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**Author:** [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-jon-arbuckle-have-a-job/420260 "2007-09-25T04:27:23Z")
I’ve been reading the archives of Garfield, and I’ve noticed that while he has a cat and dog, and feeds them regularly, not to mention himself, as well as going to the vet and going out on dates and to the diner, not onc… --- ## [Missing punchline \[Catch-22 related\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-punchline-catch-22-related/521147)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-punchline-catch-22-related/521147 "2009-12-15T00:27:59Z")
I know I’ve heard this joke, but it came up recently sans punchline and I’ll be darned if I can remember how it ends. Basically, a newlywed couple comes into the doctor’s office and says they can’t get pregnant. He rea… --- ## [The Happening (SPOILERS!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happening-spoilers/452896)
**Author:** [@The\_Unkempt\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Unkempt_One)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happening-spoilers/452896 "2008-07-01T17:30:54Z")
My wife and I went to see The Happening tonight, and I thought that I would report back with some initial impressions while it is still fresh in my mind… Just so you know exactly how I feel about this movie right at the… --- ## [To Emacknight: calm down in GD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-emacknight-calm-down-in-gd/600468)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-emacknight-calm-down-in-gd/600468 "2011-10-29T04:23:58Z")
Relevant discussion here beginning at post 51, and getting juicy at post 61 Emacknight, your argument style is too confrontational and unproductive. In fact, during every one of your posts in that thread it’s impossible… --- ## [Scientology - what rock have I been under?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientology-what-rock-have-i-been-under/627807)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientology-what-rock-have-i-been-under/627807 "2012-07-16T14:28:28Z")
I always knew/heard that Scientology was an oddball religion of some sort but I never really cared enough to look into the details. I still don’t care but, with all this Tom Cruise stuff in the news, curiosity got the be… --- ## [My neighbor threw his cat away.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-threw-his-cat-away/236616)
**Author:** [@mlerose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlerose)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2004, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-threw-his-cat-away/236616 "2004-04-01T01:20:22Z")
Hey you. Neighbor. Yes, you. You big jerk. You got annoyed with your cat, so you threw her away. WHY!?!?! Backstory: My neighbor had a cat. He didn’t like her all that much. She didn’t have a great personality (hates g… --- ## [What kind of home/apartment/flat will $250,000 buy in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-home-apartment-flat-will-250-000-buy-in-your-area/341690)
**Author:** [@Tomcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tomcat)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-home-apartment-flat-will-250-000-buy-in-your-area/341690 "2005-05-10T23:03:06Z")
We’re looking to buy our first place, and boy, am I dreading it. Prague has been going through a boom for a few years, and prices are pretty high. 6,000,000Kc is around $250,000 and will get us a new development 3 bedro… --- ## [What if Texas had remained part of Mexico?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-texas-had-remained-part-of-mexico/569915)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-texas-had-remained-part-of-mexico/569915 "2011-02-04T04:40:11Z")
A speculation on alternate history. Texas, 1836. Santa Anna crushes the Texas rebellion and hangs Sam Houston, and closes the border to further immigration from the United States. Would Texas have remained part of Mex… --- ## [Does Canada have a "national epic"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-canada-have-a-national-epic/418947)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2007, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-canada-have-a-national-epic/418947 "2007-09-16T03:56:07Z")
So as not to hijack the Old West thread, I’ve wondered this before. Is there a Canadian film that’s similar to Gone With the Wind or Titanic or the like- something set specifically in Canada’s past with high quality act… --- ## [What is your relationship to your cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-relationship-to-your-cell-phone/557880)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-relationship-to-your-cell-phone/557880 "2010-10-23T02:11:01Z")
The thread about people not needing to wear a watch, because they have their cell phones made me wonder. One poster even commented that they can’t be without their phone. I’m sure that is a common sentiment. But consi… --- ## [Sex Bet on Wii Game Ends With Mountie Shooting His Wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-bet-on-wii-game-ends-with-mountie-shooting-his-wife/664065)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-bet-on-wii-game-ends-with-mountie-shooting-his-wife/664065 "2013-10-28T04:02:01Z")
Yes, one of those headlines that says you have to read the story. Here. --- ## [Rice-burner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-burner/598381)
**Author:** [@Spankenstein89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spankenstein89)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-burner/598381 "2011-10-13T22:01:47Z")
Rice-burner? Don’t be racist Cecil. I’m surprised at you. --- ## [Are Parking Brakes and Blow Out Preventers Poorly Designed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-parking-brakes-and-blow-out-preventers-poorly-designed/551676)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-parking-brakes-and-blow-out-preventers-poorly-designed/551676 "2010-08-28T15:41:09Z")
I don’t really know how a parking brake works. I have a passenger vehicle with a lever. If I depress a button on the lever, I can raise the lever and engage the brake. I assume when engaged, something is pressing agai… --- ## [Masturbating greek philosophers - cite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbating-greek-philosophers-cite/367747)
**Author:** [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2006, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbating-greek-philosophers-cite/367747 "2006-08-09T20:00:52Z")
Okay, this will most likely be moved to a less serious forum due to the answers that can be expected from dopers. But still. I’ve had some education on philosophers in the past, but my memory is really getting fuzzy, so… --- ## [When does fried tofu spoil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-fried-tofu-spoil/647839)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-fried-tofu-spoil/647839 "2013-01-22T18:52:50Z")
I bought a package of fried tofu from our local asian market (it has a styrofoam bottom, and a saran wrap-like plastic covering) where they keep it in the refrigerated section. Then, I cleverly left it out overnight. T… --- ## [House Democrats push for $3 trillion HEROES Act (additional stimulus/relief bill)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-democrats-push-for-3-trillion-heroes-act-additional-stimulus-relief-bill/853672)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-democrats-push-for-3-trillion-heroes-act-additional-stimulus-relief-bill/853672 "2020-06-07T11:13:35Z")
House Democrats are pushing for an even larger coronavirus relief bill than the initial CARES Act, totaling roughly $3 trillion. This would include additional stimulus checks ($1,200 again, like last time,) extend the un… --- ## [What dates a movie the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dates-a-movie-the-most/579707)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dates-a-movie-the-most/579707 "2011-04-29T03:00:12Z")
The Charlton Heston 10 Commandments was on TV the other night and I watched a few minutes of it and couldn’t help thinking just how cheesy and dated and almost hysterical the movie is by today’s standards. I’m trying to… --- ## [Etiquette Advise ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-advise/664454)
**Author:** [@Tracijo67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracijo67)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-advise/664454 "2013-07-26T23:03:59Z")
I have a male coworker (actually, he reported to me but left for a different job several months ago; in an odd twist of fate, I will be joining his team, as his peer, in early September) who keeps texting me and asking t… --- ## [Is ''Friends'' a ''chick'' show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768)
**Author:** [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2004, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-friends-a-chick-show/222768 "2004-01-06T13:59:08Z")
I know there are guys that watch this, and I did too, but can’t remember the last time I saw a current episode. I probably haven’t seen an episode (non-syndicated) since 2000. I still kind of know what’s going on just … --- ## [Today's totally baffling right wing quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-totally-baffling-right-wing-quote/261369)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-totally-baffling-right-wing-quote/261369 "2004-08-28T00:31:30Z")
From this Yahoo News story. So Dick Cheney has, for once, done something that almost seems reasonable. Namely, he refused to endorse the anti-gay-marriage constitutional amendment. So not only do Tony Perkins and his … --- ## [Bohemian Grove "owl" on the $1 bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bohemian-grove-owl-on-the-1-bill/534727)
**Author:** [@missyvanwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missyvanwinkle)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bohemian-grove-owl-on-the-1-bill/534727 "2010-04-07T22:04:35Z")
Ever since I was a kid (and still had the eyesight to view the little guy unaided), I knew the creature in the corner of the dollar was a spider – an energetic fellow who spun on all the lovely “web” engraved on our mone… --- ## [Ultra-far Right: wankers or serious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultra-far-right-wankers-or-serious/519081)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultra-far-right-wankers-or-serious/519081 "2009-11-30T22:49:19Z")
That is to say, are they just posturing like a bunch of teen punks talking tough? Or would they really carry out a totalitarian revision of society if they only had the power to do so? I ask because of the current thread… --- ## [Why don't states use nitrogen chambers for the death penalty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-states-use-nitrogen-chambers-for-the-death-penalty/960698)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-states-use-nitrogen-chambers-for-the-death-penalty/960698 "2024-01-30T00:07:41Z")
Here’s a gift article about the problems with the use of midazolam in lethal injections: Lethal injections for the death penalty seem hopelessly broken. If OK loses this case, they will appeal and they may even win, … --- ## [More than 73% of my patients have covid now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-73-of-my-patients-have-covid-now/922839)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-73-of-my-patients-have-covid-now/922839 "2020-11-17T20:10:08Z")
Fuck. We kept the numbers to zero until August. Now it’s exploded. 814 of my patients tested positive, and 412 are currently active (the others have recovered). None of my patients have died YET. Some are quite ill,… --- ## [Share your favorite hacks, hustles, and cons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-hacks-hustles-and-cons/640380)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-hacks-hustles-and-cons/640380 "2012-11-08T20:57:19Z")
Share your favorite hacks, hustles, and cons here. Ones that you do or have done in the past. And ones that you know about, but have never done. Also, what are your random thoughts about this subject in general? Do you … --- ## [Just how illegal are guns in other countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-illegal-are-guns-in-other-countries/514519)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-illegal-are-guns-in-other-countries/514519 "2009-10-22T22:09:39Z")
It surprised me by reading in the other thread how many places in the world make it illegal to own a firearm. That’s a very rare thing in the U.S. and very few jurisdictions have such a policy. So, what sort of fine/ja… --- ## [It's not just YOUR thread, Eve!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-just-your-thread-eve/187710)
**Author:** [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-just-your-thread-eve/187710 "2003-07-13T21:15:18Z")
\[Pit newbie here. I’d ask you to be gentle with me, but I guess this is the Pit after all…\] In this thread, Incubus talked about having terrible luck with relationships and opined that he has decided that it wouldn’t b… --- ## [Girl in Latex, with Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-in-latex-with-fish/420109)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2007, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-in-latex-with-fish/420109 "2007-09-26T07:02:29Z")
It is mindless and pointless. Have you seen the Australian Fisherman’s Friend ads? --- ## [Lamarck's Law of Use and Disuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamarcks-law-of-use-and-disuse/61138)
**Author:** [@jorolat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jorolat)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2001, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamarcks-law-of-use-and-disuse/61138 "2001-07-27T06:13:41Z")
Can anyone help with a couple of questions concerning the following ?(taken from http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/lamarck.html): \*\*"…“Lamarckism” or “Lamarckianism” is now often used in a rather derogatory sense to … --- ## [Can I safely can tomatoes using a pasta pot and not a canner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-safely-can-tomatoes-using-a-pasta-pot-and-not-a-canner/548648)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-safely-can-tomatoes-using-a-pasta-pot-and-not-a-canner/548648 "2010-08-03T01:25:55Z")
I have successfully made several batches of peach jam (and one peach-blueberry jam) thanks to the abundant crop on our peach tree and assistance of a county fair-placed-jam-making friend. As she demonstrated, turning th… --- ## [FiveThirtyEight.com decimated by Disney layoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fivethirtyeight-com-decimated-by-disney-layoffs/983242)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fivethirtyeight-com-decimated-by-disney-layoffs/983242 "2023-05-01T22:41:23Z")
Nate Silver has had an up and down career since he came to fame forecasting the 2008 election. He went from the New York Times to Disney, which tried to make him a personality at ESPN and then transferred his website fiv… --- ## [Vagina sizes in (human) populations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vagina-sizes-in-human-populations/101153)
**Author:** [@PosterChild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PosterChild)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2002, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vagina-sizes-in-human-populations/101153 "2002-04-04T02:52:59Z")
A Chinese friend of mine (with an admittedly limited sample size) was saying how she had a more difficult time accomodating her white ex-boyfriend’s penis than her Korean boyfriend’s. Which got me wondering. Uncle Ceci… --- ## [Crazy Trump supporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-trump-supporters/1008297)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-trump-supporters/1008297 "2024-11-06T13:18:27Z")
Had an interesting start to my day. Standing outside waiting for the door to be unlocked at work, someone made an observation about the price of gas being low. One of the older ladies, nice enough in passing but not so… --- ## [Roommate with Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roommate-with-guns/712492)
**Author:** [@BrSt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrSt)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roommate-with-guns/712492 "2015-02-17T21:24:03Z")
Hello all, This is my first post here. I was wondering if I could get some advice on a situation that I am having with a roommate. First off, I will describe my living situation, which might be a bit unusual to some. … --- ## [The Motherland, Fatherland, Homeland. Who decides?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-motherland-fatherland-homeland-who-decides/675204)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-motherland-fatherland-homeland-who-decides/675204 "2013-12-04T14:28:43Z")
Where does this terminology come from? Who decides whether the name for one’s country is the Homeland, The Fatherland or The Motherland…? --- ## [Thermostat is upstairs- best way to get it downstairs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thermostat-is-upstairs-best-way-to-get-it-downstairs/609100)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thermostat-is-upstairs-best-way-to-get-it-downstairs/609100 "2012-01-11T04:24:20Z")
The thermostat at my house is up on the second floor, which in itself isn’t a huge deal (I don’t mind plodding up the stairs to adjust things). The problem is that my master bedroom is on the first floor, by the front do… --- ## [Will the US pay a military retirement to a non-US citizen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-pay-a-military-retirement-to-a-non-us-citizen/597427)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-pay-a-military-retirement-to-a-non-us-citizen/597427 "2016-08-14T21:00:27Z")
Was thinking about this the other day. Say you put in your 20 years and decide not only to retire in Canada but to also give up your US citizenship and become a card carrying cannuck. Would the US government still pay y… --- ## [The end of the N.F.L.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-the-n-f-l/715206)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-the-n-f-l/715206 "2015-03-23T13:00:45Z")
First Patrick Willis and now this guy retiring from the N.F.L. well short of their 30th birthdays. With concussion awareness on the rise do you think that the all-mighty N.F.L. will eventually meet its end if players lik… --- ## [Why can't this plane dump fuel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-this-plane-dump-fuel/625772)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-this-plane-dump-fuel/625772 "2012-06-24T22:49:27Z")
This story recounts a pretty unpleasant ride for passengers on an A320 departing Las Vegas: The plane took off and apparently lost hydraulics right away. Then it circled Las Vegas for five hours – lurching violently en… --- ## [I'm going on a rocket ship (game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-a-rocket-ship-game/411990)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-a-rocket-ship-game/411990 "2007-07-18T22:16:33Z")
I’m going on a rocket ship. Want to come? I’ll let on board if you bring two things. What will you bring? I’m bringing a carrot and boots. --- ## [Would you/Have you ever pick/picked up a hitchhiker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-you-ever-pick-picked-up-a-hitchhiker/401431)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-you-ever-pick-picked-up-a-hitchhiker/401431 "2007-04-26T04:24:34Z")
Sorry, I’m a Generation Xer. I’ve seen too many movies where stopping to help someone ended up in death. I’ll never never ever ever do it. Not even if it’s 30 degrees below zero and it looks like a suburban family with … --- ## [Female priests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-priests/552109)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-priests/552109 "2010-09-03T05:17:59Z")
Is it correct to say that the Catholic Church denies female priest because they say Jesus was male, whereas some Protestants accept female priests because, they say Christ was both male and female, and Orthodox say that … --- ## [First Utterance of "Curse Words" on Prime-Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-utterance-of-curse-words-on-prime-time/317654)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-utterance-of-curse-words-on-prime-time/317654 "2005-08-22T21:39:14Z")
Wife and I were watching Gunsmoke: Return To Dodge (1987) on DVD the other day, and stolid Newly called Steve Forrest a bastard!!! This got us to contemplating when certain words were first used on a prime-time series, … --- ## [What’s This Facebook Bimbo’s Game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-this-facebook-bimbo-s-game/561742)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-this-facebook-bimbo-s-game/561742 "2010-12-04T05:09:56Z")
Usually I can figure out the angle on these things, but this one has me stumped. This woman (at least I assume it’s actually a woman) sent me this message on Facebook about an hour ago: Hi and Chanelle Lanette How u doi… --- ## [MOM! Phineas and Ferb are making a SDMB thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-phineas-and-ferb-are-making-a-sdmb-thread/522988)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-phineas-and-ferb-are-making-a-sdmb-thread/522988 "2010-11-12T13:21:24Z")
The Disney Channel/Disney XD series \*Phineas and Ferb has been given its spotlight on this board before, but since it was brought up recently in another thread- and since I’ve really gotten into it more for some reason- … --- ## [glow-in-the-dark materials safety](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-materials-safety/524544)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-in-the-dark-materials-safety/524544 "2010-03-25T03:45:02Z")
Cecil’s column today discusses the safety of phosphorescent materials, and with regard to radium-based phosphors, includes the \[mitigated\] claim that “the best information available at the moment finds no real threat in … --- ## [Sadly, most of Bruce Lee's movies were simply awful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadly-most-of-bruce-lees-movies-were-simply-awful/349401)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2006, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadly-most-of-bruce-lees-movies-were-simply-awful/349401 "2006-03-23T00:14:13Z")
There are few people on this board who are bigger admirers of Bruce Lee than I, but most of his movies were simply awful. As I watch Fists of Fury (1971), Chinese Connection (1972), Return of the Dragon (1972), and Game… --- ## [Are motorcyclists intimidating? (A question for non-riders.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-motorcyclists-intimidating-a-question-for-non-riders/172041)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-motorcyclists-intimidating-a-question-for-non-riders/172041 "2003-05-03T15:18:16Z")
There are two kinds of people who ride motorcycles: “Motorcyclists” and “Bikers”. A “Biker” is your stereotypical Harley driver – black leather, denim, etc. “Motorcyclists” are everyone else. “Bikers” can be intimidat… --- ## [How much pressure does the MLBPA put on FA to accept top $$$](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-pressure-does-the-mlbpa-put-on-fa-to-accept-top/559883)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-pressure-does-the-mlbpa-put-on-fa-to-accept-top/559883 "2011-02-16T02:10:55Z")
Cliff Lee is the top free agent. How much pressure is the union able to exert to force him to take teh most $, even if it’s from a team he’d rather not play for? For example, consider these offers: Rangers: 7yrs/$140m … --- ## [To the fuckwit who keeps stealing my newspaper: STOP !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-fuckwit-who-keeps-stealing-my-newspaper-stop/405591)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-fuckwit-who-keeps-stealing-my-newspaper-stop/405591 "2007-06-06T17:28:34Z")
I mean, please. You walk to work, because I have no sidewalks and the ONLY pedestrian traffic on my very narrow and busily travelled road is foot traffic for day workers walking to and from town for work, and a few women… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1869&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1871&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)