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**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-says-you-can-slap-a-jap/309500 "2005-06-24T14:56:12Z")
God damn, that guy is a dick. --- ## [Oh, so \*that's\* what they're singing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-so-thats-what-theyre-singing/438522)
**Author:** [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-so-thats-what-theyre-singing/438522 "2008-02-25T22:41:20Z")
For 33 years (omigod!), I have been unable to decipher what Freddie Mercury is singing in one line of the chorus of “Killer Queen.” “She’s a killer queen … Dynamite with a laser beam…” With the massed vocals, it was … --- ## [The Gor novels by John Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gor-novels-by-john-norman/514360)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gor-novels-by-john-norman/514360 "2009-10-21T22:40:31Z")
I’m planning on sending my husband’s small collection (I think it’s the first 8 books) of Gor novels to a friend who is unfamiliar with them. Did I mischaracterize or malign John Norman by calling the Gor novels “soft p… --- ## [Arms, Legs or Eyes - Which Would You Choose If You Had No Choice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-legs-or-eyes-which-would-you-choose-if-you-had-no-choice/663168)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-legs-or-eyes-which-would-you-choose-if-you-had-no-choice/663168 "2013-08-28T16:49:22Z")
You are about to become disabled, for the rest of your life and your options are: Losing both arms, at the shoulder - trouble eating, no driving, no video games, someone else brushing your teeth and helping you clean … --- ## [Dog Bark Translators: Do They Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bark-translators-do-they-work/632417)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bark-translators-do-they-work/632417 "2012-08-25T23:41:39Z")
A few years back, a Japanese inventor announced a new gadget-it was a “Dog Bark Translator”. As I recall, it was a collar, which had a LCD display screen. When the dog emitted a bark, the gadget would decide what it mea… --- ## [In Chinese, Is 'Turtle Head' The Proper Term For 'Penis'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-chinese-is-turtle-head-the-proper-term-for-penis/398381)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-chinese-is-turtle-head-the-proper-term-for-penis/398381 "2007-04-02T14:46:57Z")
As I understand it, in Chinese, ‘turtle head’ (pronounced QUAY-toe in Mandarin) is a common term used to describe the male appendage, because it is said to look and sound like a penis (some turtles emit a hissing sound w… --- ## [Concerts where the frontperson is wasted. How did you feel, and what did you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-where-the-frontperson-is-wasted-how-did-you-feel-and-what-did-you-do/976345)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-where-the-frontperson-is-wasted-how-did-you-feel-and-what-did-you-do/976345 "2023-05-01T11:25:05Z")
Ms. A and I went to see the Lemonheads at the Metro in Chicago last night. One of our favorite 90s bands playing one of our favorite venues. What could go wrong? Here’s what: Evan Dando was wasted. He walked onstage wi… --- ## [where can I find hexane cleaners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-hexane-cleaners/656613)
**Author:** [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-hexane-cleaners/656613 "2013-04-25T18:04:23Z")
I use to work in a cell phone shop and we used hexane to clean the phones. It worked great because it was oily like mineral spirits so it dissolved oil very well but it evaporated much faster, had less of a odor, and wa… --- ## [What are the oldest human-made artifacts to be essentially worthless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-oldest-human-made-artifacts-to-be-essentially-worthless/616086)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-oldest-human-made-artifacts-to-be-essentially-worthless/616086 "2012-03-19T19:41:19Z")
What are the oldest things humans made that still exist in such quantity that they’re of very little value (unless you do indeed find a greater fool)? To start out the thread, I’ll mention that certain Roman coins are a… --- ## [Botticelli - October 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2018/822378)
**Author:** [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2018/822378 "2018-11-06T23:36:59Z")
Old thread (for September): https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=861636 I am P. --- ## [Steganopornography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steganopornography/541194)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steganopornography/541194 "2010-06-01T12:04:44Z")
Right here. I think this satisfies the intent of the two-click rule, with a very clever steganographic technique. --- ## [Married Dopers: if your spouse asked you to give up porn indefinitely/forever, would you agree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-dopers-if-your-spouse-asked-you-to-give-up-porn-indefinitely-forever-would-you-agree/587837)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-dopers-if-your-spouse-asked-you-to-give-up-porn-indefinitely-forever-would-you-agree/587837 "2011-07-11T17:31:19Z")
Suggested by a zombie thread I’m too lazy to link to. Poll in a moment; the results will be private. Before voting, note that I am using married as shorthand for involved in a committed, cohabiting, monogamous relations… --- ## [Postal regulations regarding mailing of nude photos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postal-regulations-regarding-mailing-of-nude-photos/238733)
**Author:** [@miss\_smartypants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_smartypants)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2004, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postal-regulations-regarding-mailing-of-nude-photos/238733 "2004-04-08T02:56:50Z")
A few years ago I spent some time at Esalen as a “work scholar”. An Esalen work scholar is someone who participates in the mind/body/spirit classes that are offered, but also works 30 hours a week to help pay the tuitio… --- ## [Dollhouse 12/04](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollhouse-12-04/520063)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollhouse-12-04/520063 "2010-11-12T03:53:11Z")
FOX apparently wants to get through its stock of episodes as quickly as possible without pissing off the fans too much, so we’re getting two hours a week throughout December. Tonight, a pair of eps concerning the muckrak… --- ## [How much gold was given to Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gold-was-given-to-jesus/995876)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gold-was-given-to-jesus/995876 "2024-01-24T13:36:46Z")
Are there any tales, apocryphal or otherwise, as to how much gold was given to Jesus by the Wise Men in the Bible? Yeah, I know about the other two gifts, but gold is the gift I am wondering about. They supposedly trav… --- ## ["Only Fools and Horses" term: Near Area Estate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-fools-and-horses-term-near-area-estate/711909)
**Author:** [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-fools-and-horses-term-near-area-estate/711909 "2015-12-30T18:33:49Z")
Putting this in Café instead of GQ because this may be a term made up for the Brit-com “Only Fools and Horses”, since the few Google results seem mostly to point back to the show itself (but not all). Anyway, been watch… --- ## [Why are contact lens solutions so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-contact-lens-solutions-so-expensive/80476)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-contact-lens-solutions-so-expensive/80476 "2015-06-06T17:37:55Z")
I feel like I’m being ripped off whenever I buy contact lens solutions. What’s the profit margin on this stuff? What are the actual manufacturing costs involved, and wholesale costs, for a bottle of saline solution and/o… --- ## [So let's show pictures of our pets!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lets-show-pictures-of-our-pets/478912)
**Author:** [@Marconi\_Schmeese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_Schmeese)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-lets-show-pictures-of-our-pets/478912 "2009-01-05T20:19:40Z")
So can you tell I got a crazy new digital camera for Christmas? Time to share pet pictures. I’m sure we do this often, but who cares? They are our baaaabies. Hubby and I are childless by choice and have these critter… --- ## [What now for the DC-verse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-now-for-the-dc-verse/661203)
**Author:** [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-now-for-the-dc-verse/661203 "2013-06-21T21:17:16Z")
So Man of Steel has been a big hit, and isn’t half bad (not brilliant, but not half bad), and the DC executives are itching to get on with their plans to build the next installment in their movie franchises, but they’ve … --- ## [Why No Towns Along Interstate 5 in California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-towns-along-interstate-5-in-california/510690)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-towns-along-interstate-5-in-california/510690 "2009-09-20T21:29:29Z")
Why is it that between north of Burbank and all the way to Stockton there is not a single major town or city along the Interstate 5 all the way through the Central Valley? There are big cities like Bakersfield and Fresno… --- ## [Full Kitchen Redo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-kitchen-redo/982155)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-kitchen-redo/982155 "2023-10-13T15:43:10Z")
Today was day 1, hopefully the worst day. 3 issues today already: One of the circuits in the kitchen then runs to the basement to power the washer, dryer and pump for the deep sink. That circuit is broken and won’t be … --- ## [So... Will: Bottom, top, or "versatile."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-bottom-top-or-versatile/175621)
**Author:** [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2003, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-bottom-top-or-versatile/175621 "2003-05-19T03:24:02Z")
So, we may be going into the gay TMI universe, but after the current episode of Will and Grace, I’m wondering… You see, Will woke up with Jack in his bed. Now I think there’s a better chance that nothing happened, but … --- ## [Little Girls And Dress Up (Jon-Benet Related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-girls-and-dress-up-jon-benet-related/469178)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-girls-and-dress-up-jon-benet-related/469178 "2008-10-29T01:09:21Z")
I’ve been reading a couple of books on the Jon-Benet Ramsey murder. Both of them indicate how her mother dressed her up, one says “as a 30 year old slut” But that aside, not ever having kids, don’t little girls love to … --- ## [Do you chew your pudding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-chew-your-pudding/556289)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-chew-your-pudding/556289 "2010-10-13T21:08:31Z")
My wife was looking at me like I was an idiot the other night, because I was trying to chew my soup. There was nothing chunky in my soup, a toothless baby could have eaten it. But dog yarn it! I can’t seem to stop myself… --- ## [When is it OK to hate Republicans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-ok-to-hate-republicans/290895)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2005, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-ok-to-hate-republicans/290895 "2005-02-23T15:03:41Z")
On a thread in GQ that’s soon to be in the Pit I’m sure, someone asked if it was factually true that Howard Dean said he hated the Republicans and everything they stand for, which is being reported by some conservative b… --- ## [Is This Cheating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-cheating/608736)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-cheating/608736 "2012-01-12T22:37:21Z")
First of all let me preface this by saying that, this means nothing in reality, but it just bugs me on some level. I lost my job in August and have had a bunch of low paying minimum wage jobs. Anyone I have one for the … --- ## [Things in the US that aren't in Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-the-us-that-arent-in-canada/335370)
**Author:** [@ShadiRoxan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadiRoxan)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2005, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-the-us-that-arent-in-canada/335370 "2005-12-15T17:09:42Z")
I have a fairly good e-buddy that is from Alberta that I want to send a Christmas package to. I want to include things that she can’t get up there and things unique to my area. So far the only thing that I can think of… --- ## [66 Books in 66 weeks: Eonwe's Bible Review](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/66-books-in-66-weeks-eonwes-bible-review/179795)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2003, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/66-books-in-66-weeks-eonwes-bible-review/179795 "2003-07-14T07:27:27Z")
Ever since I was 13 I’ve had this black leather-bound book on my shelf. It’s got my name in gold on the bottom of the front cover. In the middle of the front cover it says “Holy Bible.” I know that many of you have re… --- ## [Mileage Tax: Good idea or bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mileage-tax-good-idea-or-bad/528025)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mileage-tax-good-idea-or-bad/528025 "2010-02-19T21:42:18Z")
I suppose it’s really a ‘usage fee’ or somesuch if implemented. Here’s an article from today’s edition of The Washington Post: Racking Up Miles? Not So Fast Now, I encourage you to read the article because it’s a lit… --- ## [I'm Kinda Liking the Queen Lately. Can I be saved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-kinda-liking-the-queen-lately-can-i-be-saved/545267)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-kinda-liking-the-queen-lately-can-i-be-saved/545267 "2010-07-07T11:35:19Z")
So, Queen Elizabeth the II has been touring Canada the last few days, and you know what? I like her. She’s been the Queen of England since before my (Scottish) parents were married! No, she’s a class act all the way a… --- ## [HOW did you vote today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-vote-today/559257)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-vote-today/559257 "2010-11-04T09:56:37Z")
How did you vote today? I voted by filling out a paper ballot with an inkpen and dropping the ballot in a big metal box. There wasn’t anything electronic in site (well other than the lights & a coffee pot). --- ## [McDonald's employee arrested for serving over-salted burger to policeman.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-employee-arrested-for-serving-over-salted-burger-to-policeman/418755)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-employee-arrested-for-serving-over-salted-burger-to-policeman/418755 "2007-09-18T17:47:25Z")
Well, it’s good to see the law enforcement establishment of Georgia are not ones to be trifled with: The story of the “over-salted burger caper” can be found here. Okay, so this story may not be of the same caliber as… --- ## [Jessica Jones - Season Two (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-jones-season-two-open-spoilers/810260)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-jones-season-two-open-spoilers/810260 "2018-05-07T19:31:49Z")
It’s online today. My wife and I re-watched the first season the last couple weeks and it is easily the best Marvel show on Netflix. Great, great show. However, it relied on having an amazing villain…who she killed at t… --- ## [Vice in the age of strict morality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vice-in-the-age-of-strict-morality/550281)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vice-in-the-age-of-strict-morality/550281 "2010-08-18T02:45:17Z")
Just how did brothels, gambling dens, illegal saloons in dry counties or states, etc. exist back in the days of extreme moral stricture? Was society not really as straight laced as the moralists wanted or as it appears i… --- ## [Que Pasa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/que-pasa/541004)
**Author:** [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/que-pasa/541004 "2010-05-31T13:54:29Z")
I could swear that in my younger days people used “Que pasa?” as an alternative for “What’s happening?” “How you doin’?” or just plain “Hey!” But now it’s all about “Que paso?”, often with the last syllable drawn out fo… --- ## [2016 Olympic Women's Soccer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-olympic-womens-soccer/761129 "2016-08-20T22:29:09Z")
The Olympics are coming up, and one of my favorite sports to watch is Women’s Soccer. Unlike Men’s Soccer, in which the Olympics are just an afterthought with a weird mostly-under-23 team, for the women, it’s the second … --- ## [Captain Phillips: Movie-induced PTSD \[OPEN SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-phillips-movie-induced-ptsd-open-spoilers/671118)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-phillips-movie-induced-ptsd-open-spoilers/671118 "2013-10-15T00:20:39Z")
Didn’t see a thread yet, so here it is. Captain Phillips recounts the events of an attempted pirate attack on the container ship Maersk Alabama, off Somalia in April 2009. Tom Hanks plays the vessel’s master, Richard Ph… --- ## [What's WITH all these "enlarge your penis" ads & etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-these-enlarge-your-penis-ads-etc/193967)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2003, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-these-enlarge-your-penis-ads-etc/193967 "2003-08-21T10:32:42Z")
Does the fact that I have never for so much as a fleeting moment paused to wonder if maybe my penis isn’t big enough really make me unusual among guys? What’s the deal here? As far as women and their potential sexual i… --- ## [How many gallons of gas do you use for transportation per month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-gallons-of-gas-do-you-use-for-transportation-per-month/549647)
**Author:** [@Pseudocode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pseudocode)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-gallons-of-gas-do-you-use-for-transportation-per-month/549647 "2010-08-12T12:10:22Z")
I drive a truck that gets 15 mpg, but I only drive around 300 miles a month, so I use about 20 gallons per month. If you use public transportation, you can calculate this figure this way: miles traveled divided by mpg o… --- ## [Favorite Christmas candies and desserts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-candies-and-desserts/605237)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-candies-and-desserts/605237 "2011-12-16T01:58:00Z")
We went to Trader Joe’s yesterday. I came away with a nice stash of iced gingerbread, candy cane oreos and pfeffernusse. Yum. Granted I’m Jewish so I probably should be voting for Hanakah gelt. But I really can’t resist … --- ## [The Final Farewell to Friends Trivia Thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-farewell-to-friends-trivia-thread/243329)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-farewell-to-friends-trivia-thread/243329 "2004-05-11T17:49:29Z")
Answer as many as you can. Add your own. Oh, and if you hate Friends, please start your own Friends Suck Trivial Bashing Thread. Thanks. \[ol\] \[li\]What was Monica’s nickname in field hocky? (That’s an easy one to start… --- ## [When did your parents stop going to the doctor's with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-your-parents-stop-going-to-the-doctors-with-you/390846)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-your-parents-stop-going-to-the-doctors-with-you/390846 "2007-02-06T00:38:30Z")
I mean actually going into the exam room with you? For something like a sore trouf or an eye exam my mother would usually come in untill I started driving myself at 16. But for a checkup she stayed in the waiting roo… --- ## [What motivates you to perform oral sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motivates-you-to-perform-oral-sex/660837)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motivates-you-to-perform-oral-sex/660837 "2013-06-15T14:09:54Z")
Poll to follow, if I can figure out how to ge the dang-blasted thing to work! --- ## [Would most men look better with some makeup and eyeliner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-most-men-look-better-with-some-makeup-and-eyeliner/497898)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-most-men-look-better-with-some-makeup-and-eyeliner/497898 "2009-05-31T18:46:22Z")
In looking at American Idol finalist Adam Lambert, his makeup seems to give him a almost cartoonish aspect. Plus, why does a 20 something man even \*need \*makeup? The eyeliner seems more appealing aesthetically, but the… --- ## [Seeking cheap co-op Mac games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-cheap-co-op-mac-games/660257)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-cheap-co-op-mac-games/660257 "2013-06-13T21:59:28Z")
A buddy of mine from grad school and I have been trying to stay in touch by gaming once a week. We both prefer co-operative games, and both have Macs. So far, we’ve played Spiral Knights and Dungeon Defenders, but are … --- ## ["Religious freedom" and the right to proselytize](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-freedom-and-the-right-to-proselytize/85499)
**Author:** [@Kalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalt)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2001, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-freedom-and-the-right-to-proselytize/85499 "2001-10-22T08:12:24Z")
I was just watching Hannity and Colmes on FNC, and they had the story about the American Christians who were arrested in Afghanistan by the Taliban for trying to convert muslims to christianity. One of the (christian) g… --- ## [The SDMB legion of doom! (SRC revisited)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-legion-of-doom-src-revisited/19326)
**Author:** [@Lexicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lexicon)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2000, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-legion-of-doom-src-revisited/19326 "2000-07-31T02:08:39Z")
Having been inspired by http://www.eviloverlord.com, I have decided to fire up the SDMB Self Righteous Clique yet again. We all had so much fun the last time, and now that I am more seasoned, I think I will make a good e… --- ## [Common Things You Don't Have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-things-you-dont-have/496904)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-things-you-dont-have/496904 "2009-05-21T21:49:52Z")
I’m hypothesizing that even households that are reasonably well-equipped may be lacking things (for whatever reasons) that most comparable homes would have. Is there any such void in your home? I, for example, do not h… --- ## [Can deaf people obtain a driver's license?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-deaf-people-obtain-a-drivers-license/68836)
**Author:** [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2001, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-deaf-people-obtain-a-drivers-license/68836 "2001-06-17T23:57:20Z")
Can deaf people obtain a driver’s license? --- ## [How much would an uninsured person pay for a normal, uncomplicated pregnancy in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-an-uninsured-person-pay-for-a-normal-uncomplicated-pregnancy-in-the-us/532223)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2010, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-an-uninsured-person-pay-for-a-normal-uncomplicated-pregnancy-in-the-us/532223 "2010-03-14T09:10:01Z")
Assume a normal, uncomplicated pregnancy, 9 pre-natal visits, delivery in a hospital by a family physician trained in delivery, an overnight stay, and follow up visit from a public health nurse as well as a lactation con… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1903&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1905&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)