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**Author:** [@WoodenTaco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WoodenTaco)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-songs-you-never-hear-on-the-radio-but-wish-you-did/477963 "2008-12-20T01:36:29Z")
There’s another thread out there on songs you hear too often on the radio that should be retired. I disagree with 2/3 of the songs listed. But I think it would be fun to list the songs you don’t hear on your local classi… --- ## [Supremes: Suspects must declare wish to remain silent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supremes-suspects-must-declare-wish-to-remain-silent/541506)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supremes-suspects-must-declare-wish-to-remain-silent/541506 "2010-06-03T22:22:58Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us\_supreme\_court\_miranda\_rights as a non-lawyer, I don’t even see the debate here, or why it wasn’t 9-0. The suspect was told of his right to remain silent, said he understood it, proceeded t… --- ## [I hope your stroller gets a flat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-stroller-gets-a-flat/296104)
**Author:** [@MercyStreet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MercyStreet)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-your-stroller-gets-a-flat/296104 "2005-03-29T00:11:54Z")
I hate baby strollers. Of all kinds. Cheap and utilitarian, expensive and over-engineered – all the same to me. I don’t like the way mommies and daddies drive 'em. Or jam into an elevator with 'em. Or try to fold/unfold … --- ## [Is "Adam Ruins Everything" right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-adam-ruins-everything-right/823355)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-adam-ruins-everything-right/823355 "2019-01-09T02:51:03Z")
There is an interesting show on Netflix called “Adam Ruins Everything”. It was formerly on Trutv. I’ve only seen 2 episodes but he really proves his points well. He tackles many important issues. For example on the one … --- ## [We can't link to Pit threads in GD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-cant-link-to-pit-threads-in-gd/755680)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-cant-link-to-pit-threads-in-gd/755680 "2016-05-28T03:00:10Z")
I was very surprised to see this mod note from RickJay: I always thought that was perfectly fine, and have it done is quite a few times myself. Am I wrong? Did something change? --- ## [What is Your Favorite of Peter Jackson's LotR Films?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-of-peter-jacksons-lotr-films/548055)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-of-peter-jacksons-lotr-films/548055 "2011-01-21T13:47:20Z")
For me, it’s gotta be Fellowship of the Ring. TTT was kind-of a downer, and RotK took far more liberties with the source material than I’m comfortable with. And Gandalf facing down the Balrog = probably the best ten min… --- ## [NFL Week 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/740698)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/740698 "2015-12-22T21:01:06Z")
Thursday, 12/17 8:25 PM EST : Tampa Bay ( 2.5 ) at St Louis ( -2.5 ) Saturday, 12/19 8:25 PM EST : NY Jets ( -3 ) at Dallas ( 3 ) Sunday, 12/20 1:00 PM EST : Kansas City ( -7.5 ) at Baltimore ( 7.5 ) 1:00 PM EST : … --- ## [Are prison inmates required to work past retirement age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-prison-inmates-required-to-work-past-retirement-age/621384)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-prison-inmates-required-to-work-past-retirement-age/621384 "2012-05-16T18:38:08Z")
As far as I know, prison inmates are required to pursue some kind of work while they are incarcerated. They aren’t allowed to just read, watch TV or play cards all day. At least that’s the case with the general prison po… --- ## [I went to \_\_, but I didn't \_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912 "2019-10-02T21:03:40Z")
Was talking to my sister the other day. She and our other 2 sisters recently took a trip to Santa Fe. The Georgia O’Keefe museum is just about the only specific attraction I know of in the area, but she said they didn’… --- ## [Where did the Nazis get their money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-nazis-get-their-money/364275)
**Author:** [@solkoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solkoe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-nazis-get-their-money/364275 "2013-08-05T02:50:13Z")
Germany was dirt poor after WWI but Hitler somehow managed to get enough cash to completely transform the country. He had huge infrastructure programs all of which had to be paid for. He developed an enormous military … --- ## [My new glasses are trying to kill me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-glasses-are-trying-to-kill-me/522276)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-glasses-are-trying-to-kill-me/522276 "2010-01-10T04:04:35Z")
A real pity, since I love the the new frames. I look hell of good in them. HOWEVER - The last week or so I began getting these just crippling headaches. All on the left side of my head. Plus I noticed that the vision… --- ## [Castro Absolves Obama of Fault For US Blockade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castro-absolves-obama-of-fault-for-us-blockade/717442)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castro-absolves-obama-of-fault-for-us-blockade/717442 "2015-04-16T22:27:15Z")
Castro Absolves Obama of Fault For US Blockade Questions for debate: What, if anything, does this do to the perception of Obama both and home and abroad? What will normalization of relations mean for both the US and … --- ## [Do people in other parts of the world still cover their mouth when they yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-other-parts-of-the-world-still-cover-their-mouth-when-they-yawn/639940)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-other-parts-of-the-world-still-cover-their-mouth-when-they-yawn/639940 "2015-09-02T08:36:29Z")
Except from me and my mother and perhaps the queen at the Nobel dinner, nobody covers their mouth anymore when they yawn here in Sweden. I’m quite sure people used to do that when I grew up (I’m around forty years old), … --- ## [Should Pan-handling Be Illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-pan-handling-be-illegal/199729)
**Author:** [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-pan-handling-be-illegal/199729 "2003-09-10T21:41:01Z")
You’ve all encountered pan-handlers before, whether on the side of the road requesting food & money or worse yet directly in front of your favorite establishment. They are a nuisance. With all the Day labor agencies in… --- ## [Religious Dopers: How Observant Are You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-dopers-how-observant-are-you/587778)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-dopers-how-observant-are-you/587778 "2011-07-07T19:25:37Z")
How often do you attend services at your respectives places of worship? --- ## [11 Egyptian "Sudents" Disaapear-Homeland Security, anybody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-egyptian-sudents-disaapear-homeland-security-anybody/367988)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-egyptian-sudents-disaapear-homeland-security-anybody/367988 "2006-08-12T16:39:50Z")
So, the NYTimes reports that 11 egyptian exchange studenst are missing! These students were headed for Montana, but failed to show up. I thought we we supposed to be watching this? Maybe Al-Queda has a new crop of wanna… --- ## [Authors with pseudonyms--any whose identity was never cracked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-with-pseudonyms-any-whose-identity-was-never-cracked/663917)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-with-pseudonyms-any-whose-identity-was-never-cracked/663917 "2018-02-03T17:14:08Z")
Tons of authors use pseudonyms for various reasons, but mostly, it’s not a big secret. Evan Hunter/Ed McBain (was that ever even a secret?) etc. Sometimes they only use a pseudonym (Trevanian) but I guess if you did it r… --- ## [Lucky me, I just discovered Six Feet Under](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-me-i-just-discovered-six-feet-under/552771 "2011-01-04T22:10:54Z")
On a boring TV night I decided to skim though my cable On Demand options, and saw that the first half dozen episodes of season 1, so I thought WTF I’ll give it a shot. I had never seen an episode, frankly because the wh… --- ## [The greatest entrance in cinema history ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-entrance-in-cinema-history/447186)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-entrance-in-cinema-history/447186 "2008-05-05T11:50:52Z")
… is Frank-N-Furter’s arrival by elevator in Rocky Horror. Already thrown off balance by the Timewarp, we’re suddenly confronted by a creature so glorious and bizarre that it’s all we can do not to join Janet in faintin… --- ## [What happened to the population of Iceland in 1846, 1860, and 1882?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-population-of-iceland-in-1846-1860-and-1882/567113)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-population-of-iceland-in-1846-1860-and-1882/567113 "2011-07-06T17:18:59Z")
I found this cool animated chart where you can look at animated national national statistics about economics and population over time. Running it I saw that Iceland has three drastic drops of life expectancy on the 19 c… --- ## [Survival of Pagan Names for Days of the Week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survival-of-pagan-names-for-days-of-the-week/644666)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survival-of-pagan-names-for-days-of-the-week/644666 "2012-12-23T09:09:18Z")
How is it that days of the week were able to keep their obviously pagan-derived names through the times when the Christian church had near total power? It’s kind of surprising (to me anyway) that we don’t have Jesusday, … --- ## [Stereotypes attributed to car brands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-attributed-to-car-brands/406729)
**Author:** [@everywill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/everywill)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2007, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotypes-attributed-to-car-brands/406729 "2007-06-05T16:49:27Z")
Something I’ve never been able to catch onto is car brands. The people associated with them, the demographics attached to them, the quality associated with them. I feel woefully uneducated in this area. Can someone give … --- ## [Weird: The Al Yankovic Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-the-al-yankovic-story/536426)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-the-al-yankovic-story/536426 "2010-04-25T17:00:42Z")
See the trailer. Because I’m pretty sure you won’t be able to see the movie. --- ## [Have you ever outed yourself without meaning to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-outed-yourself-without-meaning-to/558211)
**Author:** [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-outed-yourself-without-meaning-to/558211 "2010-10-29T03:12:43Z")
Have you ever unintentionally outed yourself? To whom? Did they notice, or at least let on that they noticed? What were the consequences? --- ## [Will it ever be possible to grow meat in tanks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-it-ever-be-possible-to-grow-meat-in-tanks/59364)
**Author:** [@jerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerri)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-it-ever-be-possible-to-grow-meat-in-tanks/59364 "2010-04-19T17:14:43Z")
Will it ever be possible to grow meat in tanks? I read about that is some science fiction stories. --- ## [You're the last human on Earth. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-last-human-on-earth-now-what/608571)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-last-human-on-earth-now-what/608571 "2012-01-09T17:35:32Z")
Inspired by the one-off/miniseries Life After People and Clarke’s Childhood’s End. One day you wake up, alone. If you have an SO or kids, their absence is the first thing that will tip you off that something is wrong. Tu… --- ## [What kind of accent does Captain Hook have in the Disney cartoons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-accent-does-captain-hook-have-in-the-disney-cartoons/627880)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-accent-does-captain-hook-have-in-the-disney-cartoons/627880 "2012-07-14T02:51:05Z")
He doesn’t talk like a Long John Silver “arr matey” pirate. I can usually do voices pretty well (you should hear me do both sides of a Bert and Ernie bit) but Captain Hook is impossible. --- ## [Are you a private person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-private-person/457772)
**Author:** [@Amygdala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amygdala)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2008, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-private-person/457772 "2008-07-29T01:46:04Z")
In other words, how comfortable are you sharing personal information with others? Where are your boundaries? Is there any information that you won’t share with anyone, no matter how close you are to them? If not, is ther… --- ## [INCREDIBLY bad and very weird restaurant experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-bad-and-very-weird-restaurant-experience/126626)
**Author:** [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2002, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-bad-and-very-weird-restaurant-experience/126626 "2002-09-08T01:51:03Z")
I can no longer locate the “worst restaurant experiences” thread, but this was so unbelievably bad, I simply must share. My husband’s extended family met last night at a restaurant for a birthday dinner for a family fri… --- ## [Worst Top Chef winner ever: Ilan Hall or Hosea Rosenberg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-top-chef-winner-ever-ilan-hall-or-hosea-rosenberg/544955)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-top-chef-winner-ever-ilan-hall-or-hosea-rosenberg/544955 "2010-06-30T11:58:36Z")
I’m gonna have to go with Ilan Hall, no contest, on this one. Sure, both he and Hosea have equally questionable cooking skillz, but Hosea’s just your run-of-the-mill jerk, and not someone who actively, gleefully partici… --- ## ['London Bridge is Down': official plans following the death of QEII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-bridge-is-down-official-plans-following-the-death-of-qeii/782340)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-bridge-is-down-official-plans-following-the-death-of-qeii/782340 "2017-03-18T14:01:27Z")
I’m no monarchist but, wow, what a read: London Bridge is Down - what happens next … … and so it goes on; it’s a long and fascinating read. --- ## [Why are there so many Treaty(s) of Paris?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-treaty-s-of-paris/573085)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-treaty-s-of-paris/573085 "2011-03-02T19:21:31Z")
Wikipedia lists over 20 in the time from 1229 to the Paris Peace Accords in 1973. Is Paris just a really picturesque place to sign treaties? --- ## [I am not rude, I'm BLEEDING!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-rude-im-bleeding/336500)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-rude-im-bleeding/336500 "2005-12-23T18:02:36Z")
Out finally doing some Christmas shopping today. I head to a bookstore and I’m looking at some calendars that are stuffed too closely into a wire rack. I go to pull one out and it gives suddenly, causing my hand to smash… --- ## [First tv ad to employ humor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-tv-ad-to-employ-humor/692950)
**Author:** [@common\_good](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/common_good)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-tv-ad-to-employ-humor/692950 "2014-07-20T19:04:15Z")
Yea, there is a specific one that is acknowledged by ad men. It was in the 60’s. Anybody recall it and the product ? No prize, offer invalid in Wisconsin (cause I just don’t like those people) --- ## [Two teams tied for first--is the next team second, or third?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-teams-tied-for-first-is-the-next-team-second-or-third/486027)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2018, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-teams-tied-for-first-is-the-next-team-second-or-third/486027 "2018-02-27T00:12:28Z")
In a sports league, if there are two teams tied for first, is the next team in second place? I would think third, because there are two teams ahead of it. In my son’s fifth-grade basketball league the basement team ran… --- ## [Democratic Game Plan For 2020.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-game-plan-for-2020/789353)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2017, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-game-plan-for-2020/789353 "2017-07-08T12:06:40Z")
I guess even now, some Democrats are looking to 2020, hoping we will get a Democrat in the White House, and save whatever is left of Roe v. Wade and the ACA. But I think I am a keen observer of things, and I suspect it m… --- ## [Retirement at age 44](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement-at-age-44/566278)
**Author:** [@Roblou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roblou)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement-at-age-44/566278 "2011-01-08T01:43:38Z")
I am a 44 yr old woman and I have always been under the impression that a person has to wait until they are at least 62 yrs old to retire. I have been thinking about retiring at my current age if possible. My question is… --- ## [We only ship to the US and Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-only-ship-to-the-us-and-canada/383521)
**Author:** [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2006, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-only-ship-to-the-us-and-canada/383521 "2006-12-13T05:15:10Z")
(http://www.randomshirts.com/faqs.htm) This is a minor rant. Well, no, it isn’t. I’m really angry. But they’re “really sorry.” WTF? Ok, I get it, there’s no civilization outside of North America, and while we’re danc… --- ## [I pit King of the Hill.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-king-of-the-hill/230579)
**Author:** [@prisoner6655321](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prisoner6655321)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2004, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-king-of-the-hill/230579 "2004-02-25T06:28:16Z")
I am sooo pissed off. King of the Hill showed a “gathering” of hippies tonight. It seems so much of an obvious attack against the Rainbow Family Gathering. And it is really really ignorant. I went to a Rainbow Family… --- ## [Why do they call it "tossing salad"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-call-it-tossing-salad/202016)
**Author:** [@mellonhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mellonhead)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-call-it-tossing-salad/202016 "2003-09-18T05:31:57Z")
How the hell did they come up with “tossing one’s salad”? Where did the term come from and what relationship does it have with licking one’s asshole? --- ## [offensive origin of the word "broad" (meaning a woman)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offensive-origin-of-the-word-broad-meaning-a-woman/344021)
**Author:** [@Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ross)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2006, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offensive-origin-of-the-word-broad-meaning-a-woman/344021 "2006-02-13T03:15:48Z")
So on the bus this morning I accused my four year-old of being a “contentious little broad”. I am roundly informed by my feminist buddy that one does not refer to women with that term, because it’s offensive. I’m sure s… --- ## [Had He Lived, Could FDR Have Won a Fifth Term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-he-lived-could-fdr-have-won-a-fifth-term/638869)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-he-lived-could-fdr-have-won-a-fifth-term/638869 "2012-10-27T15:19:45Z")
No convoluted hypothesis or theory here; just a question that popped into my head. --- ## [Are there long-term downsides to losing your virginity late in life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-long-term-downsides-to-losing-your-virginity-late-in-life/810120)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2018, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-long-term-downsides-to-losing-your-virginity-late-in-life/810120 "2018-03-30T05:01:10Z")
In terms of the topic question, I guess what I am asking is whether a person who loses his virginity later in life (say 25+) is permanently stilted for not having benefited from the psychological, social, developmental, … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory season premiere--The Copulation Conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-premiere-the-copulation-conundrum/766435)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-premiere-the-copulation-conundrum/766435 "2016-09-26T22:24:19Z")
The highlight was Penny’s family. More of them, please. And Amy playing her harp. I hate Leonard’s parents. --- ## [What are the most profoundly beautiful soundtracks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-profoundly-beautiful-soundtracks/725163)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-profoundly-beautiful-soundtracks/725163 "2015-07-17T15:09:14Z")
I need music to listen to in my reflections. I listen to a lot of Jazz. I have noticed some of the most beautiful music in the soundtracks for: Chinatown (Jerry Goldsmith) Trouble Man (Marvin Gayes work just in betwee… --- ## [I Pit the Bumper Badger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-bumper-badger/436388)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-bumper-badger/436388 "2008-04-12T10:34:24Z")
I see more and more cars with a goofy looking rubber mat hanging out of the trunk with the title “bumper badger” on it. I gather that the purpose of the bumper badger is to keep people from scratching up your bumper whe… --- ## [Got called for an interview for a job I think will be a huge pay cut.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-called-for-an-interview-for-a-job-i-think-will-be-a-huge-pay-cut/744307)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-called-for-an-interview-for-a-job-i-think-will-be-a-huge-pay-cut/744307 "2016-02-24T19:20:18Z")
Of course I’m going to the interview - it would be a great job and it’s not like I don’t need the interview practice. I do have a job that pays well but the institution is doing a lot of things I find personally and pro… --- ## [Geez is this family really this clueless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geez-is-this-family-really-this-clueless/694187)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geez-is-this-family-really-this-clueless/694187 "2014-07-30T19:14:12Z")
I don’t see the mystery here. Sounds very much like a typical teen runaway. Sure she’s lost weight. She’s probably been living on the streets. Dah! Another revealing fact. She returned home nine months later. Does thi… --- ## [Is there a better rock song than Rocks Off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839 "2015-03-27T21:05:40Z")
Piano, cymbal crashes, horns, Mick, Keith … It just came on and I was inspired…also curious what others would pick in this particular vein. No Rush lovers please. --- ## [Does your wife/husband/significant other check your Facebook/E-mail/Personal Stuff, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-wife-husband-significant-other-check-your-facebook-e-mail-personal-stuff-etc/681066)
**Author:** [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-wife-husband-significant-other-check-your-facebook-e-mail-personal-stuff-etc/681066 "2014-02-17T15:40:24Z")
Like these boards for example. If they do, does it bother you that your privacy is limited, or is it a “What’s mine is yours and I have nothing to hide.” situation? And if not, would you mind if they did? Curious to k… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1882&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1884&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)