books-on-the-way-out/955657)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-books-on-the-way-out/955657 "2022-01-21T22:13:55Z")
There have been concerted efforts to digitize books and make them available in electronic form. These are convenient for vacations and research, are more environmentally clean and have undisputed economic benefits. I r… --- ## [Nfl overtime rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-overtime-rules/743721)
**Author:** [@Dajn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dajn)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2016, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-overtime-rules/743721 "2016-02-12T10:44:23Z")
I am sure this has been brought up before and beat into the ground many times before but I am new to this forum and see no mention of it. I would like to hear ideas for the way overtime should be. Do you like the old r… --- ## [Eerie and Creepy Moments in Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eerie-and-creepy-moments-in-songs/776234)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eerie-and-creepy-moments-in-songs/776234 "2017-01-10T02:02:59Z")
Not looking for scary songs, but more like songs that have a spooky moment or eerie part of the song. First example I can think of is in Silent Lucidity by Queensryche. During the electric guitar solo towards the end o… --- ## [CNN Breaking News: Propagandist bullshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-breaking-news-propagandist-bullshit/529540)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-breaking-news-propagandist-bullshit/529540 "2010-02-21T17:05:26Z")
I’m talking about this… CNN Breaking News‏ From: CNN Breaking News (BreakingNews@mail.cnn.com) Sent: Thu 2/18/10 3:15 PM To: textbreakingnews@ema3lsv06.turner.com – Iran may be working on secretly developing a nuc… --- ## [Should I fry potatoes in bacon grease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-fry-potatoes-in-bacon-grease/682972)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-fry-potatoes-in-bacon-grease/682972 "2014-03-08T06:46:45Z")
I have a recipe I’m experimenting with tonight, part of which involves bacon and fried taters. I wonder if could use the left over grease from the bacon to fry the taters in? It seems like it would be awesome but I’m w… --- ## [Movies that made you squirm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-made-you-squirm/458191)
**Author:** [@DellieM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DellieM)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-made-you-squirm/458191 "2008-08-03T01:39:20Z")
They don’t have to be horror, just have to had made you squirm for whatever reason, revulsion, eww factor whatever. My top six (in no particular order) are those movies I would never watch again (not because they were b… --- ## [No, I am NOT crying at Gilligan's Island!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-am-not-crying-at-gilligans-island/411081)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2007, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-am-not-crying-at-gilligans-island/411081 "2007-07-13T01:54:33Z")
Ever find yourself improbably and inexplicably moved by a movie, tv show, or other entertainment outlet that otherwise doesn’t deserve anything your middle finger? Tell us about it. As the thread title suggests, my ex… --- ## [Rowing an oil tanker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rowing-an-oil-tanker/101359)
**Author:** [@bryanmaguire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bryanmaguire)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2002, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rowing-an-oil-tanker/101359 "2002-04-04T16:41:47Z")
I was watching waterworld again last night (its going to a cult classic, just you mark my words) and the scene where they start rowing the Exxon Valdez ala a roman galley got me thinking. Would it really be possible to … --- ## [How to tuck in a shirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tuck-in-a-shirt/157397)
**Author:** [@Kalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalt)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2003, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tuck-in-a-shirt/157397 "2003-02-26T02:45:21Z")
I really despise tucking in shirts. Back in high school I’d get detentions for having my shirt untucked at least 2 or 3 times a week (yeh I went to a snooty private school w/ a dress code, etc.). Anyway, the main reaso… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1862&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1864&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)